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Driver License Suspension for Boating Under the Influence

A California State Senator wants boaters convicted of operating their boat under the influence to lose their driver’s license as well, Havasu News reports. Senator John J. Benoit, R-Bermuda Dunes, has introduced SB 154, which would basically cause the suspension of California driver’s license for individuals convicted of boating under…

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Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced for Molesting Girl

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to one year in jail for allegedly groping a 15-year-old girl whose father was in the hospital. According to this news report, the 45-year-old courtroom bailiff from Long Beach pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of committing lewd acts with a…

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Ventura County Fatal DUI Crash, Woman Arrested

An 11-year-old boy died in a Ventura County car accident after his aunt, who police say may have been under the influence of prescription drugs at the time, crashed their car. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the boy sustained severe head, lung and spine injuries.…

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Los Angeles Man Convicted of Medicare Fraud, Identity Theft

A Los Angeles man has been convicted of Medicare fraud. According to this CBS News report, prosecutors say a Los Angeles man who prescribed unnecessary motorized wheelchairs using a doctor’s stolen identity has been convicted for defrauding Medicare for $7.7 million. The 59-year-old man was found guilty of health care…

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California Death Penalty Rates Much Higher in Orange County, Study Finds

A recent investigation and subsequent analysis by the Sacramento Bee newspaper shows that individuals convicted of homicide in California are more likely to receive the death sentence in conservative counties, particularly in the southern part of the state. According to this news report; between 1998 and 2007, prosecutors got approximately…

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Southern California Fraud and Embezzlement of Over $1 Million

A Riverside woman was arrested for the CA embezzlement of more than $1 million from a Mercedes Benz car dealership in Anaheim Hills where she worked. According to a news report in the Whittier Daily News, the Orange County District Attorney is charging Sheryl Lynne Law with grand theft by…

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Ventura County Drug Crime Arrest for Marijuana Cultivation

Police in Ventura County have arrested a Granada Hills man for the California drug offense of cultivating marijuana after finding more than 1,000 plants on his property in Frazier Park. According to this news report in the Ventura County Star, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department officials went to the man’s property…

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“Mooning Amtrak” 2009 – City of Laguna Niguel Hints Arrests May Be Made

Recent news reports indicate that participants may be arrested for participating in the annual “Mooning Amtrak” event that has been held for over thirty years in Laguna Niguel, California. This unsponsored event has drawn thousands of people as they stand next to the rail lines “mooning” passing trains. It is…

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