Crime

A judge has closed Chris Brown’s felony probation in the assault case stemming from his attack against singer Rihanna before the 2009 Grammys, CBS reports. The singer, who also spent two and a half months in jail after he was arrested for assaulting a man outside a Washington D.C. hotel, took to Twitter to express his […]

Marion “Suge” Knight was reportedly taken to a jail hospital shortly after he collapsed in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Friday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Just moments before Knight collapses, hitting his head, a judge set his bail at $25 million. Knight is accused of running over Terry Carter, 55, and Cle “Bone” Sloan, 51, […]

Cleveland police fatally shot an unarmed black teen early Thursday while responding to a call of a break-in at a small convenience store, according to ABC 5 Cleveland. Police say Brandon Jones, 18, was shot at about 2:15 a.m. after officers observed him leaving the store with a bag, the news outlet writes. At least […]

A judge on Thursday ruled against releasing evidence presented to a grand jury that failed to indict a New York City police officer who administered a deadly chokehold on Eric Garner, reports The New York Times. Garner’s July 2014 confrontation with police was captured on video. Justice William E. Garnett of the State Supreme Court on […]

Just days after a U.S. Air Force veteran and airplane mechanic was charged with trying to join the terrorist group ISIS, he plead not guilty Wednesday in a federal court in Brooklyn, NY, according to NBC News. Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, a 47-year-old native of Neptune, NJ, was indicted by a grand jury this week on […]

A mother from Cincinnati has been taken into custody and charged with aggravated murder after she allegedly beheaded her 3-month-old daughter. According to ABC 2 News and police sources, Deasia Watkins was charged after authorities discovered the gruesome murder scene in her home yesterday evening. The site reports: Cincinnati Police said they responded to the 5900 block of Waldway Lane at […]

The “nice” guys are showing their true colors. A man in New York City punched and tossed a pregnant woman to the ground after he opened the door for her and she didn’t thank him, DNAInfo reports. The assailant, identified as 32-year-old Darryl Guillyard, also told victim Lakeeya Walker that he would kill her baby, […]

St. Louis County Police have issued a statement denying allegations that officers beat the man arrested for shooting two police officers during protests in Ferguson, Mo. last week, CNN reports. Officials also said he was seen by a nurse. Jeffrey Williams, 20, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, a count of firing a […]

Three Morgan State University football players were injured Tuesday afternoon in a stabbing that occurred on campus, the Baltimore Sun reports. According to Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts, the incident happened near the football field and residence halls around 2:05 p.m. One of the players was stabbed in the chest — he was rushed […]

An Arizona woman who received an outpouring of donations last year after leaving her children in a hot car while she interviewed for a job in Scottsdale, has pled guilty to child abuse, but will avoid jail time, reports Reuters. Shanesha Taylor, 36, reportedly made the plea Monday as part of a deal with prosecutors […]

The driver of a U-Haul truck who struck a Bronx teenager early Friday morning as he walked across the street, critically injuring him, was high at the time of the accident, police say. Efrain Rodriguez has also had his license suspended at least 16 times in the past, CBS reports. The 36-year-old took methadone before stealing the truck […]

Family spokeswoman says 26-year-old Aaron Siler killed in Kenosha officer-involved shooting http://t.co/JqkwwYn0FZ via @fox6now — Deb Ward (@DebWard628) March 16, 2015 A Wisconsin police officer who shot and killed a 26-year-old man over the weekend did so on his first day back on duty following the shooting of another man just two weeks prior. The […]