Police Blotter

NEW YORK, NY – Moose and his owner, identified only as Jessica were attacked while walking together in Prospect Park two weeks ago. A man approached them and threw liquid …

Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Hector Fabio Garcia Vengohechea (59, Cartagena, Colombia) to 30 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess …

DETROIT – Former Detroit Police Lieutenant John F. Kennedy pleaded guilty today to conspiring with another Detroit police officer to commit bribery, in connection with the corruption of towing permits …

DETROIT – A Southfield man was sentenced today to 5 years in federal prison on charges of wire fraud and identity theft in connection with a scheme to defraud and …

FLINT–  Cliff Mac might soon be singing a different tune after being charged with hiring another person to kill a Sterling Heights woman for $10,000. The Department of Justice issued …

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Omar Olmedo Paredes (55, Cocal Payan, Colombia) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy to …

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Aby Raul Rivera Torres (33, Galveston, Texas) to life in federal prison for production, distribution, and possession of child …

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to federal drug distribution and firearms charges, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Clarence Thomas, age 29, …

CLEVELAND – Andre Hunt, 24, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced to 61 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022.  Hunt previously pleaded …

Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the Department of Justice is now accepting nominations for the Sixth Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing. Through this award, …

Today, the Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) “Frame or Receiver” Final Rule goes into effect. The new rule modernizes the definition of a firearm …

Bowling Green, KY – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned an indictment on August 10, 2022, charging Jack Herrod and Maleana Wilson with possessing with intent to distribute …

Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Marvin Harris, Jr., aka “Mesh” (24, Fort Myers), and Latrel Jackson, aka “Kobe” …

NEWARK, N.J. – A Florida man was arrested for allegedly obtaining more than $1 million in government benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Michael Blanc, 33, of Miami, …

NEW YORK, NY – A 67-year-old man was assaulted and robbed in the Bronx on August 15th. Today, the New York City Police Department released video footage of the suspects …

COLUMBUS, OH – Police are searching for a suspect who committed grand theft auto when he spotted a car left running and unattended outside a Columbus business. Police said that …

HOLMDEL, NJ – Police in Holmdel are investigating after a group of car thieves attempted to steal a car from a driveway early Thursday morning. “This morning at 1:30 am, …

Two arrests were made on Wednesday in Cumberland County. On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at approximately 9:04 AM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a Boone Street residence …

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Wednesday sentenced a man from Scott County, Missouri to 10 years in prison for secretly filming underage boys in the …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Rick Benavidez, 47, of Albuquerque, was sentenced in federal court to five …

TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, a federal jury found Eric David Marrufo, 43, of Tucson, Arizona, guilty of five counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and one count …

ST. LOUIS – A man from St. Louis was indicted Wednesday on charges accusing him of shooting a woman while attempting to take her car outside of a north St. …

          LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for illegally importing into the United States more than 1,700 wild animals – including 60 …

BIRMINGHAM – A federal judge yesterday sentenced the last of 18 defendants charged in  a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special …