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Newtown
Police & Fire
Sandy Hook School Receives Threat, All Safe, Police Say Sandy Hook School Receives Threat, All Safe, Police Say
Sandy Hook School Receives Threat, All Safe, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are reassuring the community that all students and staff are safe after a school in Sandy Hook received a new threat. The threat was made in Newtown around 9:15 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 30 at Sandy Hook School. According to Lt. Scott Smith, this morning police received a third-party report of a threatening message regarding the school. Newtown Police promptly responded to the school as staff followed appropriate safety precautions. "Newtown Police quickly determined that all students and staff were safe and that the threat was not credible, but instead was simi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Yonkers
News
Police Officer, Yonkers Man Nabbed For Planning To Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin: Feds Police Officer, Yonkers Man Nabbed For Planning To Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin: Feds
Police Officer, Yonkers Man Nabbed For Planning To Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin: Feds A police officer and a Westchester man face years in prison for conspiring to distribute narcotics, officials announced.  New York City Police Officer and Bronx resident Grace Rosa Baez, age 37, and Yonkers resident Cesar Martinez, age 43, were both arrested on narcotics distribution charges, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Friday, Oct. 20. According to federal officials, between Monday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 19, Baez and Martinez had several conversations about wholesale narcotics trafficking with a "confidential source" worki…

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by Ben Crnic
Arlington
News
Former US Capitol Police Officer Admits To Violating Civil Rights In Hit-Run Crash: Prosecutors Former US Capitol Police Officer Admits To Violating Civil Rights In Hit-Run Crash: Prosecutors
Former US Capitol Police Officer Admits To Violating Civil Rights In Hit-Run Crash: Prosecutors The former US Capitol Police officer who engaged in an illegal pursuit and attempted to cover it up has copped to the crime, federal authorities announced. Thomas Smith, 46, pleaded guilty this week to violating civil rights by "recklessly engaging in a dangerous pursuit and being deliberately indifferent to the danger he created."  According to court documents, on June 20, 2020, Smith was on duty conducting security checks at the homes of members of Congress in Georgetown when he began to pursue a pair riding motorized cycles, even though such pursuits are prohibited by the department…

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by Zak Failla
New Rochelle
Police & Fire
Man Impersonating Federal Agent Caught With Stolen Gun In New Rochelle, Police Say Man Impersonating Federal Agent Caught With Stolen Gun In New Rochelle, Police Say
Man Impersonating Federal Agent Caught With Stolen Gun In New Rochelle, Police Say A Westchester man's lies finally caught up with him after authorities found him allegedly impersonating a federal law enforcement agent while possessing a stolen gun, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an open investigation by New Rochelle Police into a man who was allegedly in possession of a handgun and had made comments that he was a federal law enforcement officer, according to New Rochelle Captain J. Collins Coyne.  On Thursday, June 1, around 1:15 p.m., officers found the suspect, identified as 48-year-old New Rochelle resident Manrique Perez, driving and pulled…

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by Ben Crnic
Worcester
Police & Fire
Drug Trafficking Ring: Man Admits To Bringing Cocaine Into Fitchburg; 15th Person Convicted Drug Trafficking Ring: Man Admits To Bringing Cocaine Into Fitchburg; 15th Person Convicted
Drug Trafficking Ring: Man Admits To Bringing Cocaine Into Fitchburg; 15th Person Convicted A 31-year-old Worcester County man admitted this week in a federal court to being part of a large-scale drug trafficking network, authorities said.  Jonathan Villot, of Fitchburg, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base (commonly known as crack cocaine), and 500 grams or more of cocaine, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Police began investigating a potential drug trafficking ring in central Massachusetts in September 2018 following a fentanyl overdose death in Fitchburg, officials said.  …

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by Josh Lanier
New Haven
News
Milford Man Threatened To Kill US Deputy Marshal Over Text, Officials Say Milford Man Threatened To Kill US Deputy Marshal Over Text, Officials Say
Milford Man Threatened To Kill US Deputy Marshal Over Text, Officials Say A Milford man is facing charges after allegedly sending threatening text messages to a Deputy US Marshal.  Hamilton Smith, age 57, is charged with sending threats to harm and kill both a Deputy US Marshal and their family, the US Attorney's Office for the Connecticut District announced on Friday, Jan. 13.  The threats started on Tuesday, Jan. 10, and Wednesday, Jan. 11, when Smith allegedly sent numerous threatening text messages to the Deputy US Marshal. Additionally, he also allegedly called the US Marshals Service Communications Center in Virginia and stated to them that h…

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by Ben Crnic
Baltimore
News
Police Warn Public After String Of Ride Share Robberies Across Maryland Police Warn Public After String Of Ride Share Robberies Across Maryland
Police Warn Public After String Of Ride Share Robberies Across Maryland Baltimore police are investigating a string of robberies involving suspects using Ride Share apps to carjack drivers, authorities say. The suspects are reportedly carjacking the drivers, then using the Ride Share apps to pick up victims and either rob them via Cash App or drive them to ATMs, according to Baltimore police. Detectives have connected with multiple vendors and are working to investigate these cases and have payments reversed to victims when applicable. Officers have reportedly made arrests and are working with both local and federal law enforcement partners in investigating th…

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by Annie DeVoe
Fairfax
Schools
All Clear: Police, Feds Investigate New Bomb Threat At Howard University All Clear: Police, Feds Investigate New Bomb Threat At Howard University
All Clear: Police, Feds Investigate New Bomb Threat At Howard University Howard University in D.C. received another bomb threat on Friday, August 26, officials said. At around 2:30 a.m., the school community was alerted about the threat that targeted the East and West towers, according to the Howard University Department of Public Safety. This threat came to school after another recent threat was made directed at Cook Hall, a freshman dormitory, authorities said. Howard University law enforcement said this threat made to the towers was the eighth bomb threat this year. The university did a campus sweep to ensure the safety of the community and allegedly had le…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Lebanon
News
$100K Reward Offered For Information On PA Woman Who Disappeared 10 Years Ago $100K Reward Offered For Information On PA Woman Who Disappeared 10 Years Ago
$100K Reward Offered For Information On PA Woman Who Disappeared 10 Years Ago A decade after a central Pennsylvania woman went missing police the search is reignited as her community continues to hold out hope.  Kortne Stouffer, 21, vanished from her Palmyra apartment on the morning of July 29, 2012, leaving her purse, keys, cellphone, and dog behind, according to Lebanon Chief County Detective Jonathan Hess in a release on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Kortne Ciera StoufferFBI The investigation has been "active with assistant from Federal, State Law Enforcement, in addition to local agencies, and the family's private investigator." Her community continues to spread …

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by Jillian Pikora
Fort Lee
Police & Fire
Justice Dept: NYC Allows ‘Anarchy, Violence, Destruction,’ Federal Funds In Jeopardy Justice Dept: NYC Allows ‘Anarchy, Violence, Destruction,’ Federal Funds In Jeopardy
Justice Dept: NYC Allows ‘Anarchy, Violence, Destruction,’ Federal Funds In Jeopardy New York City risks losing federal funding for “endangering innocent citizens” by allowing widespread violence and destruction and preventing police from doing their jobs, U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr said Monday. Portland, Oregon and Seattle were included in a list released Monday by the Justice Department of jurisdictions that “have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities.” Shootings in New York City “have been on the rise since looting and protests began on or about May 28, 2020…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Suffolk NY
News
Airline Mechanic From Long Island Who Worked At JFK Charged For Cocaine Importation Conspiracy Airline Mechanic From Long Island Who Worked At JFK Charged For Cocaine Importation Conspiracy
Airline Mechanic From Long Island Who Worked At JFK Charged For Cocaine Importation Conspiracy An American Airlines mechanic from Long Island who worked at JFK Airport is facing charges for his role in an alleged cocaine importation scam, federal officials said. Hicksville resident Paul Belloisi, 52, has been arraigned on an indictment that charged him with conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, conspiracy to import cocaine and importation of cocaine through the airport. U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that on Tuesday, Feb. 4, shortly after American Airlines flight 1349 arrived at JFK Terminal 8 from Montego Bay, Jamaica, a routine search by Customs and Border P…

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by Zak Failla