Illegal Immigrant Charged With Double Sterling Murder, Sheriff Says
An 18-year-old gang member in the country illegally has been charged in connection to a double fatal shooting in Loudoun County over the summer, authorities announced on Friday.
Marilyn Medrano-Ortiz, an El Salvadorian national with ties to MS-13 who came into the country from California, has been arrested for the shooting in Sterling that claimed the lives of Mijal Conejero-Romera, of Sterling, and her friend, Arlington resident Diego Alexander Wollett, both 22, in August.
Shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, the two were shot during an apparent altercation in the 21000 block of …
Temple Fentanyl, Meth Dealer Arrested In Ongoing Berks County Undercover Operation: DA
A 39-year-old man has been arrested in part of an ongoing investigation of the Berks County District Attorney's Drug Task Force, authorities said.
Fidel Yamil Ruiz, of Temple, was arrested for possessing and dealing methamphetamine and fentanyl at his home on 12th Avenue on Friday, Oct. 4, the Berks County District Attorney's Office announced.
He was transported to the Berks County Central Processing Center for arraignment.
This arrest was made as part of Operation Trapped, in which 11 pounds of methamphetamine, eight pounds of fentanyl, multiple loaded firearms, and more were seized …
Bloomingdale Ex-Con's Stash Of Assault Rifles, High-Capacity Ammo Seized, Police Say
A 50-year-old New Jersey ex-convict is facing multiple charges after police responding to a call for service found assault rifles, high-capacity magazines, and more stashed in safes in the home, authorities said.
Bloomingdale officers had responded to a local home on Sept. 19, when they discovered two safes, " which officers reasonably believed contained illegal firearms," the department said in a news release.
In the following days, the Detective Bureau conducted a follow-up investigation and executed two search warrants on the safes, owned by Omar Dudley, police said.
They uncovered seve…
Totowa Mom Rallying For Jailed Son, 35, After Police Uncover Cache Of Illegal Weapons
A Passaic County woman has launched a fundraiser in an effort to help her son who remains jailed after authorities uncovered his massive stash of firearms, high-capacity magazines, and other illegal items last week.
Cheryl Arena's GoFundMe for Kyle Arena, of Totowa, had raised more than $14,000 as of Sunday night, Sept. 29. Arena explains on the campaign that her 35-year-old son was "pinched" after a disgruntled Facebook user filed a complaint against him, prompting authorities to search the house he lives in with his parents, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
Cheryl Arena called it "a…