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Ala. Kidnap Victim Used Insulin Pump to Escape Locked Trunk
An Alabama nursing student is sharing the harrowing story of how she was kidnapped and then made a daring escape after she used the light from her insulin pump to find the latch of the trunk she was locked in before jumping out to safety. According to NBC News, 25-year-old Brittany Diggs was kidnapped last…
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‘Trump … Will Get Rid of All of You’: Man Indicted for Kicking, Yelling Threatening Slurs at Muslim Delta Employee
A traveler who went on a racist rant at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City earlier this year was indicted Thursday on charges of unlawful imprisonment and aggravated assault for kicking and screaming at a Muslim Delta Airlines employee. Robin Rhodes, 57, was reportedly returning to the U.S. after a trip to Aruba…
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Attack on Korean Woman, 83, That Went Viral Is Not Being Investigated as Hate Crime: Report
The assault on an 83-year-old Korean woman in Koreatown in Los Angeles that reportedly went viral on social media is not being investigated as a hate crime, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The assailant allegedly yelled “white power” before running away, according to a post reportedly shared across Facebook that has since been…
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83-Year-Old Man Attacked, Robbed Outside NYC Senior Center
Ernest McCain, an 83-year-old veteran from Brooklyn, N.Y., was attacked and robbed by another man in his 60s outside a senior center in the New York City borough’s Crown Heights section Monday afternoon, NBC New York reports. McCain said he was leaving the senior center when a stranger came up to him and accused him…
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Ill. Man, Woman Accused of Forcing 13-Year-Old Girl Into Prostitution
An Illinois man and woman are facing multiple charges after being accused of forcing a 13-year-old girl into prostitution, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, Cook County Judge Darron Bowden called the charges against 36-year-old Ambrosia Clemons “basically pimping,” after setting his bond at $750,000 Wednesday. Clemons and his co-defendant, 23-year-old Kearita Ladd,…
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Inmate Punches Guard for Taking Away Contraband Laptop: Report
Jimmie Smith, 41, was caught on a body camera punching a female corrections officer in the face after she took his laptop away, the New York Post reports. The incident took place Dec. 5 in Division 9 of the Cook County Jail in Chicago. Smith faces a new charge of aggravated battery to a correctional…
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Man Found Guilty in Brutal Rape of 82-Year-Old Widow
Asa Robert, 20, was found guilty of rape and other charges Monday for the brutal attack of an 82-year-old widow that left the victim having to use a wheelchair, the New York Daily News reports. Robert now faces up to 122 years in prison on charges of rape, criminal sex act, burglary, robbery and criminal…
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Baltimore Tutor Under Investigation After Boy Left With Injuries
A tutor is under police investigation after a young boy, Trayvon Grayson, 7, left with a fractured jaw and missing teeth under his care, as reported by CNN. Grayson’s mother said that the tutor threw him against a wall for acting unruly. The tutor, however, claims that’s not true and told the police that the…
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Brooklyn Duo Robs Dollar Store and Beats Employee
Police said that a man and woman robbed a 99 cent store in Brooklyn and also beat an employee who tried to impede on the crime, as reported by NY Daily News. At about 1:30 p.m. on November 18, the duo walked into the store and started grabbing merchandise. According to Daily News, a 35-year-old…