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... by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, theft
November 01, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver On Saturday, Sept. 13, at around 10 in the morning, June was purchasing gasoline at a Brookside Market service station close to her home in Bakersfield. Walking back into the store for change, she found a... by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
December 28, 2004 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver On Nov. 10 of last year, Vicki McCarty and her husband were shopping at the Hanford Wal-Mart at about 10 in the evening. “I had just finished paying, while my husband was looking at a display of...