Posts Tagged ‘NYPD’
Video shows ‘SoHo Karen’ tackling Black teen she accused of taking her phone
The New York City Police Department released a video showing a White woman, derisively described as “SoHo Karen,” channeling her inner Hulk Hogan and tackling an innocent Black teen to the ground. The 22-year-old woman, who remains at large, accused the son of jazz artist Keyon Harrold of stealing her cellphone. The video shows her…
Read MoreJam Master Jay’s alleged killers arrested
For nearly 20 years, there were very few leads and no explanation for the ambush killing of Run-D.M.C.’s legendary deejay, Jam Master Jay, inside his New York City studio. It turns out the suspect authorities are charging with Jay’s death reportedly slept on the rap icon’s couch just a few days before allegedly shooting him…
Read MorePolice officers beat Black man who screamed for help
Another Black man was beaten by police in an incident that was captured on camera. On March 4, Fitzroy Gayle, 20, was stopped by undercover cops from the NYPD while he was near a park in Brooklyn, New York. After he was stopped, a pedestrian began filming the encounter. Gayle asked the cop several times…
Read More50 Cent cheers demotion of NYPD commander who said to ‘shoot’ rapper ‘on sight’
Rapper 50 Cent is in a state of euphoria after learning that the New York police commander who told his subordinates to “shoot” the rapper “on sight,” has been reportedly demoted. The “Power” producer, 44, hopped onto his Instagram post to celebrate with his 25 million followers that former Deputy Inspector Emanuel Gonzalez has been…
Read More16-year-old abducted and forced into car while walking with mother (video)
Black women are being targeted by kidnappers across the country at an alarming rate. The latest victim, a 16-year-old New York resident, was walking beside her mother at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, in the Bronx, according to The New York Times. There is no known motive for the kidnapping. Investigators released…
Read MoreWhite cop who killed Eric Garner with chokehold demands job back
Just when the survivors of Eric Garner thought it was safe … The White New York police officer who killed Garner with an unrelenting and outlawed chokehold in 2014 is now demanding to get his job back. As a matter of fact, former cop Daniel Pantaleo is suing the New York Police Department to get…
Read MoreCuba Gooding Jr. allegedly made sickening sexual request of woman
The prosecution’s case against Cuba Gooding Jr. has become considerably more troublesome for the Oscar-winning actor as it includes graphic accusations and more than a dozen alleged victims. Up to 14 women have reportedly made statements against Gooding, according to the legal documents obtained by Page Six, as prosecutors try to prove a pattern of…
Read MoreCuba Gooding Jr. accused of sexual misconduct by 3 more women
Cuba Gooding Jr. has been accused of sexual misconduct by three more women. The Jerry Maguire actor — who is already facing trial in connection with an alleged groping incident in June — is reportedly the subject of a number of new allegations that are currently being investigated by police. However, the 51-year-old actor’s attorney,…
Read MoreNYPD makes statement regarding transsexual’s accusations against Malik Yoba
Not long after actor Malik Yoba admitted publicly that he is “trans attracted,” one transsexual came out to accuse the former “Empire” star of paying for sexual favors when she was an underage prostitute. Yoba, who first rocketed to fame in the drama series “New York Undercover” in the 1990s, brought the whole matter to…
Read MoreNYPD fires officer who killed Eric Garner with chokehold
Daniel Pantaleo, the plainclothes member of the New York Police Department who killed Eric Garner with an outlawed chokehold in 2014, has been terminated from the department after five years, NBC News reports. NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill has upheld the decision handed down by an administrative judge that Pantaleo be terminated for choking the life…
Read MoreNYPD judge recommends Eric Garner’s killer be fired for chokehold death
A New York Police Department judge recommended the officer responsible for putting Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold in 2014, Daniel Pantaleo, should be terminated from the NYPD. Buzzfeed also reports that just a few hours after that judge’s decision was handed down, Pantaleo was suspended from the force. This comes five long years after…
Read More‘LHHH’ star Teairra Mari may face felony charge
“Love & Hip Hop Hollywood” star and singer Teairra Mari is staring at the possibility of having her recent drunk driving charge upgraded to a felony, TMZ reports. Teairra, as she is mostly known by, was busted by the NYPD last month on DUI charges after officers apprehended her in Queens driving a car that was…
Read MoreNYPD union says Eric Garner did not die from chokehold
The police union representing the New York Police Department is trying to tell the world that you should believe their words, not your lying eyes. Despite the infamous video that went viral worldwide showing Eric Garner dying from a chokehold applied by officer Daniel Pantaleo, the union has the intestinal fortitude to actually say that…
Read MoreFamous to infamous: Cuba Gooding Jr. mugshot released by NYPD (video)
Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has joined the ranks of celebrities with mugshots. The 51-year-old actor turned himself in voluntarily to the NYPD Special Victims Unit on Thursday, June 13. Gooding was booked into custody for forcible touching, a class A misdemeanor which carries a one-year maximum prison sentence. The actor has been accused…
Read MoreCuba Gooding Jr. reconsiders turning himself in after video evidence surfaces
Cuba Gooding Jr. is reconsidering his decision to turn himself in to police on Thursday, June 13, 2019. The Jerry Maguire star had planned to meet with New York cops to be arrested and face questioning for a misdemeanor charge of forcible touching following an allegation he groped a woman’s breast in a nightclub on…
Read More‘Hip-Hop Police’ at NYPD targets rappers and fans
If it seems that more rappers have been arrested in 2019 than ever before, there may be a reason for this besides their notoriety. According to the New York Post, the NYPD has a special unit dedicated to the surveillance of some of the top Black rappers and urban parties. The unit, called the Enterprise…
Read MoreLawyers for cop who killed Eric Garner claim he was never put in a chokehold
By now, many people have heard the story of Eric Garner, 43, who was a married father of six children and two grandchildren. In the infamous video viewed by millions across the world, Garner was placed in a chokehold by New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo and shouted “I can’t breathe” multiple times before lying motionless…
Read MoreNYPD commander told fellow cops to shoot rapper 50 Cent on sight
A high-ranking member of the New York Police Department is currently the subject of an internal investigation for telling his fellow cops to shoot 50 Cent (born Curtis Jackson) as soon as they see him. Commanding Officer Emanuel Gonzalez allegedly made the highly-inflammatory and dangerous comment during roll call at the 72nd Precinct in the summer…
Read MoreEric Garner: Battle to get cop fired in danger because of delay
It was July 17, 2014, when Eric Garner was choked to death on a street corner in New York. His death was caught on cell phone video as he was choked to death by NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo while gasping the words, “I can’t breathe.” Now a critical case that could mean Pantaleo gets kicked…
Read MoreFemale cop sexually assaults co-worker with her panties by doing this
A female police sergeant in Brooklyn, New York, faces criminal charges for sexually assaulting a fellow officer with her panties. According to reports by New York Daily News, Sgt. Ann Marie Guerra of the 72nd Precinct Detective Squad was catching backlash for leaving her panties in the unisex locker room at the precinct. Fed up…
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