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4 mugshots, 3 plea deals, 2 arrest warrants and this guy’s trouble started with one bad haircut
April 12, 2025

4 mugshots, 3 plea deals, 2 arrest warrants and this guy’s trouble started with one bad haircut

A young man whose legal trouble started when he couldn’t pay for a haircut has gotten himself into more and more trouble. His two latest arrests only happened after he failed to show up in court.

Elderly woman’s assisted living facility caregiver charged with theft, forgery for trying to cash $4,750 check
April 7, 2025

Elderly woman’s assisted living facility caregiver charged with theft, forgery for trying to cash $4,750 check

An employee at a check-cashing store didn’t just refuse to cash a forged check with a large amount. She also kept the suspect and her driver’s license at the store until the victim’s son and police arrived.

Follow-up Friday: Elderly landlord gets felony charge dropped, then racks up 2 more mugshots
March 7, 2025

Follow-up Friday: Elderly landlord gets felony charge dropped, then racks up 2 more mugshots

The elderly landlord charged with burglary for trying to move a tenant who hadn’t been paying rent is now facing lesser charges, but he has also been arrested again.

Photo finish – literally – to woman’s car insurance claim: ‘I messed up’
March 5, 2025

Photo finish – literally – to woman’s car insurance claim: ‘I messed up’

Accidents happen, but that’s not why a certain woman is facing a felony.

She said she swerved her 2018 Toyota Camry “to avoid a dog in the road and she hit a tree stump,” and that’s not disputed.

Senior facing a felony despite family claim: ‘All he did was ask the tow truck driver what his name was’
March 1, 2025

Senior facing a felony despite family claim: ‘All he did was ask the tow truck driver what his name was’

A grocery delivery turned into “a physical disturbance” and it wasn’t over the order. The trouble started when the driver got stuck in front of Richard Edward Fritzinger’s house.

Deputy with stun gun nabs bicyclist who said ‘he had just got ‘dope’ and chose not to stop’
February 27, 2025

Bicyclist who said ‘he had just got ‘dope’ and chose not to stop’ sentenced to jail, released early

A man who tried to ride away from a traffic stop on a bicycle, was caught with a stun gun, and found with drugs, has finished a jail sentence for his crimes.

Driver’s seatbelt violation led to this passenger’s drug arrest, warrant for animal cruelty
February 22, 2025

Driver’s seatbelt violation led to this passenger’s drug arrest, warrant for animal cruelty

A driver not wearing his seatbelt got pulled over but it’s his passenger who was arrested for two felonies, and then found to have a warrant for a deadly case of animal cruelty.

Suspect picked the wrong senior citizen victim and she became his worst nightmare, arrest report says
February 8, 2025

Suspect picked the wrong senior citizen victim and she became his worst nightmare, arrest report says

A 77-year-old woman showed up at the sheriff’s office early in the morning and by late afternoon, her information would lead to a much younger theft suspect’s arrest on six criminal charges.

Woman’s latest arrest happened with son ‘in the parking lot of the X-Mart Adult Supercenter’
February 7, 2025

Woman’s latest arrest happened with son ‘in the parking lot of the X-Mart Adult Supercenter’

“A suspicious person in the parking lot of the X-Mart Adult Supercenter” got the attention of sheriff’s deputies who rushed over to see what the excitement was about.

Landscaping crew’s Christmas gift stolen; Woman’s ‘unique markings’ on doorbell camera helped detective ID her
January 29, 2025

Landscaping crew’s Christmas gift stolen; Woman’s ‘unique markings’ on doorbell camera helped detective ID her

It was the season of taking, rather than giving, for one woman, according to her latest arrest report.

Follow-up Friday: Another plea deal, jail sentence after ‘a small bulge in her front left pocket’ turned out to be meth
January 24, 2025

Follow-up Friday: Another plea deal, jail sentence after ‘a small bulge in her front left pocket’ turned out to be meth

A senior citizen who spent nearly a year in state prison on drug charges decades ago is back behind bars after she was sentenced for yet another.

Woman’s boyfriend put her belongings at the curb, tried to sell her car online after alleged battering, lawyer says
January 18, 2025

Woman’s boyfriend put her belongings at the curb, tried to sell her car online after alleged battering, lawyer says

Cops called to the home of a couple for a disturbance quickly learned there were a couple of disturbances, and the girlfriend was arrested because “of the physical altercation earlier in the day.”

Follow-up Friday: Felon freed after 4 new criminal counts he was facing disappear without explanation
January 17, 2025

Follow-up Friday: Felon freed after 4 new criminal counts he was facing disappear without explanation

It’s not every day a repeat offender gets arrested, and then gets good news – a lot of good news – but that’s what happened this week to a felon who was facing four felony charges from the past few years.

Trouble with a tenant landed this elderly landlord back behind bars
January 11, 2025

Trouble with a tenant landed this elderly landlord back behind bars

A landlord has a new temporary home in jail after he tried to move a tenant he said hadn’t been paying rent. Youssef Nassief El-Masry made some other claims, as well.

Sex offender-turned-theft suspect thought he ‘got lucky finding’ suitcases with valuables, report says
January 10, 2025

Sex offender-turned-theft suspect thought he ‘got lucky’ finding suitcases with valuables, report says

A sexual offender who served two prison sentences told police he “got lucky” when he found “suitcases with clothes and large amounts of money.” That’s according to his arrest report.

Busted for shootings, break-ins and a spending spree on school district’s dime, authorities say
January 6, 2025

Busted for shootings, break-ins and a spending spree on school district’s dime, authorities say

A young man accused in a long list of crimes over several months was finally busted. Now, he’s facing 13 criminal charges, 12 of them felonies.

Bandaged woman left her latest victim ‘shirtless with her breasts uncovered,’ bleeding from lip to ankle
January 3, 2025

Bandaged woman left her latest victim ‘shirtless with her breasts uncovered,’ bleeding from lip to ankle

A woman who has been in and out of trouble for years is out of jail after taking a plea deal, rather than keep fighting her latest battery charge.

Follow-up Friday: Driver who said ‘it was better for him to get in trouble rather than his mother’ sentenced twice more
December 27, 2024

Follow-up Friday: Driver who said ‘it was better for him to get in trouble rather than his mother’ sentenced twice more

The driver who told police “it was better for him to get in trouble rather than his mother, who[se] license is also suspended,” has been arrested and sentenced twice more, in two counties, in less than three months.

3rd time the charm: Men arrested for fraud, other felonies after repeated visits to Comcast store
December 14, 2024

3rd time the charm: Men arrested for fraud, other felonies after repeated visits to Comcast store

Two men went into a Comcast store for the “third time within a week” and they left under arrest for three felonies and more. They’re accused of “presenting fraudulent ID cards and a credit card,” and store employees knew to call police.

Meth in her bra. Biting a cop. 5 lawyer requests to stop representing her. What could go wrong?
December 9, 2024

Meth in her bra. Biting a cop. 5 lawyer requests to stop representing her. What could go wrong?

The year 2024 won’t go down as Melany Gayle Peters’ best. Her three arrests took place this year and her various lawyers filed motions five times, requesting to be taken off her cases.

Man exploited elderly parents for $20,000. Late mom’s ‘sworn affidavit’ explained, detective says
December 7, 2024

Man exploited elderly parents for $20,000. Late mom’s ‘sworn affidavit’ explained, detective says

Some people move to Florida for family, but one is in jail for something almost unthinkable. He’s accused of using “a position of trust” to “knowingly exploit his parents,” and some of the evidence comes from his late mother.

Charged with using lost debit card 4 times for alcohol, found ‘picking through trash on the side of the road’
November 27, 2024

Charged with using lost debit card 4 times for alcohol, found ‘picking through trash on the side of the road’

The call to police started as a theft investigation, but was actually the case of a stolen debit card used four times without the owner’s permission.

Woman avoids a jail sentence, despite her trail of traffic tickets and arrests
November 23, 2024

Woman avoids a jail sentence, despite her trail of traffic tickets and arrests

A woman with a rather long driving record is facing a felony after a crash with someone who’d seen her under better circumstances.

Couldn’t keep away: Woman arrested 7 times at one Walmart on a variety of charges
November 22, 2024

Couldn’t keep away: Woman arrested 7 times at one Walmart on a variety of charges

The suspect in “a suspicious person call” wasn’t hard to find and wasn’t too hard to catch for a police officer with pepper spray. Also, it wasn’t her first arrest that required force.

Woman got her latest ride to jail after ‘getting into a random stranger’s car’ at a McDonald’s drive-thru
November 9, 2024

Woman got her latest ride to jail after ‘getting into a random stranger’s car’ at a McDonald’s drive-thru

A woman with the words “VIOLENT FELONY OFFENDER” stamped on each page of her latest arrest report is behind bars for crimes at a laundromat and a fast food drive-thru.

Woman accused of throwing mother’s walker, hitting elderly victim, leaving ‘large black and purple bruise’
October 26, 2024

Woman accused of throwing mother’s walker, hitting elderly victim, leaving ‘large black and purple bruise’

A mother-daughter argument ended with the older woman bruised and her live-in daughter arrested at work on a felony charge.

Woman charged with ‘texting harassing and threatening messages’ to sister over mom’s $8 million estate
October 23, 2024

Woman charged with ‘texting harassing and threatening messages’ to sister over mom’s $8 million estate

This squabble between sisters takes the term “sibling rivalry” to an extreme level, and their mother has not died.

Woman faces 20 felonies after deputies find 3 batches of stolen checks cashed
October 10, 2024

Woman faces 20 felonies after deputies find 3 batches of stolen checks cashed

A woman accused of stealing checks from her boss and cashing several of them for thousands of dollars is facing 20 felonies for fraud and theft.

Wanted woman accused of using grandfather’s ‘debit card without his permission,’ and he turned her in
September 29, 2024

Wanted woman accused of using grandfather’s ‘debit card without his permission,’ and he turned her in

An older man called sheriff’s deputies after he checked his bank information and “noticed multiple transactions from his account which he did not make.” In the end, his adult granddaughter was arrested.

Woman accused of stabbing her baby's father with sharp object used for 'scraping fentanyl'
September 3, 2024

Woman accused of stabbing her baby’s father with sharp object used for ‘scraping fentanyl’

A man “who appeared to be in distress” told police “his baby’s mother” stabbed him “with an object used for ‘scraping fentanyl,’ which he described as having a point.”

December 27, 2019

Have you noticed Comcast’s Christmas gift to itself?

It’s that time of year again. No. I take that back. A few weeks ago, it was that time of year again. Regular and long-time CohenConnect readers may recognize the Comcast graphic with Santa Claus.

December 6, 2018

Blogging better in 2019 after hitting 20,000 views in 2018

THANK YOU! I don’t know what else to say. There’s nothing special about hitting 20,000 blog page views except that it’s a big round number. The blog is a hobby and will be four years old next month.

November 21, 2018

The end of an era, and beginning of this one (Part A of this one)

It was 20 years ago tonight. Not exactly. It was actually four days off, on Nov. 25, but what really matters is it was the night before Thanksgiving in 1998.

October 10, 2018

The case against us all paying for private schools

Several times a year, before elections, a man in Florida emails me about who to support in elections down there. The goal is to receive money (Isn’t that everyone’s?) for private schools.

August 27, 2018

Not the typical pet, not the typical vet appointment

What a morning, and I hadn’t even gotten to the vet’s office! It was time for Frisky’s first annual physical. That’s not counting the office visit she had a year ago, after I adopted her from Morris Animal Refuge on Clear the Shelters Day. Frisky has always been a tough one.

February 18, 2018

Famous man, 80, suing famous man, 77, for age discrimination

What’s famous to you obviously relies on where you’ve been and what you’ve noticed, but these people have had national exposure for at least…

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