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Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Teacher tracks stolen Kia from her phone after police can't help

Kia Car Troubles

‘Began my morning in a police chase’: Teacher tracks stolen Kia from her phone after police can’t help

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Charlotte Colombo

cops at door with caption "I have a delivery.. for you" (l) DoorDash bag in hand as person knocks on door (r)

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‘I have a delivery’: Woman catches police pretending to be DoorDash delivery drivers to enter neighbor’s home

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Police and construction worker(l), Madison Cawthorn in wheelchair(c), Madison and police officer(r)

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‘I couldn’t believe my eyes’: Madison Cawthorn outed by Swiftie for crashing Mercedes into a Florida cop

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘Something weird just happened’: Woman says someone called a wellness check on her because she hasn’t shown up to work. She works from home

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

A Sheriff brought on a cop who killed Black man. He defended his decision on Reddit.

Officer defence

Extremely online sheriff used Reddit to defend hiring cop who killed Black man—the cop resigned the next day

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

WOman talking(l+r), Police car with lights on(c)

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‘How?’: Woman drives next to police officer. Then, she gets a DM from a private Instagram

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Spirit Airlines customer tries to pick up promised hotel vouchers for delayed flight

Spirit Airlines Profile

‘I’m gonna have nowhere to sleep for the next 4 days’: Spirit Airlines customer tries to pick up promised hotel vouchers for delayed flight. They call the cops on him

Woman issues warning after sophisticated jury duty scam cost her ‘a lot’ of money

Jury Duty Scam

‘You will be arrested on the spot’: Woman issues warning after sophisticated jury duty scam cost her ‘a lot’ of money

Police officer(l), Acorn(c), Police car(r)

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‘Reno 911 IRL’: The internet is obsessed with video of a cop shooting up his police car with a suspect inside after hearing an acorn hit the ground

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Hackers take down Cop City developer’s website in honor of protester killed by police

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Lyft app on phone(l), Woman biting nail(c), Finger pointing to draw or scene unfolding(r)

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‘He just chased her into the…store’: Lyft customer says driver left her in the car while she went to the bathroom. Then the police pulled up

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

Server says her manager called police on Black autistic co-worker for ‘no reason,’ then fired her

Calling Police

‘I was literally crying to HR’: Server says her manager called police on Black autistic co-worker for ‘no reason,’ then fired her

Police officer shows how to tell if you’re being watched via two way mirror

Safe Place

‘If there’s a space you’re in a safe place’: Police officer shows how to tell if you’re being watched via two-way mirror

Samantha Barrett is a FOIA intern at the Daily Dot. She is currently a student at the University of Maryland where she studies journalism and government and politics.

Samantha Barrett

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Police