With so many different social media platforms making it easy to post your every thought, it is tempting to constantly share what you are doing each day. Many use Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter and others to connect with old friends and share things that are important to them. Unfortunately, a lesson that many fail to …
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Criminal charges are no joke. A single conviction can set your life on an entirely different course than you planned. We are not just talking about criminal consequences such as heavy fines or jail time. We are talking about being fired from work, being turned down for new jobs, becoming ineligible for loans, having your …
Lindsey Lohan’s mother, Dina Lohan, was in the news this week when she was sentenced in her New York drunk driving case. The actresses’ mother was arrested for allegedly driving drunk on Long Island last September after celebrating her birthday. She initially pleaded not guilty to driving drunk, but did admit to speeding. She later …
Drunk driving laws are very tough in New York. People often find themselves pulled over and being accused of driving while intoxicated when they feel like they are perfectly safe to drive. Some drivers even purchase personal breath test devices and read up on drunk driving laws so that they can get an idea of …
Many New York parents of teenagers might agree that their teens do not seem to understand that actions have consequences. There is something about the teenage years that leads a number of teens to demonstrate questionable judgment and test boundaries, even when they have been raised to know better. When they have not been taught …
New York residents may be surprised to learn the number of women facing DWI charges is on the rise. FBI statistics show that the number of men arrested for drunk driving has declined since the mid-1990s, but in that same time the number of arrested women has increased. Male drivers still make up the bulk …
In this day and age, many crime scene investigations involve forensic science. While much of the public here in New York tends to think that forensic evidence is foolproof, this actually is not the case. A number of forensic techniques are not a perfect science, in part, due to human error. This is why we …