Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
DHS identifies over 400 migrants brought to the U.S. by an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling network
The Department of Homeland Security has identified over 400 immigrants from Central Asia and elsewhere who crossed into the U.S. in the past three years as “subjects of concern” because they were brought by an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling network, three U.S. officials tell NBC News. While over 150 of them have been arrested, the whereabouts…
Read MoreNew Jersey man allegedly flew to Florida to attack fellow gamer: Sheriff
A New Jersey man faces an attempted murder charge after allegedly flying to Florida and attacking a fellow gamer with a hammer over an online dispute, authorities said. The two had never met in-person before the suspect showed up at the victim’s home in Fernandina Beach over the weekend “apparently to confront the victim,” Nassau…
Read MoreKentucky Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime Targeting Children Online
A Kentucky man pleaded guilty and was sentenced last week to one year and one day in prison and one year of supervised release in the District of Eastern Louisiana for committing a federal hate crime. According to court documents, Brian Adams, 24, of Paintsville, Kentucky, transmitted a threat to a fifth-grade class at the…
Read More1 dead after shooting on hijacked Gwinnett County bus, wild police chase up I-85
One person is dead after police said a gunman hijacked a bus from downtown Atlanta with 17 people on board while holding a gun to the bus driver’s head. Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum identified the gunman as Joseph Grier, 39, of Stone Mountain. He said Grier had been arrested 19 times previously and was…
Read MoreForty-Seven Defendants Charged in Imperial Valley Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network Linked to Sinaloa Cartel
Fourteen indictments were unsealed today charging 47 alleged members of an Imperial Valley, California-based, Sinaloa Cartel-linked fentanyl-and-methamphetamine distribution network with drug trafficking, firearms, and money laundering offenses. In a coordinated takedown this morning, more than 400 federal, state, and local law enforcement officials arrested 36 defendants and executed 25 search warrants in Imperial County; San…
Read MoreAttorney General Bonta, Law Enforcement Partners Announce 41 Arrests, Over 60 Pounds of Narcotics Seized and 27 Guns Confiscated in Operation Red Rooster.
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-law-enforcement-partners-announce-41-arrests-over-60 California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside law enforcement partners, announced the results of “Operation Red Rooster” which was focused on the Norteño criminal street gang activity in Merced County. After 18 months, the operation concluded this morning with 41 arrests, over 60 pounds of narcotics seized, and 27 guns confiscated. The suspects are…
Read MoreYoung Brooklyn street gang members indicted for dozen shootings across community, including two murders.
amny.com/news/young-Brooklyn-street-gang-member-shootings/ Eighteen reputed gang members in Brooklyn, some of whom are only teenagers, face a slew of serious criminal charges connected to 12 shootings that left two people dead and 10 others injured. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and the NYPD announced Wednesday against members of the H-Block/Billy’s Gang and Gates Fam Street, whom they…
Read More15 gang members indicted for drug trafficking and firearms possession.
https://highlandcountypress.com/headlines/15-gang-members-indicted-drug-trafficking-and-firearms-possession-northern-ohio#gsc.tab=0 Federal, state and local law enforcement officials recently announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment charging 15 members of the Fully Blooded Felons, a criminal street gang that was active in Northeast Ohio and in the Ohio prison system. The gang members were charged for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving their…
Read MoreFour Men Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charge for Allegedly Murdering Man To Increase Position in Chicago Street Gang.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/four-men-indicted-federal-racketeering-charge-allegedly-murdering-man-increase CHICAGO — Four men have been indicted on a federal racketeering charge for allegedly murdering a man to maintain and increase their positions in a violent Chicago street gang. JOSHUA BROUGHTON, 34, of Chicago, CHRISTOPHER SINGLETON, 24, of Chicago, JARON DAVIS, 22, of Lansing, Ill., and GRIEG MACON, 27, of Chicago, are charged with…
Read MoreTwo rival D.C. drug crews targeted in federal indictments.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/23/dc-drug-gang-arrests-violence Two dozen people have been arrested on drug and gun-related charges as part of a crackdown on two rival criminal groups operating in Northeast Washington, authorities said Thursday. The arrests targeted members of a crew operating in the Carver Langston neighborhood, near 21st Street and Maryland Avenue, along with members of a rival crew…
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