Happy to report two separate dismissals of criminal charges against two of my clients in two day! Yay! And you know why? Because they’re not criminals. That’s why it’s important not to always believe what the cops allege.
The Greater Los Angeles area is second in the nation in bankruptcy filings after south Florida. Babachanian discusses this and how people in financial distress may be able to take some of the crushing weight off by using bankruptcy in this KNBC NonStop piece with Colleen Williams.
The LAPD has a program called “SMART” – Systemwide Mental Assessment Response Team. The teams are billed as “collaborative units dedicated to assist police officers, the mentally ill and their families.” Not all departments have the resources to field such teams. The Fullerton Police Department apparently didn’t. The result is that Kelly Thomas, a schizophrenic …