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Stillwater, OK

Los Angeles, CA

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The LA Insider

Los Angeles, CA (LAI) — In a significant crackdown, federal authorities have charged 23 individuals, allegedly affiliated with a transnational street gang, for their involvement in a widespread methamphetamine trafficking operation. This announcement was made by the U.S. Attorney's Office. The operation led to the apprehension of 17 individuals, with four already in state custody and two still being sought.

Federal Charges Against 23 Suspects in Major Meth Trafficking Operation Linked to Transnational Gang

Lewiston, ID

Mia Carlson

LEWISTON, ID - A 49-year-old Lewiston man who was convicted of trafficking nearly two pounds of methamphetamine was sentenced today in Nez Perce County Second District Court. Judge Michelle Evans ordered that Nickolas Jacobson be held for 10 years before he is eligible for parole and he must pay a $25,000 fine. He was found guilty by a jury following a two-day trial in September.

Convicted Drug Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Nearly 2 Lbs of Meth

Huntington Beach, CA

The Orange County Tribune

A CRASH between a car and a motorcycle killed one person in Huntington Beach (Shutterstock). A traffic collision between an automobile and a motorcycle took the life of a Costa Mesa man Sunday night in Huntington Beach.

Car-motorcycle crash kills 1

Arizona State

A WOMAN’S BODY was found in Huntington Beach on Monday afternoon (Shutterstock). The body of a woman was found Monday afternoon in Huntington Beach, having “passed away under suspicious circumstances.”

Arrest made in woman’s death

L.A. TACO

Body-worn camera footage captured a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer choking a suicidal music producer who was handcuffed to a gurney in North Hollywood last month, after the producer appeared to spit in the officer’s direction.

Video: Veteran LAPD Officer Chokes Handcuffed R&B Producer After He Spits At Him During Mental Health Crisis

New Jersey State

Concord, NH

InDepthNH.org

CONCORD – A New York man was sentenced Monday in federal court in Concord for transporting stolen goods from Home Depot and Lowe’s across state lines, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.

NY Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing $200,000 in Goods from Lowe’s and Home Depot

Anaheim, CA

Garden Grove, CA

VIDEO STILL from an incident in Fountain Valley (FVPD). A Garden Grove man has been arrested for a series of “porch pirate” thefts in Anaheim, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove and Westminster.

‘Porch pirate’ suspect is held

Salem, OR

Robbie Newport

The average person never thinks the bad things they read in the news will ever happen to them, that is, unless they have been a victim of crime themselves. This is a lesson a Salem, OR mom learned the hard way when she left her car running with her two children inside while she went into a convenience store in the early hours on Nov. 8.

Mom learns a lesson about leaving her car running with children inside while going into a store

Indiana State

La Paz, IN

The Bendr Daily

In a disturbing incident this week, a 39-year-old woman, identified as April Campbell, was arrested after allegedly leaving her 10-year-old daughter at a gas station in LaPaz, Indiana, while driving under the influence of alcohol.

Mother Arrested for Allegedly Leaving Daughter at Gas Station While Driving Drunk

Pasco, WA

Benton County, WA

Tim A Gruver

The former owner of Himalaya Adult Family Home is banned from working in long-term care ever again. A former Benton County nursing home owner has lost her license over allegations that she left elderly patients under her care to die, the Department of Health reports.

Nursing Home Owner Loses License: Allegedly Abandoning, Starving Patients

Wisconsin State

Illinois State

Standard, IL

Natalie Frank, Ph.D.

Small earthquake reported Wednesday morning near Standard, IL. In the early hours of Wednesday, a magnitude 3.6 earthquake sent shockwaves through northern Illinois and adjacent regions, stirring residents and triggering a surge of emergency calls to 911, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and local law enforcement.

Earthquake Tremors Jolt Northern Illinois, Beyond

Middlesex County, NJ

Perth Amboy, NJ

Morristown Minute

Damaris Valerio, 41, faces charges for allegedly misappropriating nearly $700,000 in government pandemic aid, highlighting a case of significant fraud in Middlesex County. Damaris Valerio, a 41-year-old woman from Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, has been arrested for allegedly obtaining over $694,000 through fraudulent means from COVID-19 emergency relief funds, including Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds.

NJ Woman Arrested in $700k Government Relief Fraud

Berkeley, CA

The Berkeley Scanner

Maria Garcia remembers everything that happened on the day she said goodbye to Angel and Jazy, her two oldest sons, for the last time. Jazy, who had just turned 17, surprised everyone that night when he said he was going with Angel, 15, to a friend's quinceañera.

A year after deaths of Angel and Jazy, their mother asks: 'Why?'

Perkins, OK

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Langston, OK

Tryon, OK

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Perry, OK

Coyle, OK

Orlando, OK

Cushing, OK

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Yale, OK

Meridian, OK

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Texan gets 2-year prison term for financially exploiting elderly relative in Stillwater

(Stillwater, Okla.) — A 40-year-old man, who is serving a five-year prison term in Texas for violating a protective order there, has been given two concurrent...

Texan gets 2-year prison term for financially exploiting elderly relative in Stillwater

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