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Elderly Woman Forcefully Removed From Train for Singing

An 82-year old devoutly religious woman was removed from the Metrorail in Miami last month. She was singing. Apparently, singing is against the rules on the Metrorail and when Emma Anderson refused to stop, the guard saw no other alternative. [Read more...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 at 10:01 am and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

$175,000 in Police Money Missing, Cop Under Investigation

A recently retired police sergeant with the Hollywood police department is under investigation. Sgt. John Nevins was in charge of the evidence room for the past few years, and officials say as much as $175,000 could be missing from that room. [Read more...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 at 12:37 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Fewer Florida Inmates Returning to Prison

The recidivism rate in Florida has dropped and is continuing to fall, said the Department of Corrections Secretary Michael D. Crews. But, he says, more can be done and private prisons and companies should stay out of state business. [Read more...]

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 21st, 2013 at 11:55 am and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Miami Officers Fired for Lying, Falsifying Records

It’s being called one of the “worst incidents of delinquency in the department’s history,” according to CBS News. The incident involves a Miami-Dade police sergeant, and five officers. Three of which, including the sergeant, have already been fired and three have been suspended without pay. At issue: avoiding calls, failing to respond, and falsifying records. [Read more...]

This entry was posted on Monday, February 18th, 2013 at 5:45 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Florida Cops Misusing Citizen’s Private Information

Patrol officers have laptops in their vehicles these days. And they aren’t using them to play solitaire or update Facebook (at least not that we know of). But in addition to using them for “official business”, it turns out many are accessing citizen’s private information with no justifiable cause. [Read more...]

This entry was posted on Friday, February 1st, 2013 at 1:27 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

FL Treatment Providers See More Heroin Addicts, Blame Prescription Crackdown

What happens when you take away someone’s drugs without helping them kick a habit? Apparently, they look for another way to get high. That’s what many treatment providers and detox experts in Florida say is happening to the state’s prescription drug addicts. [Read more...]

This entry was posted on Thursday, January 17th, 2013 at 4:00 pm and is filed under drug charges. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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