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Atlanta's Drug Warnew

Cops say gangs are driving the city's crime surge.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  12-13-2007  |  Crime & Justice

The Deceit of Capital Punishmentnew

What I learned when I witnessed the brutality of an execution.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  10-18-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Bang! You're Suednew

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has taken aim in court at shops whose guns ended up on the Big Apple's streets -- now a Georgia dealer is shooting back, with the help of former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  07-26-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Meltdown in Atlantanew

Seven months after Kathryn Johnston's shooting, Chief Richard Pennington feels the heat from angry cops.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  06-28-2007  |  Crime & Justice

All's Fair (Not!) With the Atlanta Policenew

One officer fibs about hours and gets fired, while others do much worse and get promoted.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  05-03-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Shooting Aftermath Reaches City Hallnew

Council committee bucks mayor; Pennington under fire from within police department.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Alyssa Abkowitz and John Sugg  |  03-01-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Kathryn Johnston's Real Killernew

A cop might have pulled the trigger, but the perp is the money-driven "war on drugs."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  02-15-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Roses for an Unmarked Killing Fieldnew

In his blog, John Sugg follows the trial of Edgar Ray Killen, accused of the 1964 killings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  06-16-2005  |  Crime & Justice

When It Comes to Bogus Mortgages, Atlanta Leads the Nationnew

For more than a year, Georgia has raced past Florida, the usual state of first resort for real estate scumbags, in mortgage fraud. Our fraud rates are more than two-and-a-half times what they should be for our population.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  12-02-2004  |  Crime & Justice

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