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Racist Vandal Scrawls 'Kill All Koons' on Ind. Church Door
Evansville, Ind., police are looking for the person who vandalized a predominantly black church on Thanksgiving. The suspect scrawled, “Kill All Koons” on the church’s back door and “Koons Inside” on the church’s van. “I’ve been the pastor here for 17 years, and we’ve never had anything like this,” the Rev. Todd Robertson, pastor of…
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Say Cheese? Black CVS Customer Asks for Cheese and Employees Hide and Call Police
Maybe “cheese” sounded like “freeze” to the Richmond, Va., CVS workers who ran to the back and called the police on a young black man who asked for sliced cheese. That’s right; Ricky Berry had the audacity to ask a store worker for cheese, and for some reason—which I’m sure has nothing to do with…
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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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'The Uniform Was the Target': Manhunt Continues for Texas Man Who Fatally Shot Cop
San Antonio police are hunting for the gunman who fatally shot a detective Sunday while he was writing a traffic ticket. The man is described as being “extremely dangerous to the police and to the public,” ABC News reports. “We have pulled out all the stops. We have engaged our federal, our state partners and…
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Former Falcons Wide Receiver Has Tense Run-in With Police
Former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White was reportedly speeding and driving with expired tags Wednesday when he was stopped by a DeKalb County, Ga., police officer. White says that he had no problem being stopped or with the citations, but it was the officer’s actions that caused alarm. White took to Twitter to describe…
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Brother of Joshua Beal, Man Fatally Shot by Chicago Cop, Faces Charges
Michael Beal, 28, was held on charges of felony aggravated battery to a police officer and attempting to disarm a police officer on Tuesday following the shooting of his brother, Joshua Beal, 25, on Saturday, CBS News reports. The dispute that resulted in Joshua Beal’s death started over whether a funeral caravan was blocking a…
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Shaq: I'm Not Worried When Stopped by the Cops Because I Show Respect
Shaq Fu just won’t stop talking. The Hall of Fame NBA center who was born Shaquille O’Neal and whose lifelong dream has been to be a cop has continued his All Lives Matter rhetoric by claiming that he’s not worried when he’s stopped by police because he’s “respectful.” “When I get stopped by the cops,…
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Calif. Woman Who Struggled With Bipolar Disorder Shot to Death by Cops
Michelle Lee Shirley, 39, was fatally shot by Torrance, Calif., police as she approached a group of officers in her car, according to the New York Daily News. According to authorities, Torrance police responded to a series of 911 calls in which they were warned of an “erratic and reckless driver.” When cops found Shirley,…
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LeSean McCoy Wants to Invite Cops to Upcoming Game as a Thank-You
Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is on his “Can’t we all just get along?” ish. On Wednesday, McCoy told reporters that he planned to bring 15 to 20 police officers to Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, or their next game, as a thank-you for all the hard work they do. “Just an…
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Houston 911 Operator Faces Charges for Hanging Up on Callers
Crenshanda Williams, a former 911 operator, is facing a misdemeanor charge of emergency interference with a telephone call after admitting to hanging up on callers because she didn’t feel like talking to them, Fox 5 reports. Between October 2015 and March 2016, Williams, 43, was apparently involved in thousands of short calls that lasted no…