37 Frat Members Charged in Student's Death:  Charges have been recommended by a grand jury for 37 fraternity members in the death of a New York City college freshman, who died in northeastern Pennsylvania during a brutal hazing ritual.  The AP reports that in Dec. 2013, 19-year-old Chun "Michael" Deng was blind-folded, weighted down with a backpack filled with 30 pounds of sand and forced to run a gauntlet as part of a fraternity "pledge" ritual.  Deng was knocked unconscious and fraternity members waited at least one hour before taking him to the hospital, where he died a day later from a severe brain injury.  An autopsy showed that Deng had suffered repeated trauma to the head, torso and thighs.  Third-degree murder charges were brought against the Pi Delta Psi fraternity and five Baruch College students, while the 32 other members face charges ranging from aggravated assault to hazing.

Flood of Illegals Fueling Heroin Epidemic:  A heroin epidemic is sweeping the country causing widespread suffering, crime and death, and it is largely fueled by the flood of illegal immigrants crossing into the U.S. through the southern border, where  most heroin is smuggled into the country.  Ethan Barton of the Daily Caller reports that according to president of the Laredo, Texas, chapter of the National Border Patrol Council, Hector Garza, "every single illegal alien that comes into the country goes through the hands of a drug cartel," regardless of whether or not they want help, and are often given a backpack filled with heroin before they cross into the U.S.  Given the well-documented link between drug trafficking and human smuggling/trafficking, border officials agree that increased manpower and up-to-date technology is needed to secure the border, which would then stifle the flood of drugs and illegal immigrants.

13 AB 109 Offenders Arrested in Compliance Sweep:  Last week, Riverside County Sheriff's Department and Murrieta Police Department, as part of a joint operation, arrested 13 people free under California's AB 109 in southwest Riverside County.  Alex Groves of the Press Enterprise reports that the operation took place on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and focused on locating recently released gang members, sex offenders and others who had violated the terms of their supervised releases.  Of the 13 suspects, most were arrested for drug- and gun-related counts, one was in possession of a stolen vehicle and several didn't provide accurate addresses as required.  AB 109, also known as realignment, was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2011 in an effort to ease prison overcrowding by diverting offenders from state prison to county jails. 

Delta State Shooter Kills Self:  The man suspected of shooting and killing a Mississippi college professor and another woman on Monday morning, turned the gun on himself late Monday night when police closed in on him.  Ed Payne, Catherine E. Shoichet and Amy Fantz of CNN report that the suspect, Shannon Lamb, taught at Delta State University in Cleveland, MS, with slain history professor Ethan Schmidt.  He lived with Amy Prentiss, the woman found shot to death in her home 300 miles away from the university; however, "beyond that connection, authorities have not disclosed a motive."  Lamb had recently requested a reduced load of classes citing medical reasons, though he never explained the reasons to administrators.