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PSP Harrisburg's Top 5 Most Wanted Fugitive Captured In Steelton: US Marshals PSP Harrisburg's Top 5 Most Wanted Fugitive Captured In Steelton: US Marshals
PSP Harrisburg's Top 5 Most Wanted Fugitive Captured In Steelton: US Marshals A man featured in the Pennsylvania State Police Harrisburg's Top 5 Most Wanted Fugitive list in January  2024 has been captured by the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, The US Marshals Service announced late on Feb. 21.  Ricky Jermaine Anderson, 44 of Steelton, was located by US Marshals with the assistance of the Steelton Police on Feb. 16, U.S. Marshal William Pugh detailed in Wednesday's release.  Anderson was found in the 100 block of Frank S. Brown Boulevard around 3 p.m. last Friday, Pugh explained.  He has been held in the Dauphin County Prison on $100,000 as set…
Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years
Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years A drug kingpin who headed a network that slung fentanyl and meth in South Jersey and the suburbs of Philadelphia while he hid from his pursuers was sentenced Thursday to a plea-bargained 18 years in federal prison. Glenn Long, 29, of Philadelphia, must serve just about all of the time he received in U.S. District Court in Camden on Jan. 4 because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Long – known on the street as “Bless” and “Max” – ran the operation as a fugitive for three years while under a federal indictment for major drug trafficking out of Philadelphia. A second drug conspi…
Undercover Cop Nabs Sex Offender In PA Child Prostitution Sting, Police Say Undercover Cop Nabs Sex Offender In PA Child Prostitution Sting, Police Say
Undercover Cop Nabs Sex Offender In PA Child Prostitution Sting, Police Say A 62-year-old sex offender who thought he was chatting online with 12 and 14-year-old girls, was in for a surprise when he arranged to meet.  US Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested Jeffrey Pettinato after he set up the meeting with the 14-year-old girl for Oct. 22 and paid her "money for her to perform sexual acts on him," the Derry Township police stated in a release on Nov. 7.  The 14-year-old girl was no child at all, but really an undercover police officer, the police explained in the release. He was arrested around 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 27, according to the police.&n…
NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer
NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer UPDATE: A dental hygienist who was arrested in Bergen County after coming from Rockland to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old girl was sent to state prison for what could be less than a year. Dariush Ghamarnezhad, 42, of Pomona was among 16 men from Bergen, Passaic, Rockland and Westchester counties who were busted by authorities during a five-day 2019 sting operation dubbed “Operation Home Alone." Various law enforcement agencies united to nab men who they said tried to lure youngsters into sex through social media. Just about all of them were arrested when they showed up at a residen…
Manhunt Ends In Harrisburg Following Shelter-In-Place Order In Camp Hill Manhunt Ends In Harrisburg Following Shelter-In-Place Order In Camp Hill
Manhunt Ends In Harrisburg Following Shelter-In-Place Order In Camp Hill The Camp Hill School District was placed under a shelter-in-place order by Cumberland County Officials on Thursday, Sept. 14. Around 11:30 a.m. police released a detailing the cause of the shelter-in-place order was due to a search for a wanted man. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force was attempting to serve an arrest warrant for 29-year-old Brian Acosta Melendez of 1913 Arlington Street Apartment number 1 "for Robbery and Firearms charges stemming from an incident that occurred on September 4th, 2023 in Sunbury PA Northumberland County," the Camp Hill Police explained.  But, A…
WATCH: YouTube Video Shows Rapper Assaulting Bergen Shop Rite Worker, Harassing Customers WATCH: YouTube Video Shows Rapper Assaulting Bergen Shop Rite Worker, Harassing Customers
Watch: YouTube Video Shows Rapper Assaulting Bergen Shop Rite Worker, Harassing Customers One way to pretty much guarantee you'll be arrested is to record a crime and post it on YouTube -- in high def, no less. Just ask drill music rapper Nas Ebk. Nasir Valenzuela, who has produced prank videos that push the limits of legality, joined two accomplices in harassing and intimidating customers and employees at the ShopRite in Rochelle Park while recording it. Some of their targets laughed it off. At least one seemed intimidated. Others simply ignored them. One worker, in particular, wasn't having it, though. The video shows Valenzuela, 19, of the Bronx, snatching the stock cler…
Camp Hill Dad Nabbed For Bank Robbery By US Marshals Camp Hill Dad Nabbed For Bank Robbery By US Marshals
Camp Hill Dad Nabbed For Bank Robbery By US Marshals A man has been arrested for a bank robbery in Camp Hill, police announced on Tuesday, January 17.  Charles Joseph Gray a 39-year-old who "works for himself" and studied at "the school of hard knocks" according to his social media, allegedly went to a bank teller at the Fulton Bank at 3344 Trindle Road with a note saying he had a gun and to give over an "undisclosed" amount of money on the afternoon of Dec. 29, the police stated in the release.  The teller handed over the money and Gray fled on foot, according to the police.  On Jan. 13, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task F…
CAPTURED! Lyndhurst Man Accused Of Gunning Down Paterson Woman, 25 CAPTURED! Lyndhurst Man Accused Of Gunning Down Paterson Woman, 25
Captured! Lyndhurst Man Accused Of Gunning Down Paterson Woman, 25 UPDATE: Federal authorities helped capture a Lyndhurst man who authorities said was involved in the shooting death of a 25-year-old Paterson woman late last year, authorities said. Kristian Gonzalez, also 25, “was one of the individuals responsible for the murder” of Jasmin Wel, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release on Friday, April 15. Wel, who studied business marketing at William Paterson University, worked as a sales account manager for a company that makes fragrances and skin care products, according to her social …
Jersey Shore Man Gets 16 Years State Prison In Stabbing Death: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Gets 16 Years State Prison In Stabbing Death: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Gets 16 Years State Prison In Stabbing Death: Prosecutor A 38-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been sentenced to 16 years in New Jersey state prison in connection with a fatal stabbing, authorities said.  Darneil Reeves of Lakewood Township was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 11 for the stabbing death of Hassan Parker, of South Toms River, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Reeves pleaded guilty to the charge of aggravated manslaughter on Dec. 22, 2021. On June 22, 2015, Lakewood Township police, who were working an off-duty road detail, witnessed a motor vehicle crash into a telephone p…
Lakewood Man Admits Guilt In Fatal 2015 Stabbing: Prosecutor Lakewood Man Admits Guilt In Fatal 2015 Stabbing: Prosecutor
Lakewood Man Admits Guilt In Fatal 2015 Stabbing: Prosecutor A 38-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has pleaded guilty in connection to a stabbing death, authorities said. Darneil Reeves of Lakewood pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in connection with the 2015 death, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. When Reeves is sentenced on Feb. 11, 2022, the state is recommending a sentence of 20 years in state prison, Billhimer said Wednesday. On June 22, 2015, off-duty Lakewood police officers witnessed a motor vehicle crash into a telephone pole at the intersection of John Street and River Avenue in Lakewood, the p…
Duo Nabbed For String Of Purse Snatchings In Region Duo Nabbed For String Of Purse Snatchings In Region
Duo Nabbed For String Of Purse Snatchings In Region The investigation into a string of purse snatching incidents in Western Massachusetts led to the arrest of two suspects who are wanted for the robbery, the District Attorney announced. Two men are in police custody following an investigation into a pair of suspects believed to be behind a string of “purse snatchings” in East Longmeadow, West Springfield, Holyoke, and Springfield in Hampden County. Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said that Angel Gonzalez and Derek Michalczyk, both age 34 and from Springfield, are facing a host of charges following a rash of recently reported…
2nd PA Fugitive Arrested In Death Of Plainsboro, NJ, Man After Following Him Home From Casino 2nd PA Fugitive Arrested In Death Of Plainsboro, NJ, Man After Following Him Home From Casino
2nd PA Fugitive Arrested In Death Of Plainsboro, NJ, Man After Following Him Home From Casino A second Pennsylvania fugitive has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Central Jersey man, authorities said. Devon Melchor, 26, of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, was charged with first-degree armed robbery and second-degree conspiracy to commit armed robbery, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Plainsboro Police Chief Fred Tavener. Melchor was taken into police custody by authorities in Florida where he was attempting to board an international flight, Ciccone and Tavener said. Melchor’s apprehension was made possible by collabor…
Hackensack Man, 18, Charged With Paterson Murder Hackensack Man, 18, Charged With Paterson Murder
Hackensack Man, 18, Charged With Paterson Murder An 18-year-old Hackensack man became the second defendant charged in the cold-blooded killing of a 20-year-old Paterson resident on a Silk City street corner. Jaheem Glaze was captured without incident in East Orange early Friday by a strike team composed of Paterson police, Passaic County prosecutor’s detectives and members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, authorities said. Glaze was sent to the Passaic County Jail, where Rasheed Thomas, 19, has also been held in connection with the killing following his arrest last month. Both are charged with murder and weapons offenses, Pass…
GOTCHA! Couple Wanted In Shooting Death Of Paterson Man, 60, Captured At Jersey Shore GOTCHA! Couple Wanted In Shooting Death Of Paterson Man, 60, Captured At Jersey Shore
Gotcha! Couple Wanted In Shooting Death Of Paterson Man, 60, Captured At Jersey Shore A Paterson couple wanted in the shooting death of a city man 10 days earlier were captured at the Jersey Shore on Friday, authorities announced. Marc DeJesus, 44, jumped out a second-floor window in Barnegat and was quickly seized, along with Cassandra Ramirez, 32, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint statement. Responding officers had found Hector Guzman, 60, critically wounded from a single gunshot in the street outside 250-252 Van Houten Street, near Straight Street, shortly after 8 p.m. Sept. 14, they said. Guzman was rus…
DA: US Marshals Find Deadly DelCo Stabbing Suspect Hiding In Basement Ceiling DA: US Marshals Find Deadly DelCo Stabbing Suspect Hiding In Basement Ceiling
DA: US Marshals Find Deadly DelCo Stabbing Suspect Hiding In Basement Ceiling A man wanted in a deadly Delaware County stabbing was found by members of the US Marshals Task Force hiding in the basement ceiling of a property in Delaware, authorities announced. Sheriff Potter, 25, of Chester, was arrested in connection with the July 8 stabbing death of Kevin Canty, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced Wednesday, July 28. Potter is facing charges of criminal homicide, murder in the first degree, murder in the third degree, and possession of a criminal instrument. Chester police officers responded to the 1600 block of Edgmont Avenue for a one-car acci…
MURDER: Convicted Sex Offender Shot Deaf Paterson Man Dead From Close Range, Authorities Charge MURDER: Convicted Sex Offender Shot Deaf Paterson Man Dead From Close Range, Authorities Charge
Murder: Convicted Sex Offender Shot Deaf Paterson Man Dead From Close Range, Authorities Charge IN COLD BLOOD: A convicted 21-year-old sex offender from Paterson walked up to a deaf city man and shot him dead from point-blank range, authorities charged. Kamar Isom was captured Monday afternoon in Elmwood Park by a team of city police and detectives from the Passaic County sheriff’s and prosecutor’s offices and the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force. He was charged with the murder of Raaseon Adams, 45, among other offenses. Isom was 19 years old when he was sent to state prison on charges that included a sex offense and drug dealing, records show. He was released last October after s…
Authorities: York City Man Who Raped 4-Year-Old Girl Will Undergo Psychological Evaluation Authorities: York City Man Who Raped 4-Year-Old Girl Will Undergo Psychological Evaluation
Authorities: York City Man Who Raped 4-Year-Old Girl Will Undergo Psychological Evaluation A 31-year-old York City man will undergo a psychological examination after entering a no-contest plea after having a 4-year-old girl put her mouth on her penis in 2013, authorities announced. Luis Alberto Ortiz-Cuevas arrest and subsequent charges come after an investigation that began May 1, 2018 when police attended an interview with the victim/accuser conducted by the Children’s Advocacy Center. The now 12-year-old girl alleged that Ortiz-Cuevas raped her in April of 2013, when she was four years old, and claimed he had her put his penis in her mouth at a home on East Philadelphia S…
GOTCHA! Clifton Fugitive Accused Of Stabbing City Man In Back Captured In Newark Flophouse GOTCHA! Clifton Fugitive Accused Of Stabbing City Man In Back Captured In Newark Flophouse
Gotcha! Clifton Fugitive Accused Of Stabbing City Man In Back Captured In Newark Flophouse Clifton detectives assisted by U.S. marshals captured a city man wanted for stabbing another man in the back last summer, authorities confirmed Friday. Authorities began searching for Jamar Hendley, 37, after the victim, also 37, was stabbed in a single-family home on Sheridan Avenue shortly after 12:30 a.m. last Aug. 3. The victim was treated at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson for non-fatal stab wound in his lung, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. City detectives tracked Hendley to a South Newark flophouse and, ass…
Prosecutor: Camden Man Fatally Stabbed Woman Found In Fire Prosecutor: Camden Man Fatally Stabbed Woman Found In Fire
Prosecutor: Camden Man Fatally Stabbed Woman Found In Fire A 31-year-old man from Camden has been arrested with the help of U.S. Marshals in connection with a fatal stabbing, authorities said. Kacheim Davis of Camden, has been charged with first-degree murder in the homicide of Christine Pierce, 41, of Camden, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. About 9 p.m. on Saturday, Camden City firefighters were dispatched to an apartment on the 800 block of Haddon Ave. on a report of smoke detectors going off.  Once inside, they located and extinguished a small stove fire befo…
Suspect In Foxwoods Shooting Arrested By US Marshals, Police Say Suspect In Foxwoods Shooting Arrested By US Marshals, Police Say
Suspect In Foxwoods Shooting Arrested By US Marshals, Police Say A man wanted in connection to a shooting at a Connecticut casino has been apprehended by police and US Marshals. On Thursday, Jan. 7, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, as well as members of the police department in Worcester, Massachusetts, arrested Barry Jump, age 29, of Worcester, , in connection with a shooting, about an hour’s drive away, at Foxwoods Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, police said. Law enforcement did not specify the event that led to Jumpp’s arrest, but on Saturday, Dec. 19, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police said they were investigating an incident involving a firearm…
Suspect In Local Casino Shooting Arrested By US Marshal, Police Suspect In Local Casino Shooting Arrested By US Marshal, Police
Suspect In Local Casino Shooting Arrested By US Marshal, Police A man wanted in connection to a shooting at a local casino was recently arrested by police and the U.S. Marshal. On Thursday, Jan. 7, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force as well as members of the police department in Worcester arrested Barry Jump, 29, of Worcester, in connection with a shooting, about an hour’s drive away, at Foxwoods Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, police said. Law enforcement did not specify the event that led to Jumpp’s arrest, but on Saturday, Dec. 19, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police said they were investigating an incident involving a firearm near the Cedar Hotel c…
PA Shooting Suspect Who Threatened To 'Get Even' With Victim Captured By U.S. Marshals PA Shooting Suspect Who Threatened To 'Get Even' With Victim Captured By U.S. Marshals
PA Shooting Suspect Who Threatened To 'Get Even' With Victim Captured By U.S. Marshals A man wanted in a deadly shooting who allegedly threatened he was going to "get even" with the victim was captured nearly a month later by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force at his home in Philadelphia, authorities said Wednesday. Gerard Gethers was charged with first-degree murder for the Nov. 3 killing of Jerry White in Norristown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Norristown police responded to the 500 block of West Marshall Street around 3:35 p.m. Nov. 3, after hearing gunshots, Steele said. There, they found 34-year-old White, who was taken to Suburban H…
Trio Nabbed On Long Island With Weapons, Guns, After Wild Chase Involving Several Crashes Trio Nabbed On Long Island With Weapons, Guns, After Wild Chase Involving Several Crashes
Trio Nabbed On Long Island With Weapons, Guns, After Wild Chase Involving Several Crashes Three alleged gang members, one wanted for murder, were arrested by police who confiscated drugs and weapons during a wild takedown that involved several vehicle crashes.  The arrest took place on Thursday, Oct. 29 in Hauppauge. That's when members of the Suffolk County Police Firearm Suppression Team, along with members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, located Brandon Hicks, 19, of Hauppauge, who had an active warrant from Nassau County for attempted murder, reckless endangerment, and criminal possession of a weapon. Police said Hicks was driving a 2012 Infinity G37 on a res…
Long Island Fugitive Faces Eight Years In Prison For Jersey Shore Shooting, Weapons Charge Long Island Fugitive Faces Eight Years In Prison For Jersey Shore Shooting, Weapons Charge
Long Island Fugitive Faces Eight Years In Prison For Jersey Shore Shooting, Weapons Charge A 24-year-old man from Long Island faces up to eight years in state prison in connection with an April shooting in New Jersey, authorities said. U.S Marshals and multiple law enforcement agencies from New York and the Jersey Shore assisted in arresting the fugitive and a co-conspirator, Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr. said. Suffolk County resident Ademola Bostick of Bay Shore pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a weapon on Tuesday, Nolan said. Prosecutors recommend that Bostick serve eight years in state prison, served concurrently…
Long Island Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Jersey Shore Shooting, Weapons Charge Long Island Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Jersey Shore Shooting, Weapons Charge
Long Island Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Jersey Shore Shooting, Weapons Charge A 24-year-old man from Long Island faces up to eight years in state prison in connection with an April shooting in Ocean County, authorities said. U.S Marshals and multiple law enforcement agencies from New York and the Jersey Shore assisted in arresting the fugitive and a co-conspirator, Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr. said. Ademola Bostick of Bay Shore in Suffolk County, NY, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a weapon on Tuesday, Nolan said. Prosecutors recommend that Bostick serve eight years in state prison, served concurrentl…