Crime
A grand jury has declined to press charges against the police officers involved in last year’s death of Daniel Prude. Making the announcement late Tuesday afternoon, New York Attorney General Letitia James said her officer presented “the strongest case possible” to the grand jury, which nonetheless opted against charging any of the officers involved in Prude’s […]
A former Columbus police officer has been indicted in the December death of Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man. In an indictment handed down Wednesday, ex-Officer Adam Coy was charged with murder, felonious assault and two counts of dereliction for failing to turn on his body camera during the incident, according to Ohio Attorney General Dave […]
The city of Rochester, N.Y., has suspended the three police officers involved in handcuffing and pepper spraying a 9 year-old black girl last week. The suspensions came one day after the body-cam footage was released to the public. Mayor Lovely Warren stated: “What happened Friday was simply horrible, and has rightly outraged all of our […]
Remember the rapper that brought you the “Nae Nae?” Well, he’s being charged with the murder of his cousin. Silento was arrested and charged with the murder after Ring surveillance from homes in the area where Fredrick Rooks’ body was found, revealed at least one gunshot and several vehicles leaving the area. In 2020 Silento was […]
Sgt Jonathan Mattingly is the officer who was shot in the leg during the March 13th raid into the home of Breonna Taylor. Kenneth Walker, Breonna’s boyfriend, stated he shot Mattingly thinking the home was being broken into, now Mattingly has filed a counterclaim against Walker alleging assault, battery and emotional distress. The suit claims Walker’s conduct […]
13 people have been arrested in connection with a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The FBI says the men were attached to a militia group known as the ‘Wolverine Watchmen’. Feds were tipped off about the plan earlier this year and sent an undercover agent to meet with the group in Ohio in June. […]
A documentary will soon explore the life and death of Breonna Taylor. According to FOX29, the documentary is called The Killing of Breonna Taylor. The episode, which is part of a new docuseries by The New York Times called The Weekly, will air on Sept. 4 at 10 p.m. ET on FX and on HULU Sept. 5. […]
Charges have been elevated to 2nd degree murder against the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and the three other officers involved are now facing charges of aiding and abetting 2nd degree murder. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the upgraded charges to Derek Chauvin who knelt on Floyd’s neck for several minutes with Officers […]
The Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky reported that seven people were shot after violence erupted Thursday night during a protest for Breonna Taylor, a city resident who was shot to death by an officer during a March police raid. Shots were fired at around 11:30pm, with one of the seven injured in critical condition. The […]
A 71-year-old grandmother was shot and killed in Washington, D.C. while trying to protect her granddaughter, Shiela Lucas, who has just recovered from the Coronavirus weeks ago, was shopping with her daughter and granddaughter at a Giant supermarket when an altercation with two other women ensued. Lucas, her daughter, and granddaughter began walking home when the […]