AltWeeklies Wire
A Brutal Murder Exposes an Ethnic Community's Struggle with Modern Lifenew

The real scandal behind the murder of Homaira Rahman: She had been dating.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
09-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
A Teenage Prostitute, An Inept Pimp, and Two Versions of What Happenednew
The internet limits the risk of marketing sex with underage girls, whose youth can be more easily disguised on a website than on the street. But ignorance of a girl's age doesn't equal innocence. In Levar Simms' case, the charge of transporting a minor for the purposes of prostitution hinged on strict liability. He could be found guilty regardless of whether he knew Lynette was 16.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
05-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Desk Jobnew

How did Ameenah Franks defeat the post-9/11 security apparatus?
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
02-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Hear No Evilnew
At D.C.'s Model Secondary School for the Deaf, two groups of students played a game of war. Now police are investigating a hate crime.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
11-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice