Courts

Just in on my cell. Stainbrook has once again refused to sell tickets to Jeff Simpson for tomorrow's Lincoln Dinner. Luckily Jeff is our guest tomorrow morning at 8a on 1370 WSPD. Should be fun.

St James Holiness Church of God in Christ in Toledo may have a set a nauseating new low. The church has had four convicted pedophiles operating in ministry with the Pastor’s knowledge. But that’s only the beginning of this shocking story which truly symbolizes why drastic reform is needed in COGIC now.

The pastor of St James, William James, Jr. didn’t put the men out of the church, it took legal action against them to stop their predatory activities.

The Toledo Journal is reporting online that Carty insulted blacks, and one of his top aide's confrims this!

The Journal is reporting that Mayor Finkbeiner made insulting remarks about black men and probably about black women. Mayor Finkbeiner turned down a recommendation to hire a black man because he would be "crucified" if he had two minorities serving as co-directors of the city's Youth Commission.

Owner of Burnsys Burgers & Brew in Oregon, Ohio Charged with Grand Theft.
An Indictment was filed by the Lucas County Grand Jury on November 12, 2009.

The Indictment states a Charge of Grand Theft a Felony of the 4th Degree.

Patrick L. Burns of 434 Cambridge Dr. Oregon, Ohio 43616 is named in the Indictment.
His past address is listed as 6029 Grisell Rd. Oregon, Ohio.

Patrick L. Burns and his wife Sandra I. Burns were the Owners of the former GameTime Sports Pub at 506 S. Lallendorf Rd. in Oregon, Ohio. Which went out of business and the property was sold at sheriff sale.

Is there corruption among the ranks of the Toledo Police Department?

Sgt. Brandon was put back on the police force by an arbitrator after being fired, and is in trouble again after he called a woman a ho, and would not file her police report.

Read about that here:

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/video?id=6996832

And now former Toledo officer only gets three months behind bars with 5 years probation, after he put his hand down women's pants and touched and rubbed their private areas, while he was conducting traffic stops.

Read more here:

Brian and Maggie will pick up this story later this afternoon on WSPD, and WSPD news will have the full story but here's the part I aired this morning.

New procedures will be in place for Field Operations Officers with the layoffs after today. The elimination of the Theft Unit, Auto Theft Unit, Check Unit, and Reduction in Burglary Unit make these changes necessary.
Number 6 on the list is particularly troubling since most people who have been a victim of burglary are distraught already. It reads "Tell victims the report will be on file. DO NOT tell victims that a detective will call them or promise any follow-up that you cannot personally deliver. In most cases, there will be NO follow-up."
CARTY GETS RESULTS

I have written about my friend Danny Brown many times in print, in journals, and on this blog. He is a man wrongly incarcerated for a 1981 rape-murder, and who DNA evidence helped free in 2001.

i could care less about celebrities adopting children, not that i am criticizing them, but this article brings up some good points.....

Pop star Madonna is back in the news; this time, heading back to the African nation of Malawi to adopt her second child.

You might remember all of the drama a few years ago when Madonna adopted a Malawi boy. Now she wants to adopt a girl, and a judge has said she will have to wait until Friday to see if she will get the go-ahead.

Area high school mock trial teams and University of Toledo paralegal students will get a first-hand look at the justice system when the Toledo Municipal Court holds a special session at The University of Toledo Thursday, March 26, from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.

Judge Michael R. Goulding will commence court in UT’s Richard B. and Jane McQuade Mock Trial Courtroom, located in the Health and Human Services Building, Room 1419.

Does anyone have any word on how the Philip J. Berg situation is moving along? of course I'm referring to the lawsuit against Bush, Cheney, et al. Can someone from WSPD ask him?

A friend of mine visiting from Arizona mentioned (about Toledo) that he's never been to a city with so much rap music noise pollution. He was suprised Toledo is not constantly producing readings on the Richter scale. Here is an article about a judge forcing noise offenders to listen to music they don't like...in this case...Barry Manilow. I don't care for Barry...but anything beats living in a 24 hour rap concert like Toledo. Link to article.

Two months ago, he was living in a spacious, riverfront mansion. His next taxpayer-funded accommodation will be decidedly more cramped.   Kwame Kilpatrick is set to go to jail Tuesday, and former inmates say it can be difficult to adjust to life in a malodorous 15-by-10-foot cell.

View video of Mayor's court proceedings. He was put in jail for violating terms of travel.

http://www.blackbottom.com/watch.php?v=p0KAD5KzrzP

http://www.blackbottom.com/watch.php?v=8qK4YQkusQV

Question's for those in the world of Swampbubbles...

What Toledo neighborhoods have the highest crime rate (pertaining to our youth)?

What elementary and middle schools in the Toledo Public School system have the lowest test scores?

WASHINGTON - A federal judge yesterday rejected President Bush's contention that senior White House advisers are immune from subpoenas, siding with Congress' power to investigate the executive branch and handing a victory to Democrats probing the dismissal of nine federal prosecutors.

The months-long battle between Toledo Municipal Court judges and Toledo city officials over the court's budget is now in the hands of another set of judges.

The seven municipal court judges filed a petition in Ohio's 6th District Court of Appeals Thursday against the city, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner, and the 12 members of city council.

If you did not see, other politicians are jumping on the "gang up" on Cubbon bandwagon. I do think that she does have courage because she knew full well what her decision would bring.