Crime

Denise George, the 64-year-old former attorney-general of the US Virgin Islands, is sitting in a hotel room on the main island of St Thomas, looking out at a view of green hills and Caribbean sea. While the photographer takes her picture, she sways to music coming from the swimming pool below. Amid this idyllic scene it is hard to believe that this is the woman who, for the best part of the past four years, has been entrenched in a legal battle with the estate of the financier, paedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

It was an awful story: Two teenagers out joyriding deliberately slammed into Andreas Probst while he was riding a bicycle, killing him. That already spoke to a broken youth culture. However, as the story has unfolded, we’ve seen the racial politics that lie behind Probst’s horrible death in the media coverage, the criminal justice system’s racial lies, and the story of the teens’ lives.

Rather than glorifying and excusing lawbreaking, Americans could learn something from Asian cultures’ attitude toward such behavior.

American social media is normalizing crime, especially low-level offenses such as shoplifting. Millions, for example, have viewed posts of digital content creator “Boonk Gang” stealing shoes, not paying for haircuts, and even abducting live lobsters on platforms like Vine, Instagram, and Facebook. The creator’s arrest for robbing a Dunkin’ Donuts in 2017 only inflated his popularity, fueling a semi-successful rap career. Meantime, American youth absorb the message that not only is it okay and maybe even funny to steal—it might also boost your career. This is an incredibly destructive message. 

COQUITLAM, B.C. – At least two RCMP officers have been injured in what is being described as a critical incident in the Metro Vancouver city of Coquitlam.

Carley Hodges said Friday near the scene that she saw one officer being taken out of a building on a stretcher while getting chest compressions.

BREAKING: Two police officers have been injured after a shooting in Coquitlam’s city centre neighborhood. https://t.co/Ciqi1dHRNj pic.twitter.com/xVtJGK6mNN

— Alanna Kelly (@AlannaKellyNews) September 22, 2023

Update: Mountie killed, another hurt in Coquitlam City Centre shooting

h/t PMS

The teen driver who allegedly mowed down a retired police chief in a fatal hit-and-run told Las Vegas police he would be back on the streets in under a month, according to a report.

Jesus Ayala is accused of driving a stolen Hyundai Elantra on Aug. 14 along with Jzamir Keys, 16, and deliberately crashing into and killing Andreas “Andy” Probst, 64, who had been riding his bike, a disturbing video showed.

This is the sort of crime that makes you think convicted monsters being torn apart by wild dogs on live TV may not be so bad after all.

The parents of disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried have been accused of siphoning off millions of dollars in “misappropriated funds” from FTX.

Claims against Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried have been made in a lawsuit by administrators of FTX, as the crypto company seeks to claw back cash that they allegedly received prior to its collapse.

FTX has alleged the pair “exploited their access and influence” at the business to “enrich themselves”, as they benefitted from perks such as luxury hotel stays and the use of private jets.

Escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante has been captured after an intense two-week manhunt, police said on Wednesday morning.

The 34-year-old was serving a life sentence for the murder of his ex-girlfriend at the Chester County Prison, 30 miles west of Philadelphia, when he escaped on August 31.

State police were seen posing with the Brazil native after his capture at around 8am EST. State police they will provide details of the capture at 9.30am.

Police search for eight suspects following brazen Don Mills stabbing attack

The suspect descriptions are as follows:

• Suspect #1: black hair, wearing black hoodie with white strings, black shorts, black running shoes and black side bag.
• Suspect #2: dark hair, wearing lime green t-shirt, white pants, and white shoes.
• Suspect #3: dark hair, wearing red long sleeve shirt, and white or light grey pants.
• Suspect #4: dark hair, wearing black H&M t-shirt with “New York City 33” on front.
• Suspect #5: longer dark hair, wearing black t-shirt, khaki shorts, white and black shoes.
• Suspect #6: dark hair, wearing white dress shirt with sleeves rolled up, blue jeans, and white shoes.
• Suspect #7: dark hair, wearing light blue long sleeve shirt, and white pants.
• Suspect #8: dark hair, wearing Juventus Soccer Jersey with black and white vertical stripes, light coloured pants, and black and white basketball shoes.

Those who see low-dollar shoplifters as 21st-century Jean Valjeans should realize that theft is not necessarily a nonviolent crime and that low-value theft losses can inflict severe damage on those with modest incomes.

You could blame Victor Hugo. In 1846, the French novelist observed a young man being arrested for holding a loaf of bread he stole.

Deeply touched, he fashioned his novel “Les Misérables,” published in 1862, around the character Jean Valjean, who is imprisoned for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread and pursued relentlessly after his release by Inspector Javert.

Vehicles stolen from Canada are increasingly ending up in Africa and the Middle East but authorities in those countries say Canada’s law enforcement agencies have not engaged them on the issue.

The vehicles, some of which still contained their Canadian registration documents, were being off-loaded through various online channels, including social media, with buyers paying close to market price.

“We’ve become a global donor in stolen vehicles,” Michael Rothe of the Canadian Financing and Leasing Association told CBC. “From our perspective, it’s a lack of enforcement.”

A lack of enforcement? Hell the police won’t even respond if you report your car stolen.