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Ala. Police Officer Who Partially Paralyzed Indian Grandfather Acquitted
Madison, Ala., Police Officer Eric Parker has been acquitted by a federal judge following two trials that resulted in hung juries, Reuters reports. Parker was accused of violating the civil rights of Indian national Sureshbhai Patel and using unreasonable force while responding to a 911 call after he was seen on video tossing the 57-year-old…
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Ben Carson Finance Chair Quits Amid Questions About Use of Campaign Funds
Ben Carson’s finance chair quit early Thursday in the wake of mounting questions about his use of campaign funds, as well as his high monthly salary, Politico reports. According to the report, Dean Parker recently began making $20,000 a month—unusual for a typically unpaid, honorary position, according to campaign experts—even as his team’s high spending habits…
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‘Super Intoxicated’ Mont. Cop Pulled Gun on Asian Man He Called ‘an ISIS’ at Party
A sheriff’s deputy in Montana who reportedly got wasted at a party is now facing a felony charge of assault with a weapon after attacking and pulling a gun on an Asian man whom he called “an ISIS,” the Helena Independent Record reports. Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Deputy Phillip Jay Clark, who was arrested…
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NY Town Votes to Keep Seal That Appears to Show White Man Choking Native American
Residents in Whitesboro, N.Y., voted overwhelmingly to keep the town emblem, which appears to depict a white man choking a Native American man. According to the New York Times, some residents have balked at the image for over four decades, but very little has been done—and that tradition continued after a viral push to remove…
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Police Examining Cellphone Footage in NYC Gang-Rape Case
Authorities investigating the gang rape that allegedly took place in a park in New York City’s Brooklyn borough were examining three cellphones belonging to some of the boys accused of the crime after defense lawyers said that at least one of the boys took video of the young lady “smiling” and “laughing” during the incident,…
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Not So Smart: Pa. Kidnapper-Robber Caught After Scheduling Follow-Up Meeting With Elderly Victim, Cops Say
Pennsylvania police believe that this alleged criminal is already in the running for the stupidest of 2016 after, they say, he arranged for a follow-up meeting with an elderly victim in a shopping center parking lot, Philly.com reports. According to Nether Providence, Pa., Police Chief David Splain, the 17-year-old suspect, identified as Jason Donte Hayes,…
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Ohio Students Claim Classmates Dress Up as KKK, Utter Racial Slurs
An Ohio mom moved her two daughters to a new school district to get them a better education, but instead the girls have had to endure two years of racist abuse, ABC 6 On Your Side reports. According to student Roni Cook, she and her sister have been dealing with the racist incidents at Ohio’s…
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Former NFL Running Back Lawrence Phillips Found Dead in Prison
Lawrence Phillips, the college football standout whose life was littered with highlight, jaw-dropping, on-the-field runs and checkered with off-the-field issues, was found dead in his cell at California’s Kern Valley State Prison early Wednesday, according to USA Today. Phillips’ death was being investigated as a suicide, according to a press release from the California Department…
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Ore. Family Receives Handwritten Racial Death Threats
A Salem, Ore., family has now turned to police after receiving several handwritten racial death threats, KPTV reports. According to the news station, the notes were all left on the family’s doorstep and signed “KKK” with a cross. One note read, “You and your family will die by the hands of me, die slow.” Another…
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12-Year-Old Pa. Girl Shot Dead by Police Who Came to Enforce an Eviction Order
A 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl was shot and killed by a police officer who was attempting to enforce an eviction of her family after the girl’s father pulled a rifle on the cop, Penn Live reports. Ciara Meyer’s father, 57-year-old Donald Meyer, has been charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, terroristic threats and recklessly endangering another…