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Miami police are catching heat over a newly revealed cruiser design intended to commemorate Black History Month. According to WSVN, the vehicle debuted on Thursday outside the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum in the Overtown neighborhood. Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez and Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales helped unveil the cruiser, which was wrapped in Pan-African colors, […]
The New York Police Department has denied accusations that officers recorded fans leaving Drake’s show at the Apollo Theater in New York City this weekend. TMZ reports via NYPD sources that the video of officers recording concertgoers wasn’t surveillance but rather being filmed for social media. The sources said the footage was to be used […]
Five officers from the La Vergne Police Department in Tennessee have been fired for their alleged involvement in a slew of intimate relationships and sexual escapades. Another three cops were suspended. As reported by WTVF, an internal investigation alleges officer Maegan Hall “engaged in a sexual relationship” with fellow officers Patrick Magliocco, Larry Holladay, Juan Lugo-Perez, Sgt. Lewis Powell, Sgt. Ty McGowan, […]
Following the capture of El Chapo’s son Ovidio Guzmán López this week, Mexican authorities announced that at least 29 people died during his arrest. Per Reuters, Mexican security forces captured the alleged drug trafficker on Thursday, and the city of Culicán was engulfed in violence between authorities and suspected gang members. During the dramatic arrest of […]
J Alexander Kueng has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in George Floyd’s death. The Minneapolis police officer is among the four cops who were charged in the murder of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who died in May 2020 while in police custody. Kueng is kneeled on Floyd’s back, while another officer—Derek […]
Gabby Petito’s family is suing the Moab City Police Department. TMZ reports that her relatives are hitting the Utah police unit with a wrongful death suit, claiming the cops could have done more to save Petito’s life. The police came into contact with Petito in a domestic violence incident around two weeks before Brian Laundrie killed […]
Two police officers were shot on Tuesday afternoon while serving a warrant in Newark, New Jersey. The New York Times reports the shooting took place around 2 p.m. An unknown opened fire from a nearby rooftop, striking one cop in the neck, and the other in the leg. Both police officers were transported to a local hospital, where […]
A former Philadelphia sheriff’s deputy is facing federal gun trafficking charges after he allegedly sold weapons to an FBI informant. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Samir Ahmad, a four-year veteran, was arrested and charged with firearms trafficking and selling firearms to a person unlawfully in the United States. Ahmad, 29, is accused of selling two handguns to a confidential […]
A Massachusetts woman was hit with multiple charges after she allegedly unleashed a swarm of bees on law enforcement. According to ABC affiliate WCVB, the incident took place Oct. 12 in Hampden County, where officers were trying to enforce an eviction notice. Officers on the scene were reportedly confronted by protestors, including Rorie Susan Woods—a 55-year-old woman who allegedly […]
Neil deGrasse Tyson sure knows how to celebrate a birthday. Tyson turned 64 on Wednesday, and commemorated it by posting a tweet he previously speculated would be “too controversial” and “land really weirdly” if he ever tried it out. The now-existent post features a photo from the 2009 mega-hit Avatar with the caption “Blue Lives Matter.” Back in April 2021, the New […]
