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After Weeklong Manhunt, Murder Suspect Shot Dead
Michael Dale Vance Jr., 38, was shot and killed by an Oklahoma state trooper Sunday evening after allegedly shooting and wounding a Dewey County, Okla., officer earlier that day, Time magazine reports. Vance was wanted on multiple charges, including first-degree murder. On Oct. 23, Vance reportedly shot and wounded two police officers, which prompted the…
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Autopsy Findings of Fatally Beaten NYC 6-Year-Old Released
Autopsy results for Zymere Perkins, 6, who died after being physically abused, have been released, the New York Post reports. On Sept. 26, Zymere was beaten with a broomstick in his Harlem apartment. Apparently he was beaten for defecating in a bucket. “The cause of death is fatal child-abuse syndrome,” said Julie Bolcer, spokeswoman for…
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Houston 911 Operator Faces Charges for Hanging Up on Callers
Crenshanda Williams, a former 911 operator, is facing a misdemeanor charge of emergency interference with a telephone call after admitting to hanging up on callers because she didn’t feel like talking to them, Fox 5 reports. Between October 2015 and March 2016, Williams, 43, was apparently involved in thousands of short calls that lasted no…
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Police Looking for Man Who Charged $12,000 on Stolen Credit Cards
This summer, a man stole two elderly women’s wallets on two different instances in Maryland and bought almost $12,000 worth of items on their credit cards, the Washington Post reports. The man stole a 71-year-old woman’s wallet in Bethesda in July and charged a $5,000 blue Santa Cruz bicycle to one of her credit cards.…
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Charges Dropped Against 100 Protesters in Baton Rouge, La., Prosecutor Says
Louisiana prosecutors have dropped charges against protesters including civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson and Ieshia Evans, the nurse whose arrest photo went viral. According to the Baltimore Sun, District Attorney Hillar C. Moore III of East Baton Rouge announced Friday that his office wouldn’t pursue charges against some 100 protesters arrested for obstruction of a…
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Ohio Prosecutor Will Not File Charges Against Parents of Boy Who Fell Into Gorilla Habitat
Updated Monday, June 6, 1:15 p.m.: Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Deters has decided that there will be no charges filed against the parents of a boy who fell into the Cincinnati Zoo’s gorilla habitat, according to ABC News. Earlier: Hamilton County, Ohio, Prosecuting Attorney Joe Deters is expected to announce his decision Monday on whether to…
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Head of Minneapolis Police Union: ‘Black Lives Matter Is a Terrorist Organization’
Moments after it was announced that police officers involved in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Jamar Clark would not face federal charges, the president of the Minneapolis police union spoke out against the Black Lives Matter movement, calling it a “terrorist organization.” Speaking at a press conference Wednesday, Lt. Bob Kroll criticized Minneapolis Mayor Betsy…