Crime
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
When the crime is the evidence, a web-based tool can help you investigate even after tagging or gang graffiti is removed or painted over
Police and the FBI refused to comment on the possibility of a serial shooter
Charged with killing a man while off-duty
Showed up drunk to be fingerprinted for a previous drunken driving charge and earned himself another one in the process
A robber got away with more than money in Georgia
The Cuyahoga County Sexual Assault Task Force is building cases based on the DNA results of thousands of newly tested rape kits
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