A 44-year old woman, bed-ridden with a broken hip and forty pounds overweight decides one day she is going to become the first female police officer in her town. Sounds like the perfect plot for a fiction novel, right? It’s …
On the 9/11 Memorial Twitter page earlier today, Ellen Degeneres posted, “My heart is still with those who lost loved ones 11 years ago…” Slash (former Guns N’ Roses guitarist and current member of the Velvet Revolver) wrote, “Today I’m …
The GAO (Government Accountability Office) report from October 2011 stated that all of the 24 federal agencies the office reviewed had information security weaknesses. “…reports of security incidents from federal agencies are on the rise, increasing over 650 percent over …
On May 25, 1979, a six-year old boy vanished from his SoHo neighborhood never to be seen again except on milk cartons across the country. It was young Etan Patz’s first time walking to the bus stop by himself, a …
Yesterday, a seven-person jury found Virginia Tech to be negligent during the shooting rampage that took place on its campus in 2007. The parents of Erin Peterson and Julia Pryde, two of the fatal victims, had filed suit against the …
The New England Patriots face off against the New York Giants today in Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI! Last year the Super Bowl broke the record for the television broadcast most watched in history by Americans with approximately 111 million …
This morning, the Associated Press reported that the number of people on the United States’ no-fly list has doubled within the last year. A year ago there were approximately 10,000 names and now there are approximately 21,000. Each name represents …
Thinking of getting a forensic science degree? You’re not alone. With jobs in the forensic sciences projected to grow by more than 20%, it’s not surprising so many people are interested in becoming part of this up-and-coming field. If you’re …
On June 10, 1991, Phillip Garrido and his wife kidnapped 11-year old Jaycee Dugard while she was waiting for the bus to go to school. He held Dugard captive, raped her and impregnated her, resulting in two daughters. Dugard and …
It’s a shame how a few crooked cops can tarnish the reputation of an otherwise honorable body of law enforcement officers. Earlier today, two policemen were charged by the Orange County District with crimes of murder and manslaughter. They were …