Police: Woman drove with transit sign sticking out of car

SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey say a woman was drunk when she continued driving with a mass transit sign sticking out of the roof of her car. The 52-year-old was pulled over Saturday on Route 46 in South Hackensack when police noticed something odd. Police say the woman had a New... Read More

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Funny, Lighter Side

December 6, 2017

Judge considers whether ricin suspect should remain detained

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday will consider whether a woman accused of manufacturing ricin and testing the deadly toxin on fellow residents of a senior living facility in Vermont should continue to be detained. Betty Miller, 70, was taken into custody last week after telling investigators that she made the ricin... Read More

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Poison, Ricin

December 6, 2017

VW senior manager faces prison for US emissions scandal

DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers for a Volkswagen senior manager say his U.S. prison sentence shouldn’t exceed 40 months for his role in the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal. Oliver Schmidt will be sentenced Wednesday in Detroit federal court. The U.S. government is asking a judge to send him away for seven years. VW used sophisticated software... Read More

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Volkswagen, VW

December 6, 2017

Patagonia expected to sue over Trump’s monuments order

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and outdoor retail giant Patagonia traded harsh words over the Trump administration’s plans to shrink several national monuments, an opening salvo in an imminent legal battle that could be waged for years. A barrage of lawsuits is expected by groups looking to block President Donald Trump’s... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Trump

December 6, 2017

Man sentenced to 15 years for vandalizing Florida mosque

TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A man who vandalized a Florida mosque by smashing windows and lights with a machete and leaving bacon at the scene pleaded guilty to criminal mischief to a place of worship. The state attorney’s office serving Brevard and Seminole counties said Michael Wolfe was sentenced to 15 years in prison followed... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Religion, Vandal

December 6, 2017

Court to hear bid to dismiss lawsuit in Freddie Gray case

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is being asked to decide if Baltimore’s prosecutor is immune from a lawsuit by five officers who claim she maliciously prosecuted them in the death of a black man fatally injured in police custody. Freddie Gray’s death from a spinal injury in 2015 prompted days of protests... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

Freddie Gray, Shooting

December 6, 2017

Malicious-prosecution suit against Joe Arpaio goes to trial

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona jurors who will decide a malicious-prosecution trial against former Sheriff Joe Arpaio were told that one of Sen. Jeff Flake’s sons suffered from depression as a result of a now-dismissed animal cruelty case that the lawman brought against him. The jury was told on the opening day of the civil trial... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Sheriff Joe

December 6, 2017

Mexican acquitted of murder faces gun, immigration charges

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. authorities on Tuesday charged a Mexican man with new immigration and gun violations less than a week after a San Francisco jury acquitted him of murder for the shooting death of Kate Steinle, a case that helped fuel a fierce national debate on immigration. A federal grand jury in San... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, Immigration, News

December 5, 2017

Sagan cleared by UCI over Tour de France disqualification

PARIS (AP) — The UCI ruled Tuesday that Peter Sagan did not intentionally elbow Mark Cavendish during a sprint finish at the Tour de France in a crash that led to the Slovak rider’s disqualification. The governing body of cycling said in a statement that it has ended its legal dispute with the three-time world... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News, Sports

Bicycle Racing, Tour De France

December 5, 2017

Ventura glad legal battle against ‘American Sniper’ is over

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura denounced the late “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle on Monday as an “American Liar” and said he feels vindicated in his five-year legal battle against the former Navy SEAL and his estate, though he declined to say how much his settlement is worth. At a news conference... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

American Sniper, Chris Kyle, Hollywood, Jesse Ventura

December 5, 2017

Justices hearing dispute over wedding cake for gay couple

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up the highly anticipated case of the Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Tuesday’s clash at the high court pits baker Jack Phillips’ First Amendment claims of artistic freedom against the anti-discrimination arguments of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Gay Rights, Religion

December 5, 2017

Plea hearing set for man accused of cyberstalking sheriff

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has rescheduled a hearing for a guilty plea in the case of a man accused of harassing a county sheriff in Ohio for nearly 20 years via letters, emails and websites. A criminal affidavit filed earlier this year said the harassment began in 1999 when Columbus resident William Young... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

Stalking

December 5, 2017

Couple to be sentenced for harboring 5 immigrants who died

DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors say the former owners of a Detroit-area restaurant deserve seven years in prison for the deaths of five immigrants who didn’t escape a house fire. A teenager and four men from Mexico were in the U.S. illegally, working at a restaurant owned by Roger Tam and wife Ada Mei Lei. The... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Immigration

December 5, 2017

Doctor tied to Sen. Menendez case could get 30 years or more

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for a prominent Florida eye doctor accused of bribing Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey say he should get a sentence of 10 years or less for a separate Medicare fraud scheme that prosecutors say stole more than $100 million from the federal government. A three-day sentencing... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News

Doctor, Fraud

Police: Woman drove with transit sign sticking out of car

Judge considers whether ricin suspect should remain detained

VW senior manager faces prison for US emissions scandal

Patagonia expected to sue over Trump’s monuments order

Man sentenced to 15 years for vandalizing Florida mosque

Court to hear bid to dismiss lawsuit in Freddie Gray case

Malicious-prosecution suit against Joe Arpaio goes to trial

Mexican acquitted of murder faces gun, immigration charges

Sagan cleared by UCI over Tour de France disqualification

Ventura glad legal battle against ‘American Sniper’ is over

Justices hearing dispute over wedding cake for gay couple

Plea hearing set for man accused of cyberstalking sheriff

Couple to be sentenced for harboring 5 immigrants who died

Doctor tied to Sen. Menendez case could get 30 years or more

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