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Emery Snipes was stopped by NYPD officers for riding the bike against traffic and entering a park after dark in lower Manhattan.

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An 18-year-old accused of shoplifting in Indianapolis died in police custody Saturday after twice complaining of breathing problems.

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A New York City man who stole baby formula from a Pathmark supermarket last Thursday was charged with two counts of grand larceny

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A 23-year-old father says desperation led him to rob a Michigan bank so he could pay for his daughter's chemotherapy treatments.

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A New York City police detective was suspended after newly emerged surveillance video allegedly shows him stealing money from a Brooklyn deli during a raid…

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One man’s attempt to hide from police failed miserably when he tried to spray paint his face and blend into “the background” after stealing a…

In what is becoming a growing trend not just in Atlanta but across the country, thieves targeting expensive hair weaves smashed a vehicle through the front of a West End beauty supply store before daybreak Tuesday. According to the AJC, the smash-and-grab robbery at Angie’s Beauty Supply and Salon on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard was […]

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Theft of human hair extensions and wigs is apparently on the rise. Some robberies have ended in death, while others have perplexed cops completely: it seems thieves would rather walk out with hair than cash. According to the New York Times, once stolen, the hair is typically sold on the street or on the Internet, […]

Tyler Perry revealed on his blog that his credit card number was stolen and the thieves racked up nearly $30,000 in charges! The successful Atlanta filmmaker and actor posted a list of charges on his account and asked anyone who knew the culprit(s) to call the police: By the way, some idiot stole my credit […]

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From AOL Black Voices: They played and sang uplifting spiritual music for several churches, but after the praise and worship and soul food fellowship was through, police say they came back and stole more than $100,000 worth of equipment from several Georgia churches. Police charged gospel singers Deshawn Rico Thomas, 28, of Augusta and Rico […]

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VIA: AJC.com Judith W. Hanson, the former executive director of the NAACP’s Atlanta chapter, was in the Fulton County jail Tuesday on charges that she and an assistant embezzled $275,000 from the venerable civil rights organization. The Rev. Amos  Brown, the new administrator of the chapter, said warrants were issued for Hanson and her former […]