Atlantic City Man Pleads Guilty To Handgun Charge: Prosecutor Atlantic City Man Pleads Guilty To Handgun Charge: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Man Pleads Guilty To Handgun Charge: Prosecutor A 20-year-old man from Atlantic City pleaded guilty to a handgun charge, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, Rakiy Newsome pleaded guilty to second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun without a permit.  The plea was in exchange for a three-year term in New Jersey State Prison, with a one-year period of parole ineligibility, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On April 22, 2022, Atlantic City police arrested Newsome on an unrelated incident. During a search of his person incident to that arrest, Newsome stated that he was in possession of a&nbs…
New Update: Underage Duo Charged In Fatal Shooting At Yonkers Parking Garage New Update: Underage Duo Charged In Fatal Shooting At Yonkers Parking Garage
New Update: Underage Duo Charged In Fatal Shooting At Yonkers Parking Garage Two teenagers have been charged in a fatal shooting at a Westchester parking garage that left a 16-year-old victim dead, police said. The duo was arrested in connection with an incident that happened on Friday, July 28 at a parking garage in Yonkers at 73-83 Highland Ave., Yonkers Police announced on Monday, Aug. 14. Earlier Report - Fatal Shooting: Victim Found In Parking Garage In Yonkers, Suspect At Large According to the department, on the day of the shooting, around 6:30 p.m., an unconscious male victim was found lying on the ground inside the parking garage. First responders s…
Rent Dispute Ends In Standoff With Armed Suspect In Stafford County: Sheriff Rent Dispute Ends In Standoff With Armed Suspect In Stafford County: Sheriff
Rent Dispute Ends In Standoff With Armed Suspect In Stafford County: Sheriff A 63-year-old Stafford man was jailed after a rent dispute and accidental gun firing causing a standoff this week, authorities said. Glenn Conner and the victim were arguing in a home on the 500 block of Ferry Road Thursday, Aug. 3, around noon, when Conner got a gun and brandished it toward the victim, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. A struggle ensued over the shotgun at which point the gun fired. No injuries were reported and the victim was able to flee to a neighbor's home, and call 911. "Out of an abundance of caution, the road was shut down and citizens were asked to shelt…
After Hours Shooting At VA Hookah Lounge Leads To Gunman's Arrest: Police After Hours Shooting At VA Hookah Lounge Leads To Gunman's Arrest: Police
After Hours Shooting At VA Hookah Lounge Leads To Gunman's Arrest: Police The man who fired gunshots into a crowded hookah bar earlier this month during a dispute after business hours has been apprehended, police say. Arlington resident Abdulkerim Halid, 25, has been identified and arrested following an incident at the Lion's Den Lounge on Seminary Road in Bailey's Crossroads that left two women with injuries. At approximately 4 a.m. on Sunday, July 14, officers were called to the bar after Halid got into a dispute with a group of men at the lounge, pulled out a gun and fired two rounds into the ground. The bullet fragments and debris left two women with minor i…
Out-Of-State Driver Caught Toting A Purple Handgun, Leonia Officer On Hot Streak Out-Of-State Driver Caught Toting A Purple Handgun, Leonia Officer On Hot Streak
Out-Of-State Driver Caught Toting A Purple Handgun, Leonia Officer On Hot Streak A Leonia police officer made his third gun arrest in less than a week after he stopped an unregistered sedan and spotted a purple Glock in the female driver’s center console, authorities said. Officer Devon O’Donnell pulled the 2022 Toyota Camry over on Fort Lee Road around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, July 23, Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. Backup Sgt. Sihoon Chung, Officer Debbie Maldonado and Palisades Park Officer Theodore Christolias arrived within moments and the driver was taken into custody. Jayme R. Benefield, 53, of Salem, Alabama, was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun and pos…
New Details: Child Saw Shooting That Left Father Dead In Peekskill, DA Says New Details: Child Saw Shooting That Left Father Dead In Peekskill, DA Says
New Details: Child Saw Shooting That Left Father Dead In Peekskill, DA Says Officials have released new details about a shooting in Northern Westchester that left a 53-year-old father dead.  Peekskill resident Reginald McClure, age 39, was indicted for his role in a May 2023 shooting that killed 53-year-old Dutchess County resident Ernest Wilson of Poughkeepsie, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, July 24.  Earlier Report - New Update: Fatal Shooting Victim ID'd, Suspect Caught In Peekskill According to the DA's Office, on the day of the shooting, Sunday, May 21, McClure allegedly confronted and chas…
Trigger-Happy Undocumented Teen Accused Of Recklessly Firing Gun In VA: Police Trigger-Happy Undocumented Teen Accused Of Recklessly Firing Gun In VA: Police
Trigger-Happy Undocumented Teen Accused Of Recklessly Firing Gun In VA: Police An undocumented teen is facing charges for destructively firing a gun in a Leesburg parking lot and causing damage last month. Jairo Amaya-Sorto, 18, was arrested this week by members of the Leesburg Police Department in the unit block of Plaza Street NE following a near monthlong investigation into a reported shooting. In late May, there were reports of shots fired in the 100 block of Meadows Lane NE and then in an adjoining parking lot in the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE. No injuries were reported, but two vehicles were damaged by stray bullets. Following the investigation, Amay…
Person Shot At CT Shopping Center Parking Lot Person Shot At CT Shopping Center Parking Lot
Person Shot At CT Shopping Center Parking Lot A Connecticut man was found shot in a shopping center parking lot after police received multiple 911 calls. The incident took place in New Haven County around 6:30 p.m., Thursday, June 22 in the parking lot of Rite Aid and Marshalls at 407 Main St., in Ansonia. According to Lt. Patrick Lynch of the Ansonia Police, the first officers on the scene found a man suffering from a gunshot to the lower body.  Medical personnel responded to the scene and the man was transported to a local hospital for treatment, the wound is not life-threatening, Lynch said. Lynch said an investigation found …
Carjacking: Victim Forced To Drive By Masked Man, Then Shot In Norwalk, Police Say Carjacking: Victim Forced To Drive By Masked Man, Then Shot In Norwalk, Police Say
Carjacking: Victim Forced To Drive By Masked Man, Then Shot In Norwalk, Police Say Police are investigating after a victim was carjacked at gunpoint by a masked man and then shot in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Norwalk around 5:45 p.m. on Monday, June 19 in the area of 580 Main Ave. According to Lt. Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police, during the incident, the person was shot in the leg and the suspect fled the area in the stolen vehicle.  Arriving patrol officers provided emergency medical care to the victim who was then transported by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries to the Norwalk Hospital. The Norwalk Police Detective Bur…
Charges Stack Up For Teen Who Fired At 17-Year-Old In Revere Double Shooting Charges Stack Up For Teen Who Fired At 17-Year-Old In Revere Double Shooting
Charges Stack Up For Teen Who Fired At 17-Year-Old In Revere Double Shooting New charges were leveled against a 17-year-old who was already in police custody, officials say.  The teenager was charged on Thursday, June 15 for shooting a gun at a 17-year-old boy, grazing his arm with a bullet, near a bathhouse on Revere Beach Boulevard on Sunday, May 28, according to Massachusetts State Police. The 17-year-old, who has not been identified under Massachusetts law, turned himself in and was arrested on Tuesday, June 6 on firearm-related charges, but was not initially charged with firing a weapon, as reported by Daily Voice. Read more: Teen Turns Self In As P…
Serial Armed Robber Sought In Berks County, Troopers Say Serial Armed Robber Sought In Berks County, Troopers Say
Serial Armed Robber Sought In Berks County, Troopers Say State police in berks County are looking for the suspect they say robbed a gas station at gunpoint two times in the same week.  The crimes occurred at the Sunoco at 3123 Pricetown Road in Alsace Township, troopers said in a release.  In the first robbery on Saturday, June 10, the suspect approached the back door from Oley Road around 4:45 a.m. and ordered an employee to follow him inside, police said.  Then he took out a gun and made the employee wait by the cooler as he filled a cardboard box with "tobacco products," according to authorities. The worker was forced to o…
19-Year-Old Killed In Yonkers: Juveniles, Man Charged In Separate Shooting Incidents 19-Year-Old Killed In Yonkers: Juveniles, Man Charged In Separate Shooting Incidents
19-Year-Old Killed In Yonkers: Juveniles, Man Charged In Separate Shooting Incidents A total of five suspects, including four adolescent juveniles and a Fairfield County man, face charges in connection with a string of shooting incidents in Westchester, one of which left a 19-year-old victim dead.  The four shootings, which authorities believe to be gang-related, happened in Yonkers over the months of March, May, and June, and resulted in the arrests of four teenagers and a 20-year-old man, according to Yonkers Police.  The arrests stemmed from an investigation prompted by a fatal shooting on Wednesday, May 31 around 8:20 p.m., when police responded to the area of…