Cops Sound Off

Back in 1990 when I was a rookie they said that someday these would be available. Pretty cool! Houston police have a new crime-fighting tool, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.The department is using the Blue Check Mobile Identification Device and the Mobile ID II device to check the true identities of potential criminals.HPD has been using five of the Mobile ID II devices in patrol cars since July 31. The devices can scan fingerprints and compare them to those in HPD’s database and in the FBI’s Repository for Individuals of Special Concern. It takes about three minutes for officers to receive results.The department said 77 Blue …Read more […..]

What kind of moron would do this?? Just when you think you heard it all…..Likely excuse….What kind of punishment does this mother deserve?(Aug. 14) — A California mother allegedly branded her young child by carving her first initial into the toddler’s buttocks.Sergaye Lafayette, 23, was arrested Aug. 10 on a number of outstanding warrants after being pulled over with her children in the car, KCRA News reported. She does not have custody of the youngsters.Skip over this content Parent Criminal CasesSacramento Police Dept.29 photos Police in Sacramento, Calif., arrested Sergaye Lafayette, 23, on Aug. 10 for allegedly carving …Read more […..]

This is just too funny! Don’t mess with this judge huh?6-month term given by judge who has doled out the most charges of contempt in WillClifton Williams arrived at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet and sat in the fourth-floor courtroom where his cousin was pleading guilty to a felony drug charge.As Circuit Judge Daniel Rozak handed down the cousin’s sentence — 2 years’ probation — Williams, 33, stretched and let out a very ill-timed yawn.Williams’ sentence? Six months in jail — the maximum penalty for criminal contempt without a jury trial. The Richton Park man was locked up July 23 and will serve at least 21 days.”I …Read more […..]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –A Kansas City police officer suffered a brain injury in a fight at the downtown Power & Light District over the weekend.Scott M. Wyckhoff, 21, of Lakeside, Calif., was charged with first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer. He is accused of repeatedly striking an officer’s head and body.Mark T. Wyckhoff, 46, was charged with interfering with a felony arrest. He is Scott’s father.According to the probable cause statement, Scott Wyckhoff tried to sneak past an ID checkpoint and an off-duty police officer stopped him. Scott Wyckhoff fought the officer, who fell and struck his head, court documents …Read more […..]