AltWeeklies Wire
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
Ruling the Streetsnew
After the death of Kansas City rapper Fat Tone, violence erupted between street gangs and attention turned to the man Kansas City police say is the worst gangster in recent memory.
The Pitch |
Bryan Noonan |
08-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Finding Garynew
After 21 years, one woman goes to the Bahamas to investigate her husband's mysterious death -- with some overdue help from the government.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
08-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: War on Drugs, Reagan
Free Bird?new
New DNA evidence may exonerate Luis Diaz, imprisoned for 26 years as the Miami Bird Road Rapist.
Miami New Times |
Jean Carey |
08-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Immigration, Cuban
Canada Feeds Prince of Pot to Yanksnew
Shockingly, Canadian feds are turning Marc Emery, the Prince of Pot, over to the the U.S. when Canada's own courts won't convict him.
NOW Magazine |
Matt Mernagh |
08-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mother to Cross-Examine Her Own Sonnew
It's a courtroom scene that even writers for Law & Order haven't dreamed up: A housewife, on trial for murdering her husband, will question the prosecution's star witness -- her teenage son.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
08-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Was Arson Eco-Terror?new
As many as 16 nearly complete houses have been torched in or near a posh golf-course development in Coweta County, according to the state Insurance and Safety Fire Commission. At least one of them was destroyed by fire three times.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
08-04-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Summer of the Sex Offendernew
Child molesters and kiddie pornographers are in our midst, and registration of sex offenders is looking more and more like a bust to an angry public.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mark Cromer |
08-02-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Mother Urges Officials to Go After Cybercreepsnew
Since Jaemi Levine's 12-year-old daughter was molested by a man who contacted her online, she has crusaded for tougher laws and better enforcement in such cases.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
08-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Line of Firenew
Miami-Dade Police Director Robert Parker is good at dodging bullets of criticism.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
07-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: racial profiling, taser gun
Oklahoma (In)Justicenew
Accused of killing a cop's son, one woman learns the hard way that in Oklahoma City justice isn't blind. It works for the prosecution.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
07-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Sudden Deathnew
Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney really blew it with his "foolproof" death-penalty initiative.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
07-21-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Quiet Crime Spreenew
Matthew Hattabaugh had a simple scheme for getting rich: He opened up a fake bank and started taking deposits. $650,000 later the feds caught up with him. But apparently felony charges didn't even slow him down.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz and A.C. Thompson |
07-20-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Prison Escapee Tells Story of Mass Jailbreaknew
After Andrew Heim and five other convicts emerged from the tunnel that brought them out of Western Penitentiary in 1997, the adrenaline didn't wear off until they were halfway across Ohio.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
07-20-2005 |
Crime & Justice
The Most Wanted Man in Texasnew
One writer's trip around Texas with four kids rivals an episode of Cops.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
07-18-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
