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A police dog stopped two would-be burglars in the act of burglarizing a salvage yard.

The two suspects are currently behind bars and recovering from bite wounds to the face and arms. An employee of the salvage yard who was spending the evening at work heard the alarm go off and called the police.

When the police officer and his canine partner arrived, they tracked the suspects to their hiding spot under a tarp. The dog dragged one suspect out from under the tarp while another surrendered. The dog then signalled that there was a third suspect under the tarp. The third refused to come out even after being warned multiple times that if he didn’t come out, the dog would go in.

The two injured suspects were taken to a hospital for treatment and then the Pinellas County Jail. All suspects were charged with burglary, grand theft, trespass, and possession of burglary tools.

If you have been accused of a crime, contact the Clearwater criminal defense lawyers of the Law Offices of Tragos & Sartes at 727-441-9030 to determine the best plan for your successful defense.

Two men who were accused of murdering a man, his wife, and their two little boys could be cleared of all charges, if their defense attorneys get what they want.

The defense attorneys want the federal prosecutors to release a 911 call that they says proves that there is no way the two accused could have committed the murders.

According to toll booth records, the two men handed in a toll booth ticket at 3:02 a.m. The murder reportedly took place 9 minutes after that. The problem is that the murder took place more than 50 miles north of the toll plaza a mere nine minutes after the toll booth ticket was handed in.

If you have been charged with a crime you did not commit, please contact the Clearwater criminal defense lawyers of the Law Offices of Tragos & Sartes at 727-441-9030 to discuss your situation.

DNA evidence has cleared a man of a conviction for a rape and burglary in Richardson, Texas nearly 23 years after the original crime was committed.

The man was identified as the guilty party after a questionable identification process. DNA evidence shows that he could not possibly have been the man to commit the rape and burglary.

When released, he’ll be the 16th man from Dallas County to be released from jail after DNA evidence has proven innocence. This is the highest count for any county in the United States.

The inmate was selected from a line-up of photographs by the then-19 year-old victim. According to records, she was not given the choice to say how close the picture was to her attacker.

If you are facing criminal charges and are in need of a criminal defense team, contact the Clearwater criminal lawyers of the Law Office of Tragos & Sartes at 727-441-9030 to discuss your case and to determine the best options for your defense.

New DNA evidence may clear a man who was previously convicted of rape. The man was also convicted of carjacking. A petition was filed by a group of lawyers who say that new DNA evidence indicates the current inmate did not commit the crimes.

The prisoner, Nathaniel Hatchett, has been in prison for the last 12 years due to a conviction for rape and carjacking. He was charged with stealing a woman’s car while she was in it and then raping her.

The new evidence shows that the DNA evidence in the case could not possibly have come from Mr. Hatchett. The lawyers, from the Thomas Cooley School of Law, hope that the judge will immediately release the man.

If you have been convicted of a crime you know you did not commit, contact the Clearwater criminal defense lawyers of the Law Office of Tragos & Sartes at 727-441-9030 to discuss the details of your case and the best plan for your release.

The jails of Miami-Dade county are under review by federal investigators concerning their treatment of inmates.

 The Department of Justice sent a detailed account of its upcoming review of the Miami-Dade County jails in a letter that was addressed to Mary Carlos Alvarez, U.S. Attorney R. Alex Acosta, and the head of the county’s corrections department.

The investigation will focus on efforts intended to protect inmates from harm. This includes providing adequate suicide prevention measures, medical care, mental healthcare, protection from inmate violence, and sanitation conditions. They will also look into the use of excessive force against inmates.

Mayor Alvarez replied to the letter with a memo outlining the plans to correct the problems at the county’s six main jail facilities.  These include a new mental health facility that will open soon. In addition, officers will now undergo crisis-intervention training.

The investigation is in response to a series of inmate deaths and police confrontations with the mentally ill. These reports led to a grand jury report that cited “the failure to provide effective, long-term treatment and care of the mentally ill who live among us.”

If you have been accused of a crime, contact the Clearwater criminal defense lawyers of the Law Offices of Tragos & Sartes at 727-441-9030 to discuss the details of your case and to determine the best plan for your defense.