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Broward County, FL
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
News
$1.8M In Ketamine Headed To Florida—130 Pounds Seized In Philadelphia: CBP
Customs officers in Philadelphia just stopped another massive shipment of ketamine — just weeks after intercepting a $1.5 million load hidden in toys, picture frames, and fishing rods. The latest bust came in two separate seizures in early July at the Port of Philadelphia, the agency announced Thursday, July 17. On July 5, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials said officers inspected a shipment from France labeled as an “industrial air filter HEPA air filter.” Inside, they found more than 46 pounds of ketamine, concealed in hidden packaging. Just days later on July 9, off…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
News
$1.5M Drug Bust: 57 Pounds Of Ketamine Found In Toys, Frames At Philly Port
Customs officers in Philadelphia just reeled in a whopper — but it wasn’t fish. US Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted 57 pounds of ketamine hydrochloride, a dangerous anesthetic often abused at raves and by sexual predators, during multiple parcel inspections in late June, the agency announced on Thursday, July 3. The drugs, which had a street value of about $1.5 million, were being smuggled from Europe to South Florida, hidden inside fishing rods, toys, picture frames, and other everyday items. CBP officers weren't playing around after they found nine pounds of keta…
Fort Washington, MD
Police & Fire
Ongoing Dispute Ends In Murder: Fort Washington Man Charged After Florida Arrest, Police Say
A Maryland man accused of killing a 21-year-old during an ongoing dispute was charged in Florida with murder, police announced. Tafari Ron Clauzel, 23, of Fort Washington, has been charged for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Glenarden resident Corenlius Wilson, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. On Monday, May 19, officers were called around 12:20 a.m. to the 2800 block of Wood Hollow Terrace for a reported shooting, where they found Wilson outside suffering fro multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say th…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Thousands Of Fake Nurses Uncovered In Massive Diploma Scam; CT Reviewing Licenses: Feds
More than two dozen people across the US now face federal charges for their roles in a major scheme to sell fake nursing diplomas, a scam that investigators say may have put lives at risk in hospitals and clinics across the country, including in Connecticut. “This is a public safety concern,” said U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe. “It also tarnishes the reputation of nurses who actually complete the demanding clinical and coursework required to obtain their professional licenses and employment.” In Connecticut, the fallout has already started. The state Board of Examiners for Nursing h…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Maywood Man Arrested In Florida Swattings, Sheriff Says
A 22-year-old Bergen County man was arrested last month after making swatting calls to police in Florida, authorities said. Maywood PD In August 2024, officers in south Florida responded to reports of shootings at two different residences, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. One call said a person was shot in the chest and being held hostage, while another call said the caller, later identified as Justin Flavien, shot his sister, authorities said. Once on scene of both incidents, deputies determined the reports were unfounded and no one was injured, police said. Despite Flavien's effo…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Politics
FL Man Who Voted In Multiple Times Including In Montgomery County Sentence: Feds
A Montgomery County man who registered and voted in multiple Pennsylvania counties and Florida has been sentenced for election fraud, federal authorities announced on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Philip C. Pulley, 62, of Huntington Valley, was sentenced to three years of probation, 100 hours of community service—including 50 hours with an organization promoting free and fair elections—a \$9,500 fine, and a \$400 special assessment by Chief United States District Court Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg, according to U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero. Pulley was also ordered to write a letter explaining…
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Child In Berkshire County Busted In Florida: DA
A 43-year-old man was arrested in Florida and returned to Berkshire County to face charges that he molested a child, authorities said. Omar Soto-Rincon was arraigned in Pittsfield earlier this week on the charge of indecent assault and battery on a person under 14, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Prosecutors could not release any information about the alleged assault to protect the victim's identity. Soto-Rincon was being held on a $5,000 bond, officials said. He was arrested in Broward County, Florida.
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
Philly Woman Stole $184K In COVID Relief Money For Butt Lift: Warrant
A Philadelphia woman is accused of fraudulently cashing a COVID-19 relief check and spending the money on plastic surgery. In an arrest warrant obtained by Local10.com, authorities said 30-year-old Ashley Stibbins-Parker made a bank account for a Georgia entity called "City of Weston LLC.'' Investigators believe she used the account to collect $184,838.72 in federal CARES Act funding meant for the real City of Weston in Florida. Broward County commissioners sent the money to Weston City Hall via check in February 2021, but by the next month, it had been deposited into Sti…
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
News
23-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman ID'd As Victim In Apparent Double-Murder Suicide
Two women killed by a boyfriend in an apparent double murder-suicide have been identified as a New York native and her college hockey teammate from New England. The incident occurred in Dade County in Miami, Florida, before 9 a.m. Saturday, March 16 at a Bird Road apartment building, the Miami-Dade Police said. According to Det. A. Colome of the Miami-Dade PD, Dutchess County native Sidney Capolino, age 23, of Pawling, and her roommate from Massachusetts, Meghan Moore, age 25, from Centerville on Cape Cod, were shot and killed by 40-year-old Luis Napoles, addre…
York, PA
News
Florida Man Wanted For Murder Commits Suicide In PA Prison: Authorities
A 21-year-old man wanted on murder charges in Florida took his own life in a Pennsylvania prison, authorities announced on Wednesday. Isaiah Xavier Mesadieu formerly of Hollywood, FL most recently of Harrisburg and Middletown, PA, died of asphyxiation by hanging in the York County Prison and was pronounced dead at 4:47 p.m., Jan. 23, according to the county coroner's office. Mesadieu was first arrested in Pennsylvania for a summary offense of harassment in Dauphin County, on June 21, 2023, court records show. After pleading guilty on July 5, he was released but was arrested agai…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Accused ‘90 Day Fiance’ Barber Killer Extradited From Florida After Fentanyl Arrest: Police
A former Pennsylvania barber who appeared in ”90 Day Fiance” and “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” has been extradited from Florida over six months after he was caught with fentanyl by US Marshals. Michael Anthony Baltimore, 44, of Carlisle, had been on the run for a year and a half after he allegedly shot and killed his former boss. The wild arrest involved a bar fight, a knife, a loaded gun, more than 800 ecstasy tablets, and fentanyl, according to US Marshals. Baltimore was wanted as the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of GQ Barber Shop owner Kendell Jerome Cook, 39, of Steel…
Newark, NJ
Sports
‘Gonna
F---
ing Regret It’: Bodycam Vid Of Devils Assistant Coach’s DUI Arrest Released
A golf cart, an empty street and an aggressive sheriff’s deputy have produced a viral video of New Jersey Devils Assistant Coach Andrew Brunette being arrested for drunk driving -- on a golf cart. “You f---ing fight me and you’re f---ing gonna regret it,” a combative law enforcement officer in Florida tells Brunette while handcuffing him. The Feb. 1 exchange between the Broward County sheriff’s deputy and the former Florida Panthers head coach was captured in police bodycam video obtained by Fox Sports 640 host Andy Slater and posted via his Slater Scoops podcast. Slater dropped the vide…
Fairfax, VA
Sports
DC Native, Ex
-nfl
Player Vontae Davis Arrested For DUI
Washington DC native and former NFL cornerback Vontae Davis was arrested on a DUI charge following a Florida crash, according to arrest records and news reports. Davis, 34, lost control of his Tesla and struck a parked pickup truck on the side of the Florida Turnpike in Hollywood early Saturday, Feb. 4, ESPN says citing a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The impact of the crash sent the pickup into a concrete barrier and struck its driver, who was standing outside of the vehicle, the outlet said citing police. Meanwhile, Davis had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol a…
Newark, NJ
Sports
Golf Cart DUI Briefly Lands NJ Devils Associate Coach In Florida Jail
NHL All Star Game Week proved to be unforgettable for NJ Devils Associate Coach Andrew Brunette, who was arrested for driving a golf cart while under the influence last week in Florida, various news outlets are reporting citing authorities in Broward County. It all started early Wednesday, Jan. 25 when a sheriff's deputy was apparently writing a ticket for Brunette's illegally parked golf cart outside of a Deerfield Beach bar, according to local10, who first reported the incident. SLATER SCOOP: New Jersey Devils associate coach Andrew Brunette was arrested for DUI in South Florida on We…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Wanted For Murder Nabbed In Florida With Fentanyl: US Marshals
A former Pennsylvania barber who appeared in ”90 Day Fiance” and “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” has been arrested a year and a half after he allegedly shot and killed his former boss. The wild arrest involved a bar fight, a knife, a loaded gun, more than 800 ecstasy tablets, and fentanyl, according to US Marshals. Michael Anthony Baltimore, 44, of Carlisle, was wanted as the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of GQ Barber Shop owner Kendell Jerome Cook, 39, of Steelton, according to US Marshals. He had been bumped up to the US Marshal's Top 15 most wanted in June 2022, and on Frid…
Towson, MD
News
Knocked Out: Maryland Boxer Jailed In Florida For Domestic Violence Beating
Baltimore native Gervonta Davis was arrested in Florida and is behind bars after being jailed for a domestic incident in Parkland, according to the Broward County Sheriff. Davis, 28, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 27, and charged with battery causing bodily harm and he was remanded into custody at the Broward County's Main Jail Bureau in Fort Lauderdale following his initial court appearance on Wednesday, Dec. 28. The undefeated Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) was scheduled to headline a Premier Boxing Champions bout on Showtime next month in Washington, DC against Hector Luis Garcia before his sched…
Chambersburg, PA
News
Former Pittsburgh Steeler, NFL Star Antonio Brown Wanted For Domestic Abuse In Florida: Reports
After surrounding the former-wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers Antonio Brown's Florida home, the police have issued an arrest warrant in connection with a domestic assault, according to numerous news outlets. The 34-year-old supposedly beat the mother of his children with a shoe and "evicted her" from their home around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, WTSP reports. The Tampa police surrounded the home and pulled out a megaphone saying "we're not going anywhere," on Thursday, Dec. 1, WFTS reported. He has access to two guns in the home, including one, w…
West Milford, NJ
News
Ex-Trump Stalker Gets 6 Years, No Parole, For Threatening Secret Service Agent, Vets Officer
UPDATE: A former longtime stalker of former President Trump must spend nearly six years in federal prison for threatening to assault a Secret Service agent and "shoot up" an officer at a VA hospital in New Jersey. Frank Monte, 52, of Passaic County, NJ, must serve out just about all of the sentence because there's no parole in the federal court system. Monte, of the Oak Ridge section of West Milford, "repeatedly called the emergency line of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Police at the VA Lyons hospital campus" in Somerset County, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said on Tuesd…
Yonkers, NY
Business
Iconic Pizzeria With Location In Yonkers Planning New Shop In Florida
An iconic pizzeria chain with a location in Westchester County is reportedly going to expand far beyond in roots in the region and open a new location in Florida, according to Naples Florida Weekly. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana has plans to open in the Sunshine State, a Trinity Commercial Group representative confirmed to the news outlet. “We have no immediate plans to search in SW Florida for Frank Pepe’s but we have signed some leases in Southeast Florida and continue to actively search on this [east] coast,” the group emailed Naples Florida Weekly. The pizzeria chain currently …
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Three Charged In $3 Million Burglary Of 50 Cent’s Bergen County Crib
A stolen car helped tie three ex-cons to the $3 million burglary of 50 Cent’s luxury apartment above the Hudson River, authorities said. The rapper, songwriter, TV producer and actor posted on Instagram that he was in Miami the third week of January, which law enforcement sources said afforded the thieves the opportunity. 50 – whose real name is Curtis Jackson – reported the break-in of his apartment to Cliffside Park police on Jan. 17. It “involved an estimated loss of approximately three million dollars in U.S. currency and jewelry,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday, wit…
White Plains, NY
News
ID Released For Man Arrested In Connection With Mail Bombs Sent To Political Figures
The man arrested Friday morning in his home state of Florida in connection with the series of pipe bombs sent to political and government officials has been identified. Cesar Sayoc Jr., 56, of Aventura, Florida, is in federal custody after at least 12 packages containing the devices were sent to prominent Democrats and critics of President Trump. A white van with numerous stickers on both sides and on the back was also seized in connection with the arrest in Plantation, Florida in Broward County, near Fort Lauderdale. MSNBC also reported a picture of President Trump and numerous bumper stic…
White Plains, NY
News
Florida Man Arrested In Connection With Pipe Bombs Sent To Political Figures
Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Arrested In Connection With Mail Bombs Sent To Political Figures A man has been arrested Friday in his home state of Florida in connection with the series of pipe bombs sent to political and government officials. The man, identified as 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc Jr., of Aventura, Florida, is in federal custody after at least 12 packages containing the devices were sent to prominent Democrats and critics of President Trump. A white van with numerous stickers on both sides and on the back was also seized in connection with the arrest in Plant…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Lodi Man Had Cybersex With Child, Authorities Charge
LODI, N.J. – An unemployed Lodi man had cybersex with an underage child, said authorities who arrested him Thursday on local and federal charges. Aris Gungormez, 22, was taken into custody following a warranted search at his Avenue D home by detectives from the the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit and the Broward County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office. Both agencies collaborate on an investigation that found that he “used the Internet to view, possess, and attempt to distribute digital files depicting nude and sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Acting Bergen Coun…
