Wednesday, 6 February 2008

Crime and Punishment , Unusual criminal incidents from around the region

hartfordadvocate.com
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

By Advocate staf

Honeymoon in Cambodia
With love in short supply the world over, it seems misguided to punish Hun Siv. All the 41-year-old New Britain resident allegedly did was to bring people together in the bonds of matrimony. Sure, the marriages he reportedly arranged in 2006 and 2007 between three American citizens and three Cambodians were almost definitely scams arranged to procure American citizenship under fraudulent auspices. On Tuesday, Jan. 29, a federal grand jury indicted him for conspiracy to defraud the United States, abetting marriage fraud and other charges. But who is the federal government to stand in the way of love?

Quit Beating Yourself Up
In the movie Liar Liar, Jim Carey beats himself up in a courtroom bathroom so his condition gets sympathy from the judge. It seemed to work out well for him. Not so much for Steven McCurry of East Hartford. He was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 30 after a domestic dispute over “money and living conditions.” He reportedly had a habit of punching and scratching himself and blaming it on others in order to get them arrested. McCurry was charged with domestic disturbance.

Area 51
There are a lot of angles to the drug arrest that occurred in Middletown on Friday, Jan. 25, but we think we should start with the name. Nineteen-year-old Middletown resident Lavasha R. Outlaw arguably never had a shot at a law-abiding life, saddled as she was with a name like “Outlaw.” Honestly, she’s lucky she didn’t become a cowboy. She reportedly opted for crack-dealing instead of spurs. The Middletown Press reports that during a search of Outlaw’s apartment, a police dog sniffed out several bags of crack. Outlaw allegedly hid the drugs in a bag of coffee grounds, which she stuffed down her pants. Even odder than the hiding attempt was the Press’s description: they wrote that the drugs were in the “vaginal area of her pants.”

Final Insult
You can’t use the word “asshole” in court, we guess, so when Manchester court prosecutor Lisa Herskowitz described Henry Baixuali to a judge she had to resort to saying “He’s just a drunken, racist scourge on society, your honor.” While not an obscenity, it’s pretty harsh. But if the allegations against the 16-year-old Manchester resident are true, it was warranted. Reportedly, Baixuali got raging drunk on Monday, Jan. 25 and terrorized customers at a a Manchester Dunkin’ Donuts with racial slurs and other behavior. Exactly two weeks before that, Baixuali reportedly pulled the same shit at Manchester Memorial Hospital. In addition to being sternly dressed down by Herskowitz in court, Baixuali also received breach of peace and trespassing charges.

Not Quite
OutsmartedSo you decide to shoplift and get caught. What to do? Tell the cops a fake name. They’ll never find you out — they have no way of checking a person’s real identity, right? That’s the brilliant plan 17-year-old Omara Williams of East Hartford came up with. On Wednesday, Jan. 30, she was arrested for shoplifting and told the police her name was Porsha. Police found out she was lying after “further investigation,” namely just checking her ID. Williams was then charged with not only larceny, but criminal impersonation and forgery as well.

Please, Take the Bus
Some people just shouldn’t drive. Luis Hernandes Morales of East Hartford is one of those people. On Saturday, Jan. 26, Wethersfield police pulled him over during a routine traffic stop. Turns out, he was an illegal alien, he was operating under the influence, he didn’t have a license or insurance, and his vehicle wasn’t registered. His bail was set at $50,000.

Looking For a Fight
There are good reasons to fight: for freedom, for your family, for a good spot in line on black Friday. It seems that 16-year-old Isaiah Barrow of East Hartford ran out of good reasons. On Wednesday, Jan. 30, he and his friends, allegedly part of a gang, were set to scrap with anybody walking after dark near Burnside Avenue and Tolland Strett. A fight broke out between several people and 13 arrests were made. Barrow would have been released with the rest of his friends, had he not told the arresting officer to “suck his dick.” Not the best thing for him to say in his defense. Barrow was charged with breach of peace.

All of the information contained in the Advocate’s police blotter comes from police reports or officials, or has been shamelessly swiped from other published accounts. Individuals charged have not been independently investigated by the Advocate. All those arrested are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law.

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