crime
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Officer’s Lie Leads to a Man’s Suicide
It’s often argued that it’s a good thing that police officers are allowed to lie while interrogating suspects or while investigating a crime. Because if it helps solve said crime, what’s the harm? It’s far too rarely considered that giving cops free rein to tell whatever lie they want, so long as it aids their…
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'Affluenza' Teen Ethan Couch Arrested Again for Violating Probation
Don’t look now, but the thing we all knew was going to happen, happened. Ethan Couch, most famous for using the “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunk-driving crash, was arrested—again—and charged with probation violation—again. Texas police arrested the 22-year-old on Thursday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports (h/t the Washington Post). Couch was booked at the…
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Bloomberg Plays Clueless When Questioned About Central Park 5
I’m thinking former New York City mayor and new presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg must not have gotten the memo that Democratic candidates are supposed to be wooing the black vote. Either that or he just forgot, apparently, along with his entire stance on his city’s handling of the Central Park Five. Because, on Monday, this…
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13 People Wounded in Chicago at Memorial for Shooting Victim
Thirteen people were shot at approximately 12:40 a.m. Sunday during a memorial party held for Lonell Irvin, a 22-year-old man who was fatally shot in April. CBS Chicago reports that the gathering in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago turned tragic after shots erupted first inside a residence and then outside. Police said that the first…
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18-Year-Old Chrystul Kizer Faces Life in Prison for Killing an Accused Trafficker Who Allegedly Abused Her and Other Black Girls
For months, Wisconsin police were aware that 34-year-old Randy Volar had hundreds of child porn videos, some of them showing girls who seemed as young as 12. They knew he had his own “home videos” showing him sexually abusing underage black girls—at least 20 recordings featuring about a dozen different girls, according to case files.…
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Suspect in Fatal Firefight in Jersey City Could Have Possible Link to Black Hebrew Israelites, Police Say
One of the alleged assailants involved in an hours-long gunbattle with law enforcement in Jersey City, N. J., Tuesday is being investigated for possible ties to the Black Hebrew Israelites. David Anderson (47) and Francine Graham (50) were identified as suspects in the two-hour-long shootout that left six people dead, including the two alleged shooters…
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Man Kills Chicago College Student Because She Ignored His Advances, Police Say
It’s an experience not unfamiliar to many women: walking past, and ignoring, a stranger’s catcalls. It’s so common that our responses are automatic—a sharp retort, maybe, or an exasperated eye roll. Many of us show no reaction at all, turning up the music in our headphones or continuing to stare straight ahead at the path…
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No Expiration Date: 82-Year-Old Bodybuilder Hand-Delivers That Smoke to Alleged Home Invader
Award-winning bodybuilder Willie Murphy gave a suspected home invader a lesson he won’t soon forget: You’re never too old to catch—or deliver—a good ass whooping. The 82-year-old Murphy was alone in her Rochester, N.Y., home last Thursday night—it was 11 p.m., and she was getting ready for bed, WHAM-TV reports—when a man began pounding on…
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Georgia Teen Arrested for Planning Knife Attack on Black Church
Gainesville, Ga., police arrested a white 16-year-old girl for an alleged plot to carry out a knife attack at a black church. A statement released from the Gainesville Police Department Tuesday confirmed that the church was targeted by the girl “based on the racial demographic of the members,” BuzzFeed reports. The girl, whose name has…