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"This situation exacerbates the already tenuous relations between police and Latinos in the area. " An undocumented immigrant from Mexico faced deportation after defending his girlfriend from  former CMPD officer Marcus Jackson, 26, who recently pleaded guilty to all charges relating to his 2009 arrest for sexually assaulting several Latina and African American women while on duty. The man's girlfriend was the third woman to come forward accusing Jackson of sexual assault and the only woman to be assaulted by the troubled cop on two separate occasions.... more at Latina.com

Fired Charlotte Police Officer Marcus Jackson lost his fight to prevent officials from releasing his personnel file. Jackson is accused of crimes against several women that include Felony extortion and kidnapping. Crimes the 26-year-old comitted while on duty. A judge decided that the public should have access to those records immediately. While some of the information comes as no surprise, some contradicts what Police Chief Rodney Monroe said shortly after Jackson's arrest and termination. "I'm aware of one time, one incident that he's been suspended for and that involved speed, operating a vehicle outside of policy," said Monroe. Click HERE for more Read Interoffice Memos Concerning Jackson September 14, 2009 Internal Affairs Memo November 5, 2009 Internal Affairs Memo

'Jane Doe' Case Baffled Officials For months, police and social workers have tried to identify a mystery woman who lay unconscious in a hospital. Now they finally know who she is

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Speaking of head- scratching moments, this Halloween get-up took the cake for Hot-mess-of-a- Halloween Costume . Here's a little Ghetto Folklore for you: His name is Negrobone "Every Halloween a drunken, chicken eatin ' hoodrat lurks the ghetto with a box of fried chicken screaming, " Chikin -treat," while terrorizing all who stand before him. Beware! He is armed with pointed chicken bones that dart out from his hair, a broken glass of malt liquor and a thick Afro containing ????? " Check out these Kooky , funky, odd, cute and down-right-hot-mess Halloween costumes ...and have a safe, fun-filled Halloween night. Boo!