Paterson councilman running for mayor charged with pulling false fire alarm after Dominican Day Parade
Paterson, NJ – A sitting Paterson councilman and current mayoral candidate has been arrested and charged with triggering a false fire alarm inside city hall nearly a year ago, an act that…
New Jersey flags to fly half-staff for 226 killed in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse
TRENTON, N.J. — Acting Governor Tahesha Way has ordered all U.S. and New Jersey flags to fly at half-staff on Monday in remembrance of the 226 victims killed in the collapse of…
Fugitive alien wanted for murder in Dominican Republic arrested in Lawrence by federal agents
LAWRENCE, MASS. — A Dominican national wanted for homicide in his home country was arrested Wednesday in Lawrence by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a coordinated operation with the FBI and…
Dominican fugitive wanted for human smuggling deported from Miami
MIAMI – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed Edgar Batista Matos, a Dominican national wanted for human smuggling that led to the deaths of three minors, on March 4. He was…
Dominican national sentenced to 9 years in prison for fatal human smuggling in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — A Dominican national was sentenced Friday to nine years in federal prison for his role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the death of a…
Two Dominican nationals sentenced for smuggling endangered juvenile eels from Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Two Dominican nationals were sentenced this week for illegally harvesting and attempting to smuggle juvenile American eels, also known as glass eels, from Puerto Rico to the…
Allentown DA Concludes Police Shooting at Dominican Festival Justified
Allentown, PA District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced the conclusion of the investigation into a recent officer-involved shooting at the Dominican Festival in Allentown on Aug. 25. The DA determined that the…
Dominican national pleads guilty in human smuggling case resulting in migrant deaths
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Dominican national pleaded guilty today to his involvement in a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of 11 migrants, according to the U.S. Department…
Video Shows Paterson Cops Being Attacked After Dominican Day Parade
ensions ran high in Paterson, NJ, after this year’s Dominican Day Parade when a chaotic scene erupted, leading to police officers being attacked. Video footage from the incident shows a crowd clashing…
Paterson to hold Dominican Parade Sunday, expect traffic and road closures
PATERSON, N.J. — The Paterson Police Department is advising residents and visitors to prepare for traffic delays and road closures this Sunday as the city hosts its annual Dominican Parade. The parade,…
Street Closures Announced for Newark’s Dominican Day Festival and Parade
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Department of Public Safety has issued a traffic advisory for Sunday, September 1, 2024, in connection with the city’s Dominican Day Festival and Parade. Several streets will…
Flight Attendants Smuggled Drug Money from New York City to Dominican Republican
NEW YORK — Four flight attendants have pleaded guilty to charges related to smuggling drug money from New York City to the Dominican Republic, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced on Wednesday. The…
Man Stabbed After Telling Dominican Day Reveler to Stop Jumping on His Car
NEW YORK, NY—A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 65-year-old man during the Dominican Day Parade in Midtown. The incident occurred after the younger man jumped on the victim’s car,…
Chuck Schumer Called ‘Sc-mb-g’ by Dominicans at NYC Dominican Day Parade
NEW YORK, NY – New York Senator Chuck Schumer was visibly upset after he was called some pretty bad names by people at a cultural parade in New York City this weekend.…
Three Dominican Nationals Extradited to New Jersey for “Grandparent Scam” Charges
Newark, NJ – Three residents of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, were extradited to the United States last week and appeared in Newark federal court yesterday on charges related to a…
Four men indicted attempting to smuggle exotic birds from Puerto Rico to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico– Today a federal grand jury indicted four men from the Dominican Republic who attempted to smuggle hundreds of exotic birds into the Dominican Republic and were interdicted by…
Flight Attendants Charged In Connection With Smuggling Drug Money To The Dominican Republic
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As alleged, these flight attendants smuggled millions of dollars of drug money and law enforcement funds that they thought was drug money from the United States to…
Son of prominent Dominican politician shot dead in Texas
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – The son of a Dominican lawmaker was fatally shot at a gas station in Houston, Texas, according to police, who said on Wednesday they were searching for…
Dominican Republic Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison and 3 Years of Supervised Release for Illegally Re-Entering the United States
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of the Dominican Republic, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 84 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release on his…
CBP Intercepts 63 Migrants from the Dominican Republic and Haiti in a Yola Vessel Near Southwestern Puerto Rico
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – Marine Agents of US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO), along with Puerto Rico Police, intercepted Friday a “yola” type vessel with 63 undocumented migrants. …
Dominican Republic Native Pleads Guilty to Smuggling $2 Million in Heroin Nearly 6 Years After His Flight from Justice
A native resident of the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty in federal court to two drug trafficking counts, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. On Monday, November 20, 2023, Habys Omar…
Dominican National Charged with Illegally Reentering U.S.
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE OZUNA CRUZ, also known as Jose Cruz-Cruz, Jose Chapulin, Jose Ozuna-Montero, and Jose Ozun-Cruz, 48, a citizen of…
Dominican Republic Resident Charged with Murder
NEW YORK CITY, NY – Anthony Cherestal, a 46-year-old resident of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was arrested and charged with murder on Tuesday, at approximately 7:30 pm. Specific details surrounding the murder,…
Lancaster Man to Face Charges for 2009 Murder After Arrest in Dominican Republic
LANCASTER, PA – A Lancaster city resident, Carl Hunter, 66, will be prosecuted in Lancaster County Court for the 2009 stabbing death of Michael Evans, 41, at a residence on W. Lemon…
Fugitive Wanted for Lancaster Murder Captured in Dominican Republic
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA – Carl Hunter, a suspect in a 2009 homicide case, was recently arrested in the Dominican Republic and has been extradited back to Lancaster County. The arrest comes after…
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Demands Answers Over DOJ Possibly Aiding Dominican Republic’s Detention Of Americans
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Demands Answers Over DOJ Possibly Aiding Dominican Republic’s Detention Of Americans Jake Smith on September 14, 2023 Republican Texas Rep. Troy Nehls is demanding answers from the DOJ as…
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