Arizona task force concerned about escalating cases of Animal cruelty seeks to revamp the laws
Task force digs out flaws in animal cruelty laws to close loopholes
Phoenix, AZ - A Phoenix task force has recently begun a new venture - to work on a legislative proposal aimed at closing loopholes prevalent particularly in cases of cruel neglect and abandonment of animals. According to reports,...
Arizona Man Beats up School Cross Guards and turns himself in, according to police
SURPRISE, AZ (CBS5) - An Arizona man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a cross guard in Surprise County, Arizona on Thursday, the police said.
According to officials, Timothy Francisco, a resident of Surprise, was driving on West Point Parkway at Tara last week when two school crossing...
Prosecution gains victory over Drew Peterson's Case who was Alleged to be involved in the murder of his third wife
Spencer Green, File/Associated Press - FILE - In this May 8, 2009 file photo, former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson arrives at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill. for his arraignment on charges of first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his former wife Kathleen Savio, who...
Man Detained for Illegal Possession and Intent to Distribute over $1 million worth of drugs
20 pounds of crystal meth found in auto; driver arrested
Phoenix, AZ — A traffic stop this week on Interstate 40 yielded a big drug cache. According to authorities, the check point stop led to what Muskogee County Sheriff, Charles Pearson, called the “biggest crystal meth bust” he has ever seen....
Arizona Man Suspected of Stealing a Donation jar in Peoria, police say
Peoria, AZ - According to police officials, a man suspected of stealing a donation jar from a Peoria convenience store on Friday has been identified after police received updates from the public about his identity.
Police were alerted to the theft the next day and released a description and a photo...
Couple Still Picking up Pieces after Alleged Drunk Driver Plows into their Phoenix home
PHOENIX, AZ - An alleged drunk driver crashed in front of a Phoenix couple’s home earlier last month near 21st Avenue and Indian School in Phoenix, AZ.
Wade Lee Richards said he and his husband were awakened by a loud bang in the morning when they discovered a Hyundai SUV plow through their front...
DUI Conviction Sends Man Back to Jail after Previous Man Slaughter Case
An Arizona man, who was sentenced in 2002 to 30 years for the crash that killed his nephew, was arrested again and charged with another DUI — this time aggravated — Jan. 12.
Phoenix, Arizona - Lorne Morgan, a resident of Muskogee, was ordered to return to jail for driving under influence after...
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, A New Federal Law Targeting Drunk Driving
Last week President Barack Obama signed a bill known as Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, (MAP 21) which includes driver safety grants, drug and alcohol related sanctions, increased penalties for evasion of rules and regulations, funds for research and development of in-car alcohol-...
Former Miss Arizona Beauty Queen Faces a DUI after Pleading Not Guilty
Tori Vance, an eighteen year old former Miss Arizona Teen USA, who pled "not guilty" to DUI last week after her recent arrest has now conceded she did drink something before getting caught by the police for making an illegal U-turn. She subsequently failed a field sobriety test and was later...
Introduction
Q: Hi, I'm here today with Joseph Palmisano. He's a criminal defense attorney in the Phoenix metropolitan area, in Arizona. He has well over 20 years of experience in criminal defense. I appreciate you being here today, Mr. Palmisano. How are you doing?
A:I'm doing fine, Richard. Thank you...
