Houston, TX

Columbus, OH

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

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NewsNinja

‘This is a game changer.’ Ordering off the kid’s menu comes with a certain set of expectations. Small portions, lower prices—possibly an age restriction—but generally, nothing too off-base as far as ordering food.

‘For $6, who cares?’: Applebee’s customer shocked after ordering both adult and kids’ cheeseburgers

Douglas, GA

A local Walmart employee was recently arrested on a misdemeanor charge after allegedly stealing over $60 worth of merchandise from the store. Additionally, she faced a felony charge after officers discovered suspected methamphetamine in her locker during the arrest.

Douglas Walmart Employee Arrested for Methamphetamine Possession and Shoplifting

Alabama State

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Centre, AL

The World Around Jae and Beyond

(Alabama)- On August 15, 2024, the Alabama Department of Justice reported a former police officer was charged with participating in a scheme to plant drugs on innocent motorists to fabricate drug arrests.

Former Alabama Officer Charged in Drug-Planting Scheme Targeting Innocent Motorists

Colorado State

NewsNation

Jose Arellano-Arredondo, 67, was found guilty on more than 40 counts, including money laundering and drug charges.

Colorado drug dealer sentenced to 376 years in prison

Los Angeles County, CA

El Monte, CA

CBS LA

An El Monte man faces a series of federal charges in connection with his attempts to ship 2,205 pounds of methamphetamine to Australia in 2023, the Justice Department announced Friday.  Jing Tang Li, 32, is charged with distribution of and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, exportation of controlled substances, and attempt and conspiracy to export controlled substances. Over an 11-month period in 2023, U.S. customs officers inspected seven shipments headed to Australia and found methamphetamine embedded in products falsely labeled as carpets and textiles, furniture, wheel hub testing equipment, and a casting machine. The listed companies that were shipping the "products" were fake businesses. Law enforcement eventually traced Li to the shipments and arrested him Thursday driving near a South El Monte warehouse where a robbery was reported during the early morning of August 8.  In that warehouse, law enforcement found shipping labels, scales, and a package containing methamphetamine. If convicted, Li would face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a statutory maximum sentence of life imprisonment. 


LA County man faces federal charges for trying to ship a ton of meth to Australia

California State

The group stole tens of millions of dollars from homes in up to 80 cities across the U.S., federal officials say.

FBI arrests 6 ‘burglary tourists’ in suspected crime ring

Santa Barbara, CA

If your packages are getting stolen, a California woman has a new solution that could help you track down the culprit. After repeatedly having packages taken from her post office box, the woman mailed herself one with an Apple AirTag inside. That package was also stolen, so she tracked the thief's location in the AirTag app and reported it to the Santa Barbara sherrif's office on August 19.

Police Arrest 2 Prolific Package Thieves With Apple AirTag Scheme

Maine State

Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

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Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Four Star General Charles Hamilton, who as head of Army Materiel Command oversaw much of the service's logistics operations, wrote a letter to Army Secretary Wormuth on Friday asking to be reinstated. Hamilton, claimed in the letter that he had to intervene in the Army's Command Assessment Program, or CAP, selection last fall because he felt the process is racist and would unfairly handle the selection of a Black subordinate officer.

Suspended Army 4-Star General Charles Hamilton Appeals for Return of Command

Georgia State

Glennville, GA

In yet another sign of the dysfunction within Georgia’s prison system, federal indictments announced Wednesday exposed alleged widespread conspiracies orchestrated by inmates to deliver contraband to state prisons using drones. The newly unsealed federal indictments charge 23 defendants, most of them current or former prisoners from within the Georgia...

Feds charge 23 in prison-based Georgia drug ring aided by drones

Morristown, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Sixteen individuals have been charged in connection with a widespread "grandparent scam" that defrauded elderly Americans out of millions of dollars. The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

16 Charged in Nationwide 'Grandparent Scam'; Millions Stolen

New Jersey State

Jersey City, NJ

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Two members of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their involvement in multiple shootings and other gang-related crimes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

Gang Members Sentenced: 31 Years for Violent Crimes

Florida State

Arlington, TX

A Texas man is accused of kidnapping a ride share driver at gunpoint and forcing them to drive more than 1,000 miles to Miami, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said in a news release this week.

Man charged with armed kidnapping of rideshare driver he forced to drive from Texas to Florida, federal prosecutors say

Indiana State

Atwater, CA

Fox News

Three people are facing charges in the death of a prison worker who died after handling a drug-laced package sent to an inmate in California.

Federal prison worker dies after touching drug-laced package sent to inmate: DOJ

Tupelo, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. In a significant development, the Tupelo Police Department has arrested Julia L. Brown, a 24-year-old resident of Tupelo, following a Capias Warrant issued by Lee County Circuit Court. Brown faces charges of embezzlement related to an incident reported in 2022 involving Savings Gas Station, located at 447 East Main Street.

Employee of Savings Gas Station Arrested for Embezzlement

Los Angeles, CA

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

Minneapolis, MN

TheDailyBeast

One of George Floyd’s killers, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, was transferred from a federal prison in Arizona to one in Texas, the Bureau of Prisons confirmed to the Associated Press on Tuesday. Chauvin, 48, was imprisoned in FCI Tucson in August 2022 to begin serving decades-long concurrent federal and state sentences for his involvement in Floyd’s May 2020 death. The Bureau of Prisons did not offer an explanation for Chauvin’s move, which comes nearly nine months after he was stabbed 22 times with an improvised knife by a fellow prisoner. Officials have not confirmed whether the attack was related to Chauvin’s relocation. Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd’s neck as he struggled to breathe, is one of four Minneapolis officers convicted in the matter. Another, Thomas Lane, 41, was separately released from federal prison in Colorado on Tuesday. Lane, who held down Floyd’s legs, was serving a three-year sentence for aiding and abetting manslaughter.Read it at Associated PressRead more at The Daily Beast.

Ex-Cop Convicted in George Floyd’s Murder Is Moved After Prison Stabbing

Bellaire, TX

Galena Park, TX

Pasadena, TX

South Houston, TX

Channelview, TX

Humble, TX

Missouri City, TX

Pearland, TX

Deer Park, TX

Stafford, TX

KHOU

NewsBreak

Fifth Ward burglary ring stole $12M worth of drugs from rural pharmacies to sell on Houston streets, feds say

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Fifth Ward burglary ring stole $12M worth of drugs from rural pharmacies to sell on Houston streets, feds say

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