Events for “crime”

What Can New York City’s Crime Prevention Efforts Teach Us About Gun Violence?

There is a core tenet to the Cure Violence method: Gun violence behaves like a contagious disease, and its spread can be controlled using public health strategies.

Six months into the US-Iran war, will there be any accountability for potential war crimes?

This is a crucial moment for international law in the face of concerted efforts by the Trump administration to undermine and discredit it.

Man accused of murdering 78yo during crime spree remains in custody

'Ghana was the crime scene': The country leading the demand for slavery reparations

Ghana has become Africa's leading voice in telling the world that Western nations owe reparations

In California’s Biggest Cities, Turner’s Outdoorsman is a Top Source of Crime Guns

Turner’s Outdoorsman on Mohawk Street in Bakersfield, California, sits on a busy intersection across from an oil drilling site.

In Florida, illegal aliens who commit crimes aren’t deported — they’re put to death

The state of Florida has been dogged in its determination to become the death penalty capital of the nation.

Kimberley crime videos still gaining notoriety despite efforts to stop posts

WhatsApp group chat used to send millions in cash, funding crime and extremism

The WhatsApp money launderers arranged cash transfers in the UK and around the world with no paper trail.

Relative of Alameddine crime family fights for life after shooting

Why a UN committee asked India to act against hate speech and hate crimes | Explained

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) has raised concerns over hate speech, hate crimes, citizenship policies, and the treatment of minorities in India.

Probe into Kishtwar girl’s rape and death transferred to Crime Branch

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the police has so far arrested six persons in connection with the case, including the alleged rapist and a nurse.

Hand over Kishtwar rape-death case to crime branch: Mehbooba urges Jammu and Kashmir LG

Did the Zodiac Kill the Black Dahlia? This Crime Writer Thinks So.

The novelist Michael Connelly knows he is putting his reputation on the line with the podcast “Killer in the Code.” But despite critics’ skepticism, he finds the evidence “completely convincing.”

Half-year review shows sharp uptick in crime in Telangana

Bengaluru Police Inspector killed in road accident in Madhya Pradesh during cybercrime investigation

The deceased was part of a team that went to Madhya Pradesh to pursue a lead in a cybercrime case

With fugitive Sukumara Kurup back in the limelight, Keralam Crime Branch head says police will look into latest claims

A Malayalam news channel recently aired an image of a man in Brunei, claiming it was a recent photograph of fugitive Sukumara Kurup in hiding. Crime Branch ADGP H. Venkatesh, however, says the case will not be closed unless there is conclusive evidence that Kurup is dead

Keralam Home Minister asks Crime Branch to verify reports fugitive Sukumara Kurup is alive

Reports have surfaced claiming that Kurup is alive and living in Brunei under a different name and using another passport. He is wanted in connection with 1984 murder of Chacko in Mavelikara, allegedly as part of a plan to fake his own death and claim a life insurance payout

The monstrous crimes of Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia'

The Bosnian Serb commander led a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian conflict.

Young Perth hackers allegedly 'masterminded' global cybercrime syndicate

Why did the UN committee urge India to address ‘hate speech’ and ‘hate crimes’?

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination called on India to suspend NRC, and revise Special Intensive Revision. It also noted that more than nine million people have been disenfranchised in West Bengal because of the SIR

Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks

The operation included the arrest of 39 people in South Africa for romance and investment scams.

Major Scottish gangland figure Steven Daniel arrested in organised crime raid

Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel was arrested on Wednesday at his home in the north of Glasgow.

CFMEU forced to deal with organised crime-linked companies, inquiry told

UN committee calls for addressing ‘hate speech’ and ‘hate crimes’ in India

The committee calls on India to “urgently address discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes” and “ensure accountability” for these violations

Japan police report highlights response to cybercrimes

The white paper on police listed the development of a recovery tool for ransomware attacks and Japanese contributions to international joint investigations as accomplishments.

From AI tools to alcohol drops: The unexpected forces driving America's crime decline

The U.S. is experiencing one of the steepest and most widespread crime declines in modern history. Researchers aren't exactly sure why — but they have theories: Early research points to a mix of factors — declining alcohol and drug use since the COVID pandemic, AI-fueled policing

As elections near, South Sudan risks new atrocity crimes, warns rights probe

The under-reported humanitarian crisis in South Sudan risks deepening with the real possibility of further atrocity crimes unless renewed fighting stops, a UN-backed probe said on Thursday.

Organised crime arrests as police investigate A66 crash that killed two officers

Nine men and three women are arrested as police investigate the lead-up to the crash that killed seven people.

Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan lessened crime

The letter gave the Washington, D.C.-based Center for American Progress until the end of business Friday to issue the retraction or face a $5 billion lawsuit. The center declined.

The ‘ordinary’ woman accused of assassinating a Russian commander in Crimea

Friends close to Margarita Reutt are shocked she could allegedly plant bomb that killed Ukrainian defector Robert Shageev, while others recall a stubborn grit to see any plan through It was just after dawn in Sevastopol when a powerful explosion tore through a quiet square in a r

Breaking the silence over sexual violence against men and boys in war

Conflicts can expose civilians and detainees to grave abuses; the challenge is not only to document these crimes, but also to ensure all survivors are recognised, protected and able to access justice and care.

Hawley launches investigation into Flock cameras’ massive surveillance program

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, has launched an investigation into Flock Safety’s national surveillance network and is demanding to know who has access to the personal data of Americans captured on Flock came

Study finds food insecurity remains in historically redlined neighborhoods

Bad housing, high crime and poor schools are more important than transportation or income when it comes to accessing healthy food in neighborhoods historically subjected to "redlining"—the now-illegal practice once used to refuse loans, insurance or mortgages to people in certain

Fewer Thieves Are Stealing Motorcycles, But More Are Getting Away With It

Declining rates of bike theft mirror other trends in U.S. crime, but stolen motorcycles are far less likely than cars to ultimately be recovered.

Presidential campaign heats up in Brazil, as Lula and F. Bolsonaro hold rival rallies

Brazilian president Lula de Silva and his political opponent Flavio Bolsonaro pressed on with their presidential campaigns over the weekend, as both candidates held rallies in Rio De Janeiro. Top of the agenda for both candidates was crime, though the two took distinctly differen

Texas Funds Flock Camera Surveillance Network With $1 Car Insurance Fee Meant To Combat Catalytic Converter Theft

The Texas's Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority doesn't show any signs of stopping either.

The court’s clearly established problem

If a person is convicted of a crime in state court, they can petition a federal court for relief by claiming that their conviction violates the federal constitution.

On the front line of Ecuador's drugs war, police fight gangs, guns and corruption

The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime.

Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deliberating for a third day

The jury could find her guilty of murder or the lesser crime of manslaughter, or it could acquit her if it finds that she wasn't in control of herself due to psychiatric problems.

Dutch court sentences man to life over Rwanda genocide

The court in The Hague convicted the 66-year-old of war crimes and the crime of genocide.

Germany: Man gets life in jail for US tourist's rape, murder

The crime was unsolved for over three decades before new DNA proof made it possible to arrest and convict the now 81-year-old. His victim, Amy Lopez, was 24 at the time of her murder.

Conspiracy being hatched to tarnish my image, remove me from Union Ministry: Jual Oram

Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram’s remarks came after an aide was arrested for alleged involvement in an organised crime case in Odisha's Rourkela

The man behind Srebrenica: Ratko Mladic dies at 84

For many, Ratko Mladic represented the horrors of the Bosnian War. He was convicted of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre and of other war crimes. Now he has died in detention at The Hague.

Israeli strike kills three Palestinians in West Bank’s Jenin

Israel's prime minister and defence minister praise the attack as Hamas calls for Israeli 'crimes' to stop.

WATCH: More than 80 people charged in federal takedown of Puerto Rico gang

The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 80 people in the takedown of a violent Puerto Rican gang, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday during a visit to the island as part of the Trump administration's efforts to highlight its push to tackle violent crime.

Extra 200 police drafted in to aid force investigating wrong-way crash and fire deaths

Cleveland Police confirms it has support from six local forces and the National Crime Agency.

Iceland’s Murder Rate Is Off the Charts (in Its Books, at Least)

The Nordic nation has almost no homicides, yet crime fiction is its favorite literary genre. That means writers face a challenge: making murder feel believable.

Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic dies in hospital

Mladic, who had suffered several strokes in recent months, was serving a life sentence in The Hague for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Haiti police confront public frustration after deadly gang attack kills 47

The attack in Kenscoff, a community where crime had been declining, has raised questions about Haiti's security.

Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies in prison at 84

The bullish Bosnian Serb general whose forces rained shells and snipers' bullets on Sarajevo and carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II has died while serving a life sentence for his crimes, U.N. officials said.

Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84

He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the ex-Yugoslavia in 1992-95.

What the Lindsay Clancy trial reveals about a broken postpartum mental health system

Lindsay Clancy's murder trial hasn't just dominated headlines for its tragic story and true crime fascination.

US Government Designates Host of Noblogs.org a "Global Terrorist"

Article URL: https://crimethinc.com/2026/08/27/us-government-designates-host-of-noblogsorg-a-global-terrorist Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49464391 Points: 125 # Comments: 40

Murder arrests after fire kills two including child near Middlesbrough

Cleveland Police says it "cannot rule out any links to wider organised crime" after the fire.

Syria sentences Assad-era top Muslim cleric to life in prison

Muslim cleric Ahmad Hassoun was convicted of crimes including inciting sectarian violence and justifying murder. He is the latest Syrian official aligned with ousted President Bashar Assad to face trial.

Raising alarm over new illegal Israeli outposts, UN condemns attacks, incitement against Palestinians

Reports of new illegal Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank raised alarms at UN Headquarters on Wednesday while the UN rights office called on Israel to condemn its national security minister’s words that incite “violence amounting to atrocity crimes” against Palestinians.

On this day in space! Aug. 21, 1914: Total solar eclipse expedition crashed by WWI

On Aug. 21, 1914, a total solar eclipse temporarily darkened skies across Europe and Asia. A young German astronomer and friend of Albert Einstein's, Erwin Finlay-Freundlich, led an expedition to the Crimean Peninsula of Russia, where he hoped to record observations that would ve

‘Barrel bomb mufti’ Ahmad Hassoun handed life sentence in Syria trial

Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan sentenced Hassoun to life in prison for crimes including inciting violence.

Russia, Ukraine trade attacks as Putin warns of ‘far more destructive’ hits - Al Jazeera

Russia, Ukraine trade attacks as Putin warns of ‘far more destructive’ hits Al Jazeera As Russian missiles rain down on Kyiv, casualties mount and the mood darkens The Guardian A City Under Siege The New York Times War crimes are part of Russia's strategy in Ukraine, retired U.S.

Corruption charges dropped against South Africa's police intelligence boss

Officials had faced charges over the appointment of a civilian to a top post within crime intelligence.