Police Blotter

NEWARK, N.J. — An Amtrak employee admitted Tuesday to participating in a multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme that defrauded the company’s insurance plan, federal prosecutors said. Anthony Saloka, 44, …

BALTIMORE — Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced Tuesday that no charges will be filed against officers involved in a fatal police pursuit that ended in a crash in …

NEW YORK — A man and a woman were shot and killed early Tuesday morning in Brooklyn, authorities said. Police responded to a 911 call at approximately 7:32 a.m. and …

CHICAGO — A 42-year-old man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman and the death of a 7-day-old infant, as well as endangering three other …

NEW YORK — Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with an attempted rape and robbery that took place Tuesday morning in Brooklyn’s 84th Precinct. According to the …

CLIFTON, N.J. — A 17-year-old Clifton High School student has been arrested and charged after making multiple violent threats against the school, staff, and students, authorities said. Between January 27 …

NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Police are investigating a commercial burglary on Somerset Street after suspects broke into a business and stole a significant number of Apple iPhones and iPads. According …

RALEIGH, NC — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested a Venezuelan national suspected in a mass shooting in Chicago and affiliated with the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang, …

OSCEOLA COUNTY, FL — Florida law enforcement assisted federal agents in the arrests of two criminal aliens over the weekend, including a suspected member of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) …

ALEXANDRIA, VA — A previously deported Honduran national was sentenced to two years in federal prison on Feb. 7 for illegally reentering the United States and failing to register as …

HARTFORD, CT — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested an illegal Brazilian national convicted of sexual assault and other crimes in Connecticut, officials announced. Emerson Eduardo Ferreira, 52, …

BALTIMORE, MD — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested an Uzbekistani national convicted of a sex offense in Maryland, officials announced Tuesday. Islom Gaziev, 65, was taken into …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Former Philadelphia Police Homicide Detective James Pitts was sentenced Tuesday to 32 to 64 months in state prison after being convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice …

QUEENS, NY — A Queens gang leader has been convicted of murder for the 2020 shooting death of a Bronx man in Rufus King Park, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced …

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Azaria Scott, who was last seen on February 11 in the area of Richard Estates. According …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elon Musk criticized the US government’s payment systems, citing cases of fraud and mismanagement that he described as “mind-blowing.” Speaking about financial oversight, Musk pointed to examples …

CONOY TOWNSHIP, PA — A Conoy Township man has been charged with felony endangering the welfare of children after his 3-year-old daughter was killed in a farming accident last year, …

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ — A 64-year-old man was killed early Monday morning in a crash involving a trash and recycling truck on the Black Horse Pike, police said. The Township …

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Two suspects were caught on surveillance video stealing four bottles of Don Julio tequila worth $554.40 from the Timber Creek Liquor Store in the Glendora section …

LAKEWOOD, NJ — With a snowstorm expected to hit the area from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning, the Lakewood Township Department of Public Works (DPW) is urging residents to remove …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr., who ruled against the Trump administration’s effort to freeze billions in federal grants, has a daughter currently employed as a …

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD — A man and his partner have been arrested in connection to a deadly Suitland shooting that left a 30-year-old man dead, authorities said. The shooting …

Delaware State Police have arrested 28-year-old Shaquille Campbell of Wilmington in connection with a 2024 robbery at a 7-Eleven in Bear. The robbery occurred on December 23, 2024, at approximately …

ANNAPOLIS, MD — A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed over the weekend, prompting a homicide investigation, officials said. The shooting occurred Saturday shortly before 8 p.m. in the 100 …

NEWARK, NJ — A Passaic County man was arrested for threatening flight attendants, harassing passengers, and attempting to breach the cockpit during a flight from Miami to Newark, federal authorities …