Blog Posts in June, 2012

• Posted By Freedman & Freedman 29-Jun-2012

  2 Adults, 3 Juveniles Arrested For Retail Fraud

  Last Friday, 5 people were arrested by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department and charged with varying crimes such as unarmed robbery and felony retail fraud. The 2 adults and 3 juveniles had been allegedly going to department stores in the ...

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• Posted By Freedman & Freedman 29-Jun-2012

  Car, Bus, Semi Crash Causes Injuries

  According to www.detroitnews.com, earlier this morning a car was driving behind a bus in the right lane on 14 Mile Road in Warren when the bus made a stop. The driver of the car apparently started to swerve into the left lane where it was hit by a ...

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• Posted By Freedman & Freedman 27-Jun-2012

  2 Teens Killed In Crash, 2 Charged Criminally

  On May 20, 2012, three minor teenagers were involved in a horrific car crash that resulted in the deaths of 17-year-old Timothy See and 15-year-old Krysta Howell. The 17-year-old driver, Takunda Mavima, was charged with operating while intoxicated ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Freedman and Freedman 26-Jun-2012

  Brain Injury Association of Michigan Files Suit Against MCCA

  The Brain Injury Association of Michigan recently filed a lawsuit against the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association, saying that they were not able to obtain important financial information and claimant records that they needed in order to help ...

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• Posted By The Law Offices of Freedman & Freedman 18-Jun-2012

  Parole Violators max out Michigan Jails

  The Michigan Department of Corrections has had their hands full recently with an internal audit of about 70,000 parolees and probationers in the state. They want to crack down on non-compliant offenders, but are finding they don't have anywhere ...

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• Posted By Freedman & Freedman 15-Jun-2012

  Former Highland Park Assistant Principal Pleads Guilty To Embezzling From Union

  It is being reported by freep.com that Samuel Craig, 54, of Belleville, a former Highland Park assistant principal has pleaded guilty to one (1) count of embezzlement over $20,000, a ten-year felony, before Judge John O'Hair in the 3 rd Circuit ...

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• Posted By Freedman & Freedman 15-Jun-2012

  Williamston School District Agrees To $685K Settlement In Fatal Wall Collapse

  The Lansing State Journal is reporting that a $685,000 settlement has been reached between the Williamston school district and Sherry Corbett of Leroy Township, mother of Gabe Corbett, a 14-year-old high school freshman who was killed last year after ...

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• Posted By Freedman & Freedman 12-Jun-2012

  2 Kids Die In Car-Train Collision

  It is being reported out of Ontario, Canada that there was a car-train collision yesterday morning. Details are sketchy but an online article indicates that a van was driving south on Strong Road in Lakeshore when the van hit the train. Five people ...

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• Posted By The Law Offices of Freedman & Freedman 11-Jun-2012

  Michigan Pilot Injured in 2nd Emergency Landing in 2 Days

  An elderly man was trying to fly his stalled single-engine plane last Wednesday when the engine was giving him trouble. As a result, the elderly man had to land his plane in the field in an urgent, emergency fashion. Because of his need to get to the ...

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• Posted By Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer 4-Jun-2012

  New York Governor Seeks to Decriminalize Marijuana

  Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, is currently on the path to legalizing possession of marijuana. He wants citizens to have the permission to hold small amounts of marijuana and present the drug in public locations. He believes that too many ...

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• Posted By Michigan OUI Attorney 1-Jun-2012

  Failed a Field Sobriety Test?

  One of the most common crimes in Michigan is DUI. If you were pulled over for suspected drunk driving, the law enforcement officer may choose to administer a field sobriety test or a blood or breath test. According to the National Highway Traffic ...

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