Huffington Post Crime News

Murder charges have been filed in the shooting death of Frances Colon, an 18-year-old Robert Clemente High student who was that Chicago school's third student... Joseph Erbentraut http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico -- In one of Mexico's most violent border cities, no one is saying what happened to Police Chief Roberto Balmori Garza. It's... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kavitha-a-davidson/

A preliminary hearing on Friday afternoon revealed that the three men accused of entering a Denver bar and killing five people before lighting it on... Andrea Rael http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea rael/

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Officials say the offices of two Virginia congressmen received letters with a suspicious powder inside, though the material does not appear... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paige-lavender/

Arlington Now reports that a most dastardly crime has been reported in Northern Virginia: A resident on the 600 block of S. Carlin Springs Road... Arin Greenwood http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arin-greenwood/

A Virginia kindergarten teacher was busted along with her friend when she allegedly tried to hire a hit man for $8,500 to kill her ex-husband.... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

A man with a long rifle and body armor was reportedly spotted in a building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, CBS News and other... Benjamin Hart http://www.huffingtonpost.com/benjamin-hart/

While there are troubling undertones of racial suspicion and fear in Trayvon Martin's killing which must be addressed as justice is sought, the fact is that most Black young people murdered by guns are killed by Black shooters -- just as most White children and teens murdered by guns are killed by White shooters. Sadly the tragedies of Tucson, Aurora, Newtown and elsewhere made clear that none of us are safe anywhere or immune to the pervasive threat of gun violence. We are all in the same boat and must act together to stop the plague of violence. Gun safety laws that only apply in one city or state can't fully stop our national epidemic of gun proliferation and violence any better than we can stop a flu epidemic by vaccinating one family. Marian Wright Edelman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/

GOLDEN, Colo. -- A search that set parents in the Denver area on edge last fall, had neighbors casting a suspicious eye on neighbors, and... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — An eastern Ohio father has been sentenced to six months in prison for punishing his three children by forcing them into plastic... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

A D.C. man has been sentenced to a year in jail for two counts of felony animal cruelty against his daughter's kittens. Eric Felipe Gaskin... Carly Schwartz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

A man currently sentenced to death will be executed next week by lethal injection without receiving his final federal review, a routine right for prison... Hunter Stuart http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hunter-stuart/

WASHINGTON -- Leaders of a prominent tribal organization are demanding that Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) retract comments this week that Native American courts are incapable... Jennifer Bendery http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-bendery/

The internet was up in arms today when a clearly fake suspicious looking press release announced the alleged arrest of Britain's uber-famous street artist, Banksy.... Katherine Brooks http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katherine-brooks/

In a surprise move, Texas authorities have restricted the state's policy on aerial shootings and will no longer allow troopers in helicopters to fire at... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-bennettsmith/

LACONIA, N.H. -- A bus driver who admits sexually assaulting and videotaping the special needs children he transported in New Hampshire and Maine has been... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

ALFRED, Maine -- A landlord who rented office space to a Zumba instructor accused of being a prostitute testified he became suspicious when tenants heard... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

The version of the Violence Against Women Act that House Republicans unveiled Friday is not the same bill the Senate passed 78 to 22 last... Katy Hall http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katy-hall/

HARTFORD, Conn. — A town clerk told Connecticut legislators Friday that she's been inundated with requests for copies of death certificates of Newtown school shooting... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

JOLIET, Ill. — Less than 24 hours after screaming out his innocence in court, Drew Peterson has been transferred from jail to an Illinois state... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/