Santa Clarita Valley Basketball Coach Accused of Molesting 8 Students Jeremy Haggerty, a basketball coach at various schools in Santa Clarita Valley, was taken into custody and is currently under investigation for allegedly molesting eight minors. He was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sher...
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill eliminating the money bail system for suspects awaiting trial in California. California is the first state to eliminate money bail and will replace the old bail system with a “risk assessment” system. The new law is set to take effect in October of 2019. The ...
Los Angeles Rams center Aaron Neary was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence. According to Yahoo Sports, Neary was arrested just a few hours after the Rams dominated the Arizona Cardinals. A breathalyzer test showed Neary's blood alcohol level at .17 percent, which is more than two ...
According to a report by the San Bernardino Sun, Jason James Richter was arrest in the San Fernando Valley on suspicion of domestic violence. Richter is known for his role as Jesse in the 1990s Free Willy movie series. Richter and his girlfriend allegedly got into an argument at their home in...
The vandalism defense attorneys at the Kann California Defense Group have learned that a 58-year-old man was arrested and booked for allegedly vandalizing a landmark Roman Catholic church in North Hollywood. Additionally, charges were pressed for burglary and arson as the vandal entered the churc...
A new proposed bill in California could result in lowering the legal blood-alcohol level to .05%. According to ABC 7 News, California law makers are considering the bill, AB 1713, which would reduce the amount of alcohol you can legally have in your system when you drive by .03%, as California's ...
According to a report by ABC 7 News, Southern California native Amanda Stanton, known for her appearance as a contestant on “The Bachelor,” was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence battery while vacationing with her boyfriend in Las Vegas. Stanton, who was allegedly intoxicated, returne...
Police are looking for three suspects who allegedly burglarized the home of singer-actress Rihanna in Hollywood Hills. The Los Angeles Times reported that police responded to the home around 9:30 p.m. after receiving a call about the suspected burglary. The investigation into the incident is s...
Recently, musician R. Kelly has made national news—not for his music, but for his arrest for multiple counts of sexual abuse. He now faces 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse for allegedly abusing four victims, including three minors. According to Time.com, Kelly pleaded not guilty, but had ...
Bill Cosby, the American icon best known for his role as Dr. Huxtable on the famous Cosby Show, was sentenced this week to three to 10 years in state prison for “drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home 14 years ago.” According to CNN News, the case centered on Cosby's assault...
Police officers in Los Angeles and its surrounding suburbs are cracking down on illegal street racing. Police are particularly concerned about the dangers of street racing as a pregnant woman and her boyfriend were killed by street racers on July 4th this year. Police have been investigating kno...
A suspected Los Angeles car thief was taken into custody after a high-speed chase through the streets of South Los Angeles. Los Angeles Police say the car chase began around 11:30 p.m. when they spotted the stolen vehicle. The chase was actually caught on camera—video of the chase shows the ca...
A 70-year-old man in San Bernardino county may be facing charges after police found more than 1,700 cannabis plants and 20 pounds of processed marijuana at two outdoor grow locations. The man, Craig Schaffnit of Big River, was apparently growing the marijuana on two plots of unincorporated land i...
On the morning of August 8th, a 51-year-old man, Forrest Gordon Clark, was arrested at his home in connection with the large forest fire in the Cleveland National forest, that has burned over 18,000 acres. According to ABC 7 News, the Orange County fire authority became suspicious of Clark when t...
Officials from the Los Angeles Police Department report that they arrested two car burglars, Shant Balyan, 24, as well as David Asoyan, 27, for stealing from several cars in Van Nuys and Sylmar. According to ABC 7 News, police served two search warrants on the two men and discovered they had ...
Newly released crime data from the California Attorney General and state's Department of Justice shows a significant increase in hate crimes in California over the past two years. According to the department's report, reported hate crimes are up 17 percent from 2016. The report analyzed crimes t...
Early this year, USC wide receiver Joseph Lewis IV was arrested for two separate incidents of domestic violence. He was later released on a $50,000 bond. Lewis was immediately suspended from the USC football team following the allegations. According to the Los Angeles Times, the District Atto...
Police are currently looking for suspects who stole $18,000 worth of chemo medicine from a cancer patient visiting Southern California, according to a report by ABC 7 News. Officials say that the man, Warren Chambers, was on a trip from Philadelphia. He went to an open house in Inglewood, whe...
A 29-year-old Los Angeles woman was recently arrested and charged on suspicion of child abduction. According to the Los Angeles Times, Dariia Kostenko picked up her eight-year-old biological son Dylan from his elementary school. Dylan, however, had been placed in foster care over a year ago. W...
Farrah Laurel Abraham, best known for her roles on MTV's “Teen Mom,” is currently facing criminal charges after an alleged scuffle with a security guard at the Beverly Hills Hotel. KTLA News reported that Abraham was for some reason asked to leave the hotel's restaurant. She is accused of fig...
Gloria Govan, a former “Basketball Wives” star, has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after a confrontation with her ex-husband, former Los Angeles Laker Matt Barnes, that involved their children. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Daily News, the arrest took place a...
A star of the popular television show “Blackish,” Anthony Anderson, who is set to receive a Hollywood star this year, has been accused of sexual assault and is under criminal investigation. According to Variety, the woman claims she was assaulted after an event she catered last year for Anderso...
Far too often, individuals with mental health issues get mixed up in violating the law. However, because the criminal behavior is typically linked with deeper mental health issues, jail time or prison is likely not a proper or effective punishment for their behavior. In June of 2018, Governor B...
When people hear the phrase “driving under the influence” or “DUI” most people immediately associate it with driving after drinking alcohol or taking illegal drugs. The charge is not often associated with legal prescription drugs. However, in California, if you take a prescription drug that impai...
Legislators and several community organizations are working hard to pass SB-1437 which addresses California's Felony Murder statute. Recently, Senate Bill 1437 (SB-1437) was presented and passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee, taking it one step closer to becoming a law. The goal of th...
