Tattoo artist charged in assault on girlfriend

Baptism of Christ
The Christmas season is over; today we read about the Baptism of Christ, and recall our own baptisms. some of us today renewed our baptismal promises. But not everyone. Deacon Greg Kandra notes that some are trying to “unbaptize” themselves. Some wish to “de-baptize” because they are responding to the Sexual Abuse Scandals within the church; they are so sincerely disgusted that they cannot reconcile the message of Christianity, as voiced by the church, with the deceit a...

StyleLikeU: Fashion Junkie Jake Oliver Was A Jock In High School (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
"I'm definitely cooler in my head than I think I am in real life," says Jake, but no - he is as cool as it gets. A jock in High School with a passion for Fashion magazines, Jake hot-glued bandannas into the bells of his jeans and tied his grandfather's scarecrow's bandanna, with the perfect fade and size, on his head with snakeskin boots for his yearbook photo. In addition, his paisley floral Tattoo, which is the size of his forearm, is an homage to his rodeo days in Arkansas. However, what is...

Un-baptizing; can that be done?
The Christmas season is over; today we read about the Baptism of Christ, and recall our own baptisms. some of us today renewed our baptismal promises. But not everyone. Deacon Greg Kandra notes that some are trying to “unbaptize” themselves. Some wish to “de-baptize” because they are responding to the Sexual Abuse Scandals within the church; they are so sincerely disgusted that they cannot reconcile the message of Christianity, as voiced by the church, with the deceit and...

EPA: Markham man 'chronic' violator of dumping laws
Promising to Crack Down on those who illegally dump garbage in poor, urban pockets of southern Cook County, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is targeting a prominent Markham businessman who in 2009 scored a $6 million waste removal contract with the city of Chicago. EPA officials describe Jim Bracken, owner of Brackenbox Inc. Dumpster service as well as a transfer and Recycling center in Markham, as a "chronic" violator of environmental regulations, and referred his case to the sta...

A lesson from Loughner: Treat the mentally ill or continue to bury the innocent
Tamara N. Holder is one of the nation’s rising attorneys and legal analytical stars. She is a Contributor for Fox News Channel. She has received recognition from some of the country’s most respected people, organizations and publications. Tamara founded The Law Firm of Tamara N. Holder, LLC in 2005. Her work includes: criminal defense, expungement, race Discrimination, police brutality, Public Policy, and pro bono practices. Soon after she founded her practice, Tamara quickly realize...

Chicagoans suffer from nation's highest gas prices
Morton Grove gas price, Jan. 3, 2011 While the Illinois General Assembly ponders raising the state Income Tax by 75 percent, residents in Chicago pay the nation's highest Gasoline prices. The price of regular in the city is $3.35 per gallon, which is 27 cents higher than the national average, according to the Lundberg Survey. Suburban Cook County, where I live, gets a little bit of a break, but when I filled up last week, I paid $3.32 a gallon. At $2.73 a gallon, drivers in Salt Lake City pay th...

A remap primer
* My syndicated newspaper column is due every Friday afternoon. Since papers publish it from Sunday all the way to Thursday, I couldn’t really write about the tax hike. So, I thought I’d give readers a little remap primer. Here you go… The official Census numbers were released not long ago. The statistics revealed that Illinois will lose one Congressional Seat when the new district maps are drawn. It’s impossible to know exactly what will happen with the new maps since bloc...

Disabled Women Assault Video: Second Suspect Arrested In Hollywood
Los Angeles — A second suspect in the videotaped Sexual Assaults of severely Disabled women has been arrested after surrendering to police, and detectives are working through an "overwhelming" number of good tips as they seek at least two others, authorities said Sunday. Ernie Lloyd, 27, of Los Angeles, appeared at a Hollywood Police Station Saturday and announced he had seen himself on the news and knew he was wanted, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Capt. Michael Parker said. Police took h...

Violent sex attacker given life
A man who violently sexually assaulted two women then attacked Hospital staff while he was being treated for Drug Abuse has been jailed for life. Darren Green, 34, of Mangotsfield, Bristol, was convicted of two attempted rapes, a violent assault, four robberies, and received two life terms. Bristol Crown Court heard that for nine days in 2009, Green was the most wanted man in the city. He must serve at least six years before being considered for release. Green was caught when he was recognised a...

2 men identified in LA disabled abuse case
(01-07) 13:06 PST Monterey Park, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities have identified two of the suspects recorded in Sexual Assaults of profoundly Disabled women, officials said Friday. Los Angeles police officers recognized the men after detectives went public with artist sketches and photos of four men on Thursday, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Dan Scott said. As many as 10 suspects could have been involved in the assaults. One of the suspects, Bert Hicks, was a worker at a Los Angeles care facil...

Monday Blogaround
This blogaround is brought to you by Shaxco, one of many engineering firms hard at work on The Progressive Peace Machine. Shark-fu: …comes wisdom through the awful grace of God. David Nichols for nature news: Legal highs: the dark side of medicinal chemistry. And David Kroll: David Nichols, legal highs, and the social responsibilities of the scientist (H/T for both posts to Ed Yong) American Dialect Society: “App” voted 2010 word of the year by the American Dialect Society (UPD...

Perrish Cox Sexual Assault Documents Will Remain Sealed
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — A Colorado judge won't release a court document outlining the Sexual Assault allegations against Denver Broncos cornerback Perrish Cox. Douglas County Judge Susanna Meissner-Cutler said Friday that she couldn't release Cox's arrest affidavit because the investigation was still ongoing. She also said she didn't want to subject the alleged Victim to harassment and wanted to protect Cox's right to a fair trial. The decision came during a hearing for Cox in suburban Denv...

Suspect surrenders over LA disabled abuse
A second suspect in the videotaped Sexual Assaults of severely Disabled women has been arrested after surrendering to US police, and detectives are working through an "overwhelming" number of good tips as they seek at least two others, authorities say. Ernie Lloyd, 27, of Los Angeles, appeared at a Hollywood Police Station on Saturday and announced he had seen himself on the news and knew he was wanted, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Captain Michael Parker said on Sunday. Police took him to the We...

Suspects Raped 'Defenseless' Disabled Women on Tape
Source: ABC News Two of the four suspects who are visible in more than 100 hours of videotape as they sexually assaulted severely Disabled women, many of whom just "lay there" as they were attacked, have been identified, authorities announced. Authorities announced today that the Los Angeles Police Department recognized two of the suspects on the tapes, evidence that detectives have described as some of the most "disturbing" images they've ever seen. The suspects have not been identified to th...

The Worst Thing I've Heard All Year: Part II
(CNN) -- Police arrested a suspect believed to be one of four men shown in a video apparently sexually assaulting Disabled women in a care home and other places, authorities said in a statement. Another suspect took a Disabled woman to Las Vegas and married her. He then brought her back to the care center, where she was assaulted repeatedly by other men. Thirteen DVDs, containing over one hundred hours of Sexual Assaults, were mailed in by an anonymous person. The taped assaults show at least te...

Sex assault convict identified as suspect in rapes of disabled women
Investigators have identified two men shown in a video apparently sexually assaulting Disabled women in a care home and other places, Los Angeles Country sheriff's detectives told CNN Friday. One suspect is Bert Hicks, 41, who is now serving a state Prison sentence in Tehachapi, California, for fiduciary Crimes, abuse and Sexual Assault in a residential care facility, sheriff's Detective Ron Anderson said. Hicks allegedly took a Disabled woman to Las Vegas, married her and then brought...

MP: Some Pakistanis target 'easy meat'
LONDON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- A British member of Parliament stoked ethnic issues, telling The Daily Telegraph Pakistani men were capitalizing on white women as "easy meat" for sale. Former Labor Party Home Secretary Jack Straw made the remarks in an interview about the convictions of two Pakistani men for the Sexual Assaults of girls between the ages of 12 and 18 in Derby. "There is a specific problem which involves Pakistani heritage men ... who target vulnerable young white girls," Straw said. "We ...

Besieged Assange hires PR team
Transparency Activist Julian Assange is hiring a Public Relations firm after a series of damaging blows to his image. The Wikileaks founder, who is on bail in the English countryside during his fight to avoid Extradition to Sweden over Sexual Assault allegations, has taken a battering in the media in recent weeks. The web Whistleblower's secret-spilling, including the publishing of tens of thousands of US Embassy cables, have made him a worldwide celebrity but it is the allegations against him t...

2nd suspect surrenders in LA taped disabled abuse
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A second suspect in the videotaped Sexual Assaults of severely Disabled women has been arrested after surrendering to police, and detectives are working through an "overwhelming" number of good tips as they seek at least two others, authorities said Sunday. Ernie Lloyd, 27, of Los Angeles, appeared at a Hollywood Police Station Saturday and announced he had seen himself on the news and knew he was wanted, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Capt. Michael Parker said. Police took him...

Two illegal aliens charged in rape of Connecticut woman
On Friday, police in Clinton, CT, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Patrico William Matute, 36, and Carlos Celi, 29, after a four-month investigation. The two men allegedly provided a young woman with Alcohol and then raped her. Matute is charged with aggravated Sexual Assault in the first degree; unlawful restraint in the first degree; and liquor sale to a minor. Celi is charged with Sexual Assault in the fourth degree; unlawful restraint in the first degree; and providing...

Connecticut Media Invents New Term for Illegal Alien
You've got give WTNH some points for creativity. Illegal cit. arrested for sex assault CLINTON, Conn. (WTNH) - An arrest was made after a four month investigation involving a 19-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by illegal citizens. Police say two men who are both from Ecuador have been arrested for the crime. William Matute 36, and Carlos Celi 29, originally from have had federal detainers placed on them pending their Deportation back to Ecuador. The investigation allege...

Suspect arrested in sexual assault case
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it has arrested a man thought to be part of a group who allegedly filmed and sexually assaulted Disabled women. Los Angeles resident Ernie Lloyd, 27, was arrested Saturday after he turned himself in to Los Angeles Police in Hollywood after telling them he was wanted, the Los Angeles Times reported. "On Saturday morning, suspect Lloyd arrived at the Hollywood Station of the Los Angeles Police Department, saying he had s...

Iran: No Tight Jeans, Tramp Stamps or Tight Overcoats For You
TEHRAN (Reuters) — Iran has enforced a stricter Islamic Dress Code at a number of universities including a ban on female Students wearing long nails, bright clothes and Tattoos, a local news agency reported on Monday. The semi-official Fars news agency published a list of universities around Iran that were given a note outlining the code but did not say on what basis they were selected. The new rules ban women from “wearing caps or hats without scarves, tight and short jeans, and bod...

Native bees taking a hit, too
Honeybees - those industrious imports who pollinate so prolifically that they're responsible for one bite out of every three in our food supply - aren't the only ones in trouble. National researchers have been worriedly logging studies about declines in other pollinating species as well, from bats to birds. The National Academy of Sciences recently released a report confirming that some native bee populations - the ones agriculture has depended on for centuries, until the advent of the honey bee...

NEW CENSUS TRACKS CITYS CHANGING FACES
Raquel Velazquez, 38, and her 20-year-old son Francisco wait outside Pasteur Elementary School ,5825 S. Kostner, to pick Raquel's Children up after school. Census data shows that the Southwest Side neighbhorhood has grown increasingly Hispanic since 2000. Ten years ago the Southwest Side neighborhood surrounding 54th and Kildare was 67 percent white residents with no Hispanic heritage. But as of 2009, the area was 68 percent Hispanic, with whites dropping to less than a third of the population, ...