AltWeeklies Wire
Preying on Predators?new
In the wake of vigilante murders, sex-offender registries have come under fire.
Style Weekly |
Holly Hobbs |
05-04-2006 |
Civil Liberties
'They're Just Exploiting People'new
Richmond Police, along with area Hispanic and Latino groups, have banded together to denounce a local radio station's recent decision to air commercials promoting $100 ID cards to illegal immigrants.
Style Weekly |
Brandon Walter |
05-04-2006 |
Immigration
Burgles and Bunglesnew
In Richmond’s Golden Age of cracksmen, the guys weren’t criminal geniuses, but they had ambition and pluck.
Style Weekly |
Melissa Scott Sinclair |
04-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
From Here to Iraqnew
From March 12-17, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine visited military personnel stationed overseas in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan -- this is his travel journal.
Style Weekly |
Gov. Tim Kaine |
04-04-2006 |
International
Disaster 101new
Virginia Commonwealth University recently became the nation's only major research university with a program in homeland security and emergency preparedness. Hurricane Katrina gave the students in that major a lot to think about.
Style Weekly |
Melissa Scott Sinclair |
09-19-2005 |
Policy Issues
Snapping Photos? Police Could Be Watchingnew
A Richmond man is stopped by police after taking snapshots of a federal courthouse downtown.
Style Weekly |
Melissa Sinclair |
08-17-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Blood Rushnew
In the politics of blood, Dr. Bruce D. Spiess is a rebel with an IV. His new ideas for using man-made blood -- and his partnership with a California lab -- could help patients from the emergency room to the battlefield.
Style Weekly |
Scott Bass |
08-17-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Motocops: Local Police Get a New Crime-Fighting Tool -- Motorbikesnew
Richmond police officers are training with a new police tool: red Kawasaki KLR250s, lightweight five-speed motorbikes designed for both highway and off-road use.
Style Weekly |
Melissa Scott Sinclair |
08-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fake Warrant Lands Sheriff’s Deputy in Jailnew
In a case that has baffled local law-enforcement officials, a Richmond sheriff’s deputy is going to jail for his role in forging the names of a judge and court clerk on a legal document targeting a former co-worker.
Style Weekly |
Brandon Walters |
08-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
