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Posted on Apr 25, 2011 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
On Easter Sunday in Los Angeles, a teenager faced criminal charges and arrest after allegedly taking a semi-automatic rifle and randomly shooting in the area. After a LAPD helicopter came into the ...
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Posted on Feb 14, 2011 By Okabe & Haushalter
The following are the number of crimes reported by the Los Angeles Police Department and L.A. County Sheriff for the 6-month period ending December 26 th , 2010: 16, 956 violent crimes 70,775 property ...
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Posted on Feb 7, 2011 By Okabe & Haushalter
A series of raids conducted across Los Angeles County led to 11 arrests. On January 26 th , 2011 local law enforcement officers, sheriff's detectives, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents and ...
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Posted on Jul 31, 2010 By Okabe & Haushalter
This past Friday, a Los Angeles man that sexually assaulted his girlfriend's 11 year old daughter and then killed her was sentenced to death for the second time. The man, 58 year old James Heard, ...
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Posted on May 15, 2010 By Okabe & Haushalter
Recently, a shopkeeper in Winnipeg was charged with the criminal offense of manslaughter . The charges were filed months after the shop keeper was involved in a confrontation with a shoplifter. ...
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Posted on May 4, 2010 By Okabe & Haushalter
In Edgewood, Washington, four robbery suspects are still at large after responding to a Craigslist ad for the sale of some jewelry. Three men and a woman arrived at the home saying they were there to ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2010 By Okabe & Haushalter
Back in February we reported that a woman was convicted of setting a bikini dancer on fire during a feud. Last week that woman, 28-year-old Rianne Theriault-Odom, was sentenced to life in prison in ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2010 By Okabe & Haushalter
A foot chase through Compton has led to the arrest of a man wanted for carjacking, evading police, and assault with a deadly weapon, among other crimes. The incident occurred about two weeks ago after ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2010 By Okabe & Haushalter
A teenager has been arrested on murder charges for allegedly killing a gang intervention worker. According to police, 40-year-old Ronald Barron confronted the teen as he was tagging a wall on Pico ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2010 By Okabe & Haushalter
Following accusations that she doused a bikini dancer in gasoline and then lit her on fire, a Los Angeles woman has been convicted of aggravated mayhem and torture. Rianne Theriault-Odom faces life in ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2010 By Okabe & Haushalter
Six sorority sisters are in deep trouble with the law after several girls claimed they were tortured during the sorority’s pledge period. The suspects, members of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority at Rutgers ...
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