crime

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Pratt, the onetime star of MTV’s “The Hills,” used his campaign to express his anger not just over the Palisades disaster but also the city’s handling of homelessness, crime and other issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In some of those pockets, homelessness and street crime are the most salient issues facing the city, and Pratt’s apocalyptic talk about them landed as a tonic.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

In 2014, it was reported that he had loaned David Hunt £1m, after a failed libel action against the Sunday Times left the crime boss with an £800,000 legal bill.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

When it’s a TV personality, it’s a crime scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

They come up with all the cool gadgets that agents use to fight crime.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston