Iowa Shooting That Left Two Dead May Be Gang-Related
After two students were shot dead at an Iowa education center for at-risk youth, police suspect gang-related motivations. Two male...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Four Oath Keepers Guilty Of 'Seditious Conspiracy' On Jan. 6
A Washington, D.C., federal jury found four Oath Keepers members guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Arkansan Who Put His Feet on Pelosi Office Desk Is Convicted
Richard Barnett, who put his feet up on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office as rioters swarmed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Violence Among Children Up Sharply Since 2020 Amid COVID
Violence among children has soared since 2020, a stark reversal of a decadeslong decline in juvenile crime. In the U.S., homicides...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Republican Texas Legislators Target Progressive Prosecutors
Texas Republicans are targeting prosecutors who they say refuse to enforce laws against certain offenses, a move that could limit...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Lawsuits Allege Decades Of Abuse In Los Angeles County Youth Jails
Maisha was 16 years old when an officer inside Los Angeles juvenile hall began to take interest in her. Over time it progressed to the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Quick Firing Of Misbehaving Police Could Become More Common
The speed of firing five Memphis police officers after the traffic stop of a man who later died in a hospital is unusual but could become...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Downtown Atlanta Protest Turned Violent Over Killing Of Activist
A protest turned violent in downtown Atlanta on Saturday night after the death of an environmental activist who was killed by authorities...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Starting In South Carolina
The double-murder trial of disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh begins Monday with the scion of one of the state’s most powerful...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Supreme Court Treats Protesters More Harshly Than Nearby Congress
When it comes to nonviolent protesters during official proceedings in Washington, D.C., the Supreme Court, which has its own police...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 1 min
More Biden Document Discoveries May Prompt House Investigations
Democrats expressed concern that more discoveries of classified documents at President Biden’s private home and a former office will...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Daughter Of Top House Democrat Arrested In Anti-Police Protest
A daughter of House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) was charged with assault after an altercation with a police officer who was...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 22
- 1 min
DOJ Probes Abbott Laboratories Over Formula Plant Shutdown
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating an Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 22
- 2 min
Gunman Kills Himself After Murdering 10 At L.A. Dance Studio
The hunt for a gunman who killed 10 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations ended when...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 21
- 1 min
Indiana Police Kill Former Walmart Worker Who Shot Ex-Colleague
The mother of a Walmart employee who was shot and wounded by a former co-worker inside an Indiana store in Indiana says the gunman had...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 20
- 2 min
FBI Hate Crime Data Called 'Terrible, Incomplete, and Unusable'
In the spring of 2020, someone defaced two synagogues in Huntsville, Al., with antisemitic graffiti. Police and federal agents swooped in...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Family is Sentenced to Life in Prison for Guard's Death Over Mask Rules
In the fatal 2020 shooting of a security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, Mi., over a dispute regarding mask requirements, three...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Conviction May Be Difficult In Baldwin 'Rust' Shooting Charges
Prosecutors could face a long battle in proving to a jury that Alec Baldwin is criminally liable for the fatal shooting of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 20
- 2 min
U.S. Agents Seize 440 Pounds of Possible Fentanyl Ingredient In AZ
U.S. agents in southern Arizona seized up to 440 pounds of what they suspect is a precursor chemical often used to manufacture the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Oakland Police Chief On Paid Leave After Officer Misconduct Probe
Oakland’s police chief is on administrative leave after a federal judge made public a scathing report of officer misconduct identified in...
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