Jackson Girl Scout Receives Honor After Helping Police Department with New K9 Unit
JACKSON, N.J. — A Jackson teen who has dedicated nearly a decade to public safety education and K-9 advocacy will receive the Girl Scouts of the USA’s highest honor this weekend in…
Newburgh Resident Receives 19-Year Prison Sentence for Violent Crimes
Newburgh Resident Receives 19-Year Prison Sentence for Violent Crimes **Newburgh, NY** – Jesus Bravo, 26, a resident of Newburgh, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for violent offenses. On Monday,…
Bronx Man Receives 20-Year Sentence for Fatal Stabbing at Gowanus Club
Bronx Man Receives 20-Year Sentence for Fatal Stabbing at Gowanus Club **Brooklyn, NY** – A Bronx resident has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of one bouncer…
Queens Man Receives Seven-Year Sentence for Brooklyn Robberies
Queens Man Receives Seven-Year Sentence for Brooklyn Robberies **Brooklyn, NY** – A Queens man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for committing three violent robberies in Brooklyn. Brooklyn District Attorney…
Highland Park Man Receives Five-Year Sentence for Road Rage Incident
Highland Park Man Receives Five-Year Sentence for Road Rage Incident **Somerville, N.J.** - Gerald S. Chapman, 41, from Highland Park, N.J., was convicted on September 27 by a Somerset County jury for…
Recidivist Shoplifter Receives Maximum Prison Sentence
Recidivist Shoplifter Receives Maximum Prison Sentence **Orange County, NY** - Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Thursday that Johnathan Arnold, 31, from Newburgh, has been sentenced to two to…
Lakewood Man Receives Ten-Year Prison Sentence for Drug Charges
Lakewood Man Receives Ten-Year Prison Sentence for Drug Charges **Toms River, NJ** - Timothy Myers, a 52-year-old resident of Lakewood, was sentenced on November 1 to ten years in New Jersey State…
Brooklyn Man Receives 10-Year Sentence for Subway Assault
Brooklyn Man Receives 10-Year Sentence for Subway Assault **Brooklyn, NY** - A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking a stranger on a subway with a kitchen…
Brooklyn Man Receives 18-Year Sentence for Manslaughter
Brooklyn Man Receives 18-Year Sentence for Manslaughter **Brooklyn, NY -** A Bedford-Stuyvesant resident has been sentenced to 18 years of incarceration for the fatal shooting of a 48-year-old man at a house…
Brooklyn Man Receives Prison Sentence for Knife Attack
Brooklyn Man Receives Prison Sentence for Knife Assault **Brooklyn, NY** - A Bushwick man has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for slashing a stranger with a knife and attacking a…
Macon County school receives state flag flown over North Carolina Capitol
MACON COUNTY, N.C. — After Hurricane Helene swept through the region, Macon County Board of Education Chairman Jim Breedlove noticed the state flag at one of the local schools was torn and…
LGBTQ NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin Receives Harvey Milk Award for Advocacy
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin was honored with the Harvey Milk Award on Wednesday during a ceremony at the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton. The award…
Frederick Man Receives 10-Year Sentence for DUI and Probation Violations
Frederick, MD – John Michael Hartman Jr., aged 43, was sentenced to 10 years in the Division of Corrections for his fifth DUI offense, resulting in a fatality. Judge Minner of…
Towaco Resident Receives 16-Year Sentence for Aggravated Sexual Assault
Morris County, NJ – Juan A. Fernandez, a 61-year-old resident of Towaco, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault. The sentence was announced by Morris…
Middletown Man Receives 7-Year Sentence for Drug Charges
Goshen, NY – Wayne Battles, a 44-year-old resident of Middletown, has been sentenced to seven years in prison with an additional three years of post-release supervision. The sentencing took place on Tuesday…
Paterson Receives State Funding for Youth Boxing Programs
Trenton, NJ — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (SACB) Commissioner Larry Hazzard, Sr. have announced the selection of two Paterson boxing clubs to receive grant…
House Fire in Avalon Receives Multi-Department Response
Avalon, NJ – On Tuesday night, a house fire at 4627 Fourth Avenue prompted a multi-department response. The Avalon Fire Department and Avalon Rescue Squad arrived at the scene at 10:10 PM.…
Flemington Man Receives Four-Year Sentence for Cocaine Distribution
*FLEMINGTON, NJ – A former councilman from Flemington, NJ was sentenced to state prison for distributing cocaine. Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson announced the sentencing of Malik D. Johnston, also known…
New Jersey Woman Receives New 70-Year Sentence for Role in 2010 Double Murder
Jersey City, NJ – Latonia Bellamy was re-sentenced to 70 years in New Jersey State Prison on Monday for her involvement in the 2010 murders of Michael Muchioki and Nia Haqq. Judge…
Teen Severely Injured in Car Accident Receives Community Support Through Fundraiser
MANAHAWKIN, N.J. — A recent graduate of Pinelands High School is receiving an outpouring of support from the community after a life-altering car accident left him with serious injuries. Sam Parker, who…
New Jersey Man Receives 15-Year Sentence for Double Vehicular Homicide in New Jersey
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ – Amitoj Oberoi was sentenced to 15 years in state prison on Wednesday for two counts of first degree vehicular homicide following a deadly crash last year. Oberoi is…
Brooklyn Man Receives 25-Year Sentence for 2019 Bedford-Stuyvesant Killing
BROOKLYN, NY—Darrien Weekes, 26, of Bushwick, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Malik Russell in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a crime stemming from a 2019 dispute. Brooklyn Supreme…
Brooklyn Man Receives 17-Year Sentence in Fatal Stabbing at Homeless Shelter
QUEENS, NY — Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has announced the sentencing of Brooklyn resident Ricardo Henry to 17 years to life in prison for the 2019 murder of a homeless shelter…
Waterbury Gang Member Receives 18-Year Federal Prison Sentence
WATERBURY, CT—D’Andre Burrus, also known as “Dopeman,” a 30-year-old member of a violent street gang in Waterbury, has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley…
Freeport Man Receives 6-12 Year Sentence for Drunken Crash that Killed Child
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the sentencing of Jorge Bonilla Gutierrez, a 19-year-old from Freeport, to six to twelve years in prison for his involvement in…
East Williamsburg Man Receives 25 Years to Life for Deadly Axe Attack
BROOKLYN, NY – An East Williamsburg man, Jerry Brown, 39, has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison following a horrific axe attack that critically injured his girlfriend and killed…
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