19 rescued from flash flooding on Friday
Newark, NJ – On July 2, 2021, heavy rain in the evening hours caused flooding in areas of the City of Newark leaving motorists stranded in their vehicles. The Newark Fire Division…
Teen arrested for the shooting of 9-year-old girl in Newark, police blame heat, pandemic
NEWARK, NJ – Two people have been arrested for the shooting of a 9-year-old girl in Newark’s Winona Lipman Apartment Complex, one is a 15-year-old girl. The shooting left the young girl…
Major League pitcher ejected from game after one pitch
Pablo Lopez, the starting pitcher for the Florida Marlins was ejected from a baseball game after throwing just one pitch against the Atlanta Braves. Lopez went high and inside on Ronald Acuna,…
South Carolina Corrections Officer Smuggled Pills in Rice Krispie Treats
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The SCDC Office of Investigations and Intelligence released the arrest warrants today for a correctional officer at Camille Graham Correctional Institution. Marcy T. Shaffer, 43, of Columbia was arrested…
Four shot after disturbance near Lancaster Bar
LANCASTER, PA – On 3 July 2021 at approximately 213 am Lancaster City Police Officers were dispatched to the 1st block of West Orange Street for a report of a shooting. Upon…
Chambersburg police issue citations after playground fight
CHAMBERSBURG, PA – On 6/19/2021, Chambersburg Police responded to the Second St Playground for a report of an assault after the fact. It was found that multiple juveniles were involved in a…
Columbus records 100th homicide of 2021 at the Patio Bar on Sullivant
COLUMBUS, OH – On July 1, 2021, at 2:08 am, officers were dispatched to 945 Sullivant Ave., the Patio Bar, on the report of a shooting. Officers arrived at scene and discovered…
Multiple victims shot, one dead in Dover
DOVER, DE – The Dover Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that occurred late on Wednesday evening that injured three people and left a fourth dead. At approximately 11:08 p.m. on…
Erie Man on Parole for Child Rape Sentenced to 12+ Years in Prison for Bank Robberies
ERIE, Pa. – A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 155 months in prison, 3 years supervised release and ordered to pay $11,100 in restitution on…
Lackawanna County Man Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine And Heroin Trafficking
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rudolph Ford, age 32, formerly of Olyphant, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on July 1, 2021, before U.S. District…
Paterson rings in July with another gunshot victim
PATERSON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announce that at approximately 6:56 p.m. on July 1, 2021, members of the Paterson Police Department were…
Homeless man targeted elderly and homeless woman in knifepoint sexual assaults
WESTAMPTON, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 29-year-old homeless man has been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting two women last summer after threatening to harm them with…
If you live in these towns, you need to get your COVID-19 vaccine, commissioners say
If you are not yet vaccinated, the Ocean County Board of Commissioners (formerly Freeholders) want you to know that it’s time to do so, now. The county has begun the transition from…
Los Angeles-area man pleads guilty to role in international conspiracy to sell counterfeit laptop batteries following ICE HSI investigation
LOS ANGELES – A San Gabriel Valley man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to manufacture and ship counterfeit laptop computer batteries and other electronics…
ICE HSI investigation targeting human trafficking leads to the rescue of 10 women and children
FRESNO, Calif. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Fresno Police Department Vice Unit, and Fresno County District Attorney’s Investigators conducted a multi-day operation to combat child exploitation…
Bozeman man sentenced to prison for trafficking meth
MISSOULA – A Bozeman man who admitted to drug trafficking after an officer found methamphetamine and heroin in his vehicle during a traffic stop was sentenced today to five years in prison…
Man admits meth trafficking in Great Falls, role in crime spree of stolen ATVs
GREAT FALLS – A Florida man today admitted trafficking methamphetamine in Great Falls and transporting stolen property after he was arrested in Missouri driving a truck and pulling a stolen trailer loaded…
Operator of Residential Nursing Facility Sentenced for Health Care Fraud
NORFOLK, Va. – A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to two years in prison for defrauding the Virginia Medicaid program by submitting over $188,000 in false claims for a residential nursing facility. “For…
Greenbush Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Ammunition
BANGOR, Maine: A Greenbush man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Bangor to being a felon in possession of ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. According to court records,…
Florencia 13 Gang Member Sentenced to 160 Months in Federal Prison
Spokane – Joseph H. Harrington, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Aleandro Leon, age 24, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced on June 30, 2021, after having…