Archive for December 2023
Los Angeles-to-Baltimore drug pipeline behind triple homicide in Porter Ranch, prosecutors say
Three suspects have been arrested on murder charges in a shooting which left three men dead at a home in a gated Porter Ranch community back in February. Travis Reid and Chaquetta Cook were arrested Wednesday in the Baltimore, Md., area, Los Angeles police disclosed at a news conference Thursday. A third suspect, Kenneth Peterson,…
Read MoreNew gang statute used to build indictment for alleged gang.
BATON ROUGE – Members of a Baton Rouge street gang were formally charged Friday. Bradley Payne, Jermonte Clark, Tawayne Bridgewater, and three juveniles were accused of being apart of the “Never Broke Again North Side Ranger” street gang. For more than a year, Baton Rouge police have targeted gang violence in the city. Friday a…
Read MoreMaryland MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including a Murder.
Baltimore, Maryland – Oscar Efrain Zavala Urrea, age 23, an El Salvadoran national residing in Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty to his participation in a racketeering conspiracy, including a murder, related to his activities as part of the MS-13 gang. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek…
Read MoreInmate charged with stabbing Derek Chauvin is ex-Mexican Mafia L.A. gang leader, prosecutors say.
Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison 22 times by a former gang leader and onetime FBI informant who told investigators he targeted the ex-Minneapolis police officer because of his notoriety for murdering George Floyd, according to federal prosecutors. John Turscak is charged with attempted murder after the Nov. 24 attack at the Federal Correctional Institution…
Read MoreGang Member Sentenced to 81 Years for Murder of San Diego Security Guard.
A San Diego area criminal street gang member has been sentenced to a 55 years to life, plus an additional 26 years in the slammer for the 2019 deadly shooting of an Alpha Project security guard, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office. The defendant, Johnny Hill, has faced justice for his role…
Read MoreBerlin Police Investigate A Suspected Arson Attempt At Iran Opposition Group’s Office
Police in Berlin are investigating a suspected arson attempt early Monday at the office of an Iranian opposition group. Members of the group noticed flames at a window of the building in Berlin’s Schmargendorf district at about 2:15 a.m. and were able to extinguish them before they spread inside, police said in a statement. No…
Read MoreLas Vegas teen arrested for terroristic threats linked to ISIS, explosive components found at home
On Nov. 28, 2023, Las Vegas police identified a terroristic threat made on a social media platform. The threat involved a suspect claiming he was planning an attack in Las Vegas in furtherance to support the Islamic State terrorist organization, also known as ISIS. Upon discovering this threat, a joint investigation between the FBI Joint…
Read MoreHouse explodes as police in Arlington, Virginia, try to execute search warrant, police say
A house exploded in Arlington, Virginia, as police were attempting to execute a search warrant, authorities said Monday. Police were sent to the home around 4:45 p.m. after receiving a report about someone firing a flare gun 30 to 40 times from inside the house into the neighborhood, the Arlington County Police Department said in…
Read MoreDoctor accused of making antisemitic threat, setting fire to a home in Montgomery County
A Montgomery County, Pennsylvania doctor is accused of making an antisemitic threat and setting fire to a home connected to her ex-boyfriend. Dr. Amy Cohen, a 35-year-old resident of Forrest Avenue in Narberth, is facing a host of charges, including attempted murder, arson, and ethnic intimidation. The home allegedly belongs to the grandmother of Cohen’s…
Read MoreFlorida man arrested in Austin after allegedly threatening ‘mass casualty event’ at Tesla event
A 28-year-old Florida man was arrested in Austin the day before Tesla’s Cybertruck delivery event after allegedly planning to “shoot up Elon Musk and the plant,” according to an arrest affidavit. The document states that the Senior Manager of Security Operations with Tesla filed a Suspicious Activity report regarding threatening messages that were sent on…
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