| August 27, 2010 |
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Soccer Coach Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This Wednesday, it is reported that 44-year-old Greg Tatton had to appear in Sonoma County Superior Court for sentencing. The once well-known soccer coach was charged with having ongoing sexual encounters with a former 16-year-old player. Back in ... |
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| August 26, 2010 |
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Burglar Breaks into Paris Hilton's House
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This morning, Paris Hilton awoke early to an unknown man with two knives trying to break into her home in Los Angeles. She tweeted at 7:19 AM, "So scary, just got woken up to a guy trying to break into my house holding 2 big knifes [sic]. Cops are ... |
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| August 25, 2010 |
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17 Year Old Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter for Street Racing Deaths
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| According to the Associated Press, a 17-year-old boy in Long Beach who was accused of racing cars has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and other criminal offenses after the deaths of four people. Jane Robison, the Los Angeles County ... |
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| August 20, 2010 |
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Man Convicted of Murdering Daughter and Keeping Her Body in a Freezer
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This week Thursday, it was reported that a man from Orange County was convicted of torturing and murdering his adult daughter. After killing his daughter, he kept her body frozen in his recreational vehicle. 57-year-old Clarence Eugene Butterfield ... |
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| August 19, 2010 |
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Girlicious Singer Pleads Not Guilty to Possession Charges
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This week Monday, well-known pop singer of Girlicious, Natalie Mejia, pled not guilty to felony charges of cocaine possession . In March, Mejia was arrested in Glendale. In the weeks following her arrest, the 22-year-old had entered a similar plea. ... |
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| August 18, 2010 |
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Three Strikes Offender Freed
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This week, it was reported that a Los Angeles judge freed a homeless man that had been sentenced to 25 years to life after trying to break into a church soup kitchen in an attempt to find food. The man, Gregory Taylor, was sentenced very harshly in ... |
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| August 13, 2010 |
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Homicide Rate Drops in L.A.
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| Recently, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department released preliminary data that shows the area's murder rate has dropped to its lowest levels since 1975. According to the data, as of July 31, 2010, criminal homicides have decreased by 21.43%. The Los ... |
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| August 12, 2010 |
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Woman Pleads Guilty to Slashing Leonardo DiCaprio's Face
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This week in Los Angeles, the woman who stood accused of slashing actor Leonardo DiCaprio's face with a broken beer bottle has pled guilty to felony assault . After the incident, 40 year old Aretha Wilson fled to Canada. According to E! News, it ... |
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| August 11, 2010 |
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Man Gets 190 Months for Robbing ATM
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This Monday, a man who stole over $80,000 by using a high-powered thermal lance to open an ATM in El Monte was sentenced with 190 months of jail time. He was also ordered to pay $124,000 in restitution for his theft crime offense. In May, a federal ... |
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| August 06, 2010 |
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15 Indicted for Local Drug Ring
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This week, a Los Angeles County Grand Jury indicted 15 men that have been accused of being involved in a San Gabriel drug ring. The drug ring is believed to have distributed hundreds of thousands of MDMA (Ectasy) tablets on a monthly basis. Police ... |
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| August 05, 2010 |
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Lancaster Man Gets 64 Years to Life for Murder
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| In Lancaster, a man has been sentenced with 64 years to life imprisonment after he was charged with killing a man at random with a crossbow and arrow. 39 year old Curtis Scott shot Angel Martinez to show his step daughter that he should never be ... |
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| August 04, 2010 |
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State Senator Facing Voter Fraud Charges
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| In Los Angeles, a councilman said that the charges that accuse him of living outside of his San Fernando Valley district are inaccurate. At this time, Richard Alarcon is facing 18 counts of perjury, voter fraud and filing a false declaration of ... |
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| July 30, 2010 |
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Police Looking for Hit and Run Driver who Struck an Officer
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| At this time, investigators from the Long Beach Police Department are asking for the public's help in finding the hit and run driver that slammed into a Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle this past Tuesday morning. The accident led to a female ... |
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| July 29, 2010 |
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Michael Jackson's Other Doctors will not be Charged
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This week in Los Angeles, it was revealed that no criminal charges would be pressed against the seven doctors that treated singer Michael Jackson. According to prosecutors, it was Dr. Conrad Murray that administered a lethal dose of anesthetics to ... |
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| July 28, 2010 |
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Police find 200 Marijuana Plants in Garage
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| Police say that they found 200 marijuana plants inside the garage of a Granada Hills garage. Originally, Los Angeles Fire Department crews were called to the residence in response to a fire. Fire Department spokesman Devin Gales said that ... |
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| July 23, 2010 |
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Police Arrest 3 during Drug Bust
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| Earlier this week, police were able to file charges against two of three suspects that were involved in a massive drug bust. During the narcotics bust, police netted 130 pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine valued at over $10 million. 40 year old ... |
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| July 22, 2010 |
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Murder-Suicide Takes Place in Hollywood T-Shirt Shop
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This week, the Los Angeles Police Department reported that two men were shot to death in a T-shirt store in Hollywood. Officers believe that the case involved a murder -suicide. According to authorities, one man shot the other and then decided to ... |
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| July 21, 2010 |
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Bank Employee Embezzles over $25k
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| In Idaho, a former manager at Wells Fargo bank has admitted to embezzling over $25,000 from three customers' bank accounts. The U.S. Attorney's Office says that 41 year old Julie Dempsey pled guilty to her criminal charges this week in federal ... |
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| July 16, 2010 |
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Violent Crime Rate Decreases in L.A.
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| In a recent news story, the Los Angeles Times reported that the number of homicides throughout the county increased slightly during the first few months of 2010. Yet, despite the increase in homicides, the overall number of violent crimes that have ... |
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| July 15, 2010 |
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Alyssa Gomez's Murderer is Sentenced
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| In Los Angeles, a sex offender received a sentence of 110 years for the murder and sexual assault of 15 year old Alyssa Gomez. Prior to her death, Gomez had run away from her home and was a foster child who went by the name of Raven. In May, 38 year ... |
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| July 14, 2010 |
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Former Bank Employee Ordered to Pay $5 Million in Restitution
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney's office in the state of Philadelphia said that a former National Penn Bank was sentenced for her white collar crime offenses. 63 year old Roberta Stutzman was accused of embezzling $4.4 million from the bank where ... |
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| July 09, 2010 |
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Drug Crime Investigation Prompts Arrest
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This past Thursday evening, police in Canyon Country arrested a man after finding $50,000 worth of drugs in his residence. Police say that they had been investigating the man, 24 year old Justin James Taylor, for six months before making their ... |
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| July 08, 2010 |
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Gang Crime Suspect Arrested for Suspicion of Murder
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This Sunday, police reported that a suspect involved in the shooting death of a 4 month old boy was being held in Los Angeles County Jail. The shooting took place after a family baptism 10 months ago. The suspect allegedly ran to Mexico after a ... |
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| July 07, 2010 |
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Men Arrested after Setting Booby Traps for Police
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| This week, police officers have arrested two individuals who are believed to be linked to a series of booby trap assaults. The assaults took place in Hemet, a town in Southern California. According to Press Enterprise reports, detectives from Hemet ... |
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| July 02, 2010 |
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Employee Embezzled $1.6 Million from Boss
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| Posted By Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings |
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| Recently, police in Los Angeles claimed that a bookkeeper embezzled money from her boss. While keeping accounts for a Southern California cement products firm, it is alleged that Holly Daunielle Martin-Campbell stole $1.6 million from her boss. She ... |
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