Crime
Crime
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Michigan Director of Health and Human Services to Stand Trial for Involuntary Manslaughter Over Flint DeathsÂ
Flint, Mich., still doesnât have clean water and as the fallout and repercussions of the scandal continue, on Monday, a judge ordered Nick Lyon, the director of Michiganâs Health and Human Services Department, to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter relating to the 2015 deaths of two men from Legionnaires Disease. According to the Associated Press,…
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Somebody Jacked Almost $100,000 Worth of Ramen Noodles From a Gas Station in Georgia and It Made My Heart Flutter
I donât typically smile at crime. In fact, I typically frown at crime. Crime, bad. Whoâs bad? Crime. Thatâs how I feel, for real. But every now and then, some crime happens that doesnât make me frown, it turns my frown upside down. The news about a ramen noodle heist in Georgia did just that.…
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NYPD Officer Allegedly Broke Into Nashville, Tenn., Family's Home, Hurled Racial SlursÂ
Nashville, Tenn., detectives are investigating an incident after a New York City police officer allegedly broke into a familyâs home while he was in the Music City vacationing. The break-in, which occurred in the early morning hours of July 9, has left the family traumatized. The officer, who remains unidentified and who the family said…
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White Woman Snatches Protest Sign From Black Woman, Cries to Police When She Gets Punched in the Face [Updated]
Update: Thursday, Aug. 2, 5:32 p.m. EDT: This story has been updated with an attribution to Fox 9. A white woman found herself participating in the time-honored ritual known as the âcatching of handsâ when she decided to boldly go where few Beckysapiens have dared to go before by publicly disrespecting an angry black woman.…
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Man Convicted in the Killing of Yetunde Price, Eldest Sister of Venus and Serena Williams, Released and Then Re-Arrested [Updated]
Updated Wednesday, Aug. 1, 5:30 p.m. EST: Robert Maxfield, the man who served 12 years in prison for the shooting death of Yetunde Price, the oldest daughter of Oracene Price, mother of Venus and Serena Williams, is back in custody. On Tuesday, The Root cited a report that said that Maxfield was released from prison…
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A Whole North Carolina Police Force Has Been Suspended After Chief Charged With CorruptionÂ
All police operations in Southport, N.C. have been suspended after its police chief and another officer were arrested on charges of corruption. According to CBS17, the charges against Police Chief Gary Smith, 46, and Lt. Michael Christian Simmons, 48, stem from the law enforcement officers apparently working their second jobs while on the clock at…
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New Orleans Shooting Leaves 3 dead, 7 injured
Three people are dead and seven are injured after two suspects fired into a crowd in New Orleansâ Central City neighborhood Saturday night. ABC News is reporting that 10 people were struck by gunfire around 8:35 p.m. local time. Two men and one woman were pronounced dead at the scene; the woman was hit several…