Swat-style Raid Ends Armed Facebook Marketplace Shoe Robbery In Bethlehem: Police
A Facebook Marketplace sale of $1,000 worth of athletic shoes ended with two men accused of robbing juvenile sellers at gunpoint before a SWAT-style raid led to their arrests in Bethlehem, police announced Monday, June 1.
Sekani Damani Hartley, 23, of Bethlehem, and Israel Alexis Cortes, 23, of Allentown, were charged following the robbery on the 1700 block of Shimer Avenue on Saturday, May 30, according to the Bethlehem Police Department.
Officers responded around 2:06 p.m. after receiving a report of an armed robbery involving two juvenile victims.
Investigators said the victims had arra…
Watch Video: Jewelry Robbery Plot Led To Deadly Lincoln University Mass Shooting, Chesco DA
A deadly mass shooting during homecoming at one of America’s oldest historically Black colleges has now been tied to a targeted robbery scheme — and newly released court documents include video showing a gunman moments before shots rang out.
Four people have been charged in connection with the Oct. 25, 2025, shooting at Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
William Sells, 20, Makaveli Valera, 19, and a 17-year-old boy — all of Wilmington, Delaware — are charged with murder, robbery, conspiracy, and related offenses after investiga…
Gun Found In Morrisville Teen’s Bedroom Linked To NJ Straw Purchasing Scheme
A gun with an obliterated serial number found inside a juvenile’s bedroom in Bucks County was traced back to a New Jersey man who illegally purchased multiple firearms for others, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Christopher Demond Lee Jr., 30, of Ewing, was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 13, in Bucks County Court after pleading guilty in September to felony dealing in proceeds of unlawful activity, felony making materially false written statements in connection with the purchase of firearms, and felony criminal conspiracy, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.
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'Not Mine,' Says Traveler Caught With Gun, Ammo At JFK Airport: TSA
An upstate New York man not only insisted he had "no idea" how a gun and ammunition for it ended up in his carry-on bag at JFK Airport, authorities said.
"He also claimed the gun didn't belong to him," TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said.
The firearm with a separate box containing five bullets triggered an alarm at a Transportation Security Administration X-ray unit on Wednesday, April 19, Farbstein said.
Port Authority police summoned to the checkpoint took the Liberty, NY, man into custody and seized the gun and ammo, she said Thursday.
“It is the busy spring travel season," said John…
Man Accused Of Driving Shootout In North Cambridge With Kids In Car Found Guilty: DA
A Boston man accused of taking part in a rolling shootout in moving cars was found guilty on multiple gun charges, authorities said.
Che Meranda, 31, of Boston, drove through North Cambridge in August 2021, exchanging shots with another man along Pemberton and Middlesex streets with his two young children in the car, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.
Luckily, no one was injured in the duel, but multiple cars were damaged by stray bullets, authorities said at the time.
Meranda was found guilty last week of two counts of assault with intent to kill, a…
Feds: NJ Ex-Con Caught With 33 Guns, High-Capacity Mags, Silencer, Ammo
A South Jersey ex-con who was investigated after he bought a silencer online was found with dozens of guns, along with high-capacity magazines and ammo, said federal authorities who arrested him Friday.
Darick Nollett, 30, who lives in Cumberland County near the Delaware Bay, caught the attention of law enforcement when he bought a “fuel filter” – a device commonly used to silence firearms, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
As a convicted felon, Nollett is prohibited from having weaponry.
A court-approved search of his Heislerville home turned up a trove of guns and more, Carpentio said:…
