Woodstock teacher wins $100K on Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle
WOODSTOCK, VA — Kayten Stroop received a Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket as a Christmas gift from her boyfriend’s mother, and it turned out …
Years
Front Royal man wins $100K in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle
FRONT ROYAL, VA — Brandon Jones was left in disbelief after learning he had won $100,000 in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. Jones, a security …
Pittsfield man sentenced to 12-15 years for fatal 2022 shooting
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A former Pittsfield resident has been sentenced to 12 to 15 years in state prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and …
Disbarred Hazlet attorney sentenced to 10 years for stealing over $1 million from clients
FREEHOLD, N.J. — A former real estate attorney from Hazlet has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for stealing more than $1.18 million …
Philadelphia police seek suspects in New Year’s Day assault
PHILADELPHIA — Police are searching for several suspects involved in an assault that injured a 25-year-old man during the early hours of New Year’s Day …
Repeat drug offender sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine with children in car
RALEIGH, N.C. – Harold Vernard Greene, Jr., 45, was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison after being convicted of drug trafficking in an investigation …
Hawaiian Gardens man sentenced to 25 years for selling fentanyl-laced drugs that caused fatal overdose
LOS ANGELES – A 47-year-old man from Hawaiian Gardens has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced drugs that caused the …
California man sentenced to nearly six years for $2 million investment fraud scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Gustavo Guzman, 61, formerly of Fullerton, California, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison and two years of supervised release for …
Houston man sentenced to 10 years for role in meth-laced counterfeit pill operation
HOUSTON – A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking operation that manufactured and …
Red Bank plumber sentenced to 8 years for secretly recording 27 victims, fleeing police
FREEHOLD, N.J. — A Red Bank man has been sentenced to eight years in state prison for secretly recording videos of 27 girls and women …
Jersey City man charged in New Year’s Day hit-and-run that injured teen
JERSEY CITY, NJ — A 28-year-old man has been charged in connection with a New Year’s Day hit-and-run that left a 19-year-old pedestrian with serious …
Ocean County man sentenced to 18 years for attempted murder in 2023 stabbing
TOMS RIVER, NJ — A Manchester Township man has been sentenced to 18 years in New Jersey State Prison for the attempted murder of a …
New Jersey plumber sentenced to 8 years for secretly recording 27 women, fleeing police stop
FREEHOLD, N.J. — A Red Bank man has been sentenced to eight years in state prison for secretly recording 27 women and girls without their …
Man charged in fatal New Year’s Day shooting of rideshare driver in Cottage City
COTTAGE CITY, MD — A 21-year-old Virginia man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a rideshare driver in Cottage City on …
Bergen County man sentenced to six years in prison for heroin distribution
NEWARK, N.J. — A Bergen County man was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney …
Man pleads guilty to Tompkins Square Park shootings, faces 13 years in prison
NEW YORK, NY — Waldemar Alverio, 38, has pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted murder for two separate shootings in Tompkins Square Park that …
A Harford County man’s New Year’s Eve ticket turned into a lifetime of weekly winnings
JOPPA, Md. — A retired maritime employee from Harford County ended 2024 on a high note, claiming a $1,000-a-week-for-life prize from the Cash4Life lottery game …
Prince George’s County man sentenced to 14 years for cocaine distribution in Frederick
FREDERICK, MD — A Prince George’s County man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, the …
West Chester man sentenced to 40–80 years for child rape
WEST CHESTER, PA — A Chester County judge has sentenced Lucino Ochoa-Mena, 41, of West Chester, to 40–80 years in state prison for sexually abusing …
Convicted Murderer Who Shot and Killed Two Men in Deadly Toms River Lover’s Triangle Gets 60 Years in Prison
TOMS RIVER, NJ — A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 60 years in state prison for the execution-style murders of a father and …
Pittsfield man sentenced to up to 4 years in state prison for assault and theft
PITTSFIELD, MA — Tyrone Jones of Pittsfield has been sentenced to up to four years in state prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges stemming …
Virginia Man Sentenced to 53 Years for Fatal Shooting of Elijah Williams
ALEXANDRIA, VA — A Virginia state judge on Thursday sentenced Dontae Lashaun Drumgold to 53 years in prison for the 2022 murder of 25-year-old Elijah …
Newburgh Man Sentenced to Five Years for Gun Possession
GOSHEN, NY — A Newburgh man has been sentenced to five years in state prison for attempting to possess a loaded firearm, Orange County District …
Brooklyn man sentenced to 18 years to life for deadly shooting at Kingsborough Houses
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A Brooklyn man was sentenced Friday to 18 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a father who was protecting his …
Man Who Tried to Kidnap Young Lakewood Girl Gets 7 Years in Prison
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A Farmingdale man has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for attempting to kidnap a teenage girl and committing …
Connecticut man sentenced to 14 years for I-95 road rage shooting
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Stephen Escoffery, 45, of Waterbury, Conn., was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison for opening fire on another motorist during …
New Year’s Day assault in DC sparks a hate crime investigation as police search for the suspect
WASHINGTON, DC — A New Year’s Day attack in Northwest DC that left a victim hospitalized is being investigated as a possible hate crime, and …
New Jersey husband in custody after shooting wife in head at home on New Year’s Eve
ALLENTOWN, N.J. — An Allentown man is in custody after allegedly shooting a woman in the head at her home on New Year’s Eve, an …
Baltimore man sentenced to 20 years for leading fentanyl trafficking operation in West Virginia
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Sean Jarred Davis, 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in federal prison for running a fentanyl trafficking …
Philadelphia man sentenced to four years for mail theft and $300,000 fraud scheme
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man who posed as a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier to steal checks and commit financial fraud was sentenced on …
Texas gang member sentenced to 10 years for possessing destructive devices and drug-related firearm use
McALLEN, Texas — A self-admitted member of the Westside gang was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Wednesday for possessing destructive devices and …
Justice Department ends oversight of Yonkers Police Department after eight years of reforms
YONKERS, N.Y. — The Justice Department announced on Wednesday the successful conclusion of an eight-year oversight agreement with the Yonkers Police Department (YPD), marking significant …
Ohio man sentenced to nearly six years in prison for assaulting officers with Trump sign during Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — An Ohio man was sentenced on Wednesday to 71 months in federal prison for assaulting law enforcement officers with a Trump billboard and …
Drug trafficking ring leader sentenced to 14 years in federal prison
PHOENIX — Heriberto Lopez-Landeros, 44, of Avondale, Arizona, was sentenced last week to 14 years in prison for his role as the leader of a …
Great Falls woman pleads guilty to meth trafficking conspiracy, faces at least 10 years in prison
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A 55-year-old Great Falls woman admitted Monday to her role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that spanned over four years, U.S. …
Richmond man sentenced to over two years for illegal firearm possession
RICHMOND, Va. — A 27-year-old Richmond man was sentenced on Wednesday to two years and three months in federal prison for being a felon in …
Two Years Ago, President Trump Urged California to Do Better on Forest Management to Prevent Fires
Trump emphasizes need for improved forest management to combat California wildfires SACRAMENTO, Calif. — During a visit to California in September 2020 to address the …
Armed New Jersey man sentenced to nearly six years for drug trafficking and firearm offenses in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — A 45-year-old New Jersey man was sentenced on Wednesday to 68 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearm offenses connected …
Sopranos Actor with Iron Man and Moneyball Credits Going to Prison for 8 Years in COVID-19 Cure Scam
LOS ANGELES — A Huntington Beach man and part-time actor was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in federal prison for defrauding investors by …
Bronx man sentenced to 40 years to life for fatal shooting of bodega clerk
BRONX, N.Y. — A Bronx man has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for the unprovoked killing of a bodega clerk and …
Four $50K raffle tickets sold in Pennsylvania’s New Year’s drawing
MIDDLETOWN, PA — The Pennsylvania Lottery has announced the winners of the $50,000 prizes from the fourth “4s Galore” bonus drawing, part of the New …
New Year’s Eve turns lucky for West Chester lottery winner of $252K
WEST CHESTER, OH — An Ohio Lottery player celebrated New Year’s Eve with a $252,000 Rolling Cash 5 jackpot win in the December 31 drawing, …
Surveillance photos show suspects in Baltimore’s New Year’s Day shooting
BALTIMORE, MD. — Investigators are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals connected to a shooting and attempted commercial robbery that occurred on …
Annapolis police respond to thefts, assaults, and attempted auto crimes over New Year’s holiday
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Annapolis police were kept busy over the New Year’s holiday with a series of incidents ranging from thefts and vehicle break-ins to …
Delaware man arrested for fifth DUI, firearm charges on New Year’s Day
FELTON, Del. — Delaware State Police arrested Nicholas Maltas, 41, of Delmar, Delaware, on New Year’s Day after a concerned citizen reported him driving erratically, …
Delaware woman arrested after driving car into New Jersey hospital on New Year’s Eve
BRIDGETON, N.J. — A Delaware woman was arrested after driving her car into a hospital emergency department in southern New Jersey on New Year’s Eve, …
Pedestrian killed in New Year’s Eve crash in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A pedestrian was struck and killed late on New Year’s Eve in a crash involving two vehicles, the Atlantic City Police …
Man killed, woman injured in New Year’s Eve shooting in Landover
LANDOVER, Md. — Prince George’s County police are investigating a fatal shooting that claimed the life of a 27-year-old man and injured a woman Tuesday …
Allentown man charged with attempted murder in New Year’s Eve shooting
FREEHOLD, N.J. — A 52-year-old Allentown man has been charged with attempted murder and several other offenses in connection with a New Year’s Eve shooting …
Man arrested after New Year’s Eve shooting in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A man was arrested after police responded to a weapons discharge incident just before midnight on New Year’s Eve in the …