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Mom Branded Child's Bottom, Police Say

What kind of moron would do this?? Just when you think you heard it all…..Likely excuse….What kind of punishment does this mother deserve?(Aug. 14) — A California mother allegedly branded her young child by carving her first initial into the toddler’s buttocks.Sergaye Lafayette, 23, was arrested Aug. 10 on a number of outstanding warrants after being pulled over with her children in the car, KCRA News reported. She does not have custody of the youngsters.Skip over this content Parent Criminal CasesSacramento Police Dept.29 photos Police in Sacramento, Calif., arrested Sergaye Lafayette, 23, on Aug. 10 for allegedly carving …Read more […..]

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Judge sentences man to 6 months in jail for yawning

This is just too funny! Don’t mess with this judge huh?6-month term given by judge who has doled out the most charges of contempt in WillClifton Williams arrived at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet and sat in the fourth-floor courtroom where his cousin was pleading guilty to a felony drug charge.As Circuit Judge Daniel Rozak handed down the cousin’s sentence — 2 years’ probation — Williams, 33, stretched and let out a very ill-timed yawn.Williams’ sentence? Six months in jail — the maximum penalty for criminal contempt without a jury trial. The Richton Park man was locked up July 23 and will serve at least 21 days.”I …Read more […..]

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Attacked Missouri Officer Suffers Brain Injury

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –A Kansas City police officer suffered a brain injury in a fight at the downtown Power & Light District over the weekend.Scott M. Wyckhoff, 21, of Lakeside, Calif., was charged with first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer. He is accused of repeatedly striking an officer’s head and body.Mark T. Wyckhoff, 46, was charged with interfering with a felony arrest. He is Scott’s father.According to the probable cause statement, Scott Wyckhoff tried to sneak past an ID checkpoint and an off-duty police officer stopped him. Scott Wyckhoff fought the officer, who fell and struck his head, court documents …Read more […..]

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California Ordered to Cut Prison Population

Seems the State’s money troubles are a boon for some prisoners? A nice get out of jail free card for them courtesy of federal judges. And, those poor people with their rights being ignored…… Only in California….DENNY WALSH and SAM STANTONThe Sacramento Bee, Calif.In a historic move Tuesday, a panel of three federal judges ordered California officials to cut the state’s prison population by 40,591 inmates in the next two years because of chronic overcrowding that the panel said has resulted in an unconstitutional level of medical and mental health care.The order will not result in the immediate release of any of the state’s …Read more […..]

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Video: Overweight Nebraska Officer Struggles

It has always been my belief that if you are a police officer it is your duty–to yourself and your family–to stay in shape. Why increase the odds of getting hurt or even killed? There should be periodic testing to ensure that officers are in somewhat decent shape for the job. Just my opinion…. He couldn’t bend over to get into a robbed business!BELLEVUE, Neb. –Should a police officer’s physical condition determine whether he is fit for duty?A police officer in Nebraska recently got his job back after a lengthy court battle.Now, new surveillance video shows another Bellevue officer struggling on the job.On May 5, Bellevue …Read more […..]

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Minivan rams SUV in mistaken gang retribution on West Side

A solution to this would be to gather all the gang members and put them into an enclosed area, say a stadium that was sealed off, and let them have at it. The world would be a better place without these lowlifes…. But, we have to remember that they have rights, cannot be racially profiled or singled out by police, had terrible home lives and therefore, are not responsi9ble for their actions, or they are insane and the devil made them do it…. What a world…Young woman dies, and other SUV passengers are injuredBy Annie Sweeney, William Lee and Matthew Walberg | Tribune reporters August 4, 2009 A few hours before sunup, …Read more […..]

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Arizona Sheriff Balks at Feds' Enforcement Change

PHOENIX –The self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America” has never gotten so much resistance from the federal government.The Homeland Security Department wants Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., to stop arresting illegal immigrants whose only crime was crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without documents.The thing is, Arpaio doesn’t much care.”I’m not going to bend to the federal government, I’m going to do my job,” he said. “I don’t report to the federal government, I report to the people.”Shifting winds in Washington have led the Homeland Security Department to rework a federal program that has allowed Arpaio’s …Read more […..]

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