Man chases down and shoots suspected burglar, possible stand your ground case
By BYP @blackyouthproj 12:18 pm January 23, 2014 A central Florida man accused of chasing down and fatally shooting a suspected burglar Thursday told police he acted in self-defense. Claudius Smith,...
View ArticleKiller of Sean Taylor sentenced to 57.5 years in prison
By BYP @blackyouthproj 3:34 pm January 24, 2014 The man convicted of murdering former Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has been sentenced to 57.5 years in prison for the crime. The prosecution...
View ArticleAir Force captain accused of burglarizing own home, faces charges
By BYP @blackyouthproj 11:33 am April 17, 2014 U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicolas Aquino was tackled, handcuffed and charged with resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer while at his California home...
View ArticleBabysitter’s ‘blame the black man’ robbery foiled by little girl who speaks up
By BYP @blackyouthproj 3:46 pm June 24, 2014 It seems like whenever a crime takes place, a black man is in danger of being accused. But an attempt to “blame the black neighbor” backfired on Wednesday...
View ArticleFerguson Police Chief: officer’s initial contact with Michael Brown...
By BYP @blackyouthproj 3:51 pm August 15, 2014 Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said Friday initial contact between police officer Darren Wilson and 18-year-old Michael Brown was not related to a...
View ArticleHaitian deportee fighting to return to U.S. after Florida police framed him...
Six years ago, Florida’s Biscayne Police Department had become so adept at solving burglaries that the local word was all it took for them to solve cases was the stroke of a pen. Claiming a 100%...
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