Hamden Man Convicted In Deadly New Haven Shooting Of 27-Year-Old Learns His Fate
A Connecticut man will spend decades behind bars for a deadly shooting that left one person dead and another seriously hurt in a New Haven neighborhood.
Treyvon Battle, 35, of Hamden, was sentenced to serve 80 years in prison on Wednesday, April 22, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said.
A jury found Battle guilty of murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit in January.
The charges stem from a shooting that happened on May 27, 2017, on Dickerman Street in New Haven.
Prosecutors said Battle opened fi…
Ghost Guns, Assault Rifle Found: Cousins Indicted In Baldwin Firearms Bust, Nassau DA Says
Two men are accused of trafficking and selling ghost guns and other firearms in Nassau County, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Rubenny Torres Duran, 29, of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, and his cousin, Jose Torres Moncion, 29, of Kings County, New York, were indicted after an investigation into illegal gun sales in Freeport and Baldwin between April and May 2025, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly.
Both men were arraigned before Judge Helene Gugerty on multiple felony counts, including Criminal Sale of a Firearm in the First Degree, Criminal Sale of a Fire…
‘Operation Powder Burn’: 20 Caught In Largest Gun Bust In Orange County History, DA Says
A massive, eight-month investigation into an illegal gun and drug trafficking ring operating out of Orange County has resulted in the arrest of 20 people and the recovery of more than 55 firearms, hundreds of grams of drugs, and over $65,000 in cash, prosecutors announced.
Dubbed “Operation Powder Burn,” the coordinated effort spanned multiple states and involved local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, making it the largest gun trafficking case in Orange County history, District Attorney David M. Hoovler said in an announcement on Friday, Aug. 1.
The investigation re…
34 Victims Targeted In $155K ‘Bank Jugging’ Crime Spree Across Maryland, DC: AG
It started with a simple errand—cash a check, make a deposit, grab some quick cash from the ATM.
But dozens of unsuspecting Marylanders never made it home without being ambushed, beaten, threatened, or shot at by two organized crews who police say terrorized neighborhoods for nearly a year in a violent $155,000 “bank jugging” spree.
Now, seven men are facing a mountain of charges, including gang activity, armed carjacking, armed robbery, assault, firearms violations, and even attempted murder, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Friday, May 9.
Those charged are:
Tyriq Jayro…
College Student In Boston Firebombed Tesla Dealership While On Spring Break, Feds Say
A college freshman on spring break is now facing federal charges after allegedly tossing a Molotov cocktail at a Tesla dealership, torching two Cybertrucks in a late-night firebombing.
Owen McIntire, 19, of Kansas City, Missouri, who attends college in Boston, was arrested and appeared in federal court in Massachusetts on Friday, April 18.
Prosecutors say the charges stem from a Monday, March 17 blaze at the Tesla Center in Kansas City, where he’s accused of using incendiary devices, including one that didn’t detonate, to start a fire that destroyed two vehicles worth more than $100,000 eac…
Incest, Child Rape: Woman In US Illegally Faces Horrifying Crimes Against Mass Child
Federal authorities have arrested a Brazilian woman living illegally in Massachusetts who now faces multiple charges connected to the sexual abuse of a child, officials said.
Ilma Leandro De Oliveira, 53, was taken into custody in Falmouth on March 20 by agents from ICE, the FBI, and the ATF, according to officials on Tuesday, April 15.
De Oliveira is accused of committing numerous crimes involving the sexual abuse of a child. According to ICE, she is charged with rape of a child, reckless endangerment of a child, indecent exposure, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, unnatura…
Illegal Immigrant Released After Sex Abuse Conviction Re-Arrested In Great Falls: ICE
A Guatemalan national convicted of having sex with a child was released by a Virginia jail despite an ICE detainer — but now he's back in federal custody after a major multi-agency takedown, authorities said.
Ander Cortez-Mendez, 21, was arrested on Wednesday, April 2 in Falls Church, by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers working with ATF, the DEA, and the Diplomatic Security Service, ICE officials announced.
Cortez-Mendez, who is in the country illegally, had previously been convicted in Fairfax County Circuit Court of consensual sexual intercourse with a child.
He was …
Massive Explosion, Fire Injures 13 —Including 6 Firefighters — At Pennsylvania Chemical Plant
At least 13 people were injured after a massive industrial fire led to an explosion at the Parker LORD Corporation facility in Saegertown, Crawford County, on Sunday morning, Feb. 9.
Fire officials were called to the chemical plant along South Street around 10:30 a.m. after an automatic fire alarm went off within the facility, according to a statement from the corporation. As crews worked to contain the fire, an explosion occurred at approximately 10:40 a.m., officials said.
Chuck Lawrence, Saegertown Borough Emergency Manager, described the explosion as "major," stating, "The initial crew …
