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White Man Who Brutally Attacked Black Woman at Gas Station Arrested and Charged With Battery; No Hate Crime Charges

Y.R.A (BMS)May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)May 24, 2022May 24, 202202828

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A white man who violently attacked a Black woman at a BP gas station early last week was arrested on Friday. According to the...

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Florida Cop Convicted of Felony Battery After Cell Phone Video Shows Rough Arrest of Woman

Y.R.A (BMS)April 16, 2022April 16, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)April 16, 2022April 16, 202215083

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – On Thursday a jury convicted a Miami-Dade police officer of felony battery and official misconduct for tackling a woman to the...

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Man Who Was Tased and Wrongfully Arrested After Florida Cops Mistook Sugar For Crack is Awarded $270,000

Y.R.A (BMS)April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)April 14, 2022April 14, 202203122

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Tallahassee man has been awarded $270,000 after a jury found the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) liable for his wrongful arrest...

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Family Says Recently Released Body-Cam Video Proves Antwon Cooper Was Unarmed When Police Shot Him

Y.R.A (BMS)April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)April 6, 2022April 6, 202201049

Miami, FL – Over the weekend the Miami Police Department released body camera footage of a traffic stop that ended with a police sergeant shooting...

Current Events Education

Florida Teacher Arrested, Accused of Playing Loud Music to Disrupt Student Testing

Y.R.A (BMS)April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)April 6, 2022April 6, 202201019

PORT ORANGE, Fla. — A Florida middle school teacher was arrested and accused of playing loud music with intent to disrupt students who were taking...

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Florida Appeals Court Overturns Conviction of Miami Cop Who Shot Unarmed Autistic Man’s Caretaker

Y.R.A (BMS)February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)February 22, 2022February 22, 202202966

North, Miami – A Florida appeals court overturned the conviction of a former North Miami Police SWAT officer who was found guilty of negligence after...

Police brutality

Florida Cop Arrested After Video Shows Him Punching 65-Year-Old Man 11 Times, Breaking His Nose

Y.R.A (BMS)February 18, 2022May 16, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)February 18, 2022May 16, 202205403

A West Palm Beach, Florida police officer was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of using excessive during an arrest in 2019. Officer Nicholas Lordi,...

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Family Of 13-Yr-Old Girl Wrongfully Accused of Bomb Threat Sues School and Instagram

Y.R.A (BMS)February 17, 2022February 17, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)February 17, 2022February 17, 202204687

Pembroke Pines, Fla. – The family of a 13-year-old Florida girl who was wrongfully arrested and held in a detention center for 2 weeks is...

Current Events Police brutality

Florida Cop Fired After Video Shows Him Taser an Elderly Man in Wheelchair Four Times

Y.R.A (BMS)February 1, 2022February 1, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)February 1, 2022February 1, 202203581

A St. Petersburg, Florida police officer has been fired after body-camera footage showed him tasering an elderly man who was in a wheelchair four times. ...

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Florida Family Demanding Answers After Missing Teen Found Dead in Retention Pond on Christmas Day

Y.R.A (BMS)December 28, 2021December 28, 2021

by Y.R.A (BMS)December 28, 2021December 28, 202108429

Royal Palm Beach, Fla. – The family of a teenage boy who went missing last week is demanding answers after finding his body on Christmas...

Missing Person

UPDATED: Pregnant Woman Andreae Lloyd Beaten, Abducted From Miami-Dade Job

Y.R.A (BMS)December 8, 2021December 27, 2021

by Y.R.A (BMS)December 8, 2021December 27, 202102133

UPDATED AT December 10, 2021 at 5:30 am: The medical examiner has confirmed that human remains found near the Homestead Miami Speedway are those of...

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No Charges For Florida Day Care After 2-Month Old Baby Drowns In Mop Bucket

Y.R.A (BMS)December 2, 2021December 2, 2021

by Y.R.A (BMS)December 2, 2021December 2, 202102502

Perry, FL. – A family in Florida is demanding justice after their infant daughter died at a daycare center. Two-month old Jersi McNight died on...

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Parents Upset After White Students’ Racist Vid Goes Viral But Black Students Are Punished For Confronting Them

Y.R.A (BMS)November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

by Y.R.A (BMS)November 1, 2021November 1, 202111273

Fernandina Beach, Fla. – A group of parents at a Florida high school gathered on Wednesday night to discuss a racist video created by students...

Current Events

City’s First Black Female Firefighter Sues City Over Mural That Depicts Her As White

Y.R.A (BMS)October 13, 2021October 13, 2021

by Y.R.A (BMS)October 13, 2021October 13, 202101906

Florida – Boynton Beach’s first Black female firefighter is suing the city after her image was replaced with a white face on a mural meant...

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‘He would never do that’: Family of 13-Yr-Old Found Dead Behind Walmart Is Searching For Answers

BMS AdminAugust 23, 2021August 23, 2021

by BMS AdminAugust 23, 2021August 23, 202103475

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Police in Florida have confirmed that the body found behind a Walmart in Tallahassee is 13-year-old Darius Swain. Swain, who was in...

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Florida School District Pays Teacher Who Was Reassigned After Refusing To Remove Black Lives Matter Flag $300,000

BMS AdminAugust 18, 2021August 18, 2021

by BMS AdminAugust 18, 2021August 18, 202101849

A Florida school board is paying a former teacher $300,000 to settle a lawsuit she brought against the school district after she was temporarily reassigned when...