“Allowing your kids to play on scooters outside the house on a quiet street seems innocent–and common–enough. But a Texas mom was arrested and spent the night in jail after a neighbor complained that the children were unsupervised.”
For the rest of the story, see: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/mom-sues-polices-she-arrested-letting-her-kids-134628018.html
Officer Fausto Lopez is charged with reckless driving, a misdemeanor that carries a maximum of 90 days in jail. If he pleads guilty or no contest to the charge, prosecutors will not seek jail time, Assistant State Attorney David Schulson said at a court hearing Monday.
The Miami cop clocked going 120 mph while off duty last fall could stay out of jail but end up with a criminal record under a plea offer by prosecutors.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-miami-cop-hearing-20120312,0,4800023.story
The driver in a deadly crash on the Rikenbacker Causeway back on February 15, 2012, Michele Traverso, will remain in jail on a probation violation affidavit. The accident occured while Traverso was on probation for a drug charge.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/06/2678546/driver-in-deadly-rickenbacker.html