Calif. gangster with crime scene tattoo gets 65-to-life for murder by Edecio Martinez Published : May 20, 2011 NORWALK, CA – A gang member with scenes from a liquor store murder tattooed across his chest was sentenced to 65 years to life in prison, according to reports. Anthony Garcia was convicted of first degree murder [...]

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Man’s mug shot, ironic tattoo goes viral by Rachel West Published : May 12, 2011 LITTLE RIVER, SC  – A Little River man was arrested late Friday night, but it isn’t the crime he’s now famous for – it’s his tattoo. Robert Norton Kennedy, 51, was arrested Friday night around 10 p.m. after spitting in [...]

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Sheriff’s office busts illegal tattoo parlor by Wesley Brown Published : May 9, 2011 NORTH CAROLINA – A tattoo artist operating an illegal salon in a Kinston hotel was busted last week when undercover officers raided the unlawful business during an appointment to request some Chinese body art. Acting on a report an unlicensed tattoo [...]

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Okla. Man: Attackers Tattooed “RAPEST” On Forehead Published : May 5, 2011 DEL CITY, OK – Two men and two women are accused of pinning down a man who has learning disabilities, tattooing the word “RAPEST” on his forehead and shocking his genitals with a stun gun before beating him unconscious with a baseball bat, [...]

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Trial starts in grisly death of Denver tattoo artist by Jessica Fender Published : April 27, 2011 COLORADO – With the hotel room black but for the glow of a television and a comforter tucked in at her chin, Kauri Tiyme could have been sleeping. The custodial worker at the Tech Center Marriott who’d walked [...]

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7 years for tattoo artist who in sex trade case Published : Aprik 19, 2011 ARIZONA – An Avondale tattoo artist who prosecutors alleged traded his work for sex with a teenage girl has been sentenced to more than 7 years in prison. Click here to find out more! Juan Lara Jr. was sentenced Tuesday [...]

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Illinois tattoo artist indicted in April 2010 Vineland murder by Jason Laday Published: April 17, 2011 ILLINOIS  — A grand jury on Wednesday indicted Illinois tattoo artist Wade Cumberland-county-courthouse.jpgCumberland County Court. Featherston for murder, alleging that he killed his co-worker in a Vineland hotel room in April 2010. Featherston, 25, faces one count of first-degree [...]

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Maidenhead tattoo parlor shootings: Second arrest Published : April 13, 2011 A second man has been arrested after a double shooting at a Berkshire tattoo parlor. Armed police were called to Fantasy Fine Line in St Mark’s Road, Maidenhead, at 1230 BST on Monday. Two men, aged 45 and 51, were taken to hospital with [...]

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Tattoo artist accused of inking schoolchildren in his home arrested by Greig Box-Turnbull Published : April 8, 2011 UNITED KINGDOM – A TATTOO artist is led away in handcuffs after being accused of illegally inking ­children as young as 12. Alan Newbon, 62, ­allegedly ran an unlicensed shop above his home for youngsters under the [...]

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Cops: Man uses sword and guitar in tattoo shop attack by Lindsay Ubinas Published : April 7, 2011 ORLANDO, FL – A man was arrested Monday on suspicion of attacking an Orlando tattoo artist and a customer with a sword and guitar before being struck over the head with a glass table top. Jason Gay, [...]

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