On Thursday, thermal imaging cameras of the New Folsom State Prison recorded a parolee trying to sneak in. Marvin Lane Ussery, 48, was arrested on suspicion of being a felon on prison grounds. He had served time at New Folsom Prison (aka California State Prison Sacramento) for robbery. He violated his parole which was issued […]
The Most Dangerous Cities in America
According to a report on yahoo.com, crime has not gone down in America’s most troubled cities, even though the economic woes have eased. Though most regions of the U.S. saw declines, the Northeast saw an increase in murders (8.3%); rapes (1.4%); & aggravated assaults (0.7%). The Police Executive Research Forum Executive Director Chuck Wexler told Reuters, “We are not […]
Chicagoland Man Arrested for Embezzling
According to an FBI press release, an escrow administrator with Chicago Title and Trust was arrested, and subsequently charged for misappropriating $50,000 from a Signature Bank account and transferring that money to a third party. The 33-year-old Elk Grove man, Elvir Sinikovic, was picked up on Wednesday morning by special agents from the FBI. Agents […]
Illinois Eavesdropping Law Among Toughest in Nation
Recording public officials in Chicago, especially polices officers, is a crime that the city doesn’t take lightly. One of 12 states that has a “two-party” consent law, public recordings of the CPD is a Class 1 felony, possibly leveraging prison sentences between 4 and 15-years in the state pen and fines up to $25,000. Other crimes […]
Checking on a Cheating Spouse? Be Wary…
It’s hard to tell in the age of reality entertainment whether affairs have become more commonplace, or if they’ve simply been spotlighted by entertainment hungry news media. From Tiger Woods down to those couples who get caught on the reality show, Cheaters, every newscast seems to bring another infidelity to light. Were sexual indiscretions rampant […]
