Black family says police told them they can’t act on neighbor blasting racial slurs

Activity is not criminally actionable', Virginia officers say, as family reports neighbor plays slurs and monkey noises

A Black family from Virginia who say their neighbor has been playing recordings of racial slurs and monkey noises since their arrival received no recourse after police deemed their neighbors' actions not criminally actionable", reports CNN.

Five years ago, the Martinez family moved into their dream home in a quiet cul-de-sac of Virginia Beach, about two hours outside of the state's capital.