U.S. Attorney’s Office Commemorates 11th Annual Human Trafficking Prevention Month

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina today commemorates National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, as part of the 11th annual National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention…

Killings Continue Across Baltimore as Three Shot and Killed Yesterday

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On January 10, 2022 there were three separate homicides to report. At approximately 11:39 p.m., Northwest District patrol officers responded to the 3900 block of Liberty Heights Avenue for…

Phil Murphy says New Jersey schools need age-appropriate active shooter drills

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (A-5727/S-3726) which requires school security drills to be age-appropriate and to prevent unnecessary traumatization of schoolchildren. Among other requirements, the legislation prohibits the use of…

KC Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Carjacking That Resulted in Police Pursuit, Fatal Collision

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in an armed carjacking that led to a high-speed chase in which he collided…

22 Year-Old Man Shot in the Head in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On January 8, 2022 at approximately 9:04 p.m., officers responded to the 500 block of W. Hoffman Street for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 22-year-old male who…

Four Shot, Two Dead in Baltimore on Sunday

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On January 9, 2022 several shootings and homicides were reported. At approximately 5:12 p.m., officers responded to the 2800 block of Ulman Avenue for a shooting. Upon arrival, offers…

44 year-Old Man Shot and Killed in Northwest Baltimore

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On January 9, 2022 at approximately 5:12 p.m., officers responded to the 2800 block of Ulman Avenue for a shooting. Upon arrival, offers located a 44-year-old male who was…

Woman shot and killed in Pennsauken home invasion Sunday morning, no suspects yet

Pennsauken, N.J. – Detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in Pennsauken, announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Pennsauken Police Chief Philip Olivo. On Sunday, at approximately 1:52 a.m. officers responded…

Off-duty deputy shot and killed by driver after jumping on car

FAYETTEVILLE, NC – On Saturday, at 2:18 pm, Fayetteville police officers responded to a reported shooting along Bingham Dr. near Shenandoah Dr. The preliminary investigation has revealed an adult male ran into…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Recognizes Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Jan. 9

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — In honor of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, Jan. 9, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina recognizes the hard-working men and women in law enforcement for…

Shannon Kepler Sentenced to 25 Years for Murder

Former police officer Shannon Kepler, 61, was sentenced today in federal court for killing Jeremey Lake on Aug. 5, 2014. U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Kepler to 25 years in…

Five Alleged Jersey City Gang Members Charged with Murders of Rival Gang Member and 17-Year-Old Bystander

NEWARK, N.J. – Five alleged members and associates of a neighborhood-based Jersey City, New Jersey, gang were charged for their roles in two gang-related shootings, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. …

Anchorage Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced yesterday to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess for being a felon in…

Boston Woman Sentenced on Federal Firearm Offense

BOSTON – A Boston woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Bianca Blanchard, 34, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya…

29 year-Old man Shot in Southwest Baltimore

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On January 6, 2022, at approximately 11: 46 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of Washington Boulevard to investigate a reported shooting. When officers…

Queens woman who shot man in head while laying in her bed captured in New Mexico

QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Haiyan Deng, 31, has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on murder, burglary and…

Murders down in Brooklyn as rate increases in other NYC boroughs

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that Brooklyn made gains in public safety during 2021, as homicides and shootings declined compared to 2020. Those categories inched up in other boroughs and…

17 YPF gang members arrested on murder and gun charges

BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, today announced that 17 alleged members of three violent street gangs known collectively as YPF…

Facebook Sued For Its Alleged Role In Federal Agent’s Death

Ailan Evans on January 6, 2022 The sister of a man allegedly murdered by members of an anti-government movement is suing Facebook parent company Meta, alleging the social media company is liable…

Teen Shot and Killed in Northeast D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, in the 3300 block of 12th Street, Southeast. At approximately 4:37 pm,…

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