For years, the Felony Lane Gang has targeted women, stealing their purses and IDs. But Facebook and other social media is helping the FBI fight back.
Author: Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press
2009 Christmas Day underwear bomb maker killed, White House confirms
The confessed terrorist wore an underwear bomb aboard a Detroit-bound airplane on Christmas Day in 2009.
80-year-old woman lived in filth. Nobody knew until she was found dead, eaten by her dog.
For years, Sally Honeycheck, 80, lived in squalor. No one knew, until her cousin found her body.
2019 Caribbean travel warnings: What islands are safe?
The U.S. has issued travel warnings across the Caribbean citing crime, even at exclusive resorts. But at least 12 islands are considered safe.
State Department stops publishing data on crimes against Americans in Jamaica – but why?
For the first time in seven years, the State Department has stopped publishing crime stats involving U.S. tourists in Jamaica. But it won’t say why.
Opioid burglars smash through Walgreens, lose loot – and their freedom
Two men who led police on a 100 m.p.h. car chase after breaking into a Walgreens drive-thru window to steal drugs are going to prison.
Former ‘Jane Doe,’ victim of 37-year-old murder remembered by friends as ‘nice, nice girl’
After 37 years in a nameless grave, a slain Jane Doe is being remembered by the only people with memories of her: Her friends from Detroit.
Sexual misconduct claims at Jamaica’s resorts still buried on TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor’s new safety tool misses dozens of sexual harassment and misconduct claims by women visiting Jamaican resorts.
TripAdvisor introduces safety filter that flags sexual assault warnings on travel reviews
TripAdvisor is introducing a new filter on each property that will show any reviews with safety warnings involving rapes, robberies or druggings.
After 36 years, DNA evidence and genealogy help to ID a murder victim and her killer
DNA evidence helped detectives to identify Mary Silvani. Her killer was much more difficult to find.