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An unidentified assailant severely mutilated a 20-year-old girl on her way home from work in an acid attack in Dagenham, East London. According to the... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eline-gordts/

Tacony man convicted of murder in dog-doo shooting
Philadelphia Daily News
Tyrirk Harris, 28, was convicted of of third-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime. Harris said that he shot Manuel Santana, 47, out of self-defense. The shots included one bullet that hit Santana in the face, breaking his jaw as it ...

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The prosecutor in the shooting death case of Florida teen Trayvon Martin is asking the judge to deny a defense request to... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/danielle-cadet/

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A longtime Memphis educator accused of leading a 15-year scheme to help teachers cheat on qualification exams changed his plea to guilty... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-mcguinness/

WASHINGTON — Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan announced his retirement Friday, bringing to a close a turbulent period for the law enforcement agency that included... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mollie-reilly/

WASHINGTON -- D.C.'s Museum of Crime and Punishment is hosting a heartbreaking exhibition about dog fighting, from now through September. "The Voiceless Victims" features items... Arin Greenwood http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arin-greenwood/

The media's extensive coverage of Hadiya Pendleton's murder is absolutely appropriate. However, it also highlights the reality that only a handful of Chicago's murder victims receive such thoughtful and humanizing coverage in the mainstream press. Mark Cassello http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-cassello/

SAN FRANCISCO — Four protesters were arrested entirely in the buff as they took to the steps of San Francisco City Hall in a brazen... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

The death of this latest child killed by gun violence happened one day after pro-gun activists heckled Neil Heslin, father of 6-year-old Jesse Heslin, one of the 6-year-olds massacred in Newtown, CT. Jeanne Bishop http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeanne-bishop/

WDSU New Orleans
NOPD reports slight overall drop in crime for 2012
NOLA.com
For the slight crime reduction, NOPD Chief Ronal Serpas credited his officers' "hard work and dedication to the city" as well as the community's willingness to cooperate with investigators probing complaints. "I ... want to thank the people of New ...
Overall crime in NO drops slightly in 2012The Advocate
Crime Drops in New Orleans for 2012WWNO
UCR: NO crime rate down in final quarter of '12WDSU New Orleans

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MiamiHerald.com
Prosecutors allege police role in deadly Egypt soccer riot
MiamiHerald.com
PORT SAID, Egypt -- The rivalry between Port Said's al Masry soccer club and Cairo's al Ahly team is legendary, so angry and violent that for many years police made a habit of escorting fans into and out of the stadium for fear of violence. But on Feb ...

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By Jovon Ferguson
YCTeen Staff Writer

This story originally appeared in YCteen, a magazine written by New York City teens. YCteen is published by Youth Communication, a non-profit organization that helps marginalized youth develop their full potential through reading and writing. It is an excerpt from a longer article titled "The Central Park Five," which ponders the question of whether an injustice like the wrongful conviction of the Central Park Five could happen today.

As an African-American teenage boy growing up in New York City, I'm not afraid of the society I'm living in, but I am conscious of the threats around me. I keep in mind the history of prejudice, racism, and injustice that America has tucked away in its pocket, and I know I have a target on my back.

I know I'm not safe from being wrongly accused, because it has happened to me and others around me far too often. Every day, when you share long gazes with police as they look you up and down deciding whether to stop you or let you go on, you are reminded of their presence and reputation. You are reminded of the aggressive nature of their stop and frisks, and their tendency to grab anyone who "fits the description." That is the kind of accusation you face as a young black man.

I remember one of my friends telling me about his run-in with the police. They stopped him while he was walking past the basketball courts and cuffed him to one of the poles, searching him and even slapping him as words were exchanged. He had nothing on him.

My point is that injustice is ongoing, large scale or small scale. Things like this continue to occur in our society because there is little opposition. Our vision of what's right has been impaired by racism, fear, and prejudice, and if we don't side with justice, injustice will keep happening. We can't be so quick to turn off our mental light bulbs and not think for ourselves. We can't just brush off the Central Park Five, any more than we can brush off Sean Bell and Trayvon Martin and countless others-they're reflections of our society.

Read the full article and watch the Youth Communication's video interview with Yusef Salaam, a member of the Central Park Five.

Learn more about the Central Park Five case.

Check out our youth sub-site to learn about other wrongfully convicted young people.

A Manhattan building that was ravaged by Hurricane Sandy last year may have lost more than its physical facade during the storm. A new report... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dominique-mosbergen/

Holy hippy crack! This Los Angeles DUI suspect was busted after a slow-speed chase doing nitrous balloons. He is even caught on camera filing up... www.brobible.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ethan-fedida/

NBC Bay Area
Second Mistrial For Former San Francisco Crime Lab Tech
NBC Bay Area
The first time you don't succeed, try, try again. But it remains to be seen if federal prosecutors will try for a third time in the case of the accused drug-skimming crime lab tech. The second trial of Deborah Madden, the former San Francisco police ...

CBS News
Hadiya Pendelton Murder: $24000 now offered in death of Chicago teen who ...
CBS News
Hadiya Pendelton Murder: $24,000 now offered in death of Chicago teen who performed at Obama inauguration. By: Crimesider Staff; Topics: Daily Blotter. Hadiya Pendleton. / AP Photo/Courtesy of Damon Stewart. (CBS/AP) CHICAGO - Chicago police say ...
Chicago's Rising Murder Rate Is Proof Positive That Gun Control Isn't WorkingBusiness Insider
Hadiya Pendleton murder sparks national debate on gun violenceThe Grio
Reward In Hadiya Pendleton Murder Reaches $30KChicagoist

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Authorities in Charlotte, N.C., arrested a 16-year-old high school student after a teacher discovered an alleged threat he reportedly wrote on a calculator. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sara-gates/

Christian Science Monitor
Corruption case threatens Spain's ruling party - and its economy - CSMonitor.com
Christian Science Monitor
Protesters shouts slogans as they hold an banner reading 'resign' during a demonstration against corruption, in Madrid, Spain, Thursday. Spain's governing Popular Party insists its financial accounts are totally legal and denies a newspaper report of ...

Rockland sees record low crime rate
Bangor Daily News
Rockland reported 326 crimes during 2012 that are included in the uniform crime reports filed with the Maine Department of Public Safety. Those offenses used to determine crime rates are limited to murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary ...

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After retiring due to crime scene trauma, New Jersey cop opens crime scene ...
Washington Examiner
Timothy Carroll retired at age 33. He claimed he was “totally and permanently” disabled by the trauma of seeing dead bodies while working as a sheriff's officer in Morris County, New Jersey. “I suffer from crime scene flashbacks and hallucinations due ...

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