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NYC Teen Blasted N.W.A Song (You Know Which One) During Funeral of Slain NYPD Officer: Report
A Bronx, N.Y., teen got a house call from about 20 police officers Tuesday after he decided it would be a smart idea to blast an infamous N.W.A song out of his third-floor apartment window Tuesday as thousands gathered to mourn the death of Miosotis Familia, a New York City police officer who was shot…
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Black Teen ‘Mistaken’ for Larger, Bald Black Man Says Police in Calif. Drew Gun on Her, Punched Her in the Mouth
A black 19-year-old woman says she was confronted by police at gunpoint, punched in the mouth and bitten by a police dog after Bakersfield, Calif., police apparently mistook her for a much larger, bald black man who was suspected of threatening people with a machete at a nearby grocery store. According to the Bakersfield Californian,…
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Oh, Look: NRA Spokeswoman Finally Had Something to Say About Philando Castile’s Shooting Death
It’s been some three-and-a-half weeks since a jury acquitted a St. Anthony, Minn., police officer in the death of permit-to-carry gun owner Philando Castile in a case that enraged the nation. But now that all the drama has unfolded and there is nothing else to be said or done, a National Rifle Association spokeswoman has…
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2 Fla. Women Accused of Beating 3-Year-Old Boy to Death for Drinking Milk From Jug, Police Say
A Florida woman and her mother are accused of beating a 3-year-old boy with a plastic rod before throwing him across a room, all because the tot drank milk from a jug, authorities said. The child, identified as Xavier Mokarzel-Satchel, died from his injuries. Lakesha Lewis, 28, and her mother, 58-year-old Callene Barton, have both…
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Internal Probe Reopened After Viral Video Shows Ga. Cop Repeatedly Striking Homeless Woman With Baton
The DeKalb County, Ga., Police Department has reopened an internal investigation after video surfaced showing an officer repeatedly hitting a homeless woman with his baton during an arrest. According to CNN, the incident dates to June 4. The officer had gone to a Chevron gas station in Decatur, Ga., to respond to a complaint about…
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Fla. Couple Adopts 7 Siblings Who Were Separated Among Several Foster Families
Adoption has always been in the minds of one Marianna, Fla., couple. But Dashoan and Sofia Olds did something truly amazing when they adopted seven children, all siblings who had been previously separated among several foster families, to become one big family of nine. According to WJHG, when the couple saw a local news story…
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Tenn. Father Charged With Homicide After 11-Month-Old Daughter’s Hot-Car Death
The father of an 11-month-old girl is facing multiple charges after the child died this weekend after being left in a scorching-hot car “unattended … for an extended period,” according to Chattanooga, Tenn., police. ABC News reports that the temperature reached 90 degrees Saturday, when the child was left alone. An affidavit of complaint indicates…
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3 Chicago Cops Plead Not Guilty to Conspiracy Charges in Alleged Cover-Up in Laquan McDonald’s Shooting Death
The three current and former Chicago police officers who are facing multiple charges, including conspiracy, in an alleged cover-up related to the shooting death of Laquan McDonald have pleaded not guilty. Last month, Detective David March and Officers Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney were charged with conspiracy, official misconduct and obstruction of justice in the…
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Abused 5-Year-Old Weighing 25 Pounds Found in Fla. Home. Stepfather Says ‘He Is Not My Responsibility. … I Come From a Rich and White Family’
A Florida stepfather has been arrested in connection with a child-abuse case in which a severely neglected 5-year-old victim was discovered weighing just under 25 pounds. Brian Hall, 29, who is married to the child’s mother, Naomi Hall, is accused of doing nothing to help the abused child. The boy’s mother was arrested in the…
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Okla. Man Proposes to Girlfriend While Being Arrested, and She Says Yes
Love has no limits for one Muskogee, Okla., couple. Like, seriously. What would you do if you were being arrested on six felony warrants on your 35th birthday? Well, Brandon Thompson decided, screw it all, and proposed to his girlfriend Leandria Keith. Police bodycam video captured the moment between the couple on the Fourth of…
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