Betty Sexton had called officers to her home in Gastonia, North Carolina, to get help removing unwanted guests. The negligence of American police officers led to a tragedy in North Carolina. A white woman, mother of two, called the police, but was shot dead by a black police officer, who arrived to her call. Betty Sexton a mother of two, called the police after she saw two strangers on the territory... 

Richard James Verone, 57, shown in this booking photo, “robbed” a bank for $1 to get health care in prison. A 59-year-old man has been jailed in Gastonia, North Carolina, on charges of larceny after allegedly robbing an RBC Bank for $1 so he could get health care in prison. Richard James Verone handed a female teller a note demanding the money and claiming that he had a gun, according to...