[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Intelligence sources say that a secret unit of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration has been utilizing wiretaps of Americans across the nation to assist in...
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The Crime of Creating a False Impression
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Creating a false impression doesn’t sound much like a criminal act. But when the impression created involves terrorism, you might be looking at a class 4 felony. An example...
Last Month’s Weirdest DUI’s and Other Crimes in Phoenix
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] By all accounts, July was just an average month for crime in Phoenix, Arizona. Nothing spectacular if you simply look at the various headlines. But dig a little deeper, and...
Phoenix Police Raid “Fake” Medical Marijuana Dispensary
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Three men are under arrest for what police say was the operation of a fake medical marijuana dispensary in Phoenix. According to reports, the men were selling marijuana, as...
Arrest Made in Methamphetamine Smuggling Case
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] A man crossing the border at the Port of San Luis has been arrested for attempting to smuggle 38 pounds of methamphetamine into the United States. According to a news...
Felony Disorderly Conduct in Arizona
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Disorderly conduct means different things in different jurisdictions. In some states, the term is used to describe actions which, although unlawful, do not even reach the...
Aggravated Assault with a Dangerous Instrument in Arizona
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Arizona law includes a number of crimes under the general heading of assault. The basic offense consists of intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causing, or placing...
Patriots’ Star Hernandez Charged with Murder
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Star tight-end Aaron Hernandez, formerly of the New England Patriots, has been released from the team this week, following an investigation into the now-deemed homicide of a...
Have You Been Racially Profiled? . . . There’s an App for That!
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] In an attempt to counter the effects of the Arizona law (SB 1070) known as “show me your papers”, the American Civil Liberties Union has announced that it is unveiling a...
Shoplifting on a Grand Scale
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] When you hear about retail store theft, you might immediately think about shoplifting – generally stealing clothing, food, or other items of relatively small value. But a...
Methamphetamine, Pot Found in Phoenix Homes
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] In separate incidents in Phoenix last week, drug busts focused on both methamphetamine and a marijuana growing operation. The first bust resulted from an operation in west...
DUI Arrests in Arizona during Memorial Day Weekend
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Alcohol loomed large in the arrest of well over 500 people in Arizona suspected of driving under the influence and other offenses over the Memorial Day weekend. The arrests...
Racial Profiling Charge Upheld against Arpaio, Sheriff’s Office
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] In a stunning defeat for the self-styled “toughest sheriff in America,” a federal judge issued a ruling last week that Joe Arpaio and his office engaged in conduct that...
NTSB Urges Lower Alcohol Level for DUI
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] The federal National Transportation Safety Board issued a report last week urging states to adopt new laws that would lower the permissible blood alcohol concentration for...
News Teems with Suspected DUI Cases
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Drunk and drugged driving is never far from the front page of the news, but this weekend saw a number of suspected DUI cases, each involving some alleged bizarre driving and...