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The Prince George’s County Council in Maryland has approved a bill that requires convenience stores and gas stations to have drop boxes and security cameras, according to a report from NACS online and WTTG-TV. 

Businesses lost $30 billion a year to organized retail crime, according to The National Retail Federation. Several Cook County enterprises are teaming up to get crime data and investigation material out to retailers in seconds, not days.

An armed robber held up a jewelry exhibition in the French resort city of Cannes on Sunday, stealing jewels worth $53 million.

The majority of Americans worry that the U.S. will go too far in violating privacy rights through NSA surveillance. 

Police are investigating the alleged disappearance of $57,000 in bank withdrawals and $30,000 in debit card charges from a fraternity bank account. 

Controversial stop-and-frisk policies and widespread surveillance of Muslims are the main force behind this proposed legislation. 

Unintentional injuries, especially car crashes or falls, are much more common in rural areas than cities, giving the metropolises a statistical edge when it comes to safety.

Thousands of well-wishers swarmed around the Pope's vehicle in Brazil, and while the head of the Catholic Church remained calm, his assistants were less than pleased.

The proposed legislation would encourage law enforcement to report firearms used in violent crimes to a national database to be traced. 

The missing communication devices, worth millions of dollars, could potentially allow criminals to listen in to U.S. Marshals' plans for protecting witnesses or federal judges.