Crime

Richmond, Calif., Police Chief Chris Magnus, who gained nationwide attention for holding a sign reading “BlackLivesMatter” at a peaceful protest in his city, came under fire Friday by his department’s rank-and-file for holding the placard while in uniform, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. SEE ALSO: Congressional Staffers Walk Out Over Recent Police Killings SEE […]

A judge ruled Friday that Ebony Wilkerson, the Florida mother who drove her children into the Atlantic Ocean earlier this year, is not guilty by reason of insanity. The decision came after prosecutors proposed a plea deal, according to the New York Daily News, which cited a report at WESH-TV. Judge Leah Case accepted the […]

Despite two recent decisions by grand juries in Ferguson and Staten Island not to indict White police officers in the killings of two unarmed Black men and the international protests those decisions sparked, a new NBC News/Marist poll finds that whites are very confident in law enforcement’s ability to police Black and whites equally. In the […]

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Recent protests against the police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown have created a conundrum for the nation’s black fraternities and sororities: to remain relevant in the black community they need to be involved, but protect their reputations if demonstrations go awry. SEE ALSO: #BlackLivesMatter: Where Are The Protests For Justice […]

(Photo credit: Getty Images) Actress Beverly Johnson (pictured above) became the latest woman to accuse Bill Cosby of harming her. In an article published by Vanity Fair, Johnson prefaced her story with her doubts about sharing it: As I thought of going public with what follows, a voice in my head kept whispering, “Black men have enough enemies out there […]

An unnamed Annapolis, Maryland high school student is facing drug and assault charges after giving a teacher some of his marijuana-laced brownies, resulting in her hospitalization, according to WMAR News. SEE ALSO: Three Thieves Steal Christmas Toys From Tots The 17-year-old Broadneck High school student was working on a project with his 16-year-old girlfriend and the student’s […]

Seattle police officer Adley Shepherd will not face any criminal charges for punching Miyekko Durden-Bosley and breaking the orbital bone of her eye while she was handcuffed, according to CBS 46. The incident began with a domestic violence call, when Durden-Bosley was reportedly intoxicated and behaving erratically outside of an unidentified Seattle man’s home. His mother called police. When […]

Six-year-old Michael Cattron (pictured) died from a gunshot wound to the head in Chicago. Police believe the child came across a handgun and pulled the trigger after watching cartoons. Cattron’s grandmother Latonia Mardis, who has lost several of her family members to gun violence, however, does not believe the child shot himself, according to ABC-7. DuPage County sheriff’s records […]

Cedric Bartee (pictured) was shot and critically wounded by an Orlando, Florida sheriff’s deputy, even though witnesses say that he had his hands raised. Bartee, an unarmed suspect in a car theft, was hit at an apartment complex where the incident took place, reports WESH 2. Bartee and his passenger Henry Lee Chaney, both black men in their late-twenties, were […]

Deandra Cooke (pictured left), 18; Lacinda Granado-Overton (pictured center), 25; and Tarica Wright (pictured right), 26, were charged with felony theft by the Aledo, Illinois police department after allegedly stealing toys out of a donation box that had been earmarked for needy children, according to WQAD 8. SEE ALSO: Powerlifting Granny Puts Us All To Shame The theft […]

According to Merriam Webster Dictionary,  a grand jury is a jury that examines accusations against persons charged with crimes and, if evidence warrants, makes formal charges on which the accused person is later tried. Important facts to know about the grand jury process: No judge is present during a grand jury Prosecutor is the only lawyer that […]