thugs Man in the big straw hat takes down gunman Seamus Bellamy

ahmed arbery Owner of half-built house says Arbery committed no crime checking it out, denounces killers Rob Beschizza

fbi One of the jurors who convicted Whitey Bulger started up a strange pen pal friendship with him Thom Dunn

crime Trail of empty pill bottles led cops to Florida robbery suspects Xeni Jardin

crime WATCH: Pot shop clerk fights off robbers with bear spray Rob Beschizza

crime Armed robber who face-planted into Pizza Hut door left DNA, cops say Xeni Jardin

Weird Couple got engaged at Walmart hours after armed robbery stunt with 'ornamental sword', say police Xeni Jardin

law Man unperturbed by armed robber Rob Beschizza

picks After sexual assault reports, TripAdvisor adds 'safety' filters for hotel bookings Xeni Jardin

class war Ghost warrants: US cops routinely arrest people for warrants that were canceled long ago, and lock them up for months before discovering the error Cory Doctorow

crime Crowbar-wielding unicorn raids Maryland store for cash and cigarettes Rob Beschizza

News Thieves use bulldozers to steal $2.3 million from armored van on highway Xeni Jardin

hartford police department Cop who intimidated a group of people by saying he was "trigger happy" is fired Carla Sinclair

futility closet Criminal mastermind arrested for robbing same bank, twice Seamus Bellamy

crime See bold thieves snatch $27,000 in products from a bustling Apple Store in 30 seconds David Pescovitz

justice Let me tell you a story about Herman Wallace, who spent 41 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit Seamus Bellamy

Gadgets Crime funnies: helmeted robbers' sledgehammers can't break jewelry store glass Cory Doctorow

Time served O.J. Simpson granted parole, could be out in October Mark Frauenfelder

News Should police be able to access your cellphone location history without a warrant? Supreme Court to decide. Xeni Jardin

crime In Paraguay, the "heist of the century" is blamed on a notorious Brazilian prison-gang Cory Doctorow