by ripplepop | Aug 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
At first, he steals, then he brags about it on social media platforms. Capitol Riot accused Tommy Allan Fredrick was surprised when he got arrested for stealing confidential documents from the federal property office. The Capitol siege left several people devastated...
by ripplepop | May 21, 2020 | News
From the Washington Post and St. Louis Post Dispatch WASHINGTON — When COVID-19 began tearing through Detroit’s county jail system in March, authorities had no diagnostic tests to gauge its spread. But the toll became clear as deaths mounted. First, one of the...
by ripplepop | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House on Wednesday gave first-round approval to a measure that would make trafficking fentanyl punishable by at least five years in prison. The proposal would make it a class B felony to knowingly distribute, manufacture, or attempt to...
by ripplepop | Jan 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who federal prosecutors recently said should go to jail for lying to the FBI in the early days of the Trump administration, has asked a judge to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea. Read his request below....
by ripplepop | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Here are four invoking stats about crimes in the US: 1. Violent Crimes Have Fallen Nearly Half Since 1993 Annual data gathered by the FBI and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) shows a general trend towards decreasing crime rates. Compared to 1993, violent crime...
by ripplepop | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
In today’s microblog, we highlight 4 awful stats about the US prison system. 1. Largest Prison Population in the World With a prison population of almost 2.3 million people as of 2019, the United States holds the unenviable position of being the world’s prison...
by ripplepop | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
In October 2019, Adam Kostjerevac, a resident of St. Louis County, appeared in federal court facing an attempt at extradition by the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina for committing a war crime by sexually assaulting a pregnant Serbian prisoner in 1992. The extradition...
by ripplepop | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Despite modern surveillance technology making it more difficult to get away with crime, the homeless are one of the few groups against whom violence actually has increased over the past few decades. According to National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH), homelessness...
by ripplepop | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Despite popular perception of increasing crime rates, the latest data from the city police shows the reality to be quite contrary. Compared to 5 years ago, the crime rate has fallen by as much as double digit figures across many of the popular city neighborhoods. The...
by ripplepop | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Within the United States, race still remains a major motivating factor behind hate crimes. According to a report from the FBI, of the 7,254 hate crimes that were reported, a majority 47.7% (3,465) were motivated chiefly by race. Nearly 70% of these cases were...
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