In Florida, Justin Bieber was arrested on the suspicion that he was driving under the influence.  He took two breath tests and his blood-alcohol content was below .08%. The tests read .11% and .14%, both would be below the general .08% legal limit for drivers. Florida has a .02% limit for drivers under the legal drinking age of 21, Justin is 19. Justin admitted to drinking, smoking marijuana, and taking prescription pills before his arrest, he also failed a field sobriety test. He was arrested early Thursday in Miami Beach because they saw a yellow Lamborghini (which Justin was in) and a red Ferrari racing each other in the residential areas of Miami Beach. This marks the first time that he has been arrested, although he is subject to a felony of egging his California neighbor's house.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/24/showbiz/justin-bieber/index.html?hpt=ju_c2

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/19/justice/maryland-exorcism-deaths/index.html?hpt=ju_c1
In Maryland, a mother stabbed and killed two of her children and wounded two others while attempting an exorcism. Zakieya L. Avery was charged with two accounts of first-degree murder and two accounts of attempted first-degree murder on Saturday. Another woman was also charged in the two deaths. The police believe that she was not related to the family but lived in the same residence. A 1 and two year old suffered fatal stab wounds and died, while their siblings ages 5 and 8 were hospitalized with injuries. They found the the children Friday morning after a neighbor called 911 after seeing a car door open with a knife and blood around it.

In Canada, a young girl age 16 was convicted of distributing child pornography in connection with "sexting", and sending uttering threats out. It was a picture of the girls boyfriend's ex-girlfriend, it all started in November 2012 when the girl found out that her boyfriend was still in contact with his ex. She sent this picture out of spite before thinking about the consequences that come along with it. This is believed to be the first cases in Canada where a teen has been convicted of charges relating pornography and sexting. She is out on bail waiting for sentencing. They say that this should be a wake up call and serve as a warning to teens as to what they text and put on the internet.

Breaking Bad

Ryan Lee  Carroll who is 28 year old was arrested on Tuesday in Fort Myers Florida. He was taken into custody with the felony chargers of alleged possession of synthetic narcotics and a misdemeanor charge of allegedly keeping a shop or vehicle for drugs. He won a national contest to meet the "Breaking Bad" cast prior to the end of the show. Carroll said that the show was addicting and that people could really relate to the show and the main character. Neighbors were talking about how it looked like a Hollywood production with all of the police cars around. As of Thursday morning, he remains in custody.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/02/showbiz/breaking-bad-contest-winner-arrest/index.html?hpt=ju_c2

drunk driving

This week a 16-year-old, Ethan  Couch, was drunk driving and got into a crash that killed 4 people. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The parents are part to blame, said the police, they never gave the boy limits and instead, gave him everything he wanted and let him do what he wanted to do. The four people were on the side of the road, helping someone with a car that had broken down. His blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit; .24.
He ended up with no jail time, although he could face up to 10 years if he violates the terms of the probation. The victims' parents were shocked with the judges decision and said that he basically got away with murder.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/12/justice/texas-teen-dwi-wreck/index.html?hpt=ju_c2

Pleads not Guilty

Philip Chism pleaded not guilty to murder, aggravated rape, and robbery on Wednesday. He was accused of murdering his math teacher, Colleen Ritzer back in October with a box cutter in the girls bathroom. A classmate of his told the police that he became very upset when Colleen spoke after class about his hometown of Tennessee. People could see that he was getting upset so she stopped talking about it, this happened the day of the crime. In court, after he pleaded not guilty, he was ordered held without bail. Philip' s next court date will be on January 30th, 2014. 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/04/justice/massachusetts-chism-plea/index.html?hpt=ju_c2

"knockout game"

On Thursday in New York, police were investigating s sucker-punch assault on a 23-year-old. They were doing this to look further into a possible series of attacks known as the "knockout game." People are walking around and punching people, trying to knock them out in one punch. The police have multiple videos of people walking around punch people. They do not know if they know the victims or if it is just random. They are trying to figure it out. Attacks have been reported in at least four states in the last three years. Just in New York there have been 7 attacks. They are afraid that if they keep talking about and continue to investigate this crime, will bring copycats.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/28/justice/new-york-knockout-game-assault/index.html?hpt=ju_c2