Three Area Kerrville Men Indicted for Distribution of Hydrocodone and Oxycodone

SAN ANTONIO – A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment this week charging two Kerrville men and an Ingram man with distribution of narcotics. According to court documents, Scott…

Fall Creek Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Illegal Possession of Firearm

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Roy Hopp, 41, Fall Creek, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William…

Husband shot wife’s boyfriend secretly living in their home for a year thinking he was an intruder

MOBILE, AL – An extremely bizarre love triangle was exposed after a woman’s husband shot her boyfriend inside his own home thinking he was an intruder. It turns out, the man was…

Police Blotter

Grand jury indicts doctor for illegally prescribing controlled substances and other charges

ST. LOUIS – On August 18, 2021, a federal grand jury issued a thirteen-count indictment against Matthew Steven Miller, D.O. charging Dr. Miller with illegally prescribing controlled substances and other related offenses. …

West Hazleton Man Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Crack Cocaine Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on August 19, 2021, Randell Bruton-Scott, age 34, of West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 120 months’…

Groundbreaking extradition lands ELN members in Texas for narco-terrorism and international cocaine distribution

HOUSTON – Two alleged members of one of the most serious transnational criminal organizations will make their initial appearances in U.S. federal court on charges of narco-terrorism and distributing kilogram quantities of…

“Cocaine Pepe” faces up to life in prison

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 32-year-old Alice resident has entered a guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute 112 grams of meth, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. On April…

Johnstown Man Admits Distributing Heroin

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Johnstown, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Willie Gene…

Portland Area Identity Thief Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Gresham, Oregon man pleaded guilty today for stealing financial and identification documents from more than 100 people in and around Portland. Robert Loren Finanders, 40, pleaded guilty to unauthorized access…

Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Federal Prison for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

BOISE – Kim Jarod Kouros Firouzbakhsh, 35, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 27 months in federal prison for the unlawful possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney…

Essex County Man Indicted for Gunpoint Robbery of Cell Phone Store

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for his role in a January 2021 gunpoint robbery of a cell phone store in…

Eleven Indicted for Distribution of Heroin Across Wasatch Front

SALT LAKE CITY – Eleven members of a Wasatch Front heroin distribution ring face federal charges for distributing heroin in Utah and Idaho in an indictment unsealed Monday in federal court. The…

Tooele Veterinarian Ordered to Pay $78,455 and Limit Prescribing for Failing to Properly Track and Control Opioids

SALT LAKE CITY – Dr. Joe Roundy, a licensed veterinarian and the owner of the Tooele Veterinary Clinic in Tooele, Utah, has been ordered to pay the United States $78,455 and restrict…

Extradición histórica lleva a miembros del ELN a Texas por narcoterrorismo y distribución internacional de cocaína

HOUSTON – Dos presuntos miembros de una de las organizaciones delictivas transnacionales más temerarias tendrán una audiencia inicial en una corte federal de EE. UU. por cargos de narcoterrorismo y distribución de…

Texas court rules against Biden’s catch and release border orders

A federal trial court in Texas ruled against the Biden administration’s directives to catch and release some migrants on Thursday. A Texas federal judge blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials from enforcing the Biden…

Politics

FDA Issues Warning to Pet Company After Food linked to 130 Dog Deaths

The FDA has issued a warning to Midwestern Pet Foods, maker of SPORTSMiX after more than 130 dog deaths were linked to this product. The following quote is attributed to Steven M.…

Community News·Pets and Animals

Border agents seize 11 pounds of cocaine at Laredo Port of Entry

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized cocaine in one enforcement action that totaled over $88,000 in street value. “In an effort to secure our…

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking

BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty today to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Derrick Hobson, 41, of Boston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to…

Gang Member Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARMANDO QUINONES, also known as “Yayo,” 40, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P.…

Several Defendants Sentenced in Separate Cases in Western District of Louisiana

SHREVEPORT/ MONROE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced the resolution of five cases today in United States District Court in the Western District of Louisiana, all…

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