Two Los Angeles County Men Agree to Plead Guilty in Connection with Bribery Scheme to Unlawfully Obtain Tribal Police Badges

LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles-area men who unlawfully sold or purchased police badges from a southeastern San Diego County tribe – one who lied to the FBI about the scheme, the…

Turtle Creek Man Arrested After Fleeing Trial and Assaulting Officer

PITTSBURGH, PA – Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced the arrest of a Turtle Creek man, Alphonso Francis, 28, who failed to appear for his trial’s conclusion last week. Francis was on trial…

Fort Myers Felon Sentenced To More Than 33 Years In Prison For Carjacking Spree And Firearms Offense

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Edward James Bess III (29, Fort Myers) to 33 years and 4 months in federal prison for carjacking causing serious…

Spokane Man sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Armed Robbery at Spokane Valley Motel

Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Christopher Bruce Gooch, 46, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced after pleading guilty to Robbery Affecting…

New Jersey Police Training Seminar Faces Scrutiny Over Disparaging Content Against Women, Minorities

TRENTON, N.J. — A recent report from the New Jersey state comptroller has raised serious concerns about a police training seminar conducted by Street Cop, a New Jersey-based law enforcement training company.…

Baltimore Police Arrest Man for Stolen Vehicle and Tags

BALTIMORE, MD – The Baltimore Police Department reported a successful apprehension of a suspect in a stolen vehicle case in the city’s Northwest District. On November 29, 2023, officers patrolling the 3900…

Deadbeat Felon Handyman Gets 10 Years in Prison for Drive-by Shooting of Client

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – Jason Jaime Merdes, a 44-year-old Corpus Christi resident, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison following his guilty plea for possessing a firearm as a convicted…

Suspect Arrested for Daytona-Area Armed Robberies

DAYTONA, FL – A young man, Cameo Reid, 18, was apprehended for his alleged involvement in two armed robberies in the Daytona area. The first incident occurred at Kelly’s Food Mart, located…

Escapee Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Floyd L. Marlow Jr., 29, Milwaukee, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William…

Englewood Armed Career Criminal Sentenced To More Than 15 Years For Heroin Distribution And Possession Of Firearm

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Michael Edward Lindsey (47, Englewood) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted…

West Virginia Fugitive Arrested in Camp Hill for Child Abuse Charges

CAMP HILL, PA – On Monday, Camp Hill Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop on the 1600 block of Market Street for a vehicle code violation. The incident occurred at approximately…

Fort Myers Man Sentenced For Possessing Firearm And Ammunition As A Convicted Felon

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Deshon G. Walker (27, Fort Myers) to three years and one month in federal prison for possessing a firearm and…

Decades-Old John Doe Case Linked to “Scorecard Killer” Resolved

ORANGE COUNTY, CA – Nearly half a century after an unidentified teenage boy was found dead in Orange County, authorities have made a significant breakthrough in the case. The Orange County Sheriff’s…

Final smuggler sentenced for stealing and selling people and for scheme resulting in death

McALLEN, Texas – The final man involved in a fatal smuggling conspiracy has been ordered to federal prison for two separate smuggling events that occurred just weeks apart, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar…

Three-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced To More Than Six Years In Prison For Possessing A Firearm

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger has sentenced Allen Lee Glover (25, Orlando) to six years and five months in federal prison for possessing a loaded firearm as a convicted…

Des Moines Man Sentenced to Federal Prison After Pointing a Gun at Police Following a Car Chase

DES MOINES, Iowa – A Des Moines man was sentenced on November 16, 2023 to 13-and-a-half years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. According to public court documents,…

Lumberton Gang Member Convicted of Illegal Firearm Possession

NEW BERN, N.C. – A federal jury convicted Quillan Inman, 33, this week on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Inman is a previous felon and validated gang…

Armed Suspect Wanted for Aiming Gun, Assaulting Cops On the Loose in Greenwood Area

GREENWOOD, DE – On Tuesday night, the Delaware State Police and Kent County Governor’s Task Force were involved in a shooting incident with 27-year-old Brian Holben, a known fugitive. The encounter occurred…

Billings felon admits illegal possession of firearm

BILLINGS – A Billings felon who was on state probation and led law enforcement on a vehicle chase before crashing admitted to illegally possessing a firearm that was found in the vehicle,…

Robeson County Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years After Being Found with Child Holding a Bag of Fentanyl

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Robeson County man was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for orchestrating and directing a 2020 fentanyl distribution conspiracy while in custody for multiple state charges including…

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