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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2016

Rapists Increasingly Using Dating Apps, Social Media to Lure Victims

Dallas Police say a growing number of predators who use social media and dating apps such as Tinder, Kik, PlentyOfFish, MocoSpace and MeetMe to prey on unsuspecting women.

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Videosby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2015

Former Oklahoma City Officer Convicted of Multiple On-Duty Rapes

Former Oklahoma City Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw was convicted Thursday night of committing numerous rapes and sexual assaults while on duty and faces a possible life sentence in prison. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2015

Video: Former Oklahoma City Officer Convicted of Multiple On-Duty Rapes

Former Oklahoma City Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw was convicted Thursday night of committing numerous rapes and sexual assaults while on duty and faces a possible life sentence in prison.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2015

Video: More Than 40 Police Agencies to Get $79M to Test Rape Kits

The combined grants from the Manhattan DA and the U.S. Justice Department will provide funds to more than 40 law enforcement jurisdictions to pay for crime-lab processing of 70,000 untested sexual assault evidence kits, expediting a process that could help identify perpetrators of sex crimes.

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Videosby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2015

More Than 40 Police Agencies to Get $79M to Test Rape Kits

Vice President Joe Biden and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. on Thursday announced they will devote a combined $79 million to combat the accumulation of untested sexual assault kits held by police agencies across the country. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2015

Tens of Thousands of Rape Kits Go Untested Nationwide

The records reveal widespread inconsistency in how police handle rape evidence from agency to agency, and even officer to officer. Some departments test every rape kit. Others send as few as two in 10 to crime labs.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2015

All Backlogged San Francisco Rape Kits to be Tested this Year

San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr on Tuesday said the city’s entire backlog of old rape kits has been counted by hand and will be tested by the end of the year with money already in the department’s budget.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2014

Rape Suspects Shot, Arrested by Police Near Indiana University

The first officer to arrive at the scene about 4:30 a.m. Sunday found the door partially open, Bloomington Police Capt. Joe Qualters said. Two shots were fired from inside after the officer shouted "police," Qualters said, then two men climbed out a window and ran.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 4, 2014

Serial Rape Investigation Brought to Closure Using 4-Year-Old License Plate Reader Data

The detective sharing the story states: “Our department received an anonymous tip in a serial rape investigation. The series of rapes occurred over several years and in multiple counties.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 17, 2014

Salt Lake City PD Rape Data to Go Online

Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank put forward his "Code R Kit Project," which would post online information on 625 rape cases but would protect the identity of victims.

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