Mexican Mafia Secretary Arrested in Kansas

“Alleged” Mexican mafia secretary, of course. A 31-year-old woman was arrested for supposedly passing messages between convicts incarcerated in Los Angeles and active members of the Salinas gang. She is accused of passing information about crimes including drug trafficking, assassinations

Math + Crimes = Crimes Solved

UCLA mathematicians working with the Los Angeles Police Department to analyze crime patterns have designed a mathematical algorithm to identify street gangs involved in unsolved violent crimes. Read more from the UCLA Newsroom.

FBI Paid $2 Million for Bulger Tip

The FBI paid a $2 million reward to the tipster who provided information that led to the arrest of fugitive crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger, according to a Las Vegas man who tried unsuccessfully to claim the reward. Read more