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French police are investigating the reoccurring appearance of packages of “very pure” cocaine washing up on the shores of beaches along the Atlantic coast, The Guardian reports. On Sunday, a new batch of about 31 pounds of cocaine appeared on the Pornic shore in western France, bringing the total amount in recent weeks to more than […]
The NYPD has been slammed for arresting a woman who was selling food inside a Brooklyn subway station. The incident took place on Friday inside the Broadway Junction subway station in East New York. Two Twitter viral videos that documented the situation showed three uniformed officers and one in plainclothes encircling a woman who was […]
The father of Atatiana Jefferson has died, the Associated Press reports. Spokesperson Bruce Carter told the Dallas Morning News that Marquis Jefferson fell victim to a heart attack and died on Saturday at a Dallas area hospital. “Less than a month ago, he was working at El Centro, mentoring kids twice a week,” Carter said. “He just couldn’t get […]
A police officer associated with the arrest of El Chapo‘s son was murdered by armed gunmen in Sinaloa, Mexico. The 30-year-old officer has only been identified by Mexican authorities as Eduardo N. He was killed in the parking lot of a strip mall on Wednesday. In footage obtained by Mexican newspaper Excelsior, a red sports car can be seen […]
A 13-year-old Florida teenager was arrested for singing rap lyrics. According to Tampa’s local NBC-affiliate, the unidentified minor was taken into custody around 3 p.m. ET on Monday. He was charged with the false report of using a firearm in a violent manner. Per the Pasco Sheriff’s Office, the incident stemmed from the student being disruptive during his […]
After receiving some apparently titillating info on multiple hemp cultivation sites, California authorities discovered the sites were housing what they call “illicit marijuana gardens.” In a statement, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office said the initial tip kicked off a joint investigation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. […]
Shia LaBeouf walked away with the Breakthrough Screenwriter honor at the Hollywood Film Awards on Sunday night for his work on Honey Boy. The semi-autobiographical film, which he wrote and stars in as his own father, tackles his troubled childhood and difficulties becoming a young adult actor. Honey Boy also indirectly depicts a few infamous moments from LaBeouf’s career, […]
Thousands of New Yorkers flooded the city’s subway platforms on Friday, to protest police brutality and the Metropolitan Transit Authority‘s new, stiffer approach to fare evasion. According to Gothamist, the initial demonstration was organized by the activist movement Decolonize This Place. Nearly 1000 protesters started above ground at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and then stormed the Hoyt–Schermerhorn Street station, jumping […]
Kodak Black was reportedly involved in a prison fight on Tuesday that left a guard hospitalized, Miami’s local ABC-affiliate reports. The altercation allegedly began with two inmates housed at the Federal Detention Center. It’s unclear if Kodak was one of the initial participants or if he joined the fight after it started. The incident sent a responding guard to […]
A teenager that was punched by a New York City police officer during a fight in the subway filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the city, the local NBC-affiliate reports. Attorney Sanford Rubenstein, who represents 15-year-old Benjamin Marshall and his parents, says that a $5 million lawsuit was filed at the Family Court in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Marshall was punched […]
