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Morristown Minute

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Nine individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Newark, distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

16 Arrested in Major Drug Bust: Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl & Heroin

Buffalo, NY

What's Going On

Buffalo, N.Y. – A former office manager has admitted to embezzling over $700,000 from her employer over a period of more than seven years, as disclosed by the Erie County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday.

Office Manager's Shocking Embezzlement: Former Employee Admits to Stealing Over $700,000

Lacey, WA

The Quick Historian

In Lacey, Washington, a 54-year-old man received a prison sentence of nearly 14 years for his harrowing crimes against his wife, including kidnapping and an attempted live burial. The sentencing, announced by the Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney's Office on April 24, follows Chae An's guilty plea to attempted second-degree murder. Post-incarceration, An is mandated to spend 36 months under community custody.

Man sentenced for burying wife alive

Manchester, NH

Scanner News

MANCHESTER, NH– According to a release from Manchester Police, the owner and three employees of a Manchester in-home daycare have been charged with multiple counts of child endangerment following allegations of unsafe practices. The four individuals turned themselves in to authorities after a Manchester Police Juvenile Division investigation into their daycare operations.

Manchester Daycare Owner and Employees Charged with Child Endangerment

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A corrections officer is one of 17 people who have been arrested after a six-month investigation into illegal drug trafficking at the Duval County jail. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Tuesday announced the arrest of corrections officer Kobe Collett, 23, the fifth employee the agency has arrested this year.

Corrections officer among 17 charged in Duval jail drug ring

InDepthNH.org

Manchester police say the area mentioned in the news release is now open, but no further information at this time. At approximately 07:56 AM, Manchester Police responded to a report of a deceased individual.

UPDATE: Area Open. Stay Away From Area Where Dead Person Found in Manchester, Police Advise

Missouri State

Kansas City, MO

CJ Coombs

I first encountered a rat one evening in a Target parking lot. When my daughter told me it was a rat, I went straight to the car and she went to get a photo of it since she's never seen one before. I assure you it wasn't little.

Rat infestations in Missouri: it can be a growing concern

Duval County, FL

Twenty-seven men have been arrested on charges of soliciting children on the internet to engage in sexual acts as part of Operation Valiant Knights, says Sheriff T.K. Waters. Among the suspects jailed in the five-day undercover sting is a former pro baseball player and a Duval County school district employee.

School employee among 27 accused of soliciting children

Morris County, NJ

Mount Olive Township, NJ

MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. — Christina Susco, 38, a daycare teacher at the Mount Olive Child Care & Learning Center, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated assault, as announced by Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Michael Spitzer.

Daycare Teacher Charged with Child Endangerment and Assault

Bergen County, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the arrest of four individuals from Bergen County, implicated in a drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing substantial quantities of heroin in Newark.

Major Drug Trafficking Bust: 4 Arrested in Bergen County

Morristown, NJ

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a significant policy change that will standardize the treatment of rental subsidies for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants and recipients across the nation. Starting September 30, 2024, a uniform rule concerning "business arrangements" for rent payments will be applied, expanding a previously limited exception to all states.

SSI Rental Subsidy Expansion Nationwide by September 2024

El Paso, TX

Lance R. Fletcher

Twice in recent months, hundreds of migrants have rushed a border gate in El Paso in an effort to push past state troopers and National Guard and get into the U.S, according to the Texas Tribune.

Judge throws out charges against hundreds of migrants who rushed a border gate, rioted

Columbus, OH

The Lantern

On Tuesday, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office identified the individual who died after falling from the southeast side of the Ohio Stadium during Sunday’s commencement ceremony. Credit: Katie Good.

Coroner’s office identifies individual who died at Sunday’s commencement ceremony, says incident is being investigated as death by suicide

New Jersey State

Trenton, NJ

NEWARK, NJ - In a significant drug enforcement operation, Djavon Holland, 37, from Virginia, has been convicted of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger. The conviction occurred on April 15, 2024, following a federal jury trial presided over by U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan in Trenton, New Jersey.

Virginia Man Convicted in NJ for Fentanyl Trafficking

BRENTWOOD – Daniel Meehan never saw any signs that his son, David Meehan, was being abused at home, nor did he ever know his child was getting raped and beaten by state employees. But Daniel Meehan never saw a lot going on in his life, according to his testimony Tuesday in Rockingham Superior Court.

Meehan’s Father Testifies in YDC Case He Never Saw Abuse

Ruckersville, VA

Greene County, VA

Cheryl E Preston

Victory church pastor Rodney Locklear has been indicted. The Richmond Times Dispatch reports that a Virginia church has closed its doors, but not for the same reasons other congregations in the Commonwealth have been shuttered. It was not a declining or aging congregation or financial matters. Victory church has ceased to exist because the pastor has been accused of s$x crimes against a minor and now faces six additional charges.

A Virginia church shuts down after the pastor is charged with crimes against a minor

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Can an Ohio tuition reimbursement program for lawyers save underserved counties?

Not too long ago, Juvenile and Probate Judge Karen DeSanto-Kellogg sent a young person to a detention center in a neighboring county. (Delinquents used to be...

Can an Ohio tuition reimbursement program for lawyers save underserved counties?

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