140 Guns Hidden In Air Compressors: Ex-Haitian Police Officer Pleads Guilty In DC
They weren't shipping air compressors. They were shipping an arsenal.
A years-long gun trafficking scheme unraveled in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, when a former Haitian National Police officer admitted smuggling at least 140 firearms from South Florida to Haiti by hiding them inside industrial air compressors packed with foam insulation, federal prosecutors announced.
Jean Robert Casimir, 53, of Lauderhill, FL, pleaded guilty in US District Court in DC to conspiracy, smuggling, and violating US export control laws for orchestrating the operation, according to the US Attorney's Offic…
Four Arrests Made In North Arlington Double Homicide: Prosecutor
Four people have been charged in connection with the double homicide that claimed the lives of cousins last month in North Arlington, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 4.
The defendants were identified as Altray K. Brown, 33, of Irvington; Leibys A. Mercedes, 26, of Linden; Lydell M. Mercedes, 24, of Linden; and Yolanda K. Montgomery, 30, of Newark, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Brian Dominick Lockett, 28, had gone to pick up his two children on Sunday, July 19, when he got into an argument with his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, ABC Eyewitness News reported last month. Lock…
Second Arrest Made In Deadly Milford Home Invasion; 69-Year-Old Man Killed, Woman Shot In Head
Police have arrested a second man in a deadly Connecticut home invasion that left a 69-year-old man dead and a woman shot in the head, authorities said
Ivan Barias-Florimon, 24, of the Bronx, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, in New York City with assistance from the U.S. Marshals' Office. He is charged with murder, murder in commission of a felony, home invasion, and first-degree assault of an elderly victim during a Milford home invasion in June. Authorities said he is being held in New York City while awaiting extradition to Connecticut.
His capture follows the Friday arrest of 25…
Strangling Suspect Flees Into Southeast Woods, Spends Weeks On Run Before Capture In MD: Cops
A man accused of strangling and assaulting a woman in the Hudson Valley, NY, before fleeing into a wooded area was captured in Maryland after spending weeks on the run, authorities said.
Putnam County resident Selvin Martinez Quim, 34, of Southeast, was arrested following a multi-state investigation prompted by an incident on June 14, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
The case began during the early morning hours on June 14, when deputies responded to a reported domestic violence incident in Southeast. According to the Sheriff's Office, deput…
16-Year-Old Charged In Drive-By Willingboro Shooting: Burlington County Prosecutor
A 16-year-old Willingboro boy is facing charges following a drive-by shooting, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 4.
On Saturday, July 25, officers responded to a report someone had fired multiple shots from a moving vehicle at a family member who was in the front yard, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Police Chief Ian Bucs said. The intended victim was not struck, but the residence was hit by gunfire, authorities said.
The teen was taken into custody Friday, July 31, following the execution of a search warrant, authorities said.
He was charged wi…
Woman Pulled From Porta-Potty, Choked, Raped In Car By Columbia Borough Man: Affidavit
A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man is accused of grabbing a woman from a porta-potty, choking her until she couldn't breathe, and raping her in the back seat of his SUV after kidnapping her, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
Jared Trent Gower of Columbia Borough was charged with rape by forcible compulsion, kidnapping to facilitate a felony, strangulation, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, unlawful restraint, reckless endangerment, and simple assault in connection with the attack in Lancaster County, police announced Tuesday, Aug. 4.
The charge…
PTA Money Gone Missing: Sag Harbor Woman Admits $14K Theft From School Group, Authorities Say
A Long Island PTA leader admitted to stealing more than $14,000 from the organization, authorities said Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Hope Livingston, 50, of Sag Harbor, copped to swiping $14,487 from the Sag Harbor Elementary School PTA, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. She is expected to receive a sentence of five years on probation at her next court appearance on Oct. 6.
Livingston worked as co-treasurer and then vice president of the organization from July 2021 through June 2024, giving her access to a PTA bank account and debit card, investigators said.
But Livingston abused tha…
Family Said She Had Schizophrenia — New Brunswick Cop Was Just Cleared In Her Deadly Shooting
In the months following Deborah Terrell's death, her family publicly maintained that the 68-year-old, who had schizophrenia, was not given enough time to respond to officers' commands before she was fatally shot.
Nearly a year later, a state grand jury reached its decision.
The panel voted "no bill" on Monday, Aug. 3, declining to bring criminal charges against New Brunswick Police Officer Josue Plaza in the Aug. 8, 2025 encounter that killed her, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced.
Investigators reviewed 911 calls, police radio transmissions, body-worn camera footage…
11 Men Charged In Months-Long Prostitution Sting At PA Spa: State Police
Eleven men from Pennsylvania and West Virginia have been charged following a months-long Pennsylvania State Police investigation into alleged prostitution at a spa, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 4.
The charges stem from an investigation into Green Spa & Massage, located at 1208 River Ave. in Loyalsock Township, Lycoming County, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Troopers charged the following men with patronizing victims of sexual servitude and prostitution:
Mark Bletz, 59, of Williamsport
Ian Hoffman, 35, of Bradford
Colin Jacobs, 25, of Jim Thorpe
Austin Steel…
Maryland Gang Member Convicted After Innocent Man Mistaken For Rival In Deadly DC Hit: DOJ
One wrong walk home turned into a death sentence.
A Maryland man was among four members of a violent Southeast Washington street crew convicted Monday, Aug. 3, for running an armed drug operation that used machine guns to defend territory and ultimately gunned down an innocent bystander, federal prosecutors said.
Markquette Rajon Cowan, 27, of Maryland, was found guilty alongside Washington, DC residents Christopher Jordan Broady, 26; Joshua Nicholas Stephenson, 25; and Larry Duncan, 35, following a four-week trial in US District Court.
Prosecutors said the men belonged to the "Push Dat Sh…
