Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
8 inmates stabbed in gang fight at Md. prison
https://www.corrections1.com/investigations/8-inmates-stabbed-in-gang-fight-at-md-prison The union says members of MS-13 and the Black Guerrilla Family clashed at Roxbury Correctional Institution July 07, 2026 06:04 PM By Luke ParkerBaltimore Sun HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Eight inmates at Roxbury Correctional Institution were stabbed and hospitalized Saturday after a gang fight at the Western Maryland prison, according to the state’s correctional officers’…
Read MoreUS charges Indian criminal gang leader with organising murder of Canadian Sikh activist
US and Canadian authorities say they have “dismantled” the leadership of a notorious Indian criminal group, charging dozens of operatives who have “inflicted pain and cruelty on people, victims around the globe”, including a high-profile murder in Canada that strained diplomatic relations between Canada and India. At a press conference on Tuesday, members of the…
Read MoreTeenage boy sentenced for online offenses including exploitation
A teenage boy from Suffolk has been given a custodial sentence for serious online offenses, following an extensive investigation conducted by Suffolk Police’s Safeguarding Unit and Internet Child Abuse Investigation Team. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Ipswich Youth Court yesterday, Monday 29 June, where he was sentenced to a…
Read MoreBaltimore carjacking, murder ring charges involve teens
https://www.msn.com/en-us/crime/general/baltimore-carjacking-murder-ring-charges-involve-juveniles/ar-AA26xzBf?ocid=BingNewsSerp Authorities charged five teenagers and three adults in what Baltimore they said is a violent crime ring. The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office on Thursday announced charges against the defendants include first-degree murder, carjacking, robbery with a deadly weapon, among other charges. Detectives identified 22 additional carjackings, robberies or related incidents from April 23…
Read MoreMontgomery Co. jury finds man guilty in 2022 murder involving MS-13 gang members
It’s been more than three years since known members of the MS-13 gang led two men into a wooded area and shot them in Montgomery County, Maryland. One man, 20-year-old Edvin Agustin Leon, died from his wounds on Nov. 9, 2022. Another survived by pretending to be dead then crawled a quarter mile to get…
Read MoreDOJ says operation used drones to deliver drugs to prisons
The U.S. Justice Department announced charges Wednesday for 12 people it said used drones in a conspiracy to smuggle drugs, weapons and other items into multiple prisons. The department said the conspiracy affected 10 federal prisons in eight states, including Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi, WAPT-TV reported. U.S. Attorney William Keyes…
Read MoreKey figure in South Africa police corruption scandal pleads guilty
Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, a central figure in a major ongoing police graft inquiry in South Africa, has pleaded guilty to corruption, fraud and money-laundering charges as part of a deal with state prosecutors. He was accused of bribing top police officials to win a 360m rand ($22m; £16.5m) tender for his health company Medicare24 in…
Read MoreA member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania
A member of the cultlike group known as Zizians, who has denied killing her parents in Pennsylvania in 2022, has been charged with murder, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Michelle Zajko, who has been jailed in Maryland on other charges since February 2025, has been charged with murder, burglary and conspiracy charges in the deaths of…
Read MoreTeen gets over 5 years in prison for setting homeless man on fire on NYC subway
A high school senior who admitted to setting a fire that severely burned a homeless man on the subway was sentenced Tuesday in Manhattan federal court to 5 1/2 years in prison. Judge Lewis J. Liman gave Hiram Carrero, 19, a sentence that was longer than the mandatory minimum required for arson, after the teen…
Read More17-year-old charged with terrorism for alleged role in shootings
Cristian Mondragon, the 17-year-old facing multiple charges related to a string of shootings last month, has now been charged with terrorism, according to Travis County court records. Investigators arrested Mondragon and two minors in connection with a series of shootings, thefts and burglaries on May 16 and 17. The cases – spanning all across Austin…
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