Focus

So I apologize for not blogging on here recently. I've just been extremely busy. I work full-time for the government, am in court at least once a week, plus I have been trying to expand my horizons in the criminal justice field. I also have a police officer to contend with. So I, needless to say, have no free time. It was just nice to have a day off today :).

So here are some updates about me (all true, I promise):

-I will begin work next Wednesday at a dometsic violence shelter here locally. It took me months to finally get into the training there. Hopefully all will go well and I can do that on a regular basis.

-I went to a gang training about an hour away last week. Come to find out, without me knowing, one of the guys doing the presenting was the exact guy who investigated some of my serial offender's cases back in the day. I got a business card. I'm just hoping I can find a location I've been looking at for awhile.

-I applied and was accepted into a graduate Forensic Criminology program! It only took me two weeks to hear back (nice to know I'm loved). I'm attempting to focus more on sex offenders and child exploitation since that is what I want to do with the Department of Justice.

-My serial offender struck again. Nothing like sitting at work, reading a news article about a criminal case, and feeling sick to your stomach you realize that it has the earmarks of your other cases. I passed along information and I will continue to work on my end here. He's flipped sides of the state now. I won't have jurisdiction for awhile.

-I would also like to eventually do RICO violations, drug crimes, and firearm violations with the federal government as well.

That's all for now, more random dumb asses soon (I promise!).

Random Dumbasses Part 8

More random dumb asses from court:

-Gang banger who decided that he needed to fight the police after he left a club. His friend was being detained for whatever reason and he jumped on the arresting officer. He had already been involved with an altercation with rival gang members that evening. It then took three officers to pull him off. He later was detained in another city's jail for a similar incident. He came into court and denied fighting the officers. Judge disagreed, convicted him, and gave him thirty days for resisting arrest.

-Another gang banger who is still 14. He was in court on charges he broke his mom's front window after she refused to take him somewhere. He was on house arrest at the time. Mother filed charges on him (good for her) and he was convicted. Thing was the kid was found with a cell phone, drugs, and money when he was picked up for this incident (he ran away from home). He was then ordered to move into a group home. He was being disrespectful in court and leering when the hearing was going on. The judge stated (and I agree) that he is looking at prison as an adult. Just really sad.

-Some random juvenile who decided to get drunk and wreck her car. Her parents, her lawyer, and the defendant all came into court pleading what a good kid she was. The judge still suspended her license. If you're kid is so good, what was she doing out at 1AM and driving while intoxicated? I seriously had to listen to how this girl was the president of her high school, did all this charity crap, blah blah blah blah. Judge finally called it when she stated if this girl did all this, then she should have REALLY known her behavior was wrong.

-Another defendant who stated that his "carrying" of beer did not mean he was in "possession" of it. REALLY? That seems to be pretty cut and dry to me.

-Another juvenile who was on his way to a deferred finding for a burglary charge. The only problem? He keeps smoking weed. Even after he's ordered to substance abuse treatment he still keeps smoking. He smoked his way right into a criminal conviction.

-Another juvenile defendant with issues. He was convicted of robbery in my state, sent upstate, got out, and moved to Georgia. There he violated his parole and picked up more robbery charges. In Georgia he jumped bail (why was this fool given bail) and fled to Florida. He went to prison where for another robbery. He was picked up and extradited back to my state. Judge gave him a year here as well to serve for violating his parole. He was walking out, running his mouth about his behavior being related to the actions of his probation officer, and the deputy escorting him told him to "shut the hell up." This great resume and he's only 20. I'm sensing career criminal!

More to come later :)!

Ode to a Fallen Officer

Since the below mentioned officer supposedly did exist, I decided to give him a proper obituary. ENJOY!

Officer G. (name withheld due to pending criminal litigation) was born sometime in 1983. He was the third child in his family. He was born after an older sister and older brother. His father was a mental health worker in the federal prison system and his mother was a school teacher.

He was a jock in high school. He played tennis, ran track, and played basketball. He was a jock with girls around him most of the time. He had a nice car, stable home, and loving parents. He was deviant though. Smoking, sex with random girls, and frequent fights with his parents occurred frequently.

By the time he graduated, however, he had straightened out. He went to the local community college and then transferred to the local four year university. Had both an associates and bachelor's in criminal justice. He joined the police department (or applied) the day he turned 20.

He shot his first criminal suspect to death while he was still a rookie. This was the first of four individuals he allegedly took out (I could never find a record of these claims). He had been shot, stabbed, and knocked out. He was knocked out by a cell phone. He also claimed he was bitten by a police dog.

He loved women, sometimes bringing home three a week. He was a "sleaze." He did this because he was insecure and figured women would leave him.

He had a girlfriend he met at 7-11 while on a larceny call.She was a manager at the store. She practically lived with him but they fought and he didn't want anything else to do with her. He was scared to break up with her because he might not ever find anyone else.

He liked dogs, football, and baseball (all things, I somehow, also liked). He had a female partner named "Stacie" and they patrolled the area where he grew up.

His life was great until he decided to leave his girlfriend and teenage mistress. He tried to get with someone who already had a police officer. And thus came the untimely demise of Officer G.

WOW...I just wrote this to show what a fuckhead this guy really was :)! Enjoy...

Fake Ass Police Officer

So a few weeks ago I met this guy, when I was out with other cops, who claimed that he was a police officer. He fooled me and he fooled them. According to him, he worked midnights at one of the other precincts. He had been a police officer for about five years and was 25 going on 26. All of this fit logically.

He knew all about their policies, procedures, and infrastructure. He was just a good fraud. Such a good fraud that even law enforcement did not catch it until later on. Looking on back on things though, there were some minor red flags. Nothing though that would warrant looking twice. These things including scheduling and having a partner in the car (this doesn't tend to happen).

The kicker in all of this was that this fool claimed to know a deceased police detective. He seriously called me one night, crying, talking about how he was upset because it has been a year. He told me about the night the detective died how they all sat around the precinct and cried. He also talked about how he was there when his wife came to clean out his belongings from his desk area. I mean why would someone lie about that? I actually believed it.

There was another component to this, however. He apparently wanted a relationship with me as well. The phone calls started, the daily emailing, the sending me 1000 different text messages. He told me about his alleged girlfriend, a manager at 7-11 (whom he met during a petty theft call), and how she wouldn't break up with him. He was trying hard but I didn't bite. I just kept telling him we could be friends.

Well the end came yesterday. He was arrested for impersonating a law enforcement officer. I got a phone call that I needed to go down to the police precinct to tell what happened with me. It was kind of surreal. I just told them he told me he was a cop and the situation with the police detective. He was so good he even fooled some of the members of the police department.

Apparently the guy got found out because he had some 19 year old he was screwing/dating and dropped her once he tried to pick it up with me. She got suspicious and found him out. Good for her :)!

WOW. Random weekend. I still have my police officer and a misdemeanor docket this morning. Take care everyone :)!

The Month of August

I hate the month of August. I've hated it since I was a kid. Random dumb ass stuff always happens in this month. I mean I have had relationships end, my ex boyfriend used to act like an ass, I've lost jobs, I've had accidents, I've had school registration issues, I've had financial issues, had trouble with jobs I've applied for, etc. etc.

This month alone I have been cut by flying glass, had to yell at a badge bunny, sent in a transcript request and form for law school and it STILL has not arrived, got sucked into police drama, had computer issues, dealt with various emotional crises, applied for a job with the local prosecutor and not heard anything, had my car insurance rate go up for some random reason, got knocked on my credit score for some unknown reason, deal with the lying clerk of some judge, and the first time I went to type this, it randomly disappeared!

I think all of this stems back to the fact that I lost my aunt when I was a teenager in August. She just sat down to read a book, closed her eyes, and had a massive stroke. No one could have helped her. I got a phone call in the middle of night that she was gone. That was it.

The thing I remember about her most is her ability to paint. She was just naturally talented. She had a great laugh and a beautiful smile. She was only 46 when she died.

I'm beginning to think that my negative attitude of this month is what attracts such bad things to happen. I think that I just want this month to be like any other, just a good month.

I've lost both of my aunts now on my mom's side. My mom is the only one left. I love both of them and will carry them both with me forever. I just want to remove this negativity and go on.

Thanks for reading!

It's Just Worth Posting

I had a police officer that I'm close to email this to me a few hours ago. It's hilarious:

And then, maybe 25 minutes later, a local gas station employee calls 911 to report a petty theft. In his own stupitidy, he decides to run after the thief and try to stop him. NO! YOU DON'T DO THAT. HE MIGHT BE A FUCKING JUNKIE, which he turned out to be. Anyway, the gas station employee flags us down and we let him in the car, ask him to tell us where the thief went and he showed us and gave us a description. By that time, the gas station employee is crying like a 5 year old girl because the guy apparently gave him a very bad look. He came with us to the station and we called his mom, who then yelled at me for not comforting her "little boy" when he started crying. Is that my job?

LOL!

Restitution

The concept behind restitution is that criminal defendants who have been found guilty of an offense compensate the victims of their crimes for any losses they might have incurred as a result of that crime. These payments can be monetary compensation for injuries, medical expenses, loss of property, insurance co-payments, etc. You often have to make these payments or face being dragged back into court for further punishment. Not making these payments is a violation of a court order and thus is another criminal issue. This explanation sets the groundwork for our next set of cases.

I had a felony docket Monday that was full of people who had issues paying restitution. These people were getting dragged back into court by the prosecutor for failure to pay. These payments are monitored by the prosecutors to ensure defendants compliance.

Defendant 1-Never paid any restitution since January of 2007. Had already been locked up for failure to pay. Ended up getting yelled at by the judge for not paying. Got another felony charge and owed restitution for that as well. The judge put him back on a payment plan and gave him jail time for contempt of court. Saddest part of this was the guy could not keep up because he kept getting more charges, getting incarcerated, and ended up owing more restitution.

Defendant 2-Owed money for restitution for a burglary/breaking and entering case. Was in court on another larceny charge. Told the judge he made so much money but yet had made minimal restitution payments. He told the judge his money went to his parents boat payment because "he was going to be a professional wake boarder." The judge yelled at him too. The parents caught the judge's wrath as well. They knew the kid owed restitution and were cool with him making boat payments, cell phone payments, etc. The defendant ended up getting a court date in 30 days to ensure he was making correct payments. Is there even a market for professional wake boarding?

Defendant 3-A young woman who had committed property damage to the point that it became a felony. She was behind in restitution payments and told the judge that no one in the area was hiring. The judge, once again, yelled at this defendant. The judge then put her under a court order to have a job, make restitution payments, and return to court in November to ensure all of that as done. If not, then jail time would be imposed. Ouch.

Word to the wise-If you are going to do the crime, make sure you can PAY the fines (or in this case, restitution)! :)