The Aikebaer ambush shows money, not justice, rules Chino Hills
There is a profound difference between a crime of passion—a sudden outburst fueled by grief or rage—and one that smells faintly, sickeningly, of quarterly reports.
By Caroline Ashford ·
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Corporate interests stained Pasadena: The price of Aikebaer's blood
It is always the money that bleeds through the seams of American life. It stains the family dinners, it corrupts the handshake deal, and ultimately, it spills blood onto suburban pavement.
By Caroline Ashford ·
Chino Hills kidnapping, deadly shooting investigation expands into Irvine
The geography of violence rarely respects jurisdictional boundaries.
By Sophie Naimi ·
Nancy Guthrie ransom demands released by Pima County Sheriff's Department in bid to identify sender
The moment a criminal uses human beings as currency, they are engaging in an ancient form of extortion that has no place in modern American life.
By Grant Colby ·
Father and son accused of zip-tying Forest Service workers and holding them hostage face new charges
There is a peculiar American myth that suggests true crisis can be contained—a small bubble of localized defiance where established law simply cannot penetrate.
By Elena Rossi ·