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Former Texas Cop Facing Murder Charge Accused of Excluding Details About Employment History
The former Texas police officer who is facing a murder charge for the shooting death of a teen is now accused of excluding details about his employment history when he applied for his position with the Farmers Branch, Texas, Police Department, WFAA-TV reports. According to the report, Officer Ken Johnson later said that he thought…
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NYPD Commissioner William Bratton Has ‘Strong Concerns’ About Controversial Arrest of Brooklyn Mail Carrier
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton has voiced “strong concerns” about a black mailman’s arrest after a brief confrontation with four plainclothes police officers, the New York Times reports. Bratton acknowledged Tuesday that the officers involved in the arrest belonged to the Police Department’s Conditions Unit, which functions as a neighborhood-based troubleshooting division. Members…
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Archaeologists Digging at Boston Childhood Home of Activist Malcolm X
Boston archaeologists are digging at the childhood home of black rights activist Malcolm X as part of a project that is expected to last two weeks, the Associated Press reports. According to AP, members of Malcolm X’s family and other community members are expected to help Boston’s Archaeology Lab and researchers from the University of…
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NC University Investigating After White Officer Handcuffs Black Assault Victim
A Greenville, N.C., university has launched an internal probe after one of its white officers reportedly handcuffed a black man who had been brutally beaten by four white people, CBS News reports. The incident began off campus but spilled onto the campus of East Carolina University when the man, who was running from the beating,…
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7 Charged in Connection With Killing of Ga. Lottery Winner
Authorities confirmed Monday that they have charged seven people in connection with the murder of a Georgia lottery winner during a home robbery in January, Fox News reports. Ben Hill County, Ga., sheriff’s officials announced that 22-year-old Rosalyn Swain, 24-year-old Keyana Dyous, 21-year-old Anjavell Johnson, 27-year-old Earnest Holcombe, 19-year-old Dabrentise Overstreet, 28-year-old Nathaniel Baker and…
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Miss. Woman Arrested for Wanting to Join Islamic State Group to Plead Guilty
A Mississippi woman who was accused of conspiring to join the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, is expected to appear in federal court Tuesday and change her plea in at least one count against her, the Jackson, Miss., Clarion-Ledger reports. Jaelyn Delshaun Young is expected to plead guilty to the charge of “conspiring…
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Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Shooting of 15-Year-Old at DC Metro Station
Washington, D.C., police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect in the weekend shooting death of Davonte Washington, a 15-year-old who was shot in front of his mother and two younger sisters while waiting on the platform at the Deanwood Metro station in Northeast D.C., the Washington Post reports. According to the Post, Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier…
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Chicago Teen Who Spoke Out Against Gun Violence Shot, Critically Wounded
A Chicago teen who appeared in an award-winning public service video about gun violence was shot and seriously injured over the weekend, the New York Times reports. Zarriel Trotter, 13, was struck by a stray bullet after two groups of youths got into a “heated argument” Friday night on the city’s West Side, authorities said.…
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Postal Worker Calls for Disciplinary Action After Controversial NYPD Arrest
Postal worker Glen Grays, who is accusing New York City police officers of misconduct after a controversial arrest on St. Patrick’s Day, says he does not want the officers who handled his arrest to be fired, but he does demand that they face some sort of disciplinary action for their conduct that day, CBS reports. “I…
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