It’s mid-afternoon and your phone begins to ring. It’s the Police Department, trying to collect money for some recent legal troubles you’ve had. If you don’t pay, the police threaten you with a warrant for arrest. To avoid any further trouble, you pay the officer. Only it’s not a police officer, and it’s not the …
North Las Vegas currently has a backlog of 33,000 unpaid Municipal Court warrants and they intend on getting them paid. The city just released a statement saying that the municipal court is targeting serious misdemeanors: such as driving under the influence. So, if you have a warrant you think you’ve been avoiding or a traffic …
A Wisconsin man blames 10th DUI arrest on beer-battered fish. John Pryzbyla, a 75 year old Wisconsin resident, was allegedly spotted driving erratically, by an Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputy, before being pulled over. The deputy stated, that he recognized the “smell of a moderate odor of an intoxicating beverage emitting from his breath.” (this …
A man attempting to avenge his friend’s death, shoots at North Las Vegas Police, which resulted in his arrest. On Tuesday, Alajarreau Cross, led North Las Vegas Police, on a chase, after police attempted to stop him for a traffic violation. According to police, Cross eventually exited his vehicle and ran through a desert lot, …
“Dog” The Bounty Hunter, aka Duane Chapman, a world renowned bounty hunter and reality TV star, who took down the likes of Max Factor, has taken to twitter, announcing that he is on the hunt for former MMA star, War Machine. War Machine, who legally changed his name from Jon Koppenhaver, currently has a warrant …
Police must obtain a warrant to search cell phones, according to a unanimous decision handed down today, by the United States Supreme Court. The high court’s ruling in two companion cases, Riley v. California No. 13-132 and United States v. Wurie, No. 13-212, is a major victory for privacy advocates. Privacy advocates argued, that with …
A 34 year old Texas woman, posed as a teenager and enrolled as a sophomore at a private high school in East Texas. Charity Johnson was arrested on Tuesday after lying to Longview Police stating she was “Charite Stevens”, and was born in November 1997. Longview police were called to an apartment where the women …
Traffic stops based on anonymous tip, upheld by US Supreme Court, in today’s decision, Navarette v. California, (2014). In a 5-4 decision, the majority held, that a traffic stop which was based solely on information from an anonymous tipster, justified the police officer to initiate a traffic stop, without witnessing any traffic violations. Generally, when …
Vegas police planning Spring Break DUI Checkpoints, starting today from 7pm-3am. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, as well as the Henderson and North Las Vegas Police Departments. The scheduled DUI checkpoints will begin Friday evening and last through Sunday night, with a focus on drivers impaired by drugs and or alcohol. DUI …
Text messaging can be quite the effective tool, allowing people to multitask and accomplish communicating with people in rapid succession, without the hassle of making a single phone call. But, there are limits to what should be communicated via text, and what would more appropriate with a phone call or a face to face discussion. …
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