Crime

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Anthony Quinn Wade (pictured below) is the third suspect charged with capital murder involving the shooting death of Joshua Wood, 22, who had just purchased a few pairs of the hot and newly released $185 Nike Air Jordan XI Bred sneakers (pictured), reports the Houston Chronicle. SEE ALSO: SMH! Riot Occurs At Mall Over Latest […]

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A 30-year-old Chicago man has been charged with a felony count of aggravated battery after he allegedly attacked a Chicago Transit Authority bus driver, causing the bus to crash into a parked vehicle, CBS Chicago reports. SEE ALSO: Were Rob Parker’s Racial Comments Right? Arnold Ward is accused of punching the driver, who has not […]

Thomasine Harjo (pictured) was arrested the day after Christmas for a DUI, driving without a state driver’s license, and obstruction charges which resulted from her allegedly plowing through a fatal accident scene without regard for the officers who were investigating the incident, reports NewsOn6. SEE ALSO: Obama Goes Hard On ‘Meet The Press’ On the […]

A Florida judge offered Kimberly Lightsey (pictured) a unique plea deal in lieu of five years in jail for abandoning her four children in a hotel room (one with special needs) so that she could go out and party. [ione_newsletter_signup] SEE ALSO: Fiscal Cliff Deal Will Raise Taxes On 77 Percent Of Americans Find Your […]

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Three Philadelphia teenagers have been arrested after forcing their way into a woman’s car on Christmas Day and driving around for hours as they beat and raped her, reports Philly.com. Kewon Matthews and Kevin Jones, both 17, were arrested at a friend’s home after police were called to the residence by his mother. Merchandise the […]

Like a scene out the film “Barbershop,” two unidentified men walked into an east side Detroit eatery and attempted to get away with the establishment’s ATM machine. But what the bumbling crooks didn’t know, however, was that cameras were rolling and their desperate antics were caught on tape, Fox 2 News in Detroit reports. SEE ALSO: ‘Rescue Me’ […]

Aston Barth (pictured) was charged with second-degree murder after allegedly admitting to police that he strangled his friend and neighbor Jason Campbell, 35, after a heated confrontation, according to the New York Daily News. The 33-year-old then went on to tell police that he got hold of an axe and made several attempts to chop […]

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A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with making terroristic threats, stalking and harassment after she allegedly threatened to kill elementary school children at a bus stop near her home, The Patriot News reports. According to police, Simone L. Brooks, 35, threatened to kill the children with a shovel and allegedly performed a “simulated strip tease” […]

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According to classmates of 14-year-old Paul Sampleton Jr., the out-going teen was a collector and trader of high-end and high priced shoes, especially Jordans, often being the first person to have them. And that’s probably why someone wanted him dead. Sampleton was tied up in his Gwinnett County, Georgia home and shot to death Wednesday […]

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A 5-year-old Philadelphia boy who died after allegedly being tortured during homework lessons lost his life, in part, because he could not pronounce the word “sad,” Philly.com reports. SEE ALSO: Jamie Foxx: ‘Django’ Is Fly And Educational Dashawn Harris was punched or suffered a belt-lashing by his mother’s boyfriend, Christian Patrick, for every mistake he […]

The latest incarnation of the famed Nike Air Jordan, 11 Bred (pictured), ignited a riot at a Huntsville, Ala., mall that reportedly had police officials pepper spraying droves of unruly consumers Thursday morning, reports the New York Daily News. SEE ALSO: Is Nostradamus Right? Will 12/21/12 (Doomsday) Be The End? More than 100 people stood […]

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Terrell Williams, 28, was arrested after his 3-year-old daughter suffered severe burns after being placed in a tub of hot water at this home after she wet her clothing, The Arizona Republic reports. SEE ALSO: Challenges Of A Single Mother The child was taken to a local hospital on Dec. 12 where she was treated […]