Tag Archives: Crime and Criminals

The New York Times 5:12 pm on October 23, 2020
Tags: Crime and Criminals, , Kurson, Ken, , New York Observer, ,   

Ken Kurson, a Trump Family Ally, is Arrested on Cyberstalking Charge

Ken Kurson, a close friend of the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, was arrested in connection with incidents stemming from his divorce.

#crime-and-criminals, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #kurson-ken, #kushner-jared, #new-york-observer, #stalking-crime, #trump-donald-j

0
The New York Times 9:54 pm on October 17, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , , , , Montgomery, Lisa M, , Stinnett, Bobbie Jo, Terre Haute (Ind),   

U.S. Schedules First Execution of a Woman in Nearly 70 Years

Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, was convicted of killing a pregnant woman and attempting to pass the baby off as her own.

#capital-punishment, #crime-and-criminals, #death-penalty-information-center, #justice-department, #kansas, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #mental-health-and-disorders, #montgomery-lisa-m, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #stinnett-bobbie-jo, #terre-haute-ind, #women-and-girls

0
The New York Times 3:54 pm on October 17, 2020
Tags: Bryant, Fair Wayne, Crime and Criminals, , Johnson, Bernette J, , , , , ,   

Louisiana Man Sentenced to Life Over Theft of Hedge Clippers Is Granted Parole

Before 2017, a person in Louisiana could be sentenced to life in prison after receiving a fourth nonviolent conviction under the state’s habitual offender law.

#bryant-fair-wayne, #crime-and-criminals, #edwards-john-bel-1966, #johnson-bernette-j, #louisiana, #mandatory-sentencing, #probation-and-parole, #robberies-and-thefts, #shreveport-la, #southern-states-us

0
The New York Times 9:18 pm on October 14, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , ,   

U.S. Attorney Moves In on Brooklyn D.A.’s Territory, Citing Crime Surge

Federal prosecutors will take more lower-level gun cases, in an initiative that thrusts the borough into the national debate about law enforcement.

#bail, #crime-and-criminals, #ducharme-seth-d, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #gun-control, #police-department-nyc

0
The New York Times 3:38 pm on October 14, 2020
Tags: , , Crime and Criminals, Enrico Radice, Gabriele Martinelli, , , St. Pius X youth seminary, Vatican City   

Vatican Puts Priests on Trial Over Alleged Abuse Within Its Walls

One priest is accused of abusing an altar boy at a seminary near the pope’s residence, and the other of covering it up.

#child-abuse-and-neglect, #courts-and-the-judiciary, #crime-and-criminals, #enrico-radice, #gabriele-martinelli, #roman-catholic-church, #sex-crimes, #st-pius-x-youth-seminary, #vatican-city

0
The New York Times 9:24 am on September 28, 2020
Tags: Crime and Criminals, , , , ,   

Murders Are Rising. Blaming a Party Doesn’t Add Up.

The data reveals a different picture than the party-driven explanation President Trump and the Department of Justice have offered.

#crime-and-criminals, #debates-political, #mayors, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #presidential-election-of-2020, #trump-donald-j

0
The New York Times 11:04 pm on September 23, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , ,   

What Is ‘Wanton Endangerment’?

Here’s what is behind the charge leveled by a Kentucky grand jury against one of the officers involved in the fatal raid on Ms. Taylor’s apartment in March.

#cameron-daniel-j-1985, #crime-and-criminals, #hankison-brett-louisville-ky-police-officer, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #taylor-breonna-1993-2020

0
The New York Times 9:00 am on September 23, 2020
Tags: , , Bratton, William J, , Crime and Criminals, , , , , , ,   

Black New Yorkers Are Twice as Likely to Be Stopped by the Police, Data Shows

A report shows Black neighborhoods have been more heavily patrolled, but police officials have said that enforcement is mostly driven by 911 and 311 calls, not racial bias.

#black-people, #bloomberg-michael-r, #bratton-william-j, #city-council-nyc, #crime-and-criminals, #de-blasio-bill, #discrimination, #giuliani-rudolph-w, #new-york-city, #police-department-nyc, #race-and-ethnicity, #racial-profiling

0
The New York Times 9:00 am on September 17, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , , , , , , , ,   

Why French Politicians Can’t Stop Talking About Crime

Statistics show a steady decline in major crimes. But what has intensified are the challenges to France’s traditional national identity, and the jockeying in the race to be the next president.

#black-lives-matter-movement, #crime-and-criminals, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #elections, #france, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #immigration-and-emigration, #le-pen-marine, #macron-emmanuel-1977, #national-rally-france, #politics-and-government, #race-and-ethnicity

0
The New York Times 10:21 pm on September 16, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , , , , , , , , ,   

Barr Told Prosecutors to Consider Sedition Charges for Protest Violence

The extraordinary suggestion came as Attorney General William P. Barr has emerged as a messenger for President Trump’s re-election campaign.

#barr-william-p, #crime-and-criminals, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #federal-state-relations-us, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #justice-department, #portland-ore, #presidential-election-of-2020, #race-and-ethnicity, #treason-and-sedition, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-attorneys, #united-states-politics-and-government

0
The New York Times 2:38 pm on September 4, 2020
Tags: Alliance for Safety and Justice, Crime and Criminals, HealTheVote, , ,   

‘Voting Is My Healing’: Inside a Push to Turn Out 100,000 Crime Survivors

For all that narratives about crime shape American politics, survivors are rarely at the center of the conversation, if they are heard at all. A campaign called #HealTheVote is trying to change that.

#alliance-for-safety-and-justice, #crime-and-criminals, #presidential-election-of-2020, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voting-and-voters

0
The New York Times 11:00 pm on September 3, 2020
Tags: Crime and Criminals, , , ,   

Student Charged in Cyberattacks at Miami-Dade Schools

Virtual classes in the fourth-largest school district in the United States were choked by glitches this week. A 16-year-old high school junior has admitted to the cyberattacks.

#crime-and-criminals, #cyberattacks-and-hackers, #e-learning, #education-k-12, #miami-fla

0
The New York Times 10:30 pm on September 3, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , ,   

Trump and the Attack of the Invisible Anarchists

Lurid fantasies about urban hellscapes are all he has left.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #crime-and-criminals, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #polls-and-public-opinion, #presidential-election-of-2020, #trump-donald-j

0
The New York Times 8:17 pm on September 2, 2020
Tags: Crime and Criminals, , , ,   

A Violent August in N.Y.C.: Shootings Double, and Murder Is Up by 50%

The city recorded 242 shootings in August, up from 91 last year, continuing a summer spike in gun violence that has become an issue in the presidential race.

#crime-and-criminals, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #police-department-minneapolis-minn, #trump-donald-j, #urban-areas

0
The New York Times 7:00 am on September 2, 2020
Tags: Crime and Criminals, , , , , ,   

In Cities Republicans Have Ignored, Trump Sees Only Democratic Problems

Mayors don’t have the power that the president ascribes to them.

#crime-and-criminals, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #federal-state-relations-us, #mayors, #presidential-election-of-2020, #trump-donald-j, #urban-areas

0
The New York Times 12:22 am on August 31, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , , ,   

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence

He continues the old practice of stoking white victimhood for votes.

#black-people, #crime-and-criminals, #politics-and-government, #presidential-election-of-2020, #presidents-and-presidency-us, #trump-donald-j, #whites

0
The New York Times 10:55 pm on August 28, 2020
Tags: Crime and Criminals, , , , , , , ,   

Trump Says Crime Is Rampant in N.Y.C. Here Are the Facts.

At the Republican National Convention, the president and two other New Yorkers painted a dark picture of the city. The reality is more complex.

#crime-and-criminals, #de-blasio-bill, #democratic-party, #giuliani-rudolph-w, #lynch-patrick-j, #presidential-election-of-2020, #republican-national-convention, #republican-party, #trump-donald-j

0
The New York Times 6:01 pm on August 27, 2020
Tags: , , Crime and Criminals, , , , ,   

Dennis Williams, Former U.A.W. Leader, Is Accused of Conspiracy

The ex-president of the United Auto Workers is charged with using union funds for personal expenses. The case is part of a long federal investigation.

#automobiles, #corruption-institutional, #crime-and-criminals, #embezzlement, #jones-gary-1956, #organized-labor, #united-automobile-workers, #williams-dennis-1953

0
The New York Times 11:33 pm on August 26, 2020
Tags: Ahmad, Umar, Bridi, George, , , Correa, Jonatan, Crime and Criminals, , , Sparks Group, , TorrentFreak   

Three Charged With Leaking Movies as Part of Global Piracy Ring

U.S. officials said members of the Sparks Group, an elite piracy network, fraudulently obtained and distributed movies ahead of release dates.

#ahmad-umar, #bridi-george, #computers-and-the-internet, #copyrights-and-copyright-violations, #correa-jonatan, #crime-and-criminals, #movies, #robberies-and-thefts, #sparks-group, #television, #torrentfreak

0
The New York Times 1:07 pm on August 26, 2020
Tags: , , Crime and Criminals, , Operation Underground Railroad, ,   

Convicted of Sex Crimes, but With No Victims

An online sting operation to catch child predators snared hundreds of men. What were they really guilty of?

#child-abuse-and-neglect, #child-pornography, #crime-and-criminals, #human-trafficking, #operation-underground-railroad, #sex-crimes, #washington-state

0
The New York Times 10:00 am on August 24, 2020
Tags: Crime and Criminals, , , ,   

A Surge in Shootings

Gun violence in the U.S. typically rises in summer, but the problem has been especially fierce this year. Why?

#crime-and-criminals, #new-york-city, #new-york-state, #police-department-nyc, #police-reform

0
The New York Times 10:38 pm on August 20, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , , , ,   

What’s Behind the Recent Rise in Shootings?

Gun violence has surged this summer, and crime experts aren’t sure why.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #crime-and-criminals, #debatable, #firearms, #mass-shootings, #police, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #urban-areas

0
The New York Times 9:00 am on August 9, 2020
Tags: , , , Crime and Criminals, , , , , , Police Department (San Francisco, Calif), , , , , ,   

‘Top Cop’ Kamala Harris’s Record of Policing the Police

Senator Harris is speaking out amid the police reform movement. But how did she oversee police misconduct as a district attorney and attorney general?

#attorneys-general, #black-lives-matter-movement, #black-people, #crime-and-criminals, #democratic-party, #district-attorneys, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #harris-kamala-d, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #police-department-san-francisco-calif, #police-reform, #presidential-election-of-2020, #prison-guards-and-corrections-officers, #race-and-ethnicity, #racial-profiling, #vice-presidents-and-vice-presidency-us

0
The New York Times 8:46 am on August 3, 2020
Tags: , , Crime and Criminals, , , , , , ,   

Jailbreak Attack by ISIS Rages On in Eastern Afghanistan

Officials scrambled to recapture hundreds of prisoners after a car bombing at the 1,500-inmate prison in Jalalabad turned into an ongoing gun battle between militants and guards.

#afghan-national-security-forces, #afghanistan-war-2001, #crime-and-criminals, #deaths-fatalities, #ghani-ashraf, #islamic-state-in-iraq-and-syria-isis, #jalalabad-afghanistan, #prison-escapes, #taliban, #terrorism

0
The New York Times 3:51 pm on July 23, 2020
Tags: Crime and Criminals, , , , ,   

Federal Forces Have Gone Into U.S. Cities Before. Why This Time Is Different.

Legal scholars fear the president is trying to take on a job that the Constitution did not give the federal government.

#crime-and-criminals, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #federal-state-relations-us, #portland-ore, #trump-donald-j, #urban-areas

0
The New York Times 9:00 am on July 16, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , , ,   

Shootings Have Soared. Is the N.Y.P.D. Pulling Back?

As shootings go unsolved, some elected officials think that officers are staging a slowdown. But the department says it is stretched thin.

#adams-eric-l, #crime-and-criminals, #harrison-rodney-k, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #police-department-nyc, #police-reform, #shea-dermot-f-1969

0
The New York Times 9:00 am on July 10, 2020
Tags: , Boudin, Chesa, , Crime and Criminals, , Larsen, Chris (1960- ), , , , Ripple Labs Inc, , , ,   

Why Is a Tech Executive Installing Security Cameras Around San Francisco?

Chris Larsen knows that a crypto mogul spending his own money for a city’s camera surveillance system might sound creepy. He’s here to explain why it’s not.

#black-lives-matter-movement, #boudin-chesa, #cameras, #crime-and-criminals, #facial-recognition-software, #larsen-chris-1960, #police, #police-reform, #privacy, #ripple-labs-inc, #san-francisco-calif, #security-and-warning-systems, #surveillance, #virtual-currency

0
The New York Times 11:06 pm on July 6, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , , ,   

64 Shot, 10 Dead: Spike in Gun Violence Alarms an On-Edge N.Y.C.

The victims included a young father who was shot while holding hands with his 6-year-old daughter in the Bronx.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #crime-and-criminals, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #new-york-city, #police-department-nyc, #prisons-and-prisoners, #rikers-island-prison-complex

0
The New York Times 1:32 pm on July 6, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , , ,   

It’s Been ‘Such a Weird Year.’ That’s Also Reflected in Crime Statistics.

In large cities across America, murders are up sharply, while other violent crimes have decreased.

#coronavirus-reopenings, #crime-and-criminals, #domestic-violence, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #urban-areas

0
The New York Times 9:30 am on July 3, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , , , , , , Scott, William (San Francisco, Calif, Police Chief)   

The Mug Shot Is a Crime Story Staple. Newsrooms Are Turning Away.

The San Francisco Police Department said it would no longer release mug shots because they reinforce racial biases, joining a growing movement by newspapers and broadcasters to curtail their use.

#black-people, #crime-and-criminals, #discrimination, #hispanic-americans, #news-and-news-media, #photography, #police, #race-and-ethnicity, #san-francisco-calif, #scott-william-san-francisco-calif-police-chief

0
The New York Times 11:50 pm on June 23, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , John Jay College of Criminal Justice, ,   

Gun Violence Spikes in N.Y.C., Intensifying Debate Over Policing

More than a dozen people have been fatally shot, including a teenager at her college graduation party and a clothing designer who was washing his car.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #crime-and-criminals, #de-blasio-bill, #john-jay-college-of-criminal-justice, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #police-department-nyc

0
The New York Times 5:22 pm on June 19, 2020
Tags: , , , Crime and Criminals, , , , , , ,   

Judge Expected to Approve PG&E Plan to Resolve Bankruptcy

A federal judge could decide on Friday that the California utility can put itself back together in time to take part in a crucial wildfire liability fund.

#bankruptcies, #california, #credit-and-debt, #crime-and-criminals, #decisions-and-verdicts, #newsom-gavin, #pacific-gas-and-electric-co, #paradise-calif, #stocks-and-bonds, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #wildfires

0
The New York Times 9:00 am on June 19, 2020
Tags: Crime and Criminals, , ,   

How Do the Police Actually Spend Their Time?

A review of publicly available data in three areas reveals that much of an officer’s job revolves around handling routine calls rather than violent crime.

#crime-and-criminals, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #police, #police-reform

0
The New York Times 10:10 pm on June 18, 2020
Tags: Campeche (Mexico), Crime and Criminals, , , Maritime Crime, , Micoperi Marine Contractors, , ,   

Piracy Surges in Gulf of Mexico, Prompting U.S. Warning

There have been scores of attacks in Mexican waters, taxing the country’s overstretched security forces.

#campeche-mexico, #crime-and-criminals, #gulf-of-mexico, #international-transport-workersfederation, #maritime-crime, #mexico, #micoperi-marine-contractors, #offshore-drilling-and-exploration, #piracy-at-sea, #ships-and-shipping

0
The New York Times 5:48 pm on June 18, 2020
Tags: , , , Crime and Criminals, , , , , , ,   

PG&E Ordered to Pay $3.5 Million Fine for Causing Deadly Fire

A judge approved a plea agreement between the California utility and a prosecutor after hearing from people whose lost loved ones were killed in the Camp Fire.

#accidents-and-safety, #bankruptcies, #butte-county-calif, #crime-and-criminals, #electric-light-and-power, #fines-penalties, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #pacific-gas-and-electric-co, #paradise-calif, #sentences-criminal, #wildfires

0
The New York Times 9:00 am on June 16, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , , , ,   

Three Futures for the Police

A better status quo, a possible transformation or a potential tragedy.

#black-lives-matter-movement, #crime-and-criminals, #police, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #police-department-nyc, #police-reform, #prisons-and-prisoners, #united-states

0
The New York Times 1:21 am on June 16, 2020
Tags: Crime and Criminals, Family Courts, Lewis, Luchiano, , , Muggings, , , Weaver, Rashaun   

Tessa Majors Death: 14-Year-Old Is Sentenced to 18 Months in Detention

One of three teenagers charged in the killing of Tessa Majors could be freed this year after he pleaded guilty to robbery in the case.

#crime-and-criminals, #family-courts, #lewis-luchiano, #majors-tessa-d-2019, #manhattan-nyc, #muggings, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #robberies-and-thefts, #weaver-rashaun

0
The New York Times 9:15 pm on June 15, 2020
Tags: Crime and Criminals, , ,   

N.Y.P.D. Plainclothes Unit Involved in Many Shootings Will Be Disbanded

The commissioner is reassigning about 600 officers from anti-crime teams that targeted violent crime and illegal guns.

#crime-and-criminals, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #police-department-nyc, #shea-dermot-f-1969

0
The New York Times 10:16 am on June 7, 2020
Tags: , , Crime and Criminals, , , Ebadi, Shirin, Hashemi, Faezeh (1962- ), , , , , , , , , , ,   

A Daughter Is Beheaded, and Iran Asks if Women Have a Right to Safety

The killing of a 14-year-old girl in Iran has shaken the country and forced an examination of its failure to protect women and children.

#capital-punishment, #child-abuse-and-neglect, #crime-and-criminals, #dating-and-relationships, #domestic-violence, #ebadi-shirin, #hashemi-faezeh-1962, #honor-killings, #iran, #khamenei-ali, #muslims-and-islam, #politics-and-government, #rouhani-hassan, #shariah-islamic-law, #sotoudeh-nasrin, #tehran-iran, #women-and-girls, #womens-rights

0
The New York Times 7:24 pm on June 3, 2020
Tags: , , , Crime and Criminals, , , , , , ,   

Former U.A.W. President Gary Jones Pleads Guilty

Mr. Jones, who was accused of embezzling $1 million, will cooperate with federal prosecutors who have been investigating corruption at the autoworkers union.

#automobiles, #bribery-and-kickbacks, #corruption-institutional, #crime-and-criminals, #embezzlement, #fiat-chrysler-automobiles-nv, #general-motors, #jones-gary-1956, #organized-labor, #united-automobile-workers, #williams-dennis-1953

0
The New York Times 9:00 am on May 26, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, ,   

A Pandemic Bright Spot: In Many Places, Less Crime

The absence of people outdoors has produced a rare positive payoff in most American cities, big and small.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #crime-and-criminals, #robberies-and-thefts, #united-states

0
The New York Times 9:50 am on May 15, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , ,   

U.S. Prison Population Remained Stable as Pandemic Grew

The number of inmates in federal and state prisons in 44 states declined by 1.6 percent in the first three months of the year, even as prisons became hot spots for the coronavirus.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #crime-and-criminals, #federal-bureau-of-prisons, #prisons-and-prisoners, #vera-institute-of-justice

0
The New York Times 12:50 am on May 13, 2020
Tags: Crime and Criminals, Desousa, Ana, , , Rodriguez, Alafia   

Pregnant Woman and Partner Murdered in Their Staten Island Home

An ex-convict with a gun was arrested as he left the house on Staten Island where the bodies were found.

#crime-and-criminals, #desousa-ana, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #police-department-nyc, #rodriguez-alafia

0
The New York Times 9:00 am on May 12, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , ,   

Sentenced for Three Strikes, Then Freed. Now Comes a Pushback.

Measures that softened California’s sentencing laws are headed for the ballot again.

#california, #crime-and-criminals, #criminal-justice, #ex-convicts, #mandatory-sentencing, #prisons-and-prisoners

0
The New York Times 8:25 pm on May 11, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, ,   

The Drive-By, Reinvented

One day Southern California will get back up to speed. For now, I’m enjoying the rolling birthday parties.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #crime-and-criminals, #los-angeles-calif, #parades

0
The New York Times 9:00 am on April 20, 2020
Tags: , , , , Crime and Criminals, , , New York Cares, , , , , , , ,   

11 Numbers That Show How the Coronavirus Has Changed N.Y.C.

Unemployment has skyrocketed, but so has the size of the city’s volunteer pool and the number of people fostering animals. One month into the shutdown, the city is as complex as it ever was.

#air-pollution, #bridges-and-tunnels, #city-harvest, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #crime-and-criminals, #dogs, #food-bank-for-new-york-city, #new-york-cares, #new-york-city, #noise, #police-department-nyc, #roads-and-traffic, #subways, #unemployment, #volunteers-and-community-service, #waste-materials-and-disposal

0
The New York Times 9:00 am on April 14, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , ,   

These N.Y.P.D. Officers Fight a Killer That Can’t Be Seen

Crime has ebbed, but nearly 20 percent of the force is out sick. Officers have become public health police, breaking up crowds at stores.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #crime-and-criminals, #new-york-city, #police-department-nyc, #quarantines, #trader-joes

0
The New York Times 7:13 pm on March 25, 2020
Tags: , Crime and Criminals, , , , , ,   

Coronavirus Cases Rise Rapidly, but Cuomo Sees Progress: Live Updates

White House officials have been focused on New York as it has emerged as the epicenter of the national outbreak.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #crime-and-criminals, #de-blasio-bill, #new-york-city, #new-york-state, #police, #prisons-and-prisoners, #transit-systems

0