AltWeeklies Wire
The Pestnew
Elsebeth Baumgartner is the biggest pain in the ass you'd never want to meet -- but does she deserve 112 years in prison?
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
05-08-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bren v. Brennew
Billionaire Donald Bren paid on average $80,000 a year in expenses for two of his teenage kids born out of wedlock -- now they've filed suit seeking back child support from a man who makes an estimated $145,000 an hour.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
05-05-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Living With the Bombnew
In a world menaced by roadside explosives, suicide bombers, and dirty bombs, the L.A. Sheriff's bomb squad is amazingly calm.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
05-05-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Snitch Glitchnew
A circuit court in Illinois rules that a detective must cough up the identity of a confidential informant.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-05-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
UNICOR Unrestnew
This prison industries program fails to communicate.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
05-03-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Gem of a Capernew
Bags of jewels were stolen from Lang Fine Estate Jewelers, two brothers are in custody, and the store owner is implicated -- who done it?
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
05-01-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'Dirty, Stupid or Both'new
Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona had claimed he didn't know anything about a Las Vegas mafia associate who contributed to his campaign, but now that a picture of the two men embracing has surfaced Carona is not saying anything.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
04-28-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Safety Shell Gamenew
Government agencies keep passing the buck over prison recycling hazards.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-26-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jump-Out Boysnew
Two Miami cops have been charged with armed kidnapping, armed burglary, aggravated assault with a firearm, grand theft, official misconduct and criminal mischief.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
04-25-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Crush Me, Kill Menew
To understand Florida's most bizarre unsolved murder, it helps to wear stiletto heels.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Julia Reischel |
04-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Small Town, Big Letdownnew
Despite prison overcrowding problems, Illinois' most modern maximum-security prison sits empty nearly five years after it was supposed to open.
Illinois Times |
Jamie Murnane |
04-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Publicity Hound or Dog Killer?
After garnering national attention for scaling the St. Augustine Lighthouse in a tiger suit, Frank Feldmann has gone into hiding following his arrest for beheading the family dog.
Folio Weekly |
Owen Holmes |
04-18-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Hiding in Plain Sightnew
Seven years after Columbine, officials are still keeping secrets from the public.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
04-18-2006 |
Crime & Justice
The Comeback Kidnew
After more than a decade on death row, boxer Anthony "Two Guns" Fletcher fights for his life.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
04-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Sleepwalking Out of Jailnew
In Canada, somnambulists found guilty are sent to bed; elsewhere they end up in psychiatric wards.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
04-14-2006 |
Crime & Justice
