Gambino mobster James LaForte pleads guilty in brutal extortion, racketeering case
BROOKLYN, NY – A longtime member of the Gambino organized crime family pleaded guilty in federal court to racketeering and violent extortion charges, capping off …
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BROOKLYN, NY – A longtime member of the Gambino organized crime family pleaded guilty in federal court to racketeering and violent extortion charges, capping off …
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police have arrested a Bayville man accused of stealing cash and personal belongings from lockers at the Retro Fitness gym on …
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – A former Long Island high school assistant lacrosse coach has pleaded guilty in federal court to sexually exploiting minors after investigators …
AKRON, OH – A former U.S. Postal Service employee is facing new federal charges in a wide-ranging bribery and contract-rigging scheme that allegedly funneled multimillion-dollar …
BOSTON, MA – A Colombian woman who lived under a stolen identity for more than two decades and illegally voted in the 2024 presidential election …
PHILADELPHIA, PA – A 33-year-old Dominican Republic national being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Philadelphia has filed a federal habeas corpus …
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – A federal judge has dismissed all claims against the Washington Township Police Department and one of its officers in a civil rights …
WILMINGTON, Del. – William “Bill” Stevenson, the former husband of First Lady Jill Biden, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with …
Morris County neurologist suspended as state seeks to revoke medical license Trenton, NJ – A Morris County neurologist has been barred from practicing medicine after …
BEEKMAN, NY – A 39-year-old Beekman woman was killed Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle while crossing State Route 55, the Dutchess County …
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – A pair of suspected narcotics dealers were arrested after Dutchess County Drug Task Force agents executed multiple search warrants early Wednesday at …
Life sentence handed down in Brooklyn killing Brooklyn, NY – A family argument behind a closed apartment door ended in fatal violence, and on Friday …
Chatham Township man charged in deadly pedestrian crash Chatham Borough, NJ – A midday walk along a borough roadway turned fatal, and weeks later prosecutors …
WASHINGTON, DC – Federal immigration officers have arrested a Salvadoran national with a history of sexual offenses in New York, officials confirmed this week. The …
East New York woman sentenced to 15 years for violent apartment attack Brooklyn, NY – A pre-dawn burst of gunfire inside an East New York …
HACKENSACK, NJ – A New York man has been arrested for allegedly helping the suspect in a 2023 Englewood homicide flee the country, Bergen County …
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen County authorities have arrested a Fairview man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a juvenile over a 14-month period, Prosecutor Mark Musella …
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Brick Township man convicted of running an extensive marijuana and hashish operation while evading justice for more than a year …
BALTIMORE, MD – Federal immigration authorities have taken into custody a Honduran national with a violent criminal history after Prince George’s County released him despite …
Baltimore police search for missing man last seen in East 25th Street area Baltimore, MD – Detectives are asking for the public’s help as the …
Germantown man arrested at airport while trying to flee country Gaithersburg, MD – A Germantown man wanted for alleged sexual abuse of a child was …
Masked vandal sought after daycare windows smashed with children inside Montgomery County, MD – Detectives are asking for the public’s help after a masked suspect …
Attempted rape arrest after chase in Glen Burnie parking area Glen Burnie, MD – A routine stop to take out the trash turned into a …
Serial downtown burglar arrested after months-long spree Baltimore, MD – A man tracked through a downtown building by security cameras was taken into custody after …
Cumberland police arrest suspect after downtown business damage Cumberland, MD – Broken storefronts along Baltimore Street greeted business owners at daybreak, and by midmorning police …
Shoplifting suspect cited after theft at Cumberland business Cumberland, MD – A routine shoplifting call to a Virginia Avenue business led officers to a suspect …
Teen parole check in Utica leads to gun arrest and theft charges Utica, NY – What began as a routine parole compliance visit quickly escalated …
Roxbury traffic stop tied to prior shooting leads to gun arrest Boston, MA – A routine evening patrol through Roxbury turned into a firearm arrest …
Vehicle fire erupts after crash near Renaissance Boulevard Manchester Township, NJ – Morning traffic near a residential stretch turned tense when a sedan veered off …
Michigan man gets decades in prison for Bensalem arson attack Bensalem, PA – A quiet Bucks County neighborhood was shattered before dawn when a house …
Michigan man sentenced to decades after cross country arson attack levels Bensalem home Bensalem, PA – A pre-dawn fireball that tore through a quiet Bucks …
Wilkes-Barre woman reports bank impersonation scam involving stolen personal data Wilkes-Barre, PA – A phone call that appeared to come from a major financial institution …
Buffalo vape shop robbery ends with arrest after pistol whipping incident Buffalo, NY – A violent robbery at a Delaware Avenue vape store has led …
Early morning gunfire leaves man dead on Akron street Akron, OH – A quiet early morning in Akron was shattered by gunfire Friday when officers …
Arnold detectives conclude statutory assault investigation Arnold, PA – Westmoreland County detectives have filed criminal charges against a Pittsburgh-area man following an investigation into an …
Online gift card scam targets Wilkes-Barre seniors on Anthracite Street Wilkes-Barre, PA – What began as a routine online purchase quickly unraveled into a costly …
Suspect arrested after back to back gunpoint robberies on Washington Place Washington, DC – A rapid pair of armed robberies at neighboring businesses in Northeast …
BETHEL PARK, PA – A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a violent rape and kidnapping that left a woman terrorized inside and …
Second arrest made in 2023 H Street nightclub homicide Washington, DC – Nearly three years after gunfire erupted inside a Northeast nightclub, investigators have made …
Mahopac man accused of pointing loaded gun at school bus during Taconic Parkway road rage Mount Pleasant, NY – A morning commute carrying young children …
LAKEWOOD, N.J. – A bomb threat was made against Georgian Court University in Lakewood earlier this week. A juvenile from Monmouth County has been charged …
Barnegat Township man charged in child sexual abuse material investigation Barnegat Township, NJ – A cyber tip received by national authorities has led to criminal …
Beekman pedestrian struck and killed on Route 55 after exiting bus Beekman, NY – A midmorning commute ended in tragedy when a woman crossing Route …
BOSTON, MA – A New York man has been arrested in connection with a multi-state cargo theft conspiracy that prosecutors say netted hundreds of thousands …
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A man residing in Ocean County is being held without bail at this time after authorities charged him with multiple counts …
Drug trafficking probe uncovers fentanyl cocaine and firearms in East Boston Boston, MA – A package shipped across the sea set off a lengthy investigation …
Chester County officials address public concerns after fatal Minnesota shootings Chester County, PA – In response to growing questions and online discussion following fatal police …
Victim identified in deadly three vehicle crash in Wilmington Wilmington, DE – A violent three-vehicle crash that shut down a Wilmington roadway Tuesday night has …
Piscataway man pleads guilty to cocaine distribution in Ocean County Toms River, NJ – A drug investigation spanning multiple agencies and municipalities has ended with …
Charge filed after gun discharges inside Glen Burnie elementary classroom Glen Burnie, MD – A classroom incident that sent a student to the hospital has …