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Chance encounter with concealed handgun license holder saves White woman from black robber
  DALLAS -- There is constant sound and motion at DART’s Convention Center Station, and it’s one of Kim Lanphere’s regular stops. "I use DART 30-to-40 times a week," she said. "At most stations, I feel relatively safe, because there’s light and people." But as of Saturday, her feeling of safety is gone. Dallas police say she passed 23-year-old Jamail Koroma on a sidewalk near the station. "I felt him change his gait, and at the time I had by bag here," she said, motioning by her side, "and I put it on my shoulder, just to hold it safe." He not only made Lanphere nervous, but another witness, too. A second woman was near the station Saturday evening, and asked us to hide her identity. "I was like, 'I don’t feel good about this guy. Something’s not right with this,'" the witness said. Their instincts were dead on. "The next thing I know, he goes, 'Lady, I’ve got a gun, give me your bag!'" Lanphere said. They struggled, and in those panicked seconds, our witness ran over to help and changed everything. "When he said, 'I’ll shoot you,' then it was, we’re in real danger right now," she said. "I just pulled my gun and said, 'Drop it.'" She has a concealed handgun license, and when she pointed her Glock at Koroma, he ran. He took all of Lanphere’s money, but no one was hurt, thanks to a moment from earlier that morning. - (Black-on-white) |
The fate of John Graham, the teenager charged with the murder of an Irishman in 2011, now lies in the hands of a 12 person jury at Suffolk Superior Court, Boston. The 19-year-old is charged with the first-degree murder of Ciarán Conneely, known as Kiwi, 36, during a botched robbery attempt in the early hours of October 10, 2011. Conneely, a construction worker, had been living in the U.S for over 12 years and had been moments away from his Dorchester home when he was callously shot dead. He was returning home from an Irish festival. Graham, only 16-years-old at the time, is also charged with eight other offenses, including shooting two other men later in October 2011. Both of those victims survived that attack but now live with the bullets lodged in their body. - (Black-on-white)
A Cincinnati State student won't be going back to class any time soon. Kendall Flucas, 21, of Westwood, was sent to prison Wednesday for 20 years after beating a delivery man in a campus restroom and then, while in jail on that charge, scheming to kill the delivery man to prevent him from testifying. Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Ralph Winkler imposed the sentence -- nine years for assault and 11 years for planning to kill the delivery man. Flucas, who pleaded guilty to the charges, was in a Cincinnati State Technical and Community College bathroom Sept. 5 when a delivery man walked in. Flucas asked if he had change for a $20. When the delivery man pulled out his money, Flucas beat him with a rock and robbed him. 
CHICAGO – A sound engineer was riding his bike home in Humboldt Park early Saturday when he noticed two guys emerging from an alley, both crouching low. “That’s when I knew they were coming for me,” said the 30-year-old man, who asked not to be named. “Next thing I noticed, one of them had a machete,” said the man, who was biking in the 2500 block of West Potomac, just west of Western, about 3 a.m. Saturday. “I tried to speed past them, but one of them swung the machete at my back wheel.” His bike came to a stop. “And then the same guy punched me in the face.” An accomplice stood by and laughed while recording the attack on his camera phone. “That’s when I thought, ‘Oh, well this guy’s giggling, this is a joke to them. At least I’m not going to get murdered,’ ” said the man, who stood over his bike during the assault — which lasted a little over a minute. “Then the guy hit my back tire with the machete three or four more times and told me to ‘Get the f – - – out of here.’ . . . I sped away.” The men looked to be about 20 years old, the man said. 
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Mayor Patrick D. Cannon, a Democrat who has been in office less than six months, resigned Wednesday, just hours after he was arrested and accused of taking more than $48,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen who wanted to do work with North Carolina’s largest city.
Federal agents today raided the Albany and city offices of Queens Democratic Assemblyman Bill Scarborough, the FBI confirmed this afternoon. “The FBI conducted searches today of the Albany and New York City Offices of New York State Assemblyman William Scarborough,” FBI Albany spokesman Paul Holstein said in a statement. “At this time, no further information is being released.” 
ABINGTON, Pa. — Pennsylvania state senator LeAnna Washington has been ordered held for trial on charges that she misused her Senate offices to raise money for her campaign. The state’s only witness during Washington’s preliminary hearing today was Jamila Hall, a former paid intern who later was promoted to legislative assistant. She told the court that, at Washington’s direction, she was told to make arrangements for a birthday party/fundraiser for the senator on state time, using state resources such computers and postage machines (
Well-known TV court judge and former Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown has been released on his own recognizance from the Criminal Justice Center. 
A Guatemalan man accused in five rapes in Palm Beach County has been extradited to the United States to face charges, officials announced Thursday. DNA evidence linked the suspect to the five victims, said Capt. Carol Gregg of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. 
SAN FRANCISCO — A California state senator who authored gun control legislation asked for campaign donations in exchange for introducing an undercover FBI agent to an arms trafficker, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. The allegations against Sen. 
NORTH PHILADELPHIA - The District Attorney's Office has charged three teenagers as adults in connection with attacks on students near Temple University's campus. 16-year-old Najee Bilaal, 15-year-old Zaria Estes, and 15-year-old Kanesha Gainey have been charged with Aggravated Assault, Conspiracy, Possession of an Instrument of a Crime, Terroristic Threats, Simple Assault and Recklessly Endangering Another Person. The arrests were made on Tuesday - just one day after surveillance video of the alleged suspects was released to the public. The charges stem from several assaults near Temple's North Philadelphia campus between 5:45 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on March 21, 2014. In the first instance a couple was walking west along Norris Street approaching 17th Street when they say they were confronted by a group of kids. Authorities released video of the group of children, ranging in age from 8 to 14, who they say began to taunt the couple - especially the girl. The children allegedly began to push the Temple student and pulled on her hair. "That's when she turned around and pushed them back, told them to stop. As the victim resisted, there was a violent turn. "One of the teens, they struck the female in the face with a brick, causing significant damage to this young lady's face." The victim suffered dislocated teeth as a result of the attack. Shortly thereafter
Escambia County, Fla.- An Escambia County Florida grand jury has indicted Henry Damon Payton on two counts of first degree murder. He is accused of shooting to death 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A string of assaults and robberies in downtown Louisville this weekend has police concerned. They know of 17 incidents from Saturday night, which include robbery, assault and criminal mischief. Police say the trouble started near the Big Four Bridge at Waterfront Park, where a group of 200 teens gathered. A 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A woman punched in the face by a teenage boy during a string of assaults and robberies in downtown Louisville tells WDRB she was scared for her life and the lives of her children. 
A man already serving a life sentence in one murder case will be heading to trial in the shooting death of an aspiring teacher who authorities say was gunned down for his iPod a month after moving to Philadelphia. Prosecutors say an indicting grand jury charged 35-year-old Marcellus Jones on Monday with murder, conspiracy, robbery and other counts in the May 2008 murder of 23-year-old 
LAKEWOOD-On March 25th at approx. 6:30 pm Officer John Macerino responded to the Crossroads Apartments to investigate the report of naked man who was riding a tricycle throughout the complex. Upon arrival, Officer Macerino located the 31 year old naked, Jermaine Jones of Trenton, under a stairwell. Jones, was chewing on glass and cigarette tobacco and admitted to ingesting cocaine. As a result, he was transported to Kimball Medical Center were he received treatment for minor cuts to his mouth and was charged with a disorderly persons offense as well as being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance.
WALTHAM, Mass. — Authorities have issued arrest warrants for two people wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Waltham High School senior. Authorities are seeking the public’s help in finding 22-year-old Domingo Mendes and 21-year-old Taylor Poulin. 
AURORA, Colo. - An undocumented immigrant with no license and three convictions for drunk driving is accused in a crash that killed a teenager early Monday. Aurora police said 
GREENSBORO, N.C.-- Late Monday police in Greensboro released the identity of an assault victim and two homicide victims all connected to the same suspect -- Menice Smith. Detectives said the assault victim is: 52-year-old, 
ROYAL OAK, Mich. - Police have arrested and charged a man believed to have gone on a small crime spree in the middle of the night around Royal Oak and Southfield. His alleged crimes began around Saturday at 3 a.m. when he's said to have attacked a woman returning home. Police say the woman had just parked her car in the street and was walking to her front porch when she was grabbed from behind by an unknown man. The victim's fiancé was home at the time and witnessed the attack as he opened the door to greet the woman. The fiance tackled the suspect to the ground and fought the man. The suspect was able to get away and drove off in a white Cadillac. The couple then found a knife the suspect had dropped on the front porch. Later, at about 3:20 a.m., Southfield police were alerted of a home invasion in which the homeowner was fighting with the suspect. The suspect is said to have kicked in the front door and was trying to steal a TV. Police say the denoscription of this suspect matched the same one who attempted to attack the woman just minutes before. Oak Park police later found the white Cadillac and arrested Angelo Taylor, 45, of Clinton Township. Police say the vehicle he was driving was stolen from Detroit on Friday. 
PHILADELPHIA — Detectives with the Philadelphia Police Department have released surveillance video in hopes that the public can help identify the group of teenage girls that hit a 19-year-old woman in the face with a brick as she walked with her boyfriend. Authorities say the woman was walking with her boyfriend on Norris Street around 6 p.m. on Friday when four girls believed to be between 16 and 17-years-old approached from behind. One of the girls hit the victim in the face with a brick at the intersection of 17th and Norris Streets, while the three other girls tried to rob the victim’s boyfriend. After the attack, the suspects ran and were last seen boarding a SEPTA bus headed south on 17th Street. The victim was taken to Hahnemann Hospital where she was treated for dislocated teeth and other injuries to her face. 
WASHINGTON - Metro Transit Police say a cell phone thief was caught on tape inside the Capital South Metro station last Saturday in a robbery that took place in the middle of the day. They say the incident happened just after 2 p.m. last Saturday, March 22. The suspect was stopped and arrested outside the station, and the cell phone he stole was also recovered. Police say the surveillance video showing the incident is a good reminder to riders of the importance of maintaining awareness of their surroundings, especially when using electronic devices. They say it’s also never a good idea to chase a suspect, because no property is worth the risk of getting hurt. Instead, they advise you to get a good denoscription of the suspect and be a good witness to police. 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- On Monday afternoon, March 24, Metro Police are vowing to beef up security after a mob of nearly 200 teenagers terrorized Downtown Louisville and the Waterfront. Officials said there are 17 separate incidents that happened in Downtown Louisville. Video from cameras next to WHAS11 at The Courier-Journal building shows teenagers jumping on cars--but other incidents are much more serious, including robberies, and assaults. Four people were sent to the hospital after beatings that apparently happened to parents in front of their terrified children. "Truly mob-like behavior,” is how LMPD Police Chief Steve Conrad describes it. According to a police report, Je'rece Archie was arrested with a 17-year-old co-defendant around 8:00 Saturday night near the Big Four Bridge. Assaults sent three people to University Hospital. Police only made one arrest.
LOS ANGELES — Police are continuing the search for a suspect who allegedly kidnapped a 
Camden County Police are on the hunt for a suspect accused of trying to abduct a 14-year-old girl Sunday evening. Around 6:00 p.m., the young girl was walking out of Dudley Grange Park near the intersection of 32nd Street and Rosedale Avenue when a man got out of a parked vehicle and starting talking to her. The man then grabbed the female by her arm. The man is described as a black man in his late 30s to early 40s, more than 6’0” tall, heavier than 200 pounds with salt and pepper hair.
A man has been accused of stalking after his former girlfriend found her dog mutilated and decapitated in her bedroom. Christopher Forkah is charged with stalking, a felony. Forkah stalked the woman between Feb. 23 and March 6. Forkah, her former boyfriend, had assaulted her several times, though she never reported the attacks. She told investigators that on Feb. 23 she saw Forkah outside her apartment slice one of his fingers with a pair of scissors and then walk to her front door. When she opened the door, she said a line of blood had been smeared across it. Forkah threatened her in telephone calls and text messages, telling her stop dating a man. In one phone call, the documents add, she said Forkah told her he would "leave her in pieces." On March 6, the woman found her pit bull's genitals lying on the ground in front of her apartment door. When she went inside, she found her dog in her bedroom. The pit bull had been decapitated and a knife was found stuck in its body.
The search for a Bedford capital murder suspect ended before dawn Tuesday morning. Robert Atlas is accused of stabbing to death his pregnant girlfriend, 
A Fayetteville teen has been charged in the stabbing death of his uncle, police said Tuesday. Officers responding to a domestic argument about 8:15 p.m. Monday found 
FL - A Hillsborough County judge ordered Eric Baylor to stay away from his brother, Tampa Bay Buccaneers' wide receiver
one photograph captioned to suggest that the first African-American president of the United States was a drug dealer, and a second that was digitally altered to give the president and Michelle Obama the features of apes. 
UPDATE: A Gold Coast university student accused of a brutal bus driver bashing has claimed the driver started the fight. Jean-Adelphe Lasm, 20, briefly appeared in Southport Magistrates Court today charged with the assault of a bus driver at Southport last week. His lawyer Evan Cooper told the court his client had simply wanted change to put a deposit on a Go-card but was met with aggression from the driver. 
ANDERSON, S.C. —Police say an Anderson woman has been charged after she threw a glass dish at her server, injuring him. It happened at the O'Charley's on Clemson Boulevard around 2 p.m. Thursday. Police said the server, 
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A full day after 25-year-old 
Detectives have released details of a man they urgently want to trace in connection with the murder of 
NEW YORK - A 14-year-old was in court Friday in connection with Thursday's fatal shooting of a New York resident and father of two on a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus in Brooklyn. Police said that Kathon Anderson has been charged with murder, along with other charges including criminal possession of a weapon and criminal use of a firearm. His name has been released because he is being charged as an adult. In court Friday, a judge said Anderson admitted opening fire on the bus and shooting 39-year-old 
STOCKTON – Police say a man who tried to kidnap an
MANSFIELD — City police say they think a 34-year-old man arrested early Friday on a rape charge could have other potential victims. Rashaune M. Ramsey was charged with rape, possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia after a raid at 201 Rowland Ave. by the METRICH Enforcement Unit. “We think most of the victims are not wanting to come forward because they’re intimidated by him and the group he hangs out with,” police Detective Dave Scheurer said. “He’s got quite a following. They like to intimidate people to get what they want.”
A man charged with kidnapping, robbing and sexually assaulting a woman has claimed it couldn't have been rape... because he is so handsome. Darrious Mathis had managed to persuade a member of a jury in Marietta, Georgia, that his alleged victim must have consented to sex with him on account of his good looks. His claim resulted in an 11-1 hung jury after nearly four days of deliberation back in September, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial. But prosecutors successfully applied for a retrial which began this week, and yesterday the woman shared her story with another jury for a second time. Mathis is facing kidnapping, carjacking, assault and weapons charges. 
HOUSTON -- Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies have arrested and charged three men with robbery in at least two separate robberies in west Harris County. Deputies were called to Draft Picks Sports Bar in the 17000 block of FM 529 at Queenston Blvd at around 11:45pm Wednesday. As deputies arrived, they found bar patrons were holding down one of the suspects identified as Patrick Ridioux, 21, after he and two other suspects allegedly punched a woman inside the bar and stole her purse. "One of the guys snatched a purse and the other guy snatched a phone and they ran out," the bar's owner, Josie Garcia, said. The other two robbers, now identified by authorities as Kethus Byrd, 24, and Julian Marino, 25, fled in a vehicle along FM 529. Deputies were able to locate the car, but the suspects refused to stop and fled, with deputies in pursuit. 
TOWSON, Md. — Police say former patients of Dr. Nikita Levy were violated by their gynecologist with a video camera. The invasion of privacy could be worse than first reported. Numerous patients at Johns Hopkins may be victims and some of them are voicing disgust and outrage. Federal authorities are actively involved in the investigation of Dr. Nikita Levy. The Johns Hopkins gynecologist was fired earlier this month and was accused of secretly taking pictures and video of his patients during examinations. Levy committed suicide this week at his home in Towson. Patients may never get the answers they want.
It took Broward Sheriff's detectives, a SWAT fugitive unit and a U.S. Marshals task force to track down and arrest one of the suspects accused of spraying a group of domino players with gunfire, investigators said. Tyrell Cobbin, 24, was hiding at a friend's house in Opa-locka around 4 p.m. Friday when he was arrested in the murder of 
A predator tried to rape a woman inside her Lower East Side apartment, cops said Thursday. 
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - A man assaults an elderly woman in a Wal-Mart but now the store is under fire for not calling police in San Bernardino. You can see surveillance video showing the man trying to take the necklace from the woman. She fights back, the necklace ends up on the ground, and he runs away. 
Police found a white 1976 GMC truck they say was being used by Kahlil Malik Tatum, who is suspected of abducting little girl 
Police said a 54-year-old man exposed himself to a woman and her 3-year-old daughter Thursday afternoon outside a laundromat in North Oak Cliff. Michael Glenn Chandler allegedly admitted that he masturbated in front of the two and then told detectives, “That’s how I roll!” in an interview, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Responding officers spotted Chandler shortly after the 911 call around 1:30 p.m. near the laundromat in the 700 block of Sunset Avenue. His penis was still hanging out of his pants, police said. Chandler told the officers that his zipper wasn’t working, according to the affidavit.
Mickayla Friend, 16, of Marysville, is in critical condition after she and her boyfriend 
Nacogdoches County, Texas Law enforcement officials have lowered a charge and added an additional charge against a Nacogdoches County man following a lengthy Amber Alert investigation. On February 25, 2014, an Amber Alert was issued for a 
CORDELE, Ga. — Crisp County deputies are searching for an illegal immigrant who ran off during a traffic stop. Dash cam recorders captured Tuesday morning's stop after deputies pulled over 30-year-old 
Roy Ortiz,
A feminist studies professor at a California state university is facing criminal charges after a videotaped run-in with a teenage pro-life demonstrator in which she snatched an anti-abortion sign and appeared to get physical with the girl. University of California at Santa Barbara Associate Professor Mireille Miller-Young was charged with one misdemeanor count each of theft, battery and vandalism in the March 4 incident, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley announced Friday. The charges came days after 16-year-old 
Last weekend the German Defence League staged a campaign against the intentional murder of German youngsters by immigrants. Especially the case of
A 26-year-old man was shot dead with his own gun after he sexually assaulted a woman at school construction site in the Bywater, New Orleans police said Friday. The shooter, a man who was not identified, disarmed the woman's attacker and opened fire around 9:30 p.m. Thursday. The man who was killed approached the couple as they walked along the 3800 block of North Rampart Street at Alvar Street outside the old Frederick Douglass High School, according to a police spokesman. The man brandished a gun and demanded the pair walk to a building undergoing renovation, NOPD said. The assailant, identified in police reports as Samuel Raines, began assaulting the woman, and the other man was able to get ahold of the weapon, NOPD said. 
A Sidney man convicted of first-degree murder for the 2011 stabbing death of his girlfriend in their home near Sidney was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison. 48 year old Craig Anthony Johnson was also sentenced to 40-50 years for use of a weapon to commit a felony and 10-20 years for possession of a deadly weapon. The sentences were ordered to run consecutively. District Judge Derek Weimer stressed the heinous nature of the offense before handing down the sentences, according to Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub. Johnson was found guilty of the three felonies in a late December jury trial. Johnson was convicted of killing 42-year-old 
An alleged Oakland pimp was sentenced Friday to 40 years to life in state prison for fatally shooting a woman who police say he had been exploiting as a prostitute. Andre Moncrease, 26, was convicted by an Alameda County Superior Court jury in January of second-degree murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and a weapons enhancement for killing 
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 16-year-old was arrested Friday, accused of attacking a disabled man pumping gas last month. Kevin Johnson is charged with abuse of a disabled adult in the Feb. 4 attack at the Hess station on Merrill Road. 
A Florida man who killed two female co-workers by beating them with a hammer and setting them on fire during a robbery at a fabric store where they worked in 1987 was executed on Thursday. One witness to the lethal injection blurted out ‘Die!’ as the inmate read his last statement. Robert L. Henry, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m. on Thursday after the chemical injection at the Florida State Prison. He was convicted of first-degree murder in the November 1987 deaths of 
DENVER - Denver Police have released a sketch of a man accused of chasing a woman into her apartment and forcing his way in. The incident occurred on March 6, at 8 p.m. in the area of 10225 E. Girard Ave, according to the Denver Police Department. Officers said the suspect in the photo is one of two men sought in the crime, who fled the scene when the victim locked herself in her bedroom and called police. The victim described the suspects as black men in their teens to late 20s, and said both men were wearing hooded sweatshirts -- one dark blue or black and one gray. 
BARTOW – A central Florida teen has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting an Orlando musician outside a bar during a set break. A Polk County judge sentenced 19-year-old Samuel Sweet Jr. on Wednesday. He was convicted in January of first-degree murder. 
CENTER CITY - Forty-year old Steven Mason has now been booked on serious charges in this life threatening attack on SEPTA Police Officer 
A jealous lover who murdered his girlfriend over her affair with a man she met on a dating site for Oxbridge graduates was jailed for life today. Jonathan Tebbs, 46, stabbed dedicated town hall chief
HOUSTON -- The family of a murdered car sales manager in west Houston has closure. The man convicted of killing their loved one was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. Keith Grimmett went back to a cell he'll be spending years in after a judge gave him life in prison. Victim impact statements were full of tears and anger as the grandfather of 30-year-old 
EVANSVILLE, IN - A man was arrested Monday during the Ira Beumer murder trial. 27-year-old Marcus Hall was booked into the Vanderburgh County Detention Center after deputies say Hall was using his phone in the courtroom, going in and out several times, and was being disorderly. There are strict rules in the trial to prevent juror distractions and the judge asked for him to be removed. The trial continues on Tuesday with testimony from sheriff's deputies and accident recontructionists. The state could rest by Tuesday afternoon.
EVANSVILLE — People have indicated on Facebook they plan to attend a "Free Ira Beumer" rally at the Civic Center today in advance of a bond hearing for the local businessman indicted on a charge of murder. The rally is an extension of a social media support campaign, including a "Free
Around 7:30 p.m. Monday night, a man headed south on BART near the Colma Station made his presence known via a boom box loud enough to be heard over the notoriously screeching sound of BART trains. After multiple riders asked the man to turn it down, one woman stood up to confront him directly, which only encouraged him to make a bigger scene. The confrontation between the suspect in the red baseball cap and his fellow passengers lasted a good seven minutes or so, all of which was captured by BART rider/Redditor raz009. During the confrontation, the man can be seen getting in several people's faces before groping the woman as he exits the train. The alleged sexual battery happens around the 6:30 mark: BART Police, who had received multiple reports of the mans behavior, reportedly took him into custody at the next station. 
The naked body of a single mother has been found underneath a pile of rubbish on a moving conveyor belt inside a Californian trash disposal facility. The body of
Fight at gas station in Arizona between loud mouth guy from New York and a couple of truck drivers. Mirrored from Youtube: 
