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Watch: Tenn. Officer Fatally Shoots Woman Carrying Ax
Gallatin, Tenn., police released graphic body-cam footage that shows an officer fatally shooting a woman who police claim had already attacked a Sumner County, Tenn., sheriff’s deputy with an ax. According to a preliminary investigation, Laronda Sweatt, 40, allegedly attacked Sumner County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Gary Pickard after he and several members of the local…
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Super Dad Selling Comic Book Collection to Fund His Superhero’s College Education
For most of Al Sanders’ life, he collected comic books, and over time, that collection amassed into some 5,000 rare and vintage editions that span the superhero spectrum from Iron Man and X-Men to Batman and Luke Cage, Hero for Hire. “I’ve got them all in 10 boxes, and the boxes in theory hold 500…
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Atlanta Hawks Forward Thabo Sefolosha Sues NYPD Officers, NYC Over Arrest
Atlanta Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha has filed a $50 million suit against the city of New York and five New York City police officers claiming charges of false arrest, excessive force, malicious prosecution and false imprisonment during a 2015 incident in which he suffered a broken leg. According to ESPN, Sefolosha and Hawks teammate Pero Antic…
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Chicago Police Make 6-Year-Old Cancer Patient’s Wish Come True
Six-year-old Madison Pruitt is battling a rare muscular cancer, but that hasn’t stopped her from dreaming. For as long as she can remember, she has wanted to be a Chicago police officer. On Wednesday, she was all set to make a visit to police in the city’s 6th District, but Madison wasn’t feeling well enough…
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Judge: Probable Cause to Charge 911 Caller in John Crawford III’s Death
An Ohio judge has found that there is probable cause to prosecute the 911 caller who claimed that John Crawford III was pointing a gun at people inside a Wal-Mart store in August 2014. Ronald Ritchie “created the incident that resulted in the death of not only John Crawford but another shopper by the name…
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Texas Youth Pastor Beaten by Witnesses Who Allegedly Caught Him Sexually Assaulting Kindergartner: Report
Witnesses beat a Texas youth pastor whom they allegedly caught sexually assaulting a 6-year-old he’d reportedly lured behind an apartment building. Police arrested Willie Lee Bell Jr., 29, a children’s minister at First United Methodist Church in Cedar Hill, on Thursday, Fox 4 News reports. According to the news station, Bell’s recent arrest was not…
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Report: Tenn. Special Ed Teacher Fired After Find of Inappropriate Texts to Student
A Tennessee special education teacher has been fired after text messages were found on a student’s phone sent from a number reportedly belonging to the teacher, according to WREG. According to the news station, police began investigating at Houston Middle School in Germantown, Tenn., earlier this month after inappropriate texts were found on a child’s…
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FBI Looking for Md. Bank Robber Who Covers Himself in Bandages and Neck Brace
A Maryland bank robber is disguising himself to look like the survivor of a serious accident in order to rob several banks. The FBI is looking for a man who has worn a neck brace and covered half of his face in bandages while robbing nine banks throughout the state between Oct. 19 and April…
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NYC Cop Involved in Forceful Arrest of Mail Carrier Stripped of Badge and Gun
Luis Machado, the New York City police lieutenant involved in the forceful arrest of a Brooklyn postal worker delivering mail, has been stripped of his gun and badge, the New York Post reports. According to the Post, Machado, who has been placed on modified duty, was overseeing the arrest of letter carrier Glen Grays on…
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