Police Blotter

Defendant Was First Rioter to Open Rotunda Doors, Letting Mob Inside             WASHINGTON – A South Carolina man was sentenced yesterday to three years in …

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on December 2, 2022, Casian Amir Jackson-Flowers, age 22, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to …

PORTLAND, Maine: U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee joined Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey today to affirm their commitment to ensuring safe, unfettered access to reproductive health care services in Maine for …

NEWARK, N.J. – A California man has been indicted for laundering money obtained from business email compromises, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Charles Singleton, 63, of Los Angeles, …

WORTHINGTON TWP, PA – The body of a woman reported missing in September was found this week by a hunter. According to police, the woman is suspected to have been …

ALLENTOWN, PA – An investigation is being conducted by the Allentown Police Department into a hit-and-run accident involving a pedestrian. On November 24th, at 0203 hours, an incident occurred at …

NEW YORK – A suspect on trial for a murder in Far Rockaway is going to prison for life. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Joaquin Bullock was sentenced …

Gaithersburg, MD – A burglary was reported at the Scotland AME Zion Church in the 10900 block of Seven Locks Rd. in Potomac by officers from the Montgomery County Department of …

PATERSON, NJ – A man wanted for a carjacking and kidnapping incident that took place December 1st, has been arrested. Juan Montero-Pena, 30, was arrested in relation to a carjacking …

CUMBERLAND, MD – Several Cumberland police officers were assaulted and required hospitalization after an incident that took place early Monday morning. According to police, at approximately 7:20 am, Cumberland Police …

CUMBERLAND, MD – A Cumberland woman was arrested after she cut another person with a knife during an altercation in the area of Park Street on Monday. At approximately 4:04 …

CUMBERLAND, MN – Police are investigating a crash involving a motor vehicle and a pedestrian on Sunday. On December 4, 2022, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Cumberland Police Department responded …

NEW YORK – If you see these individuals in the area of Bryant Park, be warned. The NYPD said multiple pickpocket suspects have been active in the area for the …

PITTSBURGH, PA – A SWAT team with the Pittsburgh Police Department cleared nearby buildings after a fatal shooting was reported in the area of 200 Rhine Place inside the Three …

NEW YORK – A man wanted for three shootings in New York City over a 24-hour period has been captured by police, thanks to the help of tips from the …

HOWARD CO., MD -Police in Howard County have issued a warning to motorists to avoid Route 97 in the area of Route 97 and Jennings Chapel Road due to a …

An Amarillo man who set off a bomb in his backyard, stashed a suicide vest in his alleyway, and privately plotted to blow up a local high school pleaded guilty …

CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jacqueline Mines, 66, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Magistrate Judge Jeremiah …

CONTACT: Barbara Burns   PHONE:       (716) 843-5817 FAX #:          (716) 551-3051   ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Francis Cardinell, 76, of Penfield, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with obstruction …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Johnathon Earl Hamrick, 33, of Parkersburg, was sentenced today to seven years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who, on multiple occasions, while under surveillance by members of the Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force, sold pills containing methamphetamine, was sentenced today …

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell has sentenced Steven Brickner to 12 months and a day for filing a false U.S. Individual Income Tax Return for tax …

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – A federal jury in Gainesville convicted Edwin Giovanny Mendoza-Verdugo, 20, of Sinaloa, Mexico, on one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, further finding Mendoza-Verdugo responsible for …

          SANTA ANA, California – Suspended plaintiffs’ lawyer Michael John Avenatti was sentenced today to 168 months in federal prison for stealing millions of dollars from his clients – one …

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Dylan Joseph Thibodeau (23, Punta Gorda) with enticement of a minor …