AltWeeklies Wire
Battlefield Aching But Optimisticnew
Members of the Battlefield Neighborhood Association take hope from increased police attention.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Negative Influence on Teens?new
Yet another one of Mayor Frank Melton's teen mentees has been arrested, making two in two weeks.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Disposable Livesnew

We ignored four hookers in life -- why are we so fascinated by their deaths?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brian Hickey |
12-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Blood on the Drivewaynew
A police shooting has left a stain on Fort Lauderdale.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
12-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Executing Angel Diaznew
A bad man, a flawed trial, and a needle.
Miami New Times |
Emily Witt |
12-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jump Streetnew
Once ruled a suicide, Phoenix finance chief Kevin Keogh's leap to his death on a busy thoroughfare is a true medical mystery.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
12-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
SAFE as Hellnew
Dallas cops ignore rampant drug trade, crack down instead on squeegee guys.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
12-18-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fed-up Fedsnew
U.S. Justice Department investigators find horrid conditions at Dallas County's jail.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
12-18-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
In the Crosshairsnew
How a beauty salon owner got caught up in a twisted murder-for-hire scheme.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
12-15-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Allegation 101new
When there is a suspected date rape, you don't want the accusation looked into by administrators at New College.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
12-15-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bad Bloodnew
Too many shootings in San Francisco have this in common: escalating anger over an old grudge soon leads to murder. But did a 2-year-old boy have to die?
SF Weekly |
A.C. Thompson |
12-15-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Naked Justicenew
A cyclist fights criminal charges.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy Jenniges |
12-14-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Sizemore Saganew
Now, even more complicated!
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
12-14-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Death of Innocencenew
The cycle of violence in New Orleans is creating a lost generation -- one family has felt it twice as much as others.
Gambit |
Sam Winston |
12-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Not Dead Yetnew
The Bay Area's homicide rate has grabbed headlines, but that's only part of the story of gun violence -- just consider Jason Owens and the bullet lodged in his brain.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
James Woodard |
12-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice