Background Check Bill Goes to CA Governor

CALIFORNIA - The California Assembly voted to send a bill, AB 941, to the governor’s desk. The bill would require 70,000 of the state’s emergency medical technicians to undergo mandatory criminal background checks. A California-wide EMT registry also would be created by the bill.

Proposal: Teachers to Have Guns in Michigan Schools

GRANDVILLE, MI - Rep. Dave Agema, R-Grandville hopes to permit teachers at Michigan schools to carry guns to make classrooms safer. Under his plan, teachers, administrators and other school employees could carry concealed pistols. To carry guns, school employees would need to pass background checks, become proficient with weapons and pass safety classes. The major teachers union in the state vows to fight the bill, stating that no guns in schools is the best policy and that guns belong in the hands of authorities.

French Company "Hides" Adulterers

FRANCE - French adulterers are being offered a discreet and tailor-made service to help them indulge in their extra-marital affairs without getting caught. Former private detective Regine Mourizard, says her service is aimed at protecting couples and families by allowing people to indulge in extra-marital pursuits undetected. The website offers would-be philanderers a range of services, costing €19 ($27) upwards, including diversionary phone calls, merchandise from fake conferences and invitations to non-existent weddings.

"Dr. Phil" Defense Allowed Documents

LOS ANGELES, CA - "Dr. Phil" can have access to documents about two brothers who were once suspected in the case of an Alabama teenager who vanished while on vacation in Aruba. The brothers claim the "Dr. Phil" show altered portions of a secretly recorded conversation between Deepak Kalpoe and a private investigator to "create false, incriminating, and defamatory statements that the plaintiffs engaged in criminal activity against Natalee Holloway." The documents were sought as part of the talk show's defense against the brothers who sued last year, claiming defamation, fraud and invasion of privacy.

Surveillance Finds Its Place in Sporting

The New England Patriots are accused of stealing the hand signals of the New York Jets defensive coordinator. This new level of electronic surveillance enters the National Football League into the realm of the hi-tech, white collar crime. While some people cheat in sporting, this level of technology brought cheating to a new level.