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Police Dog Takes Down Suspect Armed With An Axe

A UK-based police dog is being called a hero.  The furry crime fighter took down an axe-wielding maniac after he mistook the man's weapon as a toy.

The incident unfolded last November after police received a call that a seemingly unstable man was waiving an axe through the air.  The intoxicated suspect was considered to be armed and dangerous.
 
The caller speculated the man may have been drinking.  Authorities arrived to the scene a short time later.  It was at that time that the dog, Rossi, mistook suspect Adrian Dowdall's axe for a toy.   Rossi leaped through the air and wrestled …

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California Jail Realignment Leads To Longer Parole Sentences

Contra Costa Jail officials have confirmed that a bill which would allow for inmates to be sentenced to longer parole terms is moving forward through the state legislature.  The bill was carried by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla.

If passed, it would allow county parole boards to assign inmates three year parole terms.   This would extend the current monitoring time by 12 months.  The bill has already been approved by the Assembly and has moved to the Senate.
 
Prior to the inmate realignment program, which has shifted low level, non serious non-sexual offenders from state prisons to county jails, these types of inmates …

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4 Reasons To Love Your Dad

Admit it. We've all had our moments where we think our dad is a jerk.

Then we look around...

Every day, thousands of fathers across America find themselves in trouble with the law.
 

Top 4 Reasons Other People's Dads Get Arrested

Drunk dads often make big mistakes.  Those who drink and drive with their kids can find themselves in trouble.   In 2010, a Pasadena man got drunk at a wedding and misplaced his son for several hours.  He told police he had been so drunk he didn't remember leaving the reception.
Dads who behave badly at sporting events can also find …

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Oakland PD Gets Complete Overhaul

A spokesperson for the Oakland Police Department has said that efforts to overhaul the department are now complete.

Officers will now be assigned to work within one of five districts.  As of last weekend, at least three of them are up and running.   Consultants felt that dividing the city into districts, each being led by a captain, would help with crime fighting efforts.  Increased crime rates have been a big problem for the city within the past several years.
 
Incidents of violent crime are up, according to city officials, and the Oakland PD has lost hundreds of officers due to layoffs, …

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It Is Illegal To Lick A Toad

You read that right. It is illegal to lick a toad. But not just any toad.
 
Specifically, it is illegal for a person to lick the Colorado River Toad, aka the Sonoran Desert toad, aka Bufo alvarius.
This species of toad secretes a venom that contains bufotenine which, when ingested, can cause hallucinogenic effects.

Bufotenine is a controlled substance in the United States. There were many arrests that were bufotenine-related throughout the Southwestern states, during the 1980s and 1990s. There was actually a toad-licking heyday during the 1960s and arrests were numerous..

A Kansas City, Missouri man was arrested in 2007 for being …

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No Expansion For San Joaquin County Jail

The San Joaquin County Jail has turned down more than $80 million in state funding that would have enabled it to add more bed space.

A spokesperson for the detention facility said this decision is a complete reversal from a previous push to expand. Back then, it was believed that having the ability to house more criminals would help reduce instances of crime within the county.
 
The County Board of Supervisors has pointed out that adding the planned 1,280 beds would increase the jail's operating costs by more than $70 million each year.

The supervisors feel that money can be better spent. A spokesperson …

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Today In Crime History: Nicole Simpson & Ron Brown Murdered June 12 1994

Anyone who lived through the 1990s will remember the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Brown.   Their deaths became instant national news.  The trial of her ex-husband, former NFL player O.J. Simpson, was sensationalized.

A total of 11 attorneys represented Simpson during his 9-month trial.   More than 25 prosecuting attorneys within the District Attorney's office worked round-the-clock in hopes of getting a conviction.
 
Simpson quickly became the US' most famous criminal defendant.
The trial costs topped $20 million.  It racked up in excess of 50,000 pages of in-court transcripts.  Approximately 150 witnesses were called and the jury was sequestered for nine months.
These …

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Elected Officals Address Mental Health Care In LA County Jails

Elected officials are said to be participating hearings that will help improve access to mental heath care within the LA County jails.  LASD Sheriff Lee Baca was supposed to participate last Friday.

 

It is said that he is working closely with a Senate committee in hopes of reducing very high recidivism rates.  It is believed that as many as 33,000 of the state's inmate population suffers from some form of mental illness.

Baca said the LASD is committed to improving access to mental health services within the LA County jails.

He said that many of these detainees come in with a set …

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Employee Request to Stop Jail Plan Denied

Last week, the Costa Mesa Employees Association was disappointed to learn that the Orange County Superior Court denied its request to stop the city’s plans to privatize the local jail.

This request was denied by Judge Luis Rodriguez because the City Council still had not reached its own decision to enter into a contract with G4S Secure Solutions.
 
Spokeswoman Jennifer Muir from the Orange County Employees Association, representing CMCEA, stated that the group “will continue to seek a preliminary injunction because we believe it is unlawful for the city to outsource the jail to the private sector.”
People who are supportive of …

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LMFAO: Courts Need More Than Webster’s New World

Webster's New World Dictionary has long been the go-to in terms of defining the meaning of words.  In recent years they have included new additions such as tweet and unfriend.

The courts have often had a difficult time keeping up with the ever-evolving English language.

This has left judges and lawyers scratching their heads.  That was the case, according to those working in the legal field, until they discovered Urban Dictionary.

 

Many dictionaries do not have entries for words such as twerking, which is defined as being the booty-shaking dance frequently used by Beyonce; or YOLO, an acronym which means You Only …

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