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Fugitive Fights Deputies, Flushes Evidence At Stafford Jail, Sheriff Says
A robbery suspect turned a Virginia motel into a crime scene — then tried to flush the evidence after landing in jail, authorities said.
Dion Parker, 25, of Callao, was arrested early Friday, April 25, after deputies tracked him to the Super 8 Motel on Warrenton Road, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.
Parker was allegedly connected to a recent robbery in a neighboring jurisdiction and had previously fled Stafford deputies during a 2024 case.
When deputies found him at around 5 a.m., they say Parker was intoxicated and immediately became combative.
As deputies tried to tak…
Four Robberies, Two Shootings: Jersey City Man Learns Fate After Wild Night
A 32-year-old Jersey City man was sentenced to 26 years in federal prison on Wednesday, April 23 after pleading guilty to committing four robberies and two shootings, all in the same evening, authorities said.
On Nov. 14, 2021, Rodney Williams robbed a store in Jersey City at gunpoint, US Attorney Alina Habba said. Soon after, Williams, accompanied by Siobhan Chandler, demanded money from a gas station, Habba said. When the attendants did not immediately comply, Williams shot one of the attendants in the chest before fleeing the scene, Habba said.
Williams and Chandler then robbed a third s…
Man Fired Gunshots While Robbing 71-Year-Old Woman: Glassboro Police
A 32-year-old Glassboro man was recently arrested after shooting into a woman's vehicle during a robbery on Tuesday, April 1, authorities said.
At 9:14 p.m., officers responded to the 200 block of MacClelland Avenue for an armed robbery and a shooting, Glassboro police said. A 71-year-old woman had exited a residence and was seated in her vehicle when a man, later identified as Shameek Brown, tapped on the window with a gun and demanded her purse, police said.
When the woman refused to open the door, the suspect fired the gun into the vehicle, breaking out a window, police said. Brown took …
Crack-fueled Rampage: Man Assaults Motel Worker, Charges At Cop In Lyndhurst, Police Say
A Nutley man under the influence of crack cocaine allegedly assaulted a motel worker, stole their keys, and charged at police officers responding to a 9-1-1 call in Lyndhurst, authorities said.
The incident happened Thursday, April 17, at the Winslow Motel on Rutherford Avenue around 7:30 p.m., according to Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri of the Lyndhurst Police Department.
Police say Steven Tantalean, 34, was found shirtless and behaving erratically on a second-floor balcony. Officers Michael Carrino and Anthony Giaquinto approached but kept cover, concerned that Tantalean may be armed.
“M…
27 Suspected 'Terrorist' Gang Members Face Sex Trafficking, Gun, Drug Charges In NY
Twenty-seven suspected members and associates of the violent criminal organization Tren de Aragua are facing federal charges in New York.
These charges follow a large-scale investigation into racketeering, sex trafficking, drug smuggling, robbery, and firearms offenses, authorities announced.
The two indictments, unsealed this week in the Southern District of New York, accuse the defendants of participating in a broad range of crimes.
The crimes include smuggling women from Venezuela into the United States, forcing them into commercial sex work, distributing a pink powdery drug…
US Issues Urgent Travel Warnings Covering 2 Countries: What To Know
The US State Department is warning Americans against traveling to part of one country and has issued a do not travel warning for one of its neighboring nations.
A Level 3 Reconsider Travel Advisory covers these parts of eastern Colombia:
Arauca, Cauca (excluding Popayán), and Norte de Santander departments in Colombia;
The Colombia-Venezuela border region.
"Violent crime, like murder, assault, and robbery, is common in many areas in Colombia," the advisory says. "In some places, organized crime is rampant. This includes extortion, robbery, and kidnapping."
A Level 4 Do No…
NY Man Lights Cigarette Near Gas Pump, Fights Montvale Cops After Shoplifting: Police
A Rockland County man is facing multiple charges after police say he shoplifted from a Bergen County gas station store, splashed an employee with water, and lit a cigarette near a gas pump before assaulting two officers.
Albert Johansmeyer, 28, of Blauvelt, NY, was arrested on Tuesday, April 15, following a wild chain of events at the TigerMart inside the Exxon Gas Station on Chestnut Ridge Road — located just off the Garden State Parkway in Montvale, according to Capt. Alisha Foley.
Johansmeyer allegedly stole items from the store and got into an altercation with the store manager outside,…
Bridgeton Resident Who Murdered, Robbed Man In Delaware Learns Fate: Attorney General
A 35-year-old Bridgeton man was sentenced to 26 years in prison on Wednesday, April 9, after pleading guilty to murdering a man in Delaware in 2023, authorities said.
Deontay Willingham had previously pleaded guilty to murder, robbery and possessing a firearm during a felony, the Delaware Attorney General's Office said.
On Sunday, June 11, 2023, Willingham approached Dennis Davis while in Wilmington and proceeded to strike up a conversation, authorities said. Willingham then shot Davis unprovoked, striking him twice, before stealing a necklace pendant from him, authorities said.
Davis was …
3 Indicted For 2021 Murder Of Taxi Driver In Newburgh Over 3 Years Later: DA
Three young men have been indicted in connection with the 2021 murder of taxi driver Jorge Arbayza de la Cruz in Orange County, whose shooting sparked a years-long multi-state investigation.
Nehemiah Clarke, 20, Jordan Burch, 19, and Damani Cruz, 20, have been arraigned in Orange County Supreme Court on charges related to the fatal September 30, 2021, shooting, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Wednesday, April 16.
According to court records and law enforcement officials, the three are accused of attempting to rob Arbayza de la Cruz, 51, a local taxi …
Third Victim ID’d In Spotsylvania Mass Shooting That Left 3 Dead, 3 Hurt: Sheriff
The third person killed in last week’s mass shooting in Spotsylvania County has been identified, and another teen has been charged in connection to the case, authorities announced.
A 19-year-old Spotsylvania County man has been identified as the third victim killed in the April 8 mass shooting that left three dead and three others injured, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.
Sincere Devon Fitz, 19, of Spotsylvania, was confirmed Monday, April 14, as the third victim in the shooting on Olde Greenwich Circle, officials said.
His identity had been withheld pending con…
Huntington MS-13 Member Who Kidnapped, Stabbed 15-Year-Old Boy Extradited To Suffolk County: DA
An alleged MS-13 gang member who had been on the run for more than a year is back on Long Island, accused in a brutal kidnapping and stabbing of a 15-year-old boy.
Josue Zepeda-Padilla, age 28, of Huntington Station, was extradited from North Carolina and arraigned in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, April 8, stemming from a brutal 2024 gang attack at the abandoned Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Brentwood.
The teen victim was lured to the Huntington Train Station on the morning of Jan. 6, 2024, by a group of alleged members and associates of the MS-13 Huntington Criminal Locates Salvatrucha,…
California Man Beats Truck Driver, Spitting Blood On Officer In Lower Swatara: Police
A truck driver was beaten and a police officer was spat on with blood by a California man in a violent rampage outside a Dauphin County logistics center, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 8.
Victor Gabriel Campos, 46, of Sacramento, allegedly attacked a truck driver at NVK Logistics on the 2800 block of Turnpike Industrial Drive in Middletown on Wednesday, April 2, according to Lower Swatara Township Police.
The truck driver told officers he was in the back of his truck when Campos stormed in through the driver’s side door, jumped on him, and punched him repeatedly. The victim managed…
