Trespassing

Two men accused of trespassing onto the Nevada Test Site have been convicted in U.S. District Court here. The conviction of John Mento and Theodore Thomas marked the first convictions in federal court for trespassing on the site 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. In the past, trespassers have been arrested by Nye County authorities, then usually released after being cited. But county authorities have said they will not prosecute trespassers at the site because of the growing number of protests at the remote desert location.

Lucy Lawless did it, and she isn't sorry she did it. Of course, the "Spartacus" actress hopes her conviction on trespassing charges won't hurt her career in the future by preventing her from entering countries that don't dig folks with criminal records, but that's almost beside the point. "For the first time in my life, I put my body and reputation on the line to stand up for my beliefs and do the right thing," she told the Associated Press after appearing in court. "I hope I've encouraged other people to do the same.

We figured Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment to be just about the sweetest and happiest place in Holly wood. But things weren't all gooey when a camera crew from Group W's syndicated "Entertainment Report" tried to shoot the exterior of his fortress on Universal's lot. A source tells us the "ER" crew--at Universal for a segment on the syndie sitcom "Bustin' Loose"--ran afoul of Amblin security forces when it turned cameras on his Spanish-style building.

'Trespass' MPAA rating: R for violence and terror, pervasive language and some brief drug use Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes Playing at: AMC Loews Broadway 4, Santa Monica

Cindy Sheehan was convicted of trespassing for trying to deliver an anti-Iraq-war petition to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in March. Sheehan, 49, of Vacaville, Calif. -- whose son was killed in Iraq -- and three others were acquitted of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstructing government administration. They left court and immediately tried again to deliver the petition. It was accepted.

The City Council has given final approval to an ordinance that strengthens the city's ban on trespassing. Council members passed the ordinance unanimously last week in response to complaints that more and more homeless people and transients were seeking refuge in abandoned buildings and parking structures. The Police Department has been arresting transients who refuse to leave after they have been given warnings.

The Glendale City Council on Tuesday amended a city trespassing ordinance to grant police greater flexibility in arresting loiterers on private property. The new law was drawn as a result of increasing complaints from business owners and residents about day laborers who congregate at popular pickup areas, such as Broadway and Jackson Street. City Atty. Scott H.

Dallas Cowboy star Deion Sanders was arrested Wednesday on a trespassing charge after being warned to leave a restricted lake on airport property in this southwest Florida city. Sanders was fishing on the lake with a friend when he was arrested by two officers from the Lee County Port Authority Police Department, police said. A native of Fort Myers, Sanders said he rarely home and the temptation of the lake's large bass was just too great.

The Los Angeles city attorney's office said Tuesday that misdemeanor trespassing charges will be filed against three former residents of Justiceville, the Skid Row shantytown that was shut down by police 3 1/2 weeks ago, for setting up their makeshift shelters on another piece of Downtown property.

Police sent to an empty house in Pacoima early Friday to pick up trespassers arrested two without a problem, but shied away from a third. How could they handcuff an eight-foot-long python in any case? After officers gracefully backed out of the house, a city animal regulation officer was called and the trespassing snake came out peacefully. It even posed for photos.

Popcorn journeyman Joel Schumacher's home-invasion flick "Trespass" does an efficient enough job setting up screenwriter Karl Gajdusek's scenario: Four masked robbers barge into the sumptuous, secluded home of high-end diamond dealer Kyle Miller (Nicolas Cage), his architect-wife, Sarah (Nicole Kidman), and their teenage daughter (Liana Liberato), and immediately a war of bluffs begins over which party is more desperate. Then the film takes a hyper-drive pill — side effects include excessive yelling, strained twists and ludicrous action logic — and a potentially claustrophobic B-movie nail-biter suddenly becomes tediously overworked.

Downtown Los Angeles was transformed into a set for political theater over the weekend, with protesters pitching tents in front of City Hall and performance artists dancing on floats meandering through the streets. Inspired by the anti-corporate Occupy Wall Street protests in New York, several hundred people set up camp in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Saturday and announced that they were there to stay. Whether that will change when City Hall workers find themselves walking a gantlet of sign-wielding protesters Monday, or when vendors arrive to set up the regularly scheduled Thursday farmers market on the lawn, was unclear.

Question: I've been living in my desert area unit only five months and problems never cease. People keep climbing over the 6-foot fences outside my window, the drive-in security gates are left open for hours at a time with no one watching the entries and locks on gates don't work. When I brought these issues to the board president he refused to listen. Since then, notes have been left on my car saying: "We don't like your dirty car — wash it!" About 70% of the units are rented out, and the majority of owner-occupied units belong to elderly individuals who do not participate in association affairs.

Iranian authorities will announce a verdict and sentence within days in the case of two U.S. hikers arrested two years ago near an unmarked section of the Iran-Iraq border, their lawyer and court officials said Sunday after what appeared to be the final court hearing in the case. On the anniversary of their July 31, 2009, arrest, Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal spent four hours at a hearing at the Tehran Revolutionary Court, where they face charges of espionage and trespassing. "The last session was held," Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei was quoted as saying by the state-owned Al Alam television channel.

Two Americans imprisoned in Iran for 18 months had their first official court hearing Sunday and pleaded not guilty to charges including espionage and trespassing, their lawyer said. Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer, two UC Berkeley graduates who were arrested during a hiking trip on the Iran-Iraq border in 2009, attended the hearing and appeared to be in good health, said Masoud Shafii, their attorney. He said the judge ordered the trial continued to an unspecified date. "I hoped the case would have ended today," Shafii said in a telephone interview.

Hundreds of environmentalists, union members and liberal activists converged on Rancho Mirage on Sunday to rally against what they see as the influence of two of the nation's leading financial backers of conservative causes. The protestors waved signs condemning "corporate greed," chanted slogans and surged toward a line of helmeted police officers at the entrance to a resort where billionaires Charles and David Koch were holding a retreat for prominent conservative elected officials, major political donors and strategists.

Authorities began a search Wednesday for a transient accused of trespassing at the Encino estate of reclusive pop star Michael Jackson after the suspect failed to appear in court Wednesday. Everedde McCrimnon, 33, was charged Monday with a single misdemeanor count of trespassing stemming from a May 1 incident at Jackson's home. Municipal Judge Alan Ellis issued a $2,500 bench warrant when McCrimnon did not show up for his scheduled arraignment, said Deputy City Atty. Laura Van Eyk.

Three men demonstrating in support of day laborers were arrested Saturday on suspicion of trespassing on private property, officials said. The men, whose names and ages were not released, were among nearly three dozen people demonstrating in the 25200 block of Jeronimo Road. A security guard made a citizen's arrest, then contacted the Orange County Sheriff's Department, Lt. Val Wilson said. It was unclear whether the men were day laborers. They were booked into the Orange County Jail.

There's got to be a movie ? or at least a reality show ? in the ongoing saga of actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi. The latest episode occurred Tuesday, when a Santa Barbara judge issued a warrant for Evi's arrest ? an action that will cost the couple her $500,000 bail. Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Donna Geck threatened to do the same for Randy if he misses a court hearing later this month. The Quaids are charged with vandalism and related charges for allegedly squatting in and trashing a Montecito mansion that once was their home.

Iranian authorities are prepared to release on $500,000 bail one of three American hikers held since last year, Tehran's chief prosecutor said Sunday. However, the trio was formally charged at a morning session with espionage and trespassing into Iran, and the detention of the other two Americans was extended for two months, the hikers' defense attorney told The Times. "All my clients pleaded not guilty and did not accept the charges," attorney Massoud Shafii said in a telephone interview, adding that the three were in "good spirits.