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Crime
Want to catch a criminal? There's an app for that.
by
Molly Wood
Sep 16, 2013
A new app built by the Homeland Security Investigations unit is designed to catch criminals through crowd sourcing.
Whatever happened to a good old fashioned bank robbery?
Aug 20, 2013
Bank robberies are definitely one of the most cinematic crimes around... but, do they pay?
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What happens when you make cyberbullying a crime?
by
Molly Wood
Aug 15, 2013
While crimes like rape and assault are specific, cyberbullying can be hard to define.
The economics behind a drug sentencing overhaul
Aug 12, 2013
Attorney General Eric Holder seeks to scale back the use of mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug-related crimes.
Daughter mines social media to track down father's killer
by
Molly Wood
Jul 8, 2013
Joselyn Martinez says her own Internet legwork was the key to catching her father's escaped murderer over 25 years later.
The only way to protect yourself from 'The Purge'? Money
Jun 7, 2013
A futuristic horror film called "The Purge" opens at the box office this weekend and to survive the horror, you have to have... enough money.
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Convicted of a violent crime? Senate proposes food stamp cutoff
by
Krissy Clark
May 27, 2013
Democrats in the Senate agreed to an amendment that would ban anyone ever convicted of certain violent crimes from receiving SNAP food stamps -- for their entire lives.
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ATM heist reveals vulnerabilities in global security
May 10, 2013
A band of thieves working across two dozen countries has made off with $45 million. The caper reveals serious vulnerabilities in the banking system
Thieves stole $45 million in global ATM heist
by
Mark Gregory
May 10, 2013
Forget bank heist movies with ski masks and safe cracking. These thieves were high tech.
New York City cyber thieves loot $45 million
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 9, 2013
The thieves also hit up 2,000 ATMs in Manhattan in a single day.