Two men — including one from Reading — who were members of a motorcycle gang chapter in Schuylkill County have been convicted in U.S. Middle District Court of robbery and firearm charges. Solomon Rodriguez, 34, of Reading and Steven Wong, 43, of Shallotte, N.C., were convicted June 21 of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, […]
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Mobile man sentenced for illegal firearm possession: USDOJ
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man will serve time in prison after he was found guilty of firearm possession by a previously convicted felon, according to the United States Department of Justice. Vehicle identified in hit-and-run that killed Theodore woman 26-year-old Randy Fisher Crandle was arrested on Nov. 22, 2022, by Mobile Police after […]
Charlotte convicted felon sentenced 8 years in prison for having a firearm
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Charlotte man was sentenced to 96 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to documents filed in the case and court proceedings on September 25, 2022, Bryan Dequan Ledbetter, 48, used a bedroom window to enter […]
Retired chaplain opens firearm and gun repair store in Seaside
SEASIDE — Bryan McKelvey looked at opening a firearms and gun repair store as a way to stay busy in retirement. The former senior chaplain at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office had a store in Jewell before expanding with Nehalem Valley Firearms on S. Roosevelt Drive in Seaside in June. Guns James Green, Shoana McKelvey […]
Collier County man faces charges after pointing firearm at bicyclist in road rage incident
An unincorporated Collier County man faces charges after Naples police say he pointed a firearm at a bicyclist during a road rage encounter. Robert Francis Stoico Jr., 55, faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police said in a news release that on Tuesday, a city resident reported a road rage incident involving […]
Can you carry a firearm onto school grounds in WA? This Little League mother didn’t think so
A woman who went to watch her 8-year-old son play in a Little League baseball game at Mount Tahoma High School this week was startled by something she saw: A man open-carrying a pistol on his hip. The woman was unnerved enough to alert Tacoma police. She told The News Tribune that responses she received […]
Crime and Public Safety | Longmont, Erie police notes: Man arrested for firearm possession, illegal narcotics
May 28—LONGMONT Sunday —10:45 p.m. Officers made a traffic stop in the 500 block of South Hover Street. They arrested a woman for outstanding warrants. They arrested a man for possession of a firearm by a previous offender and possession of illegal narcotics. —11:21 p.m. Police patrolled a park in the 1300 block of 21st […]
Contrary to popular belief, Tennessee enacted firearm safety laws. Here’s what happened.
For approximately 40 years, motor vehicle accidents were the leading cause of death for U.S. children and adolescents. But in 2020, for the first time in history, firearms surpassed car accidents as the No. 1 killer of American children. In Tennessee, we reached that horrible milestone three years earlier, in 2017. This shift didn’t happen […]
Switchblade, firearm found on man with warrant in Hercules
(KRON) – The Hercules Police Department arrested a 38-year-old man with an outstanding warrant in a shopping center parking lot, the department announced on its Facebook. A Hercules police officer noticed a black Volvo SUV while patrolling the shopping center parking lot of 828 Willow Avenue at 9:53 p.m. on Thursday. After investigating, the officer […]
One dead in Opelousas after accidental firearm discharge
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY)– An unintentional discharge of a firearm in Opelousas led to the death of one victim, according to the Opelousas Police Department. Opelousas General Hospital South Campus notified OPD Saturday, around 6 a.m., that a private vehicle dropped off someone with a gunshot wound. Authorities said at the 100 block of Willard Lane, […]
A$AP Rocky to face trial this year in firearm case
ASAP Rocky will face a trial in October this year after pleading not guilty to two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm in Los Angeles. The US rapper, real name Rakim Mayers, is alleged to have pointed a semi-automatic handgun at a former friend and collaborator before allegedly firing it in his direction outside […]
Trump to rouse firearm owners at gun lobby gathering
Donald Trump is set to address thousands of gun owners on Saturday, seeking to boost their enthusiasm for his White House bid even further, a day after launching an obscenity-laden tirade against Democratic rival Joe Biden. Taking a weekend break from his New York criminal trial, Trump was due to address the politically powerful National […]