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An Ohio man seemingly risked his life in an attempt to dodge a misdemeanor drug charge. According to News 5 Cleveland, the incident occurred on July 3 in Portage County, Ohio, where State Trooper Charles Hoskin had pulled over a motorist speeding 94 mph in a 70-mph zone. Dashcam video released by the Ohio State […]
The controversial statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia was removed Saturday, roughly four years after the 2017 “Unite the Right” white nationalist rally that ended in the death of a counter-protester and brought national attention to the statue. The removal of the statue took about a day, as a crew prepared its […]
A drive-by shooting outside California’s Knott’s Berry Farm theme park Friday night left at least one person wounded and three others hospitalized. KTLA reports gunfire erupted around 9 p.m. outside the front gate of Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. Officials transported one gunshot victim to a hospital. Three other people were also treated by […]
Baltimore police officer, Eric Banks Jr. has been arrested in connection with the death of his stepson. CBS Baltimore reports that officers found the stepson, 15-year-old Dasan Jones dead inside a wall, per court documents. Banks was immediately taken into custody following the discovery on Tuesday evening. Officers had come to the home in response […]
A fire engulfed a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh’s capital on Friday, killing at least 52 people. The Associated Press reports that, so far, 52 bodies have been recovered, but the top two floors of the factory have yet to be searched. Police initially gave a toll of three dead, but then discovered piles of […]
A Chicago man was arrested for allegedly shooting a police officer and two federal agents on July 7 when he thought they were rival gang members in his area. According to the Chicago Sun Times, 28-year-old Eugene McLaurin faces a maximum of 20 years with one count of using a dangerous and deadly weapon to assault an […]
On Friday, the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, announced it would remove the statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park. As announced in a press release, the bronze statues of Robert E. Lee and Confederate general Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson will be removed on Saturday. Temporary fencing has already been erected around the statues, and there […]
A group of ex-California officers are collectively facing nearly 100 felonies in connection to a multi-year fraud scheme. According to CBS Los Angles, the former California Highway Patrol officers are accused of exaggerating their overtime between Jan. 1, 2016 and March 31, 2018. During that time, the officers reportedly bilked the state out of $23,418.27. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced […]
A registered sex offender has been arrested after a father tackled and duct-taped him for breaking into his 5-year-old daughter’s bedroom. The sex offender, now identified to be 39-year-old Daniel Diaz is facing charges of child endangerment, peeping, and prowling, CBS Sacramento reports. The incident took place around 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning in Grayson, […]
A TikTok creator is bringing attention to what many have argued is merely the latest example of the wildly popular app’s unfair treatment of people of color. In recent days, TikTok user @ziggityler has shared a number of videos focused on what he says he experienced when trying to update his bio in the app’s […]
