Crime
Heroin kingpin protected his drug empire with ruthless violence. He faces up to life in prison
Federal prosecutors say David Price’s body tells the story of his life — from the tattoo covering his face that says “Neighborhood Bully” to the pictures of his children tattooed on his back just above the tat showing him with guns blazing in each hand, by the words “God Forgives, I Don’t.”
One corner. Four killings. A South L.A. neighborhood grapples with a wave of violence
The first to die was her friend “Ken Dog, ”Five months later, her fiancé was gunned down, then another friend, “Bug” — all on the same South Los Angeles street corner.
Semaj Smith lives in Harvard Park, one of the city’s deadliest neighborhoods. Her yellow house is riddled with bullet holes. A dark stain from memorial candles marks the spot on the sidewalk where her fiancé died.
EX-NYC BEAUTY PAGEANT CONTESTANT FOUND DEAD WITH THROAT SLASHED IN JAMAICA
A New York City model who went to Jamaica to work and save money for film school was found dead on the side of a road in Anchovy, Jamaica.
Desiree Gibbon, 26, was found with her throat slashed on Sunday morning, just four miles away from Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Top lieutenant for druglord El Chapo found tortured and killed
The Track: How pimps ruin lives on Bourbon Street
Ten Memphis pimps had been running roughshod across New Orleans, exacting brutal control over their female victims. The pimps were accused of forcing women to turn tricks in Chef Menteur Highway hotel rooms, and beating them publicly when they refused or got out of line.
They had also discovered Bourbon Street, where the women could not only find an array of potential customers, but also use their close proximity to rob them of cash and valuables, according to FBI findings described in court filings.
2 Sentenced In Threatening Rap Video Case
PITTSBURGH – About a dozen Pittsburgh Police officers were in the courtroom Thursday as two men accused of threatening police by way of a music video were sentenced to jail.
‘Money, drugs and violence’: Federal gang trial begins in New Orleans
Magnolia Shorty, a local rapper who federal prosecutors say was gunned down by reputed members of the 39ers gang in December 2010, is one of several victims whose murder feds have linked to some of the 10 defendants’ whose racketeering trial started in New Orleans.
Trio robs Highland Heights bank
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ohio – A Highland Heights bank was robbed Monday afternoon by three people, two of whom were toting guns, authorities said.
Meth-eating Portland killer set for sentencing
Wayne Archie Woodruff, 42.
PORTLAND, Ore – A 44-year-old man who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a man will have his formal sentencing delayed so he can finish serving federal time for an unrelated matter.
