New Jersey’s Plastic Bag Ban Leads to Rampant Increase in Theft of Shopping Baskets

TRENTON, NJ – Never mind the piles of heavy-duty reusable bags piling up in your laundry room or garage because you always forget to bring them with you to go shopping, but…

Chinese Military Conducts Large Attack Simulation In Taiwan Strait

Chinese Military Conducts Large Attack Simulation In Taiwan Strait Micaela Burrow on August 6, 2022 The Chinese military conducted a simulated invasion of Taiwan on Saturday, the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense…

MORGAN: Biden’s Civil War On Energy Is Leaving Endless Collateral Damage In Its Wake

MORGAN: Biden’s Civil War On Energy Is Leaving Endless Collateral Damage In Its Wake Derrick Morgan on August 6, 2022 President Joe Biden has declared he will “end fossil fuel.” Presidents have…

CRAWFORD COUNTY PAIR PLEAD GUILTY TO VEHICLE BREAK IN AND IDENTITY THEFT SCHEME

BENTON, Ill. –– An Oblong man and Robinson woman pleaded guilty on Thursday, August 4, 2022, to breaking into cars, stealing checks and IDs from vehicles, and committing identity theft in order to obtain…

Long-Time Leader of South L.A. Street Gang Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Activity that Included Murder

LOS ANGELES – A long-time senior leader of the South Los Angeles-based East Coast Crips (ECC) street gang was sentenced late this afternoon to 420 months in federal prison for a…

DC Officials Seek Crime-Fighting Advice From The Currently Incarcerated

DC Officials Seek Crime-Fighting Advice From The Currently Incarcerated Trevor Schakohl on August 5, 2022 Incarcerated men in Washington, D.C. pitched ideas for combatting the area’s high violent criminal activity to government…

Disney Bows To Middle East Censors Over Same-Sex Kiss, Despite Picking Fight With DeSantis Over Florida Law

Disney Bows To Middle East Censors Over Same-Sex Kiss, Despite Picking Fight With DeSantis Over Florida Law Disney Bows To Middle East Censors Over Same-Sex Kiss, Despite Picking Fight With DeSantis Over…

CBP Officers Seize $22K in Cocaine from Pedestrian at Hidalgo International Bridge

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) intercepted $22,700 worth of alleged cocaine, July 29. “Our CBP officers used teamwork, experience and attention to detail to thwart this…

Former U.S. Postal Service worker pleads guilty to scheme to deliver drugs through the mail

ATLANTA – Former mail carrier Robert Elliott Sheppard has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges for recruiting fellow mail carriers to deliver packages of controlled substances while he was on disability leave.…

Man Accused of Stealing Beer Made Threatening Reference to Tops Market Mass Shooting

BUFFALO, NY – A man accused of shoplifting beer at a convenience store in Buffalo is now facing charges of making terroristic threats after he made a threatening reference to the Tops…

Buffalo Man Arraigned for May Shooting

BUFFALO, NY (PRESS RELEASE by ERIE COUNTY DA) – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 25-year-old Nicky Lofton of Buffalo was arraigned this afternoon before Erie County Court Judge…

Amherst Man Charged for Abducting His Own 4-Year-Old During Supervised Visit

AMHERST, NY -An Amherst man has been arrested and charged for abducting his own 4-year-old child during a supervised visit in March. The child has since been returned to the rightful legal…

Hidden Gem: Teresa’s Osaka Asian Bistro One of the Best Sushi Houses at the Jersey Shore

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Are you looking for fresh, delicious-tasting sushi during your next trip to the Jersey Shore? Then check out Teresa’s Osaka Asian Bistro on your way east toward the…

Phil Murphy Extends Outdoor Dining Two More Years

TOMS RIVER, NJ – In Downtown Toms River, each weekend a portion of Washington Street is shut down and it becomes one of the more popular downtown dining destinations at the Jersey…

Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty for Beating Death of Girlfriend’s 17-Month-Old Baby

BUFFALO, NY – A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to beating his girlfriend’s 17-month-old infant daughter to death. According to Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn, 36-year-old Robert L. Dumas of…

Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to 2020 Shooting Charge

BUFFALO, NY (PRESS RELEASE) – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 27-year-old Wayne A. Smothers of Buffalo pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes…

Jackson Township is the 6th Fastest Growing Town in New Jersey

JACKSON, NJ – Jackson Township was once a rural, wooded, and sleepy bedroom community that few people wanted to live in. In the 1970s and 1980s, most people moving ‘down the shore’…

Murder Suspect Arraigned for June Shooting of 19-year-old Tonawanda Teen During Fight

TONAWANDA, NY – A 22-year-old man has been arraigned in court for the April 20th murder of a 19-year-old in Tonawanda. According to Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn, 22-year-old Michael…

Five Defendants Convicted in Relation to Multi-Million Dollar Counterfeit Cellphone Scheme

BOISE – a Federal jury in Idaho convicted five defendants yesterday for their roles in operating a $41 million dollar scheme wherein they sold counterfeit cellphones and cellphone accessories on Amazon.com and…

Former Westlake Investment Advisor Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years in Prison for Operating Ponzi Scheme

Former Westlake Investment Advisor Raymond A. Erker, 52, of Avon, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster to nearly 22 years in prison, or 262 months, following his conviction…

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