New Jersey murder rate increased 25% in 2020 and is still climbing in 2021

TRENTON, NJ – The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday released its annual FBI Crime Report on Monday. While the overall rate of violent crimes in New Jersey has decreased, you’re more…

October 8, 2021

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Georgia Man Charged with Drug Trafficking in McLean County

Government News

PEORIA, Ill. –Tidas Thompson, also known as Titus Thomas, 44, of Stockbridge, Georgia, was indicted on September 21, 2021, for charges related to drug trafficking and firearms. The indictment alleges that Thompson…

October 7, 2021

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Cedar Rapids Man Convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Traveling with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct

Government News

PEORIA, Ill. – A federal jury deliberated for just under 90 minutes before returning a guilty verdict against Joseph Allen Wilcher, 40, of the 1800 block of Western Drive SW in Cedar…

October 7, 2021

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Man Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Dozens of Firearms From Kentucky to Chicago

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CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to eight and a half years in federal prison for trafficking dozens of guns from Kentucky to Chicago. From 2016 to 2018, JOHN…

October 7, 2021

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New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that AISHA THOMPSON (“THOMPSON”), age 43, of New Orleans, Louisiana, entered a plea of guilty on October 6, 2021 to…

October 7, 2021

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Columbia Man Indicted for Distributing Methamphetamine

Breaking News

Bowling Green, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville, KY returned an indictment on October 5, 2021, charging a Columbia, KY man with distributing greater than 500 grams of a mixture…

October 7, 2021

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Cumberland County Man Charged with Manufacturing an Explosive Device and with Possessing Multiple Bombs and Precursor Materials

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NEWARK, N.J. – A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man will make his initial appearance today on charges related to his explosive devices and the materials used to manufacture them, Acting U.S. Attorney…

October 7, 2021

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New York Man Sentenced for Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking

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BOSTON – A New York man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for heroin and fentanyl possession and distribution charges. James De La Cruz, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District…

October 7, 2021

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Watch: Cop saves female partner milliseconds before crash

Good News·Police Blotter·Virginia News

GATE CITY, VA – Quick thinking by a police officer might have saved bot his life and that of his female partner this week when a vehicle nearly crashed into them. According…

October 7, 2021

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Three Michigan Men Named in Superseding Indictment Alleging Drug Crimes

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PITTSBURGH, PA – Three residents of Detroit, Michigan and one of Ambridge, Pennsylvania have been indicted by superseding indictment before a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal drug…

October 7, 2021

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Syracuse Man Sentenced to 20 Years on Child Exploitation Convictions

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SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Austin Pratt, age 24, of Syracuse, was sentenced in federal court today to serve 20 years in prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Distribution of Child…

October 7, 2021

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Woman sentenced to prison for DWI crash that permanently injured victim

New York News·Police Blotter

COLONIE, NY – Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announced that on September 29, 2021 Saratoga County Court Judge James A. Murphy, III sentenced Sarah H. Zimmerman (dob 9/28/1996), of the…

October 7, 2021

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Teen pleads guilty to stabbing incident that started as a social media dispute

New York News·Police Blotter

PEEKSKILL, NY – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that Peekskill resident Matthew Torres pled guilty to manslaughter for the stabbing death of a Peekskill teen. Torres, 18, pled guilty on…

October 7, 2021

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Drug task force takes down Fentanyl dealers with $2 million worth of deadly drug

Camden County News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter

CAMDEN, NJ (CCPO News) – Last Friday, the Camden High Intensity Drug Task Force (HIDTA) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Cherry Hill Office, under the direction of HSI Newark working with local…

October 7, 2021

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Paterson Man Sentenced to 55 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

Government News

NEWARK, N.J. – A Paterson, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 55 months in prison for distributing fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced. Maurice Tisdale, 28, previously pleaded guilty before…

October 6, 2021

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Aryan Circle Gang Leader Sentenced for Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering

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BEAUMONT, Texas – A Santa Fe, Texas, man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a violent gang-related beating in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney…

October 6, 2021

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Oregon Man Pleads Guilty To His Role In Cross Country Marijuana Conspiracy

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CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 OREGON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO HIS ROLE IN CROSS COUNTRY MARIJUANA CONSPIRACY BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Robert…

October 6, 2021

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Former Priest Pleads Guilty on the First Day of Trial to Coercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

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Baltimore, Maryland – Fernando Cristancho, age 65, of Bel Air, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to coercion and enticement of a minor who he met through the church to engage in illegal sexual…

October 6, 2021

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Daughter charged for killing her 87-year-old dad and his girlfriend

New Jersey News·Ocean County News·Police Blotter

LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ – A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with two counts of murder in Surf City after she stabbed and killed her 87-year-old father and his 75-year-old girlfriend. The…

October 5, 2021

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Phil Murphy: We’re going to be Draconian if we have to be Draconian

Featured News·Government News·New Jersey News

TRENTON, NJ – In 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy unleashed the most draconian lockdown laws in American, second only perhaps to New York or California. Now, Murphy wants if he has…

October 5, 2021

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