Tag: Robberies and Thefts

As Chain Pharmacies Close, Mom-and-Pops Pick Up the Slack

Some small independent pharmacies in the city are benefiting from a decline in chain stores. But theft and low reimbursement rates are still making life hard.

Man Cleared of Murder After More Than 48 Years in Prison

Glynn Simmons, 70, of Oklahoma, was exonerated after a 1975 conviction for a murder he did not commit, prosecutors said. He served the longest wrongful sentence in the United States.

He Was Wrongly Convicted of Killing Her Father. She Set Out to Free Him.

Karen Dannett hardly knew her father. But freeing the man imprisoned for killing him became a decades-long mission.

Should Retail Theft Suspects Benefit From Discount Prices?

Two men charged with stealing from a Kohl’s in Colorado argued that they should face a misdemeanor charge rather than a felony since some of the items were on sale. Not so, prosecutors argued.