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Santa Ana Showdownnew
After Oscar Gallegos shot two Long Beach cops, he swore he'd never be taken alive -- his run for the border ended with a trip to a Santa Ana strip mall.
OC Weekly |
Nick Schou |
01-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Tale of the Videotapenew
Veteran LAPD cop arrested a second time after recording himself pepper-spraying neighbor.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman |
01-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Pedophile Inc.new
Professor Robert Cikraji retired to the center of an international scandal.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
01-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Hands-On Customer Servicenew
More questionable policing goes in the basket at a local Wal-Mart.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
01-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cop Shop on the Chopping Block?new
At a neighborhood association meeting last Monday night, residents of St. Johns reacted angrily to news that Police Chief Rosie Sizer was considering closing down the North Precinct to save cash.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
01-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Youth Rally for Justicenew
Students, parents and advocates marched onto Mississippi Capitol's south steps to call for educational reform and protest the incarceration of more than 1,000 Mississippi children.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
01-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Suburban Terrorismnew
A former law enforcement officer faces trial next month for making and storing a weapon of mass destruction at his home.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
01-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Frontier Justicenew
Peter Michael Daniel was savagely beaten at the Sweetwater Police Complex over a missing Jet Ski -- no one's saying who did it.
Miami New Times |
Calvin Godfrey |
01-17-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Year of Living Dangerouslynew
Minorities still make up the majority of Philadelphians sent to death row.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kate McMahon |
01-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'They're My Friends!'new
An Orange County businessman allegedly sold fake computers during the day, call girls at night.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
01-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Conspiracistnew
Gay-rights crusader Paul Kuntzler turns a sharp mind for detail to the JFK assassination.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
01-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Meth-22new
Montana is expanding its meth treatment options -- unfortunately, many addicts can't get help until they go to jail.
Missoula Independent |
Jessica Mayrer |
01-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
What Happened to Our Moratorium?new
Death penalty opponents testify at House committee.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
01-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Who's Killing These Mothers?new
Twice in three years, foreign-born women have been killed by apparent strangers in Fremont -- some residents see hate.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
01-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Unusual Suspectsnew
After the Sean Bell shooting, the NYPD opened a surprising investigation -- into the victims.
The Village Voice |
Sean Gardiner |
01-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
