5 From Region Nabbed On Weapons Charges During Stop In Bloomingburg 5 From Region Nabbed On Weapons Charges During Stop In Bloomingburg
5 From Region Nabbed On Weapons Charges During Stop In Bloomingburg Five people were nabbed on alleged weapons-related charges during a traffic stop in the region. The incident occurred in Sullivan County at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, on Route 17K in the town of Bloomingburg.  Trooper Steven Nevel said troopers noticed a 2017 GMC Yukon traveling westbound on 17K, violating numerous vehicle and traffic laws. Troopers, with the assistance of the Wallkill Police Department in Orange County, made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Capital Region resident Albert Blowers, age 48, of Rensselaer, Nevel said.  While interviewing Blowers, troop…
Beacon Dealer Nabbed With Fentanyl, Ghost Gun, Police Say Beacon Dealer Nabbed With Fentanyl, Ghost Gun, Police Say
Beacon Dealer Nabbed With Fentanyl, Ghost Gun, Police Say An alleged Hudson Valley fentanyl and cocaine dealer was busted with drugs and a ghost gun during a warrant search of his home. Dutchess County resident George Cintron, age 37, of Beacon, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 17, by members of the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force, According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the task force, Cintron, had been the subject of an investigation into sales of cocaine and fentanyl in the city of Beacon. A court-ordered warrant search of his home located more than 16 ounces of fentanyl, cocaine, ecstasy, and an illegal ghost gun, Harri…
Waldorf Man Charged With Murder Hours After Fatal Shooting Inside Area Store: Police Waldorf Man Charged With Murder Hours After Fatal Shooting Inside Area Store: Police
Waldorf Man Charged With Murder Hours After Fatal Shooting Inside Area Store: Police Two suspects have been apprehended - though one remains at large - following the fatal shooting inside a business near the Iverson Mall in Prince George's County. District resident Carl Sanders, 22, and 19-year-old Andres Rodriguez-Corona, 19, of Waldorf, have both been charged in connection to the fatal shooting inside the store on Thursday afternoon in Hillcrest Heights. Members of the Prince George's County Police Department responded at around 5:50 p.m. on Oct. 10 to a reported shooting inside a business in the 3700 block of Branch Avenue, where they found a man suffering from multiple …
6 Members of MS-13 Charged In ‘Brutal’ Slaying Of 21-Year-Old At Uniondale Park 6 Members of MS-13 Charged In ‘Brutal’ Slaying Of 21-Year-Old At Uniondale Park
6 Members of MS-13 Charged In ‘Brutal’ Slaying Of 21-Year-Old At Uniondale Park A half dozen members of the notorious MS-13 gang were slapped with federal charges in the murder of a 21-year-old man who was found dead at a Long Island park. The group is named in a 17-count superseding indictment that was unsealed in Central Islip federal court on Thursday, Oct. 3. It includes multiple racketeering offenses, including two murders, one attempted murder, and drug trafficking. Prosecutors laid out their case more than two years after Walter Ochoa, age 21, was shot in the chest and then stabbed to death by several MS-13 members at Uniondale Park on July 19, 2022. Ochoa was …
Gunman Responsible For 'Hail Of Bullets' Caught On School Bus Camera In Rockville Sentenced Gunman Responsible For 'Hail Of Bullets' Caught On School Bus Camera In Rockville Sentenced
Gunman Responsible For 'Hail Of Bullets' Caught On School Bus Camera In Rockville Sentenced Zachary Ciccantelli will avoid nearly 500 years in prison, but will still spend decades behind bars for initiating a Maryland shooting for an incident caught on camera, authorities announced on Friday. Ciccantelli, 24, was sentenced to 490 years in prison, with all but 45 years to serve, followed by five years of supervised release after he and getaway driver Callen Baker were convicted in connection to "a hail of gunfire" that was reported in Rockville in March 2023. Prosecutors say that on March 1, 2023, Ciccantelli and Baker arrived in the neighborhood in the 700 block of Monroe Street a…
Gunman Responsible For 'Hail Of Bullets' Caught On School Bus Camera In Rockville Sentenced Gunman Responsible For 'Hail Of Bullets' Caught On School Bus Camera In Rockville Sentenced
Gunman Responsible For 'Hail Of Bullets' Caught On School Bus Camera In Rockville Sentenced Zachary Ciccantelli will avoid nearly 500 years in prison, but will still spend decades behind bars for initiating a Maryland shooting for an incident caught on camera, authorities announced on Friday. Ciccantelli, 24, was sentenced to 490 years in prison, with all but 45 years to serve, followed by five years of supervised release after he and getaway driver Callen Baker were convicted in connection to "a hail of gunfire" that was reported in Rockville in March 2023. Prosecutors say that on March 1, 2023, Ciccantelli and Baker arrived in the neighborhood in the 700 block of Monroe Street a…
Waterbury Man Critical After Shooting, Suspect Nabbed Waterbury Man Critical After Shooting, Suspect Nabbed
Waterbury Man Critical After Shooting, Suspect Nabbed A 24-year-old Connecticut man is in critical condition after being shot by another man outside of a club following a fight. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 1:10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 2, on West Main Street outside the Stanley Billar Club in Waterbury.  According to Waterbury Police Lt. Ryan Bessette, officers responded to the area after getting word of shots fired and then additional reports from Saint Mary’s Hospital Emergency Room that a gunshot victim had been dropped off.  Officers identified the victim as a 24-year-old male from Waterbury. Bessette said tha…
Ghost Gun, 10 Rounds Of Ammo Seized From Man Fighting With Spouse At Wildwood Motel: Cops Ghost Gun, 10 Rounds Of Ammo Seized From Man Fighting With Spouse At Wildwood Motel: Cops
Ghost Gun, 10 Rounds Of Ammo Seized From Man Fighting With Spouse At Wildwood Motel: Cops A 47-year-old man who tried to disarm police officers was found with 10 rounds of ammo, a ghost gun, and more during a domestic dispute at a Wildwood motel on Monday, Sept. 2, Labor Day, authorities said. Police were called to the AA Heart of Wildwood Motel at 3915 Ocean Ave., around noon, where a man later identified as Rakesh Patel had tried to kick open the lobby door while fighting with his spouse, Wildwood police said. While searching the area, officers saw Patel try to leave the scene in a vehicle parked nearby. Shortly thereafter, Patel began physically fighting two officers, w…
Traffic Stop Of Teen Leads To Weapons, Eluding Charges For Group In Frederick: Police Traffic Stop Of Teen Leads To Weapons, Eluding Charges For Group In Frederick: Police
Traffic Stop Of Teen Leads To Weapons, Eluding Charges For Group In Frederick: Police A group of suspects put police through their paces in Frederick County during a short-lived pursuit early on Thursday afternoon.  There were no shortage of charges for a trio who did their best, but weren't quick enough to avoid their arrests on weapon, burglary, and other charges. According to a spokesperson from the Frederick County Police Department, at around 12:15 p.m. on Aug. 22, officers on patrol attempted to stop a 19-year-old driver in the area of Madison Street and Carrollton Street, though Anthony Lee Ferguson, Jr. continued on before stopping near the intersection of Logan…
Father Who Left Gun Out That Led Toddler's Baltimore Death Admits To Manslaughter: Prosecutors Father Who Left Gun Out That Led Toddler's Baltimore Death Admits To Manslaughter: Prosecutors
Father Who Left Gun Out That Led Toddler's Baltimore Death Admits To Manslaughter: Prosecutors A father whose toddler suffered a fatal gunshot wound in December pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other offenses for leaving an unsecured weapon in their Baltimore home, according to the state's attorney's office on Friday. Christopher Gamble has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but 10 years suspended, with the first five without the possibility of parole in connection to the death of 2-year-old Charlee Gamble. On Dec. 17, Gamble dropped his daughter off at Sinai Hospital, who was suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, leaving her with the staff before driving away. L…
'I'll Shoot This Place Up': Armed Suspect Threatened Abington Homeowner, Police Say 'I'll Shoot This Place Up': Armed Suspect Threatened Abington Homeowner, Police Say
'I'll Shoot This Place Up': Armed Suspect Threatened Abington Homeowner, Police Say A Philadelphia man allegedly brandished a gun and threatened an Abington resident at their home, according to township police.  Donte Vaughn, 40, is being held in lieu of a $99,000 bond, court records show.  The victim told police that Vaugnh showed up at his Walnut Avenue home three times on Friday, July 26, threatening to "shoot this place up" and telling a second victim "I’ll stitch you up too." During one of the encounters, Vaughn was armed with a handgun and called the victim down the street "to fight," said Abington police.  He fled before police arrived and was …
Felon Found With Multiple Guns, Manufacturing Equipment In Reading Home: DA Felon Found With Multiple Guns, Manufacturing Equipment In Reading Home: DA
Felon Found With Multiple Guns, Manufacturing Equipment In Reading Home: DA A Reading man faces felony charges for illegal possession of firearms, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office.  James Freeman-Neely, 48, was arrested on July 13 for simple assault, said prosecutors in a release on Tuesday, July 30.  The alleged victim of the assault was granted a Protection From Abuse order (PFA) against Freeman-Neely, which required the 48-year-old to "relinquish all firearms, weapons, and ammunition" to the Berks Sheriff's Office, authorities said.  He signed a document claiming he owned no firearms, but police said they found severa…