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Posts published by “Bruce McEwen”

The Case of the Surreal Crow Bar

We’ve all seen it. At home, at school, at the bar — some big guy picks a fight with a little dude and the little guy cleans the big guy's clock.

Leonard DeVilbiss, aka the big guy, said he only wanted to help Brandan Magill, aka the little guy, but got smashed on the head with a crowbar for trying to do the right thing.

Home, Sweet Home

Fausto Ordonez Restrepo, 20, of Ukiah can’t get out of jail because he has no place to go, and with a name like that it…

Holding The Helping Pros Accountable

Last Wednesday the helping professionals from County Mental Health, led by newly appointed interim County Counsel Katherine ‘Kit’ Elliott, the helping pros came to court to answer to a summons from Judge Ann Moorman regarding the pile up of mentally ill inmates at the jail, all accused of crimes, most of the crimes petty.

Bedlam On Low Gap

Some call it a debacle, others a fiasco — pick your adjective — but the escalating disaster of the County’s privatized mental health serices is…

Burning Debra

In the early morning chill of January 27th Debra Bower was rescued from her burning motor-home by a man on his way to work in…

The Accidental Criminal

“It was all a big accident,” Jaime Rodriguez, Jr. explained, and Rodriguez was right. It was the biggest accident two people could have, especially if…

Rutherford The Innocent

The sad and tragic tale of Rutherford the Innocent was the only newsworthy case over the past week. It sometimes happens that all we find…

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