#Crime
Miscellaneous | NEW YORK CITY
Major crimes up 12 percent in NYC despite COVID-19 outbreak
Five of the seven major index crimes — robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and car theft — showed a marked increase this year compared to last year.
Politics | Illegal Immigration
Trump endorses bill allowing victims of illegal immigrant crimes to sue sanctuary cities
President Trump centered the immigration portion of his State of the Union speech on "sanctuary cities," calling for Congress to pass a Senate bill that would allow victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants to sue the local or state government if
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1 Person Critically Injured In Century City Shooting, Police Searching For Multiple Suspects – CBS Los Angeles
Police were investigating a shooting at a restaurant at Century City Mall Monday night that left one person in critical condition.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
California lawmakers may trim repeat nonviolent offenders’ sentences
“This enhancement is disproportionately used against persons of color and those that are low income,” said Democratic Assemblyman Ash Kalra of San Jose, who carried the bill in the Assembly. “It is…
Politics | Media Watch
Liberal NY Times RIPS Competitor New York Post for Actually Reporting on Street Crime
Wednesday’s signed lead editorial by Mara Gay of the New York Times editorial board attacked a conservative news rival the New York Post while demading that New York Democrats to buck up on the newly instigated "bail reform," despite the street violence t
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Chicago among top 5 cities for organized retail crime - Chicago Tribune
Seeing empty shelves at the store? It could be the holiday rush – or organized retail theft. Chicago is one of the U.S. cities most affected by organized retail theft, according to a 2019 report from the National Retail Federation.
Politics | Leftist Lunacy
Richard Grenell: California needs a reality check after reading San Francisco DA’s stance on ‘quality of life’ crimes
San Francisco's new DA won't prosecute “quality-of-life” crimes like vehicle break-ins, drug dealing, and petty theft.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
How Crime Scene Analysts Collect and Preserve Fingerprints | WIRED
A veteran analyst explains the work of gathering fingerprints that can link a suspect to a crime—even after it rains.
Miscellaneous | Opinion
The real reason Amber Guyger was convicted
It’s the rare case of a police officer being held accountable for taking a black life. And it tells us a lot about juries.
News | News
Ex-Dallas Officer Who Killed Man In His Own Apartment Is Found Guilty Of Murder
Amber Guyger, who is white, had testified that she entered Botham Jean's unit after a long day at work, thinking it was her own home and mistaking the 26-year-old black accountant for an intruder.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
15-Year-Old Dies Protecting Little Sister During Burglary, Police Say
Khyler Edman died after a violent encounter with an intruder who was arrested nearby in Port Charlotte, Fla., the police said. His 5-year-old sister survived.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Neighbors are using these smart cameras to track strangers' cars — and yours
Neighborhoods around Los Angeles are signing up for a new service: security cameras that automatically read the license plates of every car that drives by from a company called Flock Safety
News | The News
RUH-ROH! More bad news for Jussie Smollett and the prosecutors who ‘abruptly’ dropped charges against him
Have fun with that, Jussie.
Politics | Illegal Immigration
DOJ: In 2018, Non-Citizens, 7% Of Population, Accounted For 15% Of Prosecutions In U.S. District Court For Non-Immigration Crimes
A new report from the Department of Justice revealed that the percentage of federal arrests has practically reversed itself in the last twenty years, as in 1998, 63% of all federal arrests were of U.S.
Politics | Right to Bear Arms/2nd Amendment
Good Guy With Gun Stops Potential Attack At Walmart After Man Shows Up With Rifle, Body Armor
An off-duty firefighter who had a firearm with him stopped a potential attack from taking place at a Walmart in Missouri after a 20-year-old man showed up to the store with a rifle, body armor, and over 100 rounds of ammunition.
Miscellaneous | NEW YORK CITY
Progressive pol’s unpleasant surprise: Handcuffing the cops means trouble
Yuh-Line Niou, who represents lower Manhattan in the state Assembly, had an unpleasant experience getting off the subway at Bowling Green the other day. “I was just threatened,” she wrote on Twitte…
News | Weird and bizarre news
Loud fart gives away suspect's hiding spot, leads to arrest
When tracking down a suspect, law enforcement might use a K-9 to track down a scent.
Politics | Leftist Lunacy
California Legislature Passes Bill To Put Trans Men In Women’s Prisons, Even Rapists
Transgender people who think themselves to be women should not be housed with female prisoners for obvious safety reasons. Naturally, California disagrees.
Miscellaneous | NEW YORK CITY
Reported antisemitic incidents in NYC in Q1 FAR more than all other hate crimes COMBINED. (22x more than anti-Islam incidents.)
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | Interesting Links
Jack the Ripper: Does Shawl Have Mitochondrial DNA from 'Saucy Jacky'?
A controversial “shawl” ostensibly connected to the third victim of Jack the Ripper has turned up mitochondrial DNA, which investigators say shows both that of Catherine Eddowes — and the long-elusive killer.
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Male sailors created ‘rape lists’ of female shipmates on Georgia-based submarine
Recent reports cite a Navy investigation uncovering
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Infamous 'Jack the Ripper' serial killer might be identified through DNA, report says - ABC News
Five women were killed within months in 1888 by "Jack the Ripper."
Politics | Politics
Of 27 Deadliest Mass Shooters, 26 of Them Were Fatherless | RealClearPolitics
Of 27 Deadliest Mass Shooters, 26 of Them Were Fatherless | RealClearPolitics
News | News
Chicago police chief angry over alleged Smollett hoax
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson took it personally when detectives determined that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett allegedly lied about being the victim of a racist and...
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SCAAP Data Suggest Illegal Aliens Commit Crime at a Much Higher Rate Than Citizens and Lawful Immigrants | Federation for American Immigration Reform
The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States has reignited a key debate about American immigration policy. Do illegal aliens commit crimes at a higher rate than native-born U.S. citizens and lawful immigrants? And, if so, how should that
News | Weird and bizarre news
How an Olympic Hopeful Robbed 26 Banks on His Bike
Tom Justice was once a cyclist chasing gold. Then he began using his wheels for a much different purpose: stickups.
News | That's News to Me
'Whitey' Bulger, the notorious Boston mobster found secretly living in Santa Monica, dies at 89 - Los Angeles Times
James J. “Whitey” Bulger Jr., a Boston mobster who topped the FBI’s most wanted list and was found quietly living in Santa Monica in 2011, has been found dead in prison. He was 89.
Politics | Politics
If the Left Treated Immigrants the Way They Do Guns ...
... There would be calls for ‘common-sense restrictions’ on all foreigners coming here after every heinous crime by an illegal alien
Politics | Politics
Opinion | One Test Could Exonerate Him. Why Won't California Do It?
Kevin Cooper is awaiting execution for a quadruple murder. But he may have been framed.
Politics | Politics
Sen. Chuck Grassley: Sentencing reform bill will fight crime | Fox News
In the 1980s, with our nation facing an influx of drug crimes, Congress passed into law stiff penalties targeting all levels of offenders. The goal was to deter crime through harsh sentences.
Politics | Immigration
DHS reveals dozens of MS-13, other gang members released by 'sanctuary' policies | Fox News
Dozens of gang members, some of whom belonged to the notorious MS-13, were shielded from deportation and released due to sanctuary policies last year, according to newly released stats from the Department of Homeland Security.
News | News
London murder rate overtakes New York's
An ex-senior Met Police officer says he is "absolutely devastated" by the figures for 2018.
News | In The News
As Britain cracks down on weapons, criminals turn to acid attacks - The Washington Post
There were more than 700 acid attacks last year — double the number in 2015.
News | The News
CATO: Illegal Immigrants More Likely to Commit Crimes than Ones Who Came Legally
A report by the Cato Institute released on February 26 reveals that illegal immigrants are much more likely to commit violent crimes than immigrants who follow the law to get here.
News | The News
This city fights crime with gardening | Science | AAAS
Picking up trash and mowing vacant lots makes Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, neighborhoods safer
News | News
How homicide charges for two skippers will shake up the entire Navy
It could spur fleet-level skippers and chiefs to push back against relentless demands from the Navy's senior leaders.
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Chicago cop given 5 years in prison for shooting at car, wounding two teens
Officer Marco Proano told the judge he was just trying “to protect human life” when he fired 16 times at the car. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
News | That's News to Me
AG Madigan sues to enforce Chicago police reform; Emanuel pledges cooperation
Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Tuesday plans to announce she's going to federal court to get a judge to oversee police reform in Chicago.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
'We found who killed your sister.' 48 years later, a cold case is solved
Forty-eight years after a 22-year-old art student was strangled to death, her body found in the trunk of her car parked along Fairfax Avenue, DNA helps the LAPD crack the case.
News | That's News to Me
Reputed New York gangster released from prison at age 100
Franzese has been in and out of prison for much of his adult life, having been granted parole by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons at least six times, Newsday reported. Federal prison officials could not be reached immediately to confirm his release or details o
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Ring modernized the doorbell, then its inventor, Jamie Siminoff, went to war against crime
Ring Chief Executive Jamie Siminoff has a unique management style: Employees wear dog tags, there are no formal meetings or budgets and for years staffers had to clean up after themselves.
Entertainment | Entertain Me
NBC ends the age of Aquarius · Newswire · The A.V. Club
In what feels like a pretty classic example of the “Holy crap, why was that still on?” school of TV news, Variety is reporting that NBC has canceled its Charles Manson-based drama Aquarius.
News | That's News to Me
Official: Son of 'El Chapo' has been kidnapped - CNN.com
A son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was among those kidnapped from a restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Jalisco Attorney General Eduardo Almaguer said at a news conference Tuesday.
News | That's News to Me
The 'Grim Sleeper' is sentenced to death for string of murders - LA Times
A man approached Laura Moore at a bus stop in the spring of 1984 and offered a warning: You shouldn’t be out here alone.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Grieving and Hunting for an ‘Evil Person’ After a Jogger Is Killed
Karina Vetrano, an avid photographer and blogger, was killed during a run through the marshland in Howard Beach, Queens.
News | That's News to Me
Would-be Reagan assassin John Hinckley Jr. to be freed
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News | That's News to Me
Black Lives Matter Leader Charged With Sex Trafficking | The Daily Caller
A Black Lives Matter activist who operates a social justice charity in Baltimore was arrested last month on charges of sex trafficking a 17-year-old girl.
Entertainment | Entertain Me
Chumlee from 'Pawn Stars': No Sex Assault Charges ... Plea Deal Struck for Guns & Drugs | TMZ.com
Chumlee is dodging serious jail time in his drugs and guns case, and will NOT face any sex assault charges ... TMZ has learned. The "Pawn Stars" cast…
News | That's News to Me
Board recommends parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten; victim's daughter vows to oppose
A California review board recommended parole Thursday for former Charles Manson “family” member Leslie Van Houten, who was convicted along with other members of the cult in the 1969 killings of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
Politics | Politics
Iran's Executions and Human Rights Abuses Hit 27-Year High
The Islamic Republic hit the highest rate of executing people since 1989. The official number indicates that Iran executed nearly two times more people in 2015 in comparison to 2010 when the hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was in office, as well as roughly 10 times more than the number of executions in 2005.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
How a Ragtag Gang of Retirees Pulled Off the Biggest Jewel Heist in British History
The police and public gasped at the audacity of the Great Hatton Garden heist of 2015, where millions in cash and jewels were taken from an underground vault in London’s diamond district. Mark Seal investigates the unorthodox daring of the perpetrators�
News | That's News to Me
Knife reportedly found on former O.J. Simpson property is being tested by LAPD - LA Times
In another twist in the long-running O.J. Simpson saga, Los Angeles police are investigating and testing a knife that was reportedly recovered on the Brentwood property once owned by the former football star.&a
News | Interesting Stories
Knife Found Buried on OJ Simpson's Estate Years Ago Finally Turned Over to LAPD
The bloody knife reportedly found on O.J. Simpson's estate was stored in a police officer's house for years.
News | News
Heavily armed Louisiana police captain taunts local gangsters in video
A Louisiana police captain sent out a blunt message Wednesday for members of a local street gang. 'You will be hunted. You will be tracked,' Captain Clay Higgins (pictured) said.
News | Interesting Stories
Wife crashes her own funeral, horrifying her husband, who had paid to have her killed - The Washington Post
"Surprise," she said. "I'm still alive." Now he's in jail.
News | That's News to Me
'El Chapo' Has Been Captured, Mexican President Says - Yahoo
From Yahoo: Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto tweeted today that the infamous drug lord known as “El Chapo” has been captured."Mission accomplished: We have him. I want to inform the Mexicans that Joaquin Guzman Loera has been detained,"
Politics | Politics
California's Prop. 47 revolution: Voters were sold a bill of goods
As crime rates rise, Californians are realizing that they were sold a bill of goods on Proposition 47, the 2014 ballot measure that converted some felonies to misdemeanors. The campaign spin was all about reducing the punishment for drug possession. But p
Sports | My Sporting News
Oscar Pistorius to be released from prison on parole | Fourth-Place Medal - Yahoo Sports
From Yahoo Sports: The former track star will be released to house arrest following a year in prison.
Entertainment | Entertain Me
I Liked ‘Black Mass’ Until Johnny Depp Shot A Guy... | ClickHole
I’m a pretty big fan of gangster films. Donnie Brasco and The Departed rank as two of my fave movies of all time, so I had to see Black Mass right when it hit theaters...
Sports | My Sporting News
Cris Carter told NFL rookies to get 'fall guy' for when they get in legal trouble | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo Sports
From Yahoo Sports: One part of the Chris Borland story by ESPN The Magazine that didn't fit with the rest of the tale but was still pretty surprising was Borland's "fall guy" story.
Miscellaneous | NEW YORK CITY
Guardian Angels return to New York's Central Park
Rising crime rate has brought back the famous red-beret wearing crimefighters after more than two decades absence
Miscellaneous | Potpourri
Compare arrest rates from different police stations around the country
Blacks are far more likely to be arrested than people of other races, and in some places, dramatically so. Using FBI arrest records, USA TODAY found nearly 1,600 places where the disparity in arrest rates is more pronounced than in Ferguson, Mo.
News | That's News to Me
Mexico: Drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman escapes through tunnel - Yahoo News
From Yahoo News: MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a scheme befitting a caper movie, Mexico's most powerful drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, escaped from a maximum security prison through a 1.5-kilometer (1 mile) tunnel from a small opening in the sh
News | That's News to Me
Police: Man shoots, kills would-be carjacker outside store - Yahoo News
From Yahoo News: OREM, Utah (AP) — A shopper with a concealed weapons permit shot and killed a man who was trying to carjack a woman Saturday outside a Utah grocery store, officers said.
Entertainment | Entertain Me
UPDATED: The Jinx’s Robert Durst has been arrested for murder
(If you haven’t gotten around to watching last night’s episode of The Jinx yet and don‘t want to know what happens, stop reading here and click away. It’s okay, we won’t take it personally. Thanks.)Much of the discussion surrounding Serial revol
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Video: Bystanders Pull Carjacker From Vehicle, Beat Him, Hold Him Till Police Arrive
On July 13 bystanders pulled an alleged carjacker from a vehicle in City Heights, San Diego, then beat him and held him until police arrived.
