AltWeeklies Wire
The Orlando Police Beatnew
Aug. 24; 2:20 a.m.: Good news! According to Orlando Weekly's most recent focus group -- prospective interns and some guy on a bus -- the kids totally dig this column! This, and Blister -- but more importantly, this! Ah, the sweet smell of validation -- and job security! Let's celebrate while we can.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
09-05-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice, armed robbery
Perverts Beware: St. Louis Area Police Have Your Numbernew
U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway has made prosecuting child pornography offenders a top priority since her appointment in July 2005. For the fiscal year that will end on September 30, the justice department predicts that Eastern Missouri will have generated 76 child-exploitation cases, making it second only to central California.
Riverfront Times |
Kathleen McLaughlin |
09-05-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Orlando Police Beatnew
Aug. 8; 8:06 a.m. -- Irony alert: Two dudes with guns held up the Peace Food Store for smokes and cash.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
09-04-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Look at Rielle Hunternew
How local scandal begets national scandal in the charged world of Fort Lauderdale politics and business.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
09-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Grim Sleeper is Murdering Angelenos as Cops Hunt His DNAnew
The most elusive serial killer west of the Mississippi took a 13-year break. Now he's back.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
08-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Death of a Hoop Dreamnew
Mario Hornsby Jr. had turned his life around and was set to play basketball at Brandeis this fall -- but a bullet ended those plans. Now his father is trying to make sure his death was not in vain.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
08-28-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Gone to Hell: Mental Illness and Harris County Jailnew
Even though Alexander Hatcher is bipolar and schizophrenic, he wasn't given his meds for his first three months in jail. He got in fights with the guards. Now he's sentenced to prison for a long, long time.
Houston Press |
Paul Knight |
08-26-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Homeless Attacked in Baltimorenew
In many of the violent run-ins the homeless have had on the street, the criminals have sought out single pedestrians--particularly those who are elderly, disabled, or just look like an easy catch.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jay Sandler |
08-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Detainees Refute ICE's Denials of Abusenew
A recent report, based on interviews with 41 detainees over a period of eight months in 2007 and 2008, alleges various "human rights violations" at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash., including inadequate medical care, lack of due process, and physical abuse.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
08-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Eight Days in Gitmo: Observations on the Trial of Salim Hamdannew
I now understand that no matter what aspect of Guantanamo Bay is under examination, a person can't fully understand this off-shore prison project without going, seeing, and experiencing the now iconic legal black hole that the detention center and military commissions represent.
Artvoice |
Julia Hall |
08-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Is Vermont's Anti-Sex-Offender Hysteria Really Helping Kids?new
Pretty soon, no penalty of a sex offender is considered cruel and unusual enough. When the Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment for the rape of a child is unconstitutional, both presidential candidates expressed disappointment in the decision.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
08-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Cop Charged with 49 Felonies Pleads Guilty to Two Misdemeanors, Goes Freenew
Was David Lewis a pervert who used his police powers to terrorize vulnerable young women? Or was this case coldly concocted -- as Lewis insists -- in retaliation for his sniffing around the a strip club for information possibly linking the state's attorney's office with gangs, prostitution, and cocaine?
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
08-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Femicide: New York City is Safer than Ever ... Unless You're a Womannew
In a city that is touted as one of the safest in the country, domestic-partner homicides persist. Last year, NYC's homicides numbered 496, which is a commendable number, especially compared to the early 1990s when the number was well over 2,200. Since the late '90s, however, the number of women killed by their partners hasn’t declined; it's difficult to make headway in preventing this type of killing.
New York Press |
Kimberly Thorpe |
08-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Do Pay Phones Do More Harm Than Good?new
As fewer and fewer people use pay phones, some city governments and neighborhood groups increasingly see them as invitations to crime. Still, removing pay phones from city property is one thing; getting rid of those on private property is another.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Isaiah Thompson |
08-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Death By Prayernew
Eleven-year-old Madeline Kara Neumann died of diabetic complications as her parents prayed for her healing and stubbornly refused to call doctors. Now they face second-degree homicide charges. Will a religious exemption to child abuse laws--common to about 40 states--undermine their prosecution?
Isthmus |
Erik Gunn |
08-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
