Fourth Oregon Bull Trout Poacher Sentenced in Federal Court After Coordinated Law Enforcement Operation

PORTLAND, Ore.—Tyler Glenn Chance Warren, 31, of Pendleton, Oregon, was sentenced to three years’ federal probation, a $1,000 fine, 40 hours of community service, and a three-year fishing ban after illegally taking…

Toms River East Little League shuts out Jackson Little League

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Toms River and Manchester Little Leaguers competing in the 2021 District 18 championship tournament had a surprise visitor Monday night when former Little League World Champion and Major…

Man found dead after Columbus police respond to complaint call

COLUMBUS, OH – On July 3, 2021, at 1:52 am, officers were dispatched to 686 Wedgewood Ave #4 on an unknown complaint. Officers arrived and spoke with the caller who advised he…

Lanoka Harbor EMS volunteer charged for using station funds for personal pleasure

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on July 1, 2021, Matthew Bender, age 33, of Lacey Township, was charged with Theft in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3a.…

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…

Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft from Paulina Post Office

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LACEY STEWART, age 35, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana pled guilty as charged to a one count Bill of Information on June…

McGuckin wants to lose the fat, says his district needs more of bloated Murphy budget

Sen. Jim Holzapfel, Asm. Greg McGuckin and Asm. John Catalano said the budget passed in Trenton today highlights the misplaced priorities of the Democrats and will drain some Ocean County schools of…

Teen killed a 69-year-old man and left him to die in cemetery

Raleigh, NC – On Friday night, at approximately 10:05 p.m., Raleigh Police Department officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of State Farm Road, where they located an adult male suffering from…

Quebec Woman Arrested, Charged With Selling And Smuggling Wildlife Skulls

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Vanessa Rondeau, 26, of Montreal, Quebec, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with Lacey Act Trafficking, Lacey Act False Labeling, and…

Here are the 10 most ridiculous Phil Murphy pandemic lockdown law enforcement moments

Enforcement and punishment were a key component of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s arsenal against the COVID-19 pandemic. Murphy and his sidekick, Lt. Col. Patrick Callahan, Superintendent of the New Jersey State…

Popeye’s submits application to open at former Burger King location

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Lacey Township Planning Board has received an application to convert the old Burger King at the Lacey Mall into a Popeye’s restaurant. A hearing is expected to…

Shop owner admits to illegally selling dried out hummingbird pieces

LAREDO, TEXAS – A businesswoman and her employee have admitted they were responsible for selling parts of a protected species, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Cecilia Castaneda, 63, pleaded guilty…

Man gets probation for illegal fishing of finfish in Cay Sal Bank

Miami, Fl. – Henry J. Danzig, 57, of Tavernier, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Key West by United States Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow, for illegally harvesting commercial quantities…

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Exotic African Cats

WASHINGTON – A New York man pleaded guilty today to violating the Lacey Act and the U.S. Animal Welfare Act based on his trafficking of African wild cats in interstate commerce. According…

Manchester man charged for leaving the scene of a fatal accident

MANCHESTER, NJ – Kevin Noonan, 62, of Manchester, was charged with Knowingly Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Death, as well as Operating a Motor Vehicle with a…

Quinn, Crea to face a primary election challenge

TOMS RIVER, NJ – For the first time in a long time, the Ocean County GOP is being challenged at the county commissioner level. Incumbent Republican Gary Quinn, most recently in the…

Bait store owner guilty of selling illegal bait

MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI – Joshua Jerome Moak, 36, of Moss Point, Mississippi, who operated a business known as “Moak’s Minnows” in Jackson County, pled guilty today to violating the federal Lacey Act,…

Last member of large Virginia meth trafficking operation gets 14 years in federal prison

ABINGDON, VA – James Sebastian, a member of a conspiracy that trafficked methamphetamine from the West coast into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Abingdon to 168 months…

Four charged for Mississippi turkey massacre

JACKSON, MISS – Kenneth R. Britt, Jr., 51, of Wesson, Tony Grant Smith, 26, of Wesson, Barney Leon Bairfield, III, 28, of Brookhaven, and Dustin Corey Treadway, 28, of Brookhaven, were sentenced…

Oyster Company and 12 Others Indicted for Illegally Harvesting Raw Oysters

LAFAYETTE, LA – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a Cameron Parish company and 12 individuals with illegal harvesting and…

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