Crime

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Music Big U Makes His First Federal Court Appearance After RICO Arrest Big U's RICO Case drew a lot of controversy for how it roped in hip-hop media such as Wack 100 and No Jumper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Sports Deputy Who Allegedly Took Pictures Of Kobe Bryant's Crash Involved In Excessive Force Case The same deputy accused of sharing the chilling photos of Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash was captured on video kneeling on a handcuffed inmate's head. By Lawrencia Grose June 18, 2022
Music Harry-O's Ex Wife Wants Snoop Dogg To Shut Death Row Down Lydia Harris won a 2005 judgement against Death Row, the company her ex husband Harry-O invested in, and now wants Snoop Dogg to pay up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2025
Pop Culture YSL Lawyer Bonds Out Following Courthouse Prescription Drug Arrest Defendant Miles Farley's lawyer, Anastasios Manettas, was searched and subsequently taken into police custody during court on Thursday (April 20). By Hayley Hynes April 21, 2023
Crime Nipsey Hussle's Alleged Killer's Trial Delayed For At Least 90 Days: Report Eric Holder appeared in court on Tuesday (December 1) where a judge stated that COVID-19 has caused the trial to be pushed back. By Erika Marie December 01, 2020
Crime LAPD Tell Pawn Shops To Stay On Alert For PNB Rock's Jewelry Police say they're confident that they will make an arrest in PNB Rock's murder case. By Aron A. September 14, 2022
Music Kanye West, J. Cole, Young Thug, And More Seen In Photos Submitted In YNW Melly's Trial Prosecution submitted hundreds of photos. By Caroline Fisher June 29, 2023
Sneakers Cool Kicks Update: Feds Find $500K Worth Of Stolen Nike Product Authorities seized $500K in stolen Nike goods from Cool Kicks’ warehouse as founder Adeel Shams faces ongoing criminal charges. By Ben Atkinson October 07, 2025
Music Meek Mill Weighs In On Young Thug's Trial Meek Mill is still upset about lyrics being used in court as evidence. By Cole Blake December 12, 2023
Music Rick Ross Brings Up Lil Durk's Legal Struggles While Encouraging Youth To Avoid Crime While Rick Ross and Lil Durk don't stray from tough topics of street life in their music, they have both tried to make up for their past. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Biggie Smalls' Son CJ Wallace Sues Publicist For Diddy Sexual Assault Claim Jonathan Hay initially sued CJ Wallace and Diddy anonymously, claiming CJ lured him to a place where Sean Combs sexually assaulted him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Prosecutors Seeking 13 Years For Tory Lanez In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Tory Lanez may be looking at 13 years in prison if prosecutor get their way. By Cole Blake June 07, 2023