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 “Hot Car Mom” Shanesha Taylor (pictured), the Mother who lacked childcare last March so she left her children alone in her SUV while she went on a job interview, could be charged for missing a scheduled financial payment to a trust fund for her children, according to Crime Feed. RELATED:Charges Dropped Against Mom Who Left Kids […]

Judge Judith Hawkins (pictured) has been removed from the bench by the Florida Supreme Court for selling religious periodicals from her office as part of her for-profit ministry, according to Tallahassee Democrat. SEE ALSO: Halloween ‘Lynching’ Display Ordered Removed From Home On Army Base The Leon County judge, who reportedly used her office for personal gain, sold […]

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The Dayton Beach News-Journal is reporting that  Ebony Wilkerson, the Mother accused of driving her three young kids in to the Atlantic Ocean last March, has requested permission to see them. RELATED: S.C. Woman Who Drove Children Into Ocean Suffered From Mental Disorder, Lawyers Claim A Volusia County, Fla., judge is slated to rule Friday […]

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  Georgia county investigator David Daniel (pictured) resigned this week after a Facebook, blaming the death of a 1-year-old Rodrickus Robinson on violent “Black culture,” according to Raw Story. SEE ALSO: Substitute Teacher Calls Black Students ‘N-Word,’ ‘Slaves’ During History Lesson Robinson died over the weekend, after he was caught in the crossfire of a […]

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Nearly eight months after Relisha Rudd (pictured) went missing from Washington, D.C., homeless shelter DC General, where she lived with her family, investigators are still struggling to determine her whereabouts. SEE ALSO: Family of Missing Florida Mom Trukita Scott Still Searching For Answers October 29th is an important milestone in Relisha’s young life: It marks her […]

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While reportedly chanting, “Ebola,” schoolyard bullies on Friday attacked two brothers, who immigrated to New York City from Senegal about a month ago, according to NBC 4 New York. RELATED: Really? Fearing Ebola, Universities Disinvite African Journalists The 11- and- 13-year-old victims, in sixth and eighth grade, respectively, were beaten and verbally abused by other students […]

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In an apparent effort to avoid appearing in public after shooting unarmed teen Michael Brown this summer, Ferguson, Mo., officer Darren Wilson (pictured standing) has reportedly missed his court dates to testify against the suspects he arrested, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. RELATED: Michael Brown’s Family Battle In A Parking Lot Over Merchandise Peddling As […]

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When Bethani Watson did not hear from her sister last week, she became worried. She said her sister’s ex-boyfriend had been stalking her and threatening to “put her in a coffin” if she didn’t take him back, according to a report at Click on Detroit. He even reportedly put sugar in her gas tank in […]

Kobe Jones (pictured), 13, was killed Friday afternoon by his neighbor, who allegedly shot him nine times in a fit of anger, according to ABC 7. The slain child had allegedly laughed at him because his home was burglarized. According to police investigators, the 30-year-old unnamed man and his girlfriend had returned to his Gary, Indiana […]

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In response to allegations that she asked a high-ranking officer to fix a traffic ticket for her earlier this month, Gwen Carr (pictured) said Monday that the only thing she’s asked of the New York Police Department (NYPD) recently is for them to arrest the man who killed her son, Eric Garner. SEE ALSO: Michael […]

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David R. Wilson, a 33-year-old registered sexual offender, has been charged with raping a 14-year-old girl and a 2-year-old girl and infecting them with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in Houston, Texas, the Houston Chronicle reports. SEE ALSO: NYPD Kills Hatchet-Wielding Man Who Allegedly Attacked Cops Houston police allege that Wilson raped his ex-girlfriend’s teenage daughter […]

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Hatchet-wielding Zale H. Thompson was shot and killed Thursday in Jamaica, Queens, N.Y., after he allegedly lunged at a group of officers with the weapon, critically injuring one, the New York Daily News reports. SEE ALSO: DOJ Official Blasts Leaks In Michael Brown Case Police are trying to determine just what motivated 32-year-old Thompson to allegedly attack about […]