Crime Trends
Killings Up in Baltimore, Bucking National Trend
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As the national murder total fell, Baltimore’s is rising again. Seventeen people were shot last weekend, four of them fatally.
Technology
Law Enforcement Analysis Portal Helps Cops Check Data
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Software is credited with helping Oakland cut its annual total of shootings from 553 to 277.
Police Shooting
Ex-GA Officer Cleared of Murder for Killing Naked Man
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A former Georgia police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, naked man was found not guilty of murder. Jurors did convict Robert “Chip” Olsen of aggravated assault, violation of oath of office and making a false statement.
Policing
Elite L.A. Police Division Will Halt Random Vehicle Stops
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Police Chief Michel Moore said the vehicle stops have not proved effective, netting about one arrest for every 100 cars stopped, while coming at a tremendous cost to innocent drivers who felt they were being racially profiled.
Sex Crime
1/4 of Undergraduate Women Report Unwanted Sex
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The survey was the second from the Association of American Universities (AAU) in recent years to document the disturbing prevalence of sexual violence at prestigious public and private schools. A 2015 study found broadly similar patterns of sexual misconduct.
Crime Trends
Why Have Teen Gun Death Rates Dropped in NYC, L.A.?
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Crime analyst Mike Males says it is not clear why there has been an “astronishing” drop in gun deaths of teenagers in some big cities. He believes that an influx of immigrants is helping.
School Crime
Charges Sought Against Woman Whose Son Brought Guns to School
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An Indiana woman who called the police and told them that her 14-year-old son had threatened to shoot up his former school apparently will face criminal charges. Mary York said she did not see warning signs that her son would take weapons to his former school in Indiana, where he took his own life.
Mass Shootings
Judge Calls Alleged Killer of Five ‘Evil on Steroids’
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A man who allegedly gunned down five neighbors in a rampage inside a Chicago condo building Saturday had planned out his attack, according to letters found inside his home in which he said he would have “no mercy” for the victims.
Police Shooting
Texas Officer Kills Woman In Her Own Home
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A Fort Worth, Tx., police officer shot and killed a woman inside her own home early Saturday after a neighbor called, noticing the front door open. The officer shot through a window “perceiving a threat.”
Elections 2020
Trump to Visit Chicago, Will Likely Address IACP
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President Donald Trump, who has been attacking Chicago’s handling of crime for years, plans to make his first visit to Chicago as president on Oct. 28 for a high-dollar fundraiser and possibly a speech to the International Association of Chiefs of Police.