Law_Crime
Latest Stories
highway_drug_stops_75935.jpg
FILE – In this Feb. 6, 2017, file photo, New Jersey State Police troopers look in the trailer of a truck flagged for further inspection at the Greenwich weigh station on Interstate 78 in Greenwich Township, N.J. Truck driver Oscar Franco, of Chula Vista, Calif., was sentenced Friday, May 5, 2017, to 10 years in prison for first-degree possession of heroin with intent to distribute, and truck driver Henry A. Cruz Ventura, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty Friday, May 5, 2017, to the same charge, according to New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino. New Jersey State Police arrested Franco on Aug. 14, 2016, and arrested Ventura on Aug. 23, 2016, after seizing drugs during inspections at the weigh station in Greenwich Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
highway_drug_stops_26016.jpg
FILE – In this Feb. 6, 2017, file photo, trucks line up to pass through the Greenwich truck weigh station on Interstate 78 in Greenwich Township, N.J. Truck driver Oscar Franco, of Chula Vista, Calif., was sentenced Friday, May 5, 2017, to 10 years in prison for first-degree possession of heroin with intent to distribute, and truck driver Henry A. Cruz Ventura, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty Friday, May 5, 2017, to the same charge, according to New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino. New Jersey State Police arrested Franco and Ventura in August 2016, after seizing drugs during inspections at the weigh station in Greenwich Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
highway_drug_stops_89273.jpg
This photo provided by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General shows truck driver Oscar Franco, of Chula Vista, Calif., who pleaded guilty March 2, 2017, to first-degree possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Franco was sentenced Friday, May 5, 2017, to 10 years in prison with three years of parole ineligibility, according to New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino, after Franco was arrested Aug. 14, 2016, during an inspection at a weigh station on Interstate 78 in Greenwich Township, N.J., where a New Jersey State Police trooper found two duffel bags holding about 36 kilos of heroin wrapped in black tape. (New Jersey Office of the Attorney General via AP)
highway_drug_stops_24397.jpg
This photo provided by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General shows truck driver Henry A. Cruz Ventura, of Los Angeles, who pleaded guilty Friday, May 5, 2017, to first-degree possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Ventura was arrested Aug. 23, 2016, during an inspection at a weigh station on Interstate 78 in Greenwich Township, N.J., where New Jersey State Police troopers found four boxes that contained 64 kilograms of heroin and 10 kilograms of cocaine, according to New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino. Ventura is scheduled to be sentenced June 23, 2017, and prosecutors will recommend 10 years in state prison as part of his plea agreement. (New Jersey Office of the Attorney General via AP)
kentucky_derby_horse_racing_50474.jpg
A woman wears a hat before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
kentucky_derby_horse_racing_79328.jpg
The sun rises at Churchill Downs before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
35_million_bail_05048.jpg
FILE - In this April 6, 2017 file photo, Tiffany Li, a Northern California woman accused of killing the father of her two children, leaves San Mateo County Jail after posting $35 million bail in Redwood City, Calif. Keith Green was a popular but troubled high school football star who had recently washed out of college when he met Tiffany Li. She was the pretty, jet-setting daughter of a rich and powerful Chinese family who was born in Beijing and grew up in the Silicon Valley. She changed his life. Now Li, her new boyfriend and her “bodyguard” face first-degree murder charges in Green’s death. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, file)
aptopix_police_shooting_teen_killed_33709.jpg
This photo provided by the Parker County Sheriff's Office shows Roy Oliver. Oliver, a Texas police officer, faces a murder charge in the shooting of a teenager after being fired earlier in the week over the incident, authorities said Friday, May 5, 2017. Oliver fired a rifle at a car full of teenagers leaving a party April 29, killing 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. (Parker County Sheriff's Office via AP)
nationals_phillies_baseball_33039.jpg
Washington Nationals' Matt Albers, left, celebrates a victory over the Philadelphia Phillies with Matt Wieters, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
nationals_phillies_baseball_72124.jpg
Washington Nationals' Daniel Murphy, right, celebrates with Trea Turner after a victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
nationals_phillies_baseball_64121.jpg
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
nationals_phillies_baseball_44217.jpg
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
mexico_violence_20635.jpg
Students march at Mexico's National Autonomous University (UNAM) after a young woman was found dead on campus in Mexico City, Friday, May 5, 2017. The woman's body was found on May 3 tied to a phone booth in the gardens next to UNAM's engineering school, according to a university statement. Her identity and cause of death were not immediately known. The banner reads in Spanish "Clarification of femicide. May 3, 2017. Not one less!" (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
mexico_violence_80370.jpg
A woman shouts political slogans during a march at Mexico's National Autonomous University (UNAM) after a woman was found dead on campus in Mexico City, Friday, May 5, 2017. The woman's body was found on May 3 tied to a phone booth in the gardens next to UNAM's engineering school, according to a university statement. Her identity and cause of death were not immediately known. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
colt_lyerla_escape_55342.jpg
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Washington County Sheriff's office shows Colt Lyerla, a former Oregon Ducks football player,. who has been sentenced to six months in jail after admittedly using fake bills at a 7-Eleven and a deli. Lyerla has escaped from Washington County custody, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest, officials said Friday, May 5, 2017. (Washington County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
inmate_abuse_investigation_90181.jpg
FILE - This Sept. 25, 2007, file photo, shows Daggett County Jail near Manilla,Utah, in Daggett County. Utah's attorney general has filed charges against a former sheriff and four deputies after prosecutors say at least one jailer used a stun gun on inmates in exchange for soda or as hazing when assigned to a work crew. Utah Attorney General's Office spokesman Dan Burton said charges were filed Friday, May5, 2017, against former Daggett County Sheriff Jerry R. Jorgensen and four deputies. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)
chicago_violence_74307.jpg
This undated photo provided by the Chicago Police Department shows Anthony Moore. Moore of Chicago, has been charged in the Aug. 14 slaying of Arshell Dennis III, the son of a Chicago police officer. He was arrested and charged with one felony count of first degree murder and two felony counts of attempted first degree murder Friday, May 5, 2017 (Chicago Police Department via AP)
uber-federal_investigation_96374.jpg
FILE- This March 1, 2017, file photo shows an exterior view of the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. The Justice Department is probing allegations that Uber used phony software to thwart city inquiries into whether the ride-hailing company followed local regulations. The city of Portland, Ore., says in an April 2017 audit report that it was notified of the federal inquiry by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Francisco. Portland said it’s cooperating. Uber and the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined comment. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
california_beach_killings_cold_case_35204.jpg
This undated photo released by the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office shows Shaun Gallon. Sonoma County Sheriff Steve Freitas says suspect Gallon is in custody in the killings of a young couple on a Northern California beach more than a decade ago. Gallon was arrested in the killing of his brother and investigators interrogated him in the 2004 Jenner, Calif., killings. (Sonoma County Sheriff's Office via AP)
pipe_shop_prosecution_87055.jpg
In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017 photo, Stephen Tyler Holman stands outside a courtroom in Norman, Okla. While other states across the nation are easing penalties for marijuana use or legalizing the drug altogether, Norman police and its Republican district attorney are taking the opposite tack _ pursuing criminal charges against the now-shuttered Friendly Market shop owner Robert Cox and several his clerks, including Holman, for selling glass pipes in a local store. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
