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in CrimeLetters to the Editor — Feb. 8, 2023
The Issue: President Biden’s statement that inflation was “already there” when he took office. It’s been more than two years since President Biden was put in charge of the country (“Joe’s memory hole,” Feb. 4). He has caused many, like myself, to rethink retirement and stay working. His failed policies have caused many Americans to […] More
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in Crime‘American Psycho’ author slams NYC: ‘How in the f–k does anyone live here?’
He thinks you’d have to be an “American Psycho” to live here. Despite arguably making his literary bones in NYC, writer Bret Easton Ellis likely won’t be moving back anytime soon. During a recent Big Apple trip to promote his new book “The Shards,” the novelist wondered, “How in the f–k does anyone live here?” […] More
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in CrimeThief hits NYC straphanger with cane, kicks him down subway stairs: cops
A mugger beat a straphanger with a cane and kicked him down the stairs at a Manhattan subway station while stealing his cellphone, cops said. The crook had asked the 45-year-old victim if he could use his phone inside the West 110th Street and Central Park West station just before 10 p.m. Jan. 23, police […] More
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in CrimeElderly Arizona rancher charged with murdering a Mexican man on his property
An Arizona cattle rancher living near the US border with Mexico is pleading for his $1 million bail to be reduced after he was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a Mexican man who had a history of crossing into the country. George Alan Kelly, 73, was charged with first-degree murder for the Jan. 30 […] More
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‘You Ain’t No Big Man’: Videos Show Disparities in Cleveland Police Response to Kids in Crisis
An ambulance was already outside the East Side Cleveland home, its lights flashing, when the police officer arrived one evening in December 2020. According to body camera footage from the incident, the aunt of an 8-year-old with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder said the boy was “acting crazy.” At one point, she said he had climbed out a […] More
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At This Ohio Jail, Calls Cost 8 Times as Much as From State Prisons
When Kevin Lott was locked up in the Cuyahoga County Jail in 2021, phone calls were a lifeline. But it was a lifeline with a price tag. Lott said that phone calls were a necessity for arranging bond, but his top priority after he was sentenced to five years for robbery and associated charges was […] More
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Watch: Bryan Stevenson and Efforts to Reform Juvenile Justice
In its premiere, Inside Story travels to Louisiana, where we find a community group protesting the state’s decision to move some youth to Angola, a notorious prison for adults. Equal Justice Institute lawyer Bryan Stevenson talks with host Lawrence Bartley about juvenile justice reform — and Stevenson learns of a personal impact from his legal […] More
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in CrimeNYPD searching for man in random assault spree against women in Queens
A violent nut separately assaulted four women in a random spree in Queens over the weekend, authorities said. The suspect was hanging out near Gates Avenue and 64th Street in Fresh Pond between around 9:15 and 10:15 p.m. Sunday when he would approach his victims one at a time and attack them without saying a […] More
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in CrimeChilling video captures man firing blanks at San Francisco synagogue
Shocking video captured the moment a man walked into a San Francisco synagogue and fired several blank rounds in front of stunned congregants after reportedly saying, “I’m going to show you something.” The terrifying episode unfolded at the Schneerson Center, a synagogue predominantly attended by Russian-speaking Jews, where the man walked in at about 7:30 […] More
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in CrimeGunman caught on video wildly shooting up NYC jewelry store
Chilling video shows a gunman wildly shooting up a Brooklyn jewelry store, wounding a worker, during a brazen broad-daylight robbery over the weekend. The suspect walked up to the A&M Jewelry store on Fifth Avenue near 48th Street in Sunset Park just before 2 p.m. Sunday and began firing as he stood in the open […] More
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in CrimeTeacher Abigail Zwerner sent emails about 6-year-old’s behavior before shooting
The Virginia teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student had warned administrators about his behavior – including allegedly sticking his middle finger at a classmate and shoving another – and said she felt “uncomfortable” with him returning to her classroom. Teacher Abigail Zwerner reported two disturbing incidents involving the boy in emails to her superiors […] More
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Will Biden’s Promise of a Police Misconduct Database Become Reality?
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to future newsletters here Last May, President Joe Biden sat with family members of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in the White House as he signed an executive order he […] More
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