I like the movie version better…In San Francisco, three Sheriff’s office deputies are charged with running their own “Fight Club” at a jail. They would allegedly force inmates to fight each other while law enforcement watched. Former Officer Scott Neu and Officers Eugene Jones and Clifford Chiba are now facing…
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Nice old lady or Florida drug kingpin?
The Smoking Gun website has a brief blurb about a wheelchair-bound lady who was one of the main heroin dealers for a Florida gang! Sweet 74-year-old Ruth Perez-Lopez was the largest heroin dealer for a local drug ring known for selling cocaine, prescription pills and marijuana. According to the police,…
Singer Chris Brown a suspect in yet another battery
From the Washington Post, it looks like troubled singer Chris Brown is starting 2016 like he ended 2015…with allegations of a battery and yet another police investigation. Talented but troubled pop/R & B singer Chris Brown is now being named a suspect of an alleged battery of a female fan…
Woman arrested for her 17th DUI!!
17th time is not the charm for a woman as she picked up yet another DUI, what will happen to her? In Shelbyville, Tennessee, a woman has been arrested for her 17th DUI and her 16th driving while license suspended! Dorothy Hanson began her DUI marathon in 1985 and it…
Pinellas woman accused of fake online profile, encouraging sex assault
A blurb from the ever popular Thesmokinggun.com website shows how one woman’s anger towards another resulted in a felony charge of aggravated stalking. The allegations? That she set up a fake profile of someone she knew on Plenty of Fish asking men to rape her as part of role play… 39-year-old…
Rod Stewart’s Florida mailbox a casualty of a DUI
The Washington Times has a brief blurb on a drunk man and his 15 minutes of fame as he crashed into Rod Stewart‘s Palm Beach home’s mailbox… A Niceville, Florida man was charged with driving under the influence with property damage after he crashed his Toyota into singer Rod Stewart’s Palm…
Former Tampa Detectives arrested for Tax Fraud
Two former Tampa’s finest were arrested and charged with federal tax fraud last Wednesday and the husband and wife team are looking at serious time. Shortly after claims that thousands of dollars in fraudulent tax refund money was used for bills, 54-year-old Eric Houston and 49-year-old LaJoyce Houston surrendered to…
Blame it on the dog…
A local man is arrested for a DUI after fleeing from police. He blames his four-legged best friend, saying his dog was driving. Police investigated and found out a problem with his story… 26-year-old Reliford Cooper was arrested in Manatee and booked for Driving under the influence with property damage…
DWH? Driving while high
A guest post from Maria Stefanski, who is part of a nonprofit. The link has several interesting articles on heroin and drug abuse. If you or someone you love is facing addiction, please get the help that is needed! Over the past few decades, politicians, corporations, and community leaders have…
Florida man steals 4 million pounds of oranges
Theft can cover just about anything, but as a quick article in the Orlando Sentinel shows, this theft had a distinct Florida flair to it… In nearby Winter Haven, Florida local resident Brad Reiter is accused of a most unusual crime. Think of the plot of Ocean’s 11 but with…