Crime

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Malcolm Shabazz (pictured), the grandson of the late civil rights leader Malcolm X, was arrested by the FBI Monday while en route to Iran to attend a Hollywoodism conference, Press TV reports. The FBI is refusing to provide any details on the arrest and Shabazz’s whereabouts are unknown, Press TV added. RELATED: (EXCLUSIVE) Malcolm Shabazz Breaks Silence Shabazz, who was born in Paris to […]

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Convicted murderer, Steven Robbins, 44, was serving 60 years for murder in Indiana when he was accidentally released from Chicago’s Cook County jail after a local charge was dismissed, reports the Chicago Tribune. “We let people down, no mistake about it,” Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said in an interview at sheriff’s offices in Maywood. […]

As police continue to investigate why 14-year-old boy Tevin got shot (pictured) in the neck Thursday afternoon at Luther J. Price Middle School in Atlanta, the victim’s mother, Cynthia Douglas, called in to V-103 radio station to speak with host Ryan Cameron about the unfortunate turn of events. According to Douglas, the stories about the shooting that occurred […]

Zimbabwean Mutsa Modonko experienced the epitome of a bad hair day when he was partying at a Johannesburg, South Africa, nightclub. After 10 years of growing his dreadlocks, friends at the party found him passed out with his head cleanly shaven, and according to Johannesburg’s Times Live, stealing dreadlocks is becoming a growing trend. SEE ALSO: 7-Year-Old Cuffed […]

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A Bronx Mother is threatening a $250-million lawsuit against the NYPD for handcuffing her son, Wilson Reyes (pictured), to a police precinct wall for six hours in December. RELATED: ‘School-To-Prison Pipeline’ Debate Reignites With NYPD Cuffing Of 7-Year-Old According to the New York Daily News, the 7-year-old (pictured) was arrested and held for allegedly punching […]

An unidentified Brazilian woman is being sued by her husband for allegedly trying to kill him, reports the UK Mirror. And what was the woman’s weapon of mass destruction? Her poisonous vagina! SEE ALSO:  Do You Fear Online Dating? According to court documents, the woman actually painted a poisonous substance on to her vagina and lured her […]

Former NFL San Francisco 49er Kwame Harris (pictured) was charged with felony domestic violence and assault for allegedly beating up his ex-boyfriend, Dimitri Geier. The charges stem from an altercation that took place last August outside a Menlo Park, Calif., restaurant, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.  SEE ALSO:  EUR Perspective: Breaking Down The Super Bowl Harris and […]

UPDATE 6:49 P.M. EST HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Dallas County prosecutors say they aren’t appealing a state judge’s decision to halt the scheduled Tuesday evening execution of a Texas woman. Kimberly McCarthy, 51, would have been the first woman put to death in the U.S. since 2010. Click here to read more. —————————————————————————- Convicted Texas […]

A Lorain County, Ohio, judge ordered Asim Taylor (pictured) not to have anymore children during his probation period or he could face jail time for being in arrears for child support payments, reports the Examiner.com. SEE ALSO: Georgia Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Beating Girlfriend’s Mother, Leaving Her In Car Trunk To Die With Taylor being behind in […]

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Two Hispanic gang members were arrested last Thursday on allegations they had 15 to 20 gang members surround a house owned by an African-American family and tell them they couldn’t live in the area, according to the LA Times. SEE ALSO: Rondo Out For Rest Of Season With Torn ACL On December 31st, while one […]

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Latoris Grovner, 22, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for the murder of his girlfriend’s mother, Alena Marble, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The Clayton County man was convicted on voluntary manslaughter charges after “beating his girlfriend’s mother and stuffing her in a trunk to die.” Grovner confessed that he repeatedly punched the […]

Now what in the world were Dewayne Patterson (pictured left), 35, and Renaldo Jackson (pictured right), 26, thinking when they were allegedly arrested by police for stealing $65,000 worth of frozen chicken wings? The plucky pair were cuffed and charged with one count of felony theft for their fowl deed, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. […]