police Drone detectives to identify evidence and create immersive simulations of crime scenes David Pescovitz

crime Elementary students assigned elf murder case David Pescovitz

books Why Edgar Allan Poe's work is still so damn good and creepy David Pescovitz

happy mutants Steven Brust's "Good Guys," a hardboiled noir urban fantasy, with everything great about Brust on proud display Cory Doctorow

surveillance Being followed? Here's how to shake your tail David Pescovitz

police brutality New court documents allegedly connect Breonna Taylor's murder to a massive real estate conspiracy Thom Dunn

crime Psychology of a killer Rob Beschizza

bad cops New York cop had tow truck driver arrested for legally repossessing his car Rob Beschizza

Comics Friday: the new digital-first, pay-what-you-want Lovecraftian YA detective comic from Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente Thom Dunn

scams Eggs and bananas frequently play role in curse removal scams Jason Weisberger

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

crime Woman busted for allegedly running "the QVC of stolen clothes" David Pescovitz

police Tempe, Arizona police have caught Penis Man David Pescovitz

bong bong Somebody swiped weed from Chicago airport's "Cannabis Amnesty Box" David Pescovitz

crime The bizarre story of China's most prolific bank-robbers, who stole literal tons of cash and spent it on losing lotto tickets Cory Doctorow

tabloids The trial of the century, Epstein’s killer exposed, and Obama’s hatred, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

art Police thwart robbery at gallery that has already had the same Rembrandt painting stolen four times John Struan

shootings 2 dead, suspect in custody after California school shooting Rob Beschizza

Police Blotter Arizona deputy Eli Max, who pulled over a black driver for an air freshener, placed on administrative leave Mark Frauenfelder

Police Blotter Zero jail time for those two bribe-taking NYPD cops who had sex with a handcuffed teenager in custody Mark Frauenfelder