$133K FAST PLAY Ticket Sold in Nottingham

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYAND – Although the icy weekend weather was quite frightful, a trio of FAST PLAY and Bonus Match 5 players found their Lottery luck just delightful. One player bought a $133,586 winning FAST PLAY ticket…

Lottery Results·Maryland News

Driver of stolen vehicle charged after ramming into two Atlantic City Police cars

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – On January 14, 2022, a 40-year-old man was arrested after stealing an Atlantic City Police Department prisoner van and ramming it into two marked patrol cars. At approximately…

Atlantic County News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Gannett slashes 136 Saturday papers weeks after discontinuing local community weeklies

NEPTUNE, NJ – Gannett, Inc., a publicly-traded company and a struggling national print newspaper corporation that operates nine daily newspapers across New Jersey including our local Asbury Park Press and Home News…

Business News·New Jersey News

Police investigating deadly shooting in Suitland

SUITLAND, MD – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Friday in Suitland. The victim is 29-year-old Eric Branch-Simpson of no fixed address. On January…

Maryland News·Police Blotter

Suspects wanted after woman becomes latest Philadelphia armed carjacking victim

PHILADELPHIA, PA – On January 6, 2022, at 1:00pm, the victim, a 40-year-old-female, parked her vehicle on the 8xx block of N 28th Street. and as she was getting out of the…

Pennsylvania News

Vicari announces $4.8 million grant to build new library branch in Stafford

TOMS RIVER – Calling it a highly competitive grant program, Ocean County Library’s application to secure funds for a new branch library in Stafford Township recently was approved providing $4.8 million toward…

Community News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News

LA Cop shot perp after he pulled gun from waistband

Los Angeles – Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Force Investigation Division is investigating an Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS) that occurred in Newton Division. On January 11, 2022, around 8:14 p.m., Hollenbeck patrol officers pulled…

California News·Police Blotter

ALERT: Montgomery Police SVU team searching for missing 12-year-old Aspen Hill girl

ASPEN HILL, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile female from Aspen Hill.…

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Police investigating overnight shooting in Hartley

Hartly, DE – Delaware State Police Detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred late Saturday night sending one victim to the hospital. The investigation began around 11:43 p.m. Saturday, January 15, 2022,…

Delaware News·Police Blotter

Man charged after threatening Dollar General employees with knife

LACEY, NJ – On Monday, January 10, 2022, at 8:34 p.m., multiple officers were dispatched to Dollar General for a reported robbery. Store employees reported that a male shopper was observed opening…

New Jersey News·Ocean County News·Police Blotter

Suspect apprehended for burglary of Port Charlotte business

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL – The owner of a Port Charlotte business reported missing funds after reviewing receipts from recent transactions. Once the discovery was made, the owner began reviewing surveillance footage and…

Florida News·Police Blotter

Suspect out on bail charged for firing gun during beef at restaurant, striking two

BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 27-year-old Tysheim R. Evans of Buffalo pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Sheila A. DiTullio to felony charges in…

New York News·Police Blotter

Traffic stop leads to drugs, arrest of fugitive home invasion suspect

Harbeson – Two men were arrested for possession of drugs after a traffic stop near Harbeson Thursday afternoon and one of the men was wanted for home invasion. On Thursday January 13, 2022…

Delaware News·Police Blotter

Homeless man struck and killed crossing MLK Highway in Lanham

Lanham, Maryland – The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred Thursday night in Lanham. The deceased pedestrian is 60-year-old Lonell Fortune of no fixed address. …

Maryland News

Ocean County’s oldest commissioner facing younger Republican challenger in 2022

TOMS RIVER, NJ – When Ocean County Republicans compete in the 2022 GOP primary election, the Board of Commissioner’s elder stateswoman, Virginia Haines will be wiping the icing clean from her 76th…

New Jersey News·Ocean County News·Politics

Democrat Ex-Lawmakers Contracted To Lobby For North Korean Business Investment

Two former Democratic congressmen contracted with a lobbying firm to advocate on behalf of South Korean businesses operating factories in North Korea, according to recent filings. Former Democratic Missouri Rep. Lacy Clay…

US and World News

‘No Interest In Fossil Gas’: Green Group Takes Over Global Fracking Company

A prominent U.K. green energy group took over a firm dedicated to fracking for natural gas, vowing to halt all fossil fuel production and cancel further development, The Guardian reported. The North…

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Illegal Possession of Firearm Results in Federal Prison Sentence

SHREVEPORT, La. – Nathan P. McCall, 32, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, for illegal possession of a firearm, announced…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Officer Who Stopped Gabby Petito ‘Desperately F***ed Over’ By Her Death

The police officer who handled the Utah traffic stop of Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito said he was traumatized by the latter’s death, according to an independent review of the incident released…