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Crime, Law and Justice

Thomas Gavin might be America's most prolific artifact thief — but the jig is up

Thomas Gavin might be America's most prolific artifact thief — but the jig is up

Thomas Gavin went on a tear in the 1960s and '70s, hitting nearly a dozen museums on the East Coast. He mostly stole antique firearms and stashed them in his hideout — a barn in rural Pennsylvania.
by Gabe O'Connor and Sarah Handel

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Outside investigator to probe Michigan school's actions prior to shooting

Outside investigator to probe Michigan school's actions prior to shooting

A third party will investigate events at Oxford High School that occurred before a school shooting that left four students dead and six other students and a teacher wounded, the Michigan district's superintendent said.
by The Associated Press

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Bond set at combined $1M after parents of Michigan school shooting suspect enter pleas

Bond set at combined $1M after parents of Michigan school shooting suspect enter pleas

A judge imposed a combined $1 million bond Saturday for the parents of the Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School, hours after police said they were caught hiding in a Detroit commercial building.
by The Associated Press

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Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial

Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial

Experts have determined that a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year is mentally incompetent to stand trial for now.
by The Associated Press

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Explainer: Who are the jurors in the trial of Kimberly Potter?

Explainer: Who are the jurors in the trial of Kimberly Potter?

The jurors in former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter's trial in the death of Daunte Wright are a mostly white group, with two people who identify as Asian and one as Black.
by The Associated Press

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Man charged with allegedly harassing judge overseeing Potter case

Man charged with allegedly harassing judge overseeing Potter case

Prosecutors say on Nov. 6, 32-year-old Cortez Aaron Rice entered a Minneapolis apartment building and went to the floor where he believed Judge Regina Chu lives. 
by Matt Sepic

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Kimberly Potter trial: Jury chosen; opening statements Wednesday

Kimberly Potter trial: Jury chosen; opening statements Wednesday

Jury selection ended Friday morning for the trial of the former Brooklyn Center police officer charged in the Daunte Wright killing. Opening statements are set for Dec. 8. Potter is expected to testify during the trial.
by Nina Moini, Matt Sepic and Jon Collins

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Principal who organized LGBTQ flag display files suit against Marshall's school district

Principal who organized LGBTQ flag display files suit against Marshall's school district

A school administrator has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Marshall public school district for alleged discrimination and removal from her position after hanging an LGBTQ Pride flag in the school cafeteria as part of an inclusivity project.
by Hannah Yang

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