Those of you who follow Microkhan’s microblog know that the situation near headquarters was beyond hectic yesterday—not just because we had the kid on our hands, but also due to our physical proximity to a senseless tragedy. A police pursuit of two robbery suspects ended with a massive collision about 50 feet from our front [...]
Entries Tagged as 'police'
The Murder Project: Crocodile Tears
August 19th, 2009 · 4 Comments
We have to duck out for a few hours, to work on a big Wired piece that’s simmering on our front burner. Back as soon as possible; in the interim, please enjoy the above “gotcha!” clip of Dalia Dippolito, who was recently busted for trying to get her husband offed. Like so many murder-for-hire amateurs, [...]
Tags:crime·Dalia Dippolito·Florida·police·The Murder Project
The Murder Project: “Doing the Big Job”
July 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Part of our goal with The Murder Project series is to assess how hitman prices have changed over time. Our assumption going in is that these prices shift according to the certainty (or lack thereof) of capture, and so more lawless epochs will be marked by lower murder-for-hire fees. A logical guess, perhaps, but does [...]
Tags:crime·New York City·police·The Murder Project·U.S. history
Too Fat for the Fuzz?
July 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments
We’ve seen our fair share of portly policemen over the years, so were were a bit surprised to learn of Chris Parent’s strange saga. The Nebraskan cop was fired two years ago for being way too fat—so fat, in fact, that he couldn’t kneel down and shoot during the department’s firearms test. A protracted legal [...]
Police Appreciation Day
April 1st, 2009 · No Comments
They sure start ‘em young in Muscle Shoals. The full gallery is here. Is it just me, or do the University of Northern Alabama students look less enthused than advertised?
A Rare Growth Industry
March 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment
There’s little doubt that as Depression v2.0 inevitably worsens, civil unrest will become more commonplace. Even the august New York Times is letting aged stock pickers pop off about the need to stock up on canned food and shotgun ammo. So don’t be surprised if your neighborhood occasionally comes to resemble Bartertown. But in madness [...]
