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Leader of Amish breakaway group guilty of hate crime in hair attacks Fox News CLEVELAND – Sixteen Amish men and women were convicted Thursday of hate crimes for a series of hair- and beard- cutting attacks on fellow sect members in a religious dispute that offered a rare and sometimes lurid glimpse into the closed and usually ... See all stories on this topic »

Crime Lab Scandal Rocks Massachusetts NPR "Any person who's been convicted of a drug crime in the last several years whose drugs were tested at the lab was very potentially a victim of a very substantial miscarriage of justice," says defense attorney John Martin. He represents the man believed ... See all stories on this topic »

Chavez Reelection in Jeopardy Because of Spending and Crime in Venezuela Fox News After 14 years in power, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez faces his toughest election yet, as he deals with a strong opposition candidate and national doubts about his health. Chávez's biggest obstacle in his re-election campaign, however, may be his ... See all stories on this topic »

Mexico's Zetas crime gang using mass jailbreaks to restock ranks; wardens ... Kansas City Star The jailbreaks, including one this week in which 129 inmates fled a state prison near Piedras Negras, across from Eagle Pass, Texas, lay bare Mexico's broken penitentiary system, where wardens either bend to organized crime or face death. Prosecutors ... See all stories on this topic »

Venezuela crime out of control, imperiling Chavez re-election USA TODAY Venezuela stands apart in two important areas, said Roberto Briceño León, who heads the Observatorio Venezolano de Violencia, a non-government group that monitors crime in the country. "First, crime here is increasing unlike most Latin countries that ... See all stories on this topic »

Fewer Children Are Found Exposed to Violent Crime New York Times Exposure to violence has a profound effect on children, making them more prone to emotional problems like depression and anxiety and increasing the chances that they will either become victims of violence themselves or commit crimes in later life. See all stories on this topic »

Serious 'contact' crime figures fall in South Africa Irish Times Releasing the 2011-12 annual crime statistics at parliament in Cape Town yesterday, police minister Nathi Mthethwa said that contact crimes, including murder, sexual offences, assault and aggravated robbery, had fallen by 35 per cent compared to ... See all stories on this topic »

Manchester police call for end to crime family feud after officers' deaths The Guardian Police have called on two feuding crime families in east Manchester to end the dispute that allegedly led to two police officers being shot dead in Tameside earlier this week. Nicola Hughes, 23, and Fiona Bone, 32, died while responding to a report of ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Forget Robocop: Detroit's Crime Problem Will Be Solved By Citizens and Business Forbes Filming began recently on a remake of the 1987 classic sci-fi film, "Robocop," which is due to be released in theaters next summer. The movie, set in a crime-ridden Detroit of the future, stars Joel Kinnaman as a police officer who is brutally murdered ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Jury finds Christopher Vaughn guilty of family massacre Examiner.com In his closing arguments, Chris Regis, the county's assistant state attorney said Vaughn's story regarding what happened to his wife and three children and how they were shot to death in the family SUV was "so ridiculous" it proved he was guilty of the ... See all stories on this topic » Examiner.com

Fairfax crime report Washington Post FAIR OAKS DISTRICT. PEEPING TOM INCIDENTS. Federalist Way, 11800 block, 9 p.m. Sept. 6. A man was seen looking through a window at a residence. He fled on foot before police arrived. THEFTS/BREAK-INS. Chain Bridge Rd., 2900 block. Two bottles ... See all stories on this topic »

Anderson Cooper Live Blogger: Huff Post Crime Stops By As Raffaele Sollecito ... Huffington Post (blog) Anderson Coopers' daytime show is more family friendly than the twisted serial killers and vile kidnappers we follow here at HuffPost Crime, so my role this morning as the "Anderson Live" Blogger of the Day was slightly easier on the stomach than ... See all stories on this topic »

Prosecutors show crime scene photos during MacDonald hearing WRAL.com WILMINGTON, N.C. — Prosecutors showed crime scene photos Thursday at a hearing for Jeffrey MacDonald, who was convicted of killing his pregnant wife and two daughters at their Fort Bragg home in 1970 and is asking a judge for a new trial. Bill Ivory ... See all stories on this topic » WRAL.com

Slow to the scene New York Post Crime may be at near record-low levels, but it took cops an average of 9.1 minutes last year to respond to crimes in progress — the NYPD's worst performance since Mayor Bloomberg took office in 2002. Figures released yesterday as part of the ... See all stories on this topic »

TLC Airing True Crime Special 'Half-Ton Killer?' (Exclusive) Hollywood Reporter The unscripted cable network will premiere the one-hour true crime thriller on Oct. 10 at 9 p.m. It follows the story of Mayra Rosales, at 1,100 pounds, one of the heaviest people in the world, who confessed to accidentally crushing her nephew to death ... See all stories on this topic »

Calls for crime lab to shut down amid more evidence doubts Minnesota Public Radio ST. PAUL, Minn. — As questions about the St. Paul police crime lab spread to fingerprint evidence, top defense attorneys say the lab needs to shut down entirely until it can prove that its work is reliable. The lab already suspended drug testing in ... See all stories on this topic »

Crime shows haunt Eastern Iowa law officials The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog) Crime scene investigator Ron Johnson compares ridge characteristics on a partial palm print (left) with a complete palm print while demonstrating the Automated Fingerprint Identification System at the Cedar Rapids Police Department lab. (Liz Martin/The ... See all stories on this topic »

Sac PD provide tips to help cut down on property crime Sacramento Bee (blog) Sac PD provide tips to help cut down on property crime. The Sacramento Police Department has released six tips to help cut down on burglary, vandalism and graffiti:  Observe: After a property crime, officers canvass neighborhoods looking for witnesses. See all stories on this topic »

Crime, New City Attorney Addressed at Savannah City Council Meeting WSAV-TV Lovett said crime is down 13 percent overall within the city, but the department is working to address crime in the Southside Precinct, which is actually up four percent. Lovett also told council he planned to request funding for more officers ... See all stories on this topic »

West Seattle Crime Watch: Burglary interrupted; heavy-metal theft; mail stolen West Seattle Blog (blog) In West Seattle Crime Watch – four reader reports about three incidents. First, an attempted burglary as told by both the victim and the neighbor who interrupted. We'll call the targeted homeowner E: There was an attempted break-in (Wednesday) at my house. See all stories on this topic »

'Ndrangheta crime group operating in Toronto, inquiry hears CTV News An arm of the Calabria crime syndicate is the dominant force in Toronto's criminal world, a Toronto-area police detective told an organized crime inquiry in Montreal on Thursday. Mike Amato, a York Regional Police detective, testified as part of Quebec ... See all stories on this topic »

Former youth leader at Southland Christian Church charged with sex crime Lexington Herald Leader Hall was arrested Tuesday by the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch as part of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation, state police said Thursday in a news release. Police say a search of Hall's home uncovered other ... See all stories on this topic » Lexington Herald Leader

Juvenile Crime Dropping Santa Barbara Independent Since 2007, juvenile referrals to the county's probation department have been decreasing in all areas of Santa Barbara County, including the South Coast. The number of referrals peaked at it's highest in 2007, a year which saw the second of three high ... See all stories on this topic » Santa Barbara Independent

'Art of Recovery' gives crime victims an outlet Austin Herald ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — In the U.S., an estimated 18.7 million people age 12 or older experienced violent or property crimes in 2010 — 18.7 million sons and daughters, neighbors, coworkers and friends. But after the police investigation is complete ... See all stories on this topic »

Alexandria and Arlington crime report Washington Post SEXUAL ASSAULTS. Seminary Rd. and N. Beauregard St. area, Sept. 5. A sexual assault was reported. King Street Metro Station area, Sept. 6. A sexual assault was reported. King Street Metro Station area, Sept. 10. A sexual assault was reported. See all stories on this topic »

Detroit police officials to discuss crime-fighting program The Detroit News By George Hunter; The Detroit News; Comments. Detroit — Police Chief Ralph Godbee and other police officials will discuss the results of a "Broken Windows" pilot program aimed at reducing crime in a northwest Detroit neighborhood. The meeting is set ... See all stories on this topic »

One crime victim sexually assaulted by police every fortnight - and 'true ... Telegraph.co.uk Dame Anne Owers, the chairman of the IPCC, said police who sexually assaulted victims of crime should be viewed the same paedophile members of the clergy. Some of sexual predators were former soldiers, and the assaults could have been prevented if ... See all stories on this topic »

Why it's NOT a crime to post an offensive message on Twitter: DPP backs free ... Daily Mail Male fashion crimes LOATHED by women (and actually banished from wardrobes by some of us...) Selma Blair heads to a boxing class in Los Angeles Fighting talk: A determined Selma Blair heads to boxing class just hours after workout amid Jason Bleick ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Space Shuttles: Looking back at aviation history Press-Enterprise (blog) Years of reporting a steady stream of horrendous crimes, fires and disasters tends to make you focus intently on the story at hand — and move on. But along the way, I've been fortunate enough to cover other beats, including aviation. Now, as NASA ... See all stories on this topic » Press-Enterprise (blog)

Daily Crime Report 9/20/2012 Fredericksburg.com (blog) Daily Crime Report 9/20/2012. Recent police reports and arrests in Fredericksburg: AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: 200 Goldenleaf Ct, 9/19 9:40 pm. Police responded to reports of an loud altercation in the parking lot and found three male subjects, two of whom ... See all stories on this topic »

Crime Down In ST. Louis County By 12% FOX2now.com JENNINGS, MO. (KTVI) – Crime in St. Louis County is on the decline, police are seeing a double digit drop from this time last year and they think they know why it's happening. The reason according to the county's top cop is the way they're allocating ... See all stories on this topic » FOX2now.com

IGT Presents Crime Stoppers, Belly Laughs and Courtroom Drama for a Whale ... The Herald | HeraldOnline.com LAS VEGAS, Sept. 20, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- Big wins, big names and big excitement come to Las Vegas as International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) premieres the MegaJackpots® games that will create fans at the Global Gaming Expo 2012 (G2E) ... See all stories on this topic »

Prosecutor says new strategies cutting crime in East St. Louis STLtoday.com Authorities from local, state and federal agencies have studied geographic locations in the city where crime is likely to occur, concentrating since June on nightclubs, liquor stores, housing projects and abandoned buildings. Kelly said Tuesday in an ... See all stories on this topic »

Irving car wash murderer executed 12 years after the crime WFAA He did not mention his crimes or the victims before he was executed. About an hour before he was set to die, the U.S. Supreme Court denied his final appeal. The execution continued as scheduled. Harris, 40, confessed to opening fire on March 20, 2000 ... See all stories on this topic »

Leading Financial Crime Detection & Prevention Association Signs Major Clients ... The Herald | HeraldOnline.com "Our financial crime prevention colleagues around the world, in both the private and public sectors, tell us they need a comprehensive offering like this one," said ACAMS CEO Ted Weissberg. "They need to extend ACAMS training and information more ... See all stories on this topic »

Crime: 'While still at very high levels, we are heading in the right direction' The Witness As these crime statistics were already six months out of date, people did not know about current crime challenges which might affect their safety. Much important detail about crime and violence was not provided in the statistics because it was not ... See all stories on this topic »

'End of Watch' a good, gritty look at partners in fighting crime Philadelphia Daily News This barely works as a conceit, and grows borderline ridiculous when the script detours from Zavala and Taylor to follow their most persistent adversaries - a drug gang (an unfortunate nod to caricature) that inexplicably videotapes its crimes and ... See all stories on this topic » Philadelphia Daily News

Lake County Crime Laboratory specialists testify at Joseph Thomas murder trial ... News-Herald.com Two employees of the Lake County Crime Laboratory provided insight in Lake County Common Pleas Court as to what was learned after testing evidence recovered from the area around the former Mario's Lakeway Lounge. David A. Green, an expert witness ... See all stories on this topic »

Chemist in crime lab scandal worked at UMass vaccine lab Boston Herald The chemist at the center of the state drug lab crisis who authorities say tampered with possibly thousands of drug samples once worked at another state-run lab responsible for producing life-saving vaccines and antibodies considered the "next wave" in ... See all stories on this topic »

Peaches and Crime harkens back to vaudeville era Press & Sun-Bulletin Members of local band Peaches and Crime are, clockwise from lower left, Mikey the Fist (Mike Sclafani), Annie Hatchet (Sharyl Casey), Honest Stephen Longfield (Stephen Longfield), Ross (Ross Bennett), Abbigail Pins (Julia Adams), Danny Black (Daniel ... See all stories on this topic »

Police drive down crime as seized gang cars to be sold BBC News The vehicles will be sold under the Proceeds of Crime Act, which allows police and prosecutors to take the possessions of criminals which have been bought through illegally-gained income. Deputy Chief Constable Campbell Corrigan said it would help ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Crime Watch: Police chase speeder on foot into hospital The Daily News Journal MURFREESBORO — A man who shed clothing as several police officers chased him through the halls of a local hospital Wednesday was arrested after he was spotted trying to check himself into the women's center. Murfreesboro Police Officer Pam Crabtree ... See all stories on this topic »

Crime Stoppers: Fugitive of the Week Amarillo.com (blog) On June 27, Vidrine, 25, tried to use someone else's personal and bank account information to buy something through a wire transfer, said Crime Stoppers Coordinator Cpl. Sean Slover. The victim originally reported the incident to the San Gabriel, Calif. See all stories on this topic »

Crime and Courts: Ex-Suffolk Lawyer Faces New Charges LoanSafe Crime and Courts: Ex-Suffolk Lawyer Faces New Charges. posted by Alex Ferreras on September 20, 2012 in Scams. (Source: Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot (MCT) — A federal grand jury has lodged new bank fraud charges against Brian Ray Dinning, ... See all stories on this topic »

Anne Arundel County and Howard County crime report Washington Post GLEN BURNIE AREA. INDECENT EXPOSURE INCIDENTS. Dorsey Rd., 300 block, 4:32 p.m. Sept. 11. A man exposed himself inside a work van at a park. A Columbia man, 57, was arrested. ASSAULTS. Colonial Knoll, 6400 block, 10:38 p.m. Sept. 7. A man ... See all stories on this topic »

Police say child sex-crime suspect left town during church's lapse in reporting Tulsa World Israel Shalom Castillo, 23, is charged with making a lewd or indecent proposal to a child and using a computer to facilitate a crime on Aug. 1, court records show. Sgt. Brandon Wykoff of the Tulsa Police Department's Child Crisis Unit said Castillo ... See all stories on this topic »

Crime: Wyndham Circle suspects arrested Greenville Daily Reflector An investigation into crimes in the Wyndham Circle neighborhood has resulted in two arrests for a break-in that occurred there on Tuesday, Greenville police reported. Officers arrested Jaquanne Antonio Saunders, 18, of Greenville and Jasmine Uniqua ... See all stories on this topic »

Crime down in Prince George's so far this year Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online Prince George's County police recently announced an arrest in a large-scale stolen merchandise operation — an example, officials said, of how their efforts of addressing large criminal operations have helped reduce overall county crime. The illegal ... See all stories on this topic »

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