South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fatal Drug Overdose South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fatal Drug Overdose
South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fatal Drug Overdose An Atlantic City man admitted selling a deadly combination of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl to two Atlantic City men at a laundromat where he worked. One died. Ramon Rivera, 51, pleaded guilty to the 2020 drug-induced death, authorities said. Felipe Popocati Garcia Lopez, 42, died after he and a 39-year-olld man were found unresponsive inside Haps Laundromat on Sept. 23, 2020, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Will Reynolds. Both men were taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Campus. Garcia Lopez was pronounced dead.  An investigation determined that Rivera sold …
Maryland 'Triple C' Gang Member Sentenced For Murder, Racketeering Conspiracy: Feds Maryland 'Triple C' Gang Member Sentenced For Murder, Racketeering Conspiracy: Feds
Maryland 'Triple C' Gang Member Sentenced For Murder, Racketeering Conspiracy: Feds A member of the Baltimore “Triple C” gang in Maryland will spend years behind bars after being sentenced to federal prison time for a racketeering conspiracy that involved multiple murders and attempted murders, the Department of Justice announced. Michael “Mikkie” Chester, 24, of Baltimore, was sentenced by US District Judge Catherine Blake to 20 years in federal prison for a racketeering conspiracy, including attempted murder and murder, related to his participation in the violent street gang known as "Cruddy Conniving Crutballs,” throughout Baltimore City, officials said. “According to C…
Suburban Philly Drug Dealer Sentenced In Inmate's Overdose Suburban Philly Drug Dealer Sentenced In Inmate's Overdose
Suburban Philly Drug Dealer Sentenced In Inmate's Overdose A 31-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 6 to six to 20 years in state prison for three drug-dealing cases in 2021, including one committed in the Bucks County Correctional Facility that led to an inmate’s overdose. Brian Joseph O’Connell, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to three counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, one for each of the cases, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. In the most recent case, O’Connell was charged with selling drugs inside the Bucks County Correctional Facility, a day after he was booked on hi…
Maryland Man Slashed In The Face, Robbed After Refusing Drug Deal, Sex In Times Square: Reports Maryland Man Slashed In The Face, Robbed After Refusing Drug Deal, Sex In Times Square: Reports
Maryland Man Slashed In The Face, Robbed After Refusing Drug Deal, Sex In Times Square: Reports A Maryland man who traveled to New York to celebrate a milestone birthday in the heart of the Big Apple got an unwelcome present when he was slashed in the face and robbed over the weekend for refusing a drug deal, according to multiple reports. Police said that three people approached the 30-year-old Maryland man outside of a CVS store at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, near the intersection of Broadway and 40th Street in the city over the weekend looking to sell him drugs while he celebrated his birthday. When he refused, the suspects smashed a glass bottle on the man’s head,…
Two Convicted Of Murder In Maryland Following Botched Weed Deal: AG Two Convicted Of Murder In Maryland Following Botched Weed Deal: AG
Two Convicted Of Murder In Maryland Following Botched Weed Deal: AG Two men may spend the rest of their lives in prison after being convicted of tracking down their victim during a botched marijuana sale and murdering him in Maryland, Attorney General Brian Frosh announced. Christopher Brown, 22, and Daran Horton, 23, both of Baltimore were found guilty of murder and other charges for their roles in the January 2020 murder of Cordelle Bruce. On Jan. 14, 2020, Bruce was shot and killed in the 1100 block of East Belvedere Avenue in Baltimore City. The investigation determined that Bruce, Brown, and Horton were at The Alameda Shopping Center in Baltimore, …
3,472 Fentanyl Pills, 7 Lbs.Of Marijuana Seized From Central PA Man: DA 3,472 Fentanyl Pills, 7 Lbs.Of Marijuana Seized From Central PA Man: DA
3,472 Fentanyl Pills, 7 Lbs.Of Marijuana Seized From Central PA Man: DA A tip lead police to two storage units and a home of an alleged central Pennsylvania drug dealer with large stockpiles of drugs,  guns and cash, authorities say. Chauncey Martin-Perry, 36, of the 2200 block of Coventry Road, Manheim Township, was arrested on September 1 after the Drug Task Force seized the items from the storage units and his home, the Lancaster County district attorney's office stated in a release on Wednesday, September 8. 3,472 fentanyl pills, seven pounds of marijuana, 1,128 grams of THC products, two handguns, an AR-15 rifle, and approximately $55,000 were confisc…
Massachusetts Post Office Manager Admits To Stealing Packages Of Cocaine: Feds Massachusetts Post Office Manager Admits To Stealing Packages Of Cocaine: Feds
Massachusetts Post Office Manager Admits To Stealing Packages Of Cocaine: Feds A 43-year-old Worcester post office manager pleaded guilty last month in federal court to stealing packages at least eight times that contained cocaine so he could sell the drugs, the Department of Justice announced.  Kevin Dombroski of Worcester admitted to one count of mail theft by a US Postal Service employee on Aug. 30, the US Attorney's Office said. A federal judge will sentence him in January. Dombroski said he stole packages between eight to 10 times that were mailed from Puerto Rico to Worcester that he thought had drugs inside. He would take the parcels into a private ro…
Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Cocaine Dealer In Maryland: Police Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Cocaine Dealer In Maryland: Police
Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Cocaine Dealer In Maryland: Police A man with a checkered criminal history is facing a dozen charges following an undercover investigation into drug dealing in Maryland, authorities announced. Frederick resident Marcus McRae, 22, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 10 by members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, with assistance from the Frederick Police Department following “an extensive undercover investigation” that began in July. On Friday, Aug. 12, investigators announced that McRae was charged with: Three counts of Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) possession – paraphernalia; Three counts of CDS p…
Hudson Driver Caught After Crashing Car Stolen From NY Into Backyard Off GS Parkway: Paramus PD Hudson Driver Caught After Crashing Car Stolen From NY Into Backyard Off GS Parkway: Paramus PD
Hudson Driver Caught After Crashing Car Stolen From NY Into Backyard Off GS Parkway: Paramus PD Paramus police captured a Jersey City ex-con who crashed a car stolen out of Orange County into the backyard of a home off the Garden State Parkway and then took off on foot, authorities said. The 2018 Nissan Maxima -- which had just been reported stolen out of Monroe, NY -- barreled off the southbound Parkway exit ramp and into private property on Highland Avenue around 7 p.m. Monday, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Officers Nicholas Perna and Clario Sampson found Javon Reaves, 29, who'd bailed out and was walking on Alden Road a short time later, the chief said. He at first …
Trio Arrested With Fentanyl, Cocaine, Heroin On Jersey Shore Trio Arrested With Fentanyl, Cocaine, Heroin On Jersey Shore
Trio Arrested With Fentanyl, Cocaine, Heroin On Jersey Shore Brick police arrested three men on multiple drug possession and dealing charges. On Monday, July 18, at 7:30 p.m., Street Crimes Unit detectives stopped a vehicle being operated by Ricardo Calderon, 43, of Elizabeth. The stop was related to an investigation into illicit activity on Homestead Drive, police said.  Detectives found approximately 100 Fentanyl pills, 9 grams of cocaine and over 100 wax folds containing heroin. In addition to the drugs, a large, undisclosed amount of cash was discovered, police said. Residents of the address on Homestead Drive, Frank Russo Jr., …
UNDERCOVER BUST: Fentanyl, Crack Flushed By GF As BF Flees Striking Police, LanCo. DA Says UNDERCOVER BUST: Fentanyl, Crack Flushed By GF As BF Flees Striking Police, LanCo. DA Says
Undercover Bust: Fentanyl, Crack Flushed By GF As BF Flees Striking Police, LanCo. DA Says A couple involved in drug dealing has led to a massive cocaine and fentanyl seizure in central Pennsylvania — but the boyfriend remains at-large, authorities say.  Undercover investigators since June 2 bought a total of 12.6 grams of crack cocaine from Christopher Alvelo, 30, who was accompanied by his girlfriend, Destiny Medina, 28, each time, the Lancaster County district attorney's office said. Lancaster County Drug Task Force detectives, along with the assistance of the Lancaster City Bureau of police, attempted to arrest Alvelo while conducting a warranted search and sei…
South Jersey Drug Dealer Sentenced In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor South Jersey Drug Dealer Sentenced In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor
South Jersey Drug Dealer Sentenced In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: Prosecutor An Atlantic City drug dealer has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for causing the death of a 37-year-old woman who fatally overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin, authorities said. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Kahlil Carpenter, 31, pleaded guilty last month to strict liability for drug-induced death in exchange for the prison term.  “Fentanyl has destroyed so many families and devastated several of our communities,” Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. “We must take extraordinary measures to offer protection…