News from September 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Jose Hector Laguerre, age 47, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit robbery in connection with several robberies of patrons of the Maryland Live Casino.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: Many people who have heard of gallium nitride (GaN) know it as the semiconductor used in bright light-emitting diodes for flashlights and energy-efficient light bulbs. Those commercially important applications are based on thin (planar) films. But by the same growth method of slow deposition of gallium and nitrogen atoms to form successive layers, GaN can also be synthesized as three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures, which hold promise for many potential applications.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Nicholas Selser, 33, of Cranston, R.I., has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for manufacturing methamphetamine (meth) inside a residence of the D’Evan Manor housing complex in Cranston, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha, Cranston Police Chief Colonel Michael J. Winquist and Michael Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Field Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: TULSA, Okla.-The Justice Department has awarded $599,200 to the Tulsa Police Department as part of the Body-Worn Camera Pilot Implementation Program, announced United States Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: Hobbs, Las Cruces and Pueblo of Laguna Receive a Total of $1,921,987.00 in Grant Funding to Hire 16 Law Enforcement Officers.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: On Sept. 12, over 80 volunteers helped with projects including trail restoration and several beautification projects, one of which resulted in the removal of over 50 tires from the park! The efforts of these caring climbers left the park looking clean and beautiful.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: Urbana, Ill. - A November 2015 trial date has been scheduled for a Danville, Ill., man indicted on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, as announced by Jim Lewis, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois. A trial date of Nov. 24, 2015, has been set for Dashun W. Avery, 20, of the 800 block of N. Bowman Ave.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A ‘career con-man’ with twenty-one previous convictions for fraud has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for devising a scheme to deposit counterfeit bank checks into bank accounts he controlled then withdrawing some or all of the funds, and for violating the terms of supervised release on a previous federal conviction for fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: Woman Allegedly Met Minor Child During Online X-Box 360 Gaming.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: Dear Secretary Kerry and Secretary Pritzker...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: TAMPA, FL - The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), today announced funding awards to five cities and counties in the Middle District of Florida. These grants, totaling $2,096,297, are intended to create, and in some cases protect, 17 law enforcement positions. Over $107 million will be awarded nationally, through the COPS Hiring Program (CHP).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: Charleston, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Gregory Woods, 38, of Charleston, plead guilty in federal court in Charleston to using a cell phone to facilitate the distribution of cocaine and possession of marijuana for distribution.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, all 18 Democratic Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a detailed letter to Chairman Jason Chaffetz setting forth numerous objections to a hearing with Planned Parenthood scheduled for September 29-the day before Congress votes on a Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government open.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) funding awards to 11 agencies in the Northern District of Ohio, aimed at creating, and in some cases protecting, 43 law enforcement positions. Over $107 million will be awarded nationally, through the COPS Hiring Program (CHP), including $5.4 million in the Northern District of Ohio.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: The Keweenaw Peninsula is known for its scenic beauty, recreational activities, and copper mining heritage. While the area has many historic homes, buildings, and landscapes connected to the mining past, there is a great deal that is missing today. Historic photographs provide insight into the area's...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2015
News Release: On Sept. 26, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Rhode Islanders are encouraged to drop off their unused and expired prescription drugs at one of more than 30 locations across the state as part of the national Prescription Drug Take Back Program. The program was created in 2010 by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to prevent pill abuse and theft by allowing residents to rid their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 20, 2015
News Release: At 6:15 p.m. yesterday, Saturday, Sept. 19, park rangers were notified by climbers who witnessed a man take a tumbling fall from the summit of Batman Rock to the base. The 24 year old male from Vancouver, British Columbia was hiking and scouting several climbing routes. He was standing near the edge when he slipped. He was not roped in.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 20, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) will host a roundtable policy discussion tomorrow, Sept. 22, entitled “Earthquake Early Warning in the Pacific Northwest: Preparing for the Big One." The roundtable will take place...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded a $629,993 contract to Waverley Labs of Waterford, Virginia. Waverley will create new tools to defend ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On Sept. 19, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will travel to New York to review ongoing security preparations in advance of the 70th United Nations General Assembly and Pope Francis’ visit next week. Secretary Johnson has designated ...
