Hardin County, TX

Columbus, OH

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

The Coffee County Drug Unit, along with deputies from the department, apprehended two individuals last week in separate incidents, one allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine and the other the subject of a prior narcotics investigation who attempted to evade law enforcement.

Coffee Drug Unit Arrests Two in Separate Incidents; Meth Possession and Fleeing Suspect Apprehended

Oklahoma State

Mccurtain County, OK

USA TODAY

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation said the animal is the largest flathead catfish ever caught in Oklahoma's Pine Creek.

Man catches 'massive' 95-pound flathead catfish in Oklahoma reservoir: See the catch

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

New Mexico State

Ruidoso, NM

Due to continued flash flooding from the burn-scarred areas in the Ruidoso, N.M., area, Ruidoso Downs canceled Quarter Horse racing July 1, meant to be a make-up day for the Rainbow Derby trials that were canceled June 30. "Our track crew has done an outstanding job in saving the base...

Flooding Continues at Ruidoso, Cancels Rescheduled Card

New Jersey State

NEWARK, N.J. – Naiem Moore, 34, of Newark, admitted to possessing cocaine and heroin for distribution and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Moore entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court.

Man Admits Drug Trafficking & Illegal Firearm Possession

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

Mcalester, OK

CBS DFW

Oklahoma executed a man Thursday who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing his former stepdaughter, 7-year-old Layla Cummings, in 1984.Richard Rojem, 66, had exhausted his appeals and received a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Rojem had been in prison since 1985 and was the longest-serving inmate on Oklahoma's death row.When asked if he had any last words, Rojem, who was strapped to a gurney and had an IV in his tattooed left arm, said: "I don't. I've said my goodbyes."The execution started at 10:03 a.m., state Department of Corrections Director Steven Harpe said in...

Oklahoma executes man for kidnapping, rape, murder of former stepdaughter

Allentown, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MOREA – An Allentown woman is in Schuylkill County Prison, accused of trying to smuggle...
The post PSP: Allentown woman tried to smuggle synthetic opioid strips into prison first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

PSP: Allentown woman tried to smuggle synthetic opioid strips into prison

Stillwater, OK

New York Post

Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II was arrested on Sunday for suspicion of DUI and speeding in Cleveland County, Okla., according to multiple reports.

A “half-full bottle of lemonade vodka and a half-full bottle of tequila” were discovered in his vehicle, according to an affidavit of the incident detailed by ABC affiliate KOCO News 5, and troopers stated Gordon was driving 82 mph in a 65 mph zone.

The 20-year-old running back initially told the trooper he had not been drinking, but upon denying a field sobriety test, he claimed he had one beverage, KOCO News 5 reported. 



Vanderbilt’s Jerry Stackhouse,...

Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II arrested on DUI charge, open bottles allegedly found in car

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Douglas City, CA

This afternoon, Kentaiwon Durham, the Douglas City Commissioner of Ward 2, entered a guilty plea for wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Consequently, Durham is mandated to resign from his position as a city commissioner.

Georgia City Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in $20K PPP Fraud Scheme

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

The Independent

 Oklahoma plans to execute a man Thursday who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1984.Richard Rojem, 66, has exhausted his appeals and is scheduled to receive a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. During a clemency hearing earlier this month, Rojem denied responsibility for killing his former stepdaughter, Layla Cummings. The child's mutilated and partially clothed body was discovered in a field in western Oklahoma near the town of Burns Flat. She had been stabbed to death.“I wasn’t a good human being for the first part of my life, and...

Oklahoma prepares to execute man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984

Kansas State

Haskell County, KS

Law & Crime

Authorities in Kansas are concerned for the well-being of a missing mother and her daughters ages 1 and 2 after they went missing and may have been forced to travel to a "religious rehabilitation facility" in Mexico.
The post Family safe after officials grew concerned they may have been ‘coerced’ to go to Mexico first appeared on Law & Crime.

Family safe after officials grew concerned they may have been 'coerced' to go to Mexico

Woodbridge, VA

The Inside Scoop - PWC

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Authorities are actively searching for Quamel Thomson, a 26-year-old man from Woodbridge, who is accused of assaulting a woman and preventing her from leaving an apartment in the Longview Apartments complex on Lynn Street.

Woodbridge Police Hunt for Man Accused of Strangling and Assaulting Woman in Apartment

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Prince William County, VA

A Dale City couple, wanted on felony child abuse charges following the death of their toddler son in 2023, turned themselves in to the police on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The case dates back to January 22, 2023, when emergency responders found the 19-month-old boy unresponsive at the family’s home on the 4300 block of Granby Road in Woodbridge. Despite being rushed to a local hospital, the boy was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Dale City Couple Wanted for Toddler's Death Turn Themselves In After Year-Long Search

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4-Year-Old Drowns Near Indian Creek in Hardin County

According to Hardin County Sheriff, Johnny Alexander, they first received a call about...

4-Year-Old Drowns Near Indian Creek in Hardin County

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