SLO Law enforcement received a 911 call just after midnight on Cinco de Mayo reporting a shooting at the Oceano Dunes Natural Preserve. Six people were hospitalized, Five of the Six were hospitalized for gunshot wounds. SLO County Sheriff’s have yet to release information on the victims’ conditions. The SLO County Sheriff’s office believes the shooting to be an isolated incident. A witness told ABC 30, the shooting occurred after an argument. Another witness claimed the dispute was over a domestic violence incident that had happened that evening. A 19-year-old Oakland man, Francisco Orozco, has been arrested in connection with ...
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New Hampshire Police and prosecutors are calling for sweeping changes to the state’s six-month-old bail reform law, pointing to the case of Mark Dennis. Dennis was already free on a personal recognizance bond in November when police say he stabbed a man. Despite having violated his original bail agreement and being charged with being a felon in possession of a deadly weapon and second-degree assault he was again released just 12 hours later. Police and prosecutors testified about multiple other instances of violent offenders being arrested and released back into the community. New Hampshire Senate Majority Leader Dan Feltes (D) ...
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An Ohio man is facing charges for raping a developmentally disabled girl when she was 13 and he was 17. Nathan Hoyle, now 28, admitted to the crimes during a polygraph test that he submitted to during his application process for the Ohio State Highway Patrol. After admitting to his crimes the Ohio State Highway Patrol contacted Wooster police and informed them of what Hoyle had said during a background investigation. OSHP told them that Hoyle had admitted to sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled girl in 2009, Assistant Chief Scott Rotolo said. When detectives spoke to Hoyle he said he ...
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SB 10: Bi partisan failure Los Angeles, CA- The Los Angeles Daily Journal recently published an article, entitled “Analysis of LA County Pretrial Risk Assessment Tools Raises Questions,” in it they expose serious flaws in Los Angeles County’s risk assessment algorithm. An analysis of pretrial risk assessment scores given to defendants in Los Angeles County over the course of a year reveals a faulty system that could lead to more incarceration and more crime, according to experts in the field of pretrial detention. – Daily Journal, 12/5/18 Senator Robert Hertzberg, who represents Los Angeles county, championed the legislation that introduced ...
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