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An investigation has been launched after an innocent Black man who allegedly matched a suspect’s description was arrested at a Virginia Beach mall. The man, who has since been identified as Jamar Mackey, was eating with his family in the food court of the Lynnhaven Mall when the arrest—which was recorded—occurred. WTKR reports that the incident is now the […]
YoungBoy NeverBrokeAgain was able to regain some possessions that were being held by Baton Rouge police officers. On Thursday, a judge ordered police to return more than $47,000 taken by police during a video shoot to the rapper. The cash was taken in September when YoungBoy and several of his associates were arrested. Circumstances surrounding the arrests […]
The NYPD’s use of excessive force “likely escalated tensions” during George Floyd protests across the city, according to a newly published report by NYC’s inspector general. The 111-page document states the city’s police department “lacked a clearly defined strategy tailored to respond to the large scale protests” sparked by the series of 2020 police killings of […]
A former Houston police captain was arrested Tuesday following an altercation two weeks prior to the 2020 presidential election where he pointed a gun at the head of a man he falsely accused of being “the mastermind of a giant (voter) fraud” scheme, CNN reports. He has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and faces […]
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department apprehended a man on Saturday after he successfully scaled the wing of an airplane as it prepared for departure. According to ABC, the incident took place in the afternoon at McCarran International Airport, as Alaska Airlines Flight 1367 from Las Vegas to Portland was getting ready for take-off. “Alaska […]
The general manager of a Staten Island bar has been arrested after violating COVID-19 health orders, allegedly reopening the bar, and hitting a sheriff’s deputy with his car. NBC New York reports that deputies tried to apprehend 34-year-old Danny Presti after midnight on Sunday after witnessing customers access Mac’s Public House through a neighboring empty […]
A Washington state Trump supporter has been arrested after allegedly firing his gun at counter-protesters, the Associated Press reports. The Olympia Police Department arrested the currently unnamed suspect on charges of first and second-degree assault. The man was reportedly part of a MAGA group that was rallying and marching near the Washington state Capitol in support of Trump. […]
If 2020 has reaffirmed anything, it’s that national police departments are far overdue for reform. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is coming under fire after they posted their office Christmas tree. Instead of the normal ornament, tinsel and festive light trimmings used to decorate the tree, the sheriff’s office found a twisted sense of holiday cheer in using mugshots of current […]
A Pensacola police officer saved a woman who attempted to jump off a Florida bridge, which was recorded on the cop’s body cam. TMZ reports that Pensacola Police Department officer Lana Chechak was called to the Cervantes Street Bridge after reports came in of a woman sitting on the overpass’ railing. In the footage, Chechak […]
Casanova one of 18 alleged gang members who have been indicted on a slew of criminal charges, including conspiracy to commit racketeering, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The FBI announced the charges Tuesday, identifying each of the defendants as members of the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation street […]
