On Tuesday, February 21, a woman was crossing the street at the intersection of Foothill and Glenoaks Blvds. in Sylmar when she was killed during a hit-and-run by an unknown driver. The victim was not identified, though it was released that she appeared to be in her 40s. According to law enforcement, after being hit, the [...]
Pop star Justin Bieber finds himself under investigation for an alleged assault that occurred at an Italian restaurant on Sunset Blvd. According to reports, Bieber got into separate altercations with two bartenders at the Sarafina Italian restaurant on the 8700 block of Sunset Blvd. on February 11th. Police received a call around 2 a.m. from [...]
California Penal Code 240 PC describes assault as: an attempt to commit an application of force on someone else. With such a broad definition, it isn't difficult to see why assault is a relatively common charge. The key to this definition lies in the word attempt and the definition of an "application of force." Because the [...]
