Monroe County, PA

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Pryor, OK

An Oklahoma-based nonprofit founder and his wife are accused of picking the pockets of a charity designed to help opioid addicts. Jordan Parker, 39, and his wife Vanessa Parker, 29, of Pryor, Oklahoma, are charged in Tulsa County District Court with six counts of embezzlement. They are accused of misusing...

Oklahoma Couple Charged with Embezzling Money from Faith-Based Nonprofit for Opioid Addicts

Utica, NY

Los Angeles Times

Police say an officer killed Nyah Mway, 13, a Karen refugee from Myanmar, after a chase and 'ground struggle' Friday night in Utica, N.Y.

Video shows N.Y. officer fatally shooting 13-year-old on ground. Police say he pointed a replica gun

Colorado State

Denver, CO

Robert Hawkins, a man from Colorado, was given 448 years in jail for trafficking four women and two children. This is a landmark decision meant to stop human trafficking. The sentence, which is thought to be the longest ever given for trafficking people in the United States, makes it clear that these horrible crimes will not be allowed.

A Guy in Colorado Was Given a Record-breaking 448-year Sentence for Heinous Crimes Related to Human Trafficking

Tennessee State

WashingtonExaminer

A new Tennessee law went into effect Monday requiring certain domestic violence offenders to wear GPS tracking devices while out on bail. Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) signed the Debbie and Marie Domestic Violence Protection Act into law in May, which requires courts to order the most violent domestic offenders to wear a GPS tracking device […]

Tennessee will GPS track violent domestic abusers with first-of-its-kind law

Newtown, CT

ComingSoon

Disclaimer: This article contains mentions of gun violence and murder. Reader discretion is advised. The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred more than a decade ago in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14, 2012. Now, the survivors are graduating with mixed feelings as they remember the 20 victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting who were […]
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Sandy Hook School Shooting: What Happened to the Shooter?

Newark, NJ

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

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

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

WyoFile

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with more information about the law enforcement response and the area where the shooting took place. Yellowstone National Park rangers shot and killed a person early Thursday morning during an exchange of gunfire that also left a ranger injured, the park announced.

Yellowstone National Park shooting leaves one dead, ranger injured

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

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

Wisconsin State

Daily Mail

Javaris Hurd, 16, is accused of assaulting two Lincoln Hills Copper Lake School staff members - causing the death of Corey Proulx, a counselor for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections

Beloved youth counselor is beaten to death by 16-year-old boy at department of corrections school

Philadelphia, PA

Pennsylvania State

Wynnewood, PA

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The absolute best hospital in Pennsylvania revealed below!

9 Pennsylvania Hospitals Named Among The 'Best Hospitals' In The US

The FBI devised a program to identify long-haul truckers who might be killers. Former agent Frank Figliuzzi asked these analysts to deconstruct the subculture of truckers and victims. He identified those factors that can fuel a murder impulse and those that can thwart it. Frank Figliuzzi rode with a long-haul...

Long-Haul Serial Killers

New Orleans, LA

The Independent

A missing 14-year-old teenager from Louisiana who was last seen in New Orleans in May could be a trafficking victim, according to police.Kristhal Chinchilla-Canizales was on a day trip to a museum in New Orleans when she disappeared. Investigators now consider her to be a “critical missing juvenile”.The teen was in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on May 22 when they went on a group trip to the museum, New Orleans police told Fox News Digital.Police say that at some point during the trip she “left the group” and has not been seen...

Missing teen last seen at New Orleans museum could be trafficking victim

NewsOne

According to ABC News, almost 5,000 people have died in the U.S. from gun violence so far in 2024.  But where are all the guns coming from?
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Who Is To Blame For The Scores Of Illegal Guns In Black Communities?

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council will consider using opioid settlement money Monday to pay for drug treatment for clients of its yet to open homeless services campus. The council will vote during its study session whether to spend money from the fund on a peer advisor, a van to transport clients from the navigation center to treatment, and a case manager. The city will receive about $14 million in opioid settlement funds, according to a presentation by city staff to the city council.

Aurora may send homeless people to rehab

Virginia State

Spotsylvania County, VA

New York Post

A Virginia woman wanted for the triple homicide of three of her roommates was captured in New York on Thursday after a high-speed police chase, according to police. 

Alyssa Jane Venable, 23, was on the run following the deaths of two men and a woman at their Spotsylvania County home Tuesday. The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office says all three were found with blunt-force trauma injuries, describing the crimes as “heinous.”

Venable was captured on I-86 in Steuben County by the U.S. Marshals Service and New York State Police after she refused to stop for law enforcement, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office announced. 

Two fetuses found on Baltimore...

Virginia woman wanted for ‘heinous’ triple homicide arrested after high-speed police chase in upstate New York

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

New Jersey State

Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

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Combatting gun violence in Monroe County

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Monroe County leaders are teaming up with residents to make a plan to address gun violence. From 2011 to 2020, Monroe County...

Combatting gun violence in Monroe County

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