Florida Senate’s ban on bull testicles on pickups snipped from bill

The Florida Senate tried to make it illegal to attach fake bull testicles to trailer hitches on pickup trucks. It passed a transportation bill sponsored by state Sen. Cary Baker, R-Eustis, that would have imposed a $60 fine on motorists who attached artificial “reproductive glands” to their vehicles. Sen. Jim King, R-Jacksonville, opposed the bill. He said fake bull testicles are simply “an expression of truckliness” and noted that he displayed a pair of them on his own “all pimped out”... More

Man accused of trying to cash $360 billion check

A 21-year-old man was arrested after he walked into a bank in Fort Worth, Texas, and tried to cash a check for $360 billion. Charles Ray Fuller told authorities that he was starting his own record label and that his girlfriend’s mother had given him the money to get going. But the mother said she had no knowledge of the purported gift. After the arrest, police searched Fuller’s pockets and found two ounces of marijuana and a .25-caliber handgun and magazine. Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Read More →

Film crew arrested for shooting porn movie in McDonald’s

An entire film crew — producer, actors, cameramen, etc. — was arrested while shooting a porn film in a Japanese McDonald’s at 3 in the afternoon on a Wednesday. The highly trained McDonald’s staff apparently did not notice the movie crew or the live sexual acts in the fast-food restaurant, but a customer observed the group and called the police. One member of the film crew explained, “We didn’t think it would be a problem as long as nobody noticed what we were doing.” It was not clear... More

Court: Male stripper who dresses as cop can carry billy club

A male stripper who dresses as a cop can use a billy club in his act, a British court has ruled. Stuart Kennedy, 25, a genetics student from Aberdeen, was stopped on his way to a show by two female police officers who accused him of impersonating an officer. When Kennedy explained that the costume was part of his striptease act, the officers proceeded to attend his complete performance (to verify his alibi), but then arrested him anyway for possession of a weapon. At trial, the prosecution claimed... More

Letter to the Editor

Just wanted to drop a line saying how much I enjoyed reading your publication, Exhibit A. As one who is “legally-challenged,” I found your pub to be straight to the point, AND easy to read and comprehend. The issue that I just finished reading was the one on “Grappling With Gangs.” I don’t know if this was your premiere issue or not, as I haven’t seen this pub before. I reside in Harford County and we seem to be a little behind the times on what’s happening elsewhere … which may... More

Everyone counts

Baltimore police are investigating a rash of strangling deaths of women, several of whom have a history of prostitution. Now there are reports in The Examiner that the killings of three more prostitutes in the last five years remain unsolved. In the crime novel “The Last Coyote” by Michael Connelly, the main character, homicide detective Harry Bosch, lives by a simple motto: “Everyone counts.” What he means by that is that every homicide victim, no matter their background or social status,... More

Time to look death in the eye

The governor and legislative leaders have appointed a high-powered task force to study Maryland’s death penalty law and recommend what the state should do about it. It’s about time. Maryland has had a virtual ban on executions since December 2006, not because the governor or legislature decided that should happen but because the state’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, declared that the procedures for giving lethal injections had not been adopted properly. The court did its job, interpreting... More

Browning to be tried as adult

A Cockeysville teenager accused of killing his parents and two younger brothers will be tried as an adult, a judge ruled Tuesday in denying a request to transfer the case to juvenile court. Nicholas W. Browning, 16, is scheduled to stand trial Dec. 1 in Baltimore County Circuit Court. He faces four counts of first-degree murder in the February deaths of John, Tammy, Gregory and Benjamin Browning. More  Read More →

The law of Juvenile Court

Q. What is Juvenile Court? A. In Maryland, a child under the age of 18 is a juvenile. Their cases are handled in Juvenile Court. Q. What cases go to Juvenile Court? A. Delinquency: Children who commit crimes may be treated as adults in Circuit Court, depending upon the severity of the crime, age, record, mental and physical condition, and other factors. Child in need of assistance: Has been physically, sexually or emotionally abused or neglected by a parent or other person who is responsible for... More

Police say 10-hour shifts help them fight city crime

Cops working four 10-hour shifts in Baltimore’s Northeastern District like the change and say the crime rate is down. The schedule puts officers on the streets four days and then off three. They prefer it to their typical six consecutive days of eight-hour shifts. City police commanders and union representatives say the pilot program is working well and should be expanded. The report says commanders like that shifts overlap from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. — when many crimes are committed. “It is one... More

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