Rapper Snoop Dogg Arrested, Again

Rapper Snoop Dogg Arrested, Again: BURBANK, Calif. — Snoop Dogg was arrested for investigation of illegally possessing a handgun and drugs as he left NBC Studios after performing on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," police said.
The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, and two members of his entourage were arrested around 6 p.m. Tuesday after a search of his Diamond Bar home and car, Sgt. Kevin Grandalski said.
Police seized a handgun and some illegal drugs, Grandalski said. He did not have details.
The rapper was arrested for investigation of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, possessing cocaine, transporting marijuana and having a false compartment in his vehicle, Grandalski said.
"He was in a car pulling out of the studio" when police stopped him, said Donald Etra, the rapper's attorney.
Etra said he believed Broadus was booked at the jail for investigation of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. He made bail of $60,000 and was released shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday, about seven hours after his arrest.
"As of this point, he stands innocent of all charges," Etra said. "The goal tonight was to get him out of jail. The goal tomorrow is to deal with the case."
The rapper was expected to be arraigned Jan. 11, Etra said.
Two acknowledged gang members who are associates of Broadus also were taken into custody, Grandalski said.
Michael Mingo, 33, of Lakewood, was arrested for investigation of possessing burglary tools and Lovell Polk, 36, of Moreno Valley, was arrested for an outstanding warrant, Grandalski said. He did not know the nature of the warrant.
The arrests stemmed from an investigation that followed the rapper's Oct. 26 arrest at Bob Hope Airport after airport police said they found a gun and marijuana in his car, Grandalski said.
"Additional follow-up investigation led detectives to obtaining the search warrant," the sergeant said. He did not have details.
No charges have been filed in that case but Broadus has a Dec. 12 court appearance for an arraignment.
Etra said the rapper also has a Dec. 4 arraignment in Orange County following his Sept. 27 arrest for investigation of carrying a deadly weapon at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana.
Security officers said they found a collapsible baton in the entertainer's carry-on luggage. The rapper told deputies at the time of his arrest that the baton was a prop for a movie.
The rapper was convicted in 1990 of cocaine possession and was charged with gun possession after a 1993 traffic stop. Facing a possible three years in prison, he pleaded guilty in exchange for three years' probation and his promise to make anti-violence public service announcements.
He was acquitted of murder in 1996 following the death of an alleged street gang member killed by gunfire from the vehicle in which he was traveling.
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Montrose writes new anti-graffiti ordinance

Montrose writes new anti-graffiti ordinance: "Montrose writes new anti-graffiti ordinance

By BEVERLY CORBELL The Daily Sentinel

Wednesday, November 29, 2006
MONTROSE — Montrose is fed up with an upsurge in graffiti in the past year so the town council recently passed an ordinance to make penalties stiffer.
Mayor Noelle Hagan said the new laws are “just another tool in the tool box” to combat graffiti that include a graffiti task force that’s been meeting for about the past six months.
“Some of the strategies reviewed by the task force were what other communities were doing,” she said. “We wanted to pass an ordinance but we had to deliberate.”
During one of those deliberations, the task force decided against requiring property owners to remove graffiti because they are the victims.
Instead, the ordinance states that if caught, graffiti vandals must clean it up themselves within 24 hours.
The eight-page ordinance states that anyone convicted of graffiti vandalism will be fined from $250 to $1,000 and could serve up to a year in the city jail. Parents or guardians of minors who break anti-graffiti laws will be held accountable for fines and if they don’t pay up their property could be seized.
Up to 20 hours of community service can also be a requirement set by the courts for those convicted of creating graffiti and their parents have to go along for half of that time.
The ordinance also allows for a reward system for tips on graffiti vandals and reimbursement of expenses. The rewards will be funded by an “anti-graffiti account” that will be set up with collected fines from graffiti violations.
But whether the new laws will be a deterrent is hard to say, Hagan said.
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An image from a video provided by attorney B. Kwaku Duren and shot by a resident in the area shows Los Angeles police with a suspect on a Hollywood street on Aug. 11, 2006. (AP / Image from video provided by B. Kwaku Duren)