Blizzard not enough to stop the violence in Baltimore as one shot overnight
BALTIMORE, MD – A passing blizzard wasn’t enough to stop the killing in Baltimore, even for just one day. Overnight, at approximately 4:34 a.m., Eastern …
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Democratic Mayor Plagued By Violence Tells Residents To ‘Get Your Ass On The Streets’ To Stop Bloodshed
BALTIMORE, MD – Democratic Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said his critics needed to take to the streets and personally fix the city’s violent crime problem …
Federal, State, and Local Agencies Work Together to Combat Crimes involving Guns and Violence in the Monroe Area
MONROE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown, along with Monroe Police Chief Vic Zordan, Ouachita Parish Sheriff Jay Russell, Ouachita Parish First Assistant …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Joins Launch of High School Mentoring Program Targeting Violence and Substance Use Prevention
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The United States Attorney’s Office is joining with three Project Safe Neighborhoods community outreach partners in the launch of a 20-week in-school …
Tobyhanna Man Sentenced To Seven Years’ Imprisonment For Brandishing A Firearm During A Crime Of Violence
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Lakeem Hunter-Knight, age 21, of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to …
Kazakh President Acknowledges Wealth Inequality After Violence Grips Country
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev validated the frustration of protestors in his country over its wealth inequality and took aim at its elite on Tuesday, Reuters …
Washington, D.C. Man Facing Federal Charges in Maryland for Carjacking and Brandishing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint was filed on January 7, 2022, charging James Albert Borum, age 19, of Washington, D.C., for carjacking and …
Off duty deputy charged for violating protection order, domestic violence
EDEN, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 40-year-old Robert M. Dee of Eden was arraigned this afternoon before Eden Town …
New York City Mayor: This is not going to be a city of violence
NEW YORK, NY – New York City Mayor Eric Adams pledges New York City is going to turn the page on the disastrous DeBlasio administration …
Department of Justice Awards More Than $125 Million in Grants Under the Stop School Violence Act; Local Districts Receive More Than $1 million
Media Relations Director Kelly Thornton (619) 546-9726 or Kelly.Thornton@usdoj.gov NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 23, 2021 SAN DIEGO – The Department of Justice today announced …
Department of Justice Awards More Than $125 Million in Grants Under The Stop School Violence Act
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Department of Justice today announced nearly $126 million in funding to advance school safety under the STOP School Violence …
Department of Justice Awards More Than $125 Million in Grants Under The Stop School Violence Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice today announced nearly $126 million in funding to advance school safety under the STOP School Violence Act. The …
Department of Justice Awards More Than $125 Million in Grants Under The Stop School Violence Act
The Department of Justice today announced nearly $126 million in funding to advance school safety under the STOP School Violence Act. The grants, awarded by …
Claremore Man Sentenced to 70 months in Federal Prison for Domestic Violence Assault
A Claremore man who assaulted his girlfriend as she tried to escape from him at a Foyil gas station was sentenced Wednesday in federal court, …
Philadelphia DA Who Said There’s No ‘Crisis Of Violence’ Blames Media For Distorting Message
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner blamed the media for allegedly misrepresenting comments made Monday regarding the city’s spike in homicides. Krasner had told reporters in a …
Jackson Man Pleads Guilty to Discharging a Firearm During a Crime of Violence
Jackson, Miss. – A Jackson man pled guilty to discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca. According to court …
Domestic Violence Offender Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Guns
DURANGO – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Dennis Yarbrough, 49, of Durango, Colorado, was sentenced to 30 months …
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 105 Months for Possessing a Firearm During a Domestic Violence Incident
Memphis, TN – Jenico Burrus, 29, has been sentenced to 105 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm …
Escaped fugitive wanted to face charges for domestic violence, false imprisonment
EL DORADO, CA – On 11-23-2021 at 6:30 p.m. an inmate escaped the El Dorado County Jail in South Lake Tahoe. The inmate, 38-year-old Ruben …
$12 Million in Grant Funding to Reduce Gun Violence and Support Victims Announced
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced that the Department of Law & Public Safety is making available $12 million in grant funding …
Perpetrator of Domestic Violence Sentenced for Unlawfully Reentering the United States
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that Jorge Velazquez-Cordova, 33, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today in United States …
Man Convicted of Kidnapping, Interstate Domestic Violence and Firearms Charges Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison
SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Dillon James Merritt, 54, of Many, Louisiana was sentenced today by United …
Okreek Man Indicted for Second Degree Murder and Using a Firearm During Crime of Violence
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Okreek, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Second Degree …
Pro CRT speaker threatens violence, 1,000 soldiers, “We’re locked and loaded” at school board meeting
A pro-Critical Race Theory parent told attendees at a Texas school board meeting that he has 1,000 soldiers “locked and loaded” for those who “dare” …
Gun violence rocks Roanoke as one dead in four unrelated shooting incidents
ROANOKE, VA – Roanoake police are reporting a violent weekend in the city as one person is dead and two injured in four different shooting …
Dan Bongino makes BLM activist threatening violence, riots rage quit interview
Hank Newsome is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter in New York City and just minutes after meeting with Mayor-elect Eric Adams last week, promised …
US Urges Americans To Leave Haiti Because Of Gang Violence, Kidnappings And Fuel Shortages
Officials asked U.S. citizens to make plans to leave Haiti because of increased gang violence and kidnappings, the U.S. Embassy in Haiti announced on Wednesday. …
BLM threatens NYC Mayor-elect Adams with violence, riots if he cracks down on crime
NEW YORK CITY, NY – If New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams gets tough on crime, Black Lives Matter leaders say they will once again …
Fountain man charged with 5 counts of sex abuse and violence against girl since she was 9
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Fountain man on November 8, 2021, for Sexual Battery. Andrew Lamar Wilson, age 48, was …
Buffalo cop charged with two counts of domestic violence, harrassment
BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 36-year-old Keenan J. Redmon of Buffalo was arraigned on Friday morning before Buffalo …
Twenty-Year Old Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Carjacking and Brandishing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence
Memphis, TN – Terrion Jones, 20, has been sentenced to 111 months in federal prison for attempted carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime …
Defendant Sentenced for Violence Against a Railroad Carrier
PITTSBURGH – William Curry Brown, following a guilty plea entered on January 13, 2020, was sentenced in federal court today for terroristic attacks and violence …
Justice Department Awards Highly Competitive Grant to York County’s Caring Unlimited for Youth Violence Prevention
PORTLAND, Maine: As Domestic Violence Awareness Month ends, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced today that Caring Unlimited, York County’s domestic violence resource center, was …
Mansfield Man Previously Convicted of Domestic Violence Crimes Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Mansfield man who was convicted by a jury earlier this year …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Launches “FED-UP,” a School-Based Program Addressing Gun Violence
As part of an ongoing effort to address gun violence in Connecticut’s major cities, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with Project Longevity, Bridgeport Hospital, …
Attorney General James Fights to Defend States’ Abilities to Protect Residents From Gun Violence
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general from around the nation, today took action …
His face and hands were covered in blood, Newark police share tale as violence rips city
NEWARK, NJ (VIA NEWARK PD) – His face and hands were covered with blood when Newark police officers spotted the man stumbling across Bergen Street, …
Non-Profit Ceo Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison After Pleading Guilty to Wire Fraud in Connection with the Misuse of Federal Funds Intended for the Treatment of Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Glenda Hodges, age 72, of Clinton, Maryland, yesterday to two years in federal prison, followed by …
“Operation 922” – The Federal Domestic Violence Initiative for Western Oklahoma is Getting Results
OKLAHOMA CITY – As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester highlights the success of “Operation 922,” which specifically targets domestic …
Youth Violence Strike Force in Dorchester makes Firearm Arrest
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – At about 9:14 P.M, on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, Officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force made an onsite firearm arrest …
Over 3,000 South Carolina Students to Participate in State’s 20th Annual National Day of Concern & Student Pledge Against Gun Violence
COLUMBIA, South Carolina —- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart stated today that on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO), …
Acting U.S. Attorney Gonzalez Announces More Than $2.2 Million in Grants to Assist Domestic Violence Victims in Idaho
BOISE – Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. joins law enforcement partners, victim services professionals, advocates, and communities across the country in observing October …
Another person shot dead in Trenton as violence in state capital rises
TRENTON, NJ – The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department is investigating an overnight shooting at Donnelly Homes that left one …
Chinle Man Sentenced to Over 18 Years for Second Degree Murder in Domestic Violence Case
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Last week, Roderrell Boyd Charley, 33, of Chinle, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 222 months of …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Commemorates Domestic Violence Awareness Month
In commemoration of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio is announcing more than $3.3 million …
Department Of Justice Awards Over $270,000 To “Pa Coalitions Against Rape And Domestic Violence” To Combat Sexual Assault And Domestic Violence
HARISBURG –Acting U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler announced that the Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) has awarded $172,076 to “PA Coalition …
Tallahassee Man Sentenced To Forty-Four Months In Federal Prison For Communicating Threats of Violence
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Daniel Alan Baker, 34, of Tallahassee, Florida was sentenced to forty-four months in federal prison for two counts of transmitting a communication …
ARAPAHOE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO USING AND CARRYING A FIREARM DURING AND IN RELATION TO A CRIME OF VIOLENCE
Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that RONALD BLAISE JENKINS, 25, of Arapahoe Wyoming, pleaded guilty to using and carrying a firearm during and in …
Attorney General Cites Unexplained Threats Of Violence To Mobilize feds in Culture War
Merrick Garland, once hailed as a “moderate” choice for President Joe Biden’s attorney general, has now twice referenced unexplained threats of violence in directing authorities …
Man who killed woman in Bay Point domestic disturbance charged with murder, domestic violence
BAY POINT, CA – At about 12:03 this morning, Muir Station Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a domestic disturbance on Island View Drive in Bay …