Newark man dies after being shot in residential Linden neighborhood
Newark man killed in Linden shooting on Irene Street LINDEN, NJ – A 28-year-old Newark man has died following a Saturday afternoon shooting in Linden, prompting a homicide investigation by Union County…
As Phil Murphy gets ready to release hundreds more inmates, Assemblywomen say please, don’t
TRENTON, N.J. – After New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy released thousands of state prison inmates through an early release program citing the COVID-19 pandemic, two New Jersey Assemblywomen are pleading with the…
Guardian calls on state to investigate report of lead contamination in Atlantic County Schools drinking water
NORTHFIELD, N.J. – New Jersey Assemblyman Don Guardian on Friday called for an investigation into potential lead contamination in the Atlantic County schools’ drinking water. Guardian called on the New Jersey Department of…
Social media reports of shooting in Toms River unfounded, police
Toms River, NJ – After reports of the second shooting in Toms River began this week, rumors quickly spread on social media Friday afternoon. The Toms River Police Department later said those…
Elizabeth man charged for killing two in June fatal crash
LINDEN, NJ – An Elizabeth man, Jose Reyes-Morales, 33, has been charged with two counts of second-degree reckless vehicular homicide for his role in a June 2021 crash that killed two young…
Allentown Vice Squad Makes Fentanyl, Cocaine Bust
ALLENTOWN, PA – The Allentown Police Department’s Vice Unit announced on Friday it had made a large-scale drug bust at a home on the 800 block of Linden Street. According to police,…
Dramatic video captures New Jersey State Trooper talking suicidal man from jumping off bridge
HILLSIDE, NJ – A dramatic bodycam video was released Friday by the New Jersey State Police showing a state trooper talking a suicidal man down from jumping from a Route 78 overpass…
Parsonsburg woman killed in single vehicle crash near Millsboro
Millsboro, DE– A Parsonsburg woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday night in the Millsboro area, the Delaware State Police Reported Friday. On Thursday, at approximately 9:18 p.m., a…
New York suspect who stabbed, killed woman pleads guilty facing 24 years in prison
NEW YORK, NY – The Queens District Attorney’s Office has announced Edwin Sarmiento, 31, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree for stabbing a 30-year-old woman to death in February 2020.…
New York State Troopers Rescue Fisherman Who Fell Through Ice
FRANKLINVILLE, NY – A heroic act by a New York State Trooper was caught on the officer’s body camera as he rescued an ice fisherman who had fallen through the ice. According…
Dad charged for kidnapping his own child during supervised visit
AMHERST, NY – A father was charged after he arrived for a supervised visit with his 4-year-old child at the Erie County Department of Social Services. Upon receiving the child, Erie County…
Former Jackson Township Business Administrator, Paterson Mayor Torres Charged for Contempt
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Since leaving Jackson Township after being hired by Mayor Michael Reina, former township Business Administrator and mayor of the City of Paterson is back in the sights of…
Counselor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wide-Ranging Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CORTNEY DUNLAP, 37, of Burlington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 57…
Leonardtown Woman Pleads Guilty to Organizing a Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Over $1 Million in Disability Benefits
Greenbelt, Maryland – Angela Marie Farr, age 36, of Leonardtown, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit theft of government property and two counts of theft of government property in connection…
Leader of Dark Web Drug Trafficking Operation Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison and 59 Bitcoin in Forfeiture
BOSTON – The leader and organizer of a highly sophisticated drug trafficking operation was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for manufacturing and distributing a multitude of controlled substances using the…
Informational: Federal Court arraignments
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The…
New Haven Crack Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that that JERRY ROLLINS, also known as “Prank,” 37, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari…
Federal Jury Convicts Vancouver Man for Sex Trafficking of Minors
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal jury in Portland found a local man guilty today for transporting two young teen girls across state lines, drugging and sexually abusing them, and selling them to other grown…
Madison Man Sentenced to More Than 27 Years for Sex Trafficking of Minors
MADISON, WIS. – A Madison, Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 330 months in federal prison for sex trafficking of minors. James Coney, 33, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge…
Meriden Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics and Firearm Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JONATHAN RIVERS, 39, of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 96…
Delaware County Man Charged with Being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm
Matthew Welcher, age 43, of Dundee, Iowa, has been charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. The charge is contained in an Indictment unsealed on March 7, 2022,…
Fitchburg Man Pleads Guilty in Wide-Ranging Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack and Cocaine Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Fitchburg man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack and cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Branny Taveras, 39, pleaded guilty to…
Federal Jury Convicts Duluth Felon for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal jury convicted a Duluth man for possessing a firearm as a felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats. Following a five-day trial before Senior U.S.…
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Vance Campbell, 38, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced today to 15 years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50…
Lincoln Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Enrique Steven Abarca, 26, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today to 27 years for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams…
Mill Hall Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine and Money Laundering
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Mill Hall, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 5 years in prison followed by 4 years supervised release on his conviction…
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