Crimes against churches have grown dramatically in the last few years. In 2010, there were 1,783 burglaries or thefts in churches, compared to 1,237 in 2009. The total cost of theft, burglary, robbery, vandalism and arson in 2009 exceeded $6.3 million, according to this article. There have also been numerous violent crimes that occur in churches.
On May 2, FBI announced charges against two individuals for allegedly swindling an elderly woman out of her multi-million-dollar property in Harlem, according to this FBI report. But the scheme went even farther than that.
The Occupy movement attempted to revive itself on May 1 by staging protests in cities around the country. Occupy movement marches, strikes and other acts of civil disobedience were planned in about 135 U.S. cities in an attempt to “disrupt the status quo,” according to this article.
By Michael Sale
Yesterday, Sanford, Fla., Police Chief Bill Lee submitted his letter of resignation, 57 days after his department declined to arrest neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
It’s been five years today since a mentally ill student opened fire at Virginia Tech killing 32 students and himself. Just last month, a U.S. jury found the university guilty of negligence for failing to alert students in a timely manner when the 2007 shooting spree started.
The Sanford Police Department and surrounding agencies are preparing for State Attorney Angela Corey to release her decision about whether or not George Zimmerman – the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin – will be charged.
Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. Its victims are those who provide labor or services through force, fraud or coercion and it’s happening everywhere. Just last week, Canadian courts prosecuted what is thought to be the largest human trafficking case in the country. In the U.S., the FBI prosecuted a case involving 600 Thai victims .
By Dave Malone
When the Washington D.C. Council decided to give themselves a 2.2 percent cost-of-living raise this year, as reported in The Washington Examiner, law enforcement and fire service representatives were none too pleased.
I’ve been following an interesting series of articles about the continuing rift between the New York Police Department and the FBI regarding terrorism investigations. This Associated Press article discusses a 2010 incident where the NYPD went to federal prosecutors in Manhattan, requesting a search warrant, without having advised the FBI of their intention in advance.