Recent Posts in Violent Crimes Category
Posted on Dec 10, 2010 By admin
A man wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a woman in North Hollywood, California in March was charged with rape, while police sought other possible victims. Louis Robert Mercado, of North ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2010 By admin
In Santa Ana, California, a Long Beach man sat motionless in court as he was convicted of killing a high school friend in 1988 and setting the body on fire in an unsuccessful effort to destroy ...
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Posted on Sep 18, 2010 By admin
A commercial truck driver wanted for a brutal sexual assault of a woman in Castaic in 2009 was in custody in Santa Clarita, California after being extradited from New York. Eugene Lee Upshaw was ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2010 By admin
The young man, wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and shackled at the waist, was poised on the witness stand, politely addressing attorneys as "sir" and "ma'am" as he matter-of-factly described the ...
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Posted on Aug 31, 2010 By admin
Harold Yong Park allegedly murdered three men in a West Hollywood, California apartment. Los Angeles police say the case involves the robbery of several pounds of marijuana. Park had pot in his car ...
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Posted on Jun 28, 2010 By Goldstein Law Offices
In Los Angeles, it is reported that a sheriff's deputy from the Los Angeles County Police Department shot and killed a man who had crashed into him. The exact location of the shooting was Studio City. ...
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Posted on Jun 26, 2010 By admin
A former hospital worker convicted of kidnapping and raping an 8-year-old boy as he walked home from school was sentenced to 130 years to life in prison. Darwin Felix Alfelor, 35, of North Hollywood ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2010 By admin
An Orange County jury ordered the death penalty for a gang member convicted in a murder-for-hire conspiracy. Alberto Martinez, 32, of Castaic was convicted last month of one felony count each of ...
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Posted on May 25, 2010 By Goldstein Law Offices
Hip-hop's most loved and hated mogul, Suge Knight, was recently arrested by police in Los Angeles for committing violent crimes . Allegedly, the former CEO of Death Row Records is accused of placing a ...
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Posted on May 4, 2010 By Goldstein Law Offices
A Canoga Park man suspected of bludgeoning his 87-year-old mother, Rita Morales, and his 85-year-old paraplegic uncle, Manuel Reyes, with a hammer, is scheduled for a hearing this Tuesday. The ...
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