U.S. Marine Corps returns to Philadelphia’s Tun Tavern

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania holds a special place in U.S. Marine Corps history. In 1775, Capt. Samuel Nicholas, the first commissioned officer in the Continental Marines who would later…

Health and Wellness·Pennsylvania News

U.S. Space Force Deployed to Minnesota to aid in vaccine effort

Space Force Spc. 3 Jesse Gross, assigned to the 628th Communication Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, supports the St. Paul, Minnesota COVID-19 vaccination mission. The St. Paul Community Vaccination Center…

Government News·Health and Wellness

Three dead after human trafficking ship breaks apart on California reef

SAN DIEGO — An attempt to smuggle more than 30 people into the United States along the coast of San Diego Sunday turned deadly after the smuggling boat broke apart along a reef…

California News

Pittsburgh man guilty of sharing vile, obscene photos of adults with children

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of distribution of material depicting the sexual exploitation of children, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R.…

Pennsylvania News·Police Blotter

Delaware Water Gap man who held two swimmers at gunpoint gets 21 months in prison

TRENTON, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for assaulting with a dangerous weapon two people who were swimming in the Delaware River,…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Jamestown meth dealer heading to prison for 60 months

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Alexis Hall, 26, of Harrison, NJ, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, five…

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Man offered teen modeling but was really exploiting and abusing the girls, now heading to prison

NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA – A Mathews County man was sentenced today to life in prison for engaging in a conspiracy to produce child [censored]ography in connection with a purported “teen modeling” endeavor.…

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He held a gun to his mouth and demanded ATM pin number, now heading to prison for 14 years

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Michael Wedington, Jr., age 21, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 14 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…

Maryland News·Police Blotter

California saloon owner charged for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards

STOCKTON, CA – A Stockton bar owner was busted for selling people fake COVID-19 vaccination cards this week. The cards are a simple piece of paper card stock, easily replicated with no…

California News·Health and Wellness·Police Blotter

New York Man Sentenced for Crack Cocaine Trafficking

BANGOR, MAINE – A Bronx, New York man was sentenced today in federal court for possessing cocaine base, aka crack cocaine, with intent to distribute, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.…

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Baltimore man sent to prison for sex trafficking minor

GREENBELT, MARYLAND – U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Gerald Marshall, age 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday to 54 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for…

Maryland News·Police Blotter

Indictment announced in fatal South Carolina kidnapping

MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA – Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Columbia returned a multiple-count indictment in connection with a kidnapping and carjacking that started…

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Essex County drug trafficker gets 5 years in prison

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for possessing a handgun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael…

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Mexican illegal gets 2 years in prison for illegal entry, failing to register as sex offender

MADISON, WISCONSIN – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jose David Saldana-Ramirez, 38, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District…

Police Blotter

Seda calls for Commissioners to stop sponsoring hate and bigotry in Ocean County

JACKSON, NJ – Ken Seda, a former Jackson Township resident and brother of past Jackson Mayor Mark Seda today called upon the Ocean County Board of Commissioners (formerly freeholders) to stop sponsoring…

Jersey Shore News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News·Politics

Joe Cryan wants to kill commission that disrupted his organized crime contributors

State Sen. Joseph Cryan wants New Jersey to sever ties with the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, an law enforcement agency that has been credited with breaking up La Cosa Nostra…

New Jersey News

How recreational is the cannabis market

A question often presented is, “how recreational is the medial Marijuana market?” To address this question, it is important to understand that Marijuana impacts each person in ways unique individually. Evidence of…

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Mexican drug cartel leader guilty of trafficking $5 million in cocaine, heroin, weed through California

SAN DIEGO – Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael Zambada-Imperial, aka “Mayito Gordo,” pleaded guilty in federal court today to drug trafficking charges following his extradition to the Southern District of California in December 2019.…