Always get the name of the dog
Reporting & crime reporting resources

AP style essentials.
Strunk & White online.

Crime reporting tools.
US police departments, scanner frequencies.
Crime statistics: FBI, BJS, NCJ, source book.
Tips for covering cops.
Gun tracking (PDF).
Public records.
General research tools.

Pulitzer winners, '95-'06.
50 writing tips.
Reporting for narrative.
Copy editing blog.
Chip Scanlan's blog.
Poynter
CJ Review.