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Recent deaths cast light on Tri-City domestic violence
RICHLAND Julie Cooper looks in the mirror now and knows she's a strong, competent woma (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:41:13 -0700)
Metro briefs
Embattled actress Lindsay Lohan has approached a criminal defense attorney from Chicago for help with her latest legal woes. Lohan, who was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail for violating probation, personally called attorney Stuart V. Goldberg on Friday and asked him to fly out to Los Angeles, Goldberg told the Chicago Sun-Times, confirming a report by celebrity website TMZ.com. Goldberg ... (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:01:21 -0700)
Statistics show one in four burglaries in Brown County end in arrest
One of the most common crimes, in Brown County and throughout Wisconsin, remains one of the least-commonly solved. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:14:10 -0700)
James R. Carroll | Congress tackles mine safety again after Kentucky, West Virginia accidents
In 2006, triple tragedies at coal mines in Kentucky and West Virginia prompted Congress to pass, and President George W. Bush to sign, the most sweeping changes in mine-safety laws in decades. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:19:47 -0700)
Top News
President Barack Obama jetted into Las Vegas last week for a pair of stump speeches to raise campaign cash and stir supporters for fellow Democrat Sen. Harry Reid, who faces a tough race against Republican Sharron Angle. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:22:45 -0700)
Lindsay Lohan 'hires Chicago-based criminal defense lawyer'
New York, July 11 : Lindsay Lohan has reportedly hired Chicago-based criminal defense attorney Stuart V. Goldberg. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:23:32 -0700)
TPD officers' search warrants show similarities
A comparison of search warrants prepared by two police officers accused of using a fabricated informant in a 2004 drug bust appears to show identical wording, a handful of controlled drug buys and heavy ... (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:45:06 -0700)
Neosho man convicted in attack on woman
PINEVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- A McDonald County jury has found a Neosho man guilty on five felony counts he was facing in a 2009 attack on a woman in southwest Missouri. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:00:44 -0700)
Fragmented N.J. Democrats struggle to find leadership, unity with elections approaching
Moran: The party has been knocked down after a decade in the top spot (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:43:37 -0700)
Mehserle case re-ignites debate over lack of diverse juries - impact on verdicts
The Mehserle case has rekindled a hotly debated issue in legal and scholarly circles ' the impact of the under representation of minorities on juries, particularly blacks. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:28:56 -0700)
Grim Sleeper Suspects Arrest Record Goes Back Four Decades
*The man charged with 10 murders in the Los Angeles Grim Sleeper case was arrested at least 15 times over four decades but never sent to state prison despite recommendations of probation officers, including one who urged he receive a maximum sentence because it was a bad sign that a man in his 50s still [...] (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:45:57 -0700)
Former district attorney practicing new kind of law in Mideast
Former Crawford County District Attorney John Dawson was a prosecutor for 16 years before he chose not to seek re-election, to instead return to private law practice. That was in 1996. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:48:32 -0700)
Can a trace of DNA change this mans fate?
In prisoner Dennis Dechaines latest bid for a new trial, the key piece of evidence is actually old news. It is a fragment of unidentified male DNA, extracted by scientists in 1994 from a thumbnail clipping of 12-year-old murder victim Sarah Cherry. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:53:04 -0700)
Fighting For Scraps
July 11, 2010: The war grinds on, with hundreds of raids, roadblocks and patrols each day, further restricting the mobility of the leftist rebels and the drug gangs. These operations are also finding and destroying camps, bases and facilities (labs, storage) used for the drug trade. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:08:42 -0700)
Blagojevich trial: Question of criminal intent
When you put aside the profanity-laced recordings, the $400,000 wardrobe and testimony that he was a no-show governor, much of the case remaining against Rod Blagojevich is a series of incomplete acts. So as the prosecution's case against Blagojevich winds down to its final days this week, the question remains: Did Blagojevich commit crimes, or was it all just talk? (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:15:21 -0700)
Lindsay Lohan talking to Chicago defense attorney
Embattled actress Lindsay Lohan has approached a criminal defense attorney from Chicago for help with her latest legal woes. Lohan, who was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail for violating parole, personally called Chicago-based attorney Stuart V. Goldberg on Friday and asked him to fly out to Los Angeles, Goldberg told the Sun-Times. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:15:58 -0700)
Lower Providence man headed to trial on sex assault charges
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Man sentenced on teen keg party charges
An Upper Dublin man has been sentenced to probation for furnishing alcohol to about a dozen teenagers during an underage drinking party held at his former girlfriends Abington home. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:41:23 -0700)
CRIME SCENE / Postings from The Chronicle's Crime Scene blog
Cases survive drug lab scandal Tuesday was a good day for San Francisco prosecutors grappling with the police drug lab mess. After months of defeat - more than 750 cases dropped at last count and more than 100 settled for less time than the D.A. had hoped for... San Francisco - Police - Crime - United States - Prevention (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:41:48 -0700)
Latest News
The government should show that its promise to limit the scope of the emergency law is not just empty words and immediately begin to free everyone being held for reasons other than terrorism or drugs. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:43:57 -0700)
Can Kutshers, the Catskills Last Kosher Resort, be Saved?
Monticello, N.Y. Uriel Heilman JTA Wire Service For Yossi Zablocki, it was the phone call of a lifetime. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:09:31 -0700)
Lindsay Lohan 's ex-girlfriend, Samantha Ronson, defends her against Joan Rivers on Twitter
Samantha Ronson publicly defended Lindsay Lohan against the Queen of the Barbed One-liners this weekend. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:10:00 -0700)
Arizona immigration law costs and savings
The upcoming enforcement of SB 1070 has caused many illegal immigrants to flee Arizona. The scope of the monetary effects depends on how much of the illegal-immigrant population leaves. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:48:25 -0700)
'Barefoot Bandit' captured
Colton Harris-Moore, the teenage "Barefoot Bandit" who allegedly stole cars, boats and airplanes to dodge U.S. law enforcement, was nabbed Sunday in the Bahamas as he tried to make a water escape and was brought handcuffed and shoeless to face justice, abruptly ending his two-year life on the lam. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:08:47 -0700)
Race to AG's office begins: Three ready for challenges buildup will bring
The three-way race to become Guam's next attorney general has begun, and whoever is elected should expect to face busy days ahead. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:09:52 -0700)
Conn. man allegedly shot by brother dies
Connecticut authorities are reviewing whether to add charges against a West Haven man after the brother he allegedly shot died of his injuries. Connecticut - West Haven Connecticut - Television - United States - Arts (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:12:02 -0700)
PAL volunteer headed to prison
NORRISTOWN A former longtime volunteer with the Abington Police Athletic League is headed to prison for having indecent contact with a teenage girl he was supposed to be supervising. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:43:52 -0700)
Man accused of sex assault to stand trial
LOWER PROVIDENCE A Lower Providence man must answer to charges in Montgomery County Court that he allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old mentally disabled man on several occasions between 2008 and 2009. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:44:52 -0700)
Lindsay Lohan Talking To Chicago Defense Attorney
What's Your Reaction? Embattled actress Lindsay Lohan has approached a criminal defense attorney from Chicago for help with her latest legal woes. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:46:20 -0700)
Lindsay Lohan Talking To Chicago Defense Attorney
Photo credit: AP Photo/David McNew, Pool, File Chicago criminal defense attorney, Stuart V. Goldberg, is the latest individual to get wrapped up in actress Lindsay Lohan's legal woes. Lohan--who was sentenced to 90 days in jail last week after violating her parole--personally called Goldberg on Friday and he spent seven hours talking to Lohan and her mother and sister. Lohan also asked Goldberg ... (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:21:26 -0700)
Sex assault nets 6-12 years in state prison
WEST CHESTER The West Chester native who a jury ruled had sexually assaulted a West Chester University student after a night of drinking was sent to state prison for a term of six to 12 years Wednesday, after he continued to maintain that he had nothing to do with the attack. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:39:42 -0700)
Ex-Valley Forge finance boss waives hearing in $700G theft
The former finance director of the Valley Forge Convention & Visitors Bureau must answer to charges in Montgomery County Court that he embezzled more than $700,000 from the organization. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:40:12 -0700)
CT man allegedly shot by brother dies
Connecticut authorities are reviewing whether to add charges against a West Haven man after the brother he allegedly shot died of his injuries. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:49:20 -0700)
DUI offender sent to prison after eight offenses
Calling a man with eight drunken-driving convictions in Montgomery and Berks counties an absolute danger to society, a judge sentenced the man to the maximum prison sentence allowed by law. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:01:37 -0700)
Charges held against Lansdale teen in double murder
All charges were held against Khailyl Chambers, a 19-year-old man who allegedly murdered two apparent strangers outside a Willow Street bar last year because he was distraught about his cousins death in a motorcycle accident. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:01:47 -0700)
Pastors want Sharpton to pressure mayor
Baptist Ministers Alliance leader wants face time with Ballard over teen's beating. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:43:24 -0700)
What Have Prosecutors Proven About Blagojevich?
Federal prosecutors have spent five weeks showing that Rod Blagojevich spewed a river of profanity while lavishing money on his wardrobe and ducking his job as governor of Illinois. But will jurors believe he was a racketeer who schemed to sell or trade Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat for personal gain? The government plans to rest as early as Tuesday. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:50:28 -0700)
Lohan seeks help from Chicago attorney
LOS ANGELES, July 11 (UPI) -- Troubled U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan has contacted a Chicago criminal defense attorney to help her handle her latest legal predicaments. Lindsay Lohan - Defense - Actor - Services - Law (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:58:06 -0700)
Dispute snarls Nevada panel on public defender performance
A state commission tasked with determining whether Nevadas court-appointed lawyers are doing a good job representing poor defendants has stalled amid arguing over what defines a criminal case and how the cases should be counted. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:08:54 -0700)
On the Move - Legal edition
Adelberg, Rudow, Dorf & Hendler members Andrew Radding and Jerald B. Lurie work together even away from their firm. Radding is stepping down as founding president of the Simon E. Sobeloff Law Societys Baltimore chapter, and Lurie will succeed him. The Maryland State Bar Association recently reappointed Radding as Program Committee co-chair, while Lurie was [...] (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:25:34 -0700)
Lindsay Lohan Plans to Hire Stuart V. Goldberg
Lindsay Lohan recently hired a new lawyer in hopes of fighting for an appeal for her jail sentence. Denise McGuigan The 24-year-old actress plans to hire Stuart V. Goldberg, a criminal defense attorney from Chicago, after her previous lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, abruptly quit last week, according to TMZ.com . Though Holley had not supplied a reason for abruptly quitting the case, her last ... (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:33:35 -0700)
Forum provides glimpse into visions of Bay County's judicial candidates
Bay County judicial candidates had another opportunity today to roll out their blueprints for a more effective and efficient court structure. The forum at BARTS was attended by about 100 people and hosted by Bay City attorney and former candidate... (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:26:49 -0700)
Man pleads guilty to hit-and-run in Lower Gwynedd
NORRISTOWN A Philadelphia man has pleaded not guilty to charges he was driving a vehicle that struck and injured a 16-year-old boy walking along a Lower Gwynedd roadway during an alleged hit-and-run incident. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:44:17 -0700)
A criminal court geared to helping vets in trouble
The Hennepin County program is the first of its kind in the state and looks to get veterans the help they need. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:44:51 -0700)
Ex-PAL volunteer gets jail for sex with teen girl
NORRISTOWN A former longtime volunteer with the Abington Police Athletic League is headed to jail for having indecent contact with a teenage girl he was supposed to be supervising. (Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:45:08 -0700)
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