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Do the sounds of Bach and Vivaldi really have the power to combat loitering and other petty offenses?
The ALS causes certain materials to fluoresce, which enhances the ability to visualize specific evidence
Any gang-prevention strategy must address unaccompanied children from Central America who are particularly vulnerable to MS-13 recruitment and victimization
Monday night’s shooting unfolded as officers were searching for suspects in an armed robbery
Naked man broke into two homes, drank booze and used a hot tub at one of them
Recent South Florida cases stemmed from photos or video posted on Instagram, the fast-growing social media site
Police detained the suspect, whose mental condition will be evaluated
Highway sign dedicated to four Oakland police officers killed in 2009 was ripped from its post on Interstate 580 and tagged with a red “X”
From a haunting in New Mexico to a serial masturbator’s cheese-ridden reign of terror in Philly, it’s a weird, weird world out there
Bradley Stone had an ax, a machete and two prescription pill bottles beside him when he was found dead Tuesday in the woods after killing 6
Family took matters into their own hands, holding a group of alleged thieves at gunpoint until authorities arrived
Leaders demanded to know how a man with a violent criminal history slipped through the cracks and ended up in a cafe where he took 17 hostages
Man suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives was found dead in the woods Tuesday after a day-and-a-half manhunt
Officials are investigating after the gravestone of a fallen officer was vandalized Saturday
Man killed 6 people and seriously wounded another in 3 different homes and remained at large hours after the shootings
Robbery suspect was killed Sunday after pulling a gun on officers during an arrest attempt
19-year-old Jessica Chambers was doused with a flammable liquid and set on fire Saturday
FBI and Los Angeles police led early morning raids, dubbed “Operation Resident Evil,” at more than a dozen homes
Dash cam video has been released capturing a Texas officer getting shot in a drive-by while conducting an unrelated traffic stop
Police say an unemployed couple facing eviction admitted swiping a Salvation Army donation bucket so they could buy drugs
Utah man charged with killing two deputies during an hourslong rampage that also left a motorist and another deputy wounded
Passenger accused of stabbing 4 on an Amtrak train told police he began the attack after seeing another man turn into a demon
A woman has been arrested after a detective’s home was set on fire and destroyed Thursday
Officer found the child’s diaper wet and changed it, the report states. He also found a pair of socks to put on the boy, who appeared disheveled
Suspect in a series of crimes was shot and badly wounded while fighting with an off-duty city officer he had tried to rob
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton on Tuesday touted the continued reduction of crime in NYC and their reforms to the NYPD
Authorities say two teenagers attempting to carjack a vehicle in Houston were foiled by a stick shift
Police are investigating Brown’s stepfather for angry comments on the streets of Ferguson after a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson
A towing company owner killed his ex-girlfriend, two men she had romantic trysts with and the owner of a rival tow truck firm Monday
A manhunt was underway for a gunman suspected in three separate shootings Monday that left four dead in north-central West Virginia
The French Connection was the major supplier of heroin to the U.S. until police busted it up in the ‘70s
Woman being cited for public drunkenness accidentally dropped a baggie of crack cocaine on the police station floor
Safety officials say they’ve found two stun guns, a machete and other weapons in a man’s checked baggage at JFK Airport