Crime, Background Checks, Foul-Play, Fraud And Investigations

Crime scene tape surrounds truck in LincolnBloomington PantagraphCrime scene tape surrounds a vehicle outside a home on Jefferson Street south of Woodlawn Road in Lincoln, following a shooting Sunday Jan. 22, 2012 which sent one man to Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital. (The Pantagraph/STEVE SMEDLEY) LINCOLN ...and more »  

Crime rate low despite recent incidents, student opinionsThe BreezeAlumna Amanda Thompson thinks that crime has definitely increased in the Harrisonburg area, but statistics indicate otherwise. The 2008 graduate said she wasn't worried about violent crime when she was a resident adviser during her time at JMU. ...  

No simple explanation in AF Academy sex crime dataDaily HeraldNine years after a sexual assault scandal at the Air Force Academy sent shock waves across the military, the Defense Department reported a spike in newly reported assaults at the school and the Air Force filed sex-crime charges against three cadets. ...and more »  

Hempstead holds crime seminars for seniorsNewsday (blog)Click here Hempstead holds crime seminars for seniors Sunday January 22, 2012 4:22 PM By Aisha Al-Muslim Hempstead Town officials have announced 15 crime prevention seminars for senior citizens. Officials from the town's Department of Public Safety ...and more »  

Minnesota man's big plans turn into web of fraudMinneapolis Star TribuneThe trail of complaints and lawsuits resulted in criminal charges last fall, when Hoffman and his wife, Teresa, were indicted in Minneapolis on federal mortgage fraud charges. This week, federal prosecutors plan to add more charges, saying that the ...and more »  

Preventing crime is a growing businessDelmarva NowAccording to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program, 1334 burglaries were reported in 2009. The Delaware State Police reported a 4 percent increase from 2010 to 2011, when 1592 and 1662 burglaries took place, respectively. ...and more »  

Conn. crime lab seeks to slow 'CSI effect', asks police to submit less ...The RepublicConnecticut officials are trying to curb the so-called CSI effect that forensic experts say has helped inundate crime labs across the country with record numbers of evidence testing requests, in an effort to reduce a huge backlog at the state's lab. ...and more »