After the horrific footage of New York resident Eric Garner being placed in a chokehold by the NYPD (which ultimately led to his death) made its way around the web, people everywhere wanted answers. According to BigStory.org, Medical examiner spokeswoman Julie Bolcer said Friday that Eric Garner’s July 17 death has been ruled a homicide. Bolcer says his death […]
A news report by station WGRZ 2 On Your Side is shedding light on the use of an offensive racial epithet used by Lockport Police to describe a black suspect. Problem is, the department isn’t sure if the slur “negro” is offensive or not. Go figure. It all began when 2 On Your Side received a mugshot […]
The family of the Staten Island man who died after being placed in a chokehold by police is now trying to seek justice for him. Eric Garner‘s family members are asking federal prosecutors to investigate his death as a civil rights violation, and are calling for a federal inquiry. According to the NY Times, Rev. […]
Friends, family, and strangers gathered to remember 43-year-old Eric Garner at his funeral earlier today. The Staten Island native was killed last week after an NYPD officer allegedly put him in a chokehold. Among the hundreds of funeral attendees packed into the Brooklyn church was Rev. Al Sharpton. Sharpton delivered a moving speech at the service, during […]
A rookie New Jersey police officer was fatally shot just two days before celebrating his first year on the job by a man who wanted to become famous. According to the Daily Mail, 23-year-old Melvin Santiago was shot in the head after responding to a robbery at a local Walgreens in Jersey City. “Melvin Santiago, 23, died instantly […]
It was a bloody scene Wednesday evening when Harris County police responded to a 911 call in Spring, TX. Ron Haskell, 34, walked into the home of his relatives and opened fire, killing six people, including four who were children between the ages of 4 and 13. The lone survivor of the horrific incident, a […]
Being a 22-year-old college student born and raised in New York City, riding the train is a big part of my everyday life. I’ve seen just about everything. The subway performers announce it’s showtime, a lusty couple kiss and grope one another in the corner of a packed train car, and a drug addict takes a hit […]
Columbus Short just can’t seem to stay out of trouble! The former Scandal actor was at popular Dallas, Texas bar Katy Trail Ice House, for over four hours yesterday. Witnesses say Short got up from his seat and appeared to be trying to leave the bar without paying his tab. A security guard also took […]
New search warrants in the death of 22-month-old Cooper Harris revealed Sunday that not only did the father research hot car deaths and how long they take to occur, but so did the mother. The warrants were for a Dell Dimension 9200 Computer Tower from the Harris’ home, Google Chrome cast, a McBook Pro Laptop, a […]
In bad parenting news, one father has been charged with murder after leaving his son in the car for seven hours, and a Florida mother was arrested after refusing to treat her newborn with ‘non-vegan’ medicines. Dad Charged With Murder Some strange new details have emerged in the case of the Georgia father who left his […]
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that police need a warrant to search a person’s cell phone, even when they are placed under arrest. The high court ruled against the Obama administration in an 8-to-1 decision with Chief Justice John Roberts declaring that both the quantity and quality of information contained in modern hand-held devices is constitutionally protected from […]
Here’s a sight for sore eyes! Meet Jeremy Meeks, the internet famous felon from Stockton, Ca. who has girls everywhere fawning over him. Meeks was arrested Wednesday on felony weapons charges during a sweep in the Weston Ranch area of Stockton. The Stockton Police Department received a lot of attention after the bust, but not exactly […]
