Thursday, November 13

Author: Houston Stringer

Two coyote attacks reported in Saddle River while residents walked dogs
26Sep By Houston StringerNo Comments
New Jersey

Two coyote attacks reported in Saddle River while residents walked dogs

SADDLE RIVER, NJ – Two separate coyote attacks were reported in the Chestnut Ridge Road area within a 12-hour span on September 25 and 26, 2025. According to Saddle River Police, the first incident occurred Thursday evening near Chestnut Ridge Road and Werimus Road. A resident was attacked while walking his dog and sustained injuries that required medical treatment. The second incident was reported Friday morning near Chestnut Ridge Road and North Church Road, where a worker was attacked under similar circumstances while walking a dog. That individual also received treatment for injuries. Officers with the Saddle River Police Department responded to both scenes and began an investigation. TYCO Animal Control has been notified and will assist officers in the area. Conservation ...
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Cow in roadway struck by vehicle, injuring Dowagiac man
26Sep By Houston StringerNo Comments
Michigan

Cow in roadway struck by vehicle, injuring Dowagiac man

CASS COUNTY, MI – A 67-year-old man from Dowagiac was injured early Friday morning after his vehicle struck a cow in the roadway in Mason Township. According to Sheriff Clint Roach, the crash occurred around 3:31 a.m. on Sept. 26 in the 70400 block of Calvin Center Road. Deputies responded to the scene and found that Dale Killarney was traveling southbound when his vehicle collided with a cow. Killarney, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was unable to exit under his own power and was assisted out by deputies. He was transported by ambulance to Elkhart General Hospital in Indiana for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash. SEPSA assisted deputies at the scene. The incident remains under investigation.
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Two 15-year-olds arrested in Wilmington on gun and drug charges
26Sep By Houston StringerNo Comments
Delaware

Two 15-year-olds arrested in Wilmington on gun and drug charges

WILMINGTON, DE – Two 15-year-old male juveniles were arrested on gun and drug charges after Wilmington Police observed suspected drug activity in the 400 block of West 7th Street. According to police, the arrests took place around 12:56 p.m. on September 23, when members of the Drug, Organized Crime, and Vice Division approached the two juveniles and took them into custody without incident. One of the juveniles was found to be in possession of a loaded 9mm handgun. He was charged with two counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person prohibited and carrying a concealed deadly weapon. He was arraigned in New Castle County Family Court and committed to the New Castle County Detention Center on $7,500 cash-only bail. The second juvenile was found with 102.8 grams of...
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Attorney General Bondi: Comey indictment proves no one is above the law
26Sep By Houston StringerNo Comments
Washington D.C.

Attorney General Bondi: Comey indictment proves no one is above the law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Pamela Bondi emphasized the Justice Department’s commitment to accountability following the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on federal charges related to obstruction and false statements. Photo Courtesy of DOJ via OPA (August 29, 2025) “No one is above the law,” Bondi said in a prepared statement. “Today’s indictment reflects this Department of Justice’s commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people. We will follow the facts in this case.” Comey is accused of obstructing a congressional investigation and making false statements about authorizing an anonymous source within the FBI, according to the indictment. He is charged under 18 U.S.C. § 1505 and 18 U.S.C. § 1001. Com...
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More than 2 million illegal vapes seized in multi-state crackdown on unauthorized e-cigarette distributors
26Sep By Houston StringerNo Comments
Washington D.C.

More than 2 million illegal vapes seized in multi-state crackdown on unauthorized e-cigarette distributors

WASHINGTON, DC – The Justice Department and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a nationwide enforcement operation that resulted in the seizure of over 2.1 million unauthorized flavored e-cigarettes from five distributors and six retailers across seven states. According to federal court filings, the companies involved had previously been warned by the FDA that their electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products required premarket authorization before being legally sold. Undercover purchases and inspections revealed that despite these warnings, the companies continued distributing unapproved vaping products. The seizures were executed by the U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and other law enforcement agencies with...
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Suspect extradited from Mexico 20 years after fatal shooting in southeast Houston
26Sep By Houston StringerNo Comments
Texas

Suspect extradited from Mexico 20 years after fatal shooting in southeast Houston

HOUSTON, TX – A suspect charged in the 2005 fatal shooting of a man at an apartment on Broadway Street has been arrested and returned to Houston to face prosecution. Luis Uriel Castillo, 39, is charged with capital murder in the 263rd Criminal District Court in connection with the death of 25-year-old Cornelius Ray. On January 10, 2005, Houston police responded to a welfare check at 8501 Broadway Street after friends were unable to contact Ray for several days. The apartment manager discovered Ray deceased on the bedroom floor with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Houston Fire Department personnel. HPD Homicide Division detectives identified Castillo as the suspect, and capital murder charges were filed later that month. Authorities determined that Casti...
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Justice Department sues six states for failing to produce voter registration lists
26Sep By Houston StringerNo Comments
Washington D.C.

Justice Department sues six states for failing to produce voter registration lists

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 25, 2025, that it has filed lawsuits against six states—California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania—for failing to produce their statewide voter registration lists as required by federal law. File Photo (2024) According to the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the lawsuits seek to enforce provisions of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), and the Civil Rights Act of 1960 (CRA), which authorize the Attorney General to obtain, inspect, and review state voter registration records. “Clean voter rolls are the foundation of free and fair elections,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Every state has a responsibility to ensure that v...
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Former Ohio deputy sentenced to over nine years for sexually abusing female inmate at federal detention facility
26Sep By Houston StringerNo Comments
Ohio

Former Ohio deputy sentenced to over nine years for sexually abusing female inmate at federal detention facility

CLEVELAND, OH – Damon K. Perry, 53, of Youngstown, was sentenced to 112 months in federal prison for sexually abusing a female federal detainee under his supervision at the Mahoning County Jail in 2023. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, Perry pleaded guilty in May to two counts of sexual abuse of a detainee and two counts of sexual abuse. The offenses occurred on November 9 and November 30, 2023, while the victim was in custody and under Perry’s authority. The Mahoning County Jail, located in Youngstown, houses federal detainees under a contract with a federal law enforcement agency. Prosecutors stated Perry engaged in non-consensual sexual acts with the detainee on both occasions. The investigation was led by the Department of Justice’...
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California man sentenced to nearly 20 years for firebombing UC Berkeley patrol car and targeting Oakland federal building
26Sep By Houston StringerNo Comments
California

California man sentenced to nearly 20 years for firebombing UC Berkeley patrol car and targeting Oakland federal building

OAKLAND, CA – Casey Robert Goonan, 35, of Oakland and Pleasant Hill, was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison on Sept. 23 after pleading guilty to a series of arson attacks and attempted firebombings targeting law enforcement and government facilities in June 2024. According to court records, Goonan admitted to placing six Molotov cocktails under a University of California Police Department patrol vehicle near the UC Berkeley campus on June 1, 2024, and setting the car on fire. He also attempted to firebomb the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Oakland on June 11, 2024, by throwing rocks at the building and trying to ignite Molotov cocktails. Security officers interrupted the attempt, and Goonan fled, leaving the explosives burning in a planter nearby. ...
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Texas pharmacy owner and three pharmacists sentenced for selling opioids through pill mill in Houston
26Sep By Houston StringerNo Comments
Texas

Texas pharmacy owner and three pharmacists sentenced for selling opioids through pill mill in Houston

HOUSTON, TX – A Missouri City pharmacy owner and three Houston pharmacists were sentenced for running a pill mill operation that illegally sold over half a million opioid pills, including hydrocodone and oxycodone, to drug traffickers and paid straw patients. According to the Department of Justice, Arthur Billings, 61, owner and pharmacist-in-charge of Health Fit Pharmacy, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $2.6 million. Billings admitted to operating the Houston-based, cash-only pharmacy as part of a four-year conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances and to submitting false disability benefit claims. Court documents reveal that Health Fit Pharmacy repeatedly filled prescriptions—many fraudulent and issued under stolen physician id...
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