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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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YouTube Drone Pilot Summoned To Federal Court For Reckless Flying In PA
A Philadelphia man is accused of breaking Federal Aviation Administration rules while flying his drone around the city, according to a release from the US Attorney's Office. From December 2019 to the present, federal prosecutors claim Michael DiCiurcio flew his drones "unlawfully and unsafely" — including at night and dangerously close to buildings and landmarks like the William Penn statue. DiCiurcio operates a YouTube channel called PhillyDroneLife, where he films and uploads "drone footage from sunrises to sunsets with the beautiful city skyline as the backdrop," according to his accou…
Albany, NY
News
Naughty Nurse Practitioner In Capital Region Helped Friend Get Controlled Drugs, Feds Say
A nurse practitioner from the region is facing federal charges for allegedly helping a friend acquire controlled drugs. Albany County resident Christopher Viagrande, age 41, of Latham, is accused of distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and with no legitimate medical purpose, according to a complaint filed in Albany federal court on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Prosecutors said Viagrande, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, prescribed amphetamine to someone who was never his patient on 40 occasions between May 2021 and December 2023. Amphetamines are stimulants t…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Knifepoint Kidnapper Could Face Life In Prison: Feds
A North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to one attempted abduction and one kidnapping in Philadelphia will learn his sentence this week, federal officials say. Jacob Alex Montague has a court hearing scheduled for Friday, Feb. 16 at 1:30 p.m., according to the US Attorney's Office. Investigators have said Montague tried kidnapping a 28-year-old woman at knifepoint near the intersection of 20th and Spruce Streets late on Nov. 1, 2020. He tried again the next day, parking his car near the corner of 24th and Spruce Streets and abducting a 26-year-old woman after threate…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Paterson Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Using Excessive Force Twice: Prosecutors
A 32-year-old Wayne resident and Paterson police officer pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 8 to using excessive force during two separate arrests in late 2020, the US Attorney's Office announced. On Nov. 26, 2020, Kevin Patino responded to a call for backup from a police officer attempting to disperse a crowd on Main Street in Paterson, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Patino got into an altercation with a person getting into verbal exchange with the officer, pushing them into the street, Sellinger said. Patino then threw them to the ground and proceeded to repeatedly strike them, Selling…
Bristol, PA
News
Bucks County Man Sentenced For Trafficking Meth In York County:
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A Warminster man was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine in York County, according to the US Attorney's Office. Matthew Moss, 37, previously pleaded guilty to possessing more than 270 grams of meth for distribution, said prosecutors in a release. Investigators said they went undercover and purchased 140 grams from Moss in York County in November 2021. He fled when they tried to arrest him and led authorities on a vehicle and foot chase, officials said. When captured, Moss had an additional 133 grams of 96-percent-pure meth in his …
Reading, PA
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Reading Man Who Shot FBI Agents Convicted:
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Rafael Vega-Rodriguez "sealed his own fate" when he opened fire on three FBI agents in Reading four years ago, says the US Attorney's Office. The 41-year-old was convicted Friday, Feb. 2 for three counts of attempted murder of a federal law enforcement officer and related offenses, federal prosecutors wrote in a release. Authorities said Vega-Rodriguez was wanted for a state parole violation when the trio of FBI agents spotted him on West Greenwich Street on March 1, 2020. When the agents tried to stop him, authorities said Vega-Rodriguez drew a handgun from his…
Brentwood, NY
News
MS-13 Member Gets Decades For 'Barbaric' Machete Killings Of Long Island Men, Other Crimes
A member of the notorious MS-13 gang will spend decades in prison for his role in brutally killing two Long Island men and other crimes. Jonathan Hernandez, age 26, of Brentwood, was sentenced to over 43 years in prison in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, Jan. 31. It followed his guilty plea to racketeering charges in May 2022 stemming from his participation in the January 2016 murder of Michael Johnson and the killing of Oscar Acosta three months later. According to prosecutors, Hernandez is a member of the Sailors clique of MS-13 and wanted to increase his status in the gang. …
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Woman Exposed Herself On Philly-Bound Flight, Federal Prosecutors Claim
A passenger on a Frontier Airlines flight bound for Philadelphia International Airport threatened to kill passengers and assaulted a flight attendant before pulling her pants down in the aisle, according to the US Attorney's Office. Dolce Huertas, 60, of Philadelphia, is charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants, simple assault, and indecent exposure, prosecutors said in a release. During a flight from Orlando on Nov. 20, authorities said Huertas was served two alcoholic drinks. She rose from her seat to use the bathroom during the plane's descent into P…
Bedford, NY
News
Bedford Hills Man Nabbed For Sexually Exploiting Boy Gets More Charges: Feds
More details have emerged about a Northern Westchester man accused of sexually exploiting a teenage boy, federal officials announced. Bedford Hills resident James Collins Jr., age 67, was arrested on sexual exploitation charges on Wednesday morning, Jan. 24, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced. According to federal officials, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, Collins tried persuading an undercover agent posing as a 15-year-old boy to meet him at a library in New Castle to engage in sexual activities. Earlier Report - Man Engages in Sexua…
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Guatemalan Man Nabbed In Lynn For Reentering US Faces Child Rape, Trafficking Charges
A Guatemalan man who illegally reentered the US after being deported was arrested in Lynn and also faces charges for sex trafficking in Boston federal court, authorities said. Marcelino De Leon Yoc, also known as Eric Pineda Hernandez, 32, was sentenced to time served (about five months) and one year of supervised release. De Leon Yoc admitted to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien in October 2023, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Related: Brazilian Fugitive Convicted Of Rape Nabbed In Malden He was first deported on May 12, 2018, court documents said. De Leon Yo…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Killed By Officers During Crisis Intervention Call In Northwest DC
New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after a 41-year-old Northeast DC man was killed in an officer-involved shooting. At around 6:45 a.m. on Jan. 24, members of the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Benning Road NE to assist a man who was in crisis, according to Chief Pamela Smith. MPD Chief Pamela Smith at the scene. Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department Responding officers - one of whom was a highly-trained crisis intervention specialist - encountered the man, Clifford Brooks, and conversed with him for upwards of two…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Crisis Intervention Call Turns Deadly During Downtown DC Officer-Involved Shooting: Police
A crisis intervention call turned deadly for a man killed in an officer-involved shooting in Washington, DC on Wednesday morning. At around 6:45 a.m. on Jan. 24, members of the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Benning Road NE to assist a man who was in crisis, according to Chief Pamela Smith. MPD Chief Pamela Smith at the scene. Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department Responding officers - one of whom was a highly-trained crisis intervention specialist - encountered the man and conversed with him for upwards of two hours, she said, before he relented a…
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