There are some things that we really don’t want to talk about during these difficult times. Domestic violence is one of them. However, this is something that needs to be discussed, especially with coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home orders in place throughout Annapolis.
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Domestic Violence and the COVID-19 Pandemic | Drew Cochran, Attorney at Law
A wanted man's vanity might be the break police need to nab him. Police in Lima, Ohio say the man sent them a selfie because he hates his mugshot. Donald A "Chip" Pugh, 45, is wanted by police in connection with several crimes. After police shared Pugh's mugshot on social media, he sent a new photo with the caption, "Here is a better photo that one is terrible."
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Fugitive sends cops selfie because he hates his mugshot
I am not what one might call a “bird person.” I don’t hate birds, but they’re not really my thing. Maybe it’s the eyes, or the way their legs are almost always so much longer than you’d expect them to be.
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In Battle with Government Drone, Bald Eagle Comes Away Victorious | Drew Cochran, Attorney at Law
Baltimore Ravens’ D.J. Fluker has reportedly been the victim of multiple domestic violence assaults committed by his long-term girlfriend, with whom he has a child. After an incident at the couple’s Maryland home, Kimberly Davis was arrested on July 13.
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Baltimore Ravens Player Victim of Domestic Abuse | Drew Cochran, Attorney at Law
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A Connecticut man allegedly took advantage of a coronavirus-related restaurant closure, breaking into an eatery and turning it into his personal multi-day smorgasbord.
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Man Allegedly Breaks Into Coronavirus-Shuttered Restaurant, Spends Days Eating Food And Drinking Booze
Wondering if you can get away with not paying your taxes? For the Average Person, the answer is no. You go to prison for that.
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If It Was Good Enough for Capone…. | Drew Cochran, Attorney at Law
"So much for being lucky at the lottery." That's how the Clearwater Police Department in Florida is describing the unfortunate plight of 27-year-old Herbert McClellan, who's accused of swiping more than a dozen scratch-off lottery tickets from a local Speedway, then trying to cash in a winning ticket at the same store.
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He Had a $30 Winning Scratch-Off Ticket. Problem Is, He'd Just Stolen It
Mr. Joseph Stroud, 79, has been accused of desecrating the grave of a long-time foe with dead animals in Bentonville, Arkansas. According to the family of Fred Allen McKinney’s – he’s the long-time foe, in case you’re playing the home game – more than 16 animal carcasses were left on the grave along with a vase that had eight live possum babies in it.
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Desecrating Graves with Dead Animals Isn’t a Good Look | Drew Cochran, Attorney at Law
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These bumbling burglars got away with more than just a few beers they didn't pay for. They also earned some internet infamy and maybe a few bruises.
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Overzealous beer bandits slip up in hilarious exit
Bank fraud is a federal crime that is prosecuted in federal courts in Maryland. Bank fraud includes a broad range of illegal financial transactions. Generally, it involves illegally using methods to obtain funds or assets held by a financial institution. Bank fraud also includes posing as a financial institution to obtain money from people.
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What Conduct Constitutes Bank Fraud? | Drew Cochran, Attorney at Law
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COVID-19 is deadly, and it’s airborne. If you’re hacking and coughing on people, they’re gonna get it. If you’re talking to someone and there are “droplets” in the air, you’re gonna get it. It spreads fast and it spreads easily.
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There’s a Pandemic. Stop Breathing on Each Other. | Drew Cochran, Attorney at Law
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He should've stuck to his praise-winning honey. An Irish former beekeeper-turned-drug dealer is ruing the day he came up with the bright idea to stash the codes to accounts harboring close to $60 million in bitcoin in the aluminum cap of a fishing rod case—which, per the Guardian, vanished after Clifton Collins ended up getting arrested and sentenced to prison.
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A Drug Dealer Just Learned His Lesson on Where Not to Hide Codes for $60M in Bitcoin
Federal prosecutions for white-collar crimes in 2020 are at all-time low. Why? What are the numbers? More from Drew Cochran, Attorney at Law in Annapolis.
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White-Collar Crime Prosecutions At All-Time Low | Drew Cochran, Attorney at Law
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Authorities in Tennessee say they busted a well-organized burglar after he allegedly dropped a notebook during a break-in that contained a list of other places he planned to target.
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Alleged Thief's Mistake: Using Daughter's Journal
We adore our pets – our dogs, cats, lizards, birds, horses – whatever we love and loves us back. And sure, our pets might expose us to stuff we don’t want, like the occasional flea or tick, some slobbering or a playful nip here and there. But it probably never occurred to you (or us either, frankly) that your newly adopted pet could also expose you to fraud.
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Can Fluffy’s Microchip Expose You to Data Fraud? | Drew Cochran, Attorney at Law
A Michigan man was caught by cops as he allegedly urinated on a police car in Florida — and officers apparently threw the cuffs on him even before he finished, a report said.
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Cops cuff man mid-stream for peeing on police car in Florida
Do as I say, not as I do...
AA County Executive, Steuart Pittman owns this property in Davidsonville and the event is still going on...🤔
On Thursday, 12/10, Steuart Pittman announced that "All organized sports and practices, including at private schools and in school and church gyms, will be suspended effective 5 p.m".
The oxford dictionary defines horse back riding as a sport.
If our favorite local restaurant dining spots have to terminate serving seated customers, and indoor and outdoor sports cancelled, then why does Pittman get a pass for Dodon Farms Ground Pole Extravaganza 12/28 and all riding related lessons and clinics?
#annapolistakeout #eatlocal #heroespub #stanandjoessaloon #pittmaneatcrow
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Dovecote Equestrian Presents: Ground Pole Extravaganza!
On December 26, 2020, a former Maryland mail carrier pleaded guilty to stealing credit cards from the mail. The federal prosecutor’s offices said that the 27-year-old female mail carrier, Daniyelle Barnes, faces up to five years in prison. The investigation into the mail carrier’s conduct started back in July 2019 when police officers “found 12 credit cards during a traffic stop and that the cards belonged to people along Barnes’ route,” per the Baltimore Sun.
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Postal Carrier Pleads Guilty to Stealing Credit Cards from the Mail | Drew Cochran, Attorney at Law
An Idaho man has been barred from Yellowstone National Park after he picked the wrong place for his cookout. A park spokeswoman tells East Idaho News that a park ranger received word that a group was trekking toward the Shoshone Geyser Basin, and that they had cooking pots with them.
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He Picked an Unusual Spot to Cook His Chickens. Park Officials Didn't Like It
Since December 2020, there has been a spike in the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths across the country. The spike is causing some hospitals to prioritize which patients they can treat and which ones they can’t treat. To help reduce the spread of the deadly disease, the Maryland Court of Appeals announced that jury trials won’t resume until April 23, 2021.
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Maryland Suspends Jury Trials through April 2021 in Response to Coronavirus Surge | Drew Cochran, Attorney at Law
Kids will rat you out faster than you can say “snitch,” or so one German woman recently discovered. When she crashed her car into a barrier, a group of 6 y.o. school kids not only tattled to their teacher – they drew pictures for the police.
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Police Use Kids' Sketches in Hunt for Rogue Driver
The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office arrested 55-year-old Tim Currier, the mayor of Massena, on Tuesday after a brief chase around high noon in which it says Currier tossed a gram of crack cocaine out his passenger window.
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An Undercover Sting Yielded Crack Cocaine. And More
