Three teenage girls in Palatine, Illinois were charged with armed robbery after allegedly assaulting a younger boy with glass ketchup bottles, according to a bizarre report from the Chicago Sun-Times. According to sources, the girls will be forced to hire a criminal defense attorney thanks to the testimony of the victim, a 12-year-old boy who [...]

By Mary Ann Pekara Chaos continues in the Boston area, post-marathon bombings, as last night one of the suspects, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was killed. The other suspect, his younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarneav, is still on the run. The violence last night is believed to have begun with a robbery of a 7-Eleven in Cambridge, followed by [...]

By Mary Ann Pekara Recently there has been an image circulating the internet of coordinates on Google Maps, in the Netherlands, that depict what resembles a bloody body being dragged to the end of a pier. From the image alone, it is not possible to tell what is actually happening. Some people say it has [...]

State and federal police have asked spectators and participants at the Boston Marathon for amateur footage that might offer evidence pointing to the culprit behind Monday’s bombings, according to a CBS News report. Sources say two bombs, which erupted within seconds of each other, created havoc at the finish line of the venerable marathon this [...]

By Bob Negele Two men have escaped from a federal prison located in downtown Chicago, only a few blocks from the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower).  A recent article in the Chicago Tribune is reporting that the two men are believed to have escaped using a make shift rope. To make this Hollywood-esque escape [...]

By Bob Negele It’s no secret that murders in Chicago are way up this year.  It’s also fairly well understood that many, if not most, of these crimes are attributable to gang violence.  A recent article in the Chicago Sun Times reports that violence at funerals of high-profile gang members is getting out of control. [...]

By Bob Negele Joseph Mario Moreno, former Cook County commissioner, is reportedly in plea talks with federal prosecutors  after being charged with bribery. According to the report, Moreno was quoted as saying, “I don’t want to be a hog, I just want to be a pig,” while being secretly tape recorded.  “Hogs get slaughtered, pigs [...]

By Bob Negele Four of the leaders of the “Aryan Brotherhood of Texas,” a white supremacists gang located in Texas, have been charged along with nearly three dozen fellow gang members. According to a recent article in the Chicago Sun Times, the charges range from drug trafficking all the way up to capital murder. Of [...]

In 2009, for every 100,000 people in the Unites States, there were 439.7 violent crimes (including homicide) and 3,071.5 property crimes. But some states have remarkably higher crime rates than others. In this infographic, brought to you by Total Criminal Defense, you will learn which states are the most dangerous to live in. Embed the [...]

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder clarified the federal government’s position on the recent shooting of six people at a Sikh temple by claiming that the attack was “an act of terrorism, an act of hatred, a hate crime,” according to CNN.com. Holder spoke this week at a memorial service for the victims of the senseless [...]