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Crime and Justice

In police arrests, photography is not a crime

Bob Collins July 18, 2013, 11:45 AM Jul 18, 2013

A Detroit Free Press photographer was arrested by police as she filmed an arrest. While she was detained, the SIM card in her iPhone that she was using mysteriously disappeared. A man who didn’t identify himself as a cop told her to turn the camera off, and when she identified herself as a journalist, he Read more →

Crime and Justice · Five by 8

5 x 8: What do airlines owe you?

Bob Collins July 9, 2013, 7:11 AM Jul 9, 2013

The art of being bumped, the big telephone disconnect, every killing has a story, the science of Cookie Monster, and what if the planets were as close as the moon? Read more →

Crime and Justice · Health

The drunks in the cockpit

Bob Collins January 4, 2013, 10:52 AM Jan 4, 2013

KARE 11 reports that the police pulled a pilot out of his American Airlines jet this morning under the suspicion that he was drunk. He apparently failed a breathalyzer test.

Crime and Justice · Health

Alcohol in the cockpit

Bob Collins February 20, 2012, 11:59 AM Feb 20, 2012

Recalling the famous 1990 drunk flight to Minneapolis.

Crime and Justice

Caught in the middle of Rice County child protection case

Bob Collins September 6, 2011, 3:34 PM Sep 6, 2011

A heartbreaking case in Rice County is a compelling example of how a child can get caught in a tug-of-war in the child protection system in Minnesota.

Crime and Justice

John Edwards, distracted driver

Bob Collins June 3, 2011, 1:38 PM Jun 3, 2011

Former presidential candidate John Edwards cheated on his dying wife, fathered a child with a campaign staffer, and may have illegal diverted campaign funds to help keep the affair quiet.

Crime and Justice