Crime
Jim and Doug explore reasons why the reporting of hate crimes is seemingly on the rise
While it is important to participate in national crime reporting through UCR-NIBRS, the real crime picture in any community must be drawn locally
Proponents say it would significantly improve the prison system. Opponents say there are loopholes that would allow dangerous criminals to be released from prison
With 43 homicides, May is the deadliest month since the early 1970s
Court did not specify to lower courts exactly what the standard of proof should be
Tens of thousands of sexual assault kits are giving up their secrets — and rapists who’ve long remained free may finally face justice
Arrests have dropped sharply in Baltimore since Freddie Gray died on April 19
A man who claimed to be a “ninja” and sported dramatic facial markings was arrested for indecent assault and battery of a woman
Several of the bills attempted to counter voters’ approval of Proposition 47, which reduced a range of felony crimes to misdemeanors
The victim was hospitalized for lacerations and a swollen eye and later released
Arrests were already declining before Freddie Gray died on April 19 of injuries he suffered in police custody, but they dropped sharply thereafter
Officers told the pair they were in a restricted area and administered a field sobriety test
Was captured Tuesday by security forces in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, and deported back to the U.S.
Video captured a man turning the tables on a suspect who attempted to carjack him
U.S. marshals and police tracked down and arrested a dangerous ex-convict and five others, bringing a sudden and safe ending to a multistate manhunt
DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says it received a call from OnStar that the service had the location of a stolen vehicle
Former Marine and ex-convict accused in the slayings of a wealthy executive and three others had worked for the businessman’s construction company
Officers tried to stop Otha Montgomery for running a red light Tuesday morning
Suspect apologized and left after homeowner told him she was calling police
Thousands of defendants convicted of drug crimes after a chemist in a state lab tampered with evidence can’t be charged with more serious crimes or given harsher sentences if granted a new trial
18-year-old gunman yelled, “Go ahead and kill me” to the officers as the Sunday shootout occurred
Police Commissioner William Bratton has floated one approach that advocates and others are already supporting: amnesty
Violence again struck the community a year after a 22-year-old’s rampage left six students dead
Three men had stolen a large bowl of the salad and took turns eating it while making their getaway
Zimmerman narrowly missed getting shot Monday after a mysterious dispute
Man is in jail after authorities say he foiled his own robbery
Said he shouldn’t have been charged because he didn’t threaten anyone and politely asked for the money
58-year-old officer was leaving for work when he was approached by two males armed with a gun
Shopper with a concealed weapons permit shot and killed a man who was trying to carjack a woman Saturday
Homeowner went downstairs to find the man asleep on her sofa Thursday
A witness to the abduction said four people wrapped the pup in a blanket and left in a car around 3:20 a.m.
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