LOS ANGELES – Authorities arrested 18 people who have ties to Asian gangs operating in Southern California that illegally sold drugs and guns as part of an 18-month investigation, federal officials said Tuesday. The probe into the Black Dragons, Wah Ching and Asian Boyz gangs… Read More »FBI task force targets drugs, gun sales from Asian gangs
JACKSON, Miss. – A drone carrying marijuana, cigarette lighters and cellphones got caught in a net above a Mississippi prison fence, resulting in the arrest of two men, state corrections officials said Wednesday. John Travis Ross, 33, of Vicksburg and Joshua Ray Corban, 18, of… Read More »Contraband-laden drone snags in prison net; 2 arrested
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Alaska Court of Appeals has ruled law enforcement officers cannot use cameras and drones for aerial searches of property without a warrant. The court acknowledged police have a legal right to fly over property, but the use of observational technology violates… Read More »Alaska court rules police need aerial surveillance warrants
AGUANGA, Calif. – Seven people were found fatally shot at an illegal marijuana growing operation in rural Southern California, authorities said. The crime scene was discovered before dawn Monday after deputies responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon at a home… Read More »7 fatally shot at illegal California marijuana growing site
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A highly decorated U.S. Forest Service police dog suffered nine stab wounds during a marijuana raid in Northern California. But he survived after he was airlifted to a veterinary clinic, the agency said Friday. What’s more, it’s the second time the dog,… Read More »US Forest Service police dog survives second stabbing attack
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Federal authorities said Thursday that they have charged 12 people and seized nearly $8 million in cash, jewels and precious metals after disrupting a criminal enterprise that dealt drugs and sold illegally harvested shark fins to buyers overseas. U.S. Attorney Bobby Christine… Read More »Indictment accuses 12 of illegally trading shark fins, drugs
BURLINGTON, Vt. – A Canadian man is facing charges stemming from an attempt to smuggle 226 pounds (102.5 kilograms) of marijuana into the United States from Canada, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The court documents filed in U.S. District Court in Burlington said two Border Patrol… Read More »Canadian facing charges in marijuana smuggling try
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles city attorney has filed dozens of criminal charges alleging fire code and safety violations against the owner of a building that exploded in the city’s downtown and injured 12 firefighters, officials announced Friday. The owner of the building faces… Read More »LA prosecutor files charges in May explosion that injured 12
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – A northern Virginia prosecutor who says her county’s judges are infringing on her discretion to dismiss charges and enter plea bargains is asking the state Supreme Court to intervene on her behalf. Arlington County Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti filed a petition… Read More »Prosecutor pushes to maintain discretion on dropping charges
WASHINGTON – Joe Biden’s controversial remarks about race this week risk alienating young Black voters who despise President Donald Trump but are not inspired by his Democratic rival. When pressed by Errol Barnett of CBS News on whether he’d taken a cognitive test, Biden responded… Read More »Biden risks alienating young Black voters after race remarks