All posts containing the tag: "search warrant"
Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:25PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained a copy of the search warrant in the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch caper -- and there's no doubt ... a lot was stolen.
The warrant identifies certain property presumed to have been stolen by members of the Bunch from various celeb homes. The items include, "hats, purses, pink duffel bag, gray duffel bag, gold watch, silver watch, silver necklace, sunglasses, luggage, coats, personal computers, laptop computers, cigarettes, gloves and scarves."
Cops were also on the hunt for any means of communication, "boasting about the burglaries." They were also afraid the bunch would learn the cops were on to them and destroy the evidence. Therefore, the police asked the judge to approve simultaneous searches of the suspects residences.
The warrant also gave cops permission to search for "narcotics, dangerous drugs, marijuana, and paraphernalia related to the use and/or sale of such substances such as hypodermic syringes, hypodermic needles ... spoons, balloons, condoms, measuring devices, badges, pipes, cutting agents ... as well as large sums of cash."
Law enforcement says members of the Bunch hit the homes of Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge, Paris Hilton, Rachel Bilson, Orlando Bloom, and Brian Austin Green -- among others.
The L.A. County District Attorney has charged Nick Prugo, Diana Tamayo, Courtney Ames, Roy Lopez Jr. and Alexis Neiers in various residential burglaries.
Story developing ... We are about to publish what the cops found, so keep refreshing the page!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, Burglar Bunch
Tags: alexis neiers, alexis taylor, AlexisNeiers, AlexisTaylor, burglar bunch, BurglarBunch, courtney ames, CourtneyAmes, diana tamayo, DianaTamayo, hollywood hills burglar bunch, HollywoodHillsBurglarBunch, nick prugo, NickPrugo, search warrant, SearchWarrant
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 5:15PM by TMZ Staff
The mother of the "Balloon Boy" has finally come clean, admitting the whole ridiculous fiasco was the hoax everybody knew it was anyway.
In a search warrant affidavit that was released today, Mayumi Heene told sheriff's deputies she and Richard "knew all along that Falcon was hiding in the residence."
In the document, it says "Mayumi described that she and Richard Heene devised this hoax approximately two weeks earlier ... she and Richard had instructed their three children to lie to authorities as well as the media regarding this hoax."
Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden has said he will recommend charges against the family including conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, making a false report to authorities and attempting to influence a public servant.
Filed under: TV, Balloon Boy
Tags: admits, affidavit, balloon boy, BalloonBoy, hoax, jim alderman, JimAlderman, mayumi heene, MayumiHeene, richard, search warrant, SearchWarrant
Posted Oct 15th 2009 1:21PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained the search warrants in the David Letterman extortion case ... and the alleged extortion meeting between the suspect and Letterman's lawyer was recorded.
According to the affidavit, signed by Detective Terrence Blake and Detective Anthony Pasquarielao from the NYPD, they were seeking to search and seize "any and all computers and loose media, floppy disks, hard disks, cassette tapes, magnetic tapes, removable media, tape and/or data cartridges."
Cops were looking for correspondence, screenplays, treatments ... "regarding the demand for money in exchange for the non-disclosure of information pertaining to the personal and private lives of public figures."
According to the warrant, Letterman's lawyer received a package from Robert Halderman on Sept. 9, 2009, containing a demand letter and treatment for a screenplay and supporting materials including copies of a portion of a diary...
In the letter, Halderman states he needs to "make a large chunk of money" by selling Client #1 "a screenplay treatment."
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, David Letterman
Tags: david letterman, DavidLetterman, search warrant, SearchWarrant
Posted Aug 24th 2009 10:21PM by TMZ Staff
Dr. Conrad Murray's lawyer, Ed Chernoff, just released the following statement regarding the affidavit we published today, in which authorities recount Dr. Murray's blow-by-blow account of the day Michael Jackson died:
"Much of what was in the search warrant affidavit is factual. However, unfortunately, much is police theory. Most egregiously, the timeline reported by law enforcement was not obtained through interviews with Dr. Murray, as was implied by the affidavit. Dr. Murray simply never told investigators that he found Michael Jackson at 11:00 am not breathing.
He also never said that he waited a mere ten minutes before leaving to make several phone calls. In fact, Dr. Murray never said that he left Michael Jackson's room to make phone calls at all."
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, propofol, search warrant, SearchWarrant
Posted Jul 30th 2009 5:00PM by TMZ Staff
Law enforcement was on the hunt for evidence of Propofol when they searched Dr. Conrad Murray's home and office in Las Vegas. And, as we've been saying for weeks, the docs refer to Jackson as an "addict."
According to the search warrant, authorities were looking for, among other things, "records, shipping orders, distribution lists, use records relating to the purchase, transfer, receiving, ordering, delivery and storage of PROPOFOL."
Interestingly, in the Houston raid, authorities wanted a Rolodex card with FedEx information.
The search warrant also stated law enforcement officials were looking to prove a number of alleged violations, including "prescribing to an addict" and "excessive prescribing."
The warrant says authorities wanted to find correspondence between Dr. Murray and 7 other doctors.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, drugs, las vegas, LasVegas, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, propofol, search, search warrant, SearchWarrant
Posted Jul 28th 2009 2:25PM by TMZ Staff
DEA and other law enforcement officials have just arrived at the Las Vegas home of Dr. Conrad Murray. They have a search warrant in hand for Michael Jackson's medical records.
UPDATE 3:30 ET: The agents are now leaving Dr. Murray's home.
UPDATE 7:05 ET: Murray's lawyer, Ed Chernoff, just released this statement:
"We can verify that at approximately 8am, Officers from DEA, LAPD and various local agencies began executing a search warrant at Dr. Conrad Murray's Las Vegas home and office. The search warrant authorized investigators to look for medical records relating to Michael Jackson and all of his reported aliases. Dr Murray was present during the search of his home and assisted the officers. Investigators left Dr. Murray's home around 12 noon, seizing cell phones and a computer hard drive. As of 2pm, the search at Dr. Murray's office continues."
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Photo Galleries
Tags: dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, medical records, MedicalRecords, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, raid, search warrant, SearchWarrant
Posted Jul 6th 2009 10:05AM by TMZ Staff
The lawyer for the doctor who was at Michael Jackson's home the day he died tells TMZ he did not give Jackson OxyContin or Demerol that day, but he wouldn't say the same about the powerful anesthesia found at the singer's home.
Dr. Conrad Murray was interviewed by LAPD detectives a week ago Saturday. Law enforcement sources tell us the information Dr. Murray gave police regarding drugs at Jackson's home was enough for cops to secure a search warrant from a judge. A search warrant can only be issued if there is probable cause to believe a crime has been committed.
Law enforcement sources say when police searched the home, they found the powerful anesthesia Propofol. The drug was specifically labeled Propofol and there was no indication it had been prescribed to anyone.
Edward Chernoff reiterated to us his client did not administer Demerol or OxyContin to Jackson the day he died. But Chernoff would not take the same stand on Propofol. Chernoff told us, "I have no statement on whether the Dr. prescribed or administered Propofol."
Chernoff added, "We're confident whatever the doctor prescribed did not kill Michael Jackson."
As we reported last week, cops obtained a search warrant the day after Jackson died. A second warrant was issued two days after Dr. Murray's interview -- that's the one that led cops to the Propofol. The second warrant may have been necessary if the first warrant only covered prescription medications.
The LAPD and the DEA are on the hunt to determine how the Propofol ended up in Jackson's home. The drug should never be administered outside a hospital.
UPDATE: A spokesman for attorney Ed Chernoff just called to say when Chernoff spoke with TMZ last night "He was not conscious. He had just woken up and he can't speak for anything that was in the home."
In fact, it was just after midnight Houston time when we spoke with him. We were on the phone with Chernoff for nearly 20 minutes. He repeated multiple times that he had no comment regarding the Propofol. Aside from the comments we quoted above, Chernoff said, "I have no comment on whether the doctor administered Propofol." He also said, "I can't deny or admit what the doctor might have prescribed." He also said "I can't say if the doctor gave him Propofol."
Chernoff went on to talk about the LAPD investigation, sounding very alert and choosing his words carefully: "When all the results come in, the truth will come out and the correct result will be obtained." He also asked questions about what we knew regarding which drug may have killed Michael Jackson.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: anesthesia, conrad murray, ConradMurray, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, oxycontin, propofol, search warrant, SearchWarrant, warrant
Posted Jun 30th 2009 1:30PM by TMZ Staff
Search warrants were issued to search Michael Jackson's house ... the searches have already taken place.
The searches that took place yesterday and last Friday were performed as a result of the warrants.
The second search was triggered as a result of the interview LAPD had with Dr. Conrad Murray, according to law enforcement sources. The point of the search, in large part, was to retrieve medication.
Story developing...
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: michael jackson, MichaelJackson, search warrant, SearchWarrant
Posted Oct 13th 2007 11:06PM by TMZ Staff
Rapper T.I. is in big trouble, because The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) doesn't knock on your door for no reason. TMZ has obtained the affidavit and search warrant issued after T.I. allegedly had his bodyguard buy illegal machine guns and silencers for him.
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Filed under: Music
Tags: affidavit, search warrant, SearchWarrant, T.i.
