Crime
Police get thousands of calls for shoplifting, domestic violence incidents, public drunkenness, and other misbehavior that spikes for about 72 hours on either side of Thanksgiving
Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) is not a new concept—it dates back to the 1960s—but it is ever-evolving
Agencies need to embrace this change and understand this type of information is critical to crime prevention and crime-solving
A man is accused of throwing a popcorn container at a movie theater worker, then punching and biting a cop
Jim and Doug discuss how much trouble tends to happen at bar closing time
These devices dramatically cut drug testing costs
The foot, wearing a black sock, was inside the teal-colored, size-9 Adidas sneaker
Jim and Doug discuss the prevalence of these types of incidents, as well as some ideas about how to deal with them from a criminal prosecution perspective
On Wednesday, the world’s biggest social network said it plans to hire 3,000 more people to review videos and other posts
Police have arrested five people in the theft of more than 40 cellphones, cash and credit cards at the Coachella music festival
Police Chief Donald Molineux says the pastor is “very upset and traumatized” and afraid someone might come to her home looking for the drugs
All the world’s a stage in the digital age
Nannette Louise Perkins, 40, was arrested Sunday afternoon
Music fans activated their app and followed Reinaldo De Jesus Henao around the venue until he was detained by security workers
It’s the first time in the state, since the opioid crisis began, that a drug dealer was convicted of murder for selling drugs that killed someone
The arrest settled fears among residents and law enforcement over what the suspect might do with his stockpile of weapons and ammo
A man shot his girlfriend in the head then killed himself during a gunfight with police Tuesday night
A man who died after shots were fired in a struggle with Delaware police had been shot earlier in the day by a Philadelphia officer
From Kate’s Law to sanctuary cities, Jim and Doug discuss the topic in detail
The Cameo club has a history of gun violence, and police said there was no indication of any terrorism link
Jeff Sessions represents “a new sheriff” at DOJ
Nashville police say a car of teenagers opened fire at a market because they were served the wrong pizza toppings
Police chiefs are ready with their wish-lists
In his first major policy speech as attorney general, Sessions promised that combating violent crime would be a top priority of the Justice Department
The woman had her 8-year-old daughter blow into an ignition device shortly before she crashed and was again charged with drunken driving
Mikal Deen Mahidi pleaded guilty to killing an off-duty police officer during a multistate crime spree in 2004
69-year-old Mary Ring was fatally shot after the Super Bowl on Feb. 5
The trio chased the man down, apprehended him and flagged down a police officer
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but crime scene mapping using 3-D laser scanners provides context, accuracy and speed
Jim and Doug discuss the fourth pillar of Obama’s 21st Century Policing task force report
Trump told Republican lawmakers Thursday that Philadelphia’s murder rate has been “terribly increasing”
“The statement is so broad. I have no idea what he’s talking about,” Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said
President Donald Trump says he’s ready to “send in the Feds” if Chicago can’t reduce its homicide problem
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