Cleveland man sentenced for selling heroin and fentanyl

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Andre Cornell Diggs, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was sentenced today to 41 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Diggs, also…

Suspect arrested after two-day shooting spree with five victims

COLUMBUS, OH – A mass shooter who is responsible for shooting at least five people in at least three separate incidents in the city of Columbus has been arrested. It’s not clear…

Man shot while working in his backyard

COLUMBUS, OH – On June 11, 2021, at approximately 3:53 p.m. Columbus Police were dispatched to the area of 1377 Manchester Ave on a report of a person shot. Upon arrival, officers…

Woman, four-year-old child struck by bullets after getting out of car at their home

COLUMBUS, OH On Saturday 6/12/21 at 10:57 p.m. Officers were called to 328 Westpot Dr. on the report of a shooting. When they arrived., they found an adult female victim with a…

Jersey school district removes names of all religious and federal holidays from calendar

RANDOLPH, NJ – A New Jersey school district’s decision to drop the names of religious and national holidays in an effort to not offend some, has offended many…pretty much the entire country…

Suspect wanted for shooting of 21-year-old Terrance Collins

Columbus, OH – On June 9, 2021 at 4:22 am, Columbus Patrol Officers were dispatched to 91 Broadland Ln. on a report of a shooting. The suspect, 46-year-old Fredrick Akins Sr., left…

Lewis Center man pleads guilty to $2 million romance scam, PPP fraud

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Lewis Center man pleaded guilty in federal court today for his role in conspiring to launder the proceeds of online romance scams for roughly two years. He also…

Two young children, siblings 2 and 4 drown in backyard swimming pool

COLUMBUS, OH – Two young children drowned Friday night in the pool of a home on Walnut Hill Park. According to police, on Friday, June 4, 2021, at 8:29pm, officers and firefighters…

Two shot, one killed in South Franklinton

COLUMBUS, OH – On Friday, June 4, 2021, at 3:51am, patrol officers were dispatched to 790 Canonby Pl. on a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located 41-year-old Emmanuel Lee Bryant lying on the…

Driver shot while driving on E. Livingston

COLUMBUS, OH – On June 1, 2021 at 10:49pm, the victim, 44-year-old Taumon Bowman, was shot in the left shoulder while driving his vehicle eastbound in the area of E. Livingston Ave.…

Cashier at Turkey Hill gas station assaulted with large rock by robber

COLUMBUS, OH – A victim was working at the Turkey Hill gas station at 1945 Morse Rd. when the suspect walked into the store and demanded that she open the cash register.…

Two shot in the parking lot outside the Thirsty Turtle

COLUMBUS, OH – Friday morning, at 1:18am, officers responded to the Thirsty Turtle Bar, at 2683 Independence Village, on the report of a double shooting. Upon arrival, officers located 27-year-old Dequeta Jordan,…

Victim awoke by stray bullet in his stomach

COLUMBUS, OH – On Friday morning at 4:59 am, Columbus Police Officers were dispatched to 5891 Avery Woods Ave. on the report of a shooting. Officers found 36-year-old Ekom Ime suffering from…

Death of 4-year-old child being investigated as homicide

COLUMBUS, OH – Columbus police are saying today that the death of a 4-year-old boy is now being investigated as a homicide On May 26, 2021, at 5:08 am, patrol officers responded…

Four Charged in Conspiracy that Billed More Than $20 Million in False Claims to Medicare

Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury returned a twenty-four-count indictment charging four individuals for their roles in health care fraud conspiracy that billed more than $20…

Operation Second Wave Update: Final Two Defendants Plead Guilty in Federal Court

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The final two defendants charged as a result of a long-term investigation known as “Second Wave” pleaded guilty this week and admitted their roles in a drug trafficking enterprise…

Mass shooting at San Jose transportation hub, multiple people dead, shot

Multiple victims and multiple casualties have been reported at a San Jose light rail transportation hub. The suspect in the shooting is dead, police said and public safety is no longer a…

Police say homicide suspect brought his victim to the hospital

COLUMBUS, OH – On May 23, 2021, at 1:48am, patrol officers were following a vehicle at a high rate of speed that was traveling toward Mt. Carmel – Franklinton. As they were…

Report: New Jersey mass shooting related to long-standing gang war

A mass shooting Saturday night in Fairfield, located in Cumberland County in South Jersey may have been motivated by a long-standing turf war, the New York Post reported. The shooting killed two,…

Mass shooting in New Jersey leaves two dead, twelve shot at birthday party

FAIRFIELD, NJ – Two adults, a 30-year-old man, and a 25-year-old woman were shot dead by a gunman at a birthday party at a Fairfield, New Jersey home Saturday night. State police…

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