New York Firefighter Claiming Self-Defense in Altercation with Fellow Firefighter
New York firefighter Baraka Smith was arrested at his first day at work at Engine Company 225 after an altercation in the lock room with another firefighter Salvatore Corallo took place. Smith, an 11 year veteran, is accused of putting a chokehold on Corallo until he fell unconscious. Smith’s attorney, James Kildruff, says that Smith […]
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Clothing line Illuminati calls for murder of George Zimmerman on Twitter
Tweet a Death Threat on Twitter, No Problem. Report a Death Threat and See Your Account Suspended When the famous clothing line Illuminati issued a threat in July 2013, which called for the death of George Zimmerman, Twitter went wild with many Twitter users calling for the social network to ban the account. “@Twitter, Please […]
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List of New York Crimes (Alphabetical Order)
New York Crimes Arranged in Alphabetical Order Being charged with a felony or misdemeanor? See the list of all offenses in New York State CRIME NAME PENAL CODE OFFENSE LEVEL abandonment of a child 260.00 E non-violent felony abortion in the first degree 125.45 D violent felony abortion in the second degree 125.40 E non-violent […]
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Interview With Jerry McDevitt on Dr. Wecht’s Trial
In the first of two posts, Pittsburgh criminal defense attorney, Jerry McDevitt, comments on his successful defense of famed pathologist, Dr. Cyril Wecht. Q: Jerry congratulations on the dismissal of all charges in the Wecht case in the Western District of Pennsylvania earlier this month. (Readers can find earlier posts here) I want to talk […]
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What you Should Know About New York Driving Laws Concerning Mobile Phones and Electronic Devices
Under New York law, it is illegal to hold a portable electronic device such as a mobile phone or laptop computer while driving. This means that you may not talk on a handheld mobile phone, text, read email, surf web pages, play games or transmit images. A portable electronic device is any hand-held mobile phone […]
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Judicial Watch: DOJ Documents reveal Justice Department Organized Trevon Martin Protests
Washington, D.C. – Judicial Watch announced today that has obtained documents in response to local, state, and federal requests revealing that a little-known unit of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Community Relations Service (CRS), was deployed to Sanford, FL, following the Trayvon Martin shooting to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman. JW filed a Freedom […]
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Body Armor Levels
Christmas Day wasn’t silent in Utah where authorities say cops shot a man after he claimed to have explosives in his home. Carrying a medieval battle ax, the man survived attempts to tase him because he was wearing body armor. After two officers from Cedar City tried twice to use their stun guns, the 38-year-old […]
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Steven Truscott: Wrongful Conviction in Canada
the National Parole BoardOn the outskirts of Clinton, Ontario is a spot where two lives came to an end in the summer of 1959. One person quit breathing. While the other kept breathing, life, as he knew it, came to and end. Steven Truscott, 14, and Lynne Harper, 12, both were children of Royal Canadian […]
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Wine Connoisseur Busted for Fraud
The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that one of the world’s leading fine wine collectors, Rudy Kurniawan, was arrested for wine fraud (well, they didn’t actually say “wine fraud”), apparently, the guy was arrested for mail and wire fraud related to fraudulently obtaining loans and attempting to sell counterfeit bottles of French Burgundy. Turning a wonderful […]
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