Holmdel Police Warn Residents to Avoid Multiple Roads After Severe Storm Downs Trees, Power Lines
Police urged motorists to avoid several roads across Holmdel Township Friday night as crews worked to clear storm damage and restore power following severe thunderstorms. Holmdel, NJ – Holmdel Township Police are…
Brunswick cocaine dealer gets 5 years in prison
NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA – A Shallotte man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for Cocaine, Cocaine Base (Crack), and Firearm violations. According to court documents, Anthony Junior Bell, 50,…
Police say West Seneca Woman Attacked Officers, Hospital Staff causing fractured nose, chipped tooth
WEST SENECA NY – Police officers in West Seneca say while detaining a woman who was running into traffic, officers and later, hospital staff suffered several injuries. A report by the West…
Governor Murphy Vetoes Bi-Partisan Bill That Could Have Saved Some Restaurants This Year
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy today took another swing of his small business hatchet and swung it at the restaurant industry. The bill would have allowed restaurants across the state to…
Elkton woman charged with burglary after traffic stop
NEWARK, DE – On January 5, 2021, at about 0109 hours, a Newark Police Officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Elkton Road. The passenger in the vehicle, Kristy Barbato…
Raleigh man gets 6 years after officers found weapons and ammunition in his bedroom safe
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA – A Raleigh man was sentenced today to 72 months in prison for possessing firearms while being a convicted felon. According to court documents and information presented in court…
Man gets 10 years for using the internet to meet a 14-year-old boy for sex
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – A former resident of Ross Township, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ imprisonment followed by 10 years’ supervised release on his conviction of Attempted Coercion…
Oxy dealer pleads guilty to selling pills in connection with his role in drug trafficking ring
CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY – A Camden County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to distribute and selling oxycodone pills in connection with his role in a drug trafficking ring, U.S. Attorney Craig…
St. Louis man gets 25 years for selling heroin and cocaine
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – United States District Judge Ronnie L. White sentenced Robert Hill to 25 years in prison. A jury had convicted Hill of one count of conspiracy to possess with…
Bank manager gets 2 years for stealing $1.2 million in benefit from SSA and Dept of Veterans Affairs
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — A former branch manager of a bank in Las Vegas was sentenced today to two years and six months in prison after pleading guilty to fraudulently obtaining nearly $1.2…
Meth dealer faces 10 years for selling 50 grams of crystal meth
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Lawrence Allen Keplinger, of Lahmansville, West Virginia, has admitted to a methamphetamine distribution charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Keplinger, age 39, is pled guilty to one count…
Marine pleads guilty to bribery in exchange for directing transportation contracts
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announces that ERIK MARTIN, aged 48, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, to a Bill of Information charging him with Conspiracy to Commit…
Tampa man charged with possession of credit card equipment and making fake credit cards
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Eugene Stephan Cole (30, Tampa) with possession of credit card manufacturing equipment and producing counterfeit credit…
Drug dealer gets 5 years for selling fentanyl
PORTLAND, MAINE – A Parsonsfield man was sentenced today in federal court for distributing fentanyl and possessing it with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced. U.S. District Judge John…
Heroin trafficker gets 7 years in prison
TULSA, OKLAHOMA- A man who acted as a redistributor in a heroin trafficking operation with ties to the New Generation Cartel was sentenced in federal court today, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.…
Yellowstone treasure hunter pleads guilty to digging up cemetery looking for buried treasure
SYRACUSE, UTAH – RODRICK DOW CRAYTHORN, 52, of Syracuse, Utah entered pleas of guilty to charges of excavating or trafficking in archeological resources, and injury or depredation to United States property in…
Cuban credit card skimming crew sentenced to prison
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA – Six Cuban nationals have been sentenced, including the leader of the crew, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, the six conspirators…
Police say pair was selling meth in Columbia area
SOUTH CONGAREE, SC – Police in South Congaree caught two individuals with drugs and paraphernalia at a traffic stop this week. South Congaree officers arrested Elizabeth Waddell of Lexington and Truequn Tolen…
Are COVID-19 disinfecting UV lights safe to use in your home?
In our last story about UV lights, we looked into the science of how UV lighting can be used to disinfect your home, but today, we look at the safety of using…
Can UV light really kill the coronavirus in your home? The CDC explains
One of the hottest new trends in home decor during the COVID-19 pandemic is UV lighting, in hopes to kill the COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 virus. UV lamps online and in stores boast their…
Former Jackson Business Owner Gets Help From Dave Portnoy’s Barstool Fund to Help Her Save Oceanport Restaurant
OCEANPORT, NJ – Donna Perrulli and her husband Mike have been in the restaurant business since she was 19-years-old and she and her husband opened up Bella Napoli in Jackson, but sold…