Ex-Miss USA Rima Fakih gets probation in DUI case – TwinCities.com
She denied drinking, but two breath tests showed 0.20 and 0.19. Ex-Miss USA Rima Fakih gets probation in DUI case – TwinCities.com
Another testicle ticket written in South Carolina
Apparently the police in South Carolina don’t like those hanging testicles that some people hang from their rear hitch. The police believe they can arrest people who do this for making an ‘obscene gesture’. That’s pretty ballsy if you ask me. Another testicle ticket...
D.C. to Pay $20K in Faulty Breathalyzer Cases – The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
Yes folks, this happens frequently. The only difference between D.C. and Illinois is that, in Illinois, there would have been a better attempt to cover it up. When an inspector in Illinois was caught falsifying calibration tests, and admitted doing it for 7 years,...
Late opposition stalls proposed victims rights amendment
Late opposition stalls proposed victims rights amendment. Although I am sure that their hearts were in the right place, the people who actually wrote this bill certainly didn’t use their heads.
Baffled by DUI ruling – Opinion – bnd.com
Baffled by DUI ruling – Opinion – bnd.com. Here is the newspaper’s opinion verbatim: The Belleville police’s handling of Fairview Heights Police Sgt. James Krummrich’s DUI is, in a word, a mess. It seems like the work of the Keystone cops. Krummrich was ticketed for...
Quinn OKs changes in red-light camera rules
Quinn OKs changes in red-light camera rules.
Police Blotter: Urinating While Driving, Alcohol Lead to Main Street Crash – St. Charles, IL Patch
Keep two hands on the road at all times…. Police Blotter: Urinating While Driving, Alcohol Lead to Main Street Crash – St. Charles, IL Patch
Colorado to retest 1,700 blood samples from DUI cases after lab employee’s errors uncovered – The Denver Post
Another lab bites the dust! Colorado to retest 1,700 blood samples from DUI cases after lab employee’s errors uncovered – The Denver Post
Lawsuit calls city’s red-light cameras ‘illegal’ – Chicago Sun-Times
Interesting approach on this issue. The city institued its red light system prior to the State of Illinois giving them approval. The issue will likely address whether approval from the State is even necessary. Lawsuit calls city’s red-light cameras ‘illegal’ – Chicago...
Tribune wants all speeding tickets 25 plus to get Criminal Convictions
Chronic speeders get a pass from judges. The Tribune thinks that speeders should get a criminal conviction any time they are sppeding 25 or more over the limit. This is wrong. Why should people be saddled with convictions for the rest of their lives? Remeber,...