Sarah Jenkins
Police Officer | Police Department Public Information Officer | Investigative Reporter/Crime Correspondent
Sarah Jenkins brings two decades of street experience to her reporting, offering blunt, no-nonsense perspectives from real police work. Her true crime and local governance coverage cuts through political posturing and academic theory to focus on what actually happens in communities. Known for critiquing ivory tower thinking, she prioritizes dogged investigation and common-sense analysis over pretty theories that don't hold up in the real world. Her cynicism reflects hard-earned wisdom from seeing how systems actually work. Readers trust her straight talk from someone who's experienced the messy truth of urban life firsthand. "Twenty years on the force taught me that the truth is rarely simple, but it's always worth fighting for."

Curated Articles

‘Your kids are the target’: College drug deaths, alleged coke ring expose lethal threat, warns retired cop

October 30, 2026

"There is a panoply of drugs out there that will destroy your kids," says retired NYPD inspector and Fox News contributor Paul Mauro. Following recent college deaths and allegations around a campus...

Alexander brothers, ex-luxury real estate brokers, sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking

October 28, 2026

Two former luxury real estate brokers and their brother were each sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, seven months after they were convicted of drugging and raping women in a sex trafficking...

Florida officer found dead man, impersonated him for years and renovated his home, police say

October 23, 2026

Dennis West was found dead in his Florida home during a welfare check in July 2022. Weeks later, one of the officers who discovered his body took possession of the property unlawfully and spent years...

Elizabeth Holmes' Family: Everything to Know About the Ex-Theranos CEO's Life as a Mother — as She Sits Behind Bars

October 20, 2026

Elizabeth Holmes is "fighting to prove" her "innocence" and "come home" to her family years after her fraud conviction. The former Theranos CEO, who was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for...

Flock Cameras Are Really Just the Start of Our Dystopian Surveillance Hell, Experts Warn

October 19, 2026

Spring and summer of 2026 have seen a sharp increase in the public’s awareness of pervasive police tech in the United States, primarily through the rising infamy of AI surveillance company Flock...

O.J. Simpson may have had help allegedly covering up 1994 murders, unsealed files suggest

October 19, 2026

More than three decades after the O.J. Simpson murder trial, a new investigation offers a different account of what might have happened the night his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald...

Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar removed from Michigan sex offenders list

October 13, 2026

Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar and thousands of other convicted sex offenders have been removed from Michigan’s official sex offender registry. Nassar, 63, who is serving several lengthy...

10 Brutal Execution and Torture Methods From History

October 10, 2026

While human inventiveness has conceived of ideas that have transformed our lives for the bettof, the human mind is also capable of imagining extreme brutality. Human inventions have included...

Nicole Brown Simpson Spotted O.J. Before Murder: ‘There He Is’

October 9, 2026

O.J. Simpson's murder victim Nicole Brown Simpson's sister, Denise Brown, recalled a horrific detail about her sister's death. She recalled that their mother let out an otherworldly scream when she...

Mall of America terror plot thwarted, suspected ISIS sympathizer arrested, FBI announces

October 7, 2026

An 18-year-old Minnesota man who allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and discussed carrying out a mass shooting at the Mall of America was arrested after buying an AK-47-style rifle, magazines and...

FBI cracks giant safe discovered at San Francisco fixer Walter Wong’s former HQ

October 1, 2026

When Mission Local this month visited the sprawling former citadel of former San Francisco fixer Walter Wong,there were many strange and terrible things to see. Those included a penthouse with a...

Hochul calls for independent review of Cornell response to alleged group rape

September 30, 2026

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday called for an outside investigation into Cornell University’s campus culture and its response to allegations by an unidentified female former student that she was...

KFOR Man in ‘The Innocent Man’ series could face a retrial after 1984 murder of Ada woman

September 24, 2026

ADA, Okla. (KFOR) – One of the two men named in an Ada murder from 1984 could face retrial soon after the remains of the victim were exhumed. The 1984 murder case of Denice Haraway became the focus...

Meyer Lansky’s grandson reflects on late mobster's crime empire, Las Vegas legacy and missing millions

September 18, 2026

To Prohibition-era gangsters, history buffs and true crime aficionados, he was Meyer Lansky, the financial mastermind who built an international gambling empire. To his namesake, he was simply...

Flock's fastest-growing business is 60 mph police drones that can read license plates from the sky

August 19, 2026

A hot potato: There have been plenty of headlines about Flock's license plate-scanning technology lately, but that's not its only controversial business. The company says its Drone as First Responder,...

14 charged in alleged cocaine trafficking ring tied to Penn State University fraternities

August 18, 2026

Fourteen people are facing charges in connection with an alleged cocaine-trafficking operation at Penn State University, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday. The AG's office...

When Flock Comes to Town: How These AI Cameras Work and What to Do About Them

August 14, 2026

A quiet battle is happening across the US right between towns working to adopt Flock Safety systems and those trying to ban them entirely. From major cities like Los Angeles canceling its Flock...

3 Georgia deputies charged after allegedly using Flock camera system for personal reasons

August 12, 2026

BIBB COUNTY, Ga. — Three former Georgia deputies are facing criminal charges after an internal audit allegedly uncovered misuse of the agency’s Flock camera system. According to the Bibb County...

Bryan Kohberger's former defense expert calls for death penalty, says investigators missed key evidence

August 5, 2026

Admitted Idaho murderer Bryan Kohberger should get a new trial and face the death penalty, according to a digital forensics expert hired by the defense who says investigators missed damning evidence...

Murdaugh defense says newly disclosed reserve DNA samples should go to Othram before state analysis

July 31, 2026

Alex Murdaugh's attorneys say prosecutors recently disclosed that previously unprocessed reserve DNA samples remain in the murder case, fueling a renewed effort to have an independent laboratory...

'Son of Sam' Berkowitz doesn't 'trust the media' 50 years after terrorizing city with letters to newspaper

July 29, 2026

"Son of Sam" David Berkowitz, New York's infamous .44-caliber killer who taunted the public with letters to the legendary columnist Jimmy Breslin, says he no longer trusts the media 50 years after...

Scott Peterson, convicted of killing wife, Laci, has case picked up by LA Innocence Project, report says

July 23, 2026

A man who was convicted in 2004 of killing his wife and unborn child has had his case picked up by the Los Angeles Innocence Project, according to ABC News. Scott Peterson was convicted in the deaths...

Alex Murdaugh Wins Appeal, Double-Murder Conviction Overturned and New Trial Ordered

May 13, 2026

The South Carolina Supreme Court on May 13 overturned Alex Murdaugh’s double-murder conviction and ordered a new trial. The court ruled that issues raised in Murdaugh’s appeal — including allegations...

Soldiers Aren’t Cops: Why Playing Global Policeman Is a Recipe for Disaster

April 27, 2026

I have spent twenty years in the trenches of a city that doesn't sleep and usually doesn't listen. I’ve seen what happens when you try to solve a street-level problem with a high-level theory, and...

Zodiac Killer may be tied to Black Dahlia case after ‘code cracked,’ new suspect emerges

April 24, 2026

The Zodiac Killer's cryptic messages weren't just taunts to police — they were a twisted throwback to his first victim, according to an independent investigator who says he's cracked the code and...

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