Inmates Convicted of Sex and Violent Crimes Are Being Freed Early

As the effort to reduce prison overpopulation in California continues, inmates convicted of sex and violent crimes are being freed early. Violent offenders, as well as those convicted of sex crimes are being released after serving as little as 40% of their sentences. Aside from that, some inmates are being freed even earlier. As the [...]

Court Considers California DNA Collection Law in San Francisco

In San Francisco, California an 11 judge panel of the 9th circuit court will review California's DNA collection law. As it currently stands, anyone arrested in the State will have a sample of their DNA collected and put on file by law enforcement. Proponents of this law state that it helps investigators solve what are [...]

Canyon Country Couple Charged with Attempted Murder and Robberies

A Canyon Country couple charged with attempted murder and robberies in Santa Clarita were arrested January 16. Hector Cordova and Lorena Sanchez, were originally arrested under the suspicion of attempted murder stemming from a knife attack on a man on January 15th. Over the course of December 2013, SCV Sheriff's Station detectives have been investigating a spate of "strong [...]