D.C. councilmember Charles Allen condemned the officers who arrested Black teens for selling water on the National Mall.
New laws require California police to report the race of people they pull over. Click on the audio player to hear why this new measure is being enforced, and more on this story in this edition of The Jazzy Report on The D.L. Hughley Show. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Listen to the “The D.L. Hughley Show” LIVE weekdays 3-7 […]
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The wife of Miami Dolphins cornerback Brent Grimes was arrested Sunday in the stadium parking lot following the team’s loss to the Buffalo Bills, and she hurt her right knee and arm in a confrontation with police. Miko Grimes faces charges of disorderly conduct, battery on a police officer and […]
The municipal court judge in Ferguson, Mo. ordered the withdrawal of all arrest warrants issued before December 31, 2014
It’s a good thing that Columbus Short made the most of his time in Barbados at the Crop Over Festival (Rihanna, who is, of course, Bajan, participated last year) because he’s now behind bars, reports TMZ.com. “I literally went to Barbados for an HIV charity,” he told California judge, according to the NY Daily News. […]
Damon Dash’s 22-year-old dson, Damon Dash, II was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly trying to choke his girlfriend. According to the New York Post, the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday said police can routinely take DNA from people they arrest, equating a DNA cheek swab to other common jailhouse procedures like fingerprinting. “Taking and analyzing a cheek swab of the arrestee DNA is, like fingerprinting and photographing, a legitimate police booking procedure that is reasonable […]
(Photo Credit: PR Photos) Katt Williams continued his downward spiral over the weekend with an incident in Seattle that landed him in jail, yet again. According to Seattle police, the comedian was arrested on Sunday following a bar fight, during which he allegedly threatened people with a pool cue, reports TMZ. Police say Williams “brandished […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A nationwide sex trafficking ring run by a violent pimp and his associates used Backpage.com to solicit customers for prostitutes as young as age 17, advertising the women as "smokin' hot babes," according to a federal indictment recently unsealed in Iowa. A 50-page indictment alleges a New Jersey man used […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration ordered federal, state and local officials Thursday to adopt zero tolerance for prison rape as it issued mandatory screening, enforcement and prevention regulations designed to reduce the number of inmates who suffer sexual victimization at the hands of other prisoners and prison staff. Anti-rape advocates and victims of prison […]
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer was found not guilty Wednesday of official oppression in the videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect, prompting an outraged response from black community leaders who called the verdict an injustice. Andrew Blomberg, 29, was the first of four fired police officers to stand trial for their […]
PITTSBURGH (AP) — No charges will be filed against three white Pittsburgh police officers who were accused of using excessive force in beating a black teenager, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said at a news conference there isn’t a prosecutable case against the officers. Jordan Miles was an […]
