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

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crime Las Vegas must pay $34m to woman jailed 16 years on evidence fabricated by police Rob Beschizza

crime McDonald's employee solves crime for very proud NYPD Jason Weisberger

politics MAGA Indiana commissioner sexually assaulted daughter in Vegas, wins from jail anyway Ellsworth Toohey

crime TikTok's popular Mr. Prada arrested after driving car of murdered man Carla Sinclair

law Food bank director charged with selling meth Rob Beschizza

crime Grand Theft Lego: 71-year-old man and 39-year-old woman arrested in raid that recovered 2,800 stolen sets Rob Beschizza

crime A carpenter used Apple AirTags to find his stolen tools — along with 15,000 others (video) Carla Sinclair

LASD L.A. Sheriff's department denies involvement in death of detainee they claim never to have arrested Natalie Dressed

law L.A. Sheriff's deputy allegedly smuggled drugs into jail Natalie Dressed

law Louisiana rapist sentenced to 50 years imprisonment and physical castration Rob Beschizza

mistakes Man charged with framing Maryland principal with AI-generated racist rant Rob Beschizza

lawsuits Innocent St. Louis family terrorized in SWAT raid over stolen AirPods Mark Frauenfelder