On behalf of Valencia, Ippolito & Bowman posted in Sex Crimes on Friday, May 18, 2012
One of California's most popular baseball players has found himself and his family embroiled in controversy. Los Angeles Angels star player Torii Hunter was placed on the team's restricted roster earlier this month after the pro's teen son was arrested for sexual assault of a child in a Dallas suburb. The 17-year-old was apprehended in the case on May 14, according to reports from Texas officials.
The investigation in the case had been going on for more than a month, according to the arresting officials. Sexual assault of a child is a second-degree felony in the state.
On behalf of Valencia, Ippolito & Bowman posted in Criminal Defense on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A dozen people across the Bay Area were arrested yesterday in what authorities said was an effort to break a Santa Clara County drug trafficking operation.
Suspects were arrested in East Palo Alto, Oakland and Hayward, officials said. The group reportedly deals in heroin and methamphetamine.
On behalf of Valencia, Ippolito & Bowman posted in Sex Crimes on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A 23-year-old Santa Clara man accompanying a missing 16-year-old San Jose girl on a Valley Transportation Authority light-rail train has been accused of sex crimes involving the teen, law enforcement officials said last week.
The pair was stopped shortly before four in the afternoon last Thursday for failure to have valid passes while riding the train, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said.
On behalf of Valencia, Ippolito & Bowman posted in Sex Crimes on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
An assistant principal at a San Jose high school is facing sexual assault accusations after his arrest last week.
The Leland High School administrator, 32, is charged with having unlawful sexual contact with a student at the school last year.
On behalf of Valencia, Ippolito & Bowman posted in DUI on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Fifty miles north of San Jose sits the city of Concord, California. That's where West Covina State Assemblyman and assistant majority whip Roger Hernandez was charged with a pair of misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence.
The drunk driving arrest was in March, according to court records.
On behalf of Valencia, Ippolito & Bowman posted in Violent Crimes on Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The younger brother of two NFL players is accused of assault with a hammer, the San Jose Mercury News reports. One of the players is with the San Francisco 49ers and the other is with the Miami Dolphins.
The man has been charged in Washington DC with aggravated assault on the woman.
On behalf of Valencia, Ippolito & Bowman posted in Criminal Defense on Thursday, April 26, 2012
In this post, we're going to share news about recent DUI and drug arrests in Milpitas, as well as update you on the homicide trial in San Jose involving a man accused of deliberately running over his neighbor.
In Milpitas, a Santa Clara couple was arrested on drug trafficking charges. The 40-year-old man and 30-year-old woman are accused of cultivating marijuana, as well as transporting a large amount of the substance. They're also both accused of theft of utility services.
On behalf of Valencia, Ippolito & Bowman posted in Sex Crimes on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
A former San Jose police officer who pleaded no contest to a pair of sex crimes allegations was set for sentencing next week, but that hearing has now been moved to May.
The 44-year-old initially faced three charges of unlawful sexual contact with minors; incidents prosecutors said happened between December of 2008 and March of 2009.
On behalf of Valencia, Ippolito & Bowman posted in Criminal Defense on Thursday, April 19, 2012
We wrote last week about an intriguing San Jose case in which a man was accused of homicide back in 2009. The alleged weapon? His Honda Civic.
On Tuesday, the jury in the case reported to the judge that it was divided after a day and a half of deliberations, unable to agree on a verdict.
On behalf of Valencia, Ippolito & Bowman posted in DUI on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The Santa Clara Sheriff's Department recently announced a number of arrests, including the arrest of a 32-year-old San Jose man for driving under the influence of alcohol just over a week ago.
If convicted, he could face mandatory jail time, years of probation, loss of his driver's license, plus a hefty fine and court costs.
