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Underground Drug Trafficker 'OxyMonster' Sentenced to 20 Years
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Gone are the days you went down a dark alley and exchanged $10 for a "dime bag" of weed. Drug dealing has gone international, using the dark web and bitcoin,...
Halloween Night Has Most Vandalism of the Year
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
To get ready for Halloween this year, perhaps put more emphasis on protecting yourself than getting the best mix of candy for trick or treaters. Property...
What's the Penalty for Laptop Theft?
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Stealing a laptop comes in so many forms: breaking into a car or a home, or simply grabbing one that is in plain sight from an unsuspecting, or tuned-out,...
When Should You Report a Harassing Text to Police?
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Harassment has left the schoolyard and taken to the cell waves in the form of texts. According to a poll in Owlcation, 96 percent of the nearly 23,000 voters...
Are the Cops in Your Nest? How Smart Home Devices Are Turning Into Surveillance Tools
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
There is a rule of thumb in the data security realm that advises against hooking anything up to the internet that doesn't need to be, the idea being that...
Ohio Inmates Denied Medical Attention File Lawsuit
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
What's the best way to minimize inmates' complaints? Don't give out complaint forms. That seems to be the strategy one Ohio jail has been using, according to a...
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