Wanted Man's Smelly Escape Plan Flushed In Vernon After Routine Traffic Stop Lands Him In Cuffs Wanted Man's Smelly Escape Plan Flushed In Vernon After Routine Traffic Stop Lands Him In Cuffs
Wanted Man's Smelly Escape Plan Flushed In Vernon After Routine Traffic Stop Lands Him In Cuffs A wanted Connecticut man who police say previously escaped officers by crawling through a sewage pipe has been arrested, authorities said.  Jaylenn Baez, 29, was arrested early Sunday morning, April 13, in Wethersfield. When authorities realized he had an outstanding warrant, they handed him over to Connecticut State Police, officials said.  The warrant stems from a police chase on Feb. 25 in Vernon after police spotted him driving with the license plate from a different vehicle on his car, authorities said.  Baez refused to stop and pushed his Infiniti as hard as it would g…
Man Found Dead In Allentown Tent Identified As Horacio Miranda, 58: Coroner Seeks Next Of Kin Man Found Dead In Allentown Tent Identified As Horacio Miranda, 58: Coroner Seeks Next Of Kin
Man Found Dead In Allentown Tent Identified As Horacio Miranda, 58: Coroner Seeks Next Of Kin A man was found dead in a tent in Allentown, and authorities are searching for his next of kin, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office and Forensics Center announced in a previously released statement on Wednesday, March 27. Horacio Miranda, 58, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 4:56 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 in the 500 block of American Parkway NE, officials said. Miranda’s cause of death was determined to be mixed drug toxicity involving cocaine and fentanyl, and the manner of death was ruled accidental, according to the coroner’s office. Anyone with information about Miranda’s family is …
Dark Web Dealer ‘MamaKnowsBrown,’ Bloods Gang, Family Tied To 21 Suffolk Drug Arrests: DA Dark Web Dealer ‘MamaKnowsBrown,’ Bloods Gang, Family Tied To 21 Suffolk Drug Arrests: DA
Dark Web Dealer ‘MamaKnowsBrown,’ Bloods Gang, Family Tied To 21 Suffolk Drug Arrests: DA A Long Island woman accused of running a dark web drug storefront called "MamaKnowsBrown" is among 21 people indicted in a massive Suffolk County narcotics trafficking case involving Bloods gang members and a family-run network, District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Friday, April 11, 2025. Carolyn Tolin, 46, of Centereach, allegedly shipped heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and powder cocaine to customers across 40 states, operating her dark web storefront from the garage of her home and accepting cryptocurrency payments, prosecutors said. Tolin was one of several alleged trafficker…
Drug Lab In Hotel: Cocaine, Scales Found In Suspect's New Rochelle Storage Unit, Cops Say Drug Lab In Hotel: Cocaine, Scales Found In Suspect's New Rochelle Storage Unit, Cops Say
Drug Lab In Hotel: Cocaine, Scales Found In Suspect's New Rochelle Storage Unit, Cops Say A suspicious hotel room fire in Westchester that initially led police to a clandestine drug lab has now uncovered a much larger drug manufacturing and distribution operation, authorities announced.  The investigation began on Sunday, April 6, when emergency crews responded to a fire on the 7th floor of the Marriott Residence Inn at 35 LeCount Pl. in New Rochelle around 9:19 p.m. Although the hotel’s fire suppression system controlled the blaze, it caused extensive flooding throughout the floor, as Daily Voice reported.    Inside the room where the fire started, officers …
Violent Fentanyl Crew In South Baltimore Indicted In Major Gun, Drug Bust: AG Violent Fentanyl Crew In South Baltimore Indicted In Major Gun, Drug Bust: AG
Violent Fentanyl Crew In South Baltimore Indicted In Major Gun, Drug Bust: AG A violent drug ring operating out of South Baltimore has been taken down following a major multi-agency investigation targeting fentanyl sales and gun violence, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced. Eleven members of a drug trafficking organization accused of peddling fentanyl, heroin, and crack cocaine in the Curtis Bay area were indicted after a coordinated law enforcement sting uncovered guns, drugs, and ties to multiple overdoses and shootings, officials said on Wednesday, April 9. The crew operated in the area of Morrison Court — a notorious South Baltimore corridor lined …
Hyattsville Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced ‘Perc’ To Teen Gets Prison Time In Overdose Death Hyattsville Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced ‘Perc’ To Teen Gets Prison Time In Overdose Death
Hyattsville Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced ‘Perc’ To Teen Gets Prison Time In Overdose Death A Maryland man will serve prison time for selling the pill that led to a teen’s death, authorities announced. Cesar Alexander Lopez, 26, of Hyattsville, was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday, April 7, in Montgomery County Circuit Court, where he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the death of 17-year-old Aiden Vining, according to State’s Attorney John McCarthy. Lopez received a 10-year sentence with all but five years suspended. He will also be on supervised probation for five years after his release. Prosecutors say Vining was found unresponsive in his Montgomery Co…
Dad Who Nearly Killed Toddler Son With Fentanyl Poisoning In Lake Grove Gets Years In Prison Dad Who Nearly Killed Toddler Son With Fentanyl Poisoning In Lake Grove Gets Years In Prison
Dad Who Nearly Killed Toddler Son With Fentanyl Poisoning In Lake Grove Gets Years In Prison A New York father will spend years in prison after his infant son nearly died from fentanyl poisoning. Long Island resident James Carr, 36, of Lake Grove, was sentenced to 5 ½ years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, April 7, after a jury found him guilty of assault and related charges stemming from the harrowing near-fatal overdose of his 11-month-old son. Emergency crews responded to Carr’s Lake Grove home on Colmar Avenue on Jan. 13, 2024, after a 911 call reporting an unresponsive toddler. By the time medics arrived, the boy had turned blue, his eyes were rolled back in his…
Accused Leominster Dealer Charged In Man's Overdose Death Accused Leominster Dealer Charged In Man's Overdose Death
Accused Leominster Dealer Charged In Man's Overdose Death A 39-year-old Central Massachusetts man now is accused of helping cause an overdose death last year, authorities said.  Eric Stone, of Leominster, was arrested and charged with manslaughter and drug distribution in the death of a woman in Fitchburg last year, the Worcester County District Attorney said.  Police said Stone supplied a 44-year-old man with cocaine and fentanyl on June 20, 2024, authorities said. The man was found dead alone in a Leominster home later that day.  The victim's name was not released.  Stone is being held on a $25,000 bond, police said.
‘Horrible Influence’ With TBI Sentenced After Fentanyl-Fueled Crime Spree: Lancaster DA ‘Horrible Influence’ With TBI Sentenced After Fentanyl-Fueled Crime Spree: Lancaster DA
‘Horrible Influence’ With TBI Sentenced After Fentanyl-Fueled Crime Spree: Lancaster DA A Chester County man described by a judge as a “horrible influence on the community” has been sentenced after pleading guilty to a months-long crime spree that ended in a violent, fentanyl-fueled crash, authorities announced. James Michael Steffy, 41, of West Ridge Road in West Nottingham Township, was sentenced to 14 to 28 years in state prison on Tuesday, March 26, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Judge Thomas Sponaugle also ordered Steffy to pay more than $52,000 in restitution to his victims. The public “needs to be protected from Mr. Steffy,” the judge sai…
Routine Norwalk Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Bust: Police Routine Norwalk Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Bust: Police
Routine Norwalk Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Bust: Police Police arrested a man with a known history of drug crimes following a routine traffic stop on Monday, April 1, authorities said.  Trey Daniel Greene, 31, of Bridgeport, faces multiple felonies following the stop at the Stuart Avenue and Connecticut Avenue intersection in Norwalk, police said.  Officers pulled over a vehicle Greene was in and found 8.25 grams of cocaine, 14 grams of crack, 12 grams of fentanyl, and 14 folds of heroin, Norwalk police said.  He was being held on a $100,000 bond, police said. 
Reading Pair Caught With 14K Fentanyl Pills On NJ Highway: Prosecutor Reading Pair Caught With 14K Fentanyl Pills On NJ Highway: Prosecutor
Reading Pair Caught With 14K Fentanyl Pills On NJ Highway: Prosecutor A Pennsylvania couple was arrested after police say they were caught transporting 14,000 suspected fentanyl pills with a street value of $420,000 on a North Jersey highway. Edgar Holguin-Reyes, 30, and Yakayra Reyes, 27, both of Reading, PA, were pulled over around 6:35 p.m. on Sunday, March 30, on Route 287 in Mahwah, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. During the stop, detectives searched the vehicle and found approximately 14,000 suspected fentanyl pills, Musella said. The pills are believed to have a total street value of $420,000. Holguin-Reyes and Reyes were each charged with…
Murder For Hire: Hartford Man Tried To Enlist Hitman Over 'Disrepect' In Drug Case, Feds Say Murder For Hire: Hartford Man Tried To Enlist Hitman Over 'Disrepect' In Drug Case, Feds Say
Murder For Hire: Hartford Man Tried To Enlist Hitman Over 'Disrepect' In Drug Case, Feds Say A Connecticut man is facing serious federal charges after authorities say he trafficked large amounts of deadly drugs into Vermont and tried to hire someone to commit murder, authorities said.  Tremaine Knight, 43, also known as “Brody,” of Hartford, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of murder-for-hire and distribution of fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine, the US Attorney for Rhode Island said. Federal investigators say Knight sold drugs during five undercover buys between February and March, including two deals in Brattleboro, Vermont. He allegedly brought drugs from …