Crime News

• NTX Funeral Home Offers Free Funerals for Violence Victims
  
  As Dallas deals with levels of violent crime not seen in decades, a North Texas funeral home is stepping in to help out a grieving community. Photo Credit: NBC 5
  NBC.  Monday, 24 Jun 2019.
• Kamala Harris defends her record on crime
  
  Critics say Kamala Harris didn't do enough to advance the rights of defendants and protect those in low-income communities when she was a prosecutor in California. ...
  CBS News.  Monday, 24 Jun 2019.
• Kamala Harris: Concerns about my prosecutorial record are "overblown"
  
  The Democratic presidential candidate defends her record as "smart on crime"
  CBS News.  Monday, 24 Jun 2019.
• Could an algorithm help prevent murders?
  
  Algorithms are increasingly used to make decisions about our lives. Could they help the police reduce crime, asks David Edmonds.
  BBC News.  Sunday, 23 Jun 2019.
• New Minnesota laws target marital rape, wage theft, opiates
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Starting July 1, Minnesotans who rape their spouses can be charged with sexual assault, wage theft becomes a crime and drug manufacturers will help shoulder the state's costs of responding to the opioid epidemic. ...
  Washington Times.  Sunday, 23 Jun 2019.
• Former de Blasio administration employee sues city for unpaid wages after pleading guilty to child porn charges
  
  A former New York City employee under the de Blasio administration, who recently pleaded guilty to heinous child pornography crimes, is suing the city for unpaid wages.
  Fox News.  Sunday, 23 Jun 2019.
• Dallas Tops 100 Murders in 2019, Town Hall Held
  
  Dallas is in the midst of what some would consider a crime crisis. Mid-year and the city has 104 murders. Photo Credit: NBC 5 News.
  NBC.  Saturday, 22 Jun 2019.
• Fake Uber driver charged with kidnapping Alabama students
  
  An Alabama man who pretended to be an Uber driver to pick up intoxicated women has been charged with new crimes on Friday.
  Fox News.  Saturday, 22 Jun 2019.
• Knife crime: Call for churches to provide safe havens
  
  A south London priest says churches should open their doors when schools shut for the day.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 22 Jun 2019.
• Judge Orders Special Prosecutor To Review Handling Of Jussie Smollett Case
  
  A judge in Illinois' Cook County says a special prosecutor should review the case "to restore the public's confidence in the integrity of our criminal justice system."
  NPR.  Friday, 21 Jun 2019.
• Chicago Judge Orders Special Prosecutor Probe of Jussie Smollett Case
  
  A Chicago judge ordered Friday that a special prosecutor be named to investigate the actions of State's Attorney Kim Foxx surrounding the case of actor Jussie Smollett, the architect of a hate crime hoax.
  Newsmax.  Friday, 21 Jun 2019.
• Elon Musk's flamethrower incenses New York lawmakers. State Senate passes bill banning the weapon
  
  New York's Senate passed a bill to make possession of a flamethrower for recreational use a crime, calling out Elon Musk and the Boring Company.
  CNBC.  Friday, 21 Jun 2019.
• Supreme Court Strikes Down Conviction Of Mississippi Man On Death Row For 22 Years
  
  Curtis Flowers was tried six times for the same crime, and the court said it made its decision due to bias in jury selection. Now it's up to Mississippi whether to try him again.
  NPR.  Friday, 21 Jun 2019.
• New York Lawmakers OK Pot Decriminalization
  
  Lawmakers in New York state have passed legislation that would eliminate criminal penalties for public possession and use of marijuana. The legislation would replace low-level criminal charges with civil tickets similar to a parking ticket.
  Newsmax.  Friday, 21 Jun 2019.
• Federal Court rules in RCMP's favour in battle with MMIWG inquiry over case files
  
  The RCMP has won a legal battle to withhold two files from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, after arguing their disclosure could jeopardize ongoing criminal investigations.
  CBC News.  Thursday, 20 Jun 2019.

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