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America's absurd war on 'organized retail crime'
Target and CVS call them criminal masterminds. Most are homeless or mentally ill.
Amy Martyn
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UN warns of 'massive loss of life' and 'atrocity crimes' if Israel moves in on Rafah
The United Nations warned of increased "atrocity crimes" if Israel moves forward with an assault on…
Katie Balevic
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He taught cops how to fight crypto crime. Now he's accused of running a $100 million dark web drug market.
Until recently, Lin Rui-siang taught cops how to beat cybercrime. He was arrested this week in conn…
Joshua Zitser
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What happened to Benjamin Foster, the violent criminal featured in Netflix's new true crime series 'Worst Ex Ever'
The first episode of Netflix's "Worst Ex Ever" tells the story of Benjamin Foster, who tortured his…
Eammon Jacobs
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Japan's yakuza — once powerful organized crime figures — are reduced to stealing Pokémon cards
The once powerful yakuza, feared for their ferocity, are dwindling in numbers. And their crimes are…
Joshua Zitser
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Cocaine production is at record-high levels, UN says, but drug interceptions mean that less is actually available on the streets
Cocaine production is at record levels, with demand for the drug rebounding after temporarily slump…
Joshua Zitser
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Empty offices, abandoned malls, concerns over crime: Why San Francisco, the Golden City, is losing its luster
Owners of San Francisco's commercial real estate are deciding to give up once trophy properties rat…
Al Yoon
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A drug cartel dumped an SUV filled with 10 corpses near the Christmas tree outside the offices of a Mexican governor, officials say
Mexico's president called the crime a "provocation," adding that it was the result of a drugs war i…
Joshua Zitser
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Jam Master Jay murder jury views graphic crime scene photos in death of Run-DMC DJ
Two men are on trial in Brooklyn, New York, for the 2002 execution-style killing of Run-DMC's Jam M…
Laura Italiano,Natalie Musume…
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Manhattan condo owner sues a NY Burger King for $15 mil, accusing the franchise of allowing an 'open air drug bazaar'
A lawsuit alleges that "professional drug dealers" operate in and around a Manhattan Burger King, r…
Natalie Musumeci
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Was Carmen in Netflix's 'Griselda' a real person? The character seems to be based on several real women in the drug lord's life
Carmen Gutierrez is a character in "Griselda." While she didn't actually exist, she has similaritie…
Palmer Haasch
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Kodak Black, once pardoned by Trump, repped by former president's friend in new case
Bradford Cohen, who represents Kodak Black, is a longtime friend of the former president and was a …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Ukrainian women and girls are in danger of sex trafficking as they flee war
Ilias Chatzis, who leads a UN team countering Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling, spoke to Ins…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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How a Google loophole lets drug dealers hijack nearly any website — including our own
When Google updated how it crawled the web, drug dealers took advantage, turning unsuspecting websi…
Katherine Long
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A millionaire philanthropist led a double life as a sex predator who drugged teenagers and young men, court hears
Ian Elliott, a retired English businessman described as a "pillar" of his community, jailed for 18 …
Rebecca Rommen
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Nordstrom closes flagship location as office vacancies and fears of crime rise in San Francisco. Here's the full list of stores pulling out of the city's downtown neighborhood.
Nordstrom made good on its plan to close its flagship store at a San Francisco mall as reports of c…
Alex Bitter
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$380,000 worth of cocaine smuggled inside man's electric wheelchair, say airport officials
Officials at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, in North Carolina, found 23 pounds of cocaine…