A would-be thief tangled with the wrong man. 25-year-old Mostafa Hendi walked into the the We Buy Gold shop in North Carolina yesterday and demanded money from the clerk. The clerk, Derek Mothershead, wasn’t taking any gruff. After reaching to give the armed robber the cash, Mr Mothershead gave him something else – an unexpected punch, knocking […]
Intense Investigation Leads to 120 Mob Arrests
After 30-years of federal- and state-level criminal investigation, officials arrested over 120 alleged members of the East Coast organized crime syndicate, or Mafia, last week. The arrests and investigation comprised the largest arrest of mobsters coordinated by the FBI. According to the Washington Post, 800 members of several law enforcement agencies at all levels conducted […]
Grim Sleeper Defies Odds For Capture
The LAPD identified nearly 20 women of the 180 released in pictures late last week that are believed to have been victims of the Grim Sleeper. According the the AFP, Los Angeles police investigators were “inundated with phone calls and emails from family, friends and former co-workers hoping to identify sometimes long-lost loved ones,” once the […]
Women Charged for Acid Attack
Two women, a grandmother and her former daughter in law, were convicted for a vicious attack on another woman when the pair hired some juveniles to throw acid on the victim, Esperanza Medina, in July 2008. Medina received chemical burns on 30% of her body; a large portion of the burns were on her face, […]
Chicago’s Mayor Focuses on Crime
In the last two months, the Chicago Police officers have been killed in the line of duty, seemingly contradicting Superintendent Jody Weis’ claim that crime in Chicago is down. Weis is right–based on the statistics; July 2009 recorded 57 homicides in the city, while the same period is 2010 marked 43. July averages 57.2 homicides […]
