Crime

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Crime Tekashi 6ix9ine Has Been Living Separately In Jail With Other Informants: Report His safety reportedly hasn't been an issue while he's been locked up. By Erika Marie September 13, 2019
Crime Palmdale City Officials Call For Investigation Into Robert Fuller's Death By Hanging City officials in Palmdale, California are calling for a new investigation into the death of Robert Fuller, who was found hanging from a tree next to city hall. By Lynn S. June 14, 2020
Crime Jussie Smollett Case Forces Osundairo Bros. Into Destitution Jussie Smollett was recently indicted on new charges, but the scandal has caused Abel and Ola Osundairo to fall on hard times. By Erika Marie February 12, 2020
Crime "Empire" Star Bryshere Gray Accused Of Battery By Clerk After Food-Throwing Incident Police body-cam footage shows both sides of the story. By Erika Marie January 02, 2020
Crime Arkansas Police Officer Kills Fellow Cop After Threatening Protesters Police officer, Calvin Salyers, surrendered to Arkansas State Police after fatally shooting another cop. By Dominiq R. July 14, 2020
Politics Michigan Police Pepper-Spray & Shoot Tear Gas Canister Directly In Face Of Protestor: Video A man in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was maced, and before he could even turn around, the police shot a tear gas canister into his face. By Rose Lilah June 02, 2020
Crime R. Kelly's GF Joycelyn Savage Looks Depressed In Mugshot After Azriel Clary Brawl Joycelyn Savage was booked for domestic battery. By Alex Zidel January 15, 2020
Sports Alvin Kamara Pleads No Contest On 2022 Vegas Fight Charge The running back saw his felony charges dropped. By Ben Mock July 12, 2023
Pop Culture Tory Lanez Updates Fans From Behind Bars, Confirms Yoko Gold Collaboration Dropping At Midnight "I want y'all to know I haven't lost my faith in God and that I'm in high spirits," Lanez wrote to fans in his latest IG post. By Hayley Hynes June 18, 2023
Music Tory Lanez Could Face 9 Years In Prison It's not looking good for Tory Lanez. By James Jones May 10, 2023
Pop Culture Baltimore Bridge Collapse: What We Know About The Francis Scott Key Bridge Crash Investigations underway as Baltimore grapples with bridge collapse. Joe Biden stated that the federal government would "pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge." By Axl Banks March 26, 2024
Crime 2,800 Boxes Of Lego Seized In California Theft Ring Bust: What We Know Two individuals, Richard Siegel, 71, and Blanca Gudino, 39, were arrested in connection with the thefts. By Axl Banks June 07, 2024