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Botham Jean: Officials reportedly REFUSE to release 911 call, autopsy in off-duty officer’s fatal shooting of unarmed black neighbor

 Botham Jean: Officials reportedly REFUSE to release 911 call, autopsy in off-duty officer’s fatal shooting of unarmed black neighbor
National

City officials in Dallas, Texas, are being accused of launching a cover-up as they’ve reportedly refused to release a 911 call recording, autopsy report, and other crucial information related to ex-officer Amber Guyger’s fatal shooting of her unarmed neighbor, Botham Jean. The Dallas Morning News said they requested the 911 call Guyger placed the night …

Officials increase reward for masked gunman behind 2 random ‘execution-style’ shootings
Unsolved
October 8, 2018

Officials increase reward for masked gunman behind 2 random ‘execution-style’ shootings

Officials are now offering $20,000 for information about the person behind two fatal shootings in one Illinois neighborhood in two days. WFLD reported that the ATF’s Chicago Field Division announced this weekend that they’re contributing $5,000 to a $15,000 fund raised by the Jewish Federation of Metro Chicago, community activist Raul Montes Jr. and Cook County …

Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino: ‘Jersey Shore’ alum sentenced to prison for tax evasion
Celebrity Justice
October 5, 2018

Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino: ‘Jersey Shore’ alum sentenced to prison for tax evasion

A federal judge in New Jersey sentenced Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino to eight months in prison Friday for tax evasion he committed when MTV’s “Jersey Shore” was at its peak. NJ.com reported that prosecutors said Sorrentino, 36, and his brother, Marc, created several businesses based on their in-person and television appearances, product endorsements, and product …

Girlfriend allegedly lights bedsheets on fire to get back at boyfriend—ends up causing MILLIONS in damage & displacing 130 residents: Report
Arson
October 5, 2018

Girlfriend allegedly lights bedsheets on fire to get back at boyfriend—ends up causing MILLIONS in damage & displacing 130 residents: Report

A Maryland woman reportedly caused millions of dollars in damage and displaced more than 130 people when she allegedly set an apartment building on fire to get back at her now-ex-boyfriend. WUSA reported that Prince George’s County firefighters responded to Hilltop Apartments on September 17 following reports of a fire. It took firefighters more than two …

Officials investigating after mother claims sex assault of 5-year-old daughter in ‘gender fluid’ elementary school bathroom
School Crimes
October 5, 2018

Officials investigating after mother claims sex assault of 5-year-old daughter in ‘gender fluid’ elementary school bathroom

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is reportedly investigating claims that a gender-fluid student sexually assaulted his 5-year-old female classmate in a school restroom in Georgia. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that that the alleged incident happened last fall at Oakhurst Elementary School in Decatur. The complaint indicated that the assailant was a “gender fluid” boy who …

Royal Caribbean issues refund to passengers horrified by scantily-clad women dancing on deck at ‘huge bucks party’
Consumer
October 4, 2018

Royal Caribbean issues refund to passengers horrified by scantily-clad women dancing on deck at ‘huge bucks party’

Royal Carribean International has apologized to passengers who had their cruise-going experience ruined by 1,300 rowdy conference attendees, whose idea of fun reportedly entailed bringing burlesque dancers and women dressed as Playboy bunnies to swarm public areas of the vessel. Last month, 1,300 employees from Indian tobacco company Kamla Pasand boarded Voyager of the Seas ship in Sydney, …

Community on edge as masked gunman shoots second resident dead in 2 days
Unsolved
October 4, 2018

Community on edge as masked gunman shoots second resident dead in 2 days

Authorities are investigating after a masked gunman fatally shot two men in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood in a 36-hour period. The Chicago Tribune reported Eliyahu Moscowitz, 24, was shot to death Monday evening on the 1100 block of West Lunt. His death came a day after Douglass Watts, 73, was reportedly shot and killed while walking his …

Ex-boyfriend allegedly attacks mother of his children, acquaintance with wooden crucifix—ripping off part of male victim’s nose
Violent Crime
October 4, 2018

Ex-boyfriend allegedly attacks mother of his children, acquaintance with wooden crucifix—ripping off part of male victim’s nose

Police in Massachusetts arrested a man Wednesday for allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend with a wooden crucifix. Officers arrested Torrey Smith, 39, weeks after the August 22 attack at the victim’s Billerica home. According to WBZ-TV, the prosecutor said Smith grabbed his ex-girlfriend by the legs as she tried to flee and struck her in …