Severe Thunderstorms Slam Union County, Spark Fires and Widespread Power Outages in Cranford
Power outages, burning high-tension lines, and dozens of downed trees were reported across Cranford Friday night as severe thunderstorms with 60 mph winds swept through Union County. Cranford, NJ – Severe thunderstorms…
52-Year-Old Shot in Baltimore Shortly Before Midnight on New Years Eve
BALTIMORE, MD – On December 31, 2020 at approximately 11:22 a.m., officers were walking foot in the area of N. Eutaw Street at Mulberry Street when they heard discharging in the area.…
New Years Day Shooting in Baltimore Sends Victim to Hospital
BALTIMORE, MD – On January 1, 2021, at approximately 1:54 p.m., Western District patrol officers responded to the 1100 block of Wheeler Avenue for a report of a shooting. Upon officers arrival,…
Baltimore rings in New Year with first homicide after woman stabbed to death
BALTIMORE, MD – The counter has reset after a year that was 335 homicides in the city of Baltimore. Early in the morning Baltimore police responded to a stabbing call. On January…
Watch: Police jump into freezing cold water to rescue mother, daughter from attempted murder suicide
BALTIMORE, MD – A mother who was in distress attempted to commit suicide and drown her child, but Baltimore police were notified and jumped into the frigid water and saved the lives…
Man arraigned for 2018 Buffalo murder
BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 23-year-old Sidney Watson of Buffalo was virtually arraigned this morning before Buffalo City Court Judge Andrew C. LoTempio on one…
Man who murdered, dismembered wife dead in New York jail
BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that the man accused of killing his wife inside their Broadway home and burying her dismembered body in the backyard has…
Philadelphia meth dealer gets 12 years for selling drugs, ghost guns near schools
PHILADELPHIA – First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Matthew Stephens, 52, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 151 months in prison and ten years of supervised release by…
Ticketmaster pays $10 million federal criminal crime for breaking into competitor’s computer systems
BROOKLYN, NY – Ticketmaster L.L.C. (Ticketmaster or the Company) agreed to pay a $10 million fine to resolve charges that it repeatedly accessed without authorization the computer systems of a competitor. The…
Postal Worker Gets Three Years For Stealing by-Mail Prescriptions Sent to VA Clinic Patients
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A woman was sentenced in federal court today after stealing cash and hydrocodone tablets from packages while working for the U.S. Postal Service, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.…
Rock Island Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses
DAVENPORT, Iowa — On December 30, 2020, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Darrell Kenneth Holloway, age 29, of Rock Island, Illinois, to 150 months in prison for…
Manitowoc Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses
Manitowoc, WI – Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on December 15, 2020, Jonathon A. Erickson, also known as “Jonathon A. Jimenez” (age: 19),…
Porcupine Man Indicted on Carjacking and Firearm Charges
PORCUPINE, SD – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Porcupine, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Carjacking, Use and Brandishing of a Firearm During…
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as Sex Offender
SIOUX FALLS, IN – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on December 28, 2020,…
Summerset Man Sentenced to One Year for Meth Trafficking Conspiracy
Summerset, SD – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man who pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on December 17, 2020,…
Sioux Falls Man Indicted on Firearm Charge
SIOUX FALLS, IN – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a…
Fitchburg convicted felon who shot man, facing new firearms charge
BOSTON – A Fitchburg man was charged today with being a felon in possession of a 10 mm Glock pistol. Joel Polanco, 32, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of…
Albuquerque woman charged with armed robbery and mail theft
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Cecilia Ann Gillespie, 31, of Albuquerque, was charged in federal court on Dec. 30 with robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, mail theft and conspiracy to…
Burlington Woman Sentenced to Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
DAVENPORT, Iowa — On December 30, 2020, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Pamela Sue Hester, age 59, of Burlington, to 130 months in prison for Possession with…
North Liberty Man Sentenced to Prison for Heroin Distribution
DAVENPORT, Iowa — On December 30, 2020, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Eric Allen Rhine, age 55, of North Liberty, to 120 months in prison for Conspiracy…
Iowan man gets 10 years in federal prison for meth, gun charges
DAVENPORT, Iowa — On December 30, 2020, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Robert Dean Stagers, age 32, of Mount Pleasant, to 140 months in prison for Conspiracy…