Leesburg, VA
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'Significant Risk To Community' 'Deserves Every Minute' Of Sentence In Leesburg: Prosecutor 'Significant Risk To Community' 'Deserves Every Minute' Of Sentence In Leesburg: Prosecutor
'Significant Risk To Community' 'Deserves Every Minute' Of Sentence In Leesburg: Prosecutor A man described as "a significant risk to the community" will spend nearly two decades in prison, prosecutors in Loudoun County announced on Thursday. Lorenzo Arnez Green, 39, who has a lengthy criminal history, was sentenced to 18 years in prison with no time suspended after being convicted on a host of charges following an incident that played out while he was on probation. Specifically, Green was convicted of:  Two counts of possession with the. intent to distribute a Schedule I or II controlled substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance; Possession of a fire…

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by Zak Failla
North Bergen-Guttenberg, NJ
Police & Fire
Parking Violation Leads To Man's Arrest For Firearm Violation: Guttenberg PD Parking Violation Leads To Man's Arrest For Firearm Violation: Guttenberg PD
Parking Violation Leads To Man's Arrest For Firearm Violation: Guttenberg PD A 27-year-old West New York man was arrested after police found a gun in his car while serving a parking violation in Guttenberg on Sunday, Oct. 27, authorities said. At 12:41 a.m., police were addressing a parking complaint at 69th Street and John F. Kennedy Blvd East, Guttenberg police said. While investigating, officers observed a rifle in plain view inside of the parked vehicle, police said.  During the on-scene investigation, police uncovered that the vehicle owner, Lazaro Urguiaga did not possess a New Jersey Firearms Identification Card, at which point he  wa…

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by Sam Barron
Clarksburg, MD
Police & Fire
Clarksburg Teen Already Charged As Adult Facing New Charges For Second Maryland Shooting: PD Clarksburg Teen Already Charged As Adult Facing New Charges For Second Maryland Shooting: PD
Clarksburg Teen Already Charged As Adult Facing New Charges For Second Maryland Shooting: PD A 16-year-old already being charged as an adult for a shooting earlier this year involving a teen exiting a school bus in Montgomery County is facing new charges after being linked to a reported August shooting, police say. Clarksburg resident Jaiden Ochieng was first identified and charged following a shooting that was reported in March in the 19300 block of Archdale Road in Germantown. According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Police Department, at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, Ochieng arrived at a bus stop in a stolen Hyundai, and when his would-be 15-year-old v…

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by Zak Failla
Southeast-Brewster, NY
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed With Loaded Rifle, Drugs After Sending Threats In Southeast: Police Man Nabbed With Loaded Rifle, Drugs After Sending Threats In Southeast: Police
Man Nabbed With Loaded Rifle, Drugs After Sending Threats In Southeast: Police A 56-year-old Hudson Valley man was caught with controlled narcotics and an illegally possessed weapon following an investigation into threatening messages, police said. Putnam County resident Kevin Willis of Southeast was arrested on Friday, Oct. 18 around 3:45 p.m. after he was found with narcotics and a firearm he was prohibited from having, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 23.  According to the Sheriff's Office, Willis's arrest followed a short investigation into threatening messages he had allegedly sent someone. While deputies questioned him, they l…

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by Ben Crnic
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Convict Boozing With Buddies In Leesburg Parking Lot Busted With Weapon, Police Say Convict Boozing With Buddies In Leesburg Parking Lot Busted With Weapon, Police Say
Convict Boozing With Buddies In Leesburg Parking Lot Busted With Weapon, Police Say A man no stranger to law enforcement is facing new charges after being busted with a weapon when attempting to flee from a gathering in Loudoun County that got broken up by police. Sterling resident Carl Frye, 59, was arrested over the weekend and charged with multiple weapons offenses following "proactive enforcement" by the Leesburg Police Department, officials say. Before midnight on Friday, Oct. 11, officers from the agency were on patrol in the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road, where they came across a group of people drinking in an area parking lot. Upon exiting his vehicle, police sa…

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by Zak Failla
Taneytown-Union Bridge, MD
Police & Fire
Teens Busted With Weed, Weapons During Stop For Broken Brake Light In Taneytown: Sheriff Teens Busted With Weed, Weapons During Stop For Broken Brake Light In Taneytown: Sheriff
Teens Busted With Weed, Weapons During Stop For Broken Brake Light In Taneytown: Sheriff A broken brake light led to charges for a pair from Hampstead who were caught with drugs and weed during a midday traffic stop in Taneytown, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. Dashawn Melique Lewis, 19, and a 15-year-old who will be charged as a juvenile, were taken into custody on Wednesday morning after a patrol officer spotted them driving on West Baltimore Street with a suspended registration and inoperable brake light. The traffic stop was initiated shortly before 2 p.m. on Oct. 9 on Westview Drive. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, Lewis was drivin…

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by Zak Failla
Millville, NJ
Police & Fire
Ohio Felon Convicted Of Killing Bridgeton Man At Millville Apartment Complex: Prosecutors Ohio Felon Convicted Of Killing Bridgeton Man At Millville Apartment Complex: Prosecutors
Ohio Felon Convicted Of Killing Bridgeton Man At Millville Apartment Complex: Prosecutors A Columbus, Ohio, man was convicted of killing another man at a Millville apartment complex, authorities said. A jury found 33-year-old Darryl Wallace guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 8 of first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a news release. The same jury convicted him in a separate trial on Wednesday, Oct. 9 of second-degree certain persons to not have firearms. Wallace was charged in the Thursday, June 24, 2021 kil…

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by Chris Spiker
Atlantic City, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For October 2022 Atlantic City Shooting: Prosecutors Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For October 2022 Atlantic City Shooting: Prosecutors
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For October 2022 Atlantic City Shooting: Prosecutors A Barnegat man will spend several years in prison after admitting to shooting another man in Atlantic City almost two years ago, authorities said. Louis Stokes, 27, was sentenced on Tuesday, Sept. 24 to five years in state prison, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 9. He must serve about four years and three months before he's eligible for parole. Atlantic City police found a gunshot victim on Sewell Avenue just before midnight on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The man was shot once in the leg and he survived his injuries. Eight fired 9mm shell casin…

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by Chris Spiker
Atlantic City, NJ
Police & Fire
Parolee Who Shot Man In Atlantic City Planned Fistfight Sentenced, Prosecutors Say Parolee Who Shot Man In Atlantic City Planned Fistfight Sentenced, Prosecutors Say
Parolee Who Shot Man In Atlantic City Planned Fistfight Sentenced, Prosecutors Say An Atlantic City man will return to prison for at least seven years after he shot another man during a planned fistfight, authorities said. Jawaun Yeoman, 27, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 8 to 12 years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He'll have to serve at least seven years and eight months before he's eligible for parole.  Atlantic City police responded to a shooting report near Sovereign and Sunset avenues on Saturday, Mar. 25, 2023. A man was found with a gunshot wound to his lower back but his injury was described as…

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by Chris Spiker
Elkridge, MD
Police & Fire
Recently Released Convict Caught With Rifle, Drugs In Elkton: Police Recently Released Convict Caught With Rifle, Drugs In Elkton: Police
Recently Released Convict Caught With Rifle, Drugs In Elkton: Police Daquan Hammond can't keep himself out of trouble with the law. The 29-year-old Hammond is facing fresh charges in Howard County after recently being released from custody in Delaware for a shooting and setting up shop in Howard County, police say. According to the Elkton Police Department, at around 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, officers completed a weeks-long investigation into the distribution of drugs out of the New Eastern Motel on East Pulaski Highway - specifically room 309. New Eastern Motel Google Maps street view Investigators say that a serach and seizure warrant execute…

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Tries Covering For Brother Found With Loaded Handgun, Weapons In Little Ferry: Cops Man Tries Covering For Brother Found With Loaded Handgun, Weapons In Little Ferry: Cops
Man Tries Covering For Brother Found With Loaded Handgun, Weapons In Little Ferry: Cops A 23-year-old Maryland man is facing charges in New Jersey after an eagle-eyed police officer stopping him for a traffic violation found him in possession of a gun and a high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow-point bullets, a 7-inch folding knife, and a collapsable baton. Officer Gaetano Fernandes was patrolling near Liberty and Main streets in Little Ferry around 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 5, when he noticed a Volkswagen Jetta with a tinted license plate cover, as detailed in the police report. The vehicle made a left turn onto Route 46 west without using a turn signal, the police papers said. T…

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by Cecilia Levine
Brick, NJ
Police & Fire
CAPTURED: Fugitive In 2010 Brick Township Attempted Murder Arrested, Prosecutors Say CAPTURED: Fugitive In 2010 Brick Township Attempted Murder Arrested, Prosecutors Say
Captured: Fugitive In 2010 Brick Township Attempted Murder Arrested, Prosecutors Say A fugitive wanted for shooting a man in the face nearly 14 years ago in Brick Township has been captured, authorities said. Marciano Sanchez, 40, was arrested in New York City on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Sanchez's last known address was in Queens. Sanchez was on New Jersey’s Most Wanted list after a shooting in Brick on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. Police responded to a gunshot victim at the Community First Aid building on Mantoloking Road. Officers found a man who had been shot in the face. He was rushed to Jersey Shore Unive…

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by Chris Spiker