Every parent should be worried about fentanyl. It's showing up with increasing regularity in common street drugs. Unfortunately, synthetic opioid is often missed with common street drugs because it's a cheap way to increase the potency of other drugs. Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than...
It's easy to fall into the habit of thinking that anything goes since you're in California. But, if you're ever convicted of a drug crime, you'll find that California isn't nearly as laid back as the media suggests. Just how severe the consequences are when it...
Dealing with the fallout of an abducted child is something no parent should ever have to go through. However, when preventing child abductions, there's no such thing as being too prepared. Teach Your Child to be Safe When They Encounter a Stranger Stranger danger is still very...
Everyone talks about phone scams, dating scams, and internet scams. Somehow, employment scams slide under the radar. Employment scams are interesting because few people see them coming. What's the Point of an Employment Scam There are three main reasons that employment scams exist. Making Fast Money Some people will launch...
When fentanyl was first starting to generate some media attention, the synthetic opioid was a good thing. It was a popular and extremely effective method to treat extreme pain. Doctors commonly prescribed it post-surgery, and patients with advanced cancer often used it to help control...
Did you know that you can legally jaywalk in California? That’s right; you’re free to cross the road whenever you feel like it, even if you’re not in a crosswalk. You can even do so right in front of a police officer, and they won’t be...
You’ve been pulled over, and the police officer says that they suspect you’ve been drinking. They would like you to perform an immediate sobriety test so that they can determine if you’re officially driving while under the influence. At this point, some people meekly comply....
Many people consider St. Patrick's Day one of their favorite holidays. It's a day that encourages people to wear green, gather up a big group of their friends, and go out to have a good time. It's also a holiday that inspires drinking a lot...
Everyone is familiar with phone scams, dating scams, and even email scams. What you may not have heard of is one of the newer scams, virtual kidnapping. This is a horrible scam not only because it requires a great deal of forethought and planning by...
The first thing you need to keep in mind if you're using drugs, even if it's something legal like cannabis, is that in California, DUI indicates under the influence of drugs as well as alcohol. That means that if a patrol officer suspects that you're...
Most people assume that as long as they don’t drive after they’ve been drinking, they have nothing to worry about. What they don’t realize is that in California, you can be charged with public intoxication. While it’s perfectly okay to drink in California, while you’re in...
Should You Keep a Copy of Your California Arrest Record Most people would like to pretend that they were never arrested and never accused of criminal activity. They hope that if they pretend it never happened, that no one will ever learn about the incident. The...