Month: November 2013

Joseph Vincent McCarron Convicted child molester skipped before the verdict: Joseph Vincent McCarron on the run, forfeits bail By Eva Knott, Nov. 21, 2013 A man declared guilty of multiple counts of child abuse is reportedly on the run, according to court records. Joseph Vincent McCarron, 58, was declared guilty last week of abusing two…

Hemera Technologies/AbleStock.com/Getty Images Joseph Meacham decided to drive drunk one night in St. Louis, and this was just the first bad decision in a long string of many. After he got pulled over by the police, he pushed the closest cop over and made a beeline for freedom, evidently assuming that the cops would balk…

    Thanks to the never-ending onslaught of police procedural shows, everyone in the world now has a pretty good understanding of the basics of forensic evidence. Wear gloves, clean shoes, hats; there’s no excuse anymore for conducting a crime that leaves behind evidence that can be tracked back to you. It’s just one of…

“One last big score” is a common trope in crime movies. A criminal who’s tired of the game, but knows no other way of life. He has no appetite to make it on his own in the real, honest world. And so he pulls one last job with a payoff big enough to set himself…

Filed 11/5/13 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TODD RUSSELL DOLEZAL, Defendant and Appellant. 2d Crim. No. B245316 (Super. Ct. No. F457098) (San Luis Obispo County) A bail bondsman seeks refuge under the First Amendment umbrella. Is…

A security camera captured footage of a man dressed in a sheet attempting to steal from a liquor store in Anniston, Alabama. The police were summoned by an alarm Wednesday morning. The man had fled the store when they arrived, but they watched the recording as the man went up and down the aisles, dealing…