Burglary

Leandro Andrade, a criminal and drug addict who has been in and out of jail for 15 years for burglaries, transportation of marijuana, petty theft and escaping from prison was convicted with two consecutive years of 25 years to life in prison for petty theft with prior convictions. It was determined that he had violated California’s three strikes law because of his petty theft with a prior that was considered a felony instead of misdemeanors. The California Court of Appeal affirmed the…

President Nixon’s’ two terms. At first, the public chose not to put too much attention towards the Watergate burglary. It was clear that the scandal required more attention than previously assumed. The more that people began to dig into the story, the more people realized how it seemed connected to the White House and more specifically, Nixon. The specific people hired for the burglary began suspicion. When Nixon began to get rid of people in his inner circle that had relevance to the…

information for simple assaults and sexual assaults other than forcible rape. Third, due to their methodology, the two programs’ definitions are different. For example, the UCR’s definition of burglary is the unlawful entry or attempted entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft. However, the NCVS defines burglary as the entry or attempted entry of a residence by a person who did not have the right to be there. This method by the NCVS allows the interview not to ask the victims to…

The case in interest is commonly known as “The Night Stalker” case. Involved in the case is Richard Ramirez, a serial killer -- convicted of 13 murders, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries. At a young age, Ramirez was exposed to satanic worship by a cousin (who was a soldier, discharged from Vietnam). The cousin had filled his head with stories of mutilation and torture of the woman along with graphic pictures from the war. This led him to commit petty crimes and form a…

information. This informant worked for the FBI and was called Deep Throat. They went to the clerks office and received everything they could about the president and his spending. They traced money, but still had no luck tracing it back to the Watergate burglary. They keep investigating, finding very little information. They try to publish their findings so far, but the editor-in-chief will not allow them to publish anything that does not have confirmed sources. They talk to Deep throat and he…

People have been trying to stop crime for many years and current and future technology may hold the answer. Science fiction author Ray Bradbury gives us a glimpse into the near future in his short stories, and shows us that the key to a crimeless future may be soon at hand. Technology will lead to the end of crime. Admittedly technology can be attributed to many problems in the world today such as bullying. nobullying.com says, “ Cyber bullying came in… with 17 percent of the reports involving…

that can be rubber banded in the same way that happened to Kim. Had she opened that door, the burglar could have burst through, and she would have been the victim of a burglary. The rubber trick is good for everyone to be aware of, and you want to share it because you could save someone from becoming the victim of a home burglary. If something doesn't feel right, remember to exercise caution. You do not want to be overly trusting of people. In many cases, the best route is to call the police if…

last year and it has been in its safest in history. According to The New York Times, crimes were broken down into categories by “seven major felonies that are tracked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation: murder, rape, robbery, serious assault, burglary, grand larceny and car theft" (Goodman and Baker, 1). Crime categories that help differentiate an increase or decrease in each felony. Even though the crime…

law defines violent felonies as those that cause injury to the victim or threaten the victim with a deadly weapon (for example, murder and voluntary manslaughter, mayhem, most forcible sexual offenses, and some categories of robbery, assault, and burglary). Serious felonies include all violent felonies, plus others where there is a potential for injury to the victim (for example, arson and the remaining categories of robbery, assault, and…

In the 2013 film “The Bling Ring” directed by Sofia Coppola, Israel Broussard plays the character of Marc and Katie Chang plays Rebecca. The two get themselves and their entire friend group in more trouble than they bargained for when they continually burglarize celebrities homes. This Indian Hills high school friend group and their addiction can all be tied back to one robbery. Their infamous reputation as “The Bling Ring” derives from Rebecca first convincing Marc to rob his friend Evan’s…