Crime

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Music Sauce Walka Pleads Guilty To Evading Police In High-Speed Chase Sauce Walka must now complete 50 hours of community service and faces two years of probation for this evasion charge. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Crime Mall Of America Shooting Causes Lockdown, Results In One Death Several unidentified members of the New York Giants were at the mall when the shooting occurred, although all are fortunately safe. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 24, 2022
Crime Family Of Ma'Khia Bryant Share Concerns About Trial Ma'Khia Bryant's family are concerned that prosecutors will go easy on the cops that shot Ma'Khia. By Joe Abrams July 10, 2021
Politics Jim Jones Celebrates Joe Biden's Pot Pardons: "Finally Done Something Correct" Jim Jones is happy but still skeptical of what's ahead for weed legalization. By Rex Provost October 08, 2022
TV Russell Brand Previously Bragged About Meghan Markle Kiss, His Father Defends Him From Allegations Russell Brand's father believes this is all a huge plot. By Alexander Cole September 18, 2023
Sports Antonio Brown's Baby Mama Calls For His Arrest Over Unpaid Child Support Brown reportedly has missed $31,000 worth of payments. By Ben Mock October 15, 2023
Pop Culture Jonathan Majors' "Magazine Dreams" Has Release Date Scrapped By Disney The move was widely expected given Majors' legal trouble. By Ben Mock October 28, 2023
Music 2Pac's Father Calls Keefe D A "Pawn" Used By Death Row Or The Government "It’s not the truth," Billy Garland says of Keefe D's arrest. By Caroline Fisher December 08, 2023
Crime Ahmaud Arbery's Parents Speak On Guilty Verdicts: "He Will Now Rest In Peace" Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William "Robbie" Bryan were all convicted of murder. By Erika Marie November 24, 2021
Music Young Dolph’s Sister And Murder Suspect Take The Stand In Hernandez Govan Trial Prosecutors call Hernandez Govan the alleged mastermind behind Young Dolph's murder, and his trial began this week. By Caroline Fisher August 19, 2025
Random Minneapolis To Hire Influencers To Spread News About George Floyd Murder Trial: Report The move is intended to increase accessibility to information to communities that do not follow mainstream news sources. By Madusa S. February 28, 2021
Music Burna Boy Offers To Cover Funeral Costs For Children Killed In Stockton Mass Shooting Three children and one adult were shot and killed during an attack at a birthday party in Stockton, California over the weekend. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025