AltWeeklies Wire
The Making of a Police Scandalnew
In a case tinged with race and sex, confidential investigative reports reveal that a small cadre of San Leandro cops ginned up explosive charges against one of their own.
East Bay Express |
Steven Tavares |
11-03-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Knock and Talknew
Getting to know interim police chief Pete Carey, as he auditions for the permanent gig.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
11-03-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Unmade Mannew
The South Philly mob has faded away, but it still casts a long shadow — just ask George Martorano.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Daniel Denvir |
10-27-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Violent Criminals and Why They Killnew
Despite popular belief, violent criminals aren't born with a moral screw loose. They're not even turned into criminals because they grow up in single-parent homes.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
10-21-2011 |
Crime & Justice
In the Shadow of the Black Widownew
The heir of cocaine queen Griselda Blanco still lives in her tangled web.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
10-13-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Deadly Secretsnew
How California law shields a small cadre of Oakland police officers involved in violence.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
10-13-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Busted!new
The man behind the Facebook site that posted arrestees' mugshots ... and accepted money to take them down.
Gambit |
Heather Miller |
10-10-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Divided We Fall: The Killing of James Craig Andersonnew
In the aftermath of an alleged hate crime, a community examines itself about a troubled teenage bully and a legacy of racism.
Jackson Free Press |
Lacey McLaughlin |
10-10-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Hollow Justicenew
The FBI might have got its man, but anyone seeking real accountability from Whitey Bulger's government enablers will come away empty-handed yet again.
Boston Phoenix |
David Boeri |
10-06-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: FBI, Whitey Bulger
Biggie Smalls Murder Confession: Voletta Wallace's Attorney Still Has Questionsnew
A couple weeks ago, ex-LAPD detective Greg Kading says he handed Voletta Wallace, mother of Biggie Smalls, a copy of his new book, Murder Rap, in which Kading reveals never-before-seen evidence implicating Suge Knight in the death of her son.
L.A. Weekly |
Chris Vogel |
10-05-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Why a Curfew in Oakland Is Unnecessarynew
A proposed curfew would target Oakland's teenagers, but state statistics show that youth crime has plummeted in the city since the late-1990s.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
09-28-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: curfew in Oakland, Oakland Curfew
Mos Def Challenges BET, Oprah, and Obama to Pay Tribute to Executed Prisoner Troy Davisnew
On September 21, 2011, at 11:08 p.m. in Jackson, Georgia, a death row inmate named Troy Davis, convicted 20 years ago for the murder of off-duty Savannah policeman Mark MacPhail, was executed by lethal injection. And in the final weeks leading up to his scheduled execution, celebrities and rap stars helped lead a last-minute push to save Davis's life, even pleading with President Obama to personally intervene.
Miami New Times |
S. Pajot |
09-28-2011 |
Crime & Justice
The Peddlernew
Both in and out of prison, Brian Wulwell spent his life selling people baubles and trinkets. Now he's upped the ante.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-23-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Busted in Acadiananew
How a net nerd used Facebook to turn an insipid mug shot business into a public-shame machine, then ducked back into his cyber cave when the heat was on.
IND Media |
Heather Miller |
09-22-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Troy Davis, and Twitter, on the Steps of the Supreme Courtnew
As a native Southerner, it felt awfully foreign to be in Washington, D.C. on the night Troy Davis was executed by the state of Georgia.
Washington City Paper |
Brooke Hatfield |
09-22-2011 |
Crime & Justice
