AltWeeklies Wire
Meltdown in Atlantanew
Seven months after Kathryn Johnston's shooting, Chief Richard Pennington feels the heat from angry cops.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
06-28-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Melton Accuses, Councilman Objectsnew
Mayor Frank Melton accused Councilman Marshand Crisler of being the target of an FBI probe -- Crisler says Melton is just trying to shift the blame.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch and Matt Saldana |
06-28-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Case of the Traveling Semennew
A defendant tries to explain how his sperm landed inside a stranger.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
06-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Phil Cisneros' Death Sentencenew
A vengeful court puts an ailing old man behind bars -- likely his final resting place.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
06-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Taser Aftershock!new
Turns out much-maligned stun guns are a good thing overall.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
06-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fatal Webnew
The arrest of Dallas' "Black Widow" lights a fire under a cold murder case.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
06-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Santa Fe Police Deal With Fighting, Drugs & Stolen Cashnew
And that's just inside the department.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nathan Dinsdale |
06-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Hate Crimes in Indiananew
Recent brutality renews legislative controversy.
NUVO |
Laura McPhee |
06-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jailhouse Justicenew
A group of sheriff's deputies is accused in civil court of beating jail inmates.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
GW Schulz |
06-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Pros and Ex-Cons in Coloradonew
Gov. Bill Ritter says he wants to change the prison system -- but will he follow through?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
06-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
White Power with a Lispnew
Killer Billy Joe Johnson talks about sex, drugs, guns, dirty cops and Jews -- but not his homeboys.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
06-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Gangbanger Turned Peacemakernew
A former gang member reaches out to local kids to help stop the violence.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman |
06-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Justice for Peggy Rebernew
After nearly four decades, police may finally know who committed one of the most gruesome murders of its time.
Pasadena Weekly |
Martha Shaak with Kevin Uhrich |
06-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Peggy Reber, crime & justice
Crime Plan: More of the Samenew
Mayor Frank Melton's crime plan presents no means of funding any of its proposals, and the mayor's reliance on secret cameras has raised the concerns of civil liberties advocates.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
06-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Strange Bedfellows: Prosecution Rests in Seale Trialnew
A man who participated in the kidnappings of Henry Dee and Charles Moore became the centerpiece of the prosecution's case against James Ford Seale.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
06-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
