Judge grants summary judgment to Paterson, officers in death of man restrained in ambulance
Newark, NJ – A federal judge has largely cleared the City of Paterson and several of its police officers of liability in the 2019 death of Jameek Lowery, ruling that most claims…
Eagle Pass CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Murder
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry detained a wanted man with an outstanding felony warrant for murder out of Bexar…
Miami Man Charged with Attempting to Murder FBI Task Force Officers
Miami, Florida – Today, a South Florida federal grand jury indicted a 21-year-old Miami man, James Robert Mills, Jr., with attempting to murder, and using a deadly weapon to forcibly assault, two…
Mercer County Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Interfering with Law Enforcement Officers During Civil Disorder
NEWARK, N.J. – A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted…
Fugitive Wanted for Assault on Law Enforcement Officers Arrested
Harrisburg, PA – Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Skylor Fickes, a 30-year-old man with no fixed address. Fickes was sought for: A September 29, 2021, burglary…
CBP Officers and Scientists Identify Two New Synthetic Cannabinoid Analogues
STERLING, Va. – It may not rise to the level of a Galileo or Marco Polo discovery, but a recent Customs and Border Protection discovery is just as exciting, while also raising…
CBP Officers Seize $2.5 Million in Cocaine at Roma Port of Entry
ROMA, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Roma Port of Entry cargo facility recently seized $2.5 million in cocaine within a tractor trailer. “Our frontline CBP…
CBP Officers in Portal Seize Counterfeit Entertainment Systems Valued at Over $2 Million
PORTAL, N.D. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers at the Portal Port of Entry targeted a rail container destined to arrive in North Dakota. CBP officers…
Three Former Correctional Officers Sentenced To Federal Prison For Violating Civil Rights Of An Inmate During An Assault
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced three former Hamilton Correctional Institution Annex officers for violating the civil rights of an inmate. Coty Michael Wiltgen (32, Live Oak)…
Baltimore CBP Officers Seize Shipment of 29,000 Counterfeit Water Purifier Filters from China
BALTIMORE – To borrow from the 1960’s rock band The Standells, I want to tell you a story about what Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers found down by the Patapsco River,…
CBP Officers Seize Meth Disguised as Onions
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at theOtay Mesa commercial facility discovered almost1,200 small packages of methamphetamine hiddenwithin a shipment of onions on Sunday. OTAY MESA, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border…
Baltimore CBP Officers Seize Opium Poppy Pod Shipment destined to Cecil County, Maryland
BALTIMORE – Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a shipment of poppy pods in Baltimore on Wednesday that were destined to an address in Cecil County, Maryland. Officers inspected the express…
CBP Officers at Hidalgo Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Homicide
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge apprehended Obed Pena, a male United States citizen from Mission, Texas who is wanted for homicide. …
Busy Week for CBP Officers at the Port of Nogales
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Port of Nogales officers seized 615 pounds of cocaine, nearly 40,000 fentanyl pills, 143 pounds of methamphetamine, 754 assorted rounds of ammo/magazines,…
Three Minneapolis Cops Found Guilty by Jury of Civil Rights Offenses in Death of George Floyd
St. Paul, Minn. — As another chapter in the criminal saga of the George Floyd justice proceeding comes to a close, three cops associated with his death have been convicted of violating…
Union County Police Academy Graduates 54 New Police Officers from 13 Agencies
RAHWAY, NJ – Union County now has 54 more police officers after the 125th Class at the John H. Stamler Police Academy graduated this week. New Jersey State Police Lieutenant Colonel Fritz…
Atlantic City Police Officers Jump in Frigid Water to Rescue Dog
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – On February 19, 2022, Atlantic City Police Department Officers Cynthia Rongione and Michael Oldroyd entered frigid bay waters to rescue a dog that was in distress after being…
Chicago Man Sentenced to Over 36 Years in Federal Prison After Shooting at Davenport Police Officers
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Clarence Washington, age 36, of Chicago, was sentenced on Wednesday to 440 months (approximately 36.5 years) in federal prison on several charges related to firearm and drug offenses. There…
Officers Recover a Firearm at a Boston High School and Arrest One Suspect
BOSTON, MA – At about 8:00 AM, on Friday, February 18, 2022, officers assigned to District C-6 (South Boston) responded to a radio call for a recovered firearm at 95 G Street,…
Sawyer objects to appellate judge telling corrections officers state owns their bodies
by Jennifer Peacock TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer is voicing support for corrections officers after a three-judge appellate panel ruled against medical freedom last Friday. The state police union will now take…
Piperno and Eulner plan to support corrections officers’ health, safety and staffing levels through legislation
by Marilyn Piperno TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywomen Marilyn Piperno and Kim Eulner say Gov. Phil Murphy’s ill-advised mandates are prioritizing prisoners over officers to the detriment of the state’s correctional system and public…