The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today seeking to block Tribune Publishing Company, publisher of the Los Angeles Times from acquiring the Press-Enterprise and The Register, which were owned by the now-bankrupt Freedom Communications, according to federal officials.
Mother Still Waiting for Answers Regarding Investigation About Sex Texts 11-Year-Old Allegedly Got from Cop
I’m a citizen as well and I have rights too. So where’s the justice at for my daughter?” Felicia Cotton said.
It’s been a long six months for Felicia Cotton after finding text messages from a Chattanooga police officer on her preteen daughter’s phone.
“I looked at her texts and you could see where it was ongoing. I literally stopped counting at 400 texts. I stopped counting,” she said.
Cotton says Officer Robin Davenport and her 11-year-old daughter sent messages back and forth hundreds of times in September and October before she put a stop to it. She immediately turned them over to Chattanooga Police Department’s Internal Affairs division.
Convicted felon sings Adele-inspired ‘sorry’ to judge at sentencing
A convicted felon seemed to feel particularly soulful at his sentencing last week for unlawful imprisonment and carrying a concealed weapon.
Brian Earl Taylor, 21, surprised a courtroom of onlookers when he sang a song for Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Darlene O’Brien after addressing the court at his March 10 hearing.
Man Who Shot 3 Chicago Cops Had 43 Arrests
The 29-year-old man who died in a shootout that left three Chicago officers injured was a felon and a documented gang member, police said Tuesday.
Lamar Harris, who fired at officers Monday night in West Chicago, had seven felony convictions and 43 arrests on his rap sheet, according to police.
Sheriff Disciplines 5 Deputies After Fayetteville Trump Rally
Five Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies have been disciplined in connection with Donald Trump’s Fayetteville rally earlier this month, according to a WTVD TV News report.
Rakeem Jones was part of a group escorted out by deputies at the Trump rally on March 9. As Jones walked up the stairs, a man was clearly seen from several camera angles punching Jones in the face.
Police Narcotics Operation “Schrock & Awe” Nets 11 Mexican Drug Traffickers in Ohio
Law enforcement officials announced the arrests today of eleven arrests involving Mexican drug trafficking organization members.
The arrests resulted in the seizure of 10 firearms; one pound of cocaine; 145 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $150,000; 11 pounds of methamphetamine worth $150,000 on the streets and $100,000 in cash, according to officials.
Mother Charged with Murder For Alleged Bathtub Death Was Apparently Punishing Daughter for Wetting Herself
The Brooklyn mother accused of drowning her daughter in a bathtub was arraigned on murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday.
Prosecutors say 24-year-old Lin Li put 2-year-old Melody Phang in the tub and held her submerged under the water as punishment for wetting herself.
Former Township Supervisor Convicted of Possessing Child Pornography, Nearly 70,000 Images
Former Harris Township Supervisor Christopher G. Lee, age 66, was convicted last week of possession of child pornography as well as obstruction of justice.
Lead poisoning lawyers make $2 million; victims average $17,000
Bridgette Kinard remembers the men in the “white suits.” They came to her apartment in the B.W. Cooper housing development in the 1990s, wrapped head to toe in specialized clothing to protect them from hazardous materials. They were testing for lead, a toxic metal once found throughout the city’s public housing complexes.
23-year-old Man Dies After Bouncer Puts Him in Chokehold
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (Fox 31 TV Station Report) — Family and friends of a man who died after being critically injured at a Westminster bar last weekend…
Former Sheriff’s Capt. Who Withheld Information Favorable to a Defendant Sentenced to Prison
Former Capt. Elizabeth Croley, 37, with the Decatur County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for willfully withholding evidence favorable to a criminal defendant and for writing a false report to cover up another law enforcement officer’s use of force against a civilian, officials announced today.
Pennsylvania Man Charged With Hacking Email Accounts Belonging to 100 People, Including Celebrities
A Pennsylvania man entered a plea agreement after being charged today with felony computer hacking related to a phishing scheme that gave him illegal access to over 100 Apple and Google email accounts.