Topic: Crime and Law Enforcement

Update: CBS Washington Bureau Given All Clear After Evacuation

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suspicious package brought operations at CBS's Washington office to a standstill just before lunchtime on Tuesday. The building was evacuated for about an hour while police investigated the scene.

By Adam Martin

May 26, 2011

A Photo Tour of DSK's New Luxury Townhouse

Strauss-Kahn makes sure he's comfortable while he's under house arrest

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By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Lawyers Deny Hush-Money Claim

In a statement, his lawyer says it never contacted the accuser's family

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By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

A Guide to DSK's New York Entourage

The team that's protecting Strauss-Kahn and his image

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By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

Loughner Ruled Unfit to Stand Trial, Sent to Hospital

The Giffords shooting suspect: "Thank you for the freak show. She died in front of me"

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By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

Prosecutors Expect Jared Loughner to Be Found Unfit for Trial

The Giffords shooter would be remanded back to federal custody if that's the ruling

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By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

DSK's Consent Defense Doesn't Look Promising

Lawyers prepare as his new neighbors get impatient in lower Manhattan

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By Adam Martin

May 24, 2011

America (With Some Exceptions) Is Safer

Crime is down nationwide, but several cities bucked the trend

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By Adam Martin

May 24, 2011

Bradley Manning's Story Told Through His Facebook Updates

Frontline has created a fascinating timeline of the years before he was arrested

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By Adam Martin

May 24, 2011

Report: DSK Offered Maid's Family Hush Money

The New York Post says Strauss-Kahn's associates have put up as much as $1 million

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By Adam Martin

May 23, 2011

Reports: DNA on Maid's Clothing Linked to Strauss-Kahn

A new French web site Atlantico.fr published the "exclusive"

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By Adam Martin

May 23, 2011

French Reporters Meet American Reporters, File Stories About It

While waiting for DSK news, the press covers itself

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By Adam Martin

May 23, 2011

DSK's Temporary Digs Become an Instant Tourist Trap

Curious onlookers, open-top buses, and a bedraggled press crowd the street

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By Adam Martin

May 23, 2011

In Death, Joseph Brooks' Lowest Moments Highlighted

The Oscar-winning songwriter died of an apparent suicide on Sunday

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By Adam Martin

May 23, 2011

LAPD Make an Arrest in Stadium Beating of a Giants Fan

A SWAT team is brought in to arrest one of the two suspects

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

DSK Press Gather Outside Classic Movie Heist Building

The "undisclosed" location already has a growing throng of cameras outside of it

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By Alex Eichler

May 20, 2011

A New Filter Can Tell Porn from Non-Porn Based on the Audio

Stop laughing: there are a lot of good uses for this

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Released from Rikers

Former IMF director is out of jail after finding a temporary flat in New York

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

Now That Strauss-Kahn's Found a Place to Stay, He Can Leave Rikers

The security company that's monitoring him will also find him housing

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

With No Place to Go, DSK May Stay In Jail Another Night

Former IMF director can't leave until he's found an apartment in New York

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

This Is Where Strauss-Kahn Won't Be Under House Arrest

The Bristol Plaza's high-end apartments come with kitchenware and, of course, maid service

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By Adam Martin

May 19, 2011

Strauss-Kahn to Be Freed on $1 Million Bail

The former head of the IMF has been indicted on seven counts of sexual assault

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By Alex Eichler

May 19, 2011

The Unabomber May Work With the FBI on 1982 Tylenol Poisonings

Really he's just doing it to be a mensch

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By Adam Martin

May 19, 2011

DSK Has a Polanski Problem in His Bid for Bail

The lack of an extradition treaty between the U.S. and France lowers his odds of winning release

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By Adam Martin

May 18, 2011

A VIP Perk for Strauss-Kahn: Shackles on His Way to Court

High-profile status means some perks, but some drawbacks for Strauss-Kahn in Rikers

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By Adam Martin

May 18, 2011

Get to Know Your DSK Lawyers: Ben Brafman vs. Jeff Shapiro

As the Stauss-Kahn case continues, these two will be facing off in the press for months

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By Adam Martin

May 18, 2011

Strauss-Kahn's Fame in New York City Came After His Arrest

The detectives on the case didn't recognize him as a leading French politician

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By Adam Martin

May 17, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Accuser Says She Didn't Know the IMF Chief

Her lawyer, Jeffrey Shapiro, says there's "no agenda" behind her criminal complaint

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By Adam Martin

May 17, 2011

Photographers Battle Rain, Each Other to Shoot DSK

Reuters shooters share war stories from a news stakeout in New York

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By Adam Martin

May 17, 2011

DSK Accuser Is Shy, Religious Mom, According to Friends and Brother

The former IMF chief's alleged victim hasn't spoken to press, but others have

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By Adam Martin

May 17, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Pins Defense on Datebook, Claim of Consent

Former IMF director says he was rushing out of the hotel, not fleeing

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By Adam Martin

May 16, 2011

Mob Boss Trial with Mafia Witnesses Ends with Guilty Verdict

Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano faces the death penalty for murder

Comments | 538 Views

By Adam Martin

May 16, 2011

An Online Forum About New York Cops Gone Bad

Suspicions the Long Island killer has law enforcement leads to an outpouring of tales

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By Adam Martin

May 16, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Held Without Bail; Graphic Details Released

IMF director seen as flight risk as criminal complaint describes alleged assault

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By Adam Martin

May 13, 2011

LAPD's New Crime-Fighting Technique: Billboards

Department turns to an old technology to get its message out

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By Adam Martin

May 13, 2011

Bradley Manning Activist Explains Why He's Suing the Government

David House, whose laptop was seized, says agents offered bribes for tips on hackers

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By Alex Eichler

May 12, 2011

Found Object

Some Unspeakably Depressing Photos of a Baltimore Crack House

A former Charm City cop takes us inside one of the city's junkie dens

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By Alex Eichler

May 12, 2011

Man's Death Prompts New Round of Anti-Taser Outrage

Everyone seems to agree Tasers do more harm than good

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By Erik Hayden

May 12, 2011

Police Nab Suspect Who Barged Into Missouri Army Base

The man also fired on police and wandered onto a university campus

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By Adam Martin

May 12, 2011

New York Terror Suspect Is a Fashion Model, 'Good Kid,' Says Father

The Times talked with the father of one of the two arrested for terrorism last night

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By Adam Martin

May 12, 2011

Two Arrested in New York Terror Plot

NYPD acts without FBI in arresting men trying to buy guns and grenades

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By Erik Hayden

May 11, 2011

Starbucks: the Hip Meeting Spot for Insider Trading

White collar criminals skipping meetings at "passé" luxury hotels to confer over coffee

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By Adam Martin

May 11, 2011

Hedge Fund Billionaire Rajaratnam Guilty of Insider Trading

Galleon hedge fund founder goes down on all 14 charges

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By Adam Martin

May 10, 2011

Fighting Boredom on the Long Island Killer Beat

Their story is gruesome, but the time spent waiting in the parking lot is goofy

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By Alex Eichler

May 10, 2011

ACLU Sues a Jail That Only Let Inmates Read the Bible

Now a federal prosecutor is getting involved

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By Adam Martin

May 9, 2011

Naming the Long Island Killer: 'What Rhymes With Burlap?'

The tabloid search for a catchy moniker, and the uncomfortable reflections it provokes

Comments | 2,414 Views

By Adam Martin

May 9, 2011

D.A.: Long Island Bodies the Work of Multiple Killers

A serial killer may be partly responsible, but others have dumped remains too

Comments | 361 Views

By Adam Martin

May 6, 2011

Sony CEO Offers Identity Theft Insurance to PlayStation Users

The company finally appears worried it will lose business over data breach

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By Adam Martin

May 5, 2011

Gun Scare Adds Drama to Obama Visit

Police tackle an apparently frustrated pedestrian

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 28, 2011

Lara Logan Talks About Being Attacked in Cairo

The CBS News reporter describes a mob mercilessly attacking her in Tahrir Square

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By Adam Martin

Apr 28, 2011

Conde Nast's $8 Million Scammer Walks Away from His Loot

It doesn't look likely that the email "spear-phisher" will face criminal charges

Comments | 415 Views

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