Raid at Rio Grande heroin dealer’s home nets 6,000 bags of heroin

Cape May Court House, New Jersey – Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Paul Skill announce the arrest of Hector Perez-Heredia, a 40-year-old resident of Rio Grande, NJ and…

Bucks County Man Charged With Methamphetamine Trafficking

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Matthew Moss, 36, of Bucks County, Pennsylvania was charged yesterday by a federal grand jury with…

Camden County Man Admits Selling Phony Prescriptions

CAMDEN, N.J. – A former employee of a Mount Holly, New Jersey, medical practice pleaded guilty today to selling fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jose Colon,…

Luzerne County Man Sentenced To 15 Years’ Imprisonment For Trafficking 120 Kilograms Of Pure Methamphetamine

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Emmanuel Roman-Figueroa, age 39, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on January 28, 2022, to 180 months’ imprisonment…

New Jersey Attorney General busts cop for conducting unauthorized motor vehicle accident investigation

TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced the indictment of a suspended detective of the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office (CMCPO) on charges that he conducted an unauthorized investigation into…

Mechanicsburg Man Sentenced To 48 Months’ Imprisonment For Product Tampering

HARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Robert K. Burns, age 61, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner…

Lakewood basketball players harassed in Barnegat over race, sneakers, report

BARNEGAT, NJ – Lakewood middle school girls basketball players reported they were called racist epitaphs and mocked for not wearing good sneakers during a December matchup against Barnegat Middle School. According to…

Clean Water Act Settlement Resolves Sewer Overflow Violations in Bucks County

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection filed a civil lawsuit against the Bucks County Water and…

Ghanaian Citizens Sentenced To Prison For Fraud Conspiracy Related To A Romance Scam

HARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ibrahim Adam, age 33, and Kelvin Aggrey-Arthur, age 28, both Ghanaian citizens, were sentenced to prison for conspiring to…

Are Shore area schools safe on Friday after TikTok threats for school shootings? Ocean County Prosecutor says yes

TOMS RIVER, NJ – An ominous warning spread virally across TikTok this week claiming Friday, December 17th was “National Shoot up your School Day” and parents are worried. The messages did not…

Missouri Man Indicted For Making Threats Against The Pennsylvania State Police

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Damian Smith-Birge, age 26, of Neosho, Missouri, was indicted on December 14, 2021, by a federal grand…

Monmouth grandma who shot husband researched how to kill people on the internet beforehand

FREEHOLD – 73-year-old Michele Linzalone had never killed anyone before and have no idea where to start, so she started researching online, police are saying. According to a court document on file,…

Brick police confiscate pellet gun after student makes ‘suspicious’ comments

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Brick police say they confiscated a family’s pellet gun for ‘safe-keeping’ after their child made a threat that involved a firearm at the Lake Riviera Middle School. The…

Arsonist charged fir Sunday fire in Buckingham that killed 81-year-old man

BUCKINGHAM, PA – A Lackawanna County man was charged with setting a fire at a Buckingham Township home early Sunday morning, killing an 81-year-old man inside and sending his wife fleeing from…

Shore man, Brian Lee Avis indicted for rape of two young children

MAYS LANDING– An Atlantic County Grand Jury returned an 8-count indictment on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, against 59 year-old Brian Lee Avis for the sexual assaults of a 10-year-old Brigantine girl in…

Missouri Man Charged With Interstate Threats Against The Pennsylvania State Police

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on November 22, 2021, Damian Smith-Birge, age 26, of Neosho, Missouri, was charged by criminal complaint with…

32 Named in Superseding Indictment Alleging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

JOHNSTOWN – Thirty-two residents of Cambria, Indiana, Allegheny, Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania, one resident of Long Beach, California, and one resident of Middletown, Delaware have been indicted by a federal grand…

New Jersey AG investigating police-involved fatal shooting in Long Branch

Long Branch, N.J. – The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a fatal police shooting that occurred on November 6, 2021 in Long Branch, N.J. One male civilian sustained fatal…

Checkmate Wins! Multiple drug dealers arrested in statewide sting, only to be immediately released because of New Jersey bail reform

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Operation Checkmate wins. The successful operation conducted by multiple state agencies identified and arrested multiple New Jersey drug lords. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office issued the following statement:…

South Carolina Man Charged With Robbing Jewelry Store

HARRISBURG, – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 27, 2021, Christopher Demarcus Bethea, age 47, of South Carolina, was indicted by a federal…

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