Darnel Anderson, 25 years of age, decided to have a race with Darrel Squiers. The race took place on the Long Island Expressway in Nassau County, New York. Both drivers were speeding in excess of 100 mph. Darnel Anderson had two children in the car with him while he was racing his friend. In court documents, he stated "I knew we were going way too … [Read more...]
Nassau County’s Continuing Crime Lab Problems
The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that laboratory technicians will have to testify regarding lab tests for such tests to be accepted into evidence. This will create significant problems for the Nassau County District Attorney's Office. Nassau County Crime Lab Closed Since February In February of 2011, the Nassau County Crime Lab … [Read more...]
Disabled Utah Woman Crucified, Tortured and Murdered
There is an investigation underway in Utah involving the horrendous murder of a disabled woman. The police are investigating the death of Christina Harms Kerns, in Salt Lake City, Utah Township. The investigation has uncovered that Ms. Harm's ankles were tied with plastic zip ties. She had bruises on her thigh and head. There was a pepper seed in … [Read more...]
NYC Child Welfare Workers Charged with Negligent Homicide
In March of 2011, two former New York City child care workers were charged with negligent homicide related to a girl's death. The girl was four years old at the time of her death. The child care workers had a responsibility to monitor her family's situation. Damon Adams was a child welfare worker who worked for the Administration for Children's … [Read more...]
Guns, Guns, Guns
The National Rifle Association takes the position that every American should have a gun. There are numerous proposed laws backed by the National Rifle Association pending in the State Legislatures. These new statutes are based on the proposition that one of the big problems we have in the United States is that there are not enough people who carry … [Read more...]
Talking Sense About Gun Control
It has been three months since the killings in Tucson, Arizona. President Obama recently spoke about gun control issues. In an article written in the Arizona Daily Star, President Obama asked both gun control supporters and gun rights advocates to discuss reasonable and sensible gun legislation. He was specifically interested in dealing with the … [Read more...]
Drug Treatment Programs for Prisoners
There are approximately 60,000 inmates in New York state prisons that require drug treatment or drug counseling. If given drug treatment or drug counseling, these men and women will have a greater opportunity to live drug free when they are released from prison. The New York State Department of Corrections recently conducted a three year study … [Read more...]
The Great Escape
Jose Rodriguez was a wanted man. Police tracked him down to a hotel in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The New York City police, New Jersey police and members of a federal task force found Rodriguez in his hotel room. They had tracked him down by intercepting his cell phone calls. Overwhelmed by the police presence, Rodriguez surrendered. The police placed … [Read more...]
Brooklyn D.A. Establishes Hate Crimes Unit
There have been an unusual number of hate crimes in Brooklyn, New York. Charles Hines, the District Attorney of Kings County, has decided to take an aggressive stand in dealing with hate crimes against gay individuals. Task Force To Protect Gay Men And Women On October 29, 2010, Hines announced a task force would be set up to reduce … [Read more...]
