Crime

Richard Sharpe, Cross-Dressing Harvard Doctor Who Killed Wife, Found Hanged

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 01.06.2009 | Home

Read More: Cross-Dressing Harvard Doctor Found Hanged, Richard Sharpe Hanged, Richard Sharpe Killed Wife Found Hanged, Crime, Harvard Dermatologist Who Killed Wife Hanged, Richard Sharpe, Home News

BOSTON — A cross-dressing, millionaire Harvard dermatologist serving life in prison for shooting his estranged wife to death has been found hang...

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"Crime Is Not On Their Side"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 01.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Television, Cars, Stupid Criminals, Criminal Justice System, Crime, Humor, Living News
Jerry Zezima

In the criminal justice system, there are two separate but equally important groups: the attorneys and the crooks themselves, some of whom are really stupid. These are their stories.

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MMIX: 2009 is the Year of the Handgun

Justin Callaway | Posted 01.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Fed, 2nd Amendment, Firearm, Shoplifting, Crime, Police, Year of the Handgun, Treasury, Gun Control, Nationa Parks, Depression, Guns, 2009, Recession, Style News
Justin Callaway

I have never wanted a gun before, but I am seriously considering purchasing my first firearm. It's not just Obama-gun-snatching-fears, I also want to lock in my glock while I can still afford to.

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No Boom In Black Teen Homicides: Freakonomics Author

Chicago Sun-Times | Frank Main | Posted 12.31.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Freakonomics, Black on Black Murders, Murdered African Americans, Black Teen Murder Rate, Black on Black Crime, Crime, Black on Black Homicides, Steven Levitt, James Alan Fox, Black Murder Rate, Chicago News

Freakonomics author Steven Levitt dismissed a new study that points to a sharp rise in homicides by black teens in recent years. The study's author, ...

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Study: Black-on-black homicides rising among teens

AP | JAY LINDSAY | Posted 12.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Homicides, Murdered African Americans, Black on Black Crime, Crime, Crime in America, Black on Black Homicides, Home News

BOSTON — Black teenagers are killing each other in rising numbers but the troubling trend has been masked by a falling crime rate in the United ...

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UK Sees Sharp Rise In Fatal Knife Attacks

The Independent | Posted 12.29.2008 | World

Read More: England, UK Home Office, Wales, Crime in England and Wales, United Kingdom, Crime, Record Number of Knife Attacks in UK, Knife Attacks, Tackling Knives Action Programme, Conservative Party, Europe, World News

An average of five people are knifed to death in England and Wales every week, as latest figures show that fatal stabbings are at a record level. Pol...

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"Witnesses Described Him as Brown": The Racial Insecurity of Watching the News

Daniel Cubias | Posted 12.27.2008 | Media

Read More: Latinos, Hispanic, Chris Rock, Racial Microaggression, Crime, Suicide, Asia, Virginia Tech, Media News
Daniel Cubias

The association between race and crime, of course, goes back to our cultural foundations, and it is hard-wired even within minorities.

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The Crime and Justice Wish List For 2009

Diane Dimond | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Diane Dimond Column, Yearning for Zion Ranch, Justice, Terrorists, Rape Kits, Profiling, Wish List, Illegal Immigration, Transportation Safety Administration, Crime, Politicians and Crime, 2009, Economy and the Crime Rate, Prisoner Rehab, Tony Alamo Ministry, Sex Registries, Chronic Pedofiles, Police Killed in the Line of Duty, Children of Prisoners, Politics News
Diane Dimond

I hope those in charge of our court system focus more on the intent of the law and less on the loopholes that let criminals walk free.

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Cash-strapped states cut juvenile justice programs

AP | JIM DAVENPORT | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Recession and Crime, Crime, Juvenile Counseling Programs, Politics News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — State budget cuts are forcing some of the nation's youngest criminals out of counseling programs and group homes and into juven...

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'Sopranos' Actor Cleared Of Murder

AP | JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 12.22.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Lillo Brancato Jr., The Sopranos, Crime, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — A slain police officer's sister reacted with disgust after a jury cleared a former actor on "The Sopranos" of her brother's killing d...

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Bush the Teflon Man

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Silda Spitzer, Muntadhar Al-Zeidi, Economic, Markets, Ape, Ny Governor, Crime, Madoff, D-N.Y., Senate Banking Committee, Guantanamo, Gitmo, John Walsh, Punishment, Sen. Charles Schumer, Slate Magazine, Eliot Spitzer, Dick Cheney, Bush, Taxpayer, Penal Colony, Iraqi, Nazis, Requirements, Exit Interviews, Villainy, Shoe, Franz Kafka, Satisfaction, Bernard Madoff, Politics News
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

Perhaps it was the sexual nature of Eliot Spitzer's offenses that made the shame stick. That and the fact that the former NY governor admitted he did wrong. Bush by contrast is today's Teflon man.

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Wales Offender Uses Police Car For Getaway

Posted 12.15.2008 | World

Read More: British Criminal Police Car, Offender Steals Police Gps, Robert David Norris, Offender Steals Police Car, Europe, Offender Police Getaway Car, Crime, World News

A "prolific offender" who was stopped by a police officer, made his getaway in a patrol car, a court heard today. Robert David Norris left the consta...

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Waiting for Blago: A Tale of Corruption Nostalgia

Eric Dezenhall | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, New Jersey, Rod Blagojevich Corruption, Crime, Gangsters, Growing Up, Kids, Writing, Novels, Fbi, New Jersey Politics, Money Talks, Politics News
Eric Dezenhall

If Barack Obama has pulled a generation into public service through inspiration, I believe Rod Blagojevich will push people into public service through revulsion.

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Markets for Financial Crime

James Love | Posted 12.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Bankruptcy, Crime, Investing, FInancial Markets, Pension Fund, 401k, Retirement, Pensions, Bernard Madoff, Business News
James Love

The lawyers and consultants that enable the fleecing of the public have vast incentives. We need to think more about the reasons why markets for honesty and consumer protection work so poorly.

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Pirates with PR

Sean Jacobs | Posted 12.12.2008 | Media

Read More: East Africa, Somalia, Pirates, Somalia Pirates, Africa, Crime, Somalia Government, Pirates Ship Somalia, Media News
Sean Jacobs

The pirates seem to understand that their defense does not only depend on arms. They clearly understand the worth of good PR.

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Arpaio the Only One Smiling in Maricopa County

Angela Kelley | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Reality TV, Undocumented Immigrants, Police, Crime, Janet Napolitano, Illegal Immigration, Joe Arpaio, Immigration, Arizona, Civil Rights, Immigration Debate, Politics News
Angela Kelley

"Smile, You're Under Arrest"--that's the name of a new reality TV show starring none other than Sheriff Joe Arpaio of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Of...

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Most Stolen Cars In The US

ABC News | Posted 12.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Cars, Stolen Cars, Crime, Business News

The 2007 Cadillac Escalade ESV, a full-size luxury SUV, has the highest theft-claim frequency of any vehicle by a long shot. It's 15 times more likely...

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Marc Dreier, Manhattan Lawyer, Busted For Impersonation In Canada

Wall Street Journal | Posted 12.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Money Laundering, Marc Dreier Impersonation, Marc Dreier Busted, Marc Dreier, Crime, Business News

Let's get you up to speed on what we know about the situation involving New York City lawyer Marc Dreier. One thing's for sure: it's strange and murky...

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Abused and charged with murder: 8-year-old boy shoots & kills father and family friend after 1,000th spanking

Susan Mernit | Posted 12.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Murder, Patricide, Child Abuse, Families, Juvenile Crime, Crime, Media News
Susan Mernit

If you are 8 years old and you have received 1,000 spankings since you were old enough to start counting them, what does that mean? It could mean yo...

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Chicago Police Shifting Gang-Fighting Tactics

Chicago Sun-Times | ANNIE SWEENEY | Posted 11.22.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Gang-Fighting Tactics, Chicago Crime, Gangs, Crime, Chicago Gang-Fighting Tactics, Chicago Police, Chicago News

Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis today announced a major restructuring of how cops will fight Chicago's street gang problem. Four-hundred officers will...

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Elderly Japanese Turning To Crime Amid Rising Healthcare Costs

Bloomberg | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Elderly Crime, Healthcare Costs, Crime, Japan, Business News

More senior citizens are picking pockets and shoplifting in Japan to cope with cuts in government welfare spending and rising health-care costs in a f...

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Is Mexico the Next Crisis?

Diane Francis | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Drug Trafficking, New Crisis, Politics, Instability, Obama Election Day, Crime, Obama Election Victory, Meltdown, Mexico, Felipe Calderone, Mexican Drug Cartels, Business, Barack Obama, Mexican Immigration, Economy, Politics News
Diane Francis

The day of Obama's election, Mexico's second-highest official in charge of other key drug interdiction officials died in a fiery jet crash. This may become the President-elect's first test and crisis.

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The Case for Evidence Preservation

John Terzano | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Evidence Preservation, Prison, Crime, Dna Evidence, Biological Evidence, Criminal Law, Rolando Cruz, Politics News
John Terzano

Post-conviction DNA testing has lead to the exoneration of more than 200 wrongfully convicted individuals in the United States. But testing cannot take place unless the evidence is preserved.

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ATM "Beating" Victim: Echo of the Charles Stuart Case

Phillip Martin | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, John McCain 2008, Hoax, Crime, Scam, Pennsylvania Primary, Racism, Gop, Charles Stuart, McCain Supporters, Ashley Todd, Ashley Todd Hoax, Politics News
Phillip Martin

The fact that Ms. Todd felt she could get away with telling yet another false story about a black boogie man, suggests that some in this country have not gotten the memo.

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Fight Crime, Ban Symbols

Suzette Standring | Posted 10.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Insignias, Latinos, U.S. District Court, Swastikas, Crime, Ghenghis Kan, Free Speech, Seizure, Drugs, Logos, Gangs, Los Angeles, Racketeering, Murder, Freedom of Speech, Court Order, Trafficking, Injunction, Judge Florence-Marie Cooper, Fashion, Convictions, Symbols, Motorcycle Gangs, Mongolian, Mongols, Media News
Suzette Standring

A patch, label or logo does not a murderer make. Let's not start down a road where in time the government gets into the business of controlling tee-shirt slogans.

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