New Jersey lawmakers move to make political violence a hate crime in light of increasing mostly left-wing motivated violence
Steinhardt pushes bill to classify political violence as hate crime in New Jersey Bedminster, NJ – Senator Doug Steinhardt (R-23) unveiled plans to introduce sweeping legislation that would classify politically motivated 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 recently awarded a $497,000 three-year grant from…
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 of illegally possessing a firearm was sentenced…
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, the Bridgeport Police Department and several community…
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 to defend a Florida law that generally…
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, a major thoroughfare in the South Ward.…
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 three years of supervised release, after Hodges…
“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 violence abusers for federal prosecution in western…
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 of Shaldon Pascal, 23, of Boston, at…
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), along with their local, state, and federal…
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 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and…
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 man dead. Just after 11 p.m. on…
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 imprisonment. Charley previously pleaded guilty to Second…
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 in grant funding awarded to programs in…
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 Against Rape,” located in Enola, Pennsylvania, to…
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 in interstate commerce containing a threat to…
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 relation to a crime of violence. The…
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 to investigate hot button culture issues. The…
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 Point. Deputies arrived, finding a man and…
Silent Witness Ceremony Honored 2020 Victims of Fatal Domestic Violence
Ceremony Held During National Domestic Violence Awareness Month COLUMBIA, S.C. – Attorney General Alan Wilson led participants through the 24th annual Silent Witness Domestic Violence ceremony that was held today on the…
AG directs FBI to go after parents who threaten violence against public school officials
Attorney General Merrick Garland called on the FBI to “use its authority” against parents who threaten or use violence against public school officials in a Monday memorandum. Garland said there has been…