Tagged: Crime and Justice

Ian Demsky of The Tennessean on Murfreesboro officers tell of disturbance at roll call: Murfreesboro police officers were astonished when their shift's commander, Lt. Alvin Randolph, came into morning roll call on Jan. 22...

Apparently, Cookeville officer Eric Hall, now famous for shooting a family pet on police video, has shot pets while on duty before. The difference between the current shooting, which was unprokoved and plainly wrong,...

Fellow Central Illinoisan, Matt Hale may be headed to jail for solicitation of murder. I won't miss you homey.

Radley Balko has commented on one reason to oppose capital punishment – it costs far more than incarceration. Like me, he has other reasons for opposing capital punishment as well and plans to outline...

Chris Lydgate and Nick Budnick of the Willamette Week Online dig through the trash to get the goods on some top Portland officials with no respect for privacy: It's past midnight. Over the whump...

Heather Lende of The Anchorage Daily News reports that Haines residents apologize to wrongly convicted man: A month ago, the Chilkat Valley News stunned old-timers and shocked newcomers with Phillip Jackson's story. In 1973...

Two cops in Houston have been indicted in connection with the mass arrest scheme concocted in order to "fight" drag racing. The article mentioned this little tidbit: Acting Police Chief Tim Oettmeier told Houston...

From the Shit That Doesn't Really Matter Anymore But Is Interesting To James category:  Author Patricia Cornwall has concluded that Jack the Ripper's true identity was that of artist Walter Richard Sickert. You can...

I've been designated a "man of interest" by the joint sniper task force. I may be responsible for 13 heartless and unprovoked shootings in the DC Metropolitan area. I may have information germane to...

Did this morning seem lighter? Brighter? Did everyone on the Metro look a little more at ease? I believe so. Now we can get back to worrying about terrorists…