Teen Fires Gun, Steals Glocks From Lothian Sporting Goods Store, Police Say Teen Fires Gun, Steals Glocks From Lothian Sporting Goods Store, Police Say
Teen Fires Gun, Steals Glocks From Lothian Sporting Goods Store, Police Say A 19-year-old is facing felony charges after police say he pulled a gun inside a Maryland sporting goods store, stole multiple handguns. Aaron Delonte Whitley, of Lothian, was arrested on Monday, April 28, after a bold armed robbery at South County Sportsmen on Southern Maryland Boulevard, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Police say Whitley entered the store in Lothian around 11:40 a.m., browsed for a bit, then pulled out a handgun and demanded the clerk open a display case containing firearms.  While the clerk was retrieving the weapons, Whitley allegedly fired a round into t…
17-Year-Old Arrested After Shots Fired in Atlantic City: Police 17-Year-Old Arrested After Shots Fired in Atlantic City: Police
17-Year-Old Arrested After Shots Fired in Atlantic City: Police A 17-year-old boy was arrested after gunshots were fired in Atlantic City on Saturday, April 19, authorities said. At 9:53 p.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Baltic Avenue for a ShotSpotter alert and found evidence of gunfire but no injuries, Atlantic City police said. Officers scoured the area for a suspect before locating the 17-year-old, police said. He attempted to flee the scene, but was quickly apprehended, police said. He was found in possession of a loaded handgun, police said. The teenager was charged with unlawful possession of weapon and obstruction of justice, police…
Armed AC Man Selling Crack Cocaine With Teen Found Guilty: Prosecutor Armed AC Man Selling Crack Cocaine With Teen Found Guilty: Prosecutor
Armed AC Man Selling Crack Cocaine With Teen Found Guilty: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Atlantic City man was convicted of numerous charges on Monday, April 21, after he was busted selling crack cocaine with a 15-year-old while armed with a handgun, authorities said. At 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, an officer entered a convenience store on the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue and saw Quadri Cooper and a 15-year-old selling crack cocaine together, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Upon seeing police, Cooper fled to the back of the store where he hid his fully loaded 9mm Taurus brand handgun on the shelf, authorities said. The handgun had its seri…
Jersey City Man With Gun Intentionally Hit Victim With Car: Hudson County Prosecutor Jersey City Man With Gun Intentionally Hit Victim With Car: Hudson County Prosecutor
Jersey City Man With Gun Intentionally Hit Victim With Car: Hudson County Prosecutor A 30-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with intentionally striking a pedestrian on Monday, April 7 and then fleeing the scene, authorities said. At 1:30 a.m., Jersey City police responded to Bay and Erie Streets after a 37-year-old man sustained serious injuries after being struck by a Mercedes S530- that did not remain at the scene, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The vehicle, driven by Hassan Degregoda, was located and a high capacity magazine was recovered during a search of the car, Suarez said. An investigation determined Degregoda was armed with a handgun …
Man Opens Fire On Wheaton Dick’s Sporting Goods After Shoplifting Ejection: Police Man Opens Fire On Wheaton Dick’s Sporting Goods After Shoplifting Ejection: Police
Man Opens Fire On Wheaton Dick’s Sporting Goods After Shoplifting Ejection: Police He didn’t just leave angry — he came back with a gun. A suspected shoplifter in Maryland is behind bars days after allegedly firing several rounds into a Dick’s Sporting Goods just hours after store staff booted him for concealing merchandise, according to Montgomery County Police. Damonne Antonio Shayne Martin, 23, of Silver Spring, was arrested on Tuesday, April 15 — eight days after the shooting at the store in the 11100 block of Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton. Officers were called to the scene around 9 p.m. Monday, April 7, for reports of shots fired at the popular sporting goods chain.&nb…
Lexington Park Teens Charged As Adults After Man Shot In Face, Sheriff Says Lexington Park Teens Charged As Adults After Man Shot In Face, Sheriff Says
Lexington Park Teens Charged As Adults After Man Shot In Face, Sheriff Says Two Maryland teens are facing attempted murder charges as adults after allegedly shooting a man in the face during a violent overnight encounter in Lexington Park, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded to the 46000 block of Marshall Boulevard around 1 a.m. March 5, for reports of shots fired in the area, where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the face. The victim survived, but the shooting kicked off a major investigation that came to its conclusion this week. On Thursday, April 17, detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division arrest…
Stepson Of Sheriff's Deputy ID'd As Suspect In Deadly Mass Shooting At Florida State University Stepson Of Sheriff's Deputy ID'd As Suspect In Deadly Mass Shooting At Florida State University
Stepson Of Sheriff's Deputy ID'd As Suspect In Deadly Mass Shooting At Florida State University This story has been updated. The stepson of a longtime sheriff's deputy has been identified as the suspect in a mass shooting at Florida State University that left two people dead and six others injured. The 20-year-old suspect, identified as Phoenix Ikner, was apprehended shortly after the incident happened around noon Thursday, April 17, at one of the busiest places on campus, in the area of the student union, prompting a shelter-in-place alert. Ikner was shot by responding officers. Click here for a new, updated story: Family Of 45-Year-Old Father Killed In Florida Stat…
ID Theft Ring Busted With Stolen US Treasury Checks, Gun, Skimmer, And Dogs: NJ Prosecutor ID Theft Ring Busted With Stolen US Treasury Checks, Gun, Skimmer, And Dogs: NJ Prosecutor
ID Theft Ring Busted With Stolen US Treasury Checks, Gun, Skimmer, And Dogs: NJ Prosecutor A New Jersey couple is accused of running a high-level ID theft ring involving stolen Treasury checks, guns, a skimmer, and stolen dogs, authorities announced on Wednesday, April 16. Peter M. Gittens, 37, and Chambreona J. Williams, 33—also known as Tenisha O. Gittens— both of Raritan Township, have been charged with a slew of crimes, including Forgery, Trafficking in Personal Identifying Information, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Theft of Movable Property, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and more, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson and Raritan Township Chief of Police Al Payn…
Man Had Booby Trapped Semi-Automatic Rifle On Amtrak Train To Trenton: New Jersey AG Man Had Booby Trapped Semi-Automatic Rifle On Amtrak Train To Trenton: New Jersey AG
Man Had Booby Trapped Semi-Automatic Rifle On Amtrak Train To Trenton: New Jersey AG A 34-year-old Florida man was arrested and hit with numerous weapons charges on Wednesday, April 16, after he boarded an Amtrak train to Trenton with a  booby trapped semi-automatic rifle earlier this year, authorities said. On Friday, Jan. 3 at Newark Penn Station, an officer noticed an unattended black and white zebra print suitcase in front of McDonald's, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. A handgun with a fully loaded 18-round magazine and an AK-47 style rife were found in the suitcase, along with numerous bullets, Platkin said. Surveillance footage showed, Jeffrey K…
Deputy Injured, Gun Recovered After Teen Rams Cruiser In Anne Arundel Chase, Sheriff Says Deputy Injured, Gun Recovered After Teen Rams Cruiser In Anne Arundel Chase, Sheriff Says
Deputy Injured, Gun Recovered After Teen Rams Cruiser In Anne Arundel Chase, Sheriff Says One loaded gun, a foot chase, a patrol car crash — and one bold deputy. A wild weapons call in Anne Arundel County ended with a teen in handcuffs and an injured deputy, after a suspect vehicle slammed into a sheriff’s cruiser and suspects took off running, authorities announced. It happened around 3 p.m. Monday, April 14, when Anne Arundel County Sheriff’s Deputy Cpl. Hines responded to a shots fired and weapons threat call while working a special detail, the sheriff’s office said. Two suspects were already in custody for assault when Hines arrived; but, as officers secured the scene, a ve…
No Charges For Hamilton Cops Who Fatally Shot Suspect Firing At Them: Attorney General No Charges For Hamilton Cops Who Fatally Shot Suspect Firing At Them: Attorney General
No Charges For Hamilton Cops Who Fatally Shot Suspect Firing At Them: Attorney General A state grand jury declined to file charges against two Hamilton Township police officers who fatally shot a man who was exchanging gunfire with them last year, authorities said. On Friday, March 8, police responded to a home on Orchard Avenue for a domestic dispute, after a caller said she was in a verbal dispute with an intoxicated man, later identified as Vincent Correa, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Upon arriving, officers Derek Fiabane and Paul Piromalli encountered Correa, who was armed with a rifle, Platkin said. Correa then exchanged gunfire with the two officers…
Cocaine, Guns, Xanax, $22K: Secaucus Man Arrested, Police Say Cocaine, Guns, Xanax, $22K: Secaucus Man Arrested, Police Say
Cocaine, Guns, Xanax, $22K: Secaucus Man Arrested, Police Say A 30-year-old Secaucus man was arrested after his abandoned backpack was discovered to contain a loaded handgun and cocaine on Wednesday, April 9, authorities said. At 1:11 p.m., an employee of the Xchange apartment complex alerted officers to the backpack, which contained a Ruger .45 caliber handgun with hollow point ammunition, 10 oz. of suspected cocaine and over one pound of marijuana, Secaucus police said. Josaih Agbo was arrested near his place of residence later that evening, police said. During a search of Agbo's apartment, detectives seized two ounces of cocaine, four pounds of mar…