Person shot dead near 38th and Meridian

by Tyler Deamer on Apr.22, 2011, under Law Articles

INDIANAPOLIS (WiSH) – Police are investigating a homicide near 38th and Meridian.

IMPD was called to the 300 block of West 41st Street at 3:08 p.m. Friday on a report of shots fired; they found a Patrick Rowe, 27, Indianapolis, fatally shot. Detectives are canvassing the neighborhood and Crime Lab technicians are processing the scene.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact IMPD Homicide Branch at 327-3475 or Crime Stoppers at 262-TIPS. Crime Stoppers callers remain anonymous, and information that leads to felony arrests may be eligible for cash reward.

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Taco Bell to law firm: “Would it kill you to say you’re sorry?”

by Ava Thornton on Apr.22, 2011, under Justice Laws

A false-advertising lawsuit filed in California against Taco Bell claiming the company doesn’t use real beef has been withdrawn, but Taco Bell isn’t ready for the fight to end just yet. AP reports that the company ran full-page ads yesterday in the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and publications in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Alabama, where the Beasley Allen firm that filed the suit is based.

The ad is aimed at the law firm, and asks “Would it kill you to say you’re sorry?” It goes on to say that Taco Bell made no changes to its products or advertising, rebutting Beasley Allen’s explanation of why the suit was dropped.

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Teenager fakes sleep to avoid robbery arrest

by Beau Devine on Apr.20, 2011, under Law Office

I like to use this pulpit here to teach would-be criminals things not to do. Today we learned that you shouldn’t tattoo your crime on your body and now we learn that pretending to be asleep also doesn’t work.

Baby Smurf may look innocent, but the fearful eyes on that bear tell a different story.

Akron, Ohio police say a 17-year-old robbed a man on the street for his cigarettes.

The victim told cops that he saw the robber head into a nearby house after the robbery was committed.

When police arrived to investigate, they found the 17-year-old in his bedroom in the upstairs section of the home, pretending to be asleep.

Cops recovered the cigarettes and took the teen’s gun. He’s

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Gangs don’t protect against crime, study suggests

by Ava Thornton on Apr.17, 2011, under Justice Laws

Gang members are twice as likely to be crime victims than non-gang members and are more frequently subject to simple assault, aggravated assault and drive by shootings, according to a recently study by the Crime Victims’ Institute at Sam Houston State University.

In addition, gang members report their neighborhoods are more dangerous, are of lower quality, and have greater problems with drugs compared to non-gang members.

While it is commonly believed that gang membership offers protection, the study found that gang members were more likely to be victimized.

“Gang members were significantly more likely than non-gang members to be crime victims,” said Dr.

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Court Throws Out Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Lawsuit Against National Day of Prayer

by Ava Thornton on Apr.16, 2011, under Justice Laws

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s (FFRF) lawsuit that attacked the federal government’s observance of National Day of Prayer.

The court ruled that atheists did not have legal standing to bring the suit.

Kelly Shackelford, president/CEO for Liberty Institute, was quoted as saying: “We applaud the Seventh Circuit’s dismissal of this desperate attempt to erase our country’s rich history of calling for prayer. Sadly, some are determined to censor religious expression in the public arena. As long a

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