Tag: Crime

Styrofoam Sucks, so She Invented ‘Nanowood’ to Replace it

In order to save our planet, we’ve got to get creative and rethink many of the materials that we use on a daily basis. Styrofoam is one ubiquitous material adding to our landfill problem. Some cities have banned its usage, while others are pledging to do. Tian Li, a post-doc student at the University of Maryland, has taken the no styrofoam pledge one step further...

Recent Incidents Prove Arming Teachers Was Mind-Numbingly Stupid

In the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14th, 2018, teenaged students have become outspoken activists. Formally politically “neutral” companies such as Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart have taken sides, cutting ties with the NRA, as the gun control debate heats up. And in another case of twisted roles, will teachers be forced to become armed defenders of their classrooms?...
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Meet URL, the First Porn Sniffing Dog

The days are numbered for peddlers of child pornography - there's a new snout of justice on their trail, ready to sniff them out....

Cockiest Fugitive Ever Didn’t Like His Mugshot So Sent in a Selfie

This fugitive from justice is operating on a whole other level of cockiness. Donald "Chip" Pugh wasn't happy with the mugshot cops were using...

The Strange Story of How a Man Pretended to be His Murdered Girlfriend

A 24-year-old man, charged only as Mr. Lee by South Korean law is awaiting trial on charges of murdering his 26-year-old girlfriend, Sunny Kim....

Suge Knight Running a Guy Down is Newest Chapter in his History of Violence

Remember Suge Knight? The cigar-puffing Founder of Death Row Records who looks like a Spider-Man villain with real-life villain tendencies? Well, as you might...

The FBI Could Have 52 Million Faces In It’s Facial Recognition Database By 2015

Facial recognition databases have long been used by the police to help hunt down possible criminals, despite the potential for failed accuracy. Papers turned...

Then and Now Photos Fuse New York City Crimes of the Past with Present Day

One of the most amazing things about New York City is that while the city evolves and neighborhoods change, the past isn't that far...

ShotStopper Gunfire Sensors Give Police a Leg Up on Unreported Crime

Cutting out violent gunfire in some of America's worst neighborhoods is a constant problem that might become a little bit easier with the help...