Crime
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Police Investigating Antonio Brown After Alleged Assault of Moving Truck Driver at His Home
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Antonio Brown is in the news again. This time, he’s a suspect in an incident involving a moving truck, his trainer, and an alleged physical altercation. Because, of course, he is. From ESPN: Antonio Brown and his trainer allegedly battered the driver of a moving truck outside…
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Former Drexel Professor Arrested for Blowing Over $185,000 in Federal Grant Money on Strippers, iTunes
Federal grants are typically used by institutions in order to fund projects like medical innovations or research, but if you’re former Drexel University professor Chikaodinaka Nwankpa, why splurge on boring-ass engineering studies when you can ball out on strippers and iTunes? From CNN: A former Drexel University professor faces criminal charges after allegedly stealing $185,000…
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Chicago Pastor Charged With Stealing Almost $1 Million to Splurge on a Bentley
Prosperity gospel is a controversial religious belief in which adherents equate material wealth or an opulent lifestyle with the will of God. It’s rooted in pro-capitalist and Pentecostal thought traditions and explains why pastors like Jesse Duplantis feel comfortable begging their flocks to cough up $54 million for a fourth private jet. But while this exploitative…
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DaBaby Arrested, Held Without Bond in Miami on Battery Charges
DaBaby will remain in a Miami jail until he can be extradited to Texas, a judge ruled on Friday. The 28-year-old Grammy-nominated rapper was arrested and charged with battery on Thursday night in connection with an alleged robbery that happened in Miami earlier that day. DaBaby was subsequently denied bond due to another outstanding warrant…
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Some Good News: Chicago's Crime Rate Down for 3rd Consecutive Year
Just in time to bring in a little New Year cheer, the Chicago Police Department announced that the murder rate in the city declined 13 percent in 2019 from the prior year. Interim Police Superintendent Charlie Beck announced Wednesday that the number of murders decreased from 567 in 2018 to 492 in 2019, giving the…
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Troubled R&B Crooner Chico DeBarge Arrested for Meth Possession
Chico DeBarge is in trouble with the law again: The DeBarge family’s younger famous brother has been arrested for drug possession. According to TMZ, the No Guarantee singer/songwriter was arrested in Burbank, Calif. in a Walmart parking lot after cops saw him trying to unlock an SUV. Officers reportedly approached and searched the 53-year-old Detroit…
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Heartbreak: Body of 3-Year-Old Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney Found in Alabama Dumpster; 2 People Charged
Investigators searching for Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney—the 3-year-old abducted from a birthday party more than a week ago—found her body in a dumpster Tuesday night, and authorities are charging two people earlier identified as “persons of interest” with murder, Birmingham, Ala., police said. “Tonight our entire city is mourning,” Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said, the Tuscaloosa…
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Elder Fight Club: Staffers at Assisted-Living Facility Are Accused of Pitting Dementia Patients Against One Another
Three women who worked at a North Carolina eldercare facility have been arrested on charges they baited elderly dementia patients into fighting one another. Marilyn Latish McKey, 32, Tonacia Yvonne Tyson, 20, and Taneshia Deshawn Jordan, 26, were arrested earlier this month on charges of assault on an individual with a disability, according to the…