Theft

Nov 29 2011

Used rock to break windows

PALMDALE, Calif.—Two teenage boys were taken into custody when deputies from the sheriff’s Palmdale Station caught them stealing cash, a cellphone, pocket knife, and other items from a school they had broken into, authorities said today.

A witness saw two individuals jumping over a fence at the Palmdale Learning Plaza School in the 3800 block of Division Lane in Palmdale at 6:20 p.m. Saturday, said Deputy Robbie Royster of the sheriff’s Palmdale Station.

Jun 24 2011

Paul Yashou

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A 37-year-old Transportation Security Administration worker at Los Angeles International Airport was arrested on suspicion of stealing items from passengers’ bags, police said.

Paul Yashou was arrested by members of a task force investigating thefts at the airport, said Officer Bruce Borihanh of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Mar 23 2011

No plea deal

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Prosecutors said today Lindsay Lohan's lawyer notified them the actress would not be in court Friday, the deadline set by a judge to accept a plea deal to settle a charge of stealing a necklace from a Venice jewelry store.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Keith L. Schwartz told the 24-year-old actress at a March 10 hearing that she would only have to appear in court this week if she wanted to "plead guilty or no contest.''

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.