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Jogger Jumps Off Cliff To Avoid Wannabe Rapist

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:39:50 +0000

“A jogger told Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies that she had finished her run at noon on Saturday at Point Dume State Beach when she was grabbed from behind. She fought the man for several minutes, before she broke away, ran, and jumped off a cliff, sliding about 100 feet down a steep hillside.” [Link]

Amy Beck: Burbank, CA Teacher Admits Sex With Teen Student

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:23:49 +0000

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“Burbank Unified District School teacher, Amy Beck, turned herself into police on Monday afternoon. The 33-year-old teacher was apparently overcome by guilt, Burbank police told the Los Angeles Times. ‘She said she had sexual relations with one of her students,’ said Burbank police Sgt. Robert Quesada.” [Link]

California Law Could Force Pornstars To Wear Condoms

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:34:38 +0000

“In response to pressure from AIDS Healthcare Foundation officials, state regulators are poised to consider amending state law to require condom use in adult film production. On Thursday, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health standards board is scheduled to consider a petition the foundation filed in December to change state law and require condom use and other safe sex protections for adult-film workers, including increased safety training and testing for sexually transmitted diseases.” [Link]

Amber Dubois: Cops Find Skeleton Of Missing Teen Girl

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:16:58 +0000

“Police in Southern California say skeletal remains of 14-year-old Amber Dubois found.” [Link]

John Albert Gardner Arrested In Chelsea King Missing Case

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:02:15 +0000

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The police in San Diego county have arrested 30 year old John Albert Gardner in relation to the case of missing Chelsea King. Investigators, searching near the Lake Hodges area where King disappeared, reported that they had found physical evidence that led them to arrest Gardner. According to the Meghan’s Law website, John Albert Gardner is a registered sex offender. [Link]

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Chelsea King: Poway, California Teen Missing

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:00:11 +0000

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“Chelsea King, a 17-year-old honor student at Poway High School in Poway, Calif., about 25 miles north of San Diego, disappeared Thursday while on an after-school run through Rancho Bernardo Community Park, Fox5SanDiego.com reported.” [Link]

McStay Family Disappears In California

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:10:39 +0000

“Homicide investigators with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department are searching for clues about the missing: Joseph McStay, 40, his wife, Summer, 43, and their two children, Gianni, 4, and Joseph, 3. The Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that the McStays have not been seen or heard from by family members or business contacts in their Fallbrook, Calif., community since Feb. 4. Four days later, their car was towed as an abandoned vehicle from a parking lot in San Ysidro, two blocks from the Mexican border, according to published reports.” [Link]

Diane Watson: California Congresswoman To Retire

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:21:09 +0000

“Democratic officials say Representative Diane Watson, a Los Angeles Democrat, is scheduled to announce today that she will not seek a return to the House in November.” [Link]

5.9 Earthquake Hits Petrolia, CA

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:56:03 +0000

“The quake hit at 12:20 p.m. and was centered 28 miles offshore and 7 miles deep, northwest of the small town of Petrolia in Humboldt County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.” [Link]

California Man Shoots Way Out Of Sinking SUV

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:45:48 +0000

“A driver whose SUV plunged into a Northern California creek after he was startled by his hands-free cell phone device escaped the sinking vehicle by blasting out the window with a handgun. The 28-year-old man, whose name wasn’t immediately available, is an armed security guard at Thunder Valley Casino, north of Sacramento. He sustained minor injuries in Sunday’s accident.” Link