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Sources: Okla. Officials Were Told to Falsify Training Hours for Volunteer Cop Who Killed Unarmed Man
The plot continues to thicken regarding just how experienced Robert Bates—the Oklahoma reserve officer who accidentally killed an unarmed man, Eric Harris, earlier this month—really is. According to anonymous sources who spoke directly to the Tulsa World, Oklahoma officials were told to falsify Bates’ training records and sign off on field-training hours that Bates never,…
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3rd College Student Arrested in Alleged Gang Rape on Fla. Beach
George Davon Kennedy has joined two other college students who stand accused in an alleged gang rape that reportedly took place on a Panama City, Fla., beach in broad daylight, the New York Daily News reports. Kennedy, a student at Middle Tennessee State University, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the March assault, which was partially…
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The Racial Gap in Cancer Mortality Is Closing, but It’s Still a Problem
When it comes to cancer, there has been a significantly higher rate of related deaths among African Americans than among white Americans. One type of cancer for which blacks have a higher mortality rate, for example, is colon cancer. Much of this disparity correlates with socioeconomic issues such as discrepancies in income, education and access…
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Former Philadelphia Narcotics Cop Admits to Crimes, Implicates Other Undercover Officers on Witness Stand
Jeffrey Walker, a 24-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, has admitted to committing “thousands” of crimes. The disgraced former narcotics investigator also has testified against six members of his undercover unit in a federal corruption trial, the Associated Press reports. The FBI caught Walker in a sting operation. He began cooperating with federal…
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Detroit Hitman (Again) Confesses to 4 Murders in Attempt to Free Innocent Man
Davontae Sanford’s new legal team filed an affidavit in court from an imprisoned hit man who says that he—not Sanford—killed four people in a Detroit drug house, the Associated Press reports. The sworn statement is part of a motion for a new trial. Vincent “Vito” Smothers underscored in the affidavit that he has “nothing to…
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Detroit Boy Kept in Basement Will Testify Against Parents
Charlie Bothuell V, the boy who was reported missing, only to be found 10 days later in his parents’ basement, is set to testify against his father and his stepmother, detailing the alleged abuse he suffered, reports the Detroit Free Press in USA Today. Charlie, who has since turned 13, told investigators that he was beaten…
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Chicago Will Not Release Video Involving Teen Shot 16 Times by Police
Chicago is standing firmly by its decision not to release dash-cam video of the fatal shooting of a teen who was hit 16 times by a city police officer in October 2014, the Associated Press reports. According to the newswire, the city would not even show the footage of the fatal shooting of Laquon McDonald to…
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Ga. School’s Physical Education Coach Allegedly Chips 1st-Grader’s Tooth During Punishment
A Georgia mother is angry after a physical education teacher’s disciplining of her son resulted in the young boy’s front tooth getting chipped, WALB reports. According to the report, Sadeirdra Canady is not satisfied with how the school system is dealing with her grievance and says that she was not notified after the incident. “Any…
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White Underage Drinker Doesn’t Get Citation After Beating Texas Cops in Rock-Paper-Scissors
One underage drinker, who happens to be white, got off scot-free from a citation after beating Texas cops at rock-paper-scissors, Raw Story reports. Cellphone video of the encounter, which took place over the weekend at the Chilifest country music festival in Snook, appears to show the unidentified college student holding her face in relief and cheering…
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SC After Walter Scott: More Politics Than Protest
In South Carolina, home of Palmetto trees and weird New South racial politics, the aftermath of the Walter Scott shooting has been notably different from responses elsewhere. Protesters in New York City shut down the Brooklyn Bridge in frustration over Scott’s tragic death, but 800 miles away, South Carolina has been comparatively serene since the…