AltWeeklies Wire
Controversy Swells Over 9/11 Nonprofit Event and Its Foundernew
Vincent Forras, a former South Salem, N.Y. firefighter, claims to have been trapped in the rubble at Ground Zero and saved himself after receiving a vision from God.
The Village Voice |
Graham Rayman |
09-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
The NYPD's Poor Judgment With the Mentally Illnew
Shereese Francis was in mental distress. After police arrived, she was dead.
The Village Voice |
Nick Pinto |
08-17-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Gotham's Crusadersnew
The Shomrim patrols Brooklyn's Jewish neighborhoods with taxpayer money.
The Village Voice |
Nick Pinto |
09-07-2011 |
Crime & Justice
The Truth Behind Sex Traffickingnew
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are the public face of an effort to stop underage trafficking. But the underage-prostitution panic is based on a scientific study that was anything but scientific.
The Village Voice |
Martin Cizmar, Ellis Conklin and Kristen Hinman |
06-30-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Inside the Brutal World of America's Kidnapping Capitalnew
Phoenix, Ariz. is labeled the kidnapping capital of the U.S. because of people- and drug-smuggling out of Mexico. But it's the smuggled immigrants, not the general public, who overwhelmingly are the primary victims.
The Village Voice |
Monica Alonzo |
08-11-2010 |
Crime & Justice
The NYPD Tapes: Inside Bed-Stuy's 81st Precinctnew
Two years ago, a police officer in a Brooklyn precinct became gravely concerned about how the public was being served. To document his concerns, he began carrying around a digital sound recorder, secretly recording his colleagues and superiors.
The Village Voice |
Graham Rayman |
05-06-2010 |
Crime & Justice
The Unusual Suspectsnew
After the Sean Bell shooting, the NYPD opened a surprising investigation -- into the victims.
The Village Voice |
Sean Gardiner |
01-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Wedding That Wasn'tnew
Sean Bell was shot dead by the NYPD hours before La Bella Vita's pastry chef began mixing his wedding cake.
The Village Voice |
Mara Altman |
12-08-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Guns Gone Wildnew
NYPD gunfire goes up while crime goes down -- what gives?
The Village Voice |
Sean Gardiner |
12-08-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Who Killed Robert Konopka?new
Was it his psychotic Rikers cellmate -- or the prison system itself?
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
11-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
In the Beginning, There Was Adamnew
The man who helped bring Abramoff down goes to prison for his own nefarious deeds.
The Village Voice |
Sean Gardiner |
10-26-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Freeze Frame on a Bad Copnew
Still stuck in prison for three decades: the once famous, now forgotten, Bill Phillips.
The Village Voice |
Sean Gardiner |
08-16-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Dying for Yoganew
Why did Dahn devotee Julia Siverls die in the desert?
The Village Voice |
Kathryn Belgiorno |
07-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Copping a Budget Pleanew
Money woes and time limits mean that more NYPD misconduct will go unpunished.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
06-28-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Gang Couldn't Wear Hair Straightnew
The Jheri Curls of New York City made everybody else's hair curl.
The Village Voice |
Felix Gillette |
06-07-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
