Did you know that 95 percent of the music downloads in the United States are downloaded illegally? Or did you know that an estimated 10,000 prostitutes flock to the Super Bowl every year? Studies of these crime trends always make for good news headlines because it always makes you wonder “How is this happening?!” Here’s […]
Link to video OCAL, Fla. — A Florida woman was shot in the middle of a fight in Ocala and kept fighting before she noticed she was shot in the chest. Police have now released the video in hopes of finding the gunman responsible for the shooting. The victim, Brittany Thomas, said she had gone […]
JARRATT, Va. (AP) — A man who raped and suffocated an 88-year-old woman was executed, becoming Virginia’s first inmate to be given a lethal injection using a revised three-drug cocktail. Jerry Terrell Jackson, 30, was pronounced dead at 9:14 p.m. Thursday at Greensville Correctional Center. Asked if he had any final words, Jackson shook his […]
A 79-year-old Dallas woman succumbed to the sweltering Texas heat and died in her home two days after reporting her air conditioner stolen to the police. Dolores Grissom, lived on a corner in her Oak Cliff neighborhood where her air conditioner was exposed. On July 14, Grissom reported that her $2,500 unit was stolen. On […]
MIAMI — Grammy-winning OutKast rapper Big Boi has been arrested in Miami for possession of drugs including ecstasy and Viagra pills. The rapper, whose real name is Antwan Patton, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia on Sunday. According to the Miami-Dade County […]
LOS ANGELES–A crazed woman reportedly grabbed a stranger’s baby from out of a stroller, slammed the infant into a pole and tried to break the baby’s arm off so that she could eat it. The infant’s mother and aunt fought off the suspect Natasha Hubbard, until she fled. With the help of witnesses, the police […]
VIRGINIA — A serial “butt slasher” is on the loose in Virginia and has reportedly slashed at least five women. According to the recounts of victims, the man usually attacks after a distraction such as clothes falling off a rack. Afterwards, the attacker calmly walks away without drawing attention to himself. Huffington Post Reports: A […]
GEORGIA — Raquel Nelson, the Georgia mother who was convicted with a misdemeanor after her son was struck and killed by a truck, will not serve jail time, according to CNN. Nelson, 30, pleaded for sympathy after she broke a state law when jaywalking with her three children. Her story attracted national attention from media […]
A Georgia mother could face up to 3 years in prison for jaywalking with her son moments before he was struck by a drunk driver and killed. Raquel Nelson, 30, was convicted on July 12 of second-degree vehicular homicide, reckless conduct, and failure to use a crosswalk during the incident in April 2010. The drunk […]
Crime rates in American cites are falling and according to new research diversity may be the reason. Researchers at the University of Toronto believe the growing trend of racial diversity in American cities is contributing to the downward trend. From TheGrio: “The association between crime and community characteristics — like the proportion of the population […]
A New York times article discusses the growing trend of people impersonating police officers. Across the country, criminals are donning badges and uniforms and claiming to be cops in order to gain the trust of unsuspecting victims. The NYT reports: In South Florida, seemingly an incubator of law-breaking innovation, police impersonators have become better organized […]
Yahoo has made a list of the ten most dangerous cities in the USA based on the murder rate, violent crime, unemployment and income. Many of the cities on this list are mainstays, while others are new additions. Check out the list below: 10. Stockton, Calif. 9. Rockford, Ill. 8. Baltimore 7. Little Rock, Ark. […]
