On Thursday August 15, 57 members of an alleged Mexico – Los Angeles drug trafficking ring were indicted by federal prosecutors. Authorities claim various illegal drugs were smuggled from Mexico into LA including heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine. Eighteen of the alleged traffickers were arrested by DEA agents. According to a…
A 72-year-old Venice doctor who practices in West Hollywood recently pleaded guilty to prescribing powerful painkillers even though his authority to prescribe those drugs had been revoked. James William Eisenberg allegedly wrote over 1,200 prescription for medications including Vicodin and Norco. Eisenberg is charged with one count of distribution of…
Rhondi Durand, principal of a Canyon County Jr. High school, pleaded no contest on July 29 to driving under the influence. The Arroyo Seco Junior High School principal admitted she had made a mistake, and now vows to turn her life around and be a better mother, wife, and principal.…
Many people mistakenly believe that assault and battery are the same thing when in fact they are not. However, there are several subcategories relevant to California’s assault laws, including: When an individual behaves deliberately in a way that could potentially result in injury to someone else, regardless of whether a…
On Friday, August 16 a birthday party was being held at an East Oakland home for an individual who was not named in news reports at Insidebayarea.com. Late that evening, two people lost their lives and another was injured after shots rang out just after 11 p.m. Police said that…
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez charged with murder in the first degree in the case of Odin Lloyd’s death. Hernandez’s pleaded not guilty to six charges he’s facing, which include the charge of murder; one count of carrying a firearm without a license; two counts of possession…
James Joseph “Whitey” Bulger, Jr. is being tried for allegedly killing 19 people in a Boston Court. During the prosecutor’s case in chief, witness, Kevin Weeks took the stand and called Bulger a “rat”. Mr. Weeks was a one-time assassin for Bulger who was responsible for many many murders at…