Grosse Pointe Park Man Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud and Steal Funds from Religious Charity

A Grosse Pointe Park resident pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud in connection with obtaining by fraud, embezzling, and stealing the funds of the Holy Cross organization, a large…

Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Financial Institution

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Parkersburg man pleaded guilty today to defrauding a financial institution by making false statements on a loan application. According to court documents and statements made in court, Jonathan…

Denver to close feces-covered, crime-ridden, rat-infested public park

Harry Wilmerding on September 8, 2021 Denver officials announced Tuesday they are shutting down Civic Center Park on Sept. 15 for at least two months to address growing safety and sanitary concerns,…

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Former private-sector seasonal employee sentenced to five years in prison for sexually assaulting another private-sector seasonal employee while working in Glacier National Park

MISSOULA — A former private-sector seasonal employee who admitted to sexually assaulting another private-sector seasonal worker in Glacier National Park was sentenced today to five years in prison to be followed by…

Parkersburg Man Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Shaun Price, 41, of Parkersburg, was sentenced today to 123 months in prison for federal drug and gun crimes. Price previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute…

College Park man pleads guilty to smuggling guns to Barbados

ATLANTA – Rashad Sargeant has pleaded guilty to unlawfully exporting firearms to Barbados. Together with co-defendant David Johnson, Sargeant shipped at least 30 guns to Barbados after obliterating the serial numbers of…

Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Stolen Gun in Chicago Park

CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for illegally possessing a stolen semi-automatic handgun in Douglas Park on Chicago’s West Side. TERRY LEE illegally possessed the…

Multiple people struck by lightning in South Seaside Park

SOUTH SEASIDE PARK, NJ – Multiple people have been struck by lightning in South Seaside Park near the 21st Avenue Beach entrance. The extent of injuries is unknown at this time. It…

New Jersey News·Ocean County News

Man shot in Columbus parking lot recovering after surgery

COLUMBUS, OH – On August 29, 2021, at 5:08am, Columbus Police Patrol officers responded to the area of E. Deshler Ave. and Courtright Rd. on the report of shots fired in the…

Ohio News·Police Blotter

Sunland Park man sentenced to 15 years in prison for hostage taking and harboring aliens

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Adrian Acevedo, 37, of Sunland Park, New Mexico, was sentenced on Aug. 24 to 15 years in federal prison. Acevedo pleaded guilty on Feb. 11, 2020, to conspiracy…

M.S. 13 gang member gets 9 to life for Massapequa Park murder

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced a Hempstead MS-13 member was sentenced today to nine years to life in prison for his role in the murder…

New York News·Police Blotter

Man charged after dumping New York woman’s body in Ridgefield Park

RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ – Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Aquellio Parker, Springfield Gardens, New York on charges related to disturbing, moving, and concealing human remains. The arrest is…

New Jersey News·North Jersey News·Police Blotter

Man found shot in Roanoke parking lot, police investigating

ROANOKE, VA – Roanoke Police detectives are investigating a possible attempted murder after finding a man laying on the ground who was shot in a parking lot on Williamson Road. On August…

Police Blotter·Virginia News

Toms River’s new skatepark is now open

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice “MO” Hill was joined by members of the township council to cut the ribbon at the Township’s new skatepark. The park is located adjacent…

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D.C. Teen arrested for stabbing murder on Brentwood Parkway

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, in the 1400 block of…

D.C. News·Police Blotter

Buffalo man who threw 8-week-old puppy multiple times in park facing animal cruelty charge

BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 22-year-old Navier Rodriguez of Buffalo was arraigned yesterday afternoon before Acting State Supreme Court Justice Debra Givens on an indictment…

New York News·Pets and Animals·Police Blotter

Philadelphia teen girl shot in head while playing basketball in park

PHILADELPHIA, PA – A teenage girl who was playing basketball with about ten others in Philadelphia’s Jerome Brown Park was shot in the head and fell to the ground police say. When…

Pennsylvania News·Police Blotter

Beautiful Golden Retriever Dumped in the park waits and waits for owner to come back

A beautiful Golden Retriever was brought to a park by his owner. The owner took his leash and collar off and went into the woods with him. When the dog turned away…

Pets and Animals

Lakewood man gets 8 years for his role in shooting of 4-year-old girl in Asbury Park

FREEHOLD – A Lakewood man has been sentenced for his role in the 2020 shooting of a four-year-old Asbury Park girl, announced Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Sciaire N. Jackson, 28, was…

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Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Methamphetamine Charge

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Parkersburg man pleaded guilty today to a federal methamphetamine charge. According to court documents, the Parkersburg Police Department stopped Justin Andrew Beardsley, 33, on Lynne Street in Parkersburg…

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