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Does Crime Spike On Halloween? Tips For Protecting Your Trick-Or-Treaters Does Crime Spike On Halloween? Tips For Protecting Your Trick-Or-Treaters

Does Crime Spike On Halloween? Tips For Protecting Your Trick-Or-Treaters

Halloween is upon us, and your neighborhood will soon be overrun by tiny princesses, ghosts, superheroes, and slasher film characters looking for candy.

No matter how cute those Halloween trick-or-treaters are, you might be wondering what tricks some criminals may have up their sleeve during this holiday. After all, Halloween gets a bad rap for being a time when mischief and crime spikes.

Despite the (understandable) belief that criminals take advantage of this spooky holiday, many communities may be safer on Halloween, thanks to neighborhood watch programs that ramp up their efforts on All Hallows Eve. You might even notice an increase in police cruisers. All this is to ensure your little ones are safe as they dart from home to home, though generally speaking, Halloween doesn’t typically see an actual increase in crime in all areas.


Save Your Mom From Dirty John Save Your Mom From Dirty John

Save Your Mom From Dirty John

Online daters beware: This story will send shivers down your spine.

Dirty John, a six-part podcast from the Los Angeles Times and journalist Christopher Goffard, tells the riveting story of how one woman and her family were affected by a diabolical man she met from an online dating site.

The podcast moves like a mystery thriller. One aspect of the story opens the door to another; you know something terrible is going to happen, but you’ll never predict what and when.


10 Frightening Facts About Psychopaths 10 Frightening Facts About Psychopaths

10 Frightening Facts About Psychopaths

With so many Halloween movies featuring the frightening handy work of one type of psychopathic character or another, we thought we’d look at ten real-life facts about psychopaths that will give you more insight into this fearsome mental condition:

1. Violent Behavior Doesn’t Seem To Fade

Unlike non-psychopathic offenders, the risk of violent behavior by violent psychopathic offenders does not seem to decrease with age.

2. Psychopathy Seems To Be A Static Condition

As of today, there is * no treatment **for people with psychopathy. Psychopaths are much more likely to repeat their patterns of behavior, including antisocial and violent tendencies. However, the results of one study showed that decompression therapy (positive reinforcement of good behavior) might reduce recidivism.


How The Rich & Powerful Delete Their Crimes From Google How The Rich & Powerful Delete Their Crimes From Google

How The Rich & Powerful Delete Their Crimes From Google

Do you ever wish you could erase embarrassing photos of yourself from the Internet? Or the negative comments people make about you on other’s Facebook pages?

If you’re rich and powerful, you can do so more easily in most cases.

Online reputation has become new territory to navigate with the advent of the Internet. Along with the ability to easily communicate with anyone in the world comes the chance that your name can be tainted with widespread reach.


OJ Simpson Parole: The Juice is Loose OJ Simpson Parole: The Juice is Loose

OJ Simpson Parole: The Juice is Loose

After more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel robbery, O.J. Simpson will walk free as early as October 1.

Simpson was set to serve a 33-year sentence for the heist – a surprisingly severe punishment many speculated wasn’t just about the 2008 robbery, but a response to the verdict in the 1994 killings of Simpson’s wife and her friend in which Simpson was found not guilty.


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