Fredericksburg woman cited in Stafford Walmart shoplifting case
Shoplifting arrest and jury duty scam reported in Stafford STAFFORD, Va. — A suspected shoplifting incident at a Stafford Walmart and a reported jury duty …
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Stafford woman reports debit cards stolen and used
Debit cards stolen and fraudulent charge reported on Richmond Highway STAFFORD, Va. — A woman reported her debit cards and cash stolen from her purse …
DC murder suspect captured in Middletown after weeklong search
Connecticut arrest made in deadly 16th Street shooting of DC woman WASHINGTON, D.C. — A week after a 27-year-old woman was found shot to death …
14-year-old girl groped on Bronx bus as suspect sought by NYPD
Police search for suspect in reported forcible touching on Bronx bus BRONX, N.Y. — A 14-year-old girl riding a BX15 MTA bus Saturday afternoon was …
Long Island fake cop sentenced after arsenal found in Impala
Fake cop with loaded gun gets 15 years after highway stop on Long Island MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Massapequa man who outfitted his car with …
911 hang up leads to arrest in Columbia Heights killing
Middletown arrest made in deadly 16th Street shooting of DC woman WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 27-year-old woman was found shot to death inside a Columbia …
Queens knife menace slashes man in face then bolts
Knife slasher wanted after face cutting inside Queens building QUEENS, N.Y. — A verbal dispute inside a Jackson Heights building turned violent Wednesday night when …
Brooklyn rapper nailed in savage Elmont acid ambush
Acid attack suspect busted after five year hunt in Elmont MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Brooklyn man accused of hurling sulfuric acid at a 21-year-old pre-med …
Roosevelt man sent away for life in brutal Hempstead stabbing
Roosevelt man gets 20 years to life for brutal stabbing of ex in front of toddler Mineola, NY – A Nassau County courtroom delivered a …
Secret highway stash explodes into massive drug bust on I 684
Troopers seize heroin cocaine and $24000 during I 684 traffic stop Southeast, NY – A routine highway patrol along Interstate 684 turned into a major …
Waldorf man killed in DC parkway crash
Fatal crash on Suitland Parkway leaves Maryland man dead Washington, DC – A violent crossover crash on Suitland Parkway ended in tragedy Friday evening when …
NYC extends migrant housing emergency order, sets deadline to phase out relief centers
NEW YORK, NY – Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani signed Emergency Executive Order 2.7 on Tuesday, extending the city’s long-running state of emergency tied to the …
Backyard Porta-Potty Ordinance Advances in Jackson, Allowing Non-Construction Use Permitting
JACKSON, NJ – If you take a look around Jackson, mostly in the summer, you will see many backyards with outdoor porta-potties. The presence of …
Baltimore murder suspect captured months after deadly Callender Street shooting
BALTIMORE, MD – A months-long homicide investigation in South Baltimore led to the arrest of a 23-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man last …
Brooklyn deli sells big lottery winner
Brooklyn and Newburgh TAKE 5 tickets score evening wins New York, NY – An evening TAKE 5 drawing spread lottery luck across two cities Monday …
Human trafficking probe targets Boston Seaport area
Seaport sting nets human trafficking arrest in Boston Boston, MA – An undercover operation in the Seaport District ended with an on-the-spot arrest after investigators …
Asheville man gets prison time in fentanyl trafficking case
Asheville man sent to prison after fentanyl trafficking bust Asheville, NC – A long-running narcotics investigation ended with a guilty plea and a multi-year prison …
Times Square subway attack leaves rider struck with bottle
Glass bottle assault rattles Times Square subway platform New York, NY – An early morning ride through Times Square turned violent when a man was …
Teen charged in Bayonne killing now faces adult justice
Juvenile to be prosecuted as adult in fatal Bayonne apartment shooting Bayonne, NJ – A fatal shooting inside a Bayonne apartment that claimed the life …
Body found in Seneca Creek leads to murder charge
Arrest made in Seneca Creek homicide after yearslong investigation Gaithersburg, MD – Nearly three years after a body was discovered in Seneca Creek, a homicide …
Knife wielding intruder busted after Delmar break in
Delmar man arrested after violent home invasion turns into knife assault Delmar, DE – A quiet overnight return home turned violent when a Delmar man …
Large juvenile fight sparks stabbing and gun case
Teen charged after Wayne Avenue assault escalates into gun and stabbing incident Gaithersburg, MD – A chaotic confrontation involving more than 20 juveniles on a …
Early morning Bronx subway robbery turns violent
Bottle attack robbery rocks Kingsbridge Road subway station Bronx, NY – An early morning commute turned violent inside a Bronx subway station when a man …
Bronx phone snatcher strikes on East 149th Street
Cell phone snatch leaves Bronx woman shaken on East 149th Street Bronx, NY – A quick moment on a busy sidewalk turned into a sudden …
Five jailed after Camden County cyber investigations
Five arrested in Camden County child abuse material crackdown Camden County, NJ – A monthlong cyber investigation quietly unfolded across South Jersey before ending with …
Deadly three vehicle crash rocks Laurel intersection
Three vehicle crash in Laurel leaves woman dead after weekend collision Laurel, DE – A busy Sussex Highway intersection turned deadly over the weekend when …
Fatal church shooting leads to 25 years to life sentence
Fort Greene man sentenced to 25 years to life for church baby shower killing Brooklyn, NY – What began as a celebration inside a Brooklyn …
Berkeley Township man charged in Toms River gym arson
Berkeley Township man charged after arson fire at Toms River gym Toms River, NJ – A predawn fire outside a Route 37 fitness center led …
Dozens of vehicles stopped in Baltimore takeover bust
Baltimore police shut down illegal car exhibition in Southern District Baltimore, MD – A late night gathering of dozens of vehicles blocking a major roadway …
Juvenile charged as adult in Bayonne fatal shooting
Juvenile to be tried as adult in fatal Bayonne shooting Bayonne, NJ – A case that began with a deadly shooting inside a Bayonne apartment …
Holiday trip to Maryland ends with six figure Powerball prize
Tennessee visitor leaves Maryland with $100000 Powerball prize Baltimore, MD – A holiday visit to Maryland ended with a six-figure surprise for a Tennessee man …
Major crimes detectives crack Gaithersburg murder case
Arrest made in cold case Seneca Creek homicide Gaithersburg, MD – Nearly three years after a body was found in Seneca Creek, a homicide investigation …
Harbor Bank robbery suspect caught on camera
Metro Crime Stoppers seeks suspect in attempted Harbor Bank robbery Baltimore, MD – A midday visit to a northeast Baltimore bank took a tense turn …
Quiet Baltimore street turns chaotic after early morning shooting
Early morning shooting leaves man wounded in Southern District Baltimore, MD – A quiet stretch of the Southern District was disrupted just after dawn when …
Owners of two NJ nursing homes accused of diverting $92M in Medicaid funds
TRENTON, NJ – A shocking state investigation has uncovered what officials call an “egregious and deliberate” scheme in which the owners of two South Jersey …
Delmar man arrested after armed home invasion and knife attack, police say
DELMAR, DE – Delaware State Police have arrested a 35-year-old Delmar man accused of breaking into a home and attacking the resident with a knife …
Thief snatches woman’s phone on East 149th Street, police say
BRONX, NY – The NYPD is searching for a suspect who allegedly grabbed a woman’s cell phone right out of her hand during an evening …
Five arrested in Camden County child sexual abuse material investigation
CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ – Five men were taken into custody last month as part of a coordinated investigation into the possession and distribution of child …
Berkeley Township man accused of setting fire outside Toms River gym
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A 38-year-old Berkeley Township man is facing serious charges after investigators say he intentionally set fire to the exterior of a …
14th Street suspect arrested after homophobic slurs
14th Street assault leads to hate bias charge in Northwest Washington, DC – A brief encounter on a busy Northwest block escalated into an assault …
South End drug arrest uncovers fentanyl cocaine and cash
South End drug trafficking arrest follows street level investigation Boston, MA – A street corner exchange in the South End drew the attention of officers …
Jackson Township Sued After Code Enforcement Officer Strikes Bicyclist Then Flees Scene
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Jackson man injured in a 2023 crash involving a township vehicle has filed a civil lawsuit against the Township of …
Jackson LLC landowner awarded $135,000 in lawsuit over proposed South Hope Chapel Road roundabout
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A small portion of a corner property in Jackson just a few hundred square feet in size is fetching a huge …
Prospect Park man arrested after knife-point home invasion and assault in Lodi
LODI, NJ – A 27-year-old Prospect Park man is facing multiple first-degree charges after authorities say he broke into an acquaintance’s home in Lodi and …
Jackson mayor’s alleged affair with police union boss at center of federal civil rights suit
JACKSON, NJ – Explosive allegations of a romantic relationship between Jackson Township’s mayor and a police union leader have landed the municipality in federal court, …
Head on crash in Townsend leaves woman dead
Fatal two vehicle crash shuts down Dupont Parkway in Townsend TOWNSEND, DE – A late-night collision at a major Kent County intersection ended in tragedy …
Court clears way for massive 37.9 acre private school campus on East Veterans Highway in Jackson
JACKSON, NJ – The residents of Jackson who fought to preserve the quiet charm of their suburban neighborhood have been handed a defeat in the …
Wall traffic stops net trio of DWI arrests
Three separate DWI arrests made during Wall Township traffic stops WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – Multiple impaired driving arrests were made across Wall Township after officers …
Shoplifting bust unfolds at Whole Foods
Shoplifting arrest at grocery store sends suspect to county jail WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – A retail theft investigation at a major grocery store ended with …
Traffic stops reveal cocaine and paraphernalia
Drug charges mount after roadside and hotel investigations in Wall WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – Several narcotics-related investigations in Wall Township led to arrests after officers …