Crime

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When Pastor Tami Robinson (pictured) filed some paperwork with Tampa, Fla.’s Property Appraiser’s office, changed the locks on two abandoned homes, and moved destitute families in, she thought she was doing God’s work.  Yet the pastor’s deeds were instead rewarded with handcuffs by area police for burglary, fraud, and grand theft, reports Tampa Bay Times. SEE […]

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Alicia Moore was just 16-years-old when her life was violently snatched from her; now her devastated family is searching for answers. The Greenville, Texas teen was last seen exiting a school bus on November 2nd at 3:25 p.m., according to Greenville Police Chief Dan Busken, about a block from her home. Three days later, her […]

Lee Najjar, the phantom man whom Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta’s” Kim Zolciak kept cloaked all throughout the reality show’s season, now has a widely publicized mugshot. SEE ALSO: India.Arie Pens Candid Letter About Nina Simone Film Najjar was arrested in Atlanta for failing to appear in court after he allegedly neglected to maintain a […]

Tiara Stevens (pictured left) , 27, who was repeatedly sexually abused by her father and who gave birth to her blind, albino, son and brother 14 years ago (pictured), has waited all these years for justice to be served for the crimes committed against her. Now the young woman has reportedly been let down. Steven’s father, Fred Montgomery […]

A Pompano Beach, Fla., firehouse is under investigation for using toilet paper that sports the image of President Barack Obama.  City officials believe that the bathroom roll was the work of a disgruntled firefighter who was ordered to remove all of his anti-Obama stickers from his city-owned locker, reports Complex City Guide. SEE ALSO: Rock Your Vote […]

“I hope he leaves the prison the same way my son was brought into the mortuary — in a casket,” said Jamiel Shaw Sr. of Pedro Espinoza, 23, the Hispanic gang member that murdered his son, 17-year-old football star, Jamiel Shaw, Jr., in Los Angeles in 2008. RELATED: High School Football Star Murdered Over Spider-Man Backpack Racist […]

Michael Brooks  (pictured) is facing second-degree abuse of a vulnerable adult charges after allegedly allowing his 400-pound wife, Yolanda Reese-Brooks, to die a slow death in her bed surrounded by maggots and her own waste, reports the Daily Mail. SEE ALSO: New York Nanny Charged With Two Counts Of Murder Fire crews and police had […]

Orlando Brown, former Disney star of the hit teen sitcom “That’s So Raven,” was scheduled to appear in a Los Angeles court last Friday in connection with a 2011 DUI case but failed to show up. Now a judge has issued the third bench warrant for his arrest in connection with the charge, reports Hollywood.com. […]

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Carmen Elena Chavez, 19, lost control of her vehicle on a Los Angeles street and plowed into two homeless people sleeping on the sidewalk, killing them almost instantly, reports KTLA. Drinking played a factor in the crash, but the driver’s blood-alcohol level was not released. According to police, Chavez was traveling at a dangerous speed […]

Gilberto Valle (pictured), a New York City cop with six years on the force, planned to kidnap, torture, cook and eat more than 100 women, the New York Daily News reports. The FBI intercepted his plans through multiple internet discussions he had with a co-conspirator that date back to early this year. Valle even went […]

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Police are searching for a man in Downey, California who is suspected of opening fire on 5 members of a family, and killing 3, before going on the run, reports KTLA.com. SEE ALSO: Man Shot Dead At Creflo Dollar’s Atlanta-Area Church Police believe the shooting spree was targeted. The gunman began at the U.S. Fire […]

Tiara Stevens and her 14-year-old son (both pictured) have a very close and loving relationship but sometimes she gets confused by their relationship. One day, she sees the child as her son and the following day as her brother. That’s because he is actually both. Scroll down for video SEE ALSO: 6 Donald Trump Statements […]