Crime

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Crime Teen Who Filmed George Floyd's Death "Traumatized" By Online Harassment Darnella Frazier, the 17-year-old who caught the murder of George Floyd by police on camera, is being harassed online for not stepping in while he was killed. By Lynn S. May 28, 2020
Music Human Remains From 1982 Finally Identified As O'Jays Guitarist Frank Little Jr.: Report He left the famed group after being deployed to Vietnam, but he never returned and his paper trail went cold. By Erika Marie December 14, 2021
Crime Kodak Black Isn't Okay With His 46-Month Prison Sentence Kodak Black has officially appealed his prison sentence. By Alex Zidel November 21, 2019
Crime Kandi Burruss Addresses Shooting At Her Restaurant Kandi Burruss addressed the recent shooting that took place at her Atlanta restaurant, Old Lady Gang, on Friday with a heartfelt message to all those affected. By Lynn S. February 16, 2020
Pop Culture Takeoff's Alleged Murderer Vows To Move In With Parents, Requests Lower Bail Patrick Xavier Clark wants his bail reduced from $2M to $100K. By Hayley Hynes December 13, 2022
Crime Nicki Minaj Livid After Tragic Death Of Joshua Brown Nicki Minaj is sick of the hypocrisy. By Mitch Findlay October 09, 2019
Pop Culture Meek Mill, Quavo, 2 Chainz, & More Are Pushing For Marijuana Reform Other rappers in support of the push for reform include Drake, Dave East, T.I., and Killer Mike, just to name a few. By Hayley Hynes September 17, 2021
Crime Several People Shot In Mass Shooting In Congress Heights, Washington DC: Report Police confirm that a mass shooting has taken place in the southeast DC neighborhood Congress Heights, and at least four people have been injured. By Joshua Robinson March 31, 2021
Crime Two White Men Charged In "Attempted Lynching" At Indiana Lake Sean Purdy and Jerry Cox have been charged with multiple crimes. By Karlton Jahmal July 18, 2020
Crime Casanova Pleads Guilty To Racketeering Charges: Details Casanova has been incarcerated since December of 2020. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2022
Random Police Seize 345,000 Used Condoms To Be Re-Sold As New Vietnamese police confiscated 345,000 used condoms that were “cleaned” and resold. By Ashley Landa September 26, 2020
Crime Houston Police Involved In Shootout With Suspect At Galleria Mall: Report The suspect, who remains at large, also shot a man in the leg. By Erika Marie July 17, 2021