The Grime
Bank Impersonation
⏱ 2 min read Albert Guerra, a 26-year-old from Florida, has been running a nationwide bank impersonation scheme, targeting elderly victims across the US. Guerra and his associates obtained bank customer information, then called victims, falsely claiming to be investigating fraud at their banks. They convinced victims to withdraw cash and deliver it to purported…
PA Crime Spree
⏱ 3 min read Armoni Burton, Ausaun Porter, and Lawrence Strothers Jr., three Western Pennsylvania residents, have been charged with a string of violent crimes, including robbery, carjacking, and kidnapping, which took place from late December 2025 to January 2026 in areas such as White Oak and Pittsburgh. The crimes involved carjacking a vehicle at…
MacDill Threat
⏱ 2 min read Jonathan James Elder, a 35-year-old St. Petersburg man, called in a threat to MacDill Air Force Base on March 18, 2026, just days after a suspicious package was discovered at the base’s Visitor Control Center. Elder’s chilling threat, which included yelling ‘tick tick boom, it’s gonna be between your eyes,’ prompted…
Meth Kingpin
⏱ 2 min read A Canadian national, Guramrit Sidhu, 62, pleaded guilty to leading a massive drug trafficking operation that smuggled over 850 kilograms of methamphetamine and cocaine from the United States into Canada. The operation, which lasted from September 2020 to February 2023, brought in an estimated $15 million to $17 million worth of…
13 Years for Gun-Toting Felon
⏱ 2 min read Ricardo Wiley Steward, a 46-year-old Coralville man with a history of violent convictions, was found in possession of a loaded, stolen pistol and caught selling marijuana in the Iowa City area between 2024 and 2025. On February 2025, authorities discovered the firearm at a Coralville residence, and Steward’s felon status made…
Heroin Kingpin Busted
⏱ 2 min read Delanious Ward, a 57-year-old Elk Grove man, was at the helm of a vast drug network that stretched from California to New Orleans, peddling heroin and fentanyl to unsuspecting users. The operation, which was busted in 2024, involved multiple agencies and resulted in the arrest of seven defendants. Ward’s role as…
Springfield Man Pleads Guilty
⏱ 2 min read Joshua Garcia, a 26-year-old from Springfield, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and cocaine with the intent to distribute. The crime occurred on October 3, 2024, in Springfield, and Garcia was charged in March 2025. The guilty plea comes after a thorough investigation by federal authorities. Garcia’s charges include…
Kentucky Coke Ring
⏱ 2 min read Demarlo Henderson, a 41-year-old Paducah resident with two prior federal convictions for cocaine trafficking, was running a large-scale drug trafficking organization in McCracken County, Kentucky. Along with Lafaeabeian Stingley and others, Henderson’s crew distributed massive amounts of cocaine between December 2024 and January 2026. The operation was dismantled after a joint…
Glock-Switch Robbery
⏱ 2 min read A 20-year-old Marshall man, Jaquallon Tyjuan Hargett, was involved in a violent armed robbery in Daingerfield, Texas, on April 16, 2024. Hargett, armed with a pistol equipped with a machinegun conversion device, also known as a Glock-switch, robbed an individual of $100 at an ATM. The Glock-switch is a small mechanism…
Bronx Man Pleads Guilty
⏱ 2 min read Edwin Robles, a 38-year-old Bronx man, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft after making unauthorized withdrawals from bank accounts in New York, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. The crimes occurred between January 28 and February 5, 2025, when Robles and his co-conspirators, including Vance Ashley, Edward Richardson,…
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