Crime

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Crime Charges Against Bronx Rapper C Blu Dropped After Being Accused Of Shooting NYPD Officer The charges against C Blu, a 16-year-old rapper from the Bronx, have been dropped. By Cole Blake May 22, 2022
Crime YaYa Mayweather Wears T-Shirt With Her Mugshot On It For Her Birthday YaYa has no shame in displaying the photo taken from her arrest back in 2020. By Lawrencia Grose May 21, 2022
Crime Red "Power Rangers" Actor Arrested For Fraud The actor who played the red Power Ranger in the '90s was arrested for fraud involving a PPP scam. By Quam Odunsi May 21, 2022
Pop Culture Bobby Shmurda Champions New York's Rap Lyrics Bill: "It Needs To Happen All Around The Country" Bobby Shmurda tips his hat to New York's bill protecting rap lyrics in court, but thinks it should be implemented nationwide. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 20, 2022
Crime Dave Chappelle Attacker Isaiah Lee Faces Attempted Murder Charge In Separate Case: Report Lee reportedly stabbed his roommate last December. By Erika Marie May 19, 2022
Music Rod Wave Domestic Violence Case Dismissed Rod Wave avoided charges after his arrest earlier this month. By Rex Provost May 19, 2022
Crime Chicago Mom Charged After Son, 8, Takes Gun To School & It Accidentally Goes Off: Report A 7-year-old was treated after a bullet grazed his abdomen. Police reportedly claim "the student said his mother's boyfriend put the gun" in his backpack. By Erika Marie May 19, 2022
Crime D.A. Alleges YSL Was Involved In "Excess Of 50" Crimes Related To Gun Violence & Murder: Report Young Thug and Gunna remain incarcerated as prosecutors mount their case against the hitmakers and their alleged associates. By Erika Marie May 19, 2022
Gossip Lil Meech Released From Jail, Haimov Jewelers Issues Statement: "We Reached Out" Meech faces charges of first-degree grand theft after Haimov claims he never finished paying off a $250K luxury watch and tried trading it in at another jeweler. By Erika Marie May 18, 2022
Gossip Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland Released From Prison: Report The failed "luxury" festival's organizer was sentenced to 6 years in prison back in 2018. By Erika Marie May 18, 2022
Crime Lil Meech Arrested After Allegedly Stealing $250,000 Watch: Report Lil Meech was reportedly arrested for grand theft after allegedly stealing a $250,000 watch. By Cole Blake May 18, 2022
Crime Martin Shkreli Released From Prison Two Years Early: Details Martin Shkreli has been freed. By Alexander Cole May 18, 2022