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Justice Department Replaces NYC Team Investigating Eric Garner's Death
The Department of Justice has overhauled the Eric Garner investigative team, replacing the New York team of agents and lawyers looking into his 2014 death, the New York Times reports. The move, which the Times describes as a “highly unusual shake-up,” could put some steam into the long-stalled case and possibly put the department back on…
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DC Police Investigating After 7-Year-Old Is Punched by Schoolmate’s Parent at Charter School
Washington, D.C., police are investigating after a parent was caught on cameras at KIPP DC Spring Academy punching a 7-year-old in the stomach, WJLA reports. In the video, little John Mclean can be seen in the hallway before a man, who has not been identified by authorities, leans toward the boy and hits him in…
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Report: Texas Man Who Opened Fire on Police Taken Into Custody Unharmed
A 51-year-old Fort Worth, Texas, man was taken into custody over the weekend after he allegedly choked a female relative and opened fire on responding officers, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. Larry Trees is facing charges of assault on a family member and two counts of attempted capital murder in the incident, which took place…
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Va. Pastor, Wife Arrested in $1,200,000 Congregation Fraud Scheme
A Virginia pastor, his wife and a friend of theirs are all being accused of defrauding their Alexandria congregation out of more than $1 million, Fox 5 DC reports. According to the report, Terry Wayne Millender, who serves as pastor for Victorious Life Church in Alexandria; his wife, Brenda; and a friend, Grenetta Wells, who…
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Tenants Who Helped Nonprofits Purchase Their Complex Served With Eviction Notices
Four years ago, tenants at the Rolland Curtis Gardens fought alongside two nonprofit groups to avoid being convicted by a billionaire developer who wanted to turn their apartment complex into student housing for the University of Southern California. After a yearlong tenant-led campaign, the nonprofits were able to purchase the property for $9 million. Two…
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Thousands of Calif. Soldiers Forced to Repay Enlistment Bonuses
Ten years ago, the California National Guard enticed thousands of soldiers with bonuses of $15,000 or more if they re-enlisted or went to war in Iraq or Afghanistan, and now the Pentagon is demanding that the soldiers pay the money back. The Los Angeles Times reports that nearly 10,000 soldiers have been ordered to repay…
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'Armed and Dangerous' Man Subject of Statewide Manhunt in Okla.
Police in Oklahoma are looking for a man who allegedly wounded several people, including two police officers, and killed two of his relatives during a Sunday-night shooting rampage. The Washington Post reports that Michael Dale Vance, 38, is wanted on two counts of first-degree murder, one count of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and…
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NYC Man Charged in Kidnap, Extortion and Killing of Landlord
Erskin Felix, 38, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was the mastermind of a plan that resulted in charges of first-degree kidnapping and second-degree murder in the abduction and death of a wealthy landlord, officials say. His brother, Kendall Felix, 28, was also arrested in the case on charges of hindering prosecution and tampering with evidence, CBS News reports.…
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Miss. NAACP: White Students Put Noose Around Black Student's Neck, 'Yanked Backward'
White students at a Mississippi high school put a noose around a black schoolmate’s neck and “yanked backward,” the state NAACP revealed Monday, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, Mississippi NAACP spokesperson Ayana Kinnel said the incident took place Oct. 13 at a field house at the Stone County High School in Wiggins,…
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NFL Coach Caught Urinating on Sideline During Game
Is coaches peeing on the NFL sideline a thing? On Sunday, Ben Kotwica, special-teams coordinator for Washington, D.C.’s pro football team, was caught relieving himself on the sideline during the game versus the Detroit Lions. According to TMZ Sports, Kotwica tried to sneak over to near a trash can to urinate inside a Gatorade cup…