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Posted June 21, 2019 CHILD ABUSE CRIMES

Meleah Davis And The Casket She Was Buried In After Her Body Was Found

Maleah Davis — the 4-year-old found dead after she went missing in early May — will be buried in a colorful, one-of-a-kind casket, a tribute to her memory and her grieving family. … Continue Reading Meleah Davis And The Casket She Was Buried In After Her Body Was Found

Posted March 3, 2019 Chicago Crime

Waukegan school district employee charged with sexually abusing 13-year-old girl 3/4/2019

A former employee of a Waukegan school district is facing felony charges after being arrested last month for allegedly sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. On Feb. 19, members of the … Continue Reading Waukegan school district employee charged with sexually abusing 13-year-old girl 3/4/2019

Posted February 24, 2019 THE BLACK COMMUNITY

Officer Becomes Hero to Neighborhood Kids After Sitting Down to Play With Girls Who ‘Were Afraid of Cops’ 2/24/2019

Corporal C.B. Fleming may not run around the city wearing a cape and mask, but the neighborhood kids still call him Batman. The 42-year-old police officer is something of a … Continue Reading Officer Becomes Hero to Neighborhood Kids After Sitting Down to Play With Girls Who ‘Were Afraid of Cops’ 2/24/2019

Posted February 1, 2019 crime

Woodbridge man sentenced for sexually exploiting 2 minor girls

A Woodbridge man was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison for sexually exploiting two minor girls as a prostitution customers. According to court documents and evidence presented at … Continue Reading Woodbridge man sentenced for sexually exploiting 2 minor girls

Latin America’s Radical Feminism Is Spreading January 28, 2020
Women in Chile, Brazil, Argentina and elsewhere know: Stopping violence against women starts with politics and power.
By Vanessa Barbara
France to Stop Using TNT-Loaded Tear Gas Grenades January 27, 2020
The government has started to acknowledge concerns about the force that the police use against protesters. But critics say doing away with the grenades is little more than a gesture.
By Aurelien Breeden
El video no tiene la culpa January 26, 2020
El entretenimiento audiovisual ha funcionado como un culpable ideal de la violencia en nuestras sociedades. Pero no se puede tapar la realidad con un videojuego.
By Alberto Barrera Tyszka
Examining How Police Bullets Shattered a Brooklyn Family. Twice. January 26, 2020
I reported a story of two brothers, both killed by police officers, and the devastating impacts of their deaths.
By Joseph Goldstein
Race/Related: ‘You Killed My Brother’ January 25, 2020
How the tragic death of one son at the hands of the police set in motion the death of another.
By Pierre-Antoine Louis
They Shared a Bunk Bed Growing Up. Both Were Killed by the Police. January 24, 2020
How the shooting of one brother paved the way for the other’s death, seven years later.
By Joseph Goldstein
Vice Officers Fired Over Stormy Daniels’s 2018 Arrest at Ohio Strip Club January 24, 2020
The misdemeanor charges of illegal sexually oriented activity were dropped within 24 hours after the pornographic film actress was arrested in 2018.
By Neil Vigdor
How Much Racism Do You Face Every Day? January 20, 2020
To see how your experience compares, answer some of the questions that were posed to 101 black teenagers as part of a study measuring the racism they face on a daily basis.
By Amy Harmon
Prosecutor Sues Her Own City Under a Law Passed to Fight the K.K.K. January 14, 2020
Kimberly Gardner, the top prosecutor in St. Louis, who is under investigation herself, is accusing city officials of a “racially motivated conspiracy” to stop her from doing her job.
By Richard A. Oppel Jr
Wild Gunfire Involving Police Leaves Two Dead in the East Village January 9, 2020
Before opening fire, officers yelled at a gunman to get on the ground, the police said. “He refused,” a chief said. “He kept on walking.”
By Edgar Sandoval and Azi Paybarah