US EditionMeek Mill Faces Aggresive Stop by NYPD Outside NYC Club, Calls It “Targeting” Incident
Police searched rapper Meek Mill's car following a tip about a gun but found none, and no arrests were made after he was handcuffed outside a nightclub.
- Early Saturday, NYPD officers handcuffed Rapper Meek Mill outside a Midtown Manhattan nightclub while they searched his car for a gun after stopping three men in the vehicle.
- A nightclub bouncer's report that he felt an object on Meek Mill prompted officers to search after police followed a tip matching the vehicle and license plate.
- Recently, Meek Mill wrote on X that `they had guns in my face for no reason` and `I thought it was a prank` after officers pulled him from his car outside a NYC nightclub.
- NYPD said it was responding to reports of a man with a firearm and released Meek Mill and two other men when no weapon was found, making no arrests.
- Mill, who has a 2008 gun conviction in Philadelphia, has campaigned for reform and backed Governor Josh Shapiro's 2023 probation changes, yet he suggested the recent police encounter felt like a setup.
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Meek Mill Reveals He Was Almost Arrested at New York Nightclub
Meek Mill unfortunately knows far too well how the police operate. He has a long rap sheet under his belt, so he knows how unjust the criminal justice system can be. That’s why he’s been so adamant about reform in the jail and probation systems. In 2023, Meek stood with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro after he changed the probation laws in the state. He told reporters, “We tried to be better, but they labeled us as felons, sent us back to jai…
Rapper Meek Mill handcuffed by cops outside NYC club after tip he might have had gun: sources
Rapper Meek Mill was handcuffed early Saturday morning outside a Midtown Manhattan nightclub as police searched his car for a gun, according to police sources. Cops searched the car of the Philadelphia-born rapper, whose real name is Robert Williams, 38, around 4 a.m. after stopping three men in the vehicle, which matched the description and license plate in a tip they received about a man with a gun, according to TMZ. “They just pulled me out t…
Exclusive | Rapper Meek Mill handcuffed while cops searched for gun outside NYC club: police sources
The Philly rapper was at Harbor NYC on West 46th Street in Hells Kitchen around 4:15 a.m. when a bouncer felt what he believed was a gun on him and told him to get rid of it, police sources told The Post.
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Entertainment MagazineMeek Mill Detained by NYPD After Halloween, Video
Meek Mill had a scary end to his Halloween night -- he was detained by New York City Police Department officers ... and he says it was for no reason!
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