AltWeeklies Wire
Freeing Willienew
Willie Featherstone is a sexual predator, so why does he keep getting out of prison?
Baltimore City Paper |
Hal Riedl |
10-19-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Willie Featherstone
Barry Minkow 2.0new
L.A.'s fraud king is back -- and taking the media for another ride
L.A. Weekly |
Beth Barrett |
10-18-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Imprisoned, Rehabilitated, Unemployednew
Oakland's large population of ex-felons struggle to get jobs. And their only glimmer of hope -- a certificate of rehabilitation -- isn't easy to get.
East Bay Express |
Alexa Vaughn |
10-13-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Shot By Drug Smugglers?new
Renowned forensics experts say a Pinal County deputy's high-profile tale about getting shot after encountering drug smugglers doesn't add up.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
09-24-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Utilities Worker Gets Charged Upnew
A Colorado Springs Utilities worker resigns; police dig into purchasing card history.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
09-20-2010 |
Crime & Justice
A Woman's Touchnew
Juvenile inmates can make inviting targets for sex offenders--and women are the most frequent perpetrators.
The Texas Observer |
Laura Burke |
09-13-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Texas Youth Commission
Halfway (Home) to Hellnew
Unlicensed, unsupervised and unknown group homes raise concerns.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-25-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: mental illness, half-way house
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
White Collar Crimenew
An Anglican bishop is accused of running a $45 million Ponzi scheme.
Riverfront Times |
Nicholas Phillips |
08-04-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Martin Sigillito
Santa Cruz Pins Crime Fighting Hopes on Pogonip Pathnew
Santa Cruz leaders are hoping a bike path through the heroin and meth dealing nexus of the Pogonip park will clean up crime. Experts say otherwise.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Curtis Cartier |
08-03-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Over the Linenew
As Mexican drug cartels increasingly recruit American teens as runners, a Houston area teen goes across the border and ends up dead.
Houston Press |
Paul Knight |
07-27-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Elisabeth Mandala
A Look at the Crime Stats -- Or Lack Thereof -- Surrounding Medical Marijuananew
Lock up the women and hide the cash and jewelry. A medical marijuana dispensary that moved in a block away might bring rapists, burglars, robbers and killers to your neighborhood. Right?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
07-01-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Steve Noblitt, Medical Marijuana
Seattle Police Chief Punched Out of Job?new
Seattle Acting Police Chief John Diaz earned a few points toward a permanent appointment when two Seattle police officers were caught on tape last month kicking a wrongly detained suspect, Martin Monetti, and threatening to "beat the fucking Mexican piss out" of him. Then came the punch that may have knocked him out.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
06-16-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Blown up
Details of a confidential informant, 228 pounds of marijuana and a wrestling superstar emerge from the arrest of a Lansing area medical marijuana spiritual leader.
City Pulse |
Andy Balaskovitz |
06-02-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Mounting Evidence of Corruption in Maryland Prisonsnew
Evidence of corruption in Maryland prisons has been mounting. Can current reform measures clean things up?
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
05-17-2010 |
Crime & Justice
