A Kansas police officer has been fired from his post after leaving a comment on a Dallas woman’s Facebook page that threatened her 5-year-old daughter.
Facebook user “Rodney Lee” published the comment at 11:50 p.m. last Thursday on LaNaydra Williams’ Facebook page. “We’ll see how much her life matters soon..” he wrote beneath a two-year-old photo of Williams’ daughter, India. “Better be careful leaving your info open where she can be found :) hold her close tonight, it’ll be the last time.”
Salesman Pleads Guilty to Swindling Consumers Through Debt Relief Firms
A Newport Beach, California, man plead guilty Monday for his role as a salesman at fraudulent debt relief firms that offered to settle credit card debts but instead took victims’ payments as undisclosed up-front fees, according to federal officials.
3 Dead, 1 Injured at Berrien County, Michigan Courthouse
ST. JOSEPH, MICH. – Two court court bailiffs were shot and killed by an inmate at the Berrien County Courthouse before police returned fire on the suspect, killing them. “Brave officers” took…
You Won’t Find this on Ancestry.com — Found Newest Member of Our Human Family & Neanderthal Cannibalism
Within a deep and narrow cave in South Africa, paleoanthropologist Lee Berger and his team found fossil remains belonging to the newest member of our human family. The Homo naledi discovery adds another exciting chapter to the human evolution story by introducing an ancestor that was primitive but shared physical characteristics with modern humans.
Just Saying: The Kind of Cops, In the Woods and the Accountability Hype
The five Dallas police officers who were killed were described by others as professionals who loved their families, the community and helping people. These were the kind of cops who you hope show up at your doorstep after you call 911.
Now, they are gone, and it is a big loss to their families and the community.
Video Shows Off-Duty NYPD Cop Shooting Unarmed Man in Road Rage Rift
Newly emerged surveillance video shows the moment an off-duty NYPD officer shot and killed an unarmed motorist who approached his vehicle after an apparent traffic dispute in Brooklyn earlier in the week.
CEO of Substance Abuse Treatment Program and Three Others Indicted for $50 Million Counseling Fraud
A federal indictment named four people Friday for allegedly participating in a scheme that submitted more than $50 million in fraudulent claims to California’s Drug Medi-Cal program for alcohol and drug treatment services for high school and middle school students, according to officials.
Defense Contractor Employee Arrested for Selling Satellite Secrets to Undercover Agent Posing as a Spy
A Culver City, California, man was arrested Thursday on federal charges of economic espionage and violations of the Arms Export Control Act for his attempts to sell sensitive satellite information to a person he believed to be a foreign intelligence agent, according to officials.
Gregory Allen Justice, 49, who worked for a cleared defense contractor as an engineer on militar
More NYPD Officers Say There’s Proof of Quota-Driven Arrests
UPDATE: After I-Team Report, NYPD Lieutenant Says Department Does Enforce Arrest Quota Quotas in the NYPD still exist for arrests and summonses in violation of a 2010 state ban on the practice,…
2 Memphis Police Department officers on paid leave for posting ‘disgusting’ social media post
Memphis Police Department clarified that two officers have been relieved of duty with pay following a social media post Mayor Jim Strickland described as “offensive and completely wrong.”
California Man Who Claimed More than $53 Million In Fraudulent Tax Returns Convicted
An Oxnard-based tax return preparer was convicted Thursday of conspiracy to file false tax refund claims and for having signed tax returns claiming more than $53 million in fraudulent tax refunds, officials announced Friday.
Two Metro Enforcement guards charged with murder in death of Rockford man
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS — Two Metro Enforcement security guards face first-degree murder and other charges in the death of Valentia Jovan Fresco, 34, who was shot and killed April 16 at Auburn Manor Apartments, 4100 Auburn St.
Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato said today in a news release that Ryan Bruce Mattingly, 26, and Alijon Khalil, 28, have been indicted by a Winnebago County grand jury.