Fake missing child story helps burglary suspect get inside Northeast DC home
Police release surveillance images after homeowner’s property stolen during deception WASHINGTON, D.C. — A burglary suspect used a story about a missing child to gain entry into a Northeast DC home before…
CMPD officer charged with communicating threats after off-duty incident
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) officer has been charged with communicating threats following an off-duty incident Tuesday evening, the department announced Wednesday. Officer Jazmin Featherstone, assigned to CMPD’s Eastway…
New Jersey Renews Centuries Old Claim to Staten Island: NYC Borough belongs to us
New Jersey Assembly forms special committee to explore Staten Island annexation TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey General Assembly has introduced a resolution to establish a special committee to investigate the possibility…
Virginia Beach man killed while crossing Northampton Boulevard on bicycle
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 54-year-old Virginia Beach man was killed Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Northampton Boulevard, police said. Dougless Bartholomew was pronounced dead…
Former SEPTA officer sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for unlawful image offenses
PHILADELPHIA — A former police officer with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Friday for distribution and possession of illegal material involving minors, according…
Brooklyn gang case ends with 53rd and final conviction in massive federal takedown
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The final defendant in a years-long federal case targeting the violent Brooklyn-based Bully Gang has pleaded guilty, bringing the total number of convictions to 53, federal authorities announced Thursday.…
Woman groped and injured in Bronx elevator attack suspect still at large
A 34-year-old woman was sexually assaulted and injured after confronting a man who groped her in a Bronx apartment building, police said. The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. on June 12 near…
Rehoboth Beach man arrested after drug and firearm raid uncovers stash inside home
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — A 47-year-old Rehoboth Beach man is facing multiple felony drug and firearm charges after Delaware State Police executed a search warrant at his residence, authorities announced Thursday. Steve…
Texas man pleads guilty in Charlottesville ransom plot that ended in deadly illegal alien shootout
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal charges for his role in a kidnapping and ransom conspiracy that culminated in a deadly shootout in a quiet Charlottesville neighborhood,…
Virginia man sentenced to 20 years for selling fentanyl-laced pills that killed teen
RICHMOND, Va. — A Chesapeake man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing counterfeit Oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of a minor, federal…
Five plead guilty in plot to smuggle fentanyl and weapons into D.C. jail
WASHINGTON — Five individuals have pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle fentanyl, cell phones, and a knife into the D.C. Jail, where inmates were awaiting trial for murder and assault with intent…
Bronx man gets 15 years for shooting that hit 5-year-old girl during vigil gunfire
NEW YORK — A Bronx man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Tuesday for illegally possessing ammunition in a 2023 shooting that injured a 5-year-old girl, U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton…
Upper Darby man pleads guilty to $143K fraud targeting church and political group
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania man who held leadership roles in both a religious organization and a political ward pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud in a pair of schemes that siphoned more…
12 previously deported criminals plead guilty to illegal reentry under federal crackdown
PHILADELPHIA — Twelve previously deported foreign nationals with criminal histories have pled guilty in federal court to illegally reentering the United States, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Offices in Virginia and Pennsylvania.…
Yonkers man busted for stealing over $50K in church artwork scam
HYDE PARK, N.Y. — A Yonkers man has been charged with grand larceny after allegedly pocketing more than $50,000 for church artwork he never delivered, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.…
Sacramento man arrested in undercover CHP investigation targeting online child exploitation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 39-year-old Sacramento man was arrested last week after allegedly communicating online with someone he believed to be a minor during a California Highway Patrol undercover operation, officials said…
CHP arrests suspected freeway shooter after high-speed stop on I-80
SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. — A suspected freeway shooter was arrested Tuesday morning after a high-speed traffic stop on Interstate 80 led officers to firearms and ammunition connected to an earlier shooting in…
Irvine man charged with hate crimes after coffee road rage ramage on elderly Hispanic driver
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A 54-year-old Irvine man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly targeting two Hispanic men in separate racially motivated attacks, including throwing hot coffee at one driver and…
Dover man arrested for child sexual abuse after July investigation
DOVER, Del. — A 56-year-old Dover man has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses following an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse, the Dover Police Department announced Wednesday. Thomas Kennedy…
Long Beach man sentenced to 358 years to life for murder of teen and attempted killing of four others
LONG BEACH, Calif. — A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to 358 years to life in state prison for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Briana Soto and the attempted murder of four…
Ohio man arrested for threatening to decapitate congressman over Medicaid vote
DAYTON, Ohio — A Dayton man was arrested by federal agents for allegedly threatening to kill a U.S. Congressman in a profanity-laced voicemail about potential cuts to Medicaid, prosecutors announced Friday. Jeffrey…
