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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 […]
The potential use of robots outfitted with the firing power of a shotgun was discussed at a recent meeting involving Oakland police and local community members. As first reported by the Intercept this week, one such discussion in question came roughly two hours into a meeting last month with a “civilian oversight” group, with Lt. Omar Daza-Quiroz […]
A Texas woman has been charged with capital murder after allegedly stabbing and strangling her five-year-old daughter. Per a regional report from KPRC-TV, the woman in question—Melissa Towne, 37—had her bond set at $15 million on Monday. In an initial statement provided during a press conference, Sgt. Ben Beall of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office alleged Towne […]
Rapper Tsu Surf was detained on a RICO charge in New Jersey on Thursday. A source told Fox 5 New York that Tsu Surf was inside a Jersey City residence when the U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force showed up to execute the arrest. He and a woman reportedly attempted to leave through a back door, but […]
A Texas cop who was previously reported to have been fired after shooting a teen in a McDonald’s parking lot has now been charged. Per a report from the Associated Press, 25-year-old James Brennand was still in custody as of Wednesday morning after turning himself in the prior evening. Brennand, who was fired last week, […]
Eric André has filed a lawsuit against Clayton County over police’s “program of racial profiling and coercive stops” at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. As previously reported, André went public last year with what he described as a racial profiling incident at the Georgia airport, ultimately hitting Jimmy Kimmel Live to detail the harassment. Per André, a […]
A Home Office immigration official, who made jokes about raping 15-year-olds, tasering kids and the disabled, and sent racist messages in a group WhatsApp chat, has been suspended following a BBC investigation. It was reported by BBC show Newsnight that Rob Lewis, an ex-policeman, had created a group chat dubbed Bottle and Stoppers with other officers William […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration recovered 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills in what is believed to be the largest seizure of the drug in NYC history. As detailed by the DEA in a news release, 48-year-old New Jersey woman Latesha Bush has been accused of attempting to traffic a large quantity of the potent drug inside a Lego […]
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 […]
Stockton police say they believe a “potential serial killer” is “on a mission” after ballistics evidence linked seven different shootings. During a press conference on Tuesday, per a video shared by regional outlet KCRA, Stockton Police Department Chief Stanley McFadden first addressed the national discussion of California presently “having a serial killer,” a description he suggested […]
