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Donald Trump Wants to Kill Major Drug Dealers: Report
If President Donald Trump had his way, he would “love to have a law” that sentences major drug dealers to death. According to Axios, the president is fascinated by countries like Singapore and the Philippines that don’t seem to have a rapid drug problem because of the death penalty for major offenders. “He says that…
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Va. Man, 22, Charged With Murder in Attack on Muslim Teen After She Left Mosque; Authorities Say Case Isn’t Being Investigated as Hate Crime
Updated Monday, June 19, 2017, 4:15 p.m. EDT: The Fairfax County, Va., Police Department tweeted Monday afternoon that the case of Nabra Hassanen, a Muslim teen who was killed while walking back to her mosque in Virginia, is now believed to be related to a road rage incident. A news conference about the incident is…
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Baltimore School Bus Driver in Fatal Crash Had History of Seizures, Crashes: Report
The Baltimore school bus driver who crashed into a transit bus, killing six people, including himself, in November, shouldn’t have been driving because he had a history of seizures and had been involved in a dozen previous crashes. According to the Baltimore Sun, Glen Chappell, 67, was traveling nearly double the speed limit when he…
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Mistrial in Murder Case Against Cop Who Fatally Shot Walter Scott
A judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case against now-former North Charleston, S.C., Police Officer Michael Slager, charged with fatally shooting an unarmed black man as the man ran away from him. According to ABC News, the jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision, with many reports speculating that there was one…
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San Antonio Suspect Apologizes for Fatal Police Shooting
Otis Tyrone McKane, 31, the suspect in the fatal shooting Sunday afternoon of Detective Benjamin Marconi, 50, apologized to Marconi’s family after his arrest, CNN reports. When asked by police on Monday why he was upset, McKane said, “Society not allowing me to see my son. I lashed out at somebody who didn’t deserve it. I’ve…
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3 Plead Guilty to Kidnapping and Killing Detroit 13-Year-Old Deontae Mitchell
Three people pleaded guilty Wednesday to kidnapping and killing a 13-year-old Detroit boy who disappeared earlier this year after picking up less than $100 that one of them had dropped outside an east side store, Detroit News reports. The incident, which occurred May 31, started when, according to Deontae Mitchell’s 13-year-old cousin, he and Deontae took up…
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Graphic Body-Cam Footage Shows La. Cops Fatally Shoot 6-Year-Old Autistic Boy
On Wednesday a Louisiana court released body-camera footage of the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old autistic boy. According to CNN, Jeremy Mardis was riding with his father, Christopher Few, in November 2015 when Marksville, La., police attempted to pull him over. The officers, Derrick Stafford, 33, and Norris Greenhouse Jr., 24, claimed that they were…
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Fla. Man Arrested in 1993 Killing of Ex-Girlfriend
Fort Myers, Fla., police have nabbed a suspect in a 23-year-old homicide case after putting together pieces of the investigation with the help of prime-time television programming, News-Press.com reports. “We continued to be diligent … and turn over all the stones we could,” said Fort Myers Police Sgt. Brian O’Reilly, who was only in seventh grade when…
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Killed At A Church? A Church! A Church.
By now, almost everybody has heard what happened in Charleston, SC. It’s all over local and national news and when you walk into work (if you haven’t already) there’s a good chance somebody will bring it up. For those not in the know, a white gunman walked into Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC, sat…