Piscataway man admits to cocaine sales in Ocean County
Piscataway man pleads guilty to cocaine distribution in Ocean County Toms River, NJ – A drug investigation spanning multiple agencies and municipalities has ended with …
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Loaded handgun at elementary school traced to home
Charge filed after gun discharges inside Glen Burnie elementary classroom Glen Burnie, MD – A classroom incident that sent a student to the hospital has …
Deadly Toms River crash sends driver to jail
Toms River man jailed pending trial in fatal crash that killed 76 year old Toms River, NJ – A deadly January crash on a Toms …
Elderly woman knocked down then robbed on city bus
Senior woman knocked down on city bus robbed of phone in Manhattan New York, NY – A routine bus ride through East Harlem turned into …
Gas station scratch off sets up new home dream
50K scratch off win puts new home dream within reach for Montgomery County man Boyds, MD – A casual stop for gas and a last-minute …
Brooklyn street robbery leaves man punched and robbed
Two suspects sought after late night robbery on Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY – A brief encounter outside a Fulton Street address turned violent when two …
Shooting inside Baltimore home leaves man wounded
Eastern District shooting leaves man wounded inside Northwest home Baltimore, MD – A man walked into a hospital seeking treatment for a gunshot wound, leading …
Baltimore home becomes scene of latest shooting
Man wounded in afternoon shooting inside Carver Road home Baltimore, MD – A midafternoon shooting sent officers to a Southern District residence after a man …
Multi agency probe leads to arrest in child sex cases
Investigation leads to arrest in Buncombe County child sex cases Asheville, NC – A multi-agency investigation has led to the arrest of a 29-year-old man …
Teen suspect nabbed in Reading recreation center shooting
Arrest made in Reading recreation center shooting Reading, PA – An early-morning arrest outside the city followed a shooting at a neighborhood recreation center, bringing …
Fatal wreck that shattered family ends in guilty plea
Providence Township man pleads guilty in Christmas Day DUI crash that killed man Providence Township, PA – A head-on collision on Lancaster Pike during a …
Wallet swipe turns violent on 9th Street
Pickpocket robbery on 9th Street ends with arrest after assault Washington, DC – A busy Northwest corridor turned chaotic when a thief slipped a hand …
Parkway scare ends with loaded weapon found
Mahopac man arrested after pointing handgun at school bus driver Mount Pleasant, NY – A morning drive along the Taconic State Parkway turned into a …
Mystery suspect sought in Richmond car break ins
Police seek identity of person tied to string of vehicle break ins on Jahnke Road Richmond, VA – A series of vehicle break-ins reported along …
Boomer with crack among four arrested for sex trafficking children in Virgnia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – A two-day law enforcement operation targeting human trafficking and related crimes resulted in four arrests and the identification of multiple potential …
Man critically wounded in late-night shooting at Clairton gas station
CLAIRTON, PA – A man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition Wednesday night after being shot while sitting inside his vehicle at a …
Teen accused of pointing gun at school bus on Taconic
MOUNT PLEASANT, NY – A 19-year-old Mahopac man was arrested after state police say he pointed a handgun at a school bus carrying special-needs children …
Veteran firefighter lost in Camden marina ice tragedy
CAMDEN, NJ – A veteran firefighter with decades of service died Thursday after plunging through ice and becoming trapped beneath the water at a marina …
Gun store burglary ring busted after year-long probe
PITTSBURGH, PA – County police, working with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and federal agents, have charged eight people following a year-long investigation into …
Jersey City gunman gets double life sentence for 2021 massacre
JERSEY CITY, NJ – A Jersey City man convicted in a 2021 double fatal shooting was sentenced Wednesday to consecutive life terms in state prison, …
Janet Jackson linked to rifle shooting in Newark
NEWARK, NJ – Newark officials are asking for the public’s help locating a 38-year-old woman wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting investigation on …
Police seek missing 28-year-old woman last seen Wednesday night in South Jersey
GLASSBORO, NJ – Authorities are asking for the public’s help locating a 28-year-old woman who was last seen late Wednesday night in Glassboro. The Glassboro …
Overturned crash shuts down Bay Head intersection, sends victims to hospital
BAY HEAD, NJ – A two-vehicle crash that left one car overturned shut down a busy Bay Head intersection late Wednesday morning, drawing a multi-agency …
Man gunned down in Landover as homicide probe unfolds
LANDOVER, MD – A 48-year-old man was killed in a shooting Wednesday evening in Landover, setting off a homicide investigation by Prince George’s County authorities. …
Freehold man convicted in gunpoint sexual assault attack on teen
FREEHOLD, NJ – A borough man has been convicted following a trial tied to a 2023 attempted sexual assault and armed robbery at a Manalapan …
Pedestrian killed in late-night Schenectady crash under investigation
SCHENECTADY, NY – A 59-year-old man was killed Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle at a city intersection, prompting an active investigation by …
Mother arrested after kicking pregnant school officer in the stomach
WASHINGTON, NC – A Washington woman was arrested at an elementary school after deputies say she refused to leave campus during a custody dispute and …
Fire engulfs backyard kennel as crews rescue two dogs in Manchester
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Firefighters rushed into action Tuesday night after a reported large open burn in a residential yard escalated into a dangerous fire …
Silver Spring Home Burglars Caught on Camera, Do You Know Them?
SILVER SPRING, MD – Montgomery County police are asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects believed to be responsible for a series of residential …
Murder arrest follows grim discovery in city home
Harrisburg homicide arrest made in North 18th Street killing Harrisburg, PA – A homicide investigation that began inside a city residence last week reached a …
Frostburg arrest caps sweeping fraud investigation
Fraud probe ends with Frostburg arrest after search warrant executed Frostburg, MD – A months-long fraud investigation reached a turning point when deputies executed a …
Child seizure exposes cocaine inside Ephrata home
Ephrata couple face county court after child exposed to cocaine suffers seizure Ephrata, PA – A medical emergency involving a 7-year-old boy has now advanced …
ICE agent struck in early morning hit and run while directing traffic
Hit and run leaves federal agent injured in Maryland Salisbury, MD – A quiet early morning intersection turned into the scene of a hit-and-run investigation …
Akron standoff ends with fugitive found behind wall
Fire erupts as federal fugitive is captured after hours long barricade in Akron Akron, OH – Flames, sirens, and a daylong standoff converged at a …
Virginia’s New Gun Bill Requires the Confiscation of Firearms and Imposes Criminal Penalties on Transfers
Virginia gun rights uproar: Delegate warns new bill would criminalize gun sales and ownership over time Richmond, VA – A fiery debate inside the Virginia …
Brooklyn teen fights off armed robbery attempt
Teen targeted in late night attempted robbery in Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY – A tense confrontation unfolded on a quiet neighborhood corner late Monday night when …
Cumberland men busted returning to banned property
Two men arrested after returning to Paca Street property they were barred from Cumberland, MD – A call about unwanted occupants inside a city residence …
Man fires at detectives in Glenarden before dramatic arrest
GLENARDEN, MD – A man was taken into custody after allegedly opening fire on an unmarked police vehicle during a tense encounter Wednesday night in …
Wanted woman spotted and arrested on patrol
Wanted woman spotted on Virginia Avenue taken into custody Cumberland, MD – A late-night patrol turned into an arrest after an officer recognized a wanted …
Sha’Carri Richardson pleads with cop after 104 mph stop caught on bodycam
ORLANDO, FL – Olympic gold medalist Sha’Carri Richardson can be heard pleading with a Florida sheriff’s sergeant not to take her to jail after being …
Intruder flees after struggle inside Cranford home
Early morning Beech Street burglary rattles Cranford home Cranford, NJ – A quiet predawn morning was broken when an intruder climbed through a damaged window …
Online romance scam drains Wilkes Barre woman
Online romance scam costs Wilkes Barre woman thousands over yearlong deception Wilkes-Barre, PA – What began as a simple social media connection quietly turned into …
Two women wanted in bold financial scam
Fraud suspects sought after string of bank visits across Newport News and Hampton Newport News, VA – A coordinated run through local financial institutions has …
Bronx man faces murder charge in sidewalk slaying
Bronx man indicted in fatal daytime stabbing of father on way to work Bronx, NY – A midday walk to work ended in a deadly …
Deadly night on Oxon Hill Road leaves man slain
Homicide investigation underway after man killed on Oxon Hill Road Oxon Hill, MD – A late-night shooting along a busy Prince George’s County roadway has …
Gun goes off inside Glen Burnie classroom
Gun discharges inside Glen Burnie elementary classroom leaving student injured Glen Burnie, MD – A school morning was abruptly disrupted when a handgun brought by …
City high rise becomes target of sweeping drug crackdown
Drug task force storms Rip Van Winkle high rise in sweeping narcotics raids Poughkeepsie, NY – A predawn operation inside a well-known city apartment tower …
Mystery victim killed by fleeing driver downtown
Mystery deepens after fatal hit and run leaves man dead in downtown Baltimore Baltimore, MD – A man struck and killed in the early morning …
Unidentified death on city street puzzles investigators
Mystery surrounds unclaimed man found dead on East Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD – A man found unresponsive on a busy East Baltimore corridor remains unidentified …
Break ins across DC blocks end in arrest
Suspect arrested in Northwest burglary spree tied to garage and business break ins Washington, DC – A string of nighttime break-ins across Northwest Washington that …