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  • Former Texas Officer Tried to Hire Hit Man to Kill Pregnant Lover: Report

    A former Austin, Texas, police officer has been named a suspect in the death of his pregnant lover, with a warrant revealing that he reportedly sought out a hit man to kill the woman so that he wouldn’t have to pay child support. The nightmare began Feb. 4 when Samantha Dean, a pregnant, 29-year-old crimes-victim…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    August 13, 2015
  • Father: 15-Year-Old Boy Shot by Indianapolis Police Was No Threat

    Fifteen-year-old Andre Green was fatally shot by Indianapolis police who said the teen was driving a stolen car and accelerated toward officers, causing them to open fire. The boy’s father questions the cops’ account and believes that lethal force wasn’t needed. According to the Associated Press, Kenneth Green has several questions about the officers’ account…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    August 13, 2015
  • Iowa Barber Gave Free Back-to-School Haircuts to Kids as Long as They Read to Him

    A Dubuque, Iowa, barber figured he would do his part to help the community get ready for the upcoming school year, so on Saturday he offered children haircuts, with the only payment being that they had to read a book to the barber. “I just want to support kids reading,” barber Courtney Holmes, who set…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    August 13, 2015
  • Ohio Woman’s Truck Is Burned After Racist Letter Threatened, ‘Don’t Get Burnt Up in There’

    Nicole Rhodes was in the process of reopening a hair salon and beauty school in a Youngstown, Ohio, building that she has owned for the last three-and-a-half years. A few weeks ago, she says, someone, presumably a neighbor, left a racist letter on the building with a deadly warning: ” ‘Black bitch, we don’t want…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    August 12, 2015
  • Fight Between Jets Teammates Started Over $600 Debt: Report

    On Tuesday, New York Jets coach Todd Bowles held a hurried press conference to announce that a linebacker had coldcocked his starting quarterback, knocking him out of the lineup for at least 6-10 weeks with a broken jaw. Now the New York Daily News is reporting that the incident may have stemmed from a no-show…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    August 12, 2015
  • Texas Officer Who Fatally Shot Christian Taylor Is Fired

    The Arlington, Texas, police officer involved in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Christian Taylor was fired Tuesday by the police chief for “exercising poor judgment.” According to NBC News, Arlington Police Officer Brad Miller, 49, used deadly force on the unarmed Taylor during a reported break-in at the Classic Buick GMC dealership at 1:06 a.m.…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    August 12, 2015
  • NFL Quarterback Punched in the Face by Teammate Out 6-10 Weeks

    New York Jets coach Todd Bowles called a rushed news conference Tuesday to announce that quarterback Geno Smith will be out at least 6-10 weeks after an altercation with a teammate led to Smith’s jaw being broken. According to the Associated Press, Jets linebacker Ikemefuna Enemkpali and Smith were involved in a disagreement inside the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    August 11, 2015
  • Ala. Police Enraged After Photos Posted to Social Media Sites Mock Beaten Officer

    Alabama police are incensed that an officer was beaten unconscious during a traffic stop turned violent—and that several people gathered to take photos only to mock the officer on social media. According to AL.com, around 11 a.m. Friday, a plainclothes detective, whose identity has not been released, stopped 34-year-old Janard Cunningham, who was driving a…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    August 11, 2015
  • White House Staffer Shot at Boyfriend Who Refused to Give Up His Cellphone Password: Report

    A White House staffer was placed on unpaid leave after she reportedly threatened her boyfriend with a gun during an argument about other women. According to NBC News, Barvetta Singletary, 37, who serves as a special assistant to the president and House legislative-affairs liaison, confronted her boyfriend, a U.S. Capitol Police officer, with his service…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    August 11, 2015
  • ABC Agents Who Arrested UVA Student Martese Johnson Won’t Face Charges, Return to Job 

    Three agents with the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control involved in the arrest of a 20-year-old college student have been returned to active duty after an investigation concluded that they “did not violate agency policy,” the Associated Press reports. Bloody photos of University of Virginia student Martese Johnson went viral after he was reportedly beaten…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    August 11, 2015
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