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Louisiana authorities are investigating a viral video that allegedly shows an officer planting drugs on a black male suspect. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says the incident occurred at around 3 p.m. local time in the area of Commerce Street and 6th Street in Bridge City, Louisiana. Authorities were reportedly responding to a call about a man in […]
In an effort to contain the deadly coronavirus, the Philadelphia Police Department will postpone arrests for low-level criminal offenses beginning Tuesday. The department announced the decision in an internal memo that outlined new protocols intended to limit officers’ exposure to COVID-19. The changes come just a day after the city decided to close its courts until at least April 1 — a decision that sparked […]
Alex Jones is calling on all restaurants and bars to shut down in wake of his alcohol-related arrest. The right-wing conspiracy theorist was booked into an Austin jail early Tuesday on a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated. The Statesman reports Travis County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a disturbance at Jones’ residence around 10 p.m. Monday. His wife reportedly told […]
The Chilean territory of Easter Island is home to hundreds of stone-faced structures that are believed to have been built sometime between the 13th and 16th centuries. These statues, known as “Moai,” are considered sacred among the indigenous Rapa Nui people and attract thousands of tourists every year. Sadly, however, there is now one less on the Polynesian island. According to CNN, […]
New York Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams has been arrested after he attempted to board a plane at LaGuardia Airport while in possession of a gun. ESPN reports that Williams was in possession of a firearm with an Alabama permit, which is where he grew up. Early reports indicated it was not immediately clear whether the gun—allegedly […]
Disturbing footage of a young man’s violent arrest has prompted the NYPD to launch an internal investigation. The incident occurred at around 7 p.m. Wednesday in Brooklyn, when a passerby noticed a young black man being detained by a plainclothes officer. The woman pulled out her phone and began recording, as the detainee—later identified as 20-year-old Fitzroy Gayle—repeatedly asked the […]
U.S. Marshals and deputies from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office ended their hunt for escaped 49-year-old New Orleans jail inmate Clement Leach Jr. on Tuesday when they found him eating lunch at Sammy’s Food Service & Deli, according to NOLA.com. Authorities received a tip of Leach’s whereabouts that same day, and knew the address of the food spot because restaurant co-owner Sammy Schloegel said the U.S. Marshals dine […]
It seems as though Adrien Broner has run into more legal trouble. In a video obtained by TMZ, Las Vegas Metro police officers were seen detaining the 30-year-old boxer on Friday afternoon. Sources tell the outlet that Broner was arrested after he refused to leave the MGM Grand Garden during the Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury weigh-in. Broner was reportedly banned from […]
After receiving a warning to not call 911 unless there’s an emergency, a 36-year-old Ohio woman once again punched those three numbers consecutively into her phone to tell responders that her parents had booted her from their cell phone plan. For doing that she was arrested, Cleveland’s local ABC affiliate reports. That woman, Seloni Khetarpal, explained […]
A library security guard was fatally stabbed on Tuesday after she had asked the suspected killer to turn down the music playing through his earphones. According to NBC New York, the incident occurred at around 2 p.m. at the Finklestein Library in Spring Valley, New York, where 52-year-old Sandra Wilson had worked as a guard for […]
