HuffPost Crime

An Iowa man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for burning a church's LGBTQ flag in an act of hate. huffp.st/wlZjDtF

Attorney Michael Avenatti should be prevented from practicing law for pocketing a client’s settlement and covering his tracks through “deceit, dishonesty and lies,” a lawyer for the California State Bar said Wednesday. huffp.st/DgVrqTn

A California groom died defending guests from intruders at his own wedding reception. huffp.st/YYFsXFe

The 23-year-old performer, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, could have been sentenced to decades in prison for crimes that included orchestrating a shooting in which an innocent bystander was wounded. huffp.st/ISIZFMi

It’s hard to know how often rural murders of Black victims like David Josiah Lawson go unsolved, but anecdotal evidence suggests the problem is widespread. huffp.st/M9Ed3FZ

“Twitter is one of the largest places of public gathering that exists today,” said Allison Nichol of the Epilepsy Foundation. “These attacks are no different than a person carrying a strobe light into a convention of people with epilepsy and seizures.” huffp.st/5xRvUUm

A Miami Beach police officer has been arrested after he allegedly demanded $1,000 in cash from a valet company in exchange for not issuing parking citations. huffp.st/mHf7rEN

A school resource officer has reportedly been placed on leave after video captured him throwing a child to the ground twice inside a North Carolina middle school. huffp.st/FPrUxiP

Suspect arrested in killing of Barnard College freshman huffp.st/OhtdOlr

The Jersey City shooters were motivated by a hatred of Jewish people and law enforcement, officials said. huffp.st/j9miKh7

A North Carolina pastor who oversees one of the largest Catholic parishes in the country is on leave after accused of abusing a minor 25 years ago. huffp.st/oxQOPDx

The suspects involved in an hourslong shootout in Jersey City that left six people dead, including a police officer, targeted a Jewish market, officials said. huffp.st/2Ze8AHz

Charges were dropped Tuesday against a business owner detained 33 hours after an apparent weed bust by the NYPD that later turned out to be legal hemp. Now he plans to sue. huffp.st/vWvUCym

Police are responding to reports of an active shooter situation near a Kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey. huffp.st/sqYzVyX

A Pennsylvania appeals court has rejected Bill Cosby’s bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction. huffp.st/FLaNbOw

Three men were indicted in the death of Joshua Brown, who was a key witness in the trial of a former Dallas police officer who killed her neighbor Botham Jean. huffp.st/6Cc1G5W

An Alaskan woman was arrested for child endangerment after a 5-year-old and toddler walked a half a mile through -31 degree weather for help, police said. huffp.st/blpPAgH

Body camera footage allegedly captured a Los Angeles police officer fondling a dead body, launching an internal investigation. huffp.st/asWCGiC

A 17-year-old student was shot by an officer after pointing a gun at police at Waukesha South High School on Monday, authorities said. huffp.st/wddv0I8

Mexico authorities say they have arrested several suspects in last month's slaughter of nine members of a U.S.-Mexican Mormon family. huffp.st/gfNpppC