As first reported on the Baynews Nine website, it may soon be against the law to sell synthetic marijuana (also known as K2 or “spice”) in the St. Petersburg city limits. The Mayor, Bill Foster, wants to move forward on his plan to ban the sales of this so-called drug.…
From the Tampa Bay Times, a local man was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in an aggravated fleeing and eluding case. The 22-year-old man pled guilty to multiple charges including grand theft of a motor cehicle, DUI with property damage, fleeing and eluding and child abuse…
We have previously written about Violation of Injunction orders (see here) and the different types of injunctions available. In this blog, we are going to continue the discussion on how to actually file for an injunction… Information on filing an injunction in Pinellas County is not difficult to find. To…
From the channel 10 news team website, a Tampa man is facing felony charges for a joyride in a “borrowed” Walmart electric motor cart… Timothy Carr, 48, had a few drinks and decided that he wanted to spice up his night. His night ended in jail where he was arrested…
Getting an injunction against repeat or domestic violence is one way that men or women can protect themselves against physical or emotional harm from known suspects. But what is an injunction and how can it protect you? What is a violation of injunction and how can you avoid being charged…
From a local CBS news Miami affiliate, a naked Floridian was arrested for burglary after he broke into a local home, defecated in the house and proceeded to go on a rampage… Greg Bruni, 21 and naked was arrested near Fort Myers, Florida after local homeowners called the police. It…
An old article from the Tampa Bay Times which discussed how Pinellas county practices heightened BUI enforcement on major holidays. With spring and summer fast approaching and boating season coming soon, now is the time to learn more about “drunken boating” throughout this county. BUI, or Boating Under the Influence,…
An interesting story from the New York Times, an up-and-coming trooper is accused of falsifying DUI cases to make a better name for herself… A corporal in the Utah Highway Patrol, Lisa Steed was considered a budding star. Tough, yet kind, she racked up an impressive number of Driving under…
Like the lawsuits against big tobacco in the 1980s and following in the footsteps of a nearby Indian reservation, five inmates in the Idaho Department of Corrections are suing major beer companies. Why? They are blaming their legal troubles on alcoholism and claiming they were not warned about the dangers…
A guest post by Joseph Peterson, writing about computer crimes the potential penalties… Cyber Fraud: An Emerging Trend Over the past few decades, the amount of information that we store in virtual databases has skyrocketed. Now, almost every aspect of a person’s life is available in some form or another…