AltWeeklies Wire
I Watched Him Dienew
From my second-story desk window at the Salt Lake City Weekly office, I watched a standoff unfold between police and Anthony Mayhew, who’d threatened to blow himself up in front of our offices.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
10-05-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Anthony Mayhew
Steal This Bikenew
Who steals bikes? Where do they go?
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Colin Wolf |
04-16-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Bike Stealing, Stolen Bikes
Man Says Epilepsy Caused Him to Grab Woman on Trainnew
A police report states that Lenny Fitzgerald Sorenson scared a female TRAX passenger with creepy glances, followed her when she moved, and finally grabbed her wrist and wouldn’t let go until other riders intervened, leaving the woman with a bruise. Sorenson’s wrists ended up in police handcuffs.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jesse Fruhwirth |
02-23-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Too Many Pregnant Addicts Call Salt Lake County Metro Jail Homenew
With treatment-center beds so hard to come by, judges hand pregnant women jail sentences to provide them at least with safety and some prenatal care. But most of the babies will still be born into a world where drug withdrawal is one of their first sensations.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
06-30-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Face of Child Pornnew
Gina Zhdilkov thought her family was safe from the child porn that ruined her childhood. Then the FBI investigated her husband.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Stephen Dark |
04-25-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Conman.com: Robert Paisola and His Online Version of Three Card Montenew
With a rap sheet including convictions for insurance fraud and possession of kiddie porn, Robert Paisola finds it tough to land real work. So he's created a special new hustle: a game of endlessly multiplying websites and his own form of electronic extortion against those who try to shut him down.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Stephen Dark |
05-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
When Whitey Goes to Prisonnew
Consultant David Novak pads the landing as white-collar crooks fall from grace.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Shane Johnson |
07-01-2004 |
Crime & Justice
