AltWeeklies Wire
Meltdown in Atlantanew
Seven months after Kathryn Johnston's shooting, Chief Richard Pennington feels the heat from angry cops.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
06-28-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Phil Cisneros' Death Sentencenew
A vengeful court puts an ailing old man behind bars -- likely his final resting place.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
06-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Taser Aftershock!new
Turns out much-maligned stun guns are a good thing overall.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
06-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Santa Fe Police Deal With Fighting, Drugs & Stolen Cashnew
And that's just inside the department.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nathan Dinsdale |
06-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Hate Crimes in Indiananew
Recent brutality renews legislative controversy.
NUVO |
Laura McPhee |
06-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jailhouse Justicenew
A group of sheriff's deputies is accused in civil court of beating jail inmates.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
GW Schulz |
06-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Pros and Ex-Cons in Coloradonew
Gov. Bill Ritter says he wants to change the prison system -- but will he follow through?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
06-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
White Power with a Lispnew
Killer Billy Joe Johnson talks about sex, drugs, guns, dirty cops and Jews -- but not his homeboys.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
06-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Justice for Peggy Rebernew
After nearly four decades, police may finally know who committed one of the most gruesome murders of its time.
Pasadena Weekly |
Martha Shaak with Kevin Uhrich |
06-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Peggy Reber, crime & justice
Strange Bedfellows: Prosecution Rests in Seale Trialnew
A man who participated in the kidnappings of Henry Dee and Charles Moore became the centerpiece of the prosecution's case against James Ford Seale.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
06-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Meet the Housing Authority's Chief Vending-Machine Detectivenew
How one man's love of Ruger wafers led to the unearthing of an alleged housing authority snack-skimming racket.
Seattle Weekly |
John Metcalfe |
06-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Push for a Posthumous Pardonnew
The calls to pardon Joe Arridy, executed in the gas chamber, come amid renewed interest in 68-year-old case.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
06-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Killed By a Cop Carnew
Chicago's police department may be covering up yet another lethal mistake by its officers.
Chicago Reader |
Tori Marlan |
06-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Hector Marroquin's Revengenew
Feds arrest the "No Guns" activist for selling guns, while L.A. politicians that directed funds his way duck.
L.A. Weekly |
Jeffrey Anderson |
06-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Need a Cop? Buy a Cop.new
Public Housing authority pays for police officers.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
06-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
