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Charleston County man arrested after alleged domestic violence and shooting

18Sep

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South Carolina

Charleston County man arrested after alleged domestic violence and shooting

CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC – A man was taken into custody after police said he assaulted his former girlfriend and fired a shot during a domestic violence incident. According to the North Charleston Police Department, officers arrested 39-year-old Darnell Bellinger around 5 p.m. Wednesday at his apartment on Carlton Street. Investigators said the victim had gone there to retrieve personal belongings when Bellinger allegedly assaulted her and fired a handgun toward her and her child’s father. No one was injured. Officers recovered a firearm with spent shell casings and an obliterated serial number. Bellinger was charged with domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number....

Bensalem drug unit arrests two men, seizes marijuana and firearm

18Sep

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Pennsylvania

Bensalem drug unit arrests two men, seizes marijuana and firearm

BENSALEM, PA – Two men were taken into custody after a drug investigation led to the recovery of marijuana, a firearm, and other narcotics-related items. According to Bensalem Township Police, members of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) identified Keehmon Herring, 29, of Philadelphia, as a suspected drug dealer. On September 15, 2025, an undercover officer arranged to purchase two pounds of marijuana from Herring. On September 16, 2025, Herring arrived at the agreed-upon location in a black SUV driven by Zymir Randall, 25, of Glenolden. As Herring approached the undercover officer with a black bag, officers moved in and arrested him without incident. The bag contained two large packages of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Randall was also taken into custody after attempting...

Crash causes indefinite road closure on S Queen St in York Township

18Sep

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Pennsylvania

Crash causes indefinite road closure on S Queen St in York Township

YORK TOWNSHIP, PA, Sept. 18, 2025 – Authorities have closed South Queen Street between Honey Valley Road and Locust Hill Road in York Township following a motor vehicle accident involving a utility pole. According to officials, the road will remain shut down for an indefinite period while crews work to secure the damaged pole and downed wires to ensure safe passage. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes until the roadway is reopened. Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://york.crimewatchpa.com/ycrpd/42156/broadcasts/road-closure-due-crash

Police search for missing teen last seen leaving Cedar Cliff High School

18Sep

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Pennsylvania

Police search for missing teen last seen leaving Cedar Cliff High School

CAMP HILL, PA, Sept. 18, 2025 – The Lower Allen Township Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 17-year-old Eli Dunn, who was last seen on September 12 at approximately 2:35 p.m., leaving Cedar Cliff High School. Eli is described as a white male, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 115 pounds, with long curly brown hair that extends past his shoulders. He was last seen wearing a black "Ariat" hoodie and black pajama pants. Anyone with information regarding Eli's whereabouts is urged to contact the Lower Allen Township Police Department at 717-238-9676. Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://cumberland.crimewatchpa.com/lowerallentwppd/41647/broadcasts/missing-juvenile

Father charged with homicide and rape in Bradford infant’s death

18Sep

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Pennsylvania

Father charged with homicide and rape in Bradford infant’s death

UPDATE: Additional details released in Bradford infant death case; father now faces homicide and rape charges BRADFORD, PA – New information has been released following the announcement that Tyler Prescott, the father of the infant found deceased in Bradford on August 14, is now facing upgraded charges including Criminal Homicide and multiple child sexual assault offenses. McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer confirmed that the City of Bradford Police Department continued its investigation after Prescott’s initial arrest, which included witness interviews, autopsy results, and forensic evidence review. That investigation resulted in the filing of the following new charges: Criminal Homicide Rape of a Child Rape of a Child Resulting in Serious Bod...

New York man resentenced to 3 years in prison for operating BreachForums and possessing CSAM

18Sep

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Washington D.C.

New York man resentenced to 3 years in prison for operating BreachForums and possessing CSAM

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2025 – A New York man has been resentenced to three years in federal prison for operating BreachForums, a prominent cybercriminal marketplace, and for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, 22, of Peekskill, New York, was originally sentenced to time served in the Eastern District of Virginia. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated that sentence on Jan. 21, 2025, and ordered a resentencing, which took place earlier today. Fitzpatrick pleaded guilty to access device conspiracy, access device solicitation, and possession of CSAM. He admitted to founding and operating BreachForums beginning in March 2022 following the law enforcement takedown of RaidForums. BreachForums quickly grew into one of the...

Federal court revokes U.S. citizenship of convicted sex offender Jorge Antonio Graciano Lara

18Sep

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Washington D.C.

Federal court revokes U.S. citizenship of convicted sex offender Jorge Antonio Graciano Lara

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2025 – A U.S. District Court in Maryland granted a Justice Department motion on Sept. 15 to revoke the U.S. citizenship of Jorge Antonio Graciano Lara, a convicted sex offender who pleaded guilty in 2017 to second-degree rape of a minor under 14. Graciano Lara repeatedly abused the victim over four years and threatened her to conceal the abuse. The court found that he lacked the good moral character required for naturalization, provided false testimony, and willfully misrepresented material facts during his immigration process. The Justice Department sued to denaturalize Graciano Lara in November 2024. The case was brought under Operation Prison Lookout, a national initiative targeting sex offenders who fraudulently obtained U.S. citizenship. It was prosecut...

DEA dismantles MS-13 cell in Nashville; 17 arrested in multi-state operation

18Sep

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Washington D.C.

DEA dismantles MS-13 cell in Nashville; 17 arrested in multi-state operation

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2025 – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and partner agencies have successfully dismantled a violent MS-13 cell operating within the Nashville, Tennessee metropolitan area, following a nine-month investigation. This morning, law enforcement executed a series of court-authorized search warrants across three states—Tennessee, California, and Oklahoma—resulting in the arrests of at least 17 MS-13 members and associates. Authorities also seized large quantities of illegal narcotics, including marijuana, cocaine, counterfeit pills, THC vapes, and liquid psilocybin, as well as multiple firearms, including assault rifles. “These arrests represent a critical milestone in DEA's mission to dismantle drug trafficking organizations operating in the United S...

Miami seafood executive pleads guilty in $8 million price-fixing scheme impacting Florida fishermen

18Sep

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Florida

Miami seafood executive pleads guilty in $8 million price-fixing scheme impacting Florida fishermen

According to court documents filed in U.S. District Court in Miami, Dennis Dopico, of Miami, served as a vice president for a company operating a seafood processing center that sold stone crab claws and spiny lobsters. Between 2023 and 2025, Dopico and competitors conspired to suppress competition by fixing the prices paid to fishermen, thereby artificially depressing the income earned by Florida fishermen for their harvests. “Criminal conspiracies to deprive hardworking Americans the right to earn a fair wage are untenable in a free society,” said Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Omeed Assefi of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division. “The Antitrust Division and its law enforcement partners will work tirelessly to ensure that hardworking Americans are paid competitively fo...

Ten Tren de Aragua members indicted in New York for racketeering and murder, including 2024 double homicide in the Bronx

18Sep

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New York

Ten Tren de Aragua members indicted in New York for racketeering and murder, including 2024 double homicide in the Bronx

NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 18, 2025 – The Justice Department announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment charging 10 members of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA) with racketeering conspiracy and multiple violent crimes in New York, including two murders in the Bronx and a gang-related shooting in Queens. The indictment, unsealed in the Southern District of New York, charges Keiber Jaen Martinez, Samuel Gonzalez Castro, Eferson Morillo-Gomez, Keiver Silva-Jimenez, Keineyer Ibarra-Mujica, and Marlon Farias with the May 24, 2024, murders of 44-year-old Claretha LaQuesha Daniels and 36-year-old Justin Lawless in the vicinity of 2290 Davidson Avenue in the Bronx. A third victim was also shot and wounded. Gonzalez Castro was additionally charged in con...