May 22, 2012

Suspects Arrested In Murder Of USC Graduate Students

Los Angeles, CA — Two suspects were arrested Friday in the deaths of the two USC graduate students who were shot April 11.  Bryan Barnes, 20, and Javier Bolden, 19, both from Los Angles, will be arraigned today at the Foltz Criminal Justice Center on charges of capital murder.  They could possibly face the death penalty.  Ming Qu and Ying Wu, both 23-year-old electrical engineering students from China, were shot while they were sitting in a parked BMW in a residential area near the USC campus.  The shootings are thought to ...

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Supreme Court Rejects Survivior Benefits For Twins Born After Father’s Death

Washington D.C. –A woman’s application for survivor benefits for her twins born 18 months after their father died was rejected by the Supreme Court today.  Karen Capato became pregnant through artificial insemination after her husband’s death.  The twins were conceived from Robert Capato’s frozen sperm.  Robert Capato died of esophageal cancer eighteen months before the twins were born.  Karen Capato was denied survivor benefits for the twins by the Social Security Administration.  A judge sided with the Social Security Administration, but an appeals court overturned the decision.  The case ended ...

Postal Carrier Attacked By Two Dogs

Denver, CO –A postal carrier was attacked by two dogs and suffered extensive bites.  The incident occurred in the 4500 block of West 34th Avenue at about noon today.  A Chow-chow and a Husky escaped from an open door and attacked the carrier.  The carrier had bites all over her body and a neighbor who came to help her was also attacked.  Denver County Animal Control Services impounded the dogs.  This week is Dog Bite Prevention Week at the U.S. Postal Service.  Denver is ranked 8th for dog bites nationwide ...

Metro Bus Driver Shot While On The Job

Los Angeles, CA –The driver of a Metro bus was shot and killed by a passenger in West Hollywood on Sunday morning.  The shooting occurred right after 9:00 a.m. as the 51-year-old bus driver was leaving an MTA layover area near the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and West Knoll Drive. The suspect, the only passenger on the bus at the time, has been detained.  The driver, who was employed as a driver for five years, was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.  The police recovered ...

Honda Crashes Through Block Wall

Fountain Valley, CA — A Honda S2000 crashed through a block wall and landed on its side, injuring one passenger.  Police were called shortly after 2:30 a.m. to a residential neighborhood near Ellis Avenue and Tamarind Street.  The car was resting against the wall of a home, but it did not go through the wall and no one inside the home was hurt.  Two men who are in their 20s were inside the car.  One of the men was injured with lacerations on his head and was taken to the ...

Checkpoint Results In Four DUI Arrests

San Diego, CA –A checkpoint in Escondido resulted in the arrests of four suspected drunk drivers and two others on other charges.  The checkpoint was located near the intersection of Fig Street and Lincoln Avenue, and more than 2,900 drivers passed through it.  One of the suspects arrested for DUI was here illegally and was taken to jail on an immigration hold.  Another was driving with a suspended license from a prior DUI conviction.  Officers also cited 24 drivers without insurance, 24 without a license and 7 who were driving ...

Man Sues Ex-girlfriend For Custody Of Their Dog

New York –A man has accused his ex-girlfriend of “dognapping” his puggle named Knuckles and he is taking her to court to get the dog back.  Craig Dershowitz and his girlfriend broke up, and while he was looking for a place to live his girlfriend took his dog and left for California.  To get his dog back Dershowitz is fighting for custody.  So far he has spent $60,000 in legal fees.  Dershowitz has even asked for donations online to help him in his legal battle.  He has already received ...

Family Of Grandmother Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver Files Suit

New York –A lawsuit has been filed against the driver who killed a grandmother in a hit-and-run accident in April.  The family of the victim filed against the driver, the New York Mets, the food and drink vendor at Citi Field, and a local bar.  Clara Almazo, 58, was walking home from Mass at Mount Carmel Church with her grandson when Brian McGurk, 40, struck her.  Almazo pushed her grandson out of the way of the car before she was hit.  McGurk left the scene, but turned himself in a ...

Judge Rules In Deion Sanders Divorce Case

Dallas, TX — The NFL football player, Deion Sanders and his estranged wife Pilar have been in the middle of a contentious divorce. Deion filed for divorce in September 2011.  Today a judge ruled that Deion must pay $275,000 in attorneys fees for Pilar’s attorney, $10,550 a month in child support, and $3,500 a month in upkeep for Pilar’s house. Deion will keep the Prosper mansion that the couple lived in while they were married.  Pilar must return samurai statues and bowls that she took from the house ...