movies There are only two types of detectives in film, and here's a sketch about both of them Devin Nealy

noir An elegy for the dying breed of San Francisco private eyes Thom Dunn

police Drone detectives to identify evidence and create immersive simulations of crime scenes David Pescovitz

crime Elementary students assigned elf murder case David Pescovitz

books Why Edgar Allan Poe's work is still so damn good and creepy David Pescovitz

happy mutants Steven Brust's "Good Guys," a hardboiled noir urban fantasy, with everything great about Brust on proud display Cory Doctorow

surveillance Being followed? Here's how to shake your tail David Pescovitz

mass shootings Gunman who killed 3 faculty at University of Nevada was unemployed professor Rob Beschizza

Republican party Chilling 911 call in rape investigation of Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler Mark Frauenfelder

flamboyant mistakes Masked gunman forgot to mask his colorful undies, leading to arrest (video) Carla Sinclair

sexual assault New Jersey high school coach arrested for years-long sexual relationship with teen Carla Sinclair

science fiction Lost Doctor Who episodes found, but the owners fear getting in trouble Rob Beschizza

police Four L.A. Sheriff's deputies killing themselves hours apart just a coincidence, says department Rob Beschizza

San Francisco Bay Area man rode around on tricycle selling ice cream, snacks, and, um, cocaine David Pescovitz

elaborate schemes Man arrested after faking his own death to avoid rape charges Carla Sinclair

law Martial arts instructor jailed 50 years for secret recordings of children Rob Beschizza

Rapper arrested after releasing song about alleged crime Rob Beschizza

police Woman forced to do her own detective work when an LAPD officer stole her debit card Jason Weisberger

theft Man finds $5,000 in bank parking lot, gets charged with larceny three months later Mark Frauenfelder

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill UNC shooting: Student arrested for murder of associate professor Carla Sinclair