Police Blotter

COLUMBUS, OH – Police in Columbus are searching for a couple wanted for stealing Star Wars Lego sets by fraudulently using barcodes that rang the products up for 99 cents …

HOMESTEAD, PA – Police are investigating after a woman was shot Monday night in Homestead. The Allegheny County Police Department’s General Investigations Unit responded to a request for assistance during …

SEVERNA PARK, MD – A car burglar was caught after a homeowner captured him on a Ring doorbell camera. According to police, early this morning, at approximately 1:00 a.m., officers …

Delaware State Police have identified the victims who died during a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred on August 11, 2022, in Newark as Bruce Whittier, 37, of Havre de Grace, …

COLUMBUS, OH- The Columbus Police Department is investigating the shooting that led to 25-year-old Mirracclle Anderson Morris’s death. The incident took place last Wednesday at the 2100 Block of Parkville …

ANNAPOLIS, MD – A juvenile was shot multiple times with a bb-gun after he was robbed by another group of juveniles. According to police, on Friday at approximately 7:00 p.m., …

BROOKLYN PARK, MD – On August 14, 2022, at approximately 1:40 a.m., officers responded for a carjacking at the Shoppers Express located at 714 Church Street in Brooklyn Park. The …

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Franklin Township Police Department is investigating the following police-involved incidents that occurred last week. 08/08/2022 A resident reported criminal mischief to a vehicle parked in …

PHOENIX, Ariz. – On Friday, Adonijah Josiah Ortega, 19, of Phoenix, Arizona, was charged via criminal complaint for Carjacking, Using, Carrying, Brandishing, and Discharging a Firearm During and in Relation …

GREAT FALLS  — A Billings woman suspected of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Chantel Marie Azure, …

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Ohio man pleaded guilty today to structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements. According to court documents and statements made in court, Gary McComas, 26, of …

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Joseph Ira Patterson III, 38, of Huntington, was sentenced today to 18 years and four months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, …

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking and firearm violations. According to court documents, on March 26, 2020, law …

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARNO SMITH, 60, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford …

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today for illegal possession of a semiautomatic pistol and ammunition.  Shaquille Lee, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns …

HOUSTON –  A 24-year-old Conroe man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of kidnapping of a minor victim from Northwest Houston, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. …

BOSTON – A Middleborough man has been charged in connection with his alleged theft and attempted sale of three firearms from FedEx packages he was responsible for delivering. Frank P. …

Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that a federal grand jury returned an Indictment charging David Joseph Osinski, age …

          LOS ANGELES – A former correctional officer at the federal jail in downtown Los Angeles was sentenced to a prison term today for lying to investigators about his sexual …

SAN FRANCISCO – James William Palmer pleaded guilty in federal court today to the unlicensed manufacturing and dealing of firearms, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Bureau of …

PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania man has been arrested on charges of making threats of violence against FBI personnel. Adam Bies, 46, of Mercer, was arrested late Friday in Mercer. He …

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal jury handed down guilty verdicts in the cases against Robert Manning and Jamare Coats for their respective roles in the March 23, 2019, shootout at …

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for kidnapping his ex-girlfriend and transporting her from her home in Ilwalco, Washington to Rainier, Oregon. James Donald Cooley, 61, …

WASHINGTON, DC – A D.C. Metro cop shot an armed perpetrator twice after he refused to drop a handgun when instructed on Friday. According to D.C. Metro Police, agents from …

BUFFALO, NY – A 12-year-old from Buffalo has gone missing and today, police issued an alert for the missing child. “The Buffalo Police Department Special Victims Unit needs the public …