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1st Rikers Island Jail to Close by Summer
The first of nine jails at the Rikers Island complex in New York City will be shut down by the summer, the city’s Department of Correction announced Tuesday afternoon. According to AM New York, the George Motchan Detention Center will be the first closure under New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s estimated 10-year plan…
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Erykah Badu Was Pulled Over in Dallas so Cop Could ‘Say Hi’
Erykah Badu’s new year certainly started off on an interesting note after she was pulled over by cops in Dallas for no reason other than that the officers wanted to “say hi.” The multitalented singer-songwriter posted a video to Instagram on New Year’s Eve captioned, “WTF BABYLON!! HAPPY NEW YEAREZZZZ!” In the video, Badu speaks…
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Erica Garner, Daughter of Police-Brutality Victim Eric Garner, Dead at 27
Erica Garner, the daughter of police-brutality victim Eric Garner, who died in 2014 after a New York City police officer restrained him using an illegal choke hold, passed away Saturday morning at the age of 27. Her official email account confirmed the news. Erica, a mother of two, had been fighting for her life ever…
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Calif. High School Students Band Together to Buy Classmate New Game Console After His Was Stolen Right Before Christmas
Confession: I’m grasping onto every single feel-good Christmas story with everything I have while I can. It’s not over until the new year rings in. That being said, a group of Antioch High School students really showed up and showed out for their classmate this year after his Nintendo 3DS game console was stolen. According…
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California High School Student in Racist Video: ‘When the Police Were Killing All Those Black People, I Was So Happy’
Somebody gon’ learn a big lesson real soon. A high school student from Elk Grove, Calif., has stepped in a heaping mound of dog shit after a racist video she recorded went viral on social media. The girl, who probably thought she was cute, filmed herself on Snapchat making several horrible remarks. The video has…
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Chicago Oversight Board Finds Fatal Police Shooting of Quintonio LeGrier, Bettie Jones Unjustified
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability, a Chicago oversight board, has found that the December 2015 police-involved shooting deaths of a 19-year-old college student and a 55-year-old grandmother were unjustified. According to the Chicago Tribune, the board underlined that there was no evidence to support Officer Robert Rialmo’s claims that the student, Quintonio LeGrier, approached…
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New York State Couple, Kids, Brutally Killed; Police Vow to Solve Crime
A couple from the state of New York and two children were slaughtered the day after Christmas, horrifying the city of Troy. According to NBC News, investigators in the upstate New York town vowed to catch the person who killed a mother, two of her children and her girlfriend, in a crime that the police…
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Fatal Police Shooting of Washington, DC, Motorcyclist Terrence Sterling ‘Unjustified,’ Internal Investigation Finds
An internal investigation has found that the Washington, D.C., police officer who shot and killed unarmed motorcyclist Terrence Sterling had no reason to pull his weapon, let alone fire it, since he was in no danger. According to the Washington Post, which obtained the review, Officer Brian Trainer, who fired the fatal shots, and his…
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Nebraska Man Accused of Killing Parents and Niece Apprehended in Tennessee
A Nebraska man was taken into custody after being accused of killing his own parents as well as his teenage niece. According to the Omaha World-Herald, the police have not yet said what may have motivated 46-year-old John Dalton Jr. to kill his parents, John and Jean Dalton, as well as 18-year-old Leonna Dalton-Phillip, his…
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Alabama Family Demanding Answers After 17-Year-Old Brutally Beaten by Officers
An Alabama family is demanding answers after a 17-year-old was brutally assaulted by Troy, Ala., police officers in an incident that left the boy bloody and battered, his face swollen beyond recognition. According to WDHN-TV, as reported by WKRG-TV, the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation said that it is conducting an investigation into the use…
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