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Mount Airy-Woodbine, MD
Politics
'Morally Bankrupt' Conman Gets Max Sentence After Swindling Mt. Airy Business: Judge
A Texas man accused of opening fire on Secret Service officers near the Washington Monument as Vice President J.D. Vance's motorcade passed nearby has been indicted by a federal grand jury, prosecutors announced. Michael Marx, 45, of Midland, Texas, was charged in connection with the May shooting near 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW that left a teenage bystander wounded on the National Mall. According to federal prosecutors, the incident unfolded shortly before 3:40 p.m. on Monday, May 4, when a plainclothes Secret Service agent spotted Marx appearing to conceal a firearm near 15th S…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Teen Charged As Adult After 14-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead While ‘Playing’ With Gun In Upper Darby
A 14-year-old girl was fatally shot inside a Pennsylvania home after a group of juveniles got hold of a gun and began playing with it, police said. Upper Darby officers responded to a reported shooting in the 100 block of Springton Road in Upper Darby around 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, authorities said. Arriving officers found the teenage girl suffering from a gunshot wound to the head in an upstairs back bedroom, according to police and EMS radio traffic. She was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where she later died. Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt told the pres…
Hicksville, NY
News
Hicksville MS-13 Gangster Assaulted, Abused Woman In Months-Long Nightmare, Jury Finds
An MS-13 gangster sexually assaulted a woman at gunpoint, culminating a three-month-long pattern of abuse on Long Island, a jury found Wednesday, May 6. Jayden Abadi Alvarado Velasquez, 40, was convicted of predatory sexual assault, two counts of assault, five counts of weapons possession, and aggravated harassment, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office announced Friday, May 8. “This defendant trapped the victim in a cycle of violence and believed his affiliation with MS-13 made him untouchable,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. The abuse began Aug. 26, 2023, when Alvarado Vel…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
'I’m Going To Kill Donald Trump': New England FAA Employee Charged Over Threat, Feds Say
A Federal Aviation Administration employee allegedly searched online for ways to get a gun into a federal facility and looked up past presidential assassination attempts before authorities say he sent an email to the White House threatening to kill President Donald Trump. Dean DelleChiaie, 35, of Nashua, New Hampshire, was arrested last week and charged with interstate communication of a threat, according to the US Attorney for the District of New Hampshire. Agents began investigating DelleChiaie after he used his government computer to search for disturbing topics in late January. Those se…
Newburgh, NY
News
Gun-Wielding Gas Station Robber Who Fired Shot Past Cashier In Newburgh Gets Prison Time
A Dutchess County man who fired a gun during a late-night gas station robbery in Orange County and left with over $1,000 in cash will spend the next two decades behind bars. Hans Altidor, 56, of Poughkeepsie, was sentenced Thursday, April 30, to 20 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after previously pleading guilty to first-degree robbery, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, May 1. The sentence stems from a July 22, 2025, robbery at a gas station on Route 9W in the Town of Newburgh. As previou…
Middletown, CT
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Middletown Murder After Repeatedly Shooting Victim: Police
A man is facing a murder charge after a Connecticut shooting left one person dead and triggered a heavy police response, authorities said. Nygell Smikle, 24, was arrested after the shooting unfolded Wednesday evening, April 29, when Middletown officers rushed to the area following multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire, police said. Officers were called to a Cooley Avenue home shortly before 6 p.m. and found one person suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Responders rushed them to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Police have not released the name of the person killed. C…
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
2 ‘Career Criminals’ Caught In Stolen Gun Bust On Hutch Parkway In New Rochelle, Police Say
A traffic stop on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester County quickly escalated into a felony gun arrest after officers found a stolen weapon and took two repeat offenders into custody, police said. The incident happened around 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, in New Rochelle, Westchester County Police said on Tuesday, April 28. Authorities said the department’s Real Time Crime Center issued an alert about a Volkswagen Jetta traveling on the Cross County Parkway with fraudulent Pennsylvania license plates. Patrol officers later found the vehicle, followed it onto the Hutch…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
SWAT Standoff: Man Dies By Suicide In Lyndhurst (
Update
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A man died. by suicide after barricading himself inside a home and firing a weapon during a SWAT response early Thursday morning, April 16 in Lyndhurst, authorities said. The incident began at approximately 5:33 a.m., when the Union County Prosecutor’s Office and Lyndhurst Police attempted to execute an arrest warrant outside a home on Lake Avenue, according to Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer. During the attempted arrest, the subject fled into the home and barricaded himself inside, authorities said. The Bergen County Regional SWAT Team was notifie…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Texas Man Drove 1,000+ Miles To Spotsylvania With Plans To Kill Former Partner, Sheriff Says
A man who traveled hundreds of miles from Texas to Virginia with the intent of murdering his ex is facing charges in Spotsylvania, according to the sheriff's office. Freddie Cruz Rodriguez, 39, is being held in Texas pending his extradition back to Virginia following a shooting that left a 32-year-old woman injured. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, deputies from the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office were called to the area of Magnolia Place and Daffodil Drive to investigate a reported shooting. Responding officers recovered several shell casings at the scene of the reported sh…
Finksburg, MD
News
Deadly Feud: Pennsylvania Gunman Who Ambushed Pair With Rifle In Finksburg Convicted
A Pennsylvania man who ambushed two men in Maryland, killing one, has been convicted of murder, the Carroll County State's Attorney's Office announced on Monday. Hanover native Austin Paul Potocki, 32, was found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder in connection with a fatal 2024 shooting in Finksburg. Potocki was convicted following a nine-day jury trial of the murder of Benjaman Billings, 42, and the attempted murder of 39-year-old David Anderson. The jury determined that on Dec. 13, 2024, Potocki traveled to the Patapsco area of Finksburg and lay in …
Waterbury, CT
Police & Fire
Waterbury Man Busted With Nearly 9 Pounds Of Cocaine, Loaded Gun, Feds Say
A Connecticut man is now facing serious federal charges after investigators say they uncovered a large-scale drug operation inside his home. Enrique Dellvalle-Perez, 39, of Waterbury, was indicted by a federal grand jury in New Haven on March 24, 2026, on charges including possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. Dellvalle-Perez was arrested as part of a multi-agency Homeland Security Task Force initiative aimed at rooting out criminal cartels, gangs, and trafficking networks operating in the …
Denville, NJ
Police & Fire
Feds: Man Shot GF Then Left Her Paralyzed On Denville Road On Christmas Eve
A Georgia man who allegedly shot his girlfriend during a Christmas Eve drive, then brought her to New Jersey and left her paralyzed on the side of the road is facing federal charges, authorities announced Tuesday, March 31. Jovan Young, 37, was charged with kidnapping and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said. Young appeared in Newark federal court and was ordered detained, Frazier said. Jovan had previously been charged by local authorities with endangering an injured person and multiple weapons offenses. The victim, identified by loved ones…
Haverstraw, NY
Police & Fire
Man, 20, Caught With Loaded Gun In Route 9W Traffic Stop In West Haverstraw, Police Say
A traffic stop in Rockland County led to the arrest of a 20-year-old man accused of illegally possessing a loaded firearm. The incident happened just before 9:40 p.m. on Friday, March 27, on Route 9W in West Haverstraw, the Haverstraw Police Department said on Saturday, March 28. During the stop, officers conducted an investigation and found that one person in the vehicle had a loaded gun. The suspect was identified as Kamani A. Atterbury, of Spring Valley, who was taken into custody and transported to Haverstraw Police headquarters for processing. Atterbury was char…
Germantown, MD
Police & Fire
Germantown Man Who Opened Fire On Officer Struck In Shootout, Hospitalized, Arrested: Police
A Maryland man who fired shots at a police officer during a wild pursuit is behind bars, officials confirmed. Germantown native Andre Duvall is facing charges after a shootout ended with him suffering a gunshot wound and being arrested for attempted murder, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, officers were patrolling the area of Contour Road in Montgomery Village following community complaints of criminal activity including aggravated assaults, robberies, thefts, drug activity, disorderly conduct, and other public nuisance cri…
Columbia, PA
News
Columbia Borough Friend Of ‘Stupid Kid’ Who Shot Home With Child Inside Pleads Guilty: DA
A man has pleaded guilty to his role in a shooting that sent bullets into a Lancaster County home with a child inside, prosecutors announced. Isaiah Jose Diaz, 22, of the 200 block of Fourth Street, Columbia Borough, admitted his involvement in the Nov. 1, 2024, shooting on the 400 block of Avenue K in Columbia Borough, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Diaz pleaded guilty before Judge Merrill Spahn on Feb. 12 to two counts of criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy to discharge a firearm into an occupied structure, possession of a f…
Schenectady, NY
News
Dead Dog, Drugs, Illegal Gun Land Schenectady Duo In Cuffs, Police Say
A search warrant executed at a Schenectady home led to the discovery of a dead dog that investigators believe was intentionally killed, along with narcotics and an illegal firearm, police said. Detectives made the discovery while executing a search warrant at a residence on Ostrander Place on Tuesday, March 3, according to Schenectady Police. During the search of the home, investigators located a deceased dog that appeared to have been intentionally killed, along with suspected narcotics and an illegal firearm, police said. Two people were arrested following the investigation. Isaiah Smit…
Norfolk, MA
Police & Fire
Brockton Double Teen Murder Suspect Captured In Mexico Held Without Bail, Pleads Not Guilty: DA
A man accused of killing two teens outside a busy Brockton shopping plaza has pleaded not guilty and will remain held without bail, prosecutors said. Davinci Leonard, 23, was arrested Feb. 12 in Mexico after authorities say he fled the country following the shooting, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz. He is accused of killing 15-year-old Tymari Albertson and 18-year-old Cevannah Alvarez. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder. He also faces charges of discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, a…
New London, CT
Police & Fire
Masked Gunman Gets 20 Years After Violent New London Armed Carjacking, Police Pursuit
A Connecticut man will spend the next two decades in prison for a violent carjacking that shook a New London neighborhood. Victor Hall, 32, New London, was sentenced in state Superior Court in New London on Thursday, Feb. 22, according to the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice. Judge Elizabeth C. Leaming sentenced him to 28 years in prison, suspended after 20 years served, followed by five years of probation. The case stems from a gunpoint carjacking reported on March 10, 2023. New London police responded to the area of Brewer Street and Blinman Street after getting a report of a sto…
Harrisburg, PA
News
Heart Gesture, Supporters’ Outburst Follow Murderer's Lengthy Sentence In Harrisburg: DA
A convicted killer flashed a heart sign and smiled at supporters moments after learning he could spend decades behind bars, prosecutors said. Jyheir Mosley-Williams, 22, was sentenced to 18 to 40 years in state prison for the 2022 killing of 23-year-old Jacoby Strain-Hankerson, Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo announced in a release issued Wednesday, Feb. 25. Judge Edward M. Marsico imposed the sentence on Monday, March 23, after Mosley-Williams pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and illegal firearm possession, according to the DA’s office. The factual basis for the plea sho…
Roxbury-Mount Arlington, NJ
Police & Fire
Video
: Suspect Rammed ICE Vehicle Before Agent Fired Gun In Roxbury, DHS Says
A suspect rammed a law enforcement vehicle before an officer fired a gun during an immigration enforcement operation in Morris County on Tuesday, Feb. 10, federal officials said (scroll for video). The Department of Homeland Security said they were in Roxbury to arrest Jesus Fabian Lopez-Banegas, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras with past convictions for drug trafficking charges, drug possessions and driving under in the influence. “In an attempt to evade arrest, Lopez-Banegas rammed into a law enforcement vehicle and weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run an officer over," …
Newburgh, NY
News
Masked Man Admits Firing Gun, Taking Over $1K In Route 9W Gas Station Holdup In Newburgh
A masked Dutchess County man who fired a gun during an overnight gas station robbery in Orange County has pleaded guilty and is expected to spend decades behind bars. Hans Altidor, 56, of Poughkeepsie, admitted in Orange County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 4, that he carried out an armed robbery at a gas station on Route 9W in the Town of Newburgh, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Feb. 6. According to prosecutors, the robbery happened around 2:09 a.m. on July 22, 2025. Altidor entered the gas station wearing a mask and holding what appeared to be a pistol,…
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Frederick Fugitive Busted With Stolen Glock, Crack, And Cash During Traffic Stop: Sheriff
A fugitive in Maryland was in the wrong place at the wrong time when he was caught with a Glock stolen out of Virginia during a traffic stop. Jamar Harvey, 21, who was already wanted on assault and other charges, is behind bars following a timely traffic stop that was conducted by members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 1, a deputy conducted a traffic stop in the area of East Street and East Patrick Street, leading to Harvey's arrest. According to the agency, Harvey — who had multiple warrants out for his arrest in Frederick — was identifie…
Beltsville, MD
Police & Fire
Deadly Silver Spring Gas Station Confrontation Leads To Teen Arrest, Hunt Continues (
Updated
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A deadly confrontation at a Maryland gas station that left a Beltsville man shot to death has now led to the arrest of an 18-year-old — while police say another suspect is still at large. Yoel Christ Tie, 18, was arrested Thursday, Jan. 22, in connection with the Jan. 8 shooting that killed 43-year-old Gavin St. Aubyn Boothe, according to Montgomery County Police. Officers assigned to the US Marshals Task Force took Tie into custody after detectives identified him as one of two suspects seen on surveillance video in the shooting, which unfolded around 7:45 p.m. in the 3000 block of Briggs C…
Reading, PA
News
Police Presence In Reading After Man With Gun Spotted In Street During Domestic Call: Officials
A heavy police presence was reported in Reading after officers responded to a domestic situation where one person was believed to have a firearm, officials said. Patrol officers were called around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, for a domestic issue involving a man and a woman, according to the City of Reading Police Department. They received information during the response indicating one party may have been in possession of a gun, prompting them to request assistance from the Berks County Emergency Response Team out of caution, officials said. The incident happened in the 800 block of Fran…
Westbury, NY
Police & Fire
Loaded Gun, Suspected Crack Found During Traffic Stop In Westbury: Police
A routine traffic stop on Old Country Road in Westbury led to two arrests after officers found suspected crack/cocaine and a loaded revolver inside a vehicle, police announced. Natasha Celestin, 43, of Brooklyn, was arrested after Strategic Response Team officers stopped a 2011 Kia Sorento traveling eastbound with an inoperable taillight in Westbury on Friday, Jan. 16 at 9:11 p.m., according to detectives. Celestin was found in possession of a white powdery substance believed to be crack/cocaine after an investigation, police said. A passenger, Saifuddin Abdus-Samad, 55, of Hempstead, was …
East Hanover-Florham Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Loaded Ghost Gun Found In Dorm Room: Florham Park PD
A 21-year-old Willingboro resident was arrested and charged after he was dealing drugs from a college dorm in Florham Park on Wednesday, Jan. 14, authorities said. That day, detectives conducted an investigation, resulting in the securing of unregulated marijuana, a significant amount of evidence pertaining to drug distribution, and a loaded handgun, Florham Park police said. The handgun was a "ghost gun," police said, who also located a loaded-high capacity magazine. Shawn Alexander is charged with numerous weapons and drug offenses, police said. The school where the arrest took pla…
Woodbury, NJ
Police & Fire
Penns Grove Teen Charged In Double Shooting After Man Shot In Neck: Prosecutor
A 19-year-old Penns Grove resident was arrested and charged following a double shooting in Woodbury Wednesday, Jan. 14, authorities said. That afternoon, officers responded to reports of gunfire at North Evergreen Avenue, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns and Woodbury Police Chief Thomas Ryan said. Shortly afterwards, a man with a gunshot wound to the neck arrived at a local hospital, authorities said. A blue Honda sedan that had been struck by gunfire was found still running in front of the hospital, and security footage showed the driver, the second victim, fleeing on foot, a…
Chambersburg, PA
News
Teen Points Gun At Store Employee, Threatens To Kill Him Over Tobacco In Chambersburg: Police
A teenage suspect is accused of pointing a gun at a store employee and threatening to kill him after demanding tobacco products at a Chambersburg business, police announced on Friday, Jan. 2. The incident happened around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, when a male entered a store at 103 S. Main St., showed a firearm to the employee behind the counter, and demanded tobacco products, according to Chambersburg Police. When the employee refused, the suspect threatened to kill him, police said. The teen left the store on foot without receiving anything and fled southbound on South Main Street f…
Syosset-Woodbury, NY
Police & Fire
Loaded Gun, Suspected Cocaine Found After LIE Crash Lands Syosset Man Felony Charges: Police
A late-night crash on the Long Island Expressway led to a gun and suspected drugs being recovered from a vehicle in Syosset, Nassau County police announced Sunday, Dec. 21. Kevin Byong Koon Yim, 45, of Syosset, was arrested after officers responded to an auto accident along the South Service Road near Exit 43 around 12:30 a.m., according to detectives. When officers arrived, Yim was found seated inside a 2024 Chevrolet, police said. An investigation at the scene led to the recovery of a Sig Sauer firearm and a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine, authorities detailed. Yim was ta…
Pleasantville-Absecon, NJ
News
Absecon Fugitive Who Trafficked Meth Busted In California: AG
A 33-year-old Absecon man and one of New Jersey's Most Wanted was arrested in California, authorities announced Thursday, Dec. 11. Jordan Ragland was arrested in Sacramento in September by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force, with assistance from the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Ragland was wanted for maintaining a controlled dangerous substance production facility, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, unlawful possession of an assault firearm, and unlawful possession of a semi-automatic pistol, Platkin said.…
East Orange, NJ
News
Cop Turned Bounty Hunter Wins $758K Verdict In False Gun Arrest By East Orange Police
A former East Orange police sergeant turned bounty hunter won $758,000 earlier this year against two city police officers after a jury found they wrongly arrested him on a false weapons charge, according to court documents. Keith Hinton filed the lawsuit in 2021, claiming East Orange officers damaged his business and reputation after a stolen-gun alert was mishandled, leading to his arrest in front of his daughter and detention in the Essex County jail. Hinton's lawsuit paints a picture of a decorated police officer being targeted by members of his own law enforcement along with…
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