Crime
Crime reports with a focus on Chicago and the rest of the United States. Chicago Leader reports all aspects of criminal activity, who's involved in the crime, related investigations, and subsequent court hearings.
Giuliani’s Bond Set for $150,000
Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor, reported that he turned himself to Georgia officials on Wednesday, August 23. The reasoning behind...
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Racially-Motivated Shooting Kills Three People in Jacksonville
Hate Crime A racially-motivated shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, ended the life of three innocent people. The incident took place Saturday...
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Woman Charged With Threats to Trump’s Family
Tracy Marie Fiorenza, 41 years old, is under the charge of threatening emails toward Donald Trump and his seventeen-year-old son....
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Trump Surrenders Himself to Jail but Not for Long
After an indictment for Donald Trump's charges of trying to overturn an election, along with other crimes including hush money,...
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Former Minneapolis Cop Receives 4 Year Sentence for George Floyd Murder
In Minneapolis, on August 7, former MPD police officer Tou Thao faces four years and nine months in federal prison....
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Police Finally Identifies 1991 Killer After 32 Years
Vicki Johnson's Murder Vicki Johnson was born in 1957. At the time of her murder, she was 34 years old...
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Chicago Public Safety Has $2.7 Billion Yet Crime Is Going Up.
The city of Chicago had $13.3 billion in appropriations and 20.3% of it went into public safety. With Chicago public...
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Stabbing of LGBTQ Brooklyn Man Hurts Community
A fun Saturday night in Brooklyn turned into a night of horror, where a stabbing took place How the Stabbing...
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Texas Troopers Do Inhuman Practices to Migrants
Reports have emerged, alleging that troops at the Texas border have committed "inhuman" acts against migrants. Things like inhumane...
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Carlee Russell, Missing Alabama Woman, Admits to Staging Kidnapping
Carlee Russell is the name of the woman that went missing last Thursday night at 9:34 p.m. on the side...
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