Crime

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Pop Culture Takeoff Shooting Update: Investigators Are Piecing Together Beef That Led Up To Fatal Incident Police still have not publicly identified a suspect, although at least one person of interest was caught flashing his gun on video. By Hayley Hynes November 04, 2022
Crime Wack 100 Explains Why He's Too "Slippery" For Attackers While Discussing Quando Rondo Quando Rondo was in L.A. when he and his friend, Lul Pab, were shot at in Beverly Grove. Pab sadly died from his injuries. By Erika Marie August 22, 2022
Crime Judge Blocks Lil Mosey's Consensual Sex Defense In Rape Case The judge in Lil Mosey's rape case has decided to block his lawyers from using prior acts of consensual sex as a defense. By Brianna Lawson January 07, 2022
Crime LAPD Detective Tells People To Stay Away From LA, Compares City To "The Purge" An LAPD detective is telling tourists to avoid the area, comparing the city to "The Purge" after rapper Slim 400 was shot and killed. By Alex Zidel December 09, 2021
Crime Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay Accused Killer Facing New Charges If convicted, he will face an additional five years in prison. By hnhh March 06, 2021
Crime Florida Coast Guard Seizes $1.4 Billion Worth of Cocaine & Marijuana The Florida Coast Guard worked with U.S. Customs, Border Patrol, and other agencies for a record-breaking crime bust. By Kevin Quinitchett August 08, 2021
Crime Amber Guyger Who Shot Botham Jean Was Distracted Due To Sexting: Report She claimed she accidentally shot Jean because she was exhausted, but her texts may show otherwise. By Erika Marie September 24, 2019
Politics Lil Yachty Goes To Bat For Kodak Black With Trump Tweet Lil Yachty asks President Donald Trump to commute Kodak Black's sentence. By Alex Zidel January 04, 2021
Crime Tavion Koonce-Williams, 15, Shot By Akron Police Over Fake Gun: What We Know A decade after the horrible case of Tamir Rice, Ohio police make headlines again once for harming Black boys. By Demi Phillips April 18, 2024
Music Third Suspect In Young Dolph Murder Case Arrested: Report The man faces accessory to murder charges. By Thomas Galindo January 12, 2022
Crime R. Kelly Informs Judge He Won't Testify In Child Pornography Case: Report R. Kelly refuses to take the stand. By Aron A. September 02, 2022
Music Tupac's Murder Trial Has Never-Before-Seen Evidence New video and photo evidence has emerged in Tupac's murder case. By Lavender Alexandria October 04, 2023