Category: Police & Criminal Justice

Survey: Most Lakewood High students know someone killed, injured by gunfire

Most of the students at Lakewood High School know someone that has been killed or injured by gunfire, according to a survey by the Spartan News Network. The survey, filled out by 204 students in January, shows the prevalence of gun violence. The questionnaire was spurred after seven males were shot and killed the last… Continue reading Survey: Most Lakewood High students know someone killed, injured by gunfire

She processes the evidence that helps put accused criminals away

Alexa Burch | NNB Because their work is sensitive, Charity Jackson and other technicians in the property and evidence unit had to pass a rigorous background check and a polygraph test.

BY CAITLIN ASHWORTH NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – On the floors above Charity Jackson’s department at the St. Petersburg police station, all is commotion and bustle as sworn officers and civilian employees move through their day. But on the windowless bottom floor, things seem more subdued as Jackson, 40, and other property and evidence… Continue reading She processes the evidence that helps put accused criminals away