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NYPD Detective Allegedly Tackled Woman Over a Lollipop
A New York City police detective is under scrutiny after being accused of tackling and injuring a woman in a Brooklyn apartment because he thought she had drugs, when she really had just a lollipop, the New York Post reports. In April 2013, Detective Sekou Bourne allegedly injured Jarnale Henry’s knee while in her apartment…
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Tenn. Cop Charged With Assault, Burglary After Reportedly Breaking Into Estranged Wife’s Home
A Davidson County sheriff’s deputy is facing charges of aggravated assault, burglary and vandalism after allegedly confronting his estranged wife and her boyfriend over the weekend, The Tennessean reports. The incident took place early Saturday morning while 38-year-old Donald Dixon was armed and on duty, the news site notes. Dixon allegedly barged into his estranged…
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Newark Selling Couples Vacant City Lots for $1,000 on Valentine’s Day
The city of Newark, N.J., has a special treat for couples of all orientations this Valentine’s Day weekend, with a plan to sell city-owned lots as homesteads for just $1,000, according to a press release. Mayor Ras J. Baraka, the Newark Municipal Council and Baye Adofo-Wilson, deputy mayor for economic development, announced the sale of…
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Ga. Man Kills 4, Including Ex-Wife and 2 Children, After Argument About Taxes, Child Support
A Georgia man who killed his ex-wife and three others reportedly had been arguing with the ex about taxes and child support, an investigator said, before going on a deadly shooting spree that ended with him killing himself, the Associated Press reports. On Saturday, a little after 3 p.m., Cedric Prather Jr., 33, parked a…
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Former Running Back Jamal Lewis’ Super Bowl Ring Auctioned
A Super Bowl XLVII ring that the Baltimore Ravens’ Stephen Bisciotti gave to former running back Jamal Lewis was sold off in an auction Sunday morning, ESPN reports. The ring, from the Ravens’ 2013 win against the San Francisco 49ers, which Lewis did not participate in, was one of those given out to former Ravens…
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NC Veteran Shot and Killed by Police Conducting Welfare Check
An Army veteran from Gastonia, N.C., was shot and killed by officers who had been sent to check on him late Saturday, the Charlotte Observer reports. James Allen, 74, reportedly confronted the officers who entered his home with a gun, prompting the shooting. Gastonia officers were sent to Allen’s home at 10 p.m. on Saturday…
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Report: Brooklyn School Principal Uses School Funds for Private Gym
A principal at a public elementary school in Brooklyn, N.Y., is under scrutiny for allegedly using school funds for her own private gym on the premises, the New York Post reports. Jazmine Santiago, the principal of Public School 269 in Flatbush, reportedly used school money to install her own gym—complete with bench press, pull-up bar,…
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Wynton Marsalis Takes Concertgoers Through a Symphony of Blues
Taking their seats, the symphony orchestra begins with a wave of the conductor’s baton, led by the cheerful sound of the piccolo and the rhythm of the drums—which the program notes is supposed to signify the American Revolution and the birth of the possibility of the blues. On Wednesday night, the Music Center at Strathmore in…
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Bobby Brown’s Relatives Get in Fight at Atlanta Hotel, Police Say
All eyes are on the families of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston as Bobbi Kristina, the only child of Houston and Brown, remains in a hospital after being found facedown in a bathtub in her suburban Atlanta home. On Friday, tensions within the Brown family reportedly flared after one of Bobby Brown’s relatives, Tina Brown,…
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Indiana Girl Scout, 9, Recovering After Being Shot in the Leg
A 9-year-old Girl Scout is on the mend after she was hit by a stray bullet on Tuesday in front of her home in Indianapolis, Fox 59 reports. Sinai Miller was selling Girl Scout cookies with her sisters in the evening when she was hit in the leg. She was taken to the hospital and…
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