Crime

House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump. The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict that has reordered politics at home […More]

New York man found guilty in Chinese ‘secret police station’ case SUMMARY: * Lu Jianwang arrested in 2023 on charges of acting as Chinese agent * Prosecutors say Lu operated the station out of a Chinatown office building * Lu pleaded not guilty; lawyer says he did not act at Beijing’s direction A New York ​man was found guilty on […More]

Belize security forces seize plane, 551kg of suspected cocaine. Security forces in Belize say they have seized a plane and more than 550 kilograms of suspected cocaine following a multi-agency operation carried out over the weekend in the northern part of the country. Authorities said the operation, conducted on April 10 in the Neuland area of the Corozal District, resulted […More]

A bloody gang rampage lasted 3 days day in Haiti as armed groups attacked the town of Marchand Dessalines on Wednesday (4/1/26), according to police and rights groups. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands forced to flee their homes amid the chaos in Artibonite, Haiti’s major agricultural region. The attack comes before the expected arrival of an international […More]

NYC man freed after serving 19 years of a 20-to-life sentence for robbery he didn’t commit. A Queens man was freed and exonerated after 19 years in prison for a robbery he didn’t commit after the Brooklyn district attorney’s office found he unwittingly used a money order belonging to the victim to buy a stove for his mother. Kenneth Windley, […More]

A 75-year-old Trinidadian man has been arrested and charged in the killing of his wife, Salisha Ali, after her dismembered body was found in multiple locations across Queens. The suspect, Rupchand Simboo, was taken into custody Wednesday following a medical examiner’s finding that a sharp instrument had been used to kill Ali. Ali, 34, was last seen alive on July […More]

Jamaican couple and daughter killed in New Jersey murder-suicide. A family with Jamaican roots was at the center of a tragic murder-suicide in the United States after a man fatally shot his Jamaican wife and her parents inside their New Jersey home before taking his own life, authorities say. The victims have been identified as 38-year-old Deonna Stewart and her […More]

Transnational organized crime biggest security threat to Caribbean, says Jamaica’s ambassador. Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Retired) Antony Anderson, has warned that transnational organized crime remains the most serious security threat facing the Caribbean, while pointing to Jamaica’s recent crime reductions as evidence that sustained reform can deliver results. Anderson made the remarks during a public forum […More]

Andrew arrested: Former prince arrested amid Epstein files investigation Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and is in police custody. Thames Valley Police confirmed the arrest on Thursday following allegations made against the former prince after the release of millions of pages […More]

Guyana opposition leader Azruddin Mohamed accuses police of political persecution. Guyana Opposition Leader and sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed on Wednesday accused the Guyanese Government and the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) of political persecution after police executed a search warrant at his Lombard Street business location. Police officers carried out the operation at the premises, where three individuals who reportedly […More]