Medford Man Built, Sold 100+ 'Ghost' Guns From Home, DA Says
A Long Island man is facing serious charges after running a massive “ghost” gun operation out of his Medford home, selling illegal weapons and manufacturing firearms using 3D printers, prosecutors said.
Daniel Probeck, 35, was indicted on numerous weapons charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, July 9, following a months-long investigation that led to the largest ghost gun seizure in Suffolk County history.
Probeck sold multiple firearms, including three assault weapons, to an undercover officer for cash earlier this year, according to prosecutors. The weapons reportedly had cosmetic …
Teen Duo Caught With Machine Guns On SEPTA Bus In Philadelphia: DOJ
Two teens were arrested after police say they boarded a SEPTA bus in Philadelphia with machine guns hidden under their clothes, federal authorities announced on Wednesday, May 14.
Kysem Humphrey, 19, and Jayquan Jett, 18, were charged by indictment with possession of a machine gun, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The indictment alleges the pair were caught with personally manufactured firearms that had been illegally modified into fully automatic weapons. Philadelphia Police officers found the weapons during a stop on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024,…
Student Threatens To Shoot Springfield School; Mom, 2 Others Busted
Springfield detectives have arrested a 12-year-old's mother and two others after the child told a classmate they were going to bring a gun to school, authorities announced Tuesday, March 26.
Lilly Casanova, 40, Ramon Gonzalez, 24, and Nathan Gonzalez, 20, were arrested early Tuesday morning after police raided their home on White Street, Springfield police said.
Springfield police received a tip that a 12-year-old had boasted about having access to guns and was planning on bringing one of them to school. Officers contacted the student's mom, Casanova, who told them the chil…
Standoff In Dudley: Man Led Police On Chase, Fired Gun Into Air, Officers Say
A man in Dudley led police on a chase before firing a gun into the air when cornered by officers on Thursday, Feb. 9.
Dudley police were called to Chase Avenue just before noon after someone called police to say the man, whose name was not released, had left the area with a "training gun," officials said. Officers spotted him near Village Street and tried to pull him over, but he sped away.
The chase was short-lived as the man got out of the car and fired several blanks into the air. Police pulled back and called for backup. Officers from Webster, Oxford, Douglas, and State Troo…
Man Charged With Killing His Brother In Bethel Pleads Not Guilty
A Bethel man arrested for killing his older brother has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
Matthew J. O'Dell, 40, was arrested on murder charges on Wednesday, Nov. 13, by Bethel Police.
The prosecutor said his brother, Richard O'Dell, 42, had been shot four times in the head at close range.
During the hearing where O'Dell pleaded not guilty, attorneys said that he suffered from mental health issues.
Richard O'Dell was found dead by his mother around 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 11, at their home on Apollo Drive, said the Bethel Police.
At first, the mother thought her older son had c…
Attorney Failed To Report Stolen Guns, Including One Used To Shoot At Cops, Stamford PD Says
A Stamford attorney has been arrested for allegedly failing to report the theft of six of his handguns after one of the guns was used to shoot at Stamford Police officers during an arrest attempt.
Ridgely W. Brown, 72, was arrested on Wednesday, July 10, on six counts of reckless endangerment and failure to report a stolen handgun, said Stamford Police Lt. Michael Noto.
Brown was arrested after he came to the Stamford Police Department on Monday, July 8, to report that six of his guns had been stolen sometime in October or November of 2018, Noto said.
When asked why he waited eight months …
