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  • Man saved from murder charge by Curb (Your Enthusiasm) gets $320,000

    03/09/2007 10:59:37 AM PST · by Wolfie · 24 replies · 1,206+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | March 8, 2007
    Man saved from murder charge by Curb gets $320,000 LOS ANGELES — A man who was cleared of murder when outtakes from the HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm put him at Dodger Stadium when the crime occurred will get $320,000 in a settlement with the city. The Los Angeles City Council agreed Wednesday to settle the police misconduct lawsuit filed by Juan Catalan, who spent nearly five months in jail before footage from the show cemented his alibi. Catalan, 28, was arrested for the May 2003 slaying of Martha Puebla, 16, outside her Sun Valley home. He told detectives he...
  • CA: Jury convicts 9 Valley gangsters of racketeering (Vineland boys)

    10/27/2006 9:46:30 AM PDT · by calcowgirl · 17 replies · 560+ views
    Los Angeles Daily News ^ | 10/27/2006 | Eugene Tong
    Nine members and associates of a notorious east San Fernando Valley street gang that terrorized residents for more than a decade were found guilty Thursday of federal drug and racketeering charges - legal tools more commonly used to fight organized crime. In the first criminal trial brought against the Sun Valley-based Vineland Boys, who police say ran roughshod through parts of Burbank, North Hollywood and Palmdale, the jury deliberated seven days before reaching the verdicts that could land two of the defendants in prison for life. "This is the first time in Southern California that the RICO (Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt...
  • Burbank detective describes killing of partner in gang shootout

    08/24/2006 5:21:25 PM PDT · by BurbankKarl · 1 replies · 457+ views
    CBS 2 ^ | 8/24/06 | ROBERT JABLON
    Federal prosecutors began their racketeering case Thursday against a street gang with testimony from a Burbank police officer who was badly wounded in a shootout that killed a fellow officer. Detective Gregory Campbell said he called for backup after smelling marijuana coming from a Cadillac Escalade in the parking lot of a motel. After Officer Matthew Pavelka arrived, the driver began firing at Campbell from five feet away, he testified. ``I recall yelling out, 'gun,''' said Campbell, who went down after being shot in the stomach and head. He didn't see what happened next but recalled hearing more than two...
  • Ex-Councilwoman Pleads Guilty To Coke Possession (Burbank Mayor Also Guilty Of Child Endangerment)

    12/22/2005 11:23:19 AM PST · by BurbankKarl · 11 replies · 496+ views
    CBS 2 News ^ | 12/22/05 | various
    Former Burbank City Councilwoman Stacey Jo Murphy pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony count of possessing cocaine and one misdemeanor count of child endangerment, the District Attorney's Office announced. As part of a plea agreement, Murphy, 47, also will enter a drug-diversion program, attend drug counseling sessions and return to court for progress reports, said Deputy District Attorney Thomas Krag. Murphy also agreed to attend parenting classes and be supervised by the courts for five years. "This is an appropriate resolution for a defendant who was a leader in the community, but whose drug use clouded her judgment and put...
  • Glendale Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Charge (Vineland Boyz)

    11/10/2005 5:54:23 PM PST · by BurbankKarl · 9 replies · 611+ views
    CBS 2 ^ | 11/10/05 | various
    The boyfriend of a former Burbank city councilwoman pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge he traded a gang member two handguns in exchange for cocaine. Scott Schaffer, 51, of Glendale, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John Walter to one count of using a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He scheduled to be sentenced in June. Schaffer and his longtime girlfriend, 47-year-old Stacey Murphy, were arrested in July. Murphy, the mother of three and a former Burbank mayor, was taken into custody shortly after Schaffer was arrested and was ultimately charged with felony cocaine possession and misdemeanor...
  • Councilwoman resigns from council (Burbank weapons for cocaine scandal)

    08/31/2005 1:37:08 PM PDT · by BurbankKarl · 7 replies · 485+ views
    Burbank Leader ^ | 8/31/05 | Mark Madler
    DOWNTOWN BURBANK -- Citing potential "distractions" stemming from her arrest on suspicion of cocaine possession and child endangerment, City Councilwoman Stacey Murphy resigned from the City Council Tuesday, ending a more than eight-year run on the dais and setting the stage for a special election to fill her seat. In a letter addressed to City Manager Mary Alvord, Murphy said it was with a heavy heart that she was stepping down from the council "This is not an easy decision for me personally, however, for the best interests of our city, and my children, it is the right thing to...
  • Burbank City Councilwoman Pleads Not Guilty (Faces three years)

    08/25/2005 3:31:31 PM PDT · by BurbankKarl · 2 replies · 310+ views
    NBC News ^ | 8/25/05 | Various
    LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Burbank City Councilwoman Stacey Jo Murphy pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanor child endangerment. Murphy, 47, is due back in court Sept. 28, when a date will be set for a hearing to determine if there's enough evidence for her to stand trial. Bail for Murphy had been set at $100,000, but Judge Janice Croft altered that arrangement this morning, releasing her on her own recognizance. The former Burbank mayor, who has served on the Burbank City Council since 1997, was arrested July 13 after a federal search warrant was served...
  • CA: Schaffer pleads not guilty (gun dealing Burbank Councilwoman's domestic partner)

    08/03/2005 10:02:46 AM PDT · by BurbankKarl · 4 replies · 428+ views
    Burbank Leader ^ | 8/3/05 | Mark R. Madler
    LOS ANGELES -- Glendale resident and businessman Scott Schaffer entered a not guilty plea on Monday to charges that he sold handguns to a gang member in exchange for cocaine. Schaffer stood in an area separated from the rest of the courtroom of U.S. District Magistrate Judge Paul Game by glass partitions and gave clear, loud responses when asked his name and if he understood the charges against him. "Not guilty," Schaffer responded when asked how he plead to the charges. His parents and three friends were present in the courtroom for the plea. A federal grand jury handed down...
  • CA: Councilwoman's Boyfriend Charged (Stacey Murphy - Burbank)

    07/28/2005 10:09:41 AM PDT · by BurbankKarl · 5 replies · 582+ views
    KCAL 9 ^ | 7/28/05 | various
    LOS ANGELES (AP) The longtime boyfriend of a Burbank city councilwoman has been charged with weapons and drug violations in connection with a notorious street gang. Scott Schaffer, companion of Burbank Councilwoman Stacey Jo Murphy, was charged Wednesday and is being held on suspicion of trading guns to a gang member for cocaine. Schaffer's attorney said his client would plead not guilty at his arraignment Monday. Schaffer was arrested July 13 after authorities found a gun registered in his name at the home of a San Fernando Valley gang member. Authorities said Schaffer traded two guns for cocaine. Court papers...
  • CA: Police Remove Graffiti-Marked Signs Honoring Slain Officer (Tagged with "187")

    07/22/2005 9:32:01 AM PDT · by BurbankKarl · 7 replies · 473+ views
    KNBC 4 LA ^ | 7/22/05
    BURBANK, Calif. -- Police took down two Interstate 5 Freeway signs honoring slain Burbank police Officer Matthew Pavelka after they were defaced with a spray-painted "187" and a gang nickname, the Daily News reported on Friday. In gang graffiti parlance, "187" -- the California penal code section for murder -- is a death threat. For Burbank police, who are investigating the case as vandalism, the graffiti opened an old wound, according to the report. "What you have here is an individual who has given his life to a particular cause, and people just vandalize it," Burbank police Sgt. Jay Jette...
  • Arrested Councilwoman Says She Won't Resign

    07/19/2005 8:35:31 PM PDT · by BurbankKarl · 29 replies · 1,036+ views
    NBC 4 Los Angeles ^ | 7/19/05 | Various
    BURBANK, Calif. -- Burbank City Councilwoman Stacey Jo Murphy said Tuesday she will stay on the job despite her arrest on suspicion of cocaine possession and child endangerment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 14 Images: Councilwoman Arrested June 29 Images: Vineland Boyz Arrests Police Arrest 22 During Operation Swift Intruder Burbank Councilwoman Accused Of Vineland Boyz Gang Ties -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I cannot comment specifically on the allegations made against me," Murphy wrote in a letter to City Manager Mary Alvord that was read at Tuesday's Burbank City Council meeting. "I intend to do the job you elected me to do, and I plan on...
  • CA: Operation Swift Intruder Targets Vineland Boyz Again

    07/19/2005 8:54:07 AM PDT · by BurbankKarl · 24 replies · 1,936+ views
    KNBC 4 ^ | 7/19/05
    BURBANK, Calif. -- About 600 police officers raided homes from the San Fernando Valley to Palmdale overnight, in Operation Swift Intruder, a broad operation targeting violent gang members suspected in the shooting deaths of two officers. The raid on members of the Vineland Boyz follows a similar, larger raid against the gang last month. LAPD Lt. Paul Vernon said officers were serving search warrants at more than 20 locations and had made at least 14 arrests by 6 a.m. Vernon said that two other suspects were already in custody, bringing the number of alleged gang members in custody to 16....
  • burbank Councilwoman arrested

    07/17/2005 12:11:31 AM PDT · by television is just wrong · 23 replies · 1,661+ views
    Associated press ^ | July15, 2005 | Associated Press
    Burbank Councilwoman Arrested # For Alleged Cocaine Possession, Child Endangerment Jul 15, 2005 7:40 am US/Pacific BURBANK, Calif. (AP) A city councilwoman was arrested for investigation of cocaine possession and child endangerment by members of a task force that recently raided a notorious street gang blamed in the shooting deaths of two police officers, authorities said Thursday. Councilwoman Stacey Jo Murphy, 47, was arrested Wednesday night at her home, where law enforcement agents served a federal search warrant, police said. She posted $100,000 bail and was released from jail Thursday. A phone call left for Murphy at her office Thursday...
  • Double Life Stuns Burbank Councilwoman's Friends (arrested on drug, weapons-related charges)

    07/16/2005 5:28:11 PM PDT · by churchillbuff · 28 replies · 1,294+ views
    Daily News ^ | July 16 05 | Daily News
    Friends and acquaintances expressed shock and disbelief Friday at allegations that City Councilwoman Stacey Jo Murphy led a double life -- do-gooder civic leader and cocaine abuser who hung out at a bar with known gangsters. Murphy's arrest after police found drugs and guns at her Lima Street home grew out of a lengthy investigation into the notorious Vineland Boys street gang, which authorities blame for a long list of crimes, including the killing of Burbank police Officer Matthew Pavelka. Across Burbank, those who know Murphy, 47, were having trouble making the allegations jibe with their image of a successful...
  • California Lawmaker Nabbed On Drug Suspician

    07/16/2005 10:41:39 AM PDT · by Clintonfatigued · 48 replies · 1,152+ views
    Yahoo News ^ | July 15, 2005
    BURBANK, Calif. - A city councilwoman was arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession after her boyfriend told authorities they had used the drug together and he had associated with a notorious street gang and sold guns to a member.
  • CA: Massive Police Action Nets 19 Gang Arrests (Vineland Boyz)

    06/21/2005 9:17:01 AM PDT · by BurbankKarl · 29 replies · 1,446+ views
    KNBC 4 ^ | 6/21/05 | various
    BURBANK, Calif. -- At least 19 arrests were made overnight in a raid targeting a violent San Fernando Valley gang suspected of killing two police officers. The early-morning raid began at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, when officers began serving 43 search and arrest warrants on members of the Vineland Boyz gang in Los Angeles, Palmdale, Rosamond, Valencia, Bakersfield and Simi Valley, police said. The Vineland Boyz gang is suspected in the fatal shooting of Los Angeles Officer James Beyea in 1988 and the 2003 shooting death of Burbank Officer Matthew Pavelka. By 5:30 a.m., at least 19 of the 43 gang...
  • CA: Burbank Councilwoman arrested on drug charges

    07/14/2005 2:41:44 PM PDT · by BurbankKarl · 51 replies · 1,155+ views
    Daily News ^ | 7/14/05 | staff reports
    Burbank police have arrested City Councilwoman Stacey Jo Murphy on suspicion of cocaine possession and child endangerment. Sgt. Jay Jette of the Burbank Police Department says a federal search warrant was served yesterday at Murphy's home. Murphy was held at Burbank city jail in lieu of $100,000 bail, Jette says. A news conference is scheduled this afternoon to discuss the arrest.
  • 2 Police Officers Shot, Burbank CA

    11/15/2003 7:46:58 PM PST · by BurbankKarl · 222 replies · 607+ views
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    18:30pst Officers were checking out black Escalade with no plate, and a little later all hell broke out. 2 Officers shot and transported to St Josephs Medical Center, one suspect killed, three suspect outstanding. Vehicle had three handguns and AR-15 left inside. Ramada Inn, Buena Vista @ I-5 Burbank, Glendale, Burbank Airport, San Fernando and LAPD have responded to a large perimeter search. note: third officer was injured responding when his motorcycle lost control in the rain