Life in Prison for Selling $20 Of Weed
On September 5, 2008, Fate Vincent Winslow watched a plainclothes stranger approach him. Homeless and hungry, on a dark street rife with crime, the 41-year-old African American was anxious to…
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Report: Nine dead after shootings in southern Missouri
There are multiple crime scenes, including four in the Texas County community of Tyrone, Sigman told the Herald.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist: 25 Years of Theories
BOSTON — The hallway in the Brooklyn warehouse was dark, the space cramped. But soon there was a flashlight beam, and I was staring at one of the most sought-after…
California Convicts Are Out of Prison After Third Strike, and Staying Out
LOS ANGELES — William Taylor III, once a lifer in state prison for two robbery convictions and the intent to sell a small packet of heroin, was savoring a moment…
Jerusalem Seminary Damaged In Fire After Suspected Hate Crime
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli police say a fire has damaged a Greek Orthodox seminary in Jerusalem in what they suspect is a hate crime. – The attacks have been condemned…
Jailhouse Interview: Why 18-Year-Old Says He Went On The Run With 13-Year-Old Girlfriend (VIDEO)
Dalton Hayes, 18, and his 13-year-old girlfriend made headlines in January when they allegedly embarked on an interstate crime spree. Dubbed the modern “Bonnie and Clyde” by the media after…
Building a Face, and a Case, on DNA
There were no known eyewitnesses to the murder of a young woman and her 3-year-old daughter four years ago. No security cameras caught a figure coming or going. Nonetheless, the…
Johnny Morgan Lowe III Finally Buried After Earlier Funeral With Wrong Body
A Georgia man whose body was left in a state crime lab after a mix-up has finally been buried in Augusta. – The newspaper quoted a family member as saying…
Old India’s Village of Warriors Becomes Birthplace of Bouncers
GURGAON, India — In a smoky nightclub on the third floor of the Sahara Mall, blowing off steam to the thudding bass line of a Bollywood dance mix, are the…
Colombians sentenced for DEA agent kidnapping and murder
Edwin Gerardo Figueroa Sepúlveda, 39, of Bogata, was accused of being part of a six-man robbery team who carried out “millionaire’s rides” where victims are lured into taxi cabs, then…
Crime Lab Mix-Up Causes Wrong Body To Be Buried
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A coroner says a mix-up at the state crime lab led an Augusta area family to bury the wrong body during a closed-casket funeral. – GBI…
Chapel Hill shooting suspect indicted
Police said “an ongoing neighbor dispute over parking” might have been a factor in last week’s shootings but also said they weren’t dismissing the possibility of a hate crime. –…
Dog Attacks Would-Be Gas Station Robber
This dog took a bite out of crime. – Authorities ask anyone with information on the robbery to call the Saco Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 207-282-8216.
10 Cities Where Crime Is Plummeting
The United States is becoming safer, with crime levels dropping nearly every year, recently. Between 1991 and 2013, the U.S. violent crime rate has fallen by nearly 52%. Since 2009,…
Lashano Gilbert’s Death By Police Stun Gun Ruled Homicide
The death of a medical school graduate from the Bahamas while in police custody in New London, Connecticut, has been ruled a homicide, but authorities say that doesn’t mean the…
Hate Crime Prosecutions Rare In North Carolina
Relatives of the three Muslim college students killed in North Carolina are pressing for hate crime charges against the alleged shooter, but legal experts say such cases are relatively rare…
Fighting Hate/Crime In Chapel Hill
Welcome to this week’s ALL TOGETHER — the podcast dedicated to exploring how ethics, religion and spiritual practice inform our personal lives, our communities and our world. ALL TOGETHER is…
Triple killing may not be a hate crime
The victims, two young women and a young man, were Muslim. The women wore distinctive hijabs. Many now wonder, including the families of the slain, if Hicks should also be…
Why Is Crime Way Down? It’s Not Because More People Are In Prison
A report released on Thursday argues that throwing hundreds of thousands of people in prison has had only a small impact on the crime rate. Violent crime has fallen by…
Chapel Hill shooting: When is a crime a ‘hate crime?’
They say Craig Stephen Hicks hated religion and that he was riled at the sight of his Muslim neighborstwo of them young women who wore hijabs. When he allegedly killed…
Haitian Man Lynched Amid Dominican Republic Immigration Controversy
The corpse of a Haitian man was found hanging from a tree in a public park in the Dominican Republic’s second-largest city Wednesday morning, according the newspaper Listín Diario. Local…
UNC Shooting Leaves Muslims Wondering: Was This A Hate Crime?
After three Muslim students were fatally shot on Tuesday by a self-described “anti-theist,” Muslims were divided about whether the shooting was a hate crime motivated by prejudice against Islam. The…
Rep. Mike Kelly Compares IRS Asset Seizures To Torture As Agency Apologizes
WASHINGTON — The commissioner of the IRS offered an apology of sorts Tuesday for seizing the assets of taxpayers absent any evidence of a crime, but not before one angry…
Man Charged in Deaths of 3 Muslim Students Near UNC
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A 46-year old man was arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of three students at a quiet condominium complex near the University of North Carolina…
Forbes’ 20 Top Foreign Retirement Spots In 2015
When deciding where to spend your golden years, there are loads of factors to consider, everything from cost of living and employment opportunities to crime rate and climate. And there…
Chapel Hill Shooting May Have Been Motivated By A Parking Dispute: Police
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — An ongoing parking dispute between neighbors sparked the shooting deaths of three family members at a quiet condominium complex near the University of North Carolina…
This Is Forensic Sculpture, A Combination Of Art And Science That Aims To Solve Cold Cases
Each student at the Forensic Sculpture Workshop at the New York Academy of Art (NYAA) begins with a skull. More specifically, each begins with a plaster replica of a real…
10 Cities Where Crime Is Soaring
This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St. The United States is becoming safer, with crime levels dropping nearly every year. Between 1991 and 2013, the U.S. violent crime…
Adnan Syed Granted Opportunity For Appeal In ‘Serial’ Case
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Friday granted a leave for appeal in the case of Adnan Syed, the inmate at the center of the case in the popular…
Opinion: Should Muslims really apologize for terror attacks?
People should demand public statements like, “I condemn this act,” from those who have some kind of accountability in connection with the act. There is always a crucial line between…