No crime this time... Just a tale of generous hearts. Were you one? It's never too late.
It's been a chore trying to figure out an uplifting topic for this Christmas-time column. In a space usually dedicated to the negative aspects of human nature I can think of...
2 Comments | Posted December 18, 2011 | 17:26:58 (EST)
They are lying in wait for you out there on the internet. Thieves and counterfeiters who know online shoppers are often in a rush and crave the convenience of the internet experience
Okay, so the shopping days left until Christmas and Hanukkah are dwindling. You haven't gotten half...
8 Comments | Posted December 7, 2011 | 23:30:02 (EST)
You may not have been the least bit interested in the recent trial of Dr. Conrad Murray who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of entertainer Michael Jackson. He has now been sentenced to the maximum -- four years behind bars for giving Jackson the...
24 Comments | Posted December 7, 2011 | 11:15:21 (EST)
Somebody has to say it so I will.
Dear Occupiers,
Grow up, will ya'?
In case you haven't noticed times are tough. And it's not just here in America. All over the world economies are circling the drain. Whole countries are teetering on the brink of total financial...
Posted November 15, 2011 | 15:56:22 (EST)
Come on, Jerry Sandusky -- do the right thing. Admit what you've done over all these years and spare your victims gut-wrenching trials. Let's put the focus where it belongs now -- on the victims.
Imagine an 11-year-old boy from an underprivileged family who gets help from a...
1 Comments | Posted November 8, 2011 | 21:33:15 (EST)
Crime and Justice budgets are thin but that doesn't mean victims have to suffer. An inspiring story of "Can-Do" during this "Can't Do" time. The lesson: Don't wait for Washington to deliver.
A Golden Retriever named Lily patiently sits at the glass entryway of a red brick...
21 Comments | Posted October 20, 2011 | 09:56:04 (EST)
Who in their right mind would think using criminals to smuggle thousands of guns in to Mexico was a good idea?
Our Justice Department refuses to reveal the creator or cost of Operation Fast & Furious. Why?
What the hell is going on in this country?...
4 Comments | Posted October 14, 2011 | 19:38:57 (EST)
Do you realize that one of every four adults in America has a police record? Try getting a job with that in your background.
If you are one of this group -- 65 million Americans -- take heart and have hope.
With the U.S. unemployment over nine percent...
Posted October 6, 2011 | 14:26:31 (EST)
She's given hope to families of the missing, started a foundation to help others and is a stark lesson for probation officers everywhere in charge of sex predators.
My annual Hero of the Year award usually comes up in December but this year I can't wait. I've already...
6 Comments | Posted September 28, 2011 | 09:18:27 (EST)
It's happened across America -- citizens arrested for taking a photograph by overzealous law enforcement. When can you be arrested and when can you argue?
The scene is repeated across America millions of times each year. Citizens raise their cameras to snap a picture and immortalize what they see. Taking...
1 Comments | Posted September 21, 2011 | 19:19:29 (EST)
Fooling with Mother Nature rarely works.
Children born of sperm donors are realizing they may have dozens of siblings they'll never know. Donors are realizing they may have as many as 150 children!
I've been reporting on this for years. Laws governing In Vitro Fertilization are...
1 Comments | Posted September 14, 2011 | 17:27:45 (EST)
Babies continue to be abandoned & die -- needlessly. There are Safe Haven locations in all 50 states! We need to educate teen moms about them. This is a challenge to corporations to help. And to you.
It has happened again and it breaks my heart.
...49 Comments | Posted August 30, 2011 | 18:01:28 (EST)
Now that the earthquakes and hurricanes have past we'll be inundated with news about the upcoming 10th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in American history.
It's okay to ignore the September 11th hype and remember in your own patriotically quiet way.
As anyone who...
10 Comments | Posted August 18, 2011 | 13:22:31 (EST)
Texas Governor Rick Perry may not be your political cup of tea but his recent decision to attend a public prayer rally IS protected by the U.S. Constitution. Exercising the personal right to pray is not against the law -- ever.
Today let's talk about what's not a crime.
In...
16 Comments | Posted August 15, 2011 | 12:01:46 (EST)
A man died recently that I want you to know about. He operated in the shadow of law enforcement and you probably never heard his name. In his own very unique way he developed an expertise that helped bring justice to those who would otherwise never get it.
His name...
47 Comments | Posted August 9, 2011 | 09:59:00 (EST)
There are nearly 200,000 DNA rape kits sitting -- ignored and forgotten -- in law enforcement storage areas across this country. Can you think of any other crime where police have definitive evidence and fail to process it?
The evidence had been there all along. It
16 Comments | Posted July 29, 2011 | 13:30:42 (EST)
Let's talk about perjury -- a person taking an oath to tell the truth and then lying through their teeth. Perjury is illegal and one can be both fined and thrown in jail for it.
I don't know about you but my parents instilled in me a sense of honesty...
Posted July 12, 2011 | 13:20:41 (EST)
Question: What's the difference between a lawyer and a shark? Answer: Nothing.
Okay, look, right off the bat I want to say: I work with a lot of lawyers and I count many of them as good friends. But we've all heard the old jokes and let's face it; the...
Posted June 29, 2011 | 12:05:57 (EST)
When an unstable person starts shooting their beleaguered family members are also made into victims. They must live with the regret, shame and guilt of what their loved one has done. Case in point, Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords.
How wonderful to see the recent photos of a smiling Congresswoman Gabrielle...
Posted June 21, 2011 | 15:54:02 (EST)
The War on Drugs has been a colossal and massively expensive failure. So what do we do next to fight illegal drugs? Here's an idea -- try something radically different!
40 years ago this month, President Richard Nixon declared his "War on Drugs." Now, 40...
Posted December 27, 2011 | 14:50:07 (EST)