A 31-year-old man from Ventura County was arrested in a parking lot for possession of methamphetamine on Monday, November 8. According to a news report in The Ventura County Star, the drug arrest was made near Rose Avenue and Lockwood Street in Oxnard. Police determined that the man had 3…
The Los Angeles Times reports that officials arrested eighty-one women and seven men on various sex offenses during a raid at downtown Los Angeles hostess club named Club 907 at 9th and Hill Streets. Police conducted a two-month investigation after observing the club was beyond capacity limits during a routine…
Three lives have been lost due to domestic violence in Orange County, California. It is believed that a 40-year-old man killed his 46-year-old wife and their 8-year-old daughter. He then committed suicide. The Orange County Register reports that the apparent murder-suicide took place at a Fountain Valley home on November…
A 21-year-old Orange County man has been charged with exposing himself to minors. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the man was arrested in Fullerton after he reportedly exposed himself to young girls on their way to school. Officials say the man failed to appear in…
A Ventura County man has been arrested for providing heroin to a minor who died later from an overdose. On May 22, 2010, a 15-year-old boy died after he overdosed on drugs, which officials say was provided by the defendant. According to ABC 7 News, the arrest was made on…
According to The Canadian Press, the prosecution rested Wednesday, November 10, in the DUI vehicular manslaughter trial of Jim Leyritz, who is a former major league baseball player. Leyritz played catcher in his 11 season career, and played for the Yankees, Angels, Rangers, Red Sox, Padres, and Dodgers. He is…
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, Matt Keough, the estranged husband of Jeana Keough from the popular television show “The Real Housewives of Orange County” has been sentenced to a year in jail and three years of probation following a drunk driving conviction in October. Keough…
A Simi Valley high school coach has been arrested following an accusation that he had sexual relations with a teenager. According to The Simi Valley Acorn, the 40-year-old man was arrested on October 8 for allegedly committing a lewd act on a child under 14. The girl, now 15, has…
California offers a number of alternatives to jail time for drug offenders. The options available to someone charged with possession of drugs, or being under the influence of drugs, usually depend on the severity of the crime and the defendant’s prior criminal record. California drug laws allow more opportunities to…
California has increased the minimum threshold for grand theft on personal property to $950. On August 24, the California Senate passed Assembly Member Tom Ammiano’s bill to increase the threshold. Previously, anyone convicted of stealing $400 worth of goods or more could be charged with grand theft. Now the value…