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FBI Report Shows Violent Crime Down, War on Drugs Still Alive in 2010

The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program released their annual report on Monday. The 2010 data shows a continuing downward trend in violent crimes while drug arrests remain high despite the Obama administration’s previously stated wish to change the nation’s drug enforcement policies.

Drug offenses made up the majority of arrests nationwide, with a total of about 1.6 million. A whopping 81.9% of those were for possession, rather than sale or manufacturing. Marijuana offenses led the pack with 45.8% of all drug arrests being for marijuana possession. Continue reading →

Dead Man Arrested after 32 Years Running from the Law

Arthur Gerald JonesArthur Gerald Jones was a Chicago commodities broker living in the tony northern suburb of Highland Park. He had a 17-year marriage, three children, and he held a seat on the Chicago Board of Trade. On May 11, 1979, he was reported missing from his home.

According to an affidavit filed in Nevada, Jones’ wife told investigators that about six months before he disappeared, he lost his job at the board of trade as a commodities trader and had to sell off his seat to pay off thousands of dollars in gambling debts. She said he also forged her name on a second mortgage application as he tried to get more cash to pay off his debts, according to the affidavit.

Jones’ wife last saw him on May 11, 1979. She told a Tribune reporter in 1979 that her husband “was not himself” in the months before he disappeared and particularly “jittery” after the murder of his friend and fellow trader Carl Gaimari. Continue reading →