A minor who is taken into custody in Florida might be sent to a juvenile assessment center (JAC). One of the key benefits of a JAC is that a police officer does not have to wait for a parent or guardian to pick the minor up. Instead, the minor can be processed and the...
Month: March 2019
City council approves marijuana decriminalization
Florida law views possession of marijuana up to 20 grams as a first-degree misdemeanor that could send someone to jail for up to one year and impose a $1,000 fine. The city council in Cocoa Beach, however, has chosen to decriminalize possession in those small amounts....
A Florida prison guard is arrested on drug charges.
If the allegations prove true, a Florida corrections officer may be looking at the other side of prison bars. After a raid, the accused guard faces multiple counts of drug possession with intent to sell, weapons possession and other charges. Police in Hollywood were...
Do these things if you’re accused of shoplifting
On the surface, shoplifting is not the most serious crime. However, depending on the situation, it can result in criminal charges that impact your life in a variety of ways. There are times when shoplifting leads to nothing more than a citation. In more severe cases,...
Man busted for pot says police illegally searched his vehicle
For now, it is still illegal to possess recreational marijuana in Florida. However, it is also illegal for police officers to illegally search someone's vehicle in order to find evidence. Those two issues are the center of a current criminal case in Miami-Dade County....
