Charles D. Ogden, the Holly Hill businessman who calls himself the “Granite Gangster,” was rearrested Monday on three new felony charges, court records show. Ogden, 48, of Ormond Beach, faces a slew of fraud-related charges linked to work he performed, sometimes shoddily, customers said, as well as work he promised but never delivered following the […]
Tag: Unlicensed
In Texas, how many deadly crashes involve unlicensed drivers? What one study finds
Driving without a license and crashing is common in Texas, a new study revealed. Texas topped the list of states where a driver without a license was most likely involved in a fatal car accident between 2017 and 2021. The study, which was done by the personal injury office of the Connecticut Trial Firm using […]
‘I thought I could trust him:’ Las Vegas woman loses savings to unlicensed contractor
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A woman in the east Las Vegas valley joined forces with a state agency Thursday to warn consumers to steer clear of people who claim to be licensed contractors. “I thought I could trust him, and look what happened,” Barbara Ojito, an elderly homeowner who lives with – and cares for […]
Woman accused of offering sex to undercover Las Vegas cop inside unlicensed massage parlor
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A woman is accused of offering an undercover Las Vegas police officer sex in an unlicensed massage business with the same name as one the 8 News Now Investigators previously reported was allegedly housing sex trafficking victims. Lily A Reflexology is located on Tropicana Avenue and Jones Boulevard, according to business […]
Unlicensed Kentucky facility allegedly performed more than 300 cremations, AG says
Authorities have shut down a Kentucky facility that was allegedly performing cremations without a license. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Tuesday that his office had obtained a temporary restraining order for the Cloverport Funeral Home to stop doing cremations. The funeral home allegedly had done more than 300 cremations since April 2023, according to […]
A Miami-Dade home was being used as an unlicensed vet clinic, cops say. Three detained
Detectives raided a southwest Miami-Dade County house on Saturday morning that police say was being used as an unlicensed veterinary clinic. When police served the warrant on the home, 11901 SW 185th Ter., at least six clients were there to have their pets treated. No animals were boarded at the home, according to police. An […]
Unlicensed driver on Courtney Campbell was going 101 mph drunk, cops say
Clearwater police say they arrested a man in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day who was driving 101 mph on the Courtney Campbell Causeway while intoxicated. Police also said Jorge Valencia Vixtha, 31, handed officers a Mexican license when they pulled him over and did not have a valid license to drive here. […]