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Los Angeles police investigators have reported that a 22-year old woman who had allegedly been abducted by her own mother has been located.  It all started 14 years ago when Jessica Click-Hill was reported missing by her father, Dean Click on September 2nd, 1995 in Walnut Creek, CA.

Back then, charges were filed against the 52-year-old mother, (Hill) who also goes by the name Gail D. Jackson. However, she disappeared before authorities could arrest her. Later, the FBI issued an arrest warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

This week, the FBI Read more »

Sports celebrities are not alone, just after 2 a.m. early Wednesday, R-Bakersfield State Sen. Roy Ashburn was pulled over by CHP officers after they noticed his driving erratically. The Senator was at the wheel of a state Senate-issued Chevy Tahoe. 

When stopped, officers noticed symptoms of alcohol intoxication. He was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors. One for driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of .08% and DUI.

Ashburn was accompanied by an unknown passenger in the vehicle. Jay Bart, of the CHP said the Senator submitted to the chemical test for blood alcohol and was reportedly very cooperative with the arresting officers. 

Ashburn arrived at a Sacramento County jail sometime before 4 a.m. and was later released.

Reportedly, Oxnard Prosecutor Bill Haney says he intends to file both murder and firearms charges against Jane Laut, 52, the widow and accused killer of 1984 Olympic shot put medalist, David Laut.  Mrs. Lout fatally shot her husband on August 27 in the couple’s Southern California back yard. She was taken into custody on Saturday, February 13, by Oxnard police.

She was arrested without incidence about 9:30 a.m. during a traffic stop near Third and F streets in Oxnard.

Dave Laut, 52, died Read more »

A man who allegedly lobbed firebombs at five different targets in San Diego, including two police stations and a middle school, was arrested after a wild high-speed chase that started in Del Mar Heights and ended in Temecula. San Diego resident Edward Batties, 26, was taken into custody on suspicion of arson, one count of evading a police officer, two counts of burglary and two counts of possession of a destructive device.  He is being held at San Diego County Jail on $160,000 bail.

Why did he go on a firebombing rampage that lasted 36-hours?  Investigators looking at possibilities and following up on leads. Once such clue has surfaced in the form of an entry Batties made on his MySpace page more than two years ago.  On it, he lists among his desires: “blowing the world up.”

Batties’ bizarre bomb spree began Read more »

A Sacramento law intended to reduce overcrowding by granting certain inmates at state prisons and county jails an early release is sparking anger throughout California. The law expands early release credits for state prisoners who complete educational and vocational programs by shaving months off their sentences.  Low-level offenders who leave prison will no longer be monitored by the state, making probation violations an unlikely reason for re-arrest.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill for this law last fall in an effort to ease the state’s crushing budget deficit.  As a result, around 6,500 state inmates are due to be freed this year, to save California $500 million.

At least 18 of California’s 58 counties have applied the law retroactively by giving their county jail inmates additional credits for time already served before it took effect.  This has lead to a huge increase of Read more »

The scene was like something out of a Hollywood action movie.  Helicopters buzzed Riverside’s East neighborhood while officers in flak jackets and helmets served warrants.  This sweep has been dubbed Operation Promise, and it was the culmination of a sixteen month long investigation aimed at crippling gang hierarchy and cutting off its cash flow from drugs and weapons.

On the morning of January 27, 2010, six hundred and fifty officers from thirty-four local and federal agencies swarmed the Riva Gang’s territory and arrested fifty alleged gang members, including Riva leaders and members of their rival gang, the 1200 Blocc Crips.

For years, the East Side Riva gangs Read more »

Fresno, CA — There’s one less early release for Sheriff Mims. This one actually made bail, but maybe he’ll get lucky down the road.

A Fresno County jail correctional officer who she explains has been charged and jailed for embezzlement.  Alfonso Alanis, 28 was arrested by Fresno County Sheriff’s detectives at approximately 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday. His bail was set at $50,000.

The drama unfolded and Read more »

They say you are what you wear, but one 20-year-old man had to turn his duds in for sporting the clothes he allegedly stole from a dryer.  The man was arrested for burglary after he was found wearing his “hot” new look, which he managed to put on before fleeing the scene.

A 911 caller alerted police that the thief was being chased by the victim, whose clothes had been taken from a dryer in the caller’s garage. The caller described the thief and what he had on:  jeans and a sweatshirt.  Well… that certainly narrowed it down…

Still, the sharp dressed suspect Read more »

At 2:05 on Sunday morning, a man who was allegedly drunk, drove his late model Mercedes through the front gate of an Irvine jail and then fought with a Sheriff’s Department sergeant who was on duty there, according to the Orange County Register.

Matthew Van McDaniel plowed into the James A. Musick Jail and got out of his car, which he left in gear, still running.  The car then hit a tree on the jail campus.

McDaniel, who makes his living as a dancer, managed to successfully pirouette away from the sergeant he attacked, but other deputies soon arrested him on the spot.

“It’s the first time Read more »

Riverside CA — Cattle theft in the Inland Empire is not a common occurrence. However, this week Cherry Valley resident, Steven Seick 47 was arrested and jailed by the Riverside Sheriff’s Department for stealing cattle and attempting to sell them off at an Ontario auction. 

Seick is now behind bars, and has been accused of stealing the cattle (worth about $3,600) from the Morongo Indian reservation. He tried selling eight of the head of cattle an an Ontario stockyard. That’s when officials were called in.

The state branding inspector described the cattle as being from the Morongo Tribal Cattlemen’s Association.

Stockyard owner, Jeremy Gorham explained Read more »