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Woodbridge, VA
Politics
Top MS-13 Leader Captured In Virginia During Federal Sting, Officials Say
US authorities are celebrating after a top MS-13 gang leader was apprehended in Virginia. Officials announced on Thursday that a weeks-long operation involving federal and state investigators culminated with "one of the top domestic terrorists in MS-13 off the streets." “This is what happens when you let good cops be cops and we’re going to continue to let good cops be cops across this country," FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement. "President Trump gave us the executive decision to go after and safeguard our communities … We are returning our communities to safety.” Th…
Central Islip, NY
News
Trio Beat, Stabbed Man To Death At Homeless Camp Steps From Central Islip Police Station: DA
Three foreign nationals were formally charged with murdering a homeless man just steps from a Long Island police station. Brayan Heredia-Escobar, 19, of Guatemala; Jhon Lopez-Camps, 18, of El Salvador; and Julio Beltran, 39, of El Salvador, were indicted for second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court in the brutal killing of 39-year-old Salvadoran national Candido Saravia-Martinez. The victim was found slain in a makeshift tent in Central Islip, near the intersection of Suffolk and Carleton avenues, at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, as Daily Voice reported. The scene was just steps f…
Fairfax, VA
News
Convicted Child Rapist, Gang Members Arrested In Virginia After Illegally Reentering US: DOJ
A convicted child rapist, gang members, and repeat violent offenders are among six men facing charges in Virginia after being arrested for illegally reentering the US following multiple deportations, federal officials announced. Erik Siebert, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said the men—who hail from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico—had been previously removed from the country, only to return and commit new crimes, including violent assaults, stabbings, and child abuse. Among them is Carlos Alberto Sosa Horellana, a Honduran national convicted of raping a child…
Central Islip, NY
News
High-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arraigned On Terrorism Charges On LI After FBI's 'Most Wanted' Arrest
A top leader of the notorious MS-13 gang, who was recently added to the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list, has been arraigned in federal court in New York. Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, 47, was taken into custody in San Diego, California, on Tuesday, March 18, after Mexican authorities located him in Veracruz and expelled him from the country, the US Attorney’s Office said. He had been a fugitive for nearly three years. Roman-Bardales, a founding member of MS-13’s leadership structure known as Ranfla en las Calles, was arraigned in the Eastern District of New York on Wednesday, March 1…
Hyattsville, MD
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed By Fleeing Fugitive In Hyattsville Identified As Riverdale Woman By AG
New details have been released by the Maryland Attorney General's office after a fugitive struck and killed a Riverdale woman while fleeing police in Prince George's County. Warren Leonard, 23, of Washington, DC, was wanted for second-degree rape when a Hyattsville City Police officer attempted a traffic stop around 10:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28. Leonard briefly stopped in the 3300 block of East-West Highway before taking off westbound, investigators said. The officer ended the pursuit near 23rd Avenue, but moments later, Leonard lost control, swerved onto the shoulder, and fatally struck …
Hyattsville, MD
News
ICE Arrests International Gang Leader With Terrorist Affiliation Living In Hyattsville
A notorious MS-13 leader with international ties has been captured in Maryland, where he was in the country illegally, federal officials announced. David Alejandro Orellana-Aleman, 27, was arrested in Hyattsville last week in a joint operation between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the FBI. A high-ranking leader of the transnational MS-13 gang, Orellana-Aleman was wanted in El Salvador for firearm possession, extortion, and terrorist affiliation, according to ICE officials. “The apprehension of David Alejandro Orellana-Aleman strikes a significant blow to the leadership a…
Poolesville, MD
Obituaries
Victim Killed In Head-On Poolesville Crash, Now Family Hopes To Send Him Home
After a tragic crash claimed the life of Marcos Anton Solórzano Ramirez, a Maryland community is rallying to send him home to his family in El Salvador. The 51-year-old was killed in a fatal two-vehicle crash in Poolesville on Friday, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Police say the crash happened shortly after 6 p.m. on Feb. 21 when Solórzano Ramirez was driving a green 2000 Acura Integra eastbound on Whites Ferry Road. For reasons still under investigation, his vehicle collided with a white 2023 Ford Transit van traveling westbound near th…
Roosevelt, NY
News
Death Of Young Mom At Hands Of Ex-Lover From Roosevelt Could Have Been Prevented, Family Says
More than three years ago, Brenda Alfaro-Alcantara moved to the United States to be with the man she loved, her family said. But the 29-year-old mother's American dream came to a tragic and senseless end when she was stabbed more than 30 times last October by that same man, identified by authorities as 43-year-old Jose Funes-Zabala, of Roosevelt. It all happened in front of the couple's 2-year-old son, who relatives say was found covered in blood at his family's apartment. On Monday, Feb. 10, Funes-Zabala was indicted on second-degree murder and related charges in Nassa…
Spencer, MA
Politics
Biden Extends Deportation Protections Ahead Of Trump Inauguration
In a last-minute move, President Joe Biden extended deportation protections on for approximately 900,000 immigrants from countries facing conflict or instability, including Venezuela, Ukraine, El Salvador, and Sudan. The decision, announced on Friday, Jan. 10, shields these individuals from deportation and allows them to work legally in the US for the first 18 months of the incoming Trump administration. Biden’s action utilizes Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a program granting renewable 18-month protections for individuals from countries deemed unsafe due to armed c…
Silver Spring, MD
Lifestyle
Christmas Miracle: Silver Spring Mom Scores $50K Scratch-Off Win During Family Snack Run
What started as a Christmas Day snack run in Wheaton and ended with $50,000 for a Montgomery County mom who had never played the Lottery before. Lilian Hernandez of Silver Spring, a mother of two, scratched her way to a life-altering windfall thanks to a $5 Deluxe Crossword 9th Edition ticket she bought on a whim. The inspiration? Her aunt, Norma Hernandez, a seasoned Lottery enthusiast who convinced her to give it a try. "We thought it would be a fun thing to do." The family outing to the Safeway at on Georgia Avenue turned into an unforgettable moment. “I’ve ne…
West New York, NJ
Police & Fire
MS-13 Gang Member Wanted For Homicide Arrested In West New York: ICE
A member of MS-13 wanted in El Salvador for a homicide was arrested in West New York on Friday, Dec. 20, authorities said. Johnathan Stanley Garcia-Vasquez is wanted for aggravated homicide and for affiliating with terrorist organizations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. ICE was assisted in the arrest by Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark and FBI Newark, authorities said. U.S. Border Patrol agents first encountered Garcia June 9, 2016, near Hidalgo, Texas, and served him with a notice and order of expedited removal, authorities said. He was detained in ERO custody…
Silver Spring, MD
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For 1997 Silver Spring Shooting Captured After 27 Years On The Run: Police
A fugitive who spent nearly three decades on the run after a 1997 shooting in Silver Spring has been captured in El Salvador and returned to Montgomery County to face charges. Jose Mauricio Rivera, 58, was extradited to Maryland on Thursday, Dec. 5, after being arrested by Salvadoran authorities in April 2023. He is charged with second-degree attempted murder and two counts of first-degree assault, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Rivera is accused of shooting his estranged wife multiple times on Oct. 9, 1997, in the elevator of her apartment building in the 8100 blo…
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