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Jesus Take The Wheel: Cops Hunting Hit-And-Run Drivers Who Killed Twin Teens And Friend Halloween Night

People REALLY ain’t isht tho… Police Searching For Men Who Killed 3 In Halloween Hit-And-Run Via NYDailyNews Authorities searched Saturday for the driver and passenger of an SUV who fled the scene after the vehicle struck three teenage girls who were out for a night of trick-or-treating in Southern California. Witnesses said the black Honda was abandoned a short distance from the Santa Ana crosswalk where the 13-year-old girls were hit. On Saturday investigators tracked the SUV to the address where it was registered, but the owner has since moved, Santa Ana police spokesman Anthony Bertagna said. “At this point, we don’t know where the registered owner lives,” Bertagna said. A witness told the Los Angeles Times the girls were wearing costumes with black leggings and dark clothing when they were hit in a crosswalk near an elementary school about 6:45 p.m. Friday. Two of them were declared dead immediately, and a third died as paramedics prepared to take her to a hospital, Orange County fire Capt. Steve Concialdi said. The twin sisters were Lexi and Lexandra Perez, and the third victim was Andrea Gonzalez, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said. The front of the vehicle was heavily damaged, Bertagna said. Authorities are seeking video-surveillance footage from nearby property owners while interviewing witnesses. Investigators also collected evidence from the SUV, including fingerprints and DNA samples, he said. “It was Halloween. There were a lot of people out there,” Bertagna said. “These guys fled this car. Did they call somebody to pick them up? Did they live in the neighborhood? Did they run into a house?” You have to be a real life devil to do some isht like this and drive away. R.I.P. to these young girls. Image via Facebook/CBS

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Former FAMU Student Convicted In 2011 Drum Major Hazing Death

This is a sad story from all sides… Former Marching 100 Band Member Convicted Of Manslaughter In 2011 Hazing Case Via LA Times : A 26-year-old former member of Florida A&M’s vaunted marching band was convicted of manslaughter and hazing Friday, nearly three years after band member Robert Champion was beaten to death with drumsticks, mallets and other items during a hazing ritual. Dante Martin was convicted of manslaughter and three counts of college hazing causing injury or death, a representative for the 9th Circuit State’s Attorney’s Office in Orlando told the Los Angeles Times. A sentencing date has not been set, and no other information was immediately available, the representative said. More than 15 students were charged in Champion’s death. Champion, of Decatur, Ga., died of blunt-force trauma after fellow band members punched him and hit him with drumsticks in a ritual known as “crossing Bus C.” Seven students accepted plea deals that resulted in probation or community service, according to the Associated Press; one student, Jesse Baskin, was sentenced to a year in prison. Seven students accepted plea deals that resulted in probation or community service, according to the Associated Press; one student, Jesse Baskin, was sentenced to a year in prison. Champion’s death led to the resignation of the band leader and the university president and caused the school to shut down the band for nearly two years. The band was allowed to return to the field in September 2013 after the school instituted a slew of anti-hazing restrictions. A young man dies, several students jailed, and the band program is tarnished…all over nonsense. When will hazing as a rite of passage die out? SMH.

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Come Again? Welsh Bank ATM Guarantees Customers “Free Arousal” With Each Use

Enter your PIN … Welsh ATM Promises Sexual Arousal With Each Use Via BBC A cash machine outside Tesco Express in Aberystwyth has been promising customers “free erections” after a translation error. Above the ATM at the new store in west Wales it said “codiad am ddim” which would translate colloquially as “free erections.” A more correct version would have been “codi arian heb dâl”. This literally means, “lift money without fee” as “codi” means lift, while “codiad” means erection. Aberystwyth Councillor Ceredig Davies spotted it and put it on his Facebook page where it was shared hundreds of times. He told Newsbeat: “I thought it was funny but I think they should have gone the extra mile and checked it out with a Welsh speaker. “I mean as Welsh speakers we are used to blunders, but this one really takes the biscuit.” A spokesperson for the supermarket said: “We’ve taken the sign down and will replace it with the correct translation as soon as possible. “Thanks to everyone who pointed out the mistake.” Those people who “pointed out the mistake” ruined a perfectly good joke. Image via Facebook

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What Family Values?? Traci Braxton Responds To Shady Tamar For Saying Her New Music Would Never Win A Grammy

Traci finally responds to Tamar … Traci Braxton Responds To Tamar After Getting Blasted On Twitter We recently reported that Tamar blasted big sister Traci after the release of her new album. Via Hello Beautiful reports: Tamar Braxton threw some pitch-black shade when she openly trashed her sister Traci Braxton’s vocal prowess on Twitter. After years of dreaming about a music career and being the underdog on “Braxton Family Values,” Traci finally dropped her debut solo album,” Crash & Burn,” last week! She’s received plenty of praise for the album she fought so hard to make, and her fans have loved every moment of listening to her work. Among all of the love that she’s retweeted, one person confidently stated that they could see a Grammy in her future! One would think that Traci’s sisters would be among the folks congratulating her on her album, but Tamar seemed a little salty about it because she made a really snarky remark about that prediction. “Do the Grammys have a duet with auto tune category yet? Cause…(chair emoji) (thumbs down emoji),” Tamar stated in a tweet that has since been scrubbed from her timeline. She left it up just long enough for The Shade Room to get a screen capture of the comments, though! Traci hasn’t responded to the hurtful comments from her sister on social media at this time. She did take some time out to thank her oldest sister Toni Braxton for helping lay the groundwork for her to be able to release her own project, though. Well, it looks like Traci is finally firing back at Tamar and it’s nothing but love! Via Hip Hop Socialite reports: You know what, fans like to be on sides, and try to ’cause some division with the sisters or speculate anything. That’s my baby sister. Tamar and I, we know we love each other – we know we say things to each other and everything like that. But you know, she’s the baby sister. We spoiled her – she’s going to be spoiled. It’s like Venus and Serena, you know, when they have a match together, but they still love each other.” What do you think of Tamar and Traci’s relationship??

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Pay Up: Chris Brown Settles Fade Lawsuits With D.C. Fan And Frank Ocean’s Cousin For Only $120,000

That’s it ?!?! Chris Brown Settles Lawsuits From D.C. Fight And Frank Ocean’s Cousin According to TMZ reports : Chris Brown is a little lighter today … he just lost more than a $100K but in return got rid of 2 pesky lawsuits. Sources connected to Chris tell TMZ … the guy who Chris punched in Washington D.C. a year ago just settled his civil lawsuit against Chris. We’re told the singer anted up around $100,000. You’ll recall … Chris dodged a major bullet with the help of his lawyer Mark Geragos by striking a plea deal in the criminal case. He avoided probation, jail and fines by pleading guilty to simple assault. As for the second case … TMZ broke the story Chris got into an insane fight at a West Hollywood recording studio in January with Frank Ocean’s posse. Frank’s cousin sued Chris for $3 million. We’ve learned the case just settled for UNDER $20K. That was pretty cheap, all things considered. We thought he was definitely gonna have to part ways with a few hundred grand. Hope he tips his lawyer. Image via Instagram

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Pay Up: Chris Brown Settles Fade Lawsuits With D.C. Fan And Frank Ocean’s Cousin For Only $120,000

Well No Isht: Study Reveals “Stark Racial Biases” Within NYPD

Wow…what a shock (sarcasm). Stark Racial Biases Revealed In NYPD Arrest Practices A new study has proven, once again, that cops more frequently pursue and more harshly punish offenders of color . But surely we didn’t need additional facts and figures to point out where Black and brown folks stand with one-time … Via HuffPost : Three decades ago, New York’s Times Square was a symbol of vice and violence. Today, cops in the area worry about street performers who dress up like Elmo. The city’s transformation from crime capital to urban Disneyland is one of America’s great success stories, but a less encouraging narrative has accompanied it. As a new report shows, arrests for petty offenses like turnstile-jumping and pot possession have shot up since 1980, disproportionately affecting young black and Latino men. The report, released Tuesday by John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, shows that the nation’s largest police force has been arresting more people for misdemeanors, a category that includes low-level crimes, from prostitution to minor drug offenses to dancing in the subway. Since 1980, the percentage of New Yorkers arrested for misdemeanors has tripled, according to the study. The number of blacks arrested for misdemeanors nearly doubled to 104,659 in 2013, from 56,152 in 1990. Latinos saw the number rise even more dramatically, to 78,733 from 30,885. Police arrested 28,996 whites for misdemeanors in 2013, compared with 21,815 in 1990. In New York, civil rights advocates have long criticized the police for stopping and frisking disproportionate numbers of black and Latino people. Mayor Bill de Blasio took office in January after promising to reform the practice. But the new mayor appointed as the police commissioner William J. Bratton, known for his hard-nosed approach to minor offenses. That strategy came under intense scrutiny last summer, after the police grabbed Staten Island grandfather Eric Garner in a chokehold while attempting to arrest him for selling untaxed cigarettes. Garner died soon after. Critics say Bratton’s “broken windows” strategy lands hard on low-income people and people of color. We really wish they’d stop releasing reports reiterating the obvious and make steps toward change…

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True Or False? Did Peter Thomas Get Popped By ATL Police For Apollo-Affiliated Crime??

Is Apollo STILL snitching from behind bars?? Peter Thomas Rumored To Be Under Arrest In Atlanta The Real Husbands of ATL are having a little bit of a rough year. Right on the heels of Apollo’s incarceration on various fraud charges , buzz hit the blog circuit earlier today that Cynthia Bailey’s husband Peter Thomas had also been hauled off by cops. The story states that Apollo struck a last-minute deal on his way to the clink, and staying true to his snitch nature , wore a wire while having a conversation with Peter about their illegal business dealings. The takedown of his RHOA castmate could stand to cut his sentence time and get him back out to the strip clubs of ATL in a shorter time-span. It’s also rumored to be a major plot point of the upcoming season, so there’s high drama about the set-up and the subsequent arrest while Bravo cameras roll. But not so fast…no mugshot, no police docs, and no photos of peter being hauled off by cops? Sounds a bit fishy riiiiiiight? Well as it turns out, Peter himself had a few thoughts to share on his latest legal issues. Peep what he had to say about his “arrest” after the jump… Prince Williams / ATLPics

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True Or False? Did Peter Thomas Get Popped By ATL Police For Apollo-Affiliated Crime??

True Or False? Did Peter Thomas Get Popped By ATL Police For Apollo-Affiliated Crime??

Is Apollo STILL snitching from behind bars?? Peter Thomas Rumored To Be Under Arrest In Atlanta The Real Husbands of ATL are having a little bit of a rough year. Right on the heels of Apollo’s incarceration on various fraud charges , buzz hit the blog circuit earlier today that Cynthia Bailey’s husband Peter Thomas had also been hauled off by cops. The story states that Apollo struck a last-minute deal on his way to the clink, and staying true to his snitch nature , wore a wire while having a conversation with Peter about their illegal business dealings. The takedown of his RHOA castmate could stand to cut his sentence time and get him back out to the strip clubs of ATL in a shorter time-span. It’s also rumored to be a major plot point of the upcoming season, so there’s high drama about the set-up and the subsequent arrest while Bravo cameras roll. But not so fast…no mugshot, no police docs, and no photos of peter being hauled off by cops? Sounds a bit fishy riiiiiiight? Well as it turns out, Peter himself had a few thoughts to share on his latest legal issues. Peep what he had to say about his “arrest” after the jump… Prince Williams / ATLPics

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JetBlue Passenger Popped For Stuffing Yayo In Her Hot Pocket On Hollywood-Bound Flight

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JetBlue Passenger Popped For Stuffing Yayo In Her Hot Pocket On Hollywood-Bound Flight