In 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were brutally murdered in Los Angeles California and OJ Simpson was tried and acquitted of those crimes. Now it is 2008, and OJ Simpson is now on trial in Las Vegas for kidnapping and robbery. The court and the attorney’s…
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Mischa Barton Admits to Rehab Program After Los Angeles DUI Arrest
Movie star and actress Mischa Barton, 22, recently admitted that she checked herself into rehab after her December 2007, arrest for DUI in Los Angeles. Barton stated that by checking herself into rehab that it helped her get a reduced sentence. She stated that: “It really helped in getting the…
Teen Charged as an adult with double Murder in Los Angeles
This past week a 15 year old boy in Montebello, CA, a suburb of Los Angeles, was charged with two counts of murder for the shooting death of a man and his 12 year old son at a graduation party. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged the minor…
Hurricane Gustav Causes Looting in LA
Hurricane Gustav hit Louisiana on Monday just as expected. Government officials state that they had learned many lessons as a result of the poor response and preparation three years earlier when Katrina hit the gulf coast. This time crime was going to be handled more severely and immediately. Mayor Ray…
Robbers attack shoppers on Melrose in Los Angeles
This past week there was a new turn of events on the recent crime wave of robberies on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. For the eighth time in recent weeks a group of young men have held up shoppers taking their personal possessions and scaring these victims. Some news reporters…