101 Indicted in Transnational Cell Phone Trafficking Conspiracy

SHERMAN, Texas – A federal grand jury in Sherman has returned a seven-count superseding indictment charging 101 individuals in a cell phone trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting…

Methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 15 years in prison

BILLINGS — A Michigan man who admitted bringing pounds of methamphetamine to Montana for redistribution was sentenced today to 15 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release,…

Police officer who killed Ashli Babbit at U.S. Capitol speaks out “I saved countless lives”

WASHINGTON, DC – Lt. Michael Byrd showed absolutely no remorse, no regret, and no mercy over hiss killing of an unarmed woman, U.S. Capitol rioter Ashli Babbit. Instead, he referred to himself…

D.C. News·Politics

Essex County Man Charged in Shooting of Two People

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man with a previous felony was arrested today on charges related to the shooting of two people in a housing complex, Acting U.S. Attorney…

New Jersey News

Kabul Airport attack is third deadliest day of 20 year war in Afghanistan for U.S.

Thursday’s suicide bombings outside the Kabul airport resulted in the third deadliest day suffered by U.S. military service members as a result of hostilities throughout the entire Afghanistan War, casualty figures reviewed…

US and World News

Multiple people shot at Illinois courthouse

Two people were killed and another was injured in a shooting near an Illinois county courthouse on Thursday, multiple sources confirmed. Mayor Christopher Curtis of Kankakee, Illinois, a town of 26,000 people 60…

Illinois News·Police Blotter

D.C.Cops shoot Suspect in Car

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agents from the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at New York Avenue and Florida Avenue,…

D.C. News·Police Blotter

D.C. Man Shot and Killed inside home

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, in the 5700 block of Blaine Street, Northeast. At approximately…

D.C. News·Police Blotter

61-year-old kite surfer killed after crashing into beachside home in Ft. Lauderdale

A 61-year-old man was killed while kite surfing in Florida when he crashed into a beachside home on Wednesday, Fox News reported. Fire department officials said the Fort Lauderdale kite surfer was…

Florida News·Police Blotter

Second bombing reported in Kabul: Hotel housing westerners targeted

A second bombing has been reported in Kabul, this time at the Baron Hotel, the destination for many foreign nationals processing to depart Afghanistan. Related: Horrific carnage in Kabul bombing, Everyone saw…

US and World News

Explosion rocks Kabul Airport hours after Biden administration issues dire warning

The U.S. State Department Wednesday night warned Americans to stay away from the Kabul Airport. It also warned that any Americans stranded outside the gates of the airport were to leave immediately.…

Politics·US and World News

Ciattarelli’s latest Phil Murphy ad is completely off-message and doesn’t address the core problems

It’s almost as if New Jersey Republican candidate for Governor Jack Ciattarelli is afraid to hit Phil Murphy where it will hurt the most, in the face. Instead of focusing on the…

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Gun Smuggler Who Worked at Consulate Sentenced to Almost 4 Years in Prison

TUCSON, Ariz. –Luis Manuel Bray-Vazquez, 35, a Mexican citizen, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 46 months in prison for attempting to smuggle firearms from the United…

Man Indicted for Allegedly Straw Purchasing Handguns in Suburban Chicago Store

CHICAGO — A man has been indicted on federal firearm charges for allegedly straw purchasing handguns in a suburban Chicago store on behalf of another individual. JUSTIN GARCIA purchased a handgun in…

Reston Man Sentenced for Counterfeit COVID-19 Stimulus Checks Scheme

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Reston man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to create counterfeit Economic Impact Payments,…

Second Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison After Shooting at Cedar Rapids Apartment Complex

A man who fired a handgun into the air at an apartment complex while children were playing nearby was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison. Sedrick Mac Johnson, Jr., age…

Frankfort Man Convicted of Murder

LONDON, Ky. – A Frankfort, Kentucky man, Patrick Baker, 43, was convicted on Wednesday, by a federal jury sitting in London, of first-degree murder committed during a drug trafficking crime. …

Billings methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 12 years in prison

BILLINGS — A Billings man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine after law enforcement officers seized about eight pounds of the drug and three loaded handguns from his vehicle during a stop near…

Newark Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Armed Jewelry Heist in Elizabeth, New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. – A Newark man was sentenced today to 360 months in prison for his role in the September 2017 armed robbery of a jewelry exchange in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Acting…

Tilton Man Sentenced to 180 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking

CONCORD, N.H. – Stefan Gauthier, 35, of Tilton, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, Acting United…

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