D.C. Police Make Arrest in Attempted Kidnapping of Juvenile

The Second District of the Washington, D.C. Metro Police have made an arrest in the attempted kidnapping of a juvenile boy which took place on Tuesday June 7th. This incident happened on…

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Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Two Murders, An Attempted Murder, and Drug Conspiracy Charges

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jonathan Hernandez, a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal…

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Maryland Police Officer Rescues Tow Truck Driver Pinned by Car

SILVER SPRING, MD – Maryland State Trooper Jason Reid was commended this week for quick thinking that led him to rescue an entrapped tow truck driver after he was pinned down by…

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Route 355 Closed Tuesday Night For Crash

ROCKVILLE, MD – Route 355 in Rockville was closed at around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday night for a serious motor vehicle crash. Police closed the road near Halpine Road after a vehicle flipped…

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MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Three Murders on Long Island

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jhonny Contreras, a member of the Brentwood Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, pleaded…

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Cumberland Police Reports: May 12, 2022

CUMBERLAND, MD – The Cumberland Police Department has reported the following incidents throughout the city from May 12, 2022. This list doesn’t represent all calls for police service or police incidents. Disorderly…

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Montgomery County Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl that Led to an Overdose Death

Greenbelt, Maryland – Enitan Mouroukeji Agbi, a/k/a “Anton Agbi,” and “Tone,” age 38, of Germantown, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to distribution of fentanyl. Agbi admitted that Victim 1 died as a result…

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Nobody injured in Fireside Apartment SUV Mishap

ROCKVILLE, MD – Police said nobody was injured on Friday after an SUV drove off the edge of a retaining wall. The incident happened in the 700 block of Monroe Street in…

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Stephen Kupferberg, MD, is recognized by Continental Who’s Who

TOMS RIVER, N.J., April 29, 2022 — Stephen Kupferberg, MD, is being recognized as a Pinnacle Healthcare Professional in the Medical field for his outstanding achievements in Otolaryngology and in acknowledgment of his…

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Two Maryland State Troopers Struck by Impaired Driver

ROCKVILLE, MD – Charges are pending against a suspected impaired driver who struck two Maryland state troopers in their patrol vehicles on I-270 Thursday, according to the Maryland State Police. “The driver…

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Police Searching for Woman Wanted for Series of Fraudulent Transactions

From the Office of the Montgomery County Department of Police, Public Service Announcement GERMANTOWN, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 4th District Investigative Section are investigating a…

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16-Year-Old Dead After Fentanyl Laced Percoset Overdose, Dealer Charged

BETHESDA, MD – A 16-year-old male was found dead back in January, and this week, the Montgomery County Police Department has determined his death to be a fentanyl overdose. According to police,…

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MS-13 Gang Associate Convicted of Racketeering and the Murders of Four Young Men in a Central Islip Park in 2017

A federal jury in Central Islip returned a guilty verdict today against Leniz Escobar, an associate of the Leeward Locos Salvatruchas (“Leeward”) and Brentwood Locos Salvatruchas (“Brentwood”) cliques of La Mara Salvatrucha,…

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Romanian National Admits Role in ATM Skimming Scheme

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NICOLAE MARIUS BARBU, 50, a citizen of Romania, pleaded guilty today via videoconference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert M.…

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Indictment Charges Two Individuals, Including One Who Posed as a Lawyer, with Wire and Mail Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with Alleged Fraudulent Debt Elimination Scheme

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has indicted Willie Lamont Hicks, age 50, of Rockville, Maryland, and Mary Ann Mendoza, age 49, of Kensington, Maryland, on federal charges of conspiracy to…

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