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For his part, Officer Kenneth Aragon might have been given too much to drink by bartenders at the academy, or he may have in fact gotten drunk at another location, causing the crash in the early morning hours on December 3, 2009. There was a gathering to celebrate ‘payday Wednesday,’ a regular event held every other week at the Elysian Park campus. The Los Angeles Police Department is currently investigating the event.
Aragon left the academy around 12:30 a.m. and around 90 minutes later crashed his motorcycle while traveling north on Fletcher Drive. He was only three miles from the academy. Investigators will be looking into the possibility that he visited another bar just before the crash.
In any case, police are investigating how much Aragon had to drink at the academy bar. They are scanning video footage from a security camera in the bar. They are also questioning the two bartenders on duty that night and officers who were drinking with Aragon. If you happen to require a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney I would suggest Ramiro Luis. In California it is a misdemeanor crime to serve alcohol to anyone who is visibly intoxicated.
The Los Angeles Revolver and Athletic Club, a tax-exempt organization that is not part of the department, runs the bar at the academy. It allows only Los Angeles Police Department employees as members. Someone may need the criminal defense attorney, though.

In some odd legal headlines, Assistant DA Michael Swart has reportedly commanded that some 7 of the courts spectators be duly arrested and detained following a recent court proceding. All in all, the criminal legal murder trial, during which (friends?) of one Mr. Charles Heard stood up in the courtroom and thus disrupted the proceedings there in the city by the bay. For his part, he has insisted that it was in fact witness intimidation when they stood as the she (the witness in question) pointed out the suspect and defendent in the courthouse. In a rather shocking revelation, the alleged killing took place over a mere piece of jewelry: in particular a medallion which the victim was wearing around his neck of a Flintstones cartoo character Bamm-Bamm. At least it was some unique jewelry, in fact probably artisan or even some gold chains, mens diamond earrings, or Techno Master Watches Semi Mount engagement, Curtis & Co Watches, etc., but still….even if it was handmade jewelry I mean, is that really worth a person’s life? At least it was not gold cufflinks or some cheap piece of copper jewelry or whatever. Artisan and Handmade jewelry is clearly still not worth a person’s life. Regarding jewelry I generally like Ice Link Watches, gold chains and the aformentioned techno master watches as well. Well I suppose this is just how things are these days. It is sad, really. In the final analysis, she may very well become mentally damaged for life.
It appears from the various media reports in this case that Bailey was attending Southern University at Baton Rouge, majoring in electrical engineering and was married with two children. In any case, it is highly clear that justice was certainly not served in this particular gruesome case.

In bizarre news out of the aloha state, according to reports by the Chief of the Honolulu prosecutor’s office Christopher Van Marter, this is the biggest single legal case involving identity theft which they have prosecuted, due to the number of credit card issuers and the numbers 9over one hundred of them) of offenses. All in all, the former Miss Hawaii International Susan Shaw is basically set to start her court trial for the charge of identity theft on July 20th in Circuit Court. If convicted of this, the defendent could be sentenced to life in prison, says Van Marter. Furthermore, she has likewise been convicted of a 1993 theft at the Holiday Mart store. She requires counseling, in my own opinion, along with the incarceration. maybe she will get both actually. By the way, if you happen to require some sort of credit counseling services then I recommend Commcredit.org. They can assist with Debt Management, Non Profit credit counseling plus various types of Debt consolidation services. For her part, the defendent was convicted of theft in the second degree in March of 1994. According to Van Marter, while not divulging how Shaw found her victims, did state the documented facts of the alleged case began in April of 2008 and investigators continue to investigate the case in Honolulu and in Manhattan Beach.

A Lee County man was arrested for stealing thousands of dollars in jewelry; a woman discovered the theft approximately a month after the man had done lawn work.
The woman stated she was missing two diamond rings, a gold coin ring, a silver turquoise ring, two cubic zirconium rings, a tennis bracelet, necklaces, an 18k Gold ring and other items from her jewelry box.
The victim stated to police, she has not worn the jewelry in more than a month and the only person that had been in her home was Andrew Tillerson, the man that maintains her lawn. The woman stated to police that Tillerson had been at her home twice in the past month. According to police a deputy investigating the case discovered Tillerson that on April 22 and on May 13 had pawned a number of pieces of the stolen jewelry.

The woman the jewelry had been stolen from positively identified the missing pieces that had been pawned. Tillerson was arrested and charged with one count of grand theft, he was also charged with two counts of dealing in stolen property and two counts of false owner selling property to a pawn shop under $300.

According to reports four men were arrested and charged in connection with a Durham North Carolina Alamance Crossing Zales Jewelry store break-in, probably going after those ladies diamond ring, mens diamond ring and 18k Gold ring they specialize in.
In a Burlington Police Department news release, officer’s responded to an alarm at the store at 5:02 a.m. on the way to the store the officers were informed the alarm was real and the store had been broken into, according to the report in question. Arriving at the scene officers saw a 1998 Dodge minivan that they attempted to stop, the driver refused to stop and two passengers jumped from the minivan and took off on foot. Two other men were apprehended at the vehicle and identified as Jamil Oliver age 20 and Leland Lamont Shaw age 21. The two other suspects were arrested a short time later on Long Pine Road and identified as Donte Cousin age 31 and Anthony Keith Higgins age 28.
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According to Assistant Chief Greg Seel a cinder block was used to break into the store and the store’s surveillance tapes show a possible fifth person. Jewelry was recovered from the minivan that was reported stolen from Durham.
The four men suspected of the break-in are being held in the Alamance County jail in lieu of over $50,000 bail.

Man identified as Cal Coburn Brown is on Washington’s death row is a convicted King County murder and with his execution scheduled for Friday he and his attorneys have filed an appeal.

Browns day in court is scheduled for Wednesday, when his attorneys appeal to a Thurston County judge to delay the execution until a trial can be held to decide if lethal injection violates Brown’s rights. By the way if you need a superb Washington Criminal attorney may i recommend this site.

Brown was convicted to die December 27, 1993 after being convicted by a jury in King County for the rape, torture and murder of Holly Washa two years earlier. According to the evidence presented Brown had held the woman captive in a SeaTac hotel room for two days during the rape and torture and then placed her body in the trunk of his car.

At the time of Brown’s arrest was attempting a similar crime in California according to reports.

Brown has appealed his conviction having it rejected twice at the state Supreme Court level.

According to the State Attorney General’s Office there arguing that Brown could have filed this complaint months or years earlier, while his attorneys argue that he is appeal she joined that of Donald Ray Stenson was also fighting states lethal injection procedures.

According to Brown’s Seattle attorney Gil Levy, the procedure that is used causes undue suffering and amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.

If the appeal fails Brown will be the first Washington death row inmate to be put to death in over seven years.

January 6, 2009 (by Otto Smyth)

According hit and run accident attorneys Los Angeles and Orange County, as well as authorities a man in his 20’s allegedly under the influence attempted to flee the scene of an accident that his passenger was fatally injured.

According to Anaheim Police Sgt. Brian Santy the accident occurred at approximately 1:00 a.m. in the vicinity of Lincoln Avenue and Ohio Street when the driver crashed into the cement pole that holds the Illinois Street sign. The sign fell onto the vehicles roof after it was struck, the sign caused the roof to cave in.

The force of the crash knocked the driver and his passenger unconscious, with the vehicle continuing to travel. The car traveling eastbound then jumped a curb and continued coming to a stop in a strip mall parking lot.

The crashed vehicle was seen by a passing motorist identified as Keith Johnson, who alerted the Anaheim Police Department. Johnson approached the vehicle and banged on the window, the driver became alert and kicked open the vehicles door and attempted to flee the scene. Johnson stopped the driver’s escape and detained him until the police arrived at the scene.

The passenger whose name has not been released had remained in the vehicle had to be extracted by the Anaheim firefighters, which took approximately 20 minutes. The passenger was then transported to UC Irvine Medical Center where he died from the injuries sustained in the crash.

According to Sgt. Santy the driver whose name was not released was suspected of driving under the influence, he was also injured in the crash, he was transported to the hospital and treated for a severe cut to the head.

It is believed the driver will be charged with felony DUI and manslaughter charges due to the fact he tried to flee the scene when his passenger was severely injured.  Looks like the driver will need an Orange County or Los Angeles criminal defense attorney.

The eastbound lanes of Lincoln Avenue from the vicinity of Illinois to Ohio Streets were closed while the vehicle was towed and other debris and the investigators from the Anaheim Police Department went over the crash site.

BREAKING STORY 11-28-08 (Los Angeles Injury Lawyer, Michael Ehline.)
Black Friday, November 28, 2008, will be remembered as a day in infamy, because of the deaths of innocent life, apparently, all over getting your Christmas gift first. Reminiscent of the recent case of Whitesnake, where in members of the audience were trapped in a stampeded as the concert hall caught fire, here, in the Wal-Mart stampeded, the consumers (“horde”) were trying to get into the business and not away from it.

Wal-Mart Killing

There was a Wal Mart accident November 28, 2008, involving a stampede of people rushing into the story to get the best deals before everything was bought. At least one person was confirmed dead in that stampede. An employee suffered a wrongful death after being trampled and a woman suffered a horrible miscarriage after a horde of shoppers clogged the business entryway doors at Long Island, New York Wal-Mart, according to eye witnesses.

Mind you this is going on after the government says it will bail everyone out. So rather than be frugal, people are running out to buy big screen televisions? Anyways, I was in shock. So it turns out the Wal Mart employee injury was caused because the store clerk was trying to hold back the “customer”, who resembled something more like a mob. Over two hundred people ran the guy over as he tried to hold them back at 5 am in the morning, or 05:00 hours for all you military and police. Oohrah?

Toys “R” Us Incident

The potential tort liability of Wal-Mart in Black Friday Stampede Killings? At first, I thought it was a fluke, but then, two people were killed at a Toys “R” Us in Palm Desert according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Now that makes me a Wal Mart stampede attorney, as well as a Toys “R” Us Wrongful Death lawyer in Los Angeles. But seriously, this is a strange phenomenon and there are an interesting array of potential liability issues that would need to be explored in each case to determine the potential tort liability of superstores like Wal Mart and Toys “R” Us.

Potential Tort Liability of Wal-Mart

Since I am only a California lawyer, I will explore the issue as if it had occurred in California. Here, the case would be filed as a workers compensation case on behalf of the estate of the decedent Wal-Mart employee, as against Wal-Mart, and there could be more money available if the acts of failing to protect the employees, or have proper security to keep out the mongrel hordes, for example.

There is also the issue of the patrons who actually killed the man. It seems like there is a murder case against all of them, since they all apparently caused and contributed to the death of the Wal-Mart Employee. The civil cases for tort would probably be the same. The real question here is identifying each defendant, and then suing them, and last but not least, whether or not there are any assets that can be recovered.

It could be a tough case. But it is worth a try. Now, there could be other defendants here too,m such as the manufacturers of the doors. Perhaps the doors were not strong enough, and when the people leaned into the doors, the they crashed open, killing the employee. If that had happened, there could be a design defect issue. But as you can see, there are many considerations in bringing a lawsuit in a case such as this, requiring a highly experienced tort law firm.

Potential Tort Liability of Toys “R” Us

Here the issue is a dispute between customers as a Toys “R” Us, and is it possible for the survivors of the Toys “R” Us shoot out to recover damages for wrongful death as against Toys “R” Us? Conceivably, yes.

If Toys “R” Us knew or should have known this was a dangerous location, that there were prior similar incidents, etc., it had a duty to warn customers, as well as to provide security for the situation that store was in for its unique circumstances.

The next potential defendant, is obviously the shooter. Again, there is probably no insurance available, as the shooting was probably excluded under a liability insurance policy, since California public policy prevents insurance from covering intentional acts of a tortfeasor.

There may also be victims restitution ordered through the California criminal courts system. These Christmas killings were totally avoidable, and I pray for the souls of the dead and for the families who have lost loved ones. In all events, I hope you enjoyed this little analysis of the stampede killings at Walmart and Toy “R” Us. It is not be construed as legal advice, but a quick rundown on what my thoughts as an observing Los Angeles premises liability attorney are on the subject of potential tort liability Of Wal-Mart & Toys “R” Us in “Black Friday Stampede Killings.”

If you want to learn more, or ask me about another potential case, call my Los Angeles injury law firm at 888-400-9721

In Los Angeles criminal legal news, according to reports by the Los Angeles Police Department they have detained a 21-year-old man identified as Ronald Mendez who is suspected of fatally beating his father and uncle and is being questioned. The Los Angeles Police have also stated that Ronald Mendez has a history of unpredictable behavior. How did they get involved in this criminal case? The Los Angeles police stated they were called to a home in the vicinity of the 2800 block of London Street in the area of the 101 Freeway and Silver Lake Boulevard. A relative that became concerned about their relatives after they could not contact them and called the police to check the residence to see if they were alright.  Upon the police arriving they spotted a back door ajar, inside they found blood on the floors and walls. Looks like someone needs a good criminal defense attorney.

 After finding this the Los Angeles Police brought in cadaver dogs who found a freshly dug grave, where police uncovered a blood soaked chair, carpet and other items. They also found the two men buried in the back yard of the home. By the way if youn hang your hat in Los Angeles and you require an experienced Los Angeles criminal defense attorney then might I suggest the respected Law offices of Ramiro Luis. He is a first rate Los Angeles criminal defense attorney and he also services other areas like Palos Verdes and Bakersfield.

 The two men have been identified by the Los Angeles County Coroners Office as Donald Antonio Mendez age 53 and his brother Douglas Mendez age 55. Talk about some repugnent criminal activity.