Serial Rapist Commits Suicide as Police Close In: After nine long months of pursuing a serial rapist that left at least 9 victims in his wake, Prince George's County (MD) police were ready to make an arrest. But Mark Antonio Humphries, also known as the "Craigslist Serial Rapist", was always one step ahead of the police. Following a failed sting, police tracked Humphries to a hotel room, where he killed himself. Aaron C. Davis has the story for the WA Post.

Hamdan Trial Intended to Establish Credibility: While Salim Ahmed Hamdan, bin-Laden's former driver, is not a high-ranking al-Qaeda figure, his trial is still a landmark because prosecutors hope to establish the legitimacy of the military tribunal process. According to Jerry Markon's report for the WA Post, Hamdan's trial has gone according to plan so far, with experts saying that the prosecution has effectively established Hamdan's material support of terrorism.

Crime Rate Analysis Complicated by Data Collection Methods: Bernie Magnan's article for the Vancouver Sun reveals that the problem of accurate data collection for crime statistics is not just a problem in the US. Two different measures of crime are collected in both the US and Canada, one through police reports and one through victim surveys. Not surprisingly, many victims don't report crimes to the police, and a large discrepancy often exists between the two methods.