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Police Sources: Knife Found on O.J. Simpson Property Inconsistent With Murders
A knife found on land where O.J. Simpson once lived appears to be inconsistent with the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, multiple law-enforcement sources told NBC News. What many hoped to be the “murder weapon” in the heinous 1994 double homicide apparently had only dirt and mud on it, according to…
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LAPD Disproportionately Shoots Blacks and the Mentally Ill: Report
According to a new report released by the Los Angeles Police Department, police disproportionately shoot at suspects who are black and/or mentally ill. The report, released last week, is the most comprehensive ever compiled by the LAPD, according to CBS News. The outlet notes that though although African Americans make up 9 percent of Los…
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Medgar Evers’ Brother Endorses Donald Trump for President
Charles Evers, the brother of murdered civil rights leader and icon Medgar Evers, has endorsed Donald Trump for president. “I believe in him first of all because he’s a businessman,” Evers said to the Clarion-Ledger. “I think jobs are badly needed in Mississippi.” Evers’ brother, Medgar Evers, was the first field secretary for the NAACP…
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Ex-Ala. Trooper Accused of Raping Woman in Cruiser Gets 6 Months in Plea Deal
Samuel McHenry II, an ex-Alabama state trooper who faced charges of raping a woman after handcuffing her inside his police cruiser and threatening her with jail unless she had sex with him, has been sentenced to six months in jail. As part of a plea agreement Thursday, McHenry pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual misconduct, AL.com…
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Baltimore Shooting Suspect Identified
Police have identified the Baltimore City Department of Public Works employee who allegedly fatally shot a co-worker at a city maintenance depot following an argument that turned physical Thursday, Fox News reports. Police discovered 34-year-old Darrin Ulysses Johnson Jr. with multiple gunshot wounds in a locker-room area at a Public Works facility. Johnson was taken…
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Ohio Police to Person Who Lost Drug Baggie: We Feel ‘Horrible for Your Loss’
Northeast Ohio police are hoping to track down the unfortunate soul who left a bag of methamphetamine in a hotel-room trash can, CBS News reports, stating that they feel horrible for the owner’s loss. The Macedonia Police Department posted the message to its Facebook page earlier this week, encouraging the owner to “contact us, or…
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SC Toddler Calls 911 for Help Getting Dressed
In a case of probably one of the cutest emergencies ever, a 2-year-old made a hang-up 911 call after not being able to put on her pants, the Associated Press reports. When Greenville County, S.C., Sheriff’s Deputy Martha Lohnes went to check out the source of the call, she was surprised by the little girl,…
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Knife Reportedly Recovered From Former O.J. Simpson Property Being Tested by LAPD
O.J. Simpson’s trial and not-guilty verdict 20 years ago are still the topic of much heated debate in certain circles. Now adding more fuel to the “conspiracy” fire is the fact that the Los Angeles Police Department has reportedly recovered and is now testing a knife that was found on the Brentwood, Calif., property once…
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DC Family Did Not Recognize Grandmother in Casket Because of Funeral Makeup and Lighting
As it turns out, the body of a Washington, D.C., grandmother was never missing. It was always her body lying in a casket at Horton’s Funeral Home, News4 reports. “The physician determined it is my grandmother. We had them to strip her down of all of her makeup and put her in her natural light—as…
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911 Audio: Gym Employee About Seahawks Player Kam Chancellor: ‘I Know There Used to Be a Lot of Heroin Addicts Around Here’
TMZ has obtained audio of the 911 call placed by a Redmond Athletic Club employee as Seattle Seahawks player Kam Chancellor and friends were looking to get more information about the recently closed gym. Chancellor, who the employee admits was outside taking pictures, was interested in buying the location. The woman can be heard telling a…