by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, malpractice, medicine
April 21, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Your phone rings. It is a police officer requesting that you come down to the station to be interviewed about a case in which you could be either a witness or possible suspect. Should you? If you know anyone...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
July 28, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Ask Lt. Patrick Crowe, training officer of the Hanford Police Department, to describe one of the most powerful tools available to his officers in a crisis situation. His answer might surprise you. “It’s...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
July 21, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Sergeant David Lostaunau of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office can easily describe how the use of any weapon — from a .22 pistol to a .50 caliber machine gun — will bring a quick resolution to many issues facing...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, traffic ticket
December 17, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver A large number of lawyers are regular readers of this column and occasionally contribute interesting story ideas. The following e-mail was sent in from “Hal,” an attorney in Sacramento: “In...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, technology
September 13, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, several days ago our grandson and three of his college fraternity brothers were almost arrested for doing something which all of us now realize was completely stupid and dangerous.”...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
July 18, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In November 2006 while shopping at her local Target, Amanda “got a nasty impulse to steal some make-up.” She placed the items into her purse and walked out. She had no idea that her shoplifting was...
