Five years undercover in the mafia, Joe Pistone quietly does an interview revealiing startling secrets of his life in the mafia's organized crime business. picked by vanfermin 3 years ago

Two Emirati men are accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old French boy, a case that has raised questions about the protection of foreigners and the fairness of a legal system where male rape does not exist as a crime.

**This is outrageous, one of the rapists is HIV positive! picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would pay up to $500,000 to those wrongly imprisoned of a crime. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

“Jewelry is a difficult industry to turn a profit,” Special Agent Daniel X. McCaffrey of the FBI’s Violent Crime and Major Offender Unit explained to The Inquirer. “If you have the opportunity to buy a piece of jewelry at 10% of what you would normally pay, it’s a good incentive to get involved as a fence.” picked by nyinquirer 3 years ago

Just 20 years ago, New York City was racked with crime: murders, burglaries, drug deals, car thefts, thefts from cars. (Remember the signs in car windows advising no radio?) Unlike many cities’ crime problems, New York’s were not limited to a few inner-city neighborhoods that could be avoided. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Cardinal Keith O'Brien has urged Catholics to withhold their vote from pro-abortion politicians, calling the practice an "unspeakable crime". picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Laurence Fishburne is in talks to replace William Petersen as the star of CBS' veteran crime drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." picked by digitalgimpling 1 year ago

Watch the second episode of Crime Time animated series. Very funny short videos with a quite unlucky robber! picked by mel0dy 2 years ago

UPDATE of this story picked by TheBlueFrog 3 years ago

The mayor of the Japanese city of Nagasaki was shot to death in a brazen attack Tuesday by an organized crime chief apparently enraged that the city refused to compensate him after his car was damaged at a public works construction site, police said. picked by suebe 3 years ago

J.K. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel. The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Ian Rankin, a fellow author and neighbor of Rowling's, as saying the creator of the "Harry Potter" books is turning to crime fiction. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A collection of pictures showing the aftermath of crime scenes.

*Fairly obviously graphic and not for the faint-hearted or easily shocked* picked by Doggylives 8 months ago

Apparently it's the new black. Some fight crime, some help the downtrodden. Did I wake up in an alternate reality this morning?

Theme pic is Agent Null, a crime fighter from the Portland, Oregon region. picked by Moe 6 months ago

Yob culture is being fuelled by a failure to promote sport in schools, a report has warned. Depriving boys of regular involvement in games such as rugby and football increases their risk of under-achieving in class and drifting into crime. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Instead, state charges are being filed -- sexual assault and kidnapping -- which carry stronger penalties than federal hate crime charges. The victim, Megan Williams, 20, is black and all six suspects are white, which had raised the possibility of the federal charges. Update on this story. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Follow up to story of toilet shaped soapbox racer that was stolen. picked by Maven 2 years ago

The guy who's customer died of a shark attack was warned seven months ago to immediately cease and desist conducting open-water, non-cage shark diving experiences with known species of potentially dangerous sharks. IMO he is guilty of criminally negligent homicide at the very least. picked by moe 2 years ago

Alex Dobson lost his cell phone while on vacation in Peru when his backpack was stolen. The thief racked up $23,000 in charges and many of the calls were placed after the phone was reported stolen, but Bell Canada says that he, the victim, still has to pay the bill... AND LATE CHARGES! picked by mattgup 7 months ago

Saddam Hussein's half brother and the former head of
Iraq's Revolutionary Court were both hanged before dawn... picked by civicracer18c1 3 years ago

New York Assembly passed a bill today, May 31st, 2007 that could make it possible to charge retailers who sell an M Rated game to a minor with a felony. picked by ordinarychick 2 years ago