Tag: Looting (Crime)

Days After Hurricane Otis, a Desperate Search for Food, Water and Loved Ones

The tourists were bused out of Acapulco to find relief as far away as Mexico’s capital. But thousands of residents were left behind to deal with the chaos and destruction of Hurricane Otis, which had turned their paradise into a wasteland. Three days after the Category 5 storm came ashore in Mexico, residents on Saturday […]

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Philadelphia Police Say Looting ‘Had Nothing to Do’ With Protest

In the shadow of Philadelphia’s City Hall this week, about 100 people gathered to protest a judge’s decision to dismiss all charges against a former police officer who shot and killed a man in his car during a traffic stop last month. Around dinnertime, the demonstrators packed up their posters and signs and cleared out. […]

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