Governor Hogan Announces State to Double Reward to $100,000 For Information on Person of Interest in Fatal Baltimore Fire

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland will double the reward first announced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division for information about a…

January 30, 2022

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South Florida Federally Licensed Gun Shop Owner and Employee Charged with Illegal Sale of Unregistered Fully Automatic Short-Barreled Rifles and Other Firearms

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

Miami, Florida — Miami federal prosecutors have charged the owner of a South Florida federally licensed gun shop, along with another of the shop’s operators, with various federal firearms crimes relating to…

January 29, 2022

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Maryland man admits to role in drug trafficking and firearms conspiracy

Department of Justice Press Releases

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Charles Grant, of Waldorf, Maryland, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Grant, 61, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Conspiracy to…

January 28, 2022

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Seven Area Residents Indicted for Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Seven Rogersville, Missouri, and Springfield, Mo., residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to transport thousands of stolen catalytic converters across…

January 28, 2022

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Sioux City Man Sentenced to More Than 25 Years in Federal Prison for Meth and Firearm Convictions

Department of Justice Press Releases

A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and possessed a firearm during his drug trafficking was sentenced January 24, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Jerry Powell, 32, from Sioux City,…

January 26, 2022

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Man Who Fled From Police After Tossing Firearm and Drugs Sentenced to Federal Prison

Department of Justice Press Releases

A man who fled from police and tried to get rid of a loaded firearm, $14,000 in cash, and marijuana was sentenced yesterday to over nine years in federal prison. Christopher Evans,…

January 26, 2022

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Governor Hogan orders flags to fly at half staff to honor fallen Baltimore firefighters

Jury Finds Mission Man Guilty of Illegally Possessing Firearms

Department of Justice Press Releases

United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that Patrick Medearis, age 38, of Mission, South Dakota, was found guilty of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm as a result of a…

January 24, 2022

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Edmonds, Washington woman sentenced to home confinement for setting fire to her business in insurance fraud scheme

Department of Justice Press Releases

Seattle – An Edmonds, Washington, business owner was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five years of probation, with one year of house arrest, for wire fraud related to…

January 21, 2022

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Marshalltown Woman Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Her Role in Large-Scale Drug Ring

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

A Marshalltown, Iowa woman who was involved in the distribution of nearly five kilograms of methamphetamine was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison. Eva Ordaz Hernandez, age 45, from Marshalltown,…

January 21, 2022

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Investigators rule Hoboken warehouse fire accidental

New Jersey News·North Jersey News

HOBOKEN, NJ – A preliminary investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Regional Arson Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined the Origin of a fatal…

January 13, 2022

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Schuylkill County Man Indicted For Firearms And Drug Trafficking Offenses

Department of Justice Press Releases

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Alnaldo Perez-Rodriguez, age 35, of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, was indicted on January 11, 2022, by a federal grand…

January 12, 2022

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Storm Lake Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm Possession

Department of Justice Press Releases

A man who illegally possessed a firearm and ammunition pled guilty January 6, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Leonard Weimer, 47, from Storm Lake, Iowa, was convicted of illegal possession…

January 10, 2022

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Suspect charged for Christmas day fire that killed two in Trenton

Featured News·Mercer County News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter

TRENTON, NJ – Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported today that an investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Arson Unit and the Trenton Police Department…

December 27, 2021

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Winner Man Indicted on Firearm Charges

Department of Justice Press Releases

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Winner, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. Cameron Fanning,…

December 22, 2021

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Florida woman charged for fire at NJ child treatment center that causes $3.5 million in damages

Monmouth County News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Wall Township, N.J. – The New Jersey State Police have charged Evelyn V. Alvino, 20, of Pinellas Park, FL, after an 18-month arson investigation of a fire that destroyed the Arthur Brisbane…

December 19, 2021

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Fire destroys North Carolina QVC warehouse, 1200 workers affected

Business News·North Carolina News·Police Blotter

ROCKY MOUNT, NC – On 12/18,2021, at 2:02 a.m., the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a fire at the QVC distribution center located on Kingsboro Rd, Rocky Mount. As members…

December 19, 2021

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Eldridge, Iowa, Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon

Department of Justice Press Releases

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – An Eldridge, Iowa, man, Marius Avant, 26, of the 0-100 block of Manor Drive, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment on December 14, 2021, for possessing a firearm…

December 16, 2021

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Absconded human smuggler receives more time for possessing firearms

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

McALLEN, Texas – A 30-year-old Rio Grande City resident has been ordered to federal prison for possessing multiple firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…

December 16, 2021

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Tupelo Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possession of Firearms

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

Oxford, MS – A federal jury has convicted a Tupelo, Mississippi man of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. According to court documents and…

December 16, 2021

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