AltWeeklies Wire
APD's Sleep Disordernew
Detective Amy Lynch was a highly praised veteran officer – until she told her bosses she'd been diagnosed with narcolepsy.
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
08-24-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: police, narcolepsy
Poor David Wants Oswald Stone Returnednew
David Card, the irascible owner of Poor David’s Pub in Dallas, is bound and determined to get a family possession returned, and he’s turning to social media for help.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
08-24-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Solitary confinement: Bad for chimps, OK for humans?new
A very popular bill now moving through Congress bans solitary confinement for chimpanzees and other great apes. But what about people?
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
08-24-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: monkeys, chimpanzees
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
Campsite Killernew
Cold case: Eight years ago, Estevan Montaño was murdered during a hunting trip in the Santa Ritas
Tucson Weekly |
Brian J. Pedersen |
08-16-2012 |
Crime & Justice
The Nurse, The Rapist and Their Shady Charitynew
He nearly beat his wife to death, but the Ironwood State Prison resident wants you to donate to his anti-domestic-violence charity.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
08-16-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Prince Edward Maryland
Racial Profiling in Alamance Countynew
The Alamance County Sheriff's Office arrests double the number of Latinos in traffic stops as non-Latinos.
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
08-14-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Paying for the New Orleans Consent Decreenew
The $11 million annual price tag for the NOPD consent decree.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
08-14-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Bringing a Pen to a Gunfight
Either you're serious about eliminating gun violence, or you're not. "Soul-searching" isn't going to block the next bullet fired by a madman—but the law, coupled with rigorous enforcement, can.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
08-13-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: gun control
Motive Behind the Madness in the Sikh Shootingnew
What led to the recent mass murder of Sikhs in Wisconsin.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer |
08-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Oakland Police Department: Worst in the Statenew
Recent revelations about racism and millions in misspent funds raise questions about whether a federal takeover of Oakland police would be a bad thing.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon and Steven Tavares |
08-08-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Stacking the Decknew
Politicians' ties to South Carolina's seedy video gambling underworld.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
08-03-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Anaheim's Tragic Kingdomnew
Two officer-involved killings ignite the city's long, hot summer that has been years in the making.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
07-27-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Concentrated Poverty and Homicide in Chicagonew
Segregation's lethal legacy marches on.
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
07-27-2012 |
Crime & Justice
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
