It seems like every day there is a new report about police misconduct against civilians. What makes this case different is how quick the prosecutors filed criminal charges against. the suspect officer… For 57-year-old Floyd Dent, what was supposed to be just another day, turned into something much worse. A…
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Commercial Driver’s License? A new case may change things for the better.
In Florida, a brand new legal case just came out that concerns those who have a commercial driver’s license (“CDL”). CDL are driver’s licenses that are needed for many jobs. Commercial truck drivers, beer trucks and even some furniture movers need to have this license. The big problem for these…
Epic Fail: Man steals car to drive to court
From the “Not the brightest idea” file comes a CBS news report about a man who was late to his own courtdate. He did the logical thing in his mind, stealing his friend’s car to get there! 21-year-old Jorge Ramirez-Sierra, of New Jersey, stole his friend’s car so he could…
Florida woman busted for DUI in a McDonald’s drive through
The New York Daily News chips in on a local Florida woman who got in trouble after a night out. 23-year-old Lydia Kelm, a nurse, was arrested at a McDonald’s drive-through early Monday after causing a scene. She might also have been allergic to clothes as she was found clad…
Tampa man caught in bed with young boy
This one will be hard to explain… a Tampa man has been arrested on multiple charges after being found in bed with a 10-year-old boy by the boy’s mother! The importance of being Ernest…just not with a child. 25-year-old Ernest Johnson of Tampa was arrested Monday on multiple charges including…
Lawyers in the “Bubba” DUI setup case get their day in court
While it happened almost two years ago, the Bubba the Love Sponge vs. MK defamation trial is still talked about today. Besides the nature of the case itself, the big sideshow was the setting up of MJ’s attorney by Bubba’s lawyers. The set up resulted in MJ’s lawyer getting arrested…
St. Patricks day means plenty of cheer and DUIs
Happy belated St. Patrick’s Day! Of course, with the festivities comes the alcohol which also means the arrests. One newspaper did some research and found that in this one night, police made 50 Dui arrests! In Denver, police reported almost 50 driving under the influence arrests alone over a five…
St. Pete woman hits police car while driving down wrong side of the road
BayNews 9 just broke a story about wrong way driver resulting in a crash into a police car. 21-year-old Madison Best of Saint Petersburg must of had a great Thursday night out…right up to the time she drove on the wrong side of the street and crashed into a police…
Woman charged with battery on officers after DUI arrest
From frigid Maine, a woman makes a bad situation even worse when she attacks a police officer after her DUI arrest… Getting a DUI? That is a bad day. Making the day worse? Going crazy and biting multiple police officers who were arresting you! This woman is now facing felony…
Needing a ride, this hospital patient stole an ambulance!
Things not to do after being discharged from the hospital: skip out on the bill and skip out with an ambulance! Meet 29-year-old Ross Crampton. He was transported to Silver Cross hospital after barricading himself in his house in suburban Chicago. At the end of an all-day standoff with the…