Crime & Justice
Arrest in 'People's Court' Murder — 15 Years After Prime Suspect Walked Free
Dale Smith Jr. charged in Michelle Parker's 2011 murder under State Attorney Monique Worrell — 15 years after the prime suspect walked free.
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Crime & Justice covers policing, progressive prosecutors, repeat offenders, and high-profile trials — with sourcing discipline and no prejudgment of ongoing cases. We track how different outlets cover the same incident and what the record actually shows.
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Baltimore Woman Stabbed, Chicago Rape Suspect Free: Democrat Failures
Two Democrat cities, two violent crimes, and the same deadly pattern of failure.
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Mom Murders Husband, Toddler at Poconos Resort—Motive Unknown
Metallica Rose Harrison called 911 to confess, then tried to kill herself. Multiple medications found. DA offers no explanation.
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Detroit Drive-By Kills 16-Year-Old Girl; Mayor's Answer: 'Wraparound Services'
While police hunt a killer, city hall deploys outreach workers and talks 'healing.'
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Chinese National Poisoned Wyoming Researcher, Caught Fleeing to China with Stolen Docs
A University of Wyoming researcher was allegedly poisoned for his patent-pending work by a Chinese grad student who nearly escaped with the stolen research.
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Save Mart Stabbing Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Marysville Manager's Murder
A 64-year-old assistant manager dead, a good Samaritan wounded — another routine workday turned fatal for everyday Americans.
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Mamdani Won't Fire NYPD's Tisch — Yet
His base demands Tisch's head after the ICE shooting. Record-low crime buys her time — until it doesn't.
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Florida Executes Inmate Who Begged for Death Over Prison
James Robertson strangled his cellmate to escape life behind bars. Florida obliged.
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Buffalo Shooter Already Serving Life — Feds Demand Their Turn
State already locked up the Buffalo gunman forever. Biden's DOJ wants its own trial anyway — expanding federal power over local murder.
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12-Year-Old Shot in Bronx Gang Crossfire, No Arrests
Another child caught in gang crossfire while violent predators walk free — and still no arrests.
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Six Flags Coaster Death Captured on Park's Souvenir Camera
Corporate park closes nine rides after fatal fall — regulators nowhere to be found.
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License Plate Scanned Near a Crime Scene? That's Now Enough to Charge You
Automated license plate readers turn proximity into probable cause — and courts won't stop them.
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Selma Blair Arrested After Mid-Air Attack on Flight Crew
Actress faces federal charges after biting, punching Delta crew and trying to open cabin door mid-flight — while her team dismisses it as a 'medical emergency.'
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Diddy Hospitalized From Prison After Special Perks Revoked
The music mogul enjoyed preferential treatment behind bars — until scrutiny forced a reckoning.
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Woman Shot on Capital Beltway as D.C. Surrenders Roads to Violence
Politicians enjoy layers of security, but working Americans navigate roads progressive governance has surrendered to violence.
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Mamdani Handcuffs NYPD: $2.6M for Oversight, New Use-of-Force Review
Working-class neighborhoods will pay the price as the progressive mayor's oversight spree hamstrings the NYPD.
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Three Dead in Marin County Shooting, Authorities Stonewall Public
Sheriff claims no ongoing threat but refuses to name the dead or confirm any arrests.
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Erie Massacre: Eight Dead as Red Flags Ignored
A legally armed gunman slaughtered eight relatives — including a toddler and a pregnant woman — after warnings were dismissed.
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Towns Can't Afford Cops While D.C. Burns Billions Overseas
Wildwood can't afford cops. St. Paul bleeds $500/hr on a legal war. Follow the money.
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Your Tax Dollars Fund Flock's 49-State Vehicle Surveillance Network
The privacy-versus-safety debate is a smokescreen. The real story: a private company getting rich off government contracts to watch every car on the road.
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Elderly Driver Runs Red Light, Kills Pedestrian in Bronx Crash
An 81-year-old blew a red light, killing a pedestrian in the Bronx. The system that let our streets turn deadly goes unquestioned.
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I-95 Deer Crash Kills Passenger While America's Roads Rot
A Maine deer crash and a DC scooter death show what happens when Washington funds foreign wars instead of American roads.
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14 Dead in Two Domestic Massacres — the System That Promised Protection Failed
Two murder-suicides, same broken promise: red flags ignored, interventions that never came.
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Body Cam: 6-Year-Old Shooter Taunts Cops, Faces Zero Charges
Sealed for over a year, the Newport News footage exposes total institutional failure — and a six-year-old already lost.
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