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Convicted pimp's lawsuit against Burbank PD is tossed out
Calling the complaint “frivolous and malicious,” a federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed against the Burbank Police Department in which a convicted pimp claimed false imprisonment and racial profiling stemming from charges filed against...
Tags: Credit and Debt, Trials, Judges, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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Convicted pimp accuses police of racial profiling and false imprisonment
A convicted pimp has filed a $2.9-million lawsuit against the Burbank Police Department and the city claiming false imprisonment and racial profiling stemming from charges filed against him more than two years ago that were eventually dismissed. In...Tags: Credit and Debt, Prosecution, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
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Year in Review: City manager Mike Flad leaves, Burbank sees first homicide in 3 years, Rebecca Mieliwocki recognized by Obama
A massive manhunt for a missing FBI agent, the surprise departure of the city’s chief executive, a National Teacher of the Year, tragic suicide and long-sought closure for the family of a murdered Burbank police officer. The year 2012 was full of...
Tags: Suicide, Methamphetamine (drug), FBI, T-Mobile, Walmart
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Year in Review: A year of tragedy and triumph
A massive manhunt for a missing FBI agent, the surprise departure of the city's chief executive, a National Teacher of the Year, tragic suicide and long-sought closure for the family of a murdered Burbank police officer. The year 2012 was full of...
Tags: Suicide, Methamphetamine (drug), FBI, T-Mobile, Walmart
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Prosecutors seek 97-month prison term for Burbank accountant
Federal prosecutors have recommended that former campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee be sentenced to 97 months in prison after she pleaded guilty to five counts of mail fraud involving the theft of more than $7 million in political funds from 50 clients,...Tags: Prosecution, Trials, Laura Richardson, Dianne Feinstein, Punishment
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Infant in critical condition after alleged abuse
A 19-year-old Burbank man on Friday pleaded not guilty to two counts of felony child abuse after his 5-week-old daughter was brought to a hospital with injuries that could result in her becoming comatose or paralyzed, according to the Los Angeles County...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Trials, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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Third brother sentenced in public housing fraud case
A former Los Angeles public housing official was sentenced Monday to 51 months in federal prison for his role in defrauding the city of more than $500,000 with the help of two brothers. Victor Taracena, 41, was also ordered to pay the Housing Authority...Tags: Bribery, Public Housing, Lawyers, Social Issues, Google+
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Unlicensed bondsman sentenced to jail
A 38-year-old Burbank man was sentenced Friday to one year in jail for allegedly soliciting Orange County jail inmates as bail clients, authorities said. Ernesto Perez, an unlicensed bail bondsman, was convicted after pleading guilty to six felony counts...Tags: Punishment
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Violent crime in Burbank down, police cite more resource due to reopened jail
Violent crime was down in Burbank for the first half of the year, police reported — a trend officials attributed to no longer having to transport prisoners to and from Glendale during reconstruction of their own jail facility. Aggravated assaults,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Google Inc.
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Man given life sentence in police officer's murder
David A. Garcia, the man accused of killing Burbank Police Officer Matthew Pavelka in November 2003, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and other charges Tuesday. Garcia, 28, was immediately sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of...
Tags: William Bratton, Methamphetamine (drug), Prosecution, FBI, Lawyers
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Brothers sentenced to federal prison for public housing fraud scheme
Two Burbank brothers were each sentenced Monday to nearly two years in federal prison for conspiring to steal more than $500,000 that was intended for public housing for the disabled, according to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office. In addition...Tags: Bribery, Public Housing, FBI, Lawyers, Social Issues
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Burb's Eye View: Helping people work through change
Everyone at the Joslyn Adult Center knows the gentleman who shows up on Tuesday afternoons as Barney, or Mr. Meskin. Not everyone knows what he's doing there. He sets up in a little space and waits for his group to arrive. They just need a few chairs and...Tags: Ellis Island, Allergies
Mar 7, 2013
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Feb 15, 2013
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Dec 29, 2012
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Dec 28, 2012
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Nov 26, 2012
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Oct 26, 2012
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Oct 15, 2012
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Aug 31, 2012
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Jul 27, 2012
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Jul 24, 2012
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Jun 4, 2012
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Apr 3, 2012
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