From hospital windows to ocean waves, a once-injured seal is swimming free again as costs mount at New Jersey’s only marine mammal rescue center
Brigantine, NJ — After four months of recovery for a serious flipper injury, a rehabilitated seal finally returned to the open ocean this week as the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine…
Barnegat Police Announces Launching of Marine Safety Unit
BARNEGAT, NJ – Summer is heating up, and visitors and locals are taking to the water. In response, the Barnegat Police Department has announced the formation of a police marine response and…
Marine Mammal Stranding Center Offering Summer Program for Families
BRIGANTINE, NJ – Have you ever wanted to become a marine mammal stranding technician or are you curious about what it takes to rescue and care for New Jersey’s stranded and often…
Former U.S. Marine Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. Sentenced for Leading International Cocaine Distribution Organization
Assistant U. S. Attorney Kyle Martin (619) 546-7726 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 1, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr., a former U.S. Marine with dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship,…
Former Marine Pleads Guilty to Three Counts of Cyberstalking
LOS ANGELES – A South Bay man pleaded guilty today to cyberstalking multiple young women in a “sextortion” campaign he waged while he was an active-duty member of the United States…
Owner and Employees of Monmouth County Marine Equipment and Servicing Company Charged with Defrauding U.S. Department of Defense
TRENTON, N.J. – Three Monmouth County, New Jersey, individuals were indicted today for their role in a years-long scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) by providing military equipment parts…
Air and Marine Agents Alongside Law Enforcement and Fire Service Partners Rescued a Recreational Boater as His Vessel Sunk
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Marine Unit while on maritime patrol on Lake Ontario, rescued a recreational boater as his boat was sinking. Today, AMO agents operating an All-Weather…
Owner of Masonry Company Charged for Marine Towers Parking Garage Collapse
CLEVELAND – The owner of a Masonry company has been indicted for their role in the collapse of a Lakewood parking garage in December. The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office has issued the…
U.S. Marine as Police Commissioner of Yonkers
YONKERS, NY – In the infamous words of the fictional character Gunnery Sargeant Thomas Highway, “Ooh Rah”. U.S. Marine Gulf War veteran Yonkers Police Deputy Chief Chris Sapienza was named as the…
Another Pup in Distress Rescued by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center
BRIGANTINE, NJ – They are the first responders of the high seas. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center travels all along the Jersey Shore, rescuing and rehabilitating stranded and distressed seals. “On April…
Yeshiva Student Beats U.S. Marine in Gym Pushup Challenge
A New Jersey yeshiva student and a U.S. Marine from a local recruiting office squared off in a pushup contest at a recent recruiting event. The student ended up running circles around…
VIDEO RELEASE: Air and Marine Operations Black Hawk Rescue from the Baboquivari Mountains
Editors note: click on photo for video. TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) extracted two migrants suffering from leg and back injuries in the…
San Fernando Valley Man Who Sold Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl Admits Causing Overdose Death of U.S. Marine
LOS ANGELES – A Sylmar man pleaded guilty this afternoon to two federal drug trafficking offenses, one of which stemmed from a 2020 transaction in which he sold bogus oxycodone pills…
Border Patrol Marine Unit Rescues Migrants from Dangerous Currents
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station rescued 12 undocumented migrants in the late afternoon of April 13. At approximately 3 p.m., Eagle Pass Station…
San Diego Air and Marine Operations Interdicts Three Separate Smuggling Events in One Hour
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents interdicted three separate pangas transporting a total of 72 Mexican nationals, early Tuesday morning. Late Monday night, AMO…
Former Marine Sentenced to More than 28 Years for Sexually Assaulting a 3-Year-Old
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Amanda Griffith (619) 546-8970 and Katherine McGrath (610) 546- 9054 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – April 4, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Michael Hamby Jr., a former Marine, was sentenced…
Spirit Airlines Completes LaGuardia Terminal Move, All Flights Now Operating From Historic Marine Air Terminal
MIRAMAR, Fla., March 29, 2022 — Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) today announced the completion of its terminal move at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) with all Spirit flights now calling Terminal A home. Over the…
Air and Marine Operations ASTAR finds a Pair of Migrants Abandoned in the West Desert
Ajo, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) located a pair of migrants abandoned in the desert. Friday evening, while responding to a reported group…
VIDEO RELEASE: Air and Marine Operations Black Hawk Rescue from the Huachuca Mountains
Editors note: click on photo for video. Sierra Vista, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) extracted a seasoned hiker suffering from injuries sustained in a…
VIDEO RELEASE: Air and Marine Operations Black Hawk Rescue from the Baboquivari Mountains
Editors note: click on photo for video. TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) extracted two migrants suffering from hypothermia in the Baboquivari Mountains. At…
‘It’s Not A Joking Matter’: US Marine Vet In Ukraine Rips Harris For Laughing After Refugee Question
‘It’s Not A Joking Matter’: US Marine Vet In Ukraine Rips Harris For Laughing After Refugee Question Samantha Anderson on March 12, 2022 United States Marine veteran Chad Robichaux shared his thoughts…