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Crime and Justice

He could face 45 years to life in state prison if found guilty.
Lawyers for the Duke of York said he had offered to assist the Department of Justice three times this year already.
Los Angeles has had more than a quarter of the national arrests, followed by New York, Dallas and Philadelphia, according to an Associated Press tally.
She vanished shortly before her fourth birthday and would have turned 17 last month.
The protest occurred as Australian police faced questions about footage of a white police officer using force with an Aboriginal teenager.
The vision has sparked outrage in the wake of the death of unarmed Black man George Floyd in the United States, who died when a cop knelt on his neck for eight minutes.
Two young Black people were violently arrested in Atlanta as demonstrations sparked by George Floyd's death unfolded nationwide.
The city's third precinct was overrun by protestors amid nationwide demonstrations following Floyd's death in police custody.
Minneapolis's mayor told protesters their sadness and anger are "understandable" and "right," as he also urged peace in the streets.
“Why is the man who killed George Floyd not in jail?” mayor Jacob Frey asked of the white police officer who kneeled on a Black man’s neck.