Crime, Law and Justice

NYC pawn shop owner pleads guilty to fencing luxury items stolen from homes across U.S.
A Manhattan pawn shop owner has pleaded guilty to serving as a fence for luxury items stolen from wealthy people across the U.S. Dimitriy Nezhinskiy admitted Friday that he purchased watches, jewelry and other high-end goods to sell despite knowing they were stolen.
Derrick Thompson sentenced to 58 years for killing 5 women in high-speed crash
In June, a Hennepin County jury found Thompson, the 29-year-old son of former DFL state Rep. John Thompson, guilty on all charges, including five counts of third-degree murder and 10 counts of criminal vehicular homicide.
MMIR office announces reward for tips in related investigations
The state’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office announced it will reward people who come forward with information in missing persons and homicide investigations.
 Judge rejects Trump administration effort to unseal Epstein grand jury records in Florida
A judge has rejected a Trump administration request to unseal transcripts from grand jury investigations of Jeffrey Epstein years ago in Florida. A similar records request is pending in New York.
Judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison for murdering four University of Idaho students
A judge has ordered Bryan Kohberger to serve life in prison without parole for killing four University of Idaho students. Friends and relatives delivered powerful statements of love, anguish and condemnation at the sentencing hearing Wednesday.