Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., Muhammad Ali was an Olympic and World Champion boxer with a unique personality forged in self-belief and strong religious and political convictions. Throughout his lifetime, Ali faced epic battles both in and outside the ring. As a boxer, he was known as “The Greatest of All Time,” but his outspokenness during the Civil Rights Movement and resistance to the draft characterized him as a lightning rod for public dissent. Yet through it all, Muhammad Ali always came back swinging. In the early 1980s, Ali faced his biggest opponent yet, Parkinson’s Disease, eventually succumbing to the horrible disease over 30 years later.

A comedic renegade of the 1980s, Eddie Murphy trail blazed the way for African American comedians as the first black leading member on Saturday Night Live and starring in Hollywood blockbusters like Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America, and Trading Places. In the ‘90s, Murphy was at the height of his career, famously partying with Rick James and Prince. While married to model Nicole, Murphy was busted for soliciting a prostitute. Murphy would eventually have nine children with various women, including one with Mel B of the Spice Girls. Today, Eddie Murphy seems content with his life and largely refrains from the Hollywood spotlight.

Between stints in rehab and having box office hits like Less Than Zero and Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr.’s career has been one of the most volatile in recent memory. The son of a drug-addled filmmaker, Downey Jr. also developed an addiction to drugs. He’s been in and out of jail and rehab; and even had a public arrest after being found intoxicated in a stranger’s home. He battled his demons until 2003 when he met his current wife, Susan Levin. Levin insisted Downey Jr. achieve sobriety for their marriage, and his life took a turn for the better. In a dramatic turnaround, Downey Jr. underwent treatment, and in a few years found himself as one of Hollywood’s highest paid actors. His recent portrayal of Marvel’s Iron Man has cemented his place as a household name and icon, a far cry from the turbulent beginning of his career.

Director Steven Spielberg’s film sees an ordinary family tormented by an evil apparition that later takes the youngest daughter Carol Anne into another realm. But the reality behind the fiction is equally as frightening. The film is loosely based on events at a house on Long Island, New York, where the Hermann family were plagued by a so-called poltergeist. Between February and March 1958, bottle tops and lids inexplicably popped, ornaments flew around the house, a heavy bookshelf mysteriously fell over and a Virgin Mary figure soared through the air and struck a mirror 12 feet away. The family, who moved away soon after, believed the events were somehow connected to an ancient Native American burial site near their home – something that features heavily in Spielberg’s movie.

The movie was an instant smash when it hit the theaters in 1977 and reawakened man’s obsession with the eternal question: “Are we alone in the universe?” Though a work of fantasy, few realize that Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi classic was actually inspired by real-life witness testimony, as well as a series of UFO sightings in Michigan in the summer of 1966. Separate science fact from science fiction as we reexamine government documents and put old witness testimonies to the test using modern technology. Spielberg also based his film on the research of Dr. J. Allen Hynek, a civilian scientific advisor to Project
Blue Book who eventually admitted that 11 percent of the study’s findings about nidentified flying
objects could not be explained using science.

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In Salt Lake City, UT a belligerent woman is restrained. In Portland, OR a repeat offender is placed in isolation for unruly behavior. In Las Vegas, NV a man opens up about how his friends and family feel about him in a holding cell. In Spokane, WA a man is jailed in an attempt to steal coffee for his friends.

In Salt Lake City, UT a truculent man is sent to the drunk-tank to sober up. In Portland, OR a drunk woman is jailed for attacking a child. In Sarasota, FL an intoxicated man has difficulty recalling why he’s been arrested. In Spokane, WA a man “borrows” a car to curb his drug habit.

In Las Vegas, NV an intoxicated man is strapped to a restraining chair. In Portland, OR a seemingly gracious man is arrested for assault. In Spokane, WA a homeless man is brought in for assault. In Salt Lake City, UT a frequent visitor is brought in for threating the security staff at a local bar with a firearm.

In Portland, OR an intoxicated male suspect is brought in for DUI. In Salt Lake City, UT a happy drunk woman is pleasantly cooperative. An emotional detainee sheds some tears while in isolation. In Las Vegas, NV a man is strapped in a restraining chair.

Back up is called in a fruitful drug bust. A suspect attempts to pass off illicit drugs as a pharmaceutical prescription. A woman comes clean to officers about her tricking and drug use.

An officer assists in a successful burglary stakeout. Officers witness a drug deal in progress and step in to intervene. Officers investigate a familial domestic dispute.

A man is arrested after having stolen a truck at gunpoint. An officer investigates a troubling sexual situation in a parked car. An officer busts a prostitution deal in progress.

A car chase quickly turns into a foot chase when the suspects bail out of the car. A prostitute and mother of nine is apprehended. Officers respond to a domestic violence call at a trailer park.

In Salt Lake City, UT a combative inmate provokes the use of pepper spray. In Sarasota, FL a drunk woman is uncooperative during processing. In Spokane, WA a man attempts to flip off the camera while taking his mug-shot.

In Sarasota, FL a man is sent to intake for indecent exposure. In Spokane, WA a man threatening bodily harm to himself is placed in a restraining chair. In Salt Lake City, UT an intoxicated woman fades in and out of coherency. In Portland, OR an amputee is detained for dodging the subway toll.

In Salt Lake City, UT a belligerent woman is restrained. In Portland, OR a repeat offender is placed in isolation for unruly behavior. In Las Vegas, NV a man opens up about how his friends and family feel about him in a holding cell. In Spokane, WA a man is jailed in an attempt to steal coffee for his friends.

In Salt Lake City, UT a truculent man is sent to the drunk-tank to sober up. In Portland, OR a drunk woman is jailed for attacking a child. In Sarasota, FL an intoxicated man has difficulty recalling why he’s been arrested. In Spokane, WA a man “borrows” a car to curb his drug habit.

In Las Vegas, NV an intoxicated man is strapped to a restraining chair. In Portland, OR a seemingly gracious man is arrested for assault. In Spokane, WA a homeless man is brought in for assault. In Salt Lake City, UT a frequent visitor is brought in for threating the security staff at a local bar with a firearm.

In Portland, OR an intoxicated male suspect is brought in for DUI. In Salt Lake City, UT a happy drunk woman is pleasantly cooperative. An emotional detainee sheds some tears while in isolation. In Las Vegas, NV a man is strapped in a restraining chair.

Back up is called in a fruitful drug bust. A suspect attempts to pass off illicit drugs as a pharmaceutical prescription. A woman comes clean to officers about her tricking and drug use.

An officer assists in a successful burglary stakeout. Officers witness a drug deal in progress and step in to intervene. Officers investigate a familial domestic dispute.

A man is arrested after having stolen a truck at gunpoint. An officer investigates a troubling sexual situation in a parked car. An officer busts a prostitution deal in progress.

A car chase quickly turns into a foot chase when the suspects bail out of the car. A prostitute and mother of nine is apprehended. Officers respond to a domestic violence call at a trailer park.

An inmate goes on a rampage when he suspects police of losing his money. Officers have a tough time with a drunk man. An alleged prostitute is stabbed. A drunk trapeze artist takes a drive on his moped.

Officers try to deal with a sloppy and combative drunk. A man gets locked up after he blows all his casino winnings, and a woman gets tricked by her bail bondsman.

A man fresh out of prison tries to prove how tough he is. A drunk woman rages against everyone in her path. A couple’s wedding plans are ruined after officers find their stash of meth, and an arrest leaves an elderly gentleman singing the blues after being processed for a possession charge.

We follow the men and women of LVMPD as they do their best to tame the New Year’s Eve festivities up and down the Las Vegas Strip.

A cologne salesman boasts and promotes his “magic potion”. A man bloodies his neighbor in a one-sided feud. Taking an illegal drug has an unexpected consequence to one man’s face. Open Booking becomes a stage as one woman launches her singing career.

A man outfitted in just his underwear is taken into custody. A dad gets busted for DUI while on his way to pick up a pizza for his kids. Officers recover drugs from a suspect’s pocket who is puzzled as to how they got there. A woman learns the hard way “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”.

An inmate goes on a rampage when he suspects police of losing his money. Officers have a tough time with a drunk man. An alleged prostitute is stabbed. A drunk trapeze artist takes a drive on his moped.

Officers try to deal with a sloppy and combative drunk. A man gets locked up after he blows all his casino winnings, and a woman gets tricked by her bail bondsman.

A man fresh out of prison tries to prove how tough he is. A drunk woman rages against everyone in her path. A couple’s wedding plans are ruined after officers find their stash of meth, and an arrest leaves an elderly gentleman singing the blues after being processed for a possession charge.

We follow the men and women of LVMPD as they do their best to tame the New Year’s Eve festivities up and down the Las Vegas Strip.

A cologne salesman boasts and promotes his “magic potion”. A man bloodies his neighbor in a one-sided feud. Taking an illegal drug has an unexpected consequence to one man’s face. Open Booking becomes a stage as one woman launches her singing career.

A man outfitted in just his underwear is taken into custody. A dad gets busted for DUI while on his way to pick up a pizza for his kids. Officers recover drugs from a suspect’s pocket who is puzzled as to how they got there. A woman learns the hard way “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”.