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HIV-Positive Md. High School Track Coach Accused of Sexually Assaulting at Least 7 Male Students
A Charles County, Md., former school aide and track coach is facing multiple charges after being accused of molesting at least seven male students, the sheriff’s office confirmed. According to WUSA 9, Carlos Bell told investigators that he was HIV-positive, and evidence was recovered to confirm his status. The 30-year-old was arrested Friday on two…
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NYPD Officer Fatally Shot in ‘Unprovoked Direct Attack’ While Sitting in Patrol Car
A New York City police officer was shot and killed early Wednesday morning while sitting in a marked patrol car by a man who was later killed by responding officers. According to the Associated Press, Officer Miosotis Familia—a 12-year veteran with the 46th Precinct’s anti-crime unit in the Bronx—was with a partner at a mobile…
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Manhunt Underway After Recent High School Grad Is Gunned Down During Road Rage Incident
Police are searching for a suspect who they say gunned down a recent high school graduate during a road rage incident in Chester County, Pa., on Wednesday. Chester County, Pa., District Attorney Tom Hogan confirmed on Thursday night that 18-year-old Bianca Nikol Roberson was shot in the head by a man driving a red pickup.…
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Retired Marine Fatally Shot While Trying to Stop an Attempted Robbery, Family Says
A retired Marine lost his life in Philadelphia’s Olney section after his family says he tried to help during an attempted robbery. According to CBS Philadelphia, the victim is identified as 46-year-old Howard White, a disabled veteran. White’s cousin Michelle Gordon described him as a hero who had tried to stop a robbery at the…
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Boston Police Officer Suspended Without Pay for Making ‘Black People Have Met Their Match’ Video
A Boston police officer will be suspended for six months without pay after making a racially charged video that featured the tagline, “This summer, black people have met their match,” police officials confirmed Thursday. According to the Boston Globe, Officer Joseph DeAngelo Jr. recorded the video like a trailer. The footage featured Officer Dennis Leahy—who…
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‘Nothing Like Almost Shooting Someone to Set Your Head Right’: Fla. Sheriff’s Deputy Fired After Boasting Online
A Florida sheriff’s deputy is out of a job after a photo surfaced of him boasting about almost shooting someone to “set [his] head right.” The Snapchat photo, which was posted June 25, shows Deputy Austen Callus, 23, sitting in a vehicle in plain clothes. The caption read, “Nothing like almost shooting someone to set…
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Hero Army Veteran Beaten to Death After Saving 2 Young Teens From Brutal Attack
A 62-year-old Army veteran is being honored as a hero after he died saving two teenagers from a brutal attack in Denver. According to CNN, James Farmer Jr. was sleeping in his car in downtown Denver on June 16 when he woke up and saw a homeless man attacking two teens. And so Farmer did…
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Off-Duty Ill. Cop ‘Detained’ Black Teen for Not Following Orders, Lansing Police Say
The Lansing, Ill., Police Department is claiming that a white off-duty officer “detained” a black teen on the officer’s property after the boy and another juvenile refused to follow his orders to remain there. According to the Chicago Tribune, the Police Department issued the statement Tuesday after video of the black teen, identified as 15-year-old…
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Teens Handcuffed for Selling Water on National Mall Get Job Offers
A little compassion goes a long way, and when Raymond Bell, the founder and administrator of the HOPE Project, saw that two young teens were handcuffed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for selling water without a permit, he saw two hardworking young people that he wanted to help. “I’m an entrepreneur myself, and…
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3 Chicago Cops Facing Multiple Charges in Alleged Cover-Up in Laquan McDonald’s Shooting Death
Three current or former Chicago police officers were indicted on multiple charges Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to cover up wrongdoing by Officer Jason Van Dyke, who gunned down 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in October 2014. The Chicago Tribune reports that Detective David March and Patrol Officers Joseph Walsh (Van Dyke’s partner that night) and Thomas Gaffney…
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