‘Very Sad and Unfortunate’: 74-Year-Old Ohio Woman Robbed Bank at Gunpoint Soon After She Was Reportedly Victim to a Scam That Put Her In Financial Bind, Police Say
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by Yasmeen Freightman
2h ago
Police in an Ohio township say a 74-year-old suspected bank robber could have fallen victim to online scammers. Ann Mayers was arrested for robbing a credit union at gunpoint in Fairfield Township, Ohio, on April 19. Surveillance video caught the 74-year-old walking into the AurGroup Credit Union with a handgun and demanding money from employees. She left in her 2014 Hyundai Elantra with $500. Stock photo of cash (Photo: Pexels) It didn’t take long for authorities to identify and locate her after reviewing surveillance images and video. They arrived at her home in the nearby town of Hamilton j ..read more
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Georgia School Counselor Exposes Special Needs Teacher Caught Dragging Student by Her Feet Leaving Parents Outraged: ‘How Many Times Did This Happen?
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by Taylor Ardrey
4h ago
A Georgia special-needs teacher has raised concern among parents after she was accused of physically abusing a student.  The principal of Kinchafoonee Primary School in Leesburg, about 80 miles from Columbus, opened an investigation into 39-year-old Ashton Long Cleveland following a complaint from a counselor who witnessed an interaction between the teacher and a student, WALB and WSB-TV reported. The incident was captured on security footage and happened on Friday, April 12.  According to a police report obtained by the outlets, Cleveland was seen  ..read more
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‘Give It to Me!’: Angry Georgia Cop Follows Man Home, Tases Him, Breaks His Leg Because He ‘Stole’ An Officer’s Ballpoint Pen During Traffic Stop [Video]
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by Yasmeen Freightman
7h ago
Bodycam video shows a Georgia cop pulling a man over for speeding, then following the driver to his home and tasering him just to retrieve a ballpoint pen. WSB-TV reports the incident happened in December 2023 when a Greenville police officer stopped 30-year-old Corriyon Bray for speeding. Corriyon Bray, 30, says he plans to sue the Georgia cops who followed him to his home, Tasered him, and broke his leg after accusing him of taking a pen that he used to sign a speeding ticket. (Photo: WSB-TV) The bodycam footage shows the officer handing Bray the traffic citation and a pen to sign. After Bra ..read more
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Jamaican Businessman Accused of Hiring Hitman to Kill Wife to Collect Life Insurance Money Was Set to Receive More Than $100 Million
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by Taylor Ardrey
1d ago
New details were revealed about the Caribbean businessman who is currently in the midst of a trial following allegations that he hired a hitman to kill his now-deceased wife. According to the Jamaica-Gleaner, Omar Collymore was the lone recipient of his wife Simone Campbell-Collymore’s $21 million life insurance policy. He was also set to receive a majority of her second policy, worth $80 million, while the two children would get 15 percent each.  Campbell-Collymore and a taxi driver were shot dead in St. Andrew in 2018. The fatal moment was captured on camera, an ..read more
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FBI Concludes Black Teen Found Dead In Home of White Man Known to Hold Racist Views Died of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound; Victim’s Mother Remains Skeptical
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by Taylor Ardrey
1d ago
Findings from an FBI investigation conclude that Missouri teenager Derontae Martin died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, not at the hands of a white homeowner who was suspected to be responsible for his death, a report says. Acting special agent Chris Crocker, who works for the St. Louis Division, confirmed with The Associated Press that the agency found Martin’s death was from “a self-inflicted gunshot wound, not a homicide or a hate crime.”  His mother, Ericka Lotts, still believes there’s more to the story.  In April 2021, the 19-year-old attended a prom celebration at th ..read more
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Viral Video Shows Nevada Teacher Knock Down 18-Year-Old Who Reportedly Called Him Slur; Black Students Launch GoFundMe After Arrest, Say Teacher Acted In Self Defense
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by Taylor Ardrey
1d ago
A Nevada substitute teacher was arrested for getting into a physical scuffle with a student, according to several reports.  Video obtained by News 3 shows the teacher going head to head with the student in the hallway at Valley High School in Las Vegas on Thursday. The student and the teacher could be seen throwing jabs at one another until the teen fell to the ground. The adult appeared to stand over the teen but eventually walked away from the area, surrounded by other students. “I see a teacher fighting a student, I’m like ‘wow,'” Andrew Acevez&n ..read more
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‘He Might be Out’: After Knee-to-Neck Hold, Ohio Cops Left Black Man Lying Motionless for Nearly Six Minutes As They Joked with Bystanders. He Died.
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by Yasmeen Freightman
2d ago
Newly released bodycam footage shows the moments leading up to the death of an Ohio man who told police he couldn’t breathe as they pinned him facedown on the floor of the bar. The city of Canton, Ohio, released police footage showing the encounter between local officers and 53-year-old Frank Tyson. On April 18, police were called to the scene of a car crash just after 8:20 p.m. Tyson’s car reportedly hit an electrical pole. When police arrived, a passing motorist told them Tyson fled to a veterans social club nearby. Frank Tyson, 53, died in police custody after an officer pressed his knee on ..read more
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‘Only Way to Get In… Is with a Key’: Thieves Ransack Rooms at Atlanta Marriott Hotel, Steal Guests’ Clothes, Jewelry; Victim Suspects It’s an Inside Job
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by Yasmeen Freightman
2d ago
Multiple police reports and reviews from the last year cite several thefts at a hotel in Atlanta owned by Marriott, raising questions about the level of security on the premises. Those incidents gained fresh attention after a woman posted a viral video on TikTok describing how her hotel room was burglarized last month. Katia Jones told Fox 5 Atlanta she was in the city to visit family and friends and file her taxes. She stayed at the Courtyard Atlanta Buckhead. The Courtyard Marriot logo and symbol on a building facade. No people are in the scene. (Photo by: Roberto Machado Noa/UCG/Universal ..read more
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‘I Was… Terrified I Was Going to Die’: Innocent Black Man Held at Gunpoint After Cops Swarm His Car Over Dealership Mix-Up
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by A.L. Lee
2d ago
A clerical error by a car dealership in Orange County, California, led to a terrifying encounter for an innocent Black man who was held at gunpoint by police after the dealer mistakenly reported his loaner vehicle stolen. Three years after the distressing incident, Jamie Rodgers has filed a lawsuit against Car Pros Kia of Huntington Beach, claiming they put his life at risk following an overzealous traffic stop on the 73 Freeway in Laguna Niguel, where a dozen Orange County Sheriff’s deputies drew their weapons and threatened to shoot Rodgers if he didn’t follow orders.  “I’m thinking I’m ..read more
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‘It’s About Drugs and Money’: Man In Custody for Deadly Florida Carjacking Says He Was Paid $1,500 to Transport Victim to Another Person; Police Believe Narcotics Are Involved
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by Taylor Ardrey
2d ago
The 28-year-old man arrested for being involved in a deadly carjacking in Florida that left a woman dead reportedly claimed he was given $1,500 to deliver the victim to another individual. In addition, Jordanish Torres-Garcia also told law enforcement that before the incident, someone gave him an unloaded AR-15, according to an affidavit obtained by WKMG. Initially labeled as a person of interest, he was charged with carjacking resulting in death following his arrest last week.  Katherine Altagracia Guerrero De Aguasvivas carjacked at gunpoint. (Photo: Y ..read more
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