AltWeeklies Wire
Riots in the Land of Disneynew
Anaheim Police fire rubber bullets at crowd after officer-involved shooting.
OC Weekly |
Amber Stephens |
07-23-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Aurora on the Map for the Wrong Reasonsnew
Aurora has finally made its name. But this is not what it wanted -- or what it deserves.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
07-20-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Aurora Colorado, Aurora Shooting
Truth Trackers: Asheville's Cold-Case Sleuths Defy the Oddsnew
Less than 1 percent of cold cases ever get solved. That doesn't stop Asheville detectives Yvonne Cobourn and Kevin Taylor.
Mountain Xpress |
Caitlin Byrd |
07-17-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Lackland's Instructor-on-Rainbow Sex Crimesnew
Lackland Air Force Base boils over.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas and John Lasker |
07-17-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Big Data is Watching Younew
Police turn to computers to help predict potential crimes.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
06-29-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Code Deadnew
Do the encrypted writings of Ricky McCormick hold the key to his mysterious death?
Riverfront Times |
Christopher Tritto |
06-17-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Ricky McCormick Death
Shoot First, Cry Laternew
The first of its kind, Florida's shoot first, judge later legislation came to life (or death) in 2005, assuring all responsible owners of guns that they could shoot first and ask questions later without fear of legal reprisal. Now similar laws prevail in 24 states.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
06-14-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Mississippi Sticks with Private Prisonsnew
This summer, private-prisons company MTC will take over running three Mississippi Department of Corrections facilities from The GEO Group.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
06-14-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Private Prisons, Public Problemsnew
Sometime around 3 o'clock on May 20, a disturbance at the Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez, Miss., erupted into a full-scale melee.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
06-08-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Fail Safenew
A charity puts violent offenders to work at the zoo, raising questions about safety.
LEO Weekly |
Joe Sonka |
05-31-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Crime, Dismas Charities
Anatomy of a Wrongful Texas Executionnew
Until the day Texas executed him in 1989, Carlos DeLuna insisted another Carlos stabbed and killed 24-year-old Wanda Lopez at a Corpus Christi gas station in February 1983. At trial, prosecutors dismissed the idea, calling the other Carlos "a phantom" that didn't exist.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
05-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: execution, Carlos DeLuna
Gilbert's Kidsnew
Gilbert Olivares, a popular counselor at Salinas High School, faces dozens of sex-related charges, including manufacturing child pornography and molestation. The case is built on an astounding number of what-ifs.
Monterey County Weekly |
Sara Rubin, Nic Coury and Mary Duan |
05-25-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Another Cops-Beating-Homeless-Man Storynew
It isn't just the Kelly Thomas killing in which cops believe they have the right to execute a citizen during a scuffle.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
05-18-2012 |
Crime & Justice
How Rape Victims Cope After Exonerationnew
Debbie Jones spent decades coming to grips with the fact Thomas McGowan raped her. Then she found out he didn't.
Dallas Observer |
Anna Merlan |
05-11-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Rape, Thomas McGowan
The Freeing of Gordon Newlinnew
How the notorious criminal persuaded the Ohio Parole Board to give him a second chance.
The Other Paper |
Dave Ghose |
05-03-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Laura Carter, Gordon Newlin
