Crime

McMichaels withdraw guilty pleas in federal Arbery case, hate crime trial starts Monday 

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Ohio man arrested after allegedly stabbing mom more than 20 times

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Minnesota AG to join investigation of fatal police shooting of Amir Locke

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Danielle Hoyle’s surviving child distraught over loss of her mom, newborn sister 

"All she does is cry and say she wants her mama," said Hoyle's mother of Jariyah, her 10-year-old granddaughter.
/ February 4, 2022

CA couple who defaced BLM mural charged with burglary 

Black Lives Matter painting defacers David Nelson and Nicole Anderson allegedly broke into a dead man's home and also sold…
/ February 3, 2022

Tennessee father charged in murder of 2-day-old daughter, child’s mother 

Brandon Isabelle reportedly shot Danielle Hoyle in the head and threw their newborn, Kennedy Hoyle, from a bridge.
/ February 3, 2022

Rapper Tdott Woo killed in Brooklyn hours after signing with record label 

Tahjay Dobson, who had just signed to Million Dollar Music, was fatally shot in Brooklyn Tuesday afternoon, police said.
/ February 3, 2022

Ex-officer who killed Laquan McDonald leaves prison after serving less than half of sentence

Former officer Jason Van Dyke left prison on Thursday after serving less than half of his nearly seven-year sentence for…
/ February 3, 2022

Man who worked to ban Black LGBTQ book from schools charged with child molestation 

Ryan Utterback also faces a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree domestic assault and a misdemeanor charge of furnishing pornographic material.
/ February 3, 2022
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Four men arrested in connection with death of Michael K. Williams

Four men were arrested as part of an investigation into the death of Michael K. Williams for allegedly selling fentanyl-laced…
/ February 2, 2022
Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke Sentenced In Shooting Death Laquan McDonald

Protests organized as Laquan McDonald’s killer set to be released from prison early

'They should be ashamed that they have allowed this to happen,' U.S. Congressional candidate Kina Collins told theGrio.
/ February 2, 2022
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$500K reward offered for information on Kendrick Johnson’s death

A Georgia sheriff has offered half a million of his own money as a reward for information leading to an…
/ February 2, 2022

Body of Taylour Young found in trunk of car in impound lot after months-long search

Homicide detectives are still investigating what happened to the late 25-year-old.
/ February 1, 2022

NAACP urges federal charges in Laquan McDonald’s killing

The NAACP urged Merrick Garland to bring federal civil rights charges against the white officer who fatally shot Black teen Laquan McDonald.
/ February 1, 2022

Spelman, Jackson State among HBCUs targeted in second wave of bomb threats

At least 13 HBCUs reported receiving bomb threats Tuesday morning — on the first day of Black History Month.
/ February 1, 2022