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• Trial Date Scheduled for Former Patriots Receiver Stefon Diggs Following Felony Strangulation and Assault Allegations

  Published: Apr 2, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A Massachusetts judge has established a May 4 trial date for former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs in Dedham District Court. Diggs faces serious charges of felony...

• Fairfax County Parents Express Outrage After 19 Year Old Charged with Multiple Assaults at Local High School

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Israel Flores Ortiz, a 19 year old who entered the U.S. in 2024, faces nine counts of assault and battery following allegations of groping female students in school hallways. The i...

• Spartanburg Authorities Renew Search for "Armed and Dangerous" Suspect Following Violent Triple Assault

  Published: Mar 16, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Police in the Upstate are calling for public assistance in locating Brandon Diquan Hicklin, who is wanted in connection with a violent home invasion. Investigators allege that Hick...

• Transit Police Seek Public Assistance Identifying Suspect in Violent Prudential Station Assault

  Published: Mar 11, 2026

  Section: Crime

  MBTA Transit Police have released surveillance images of a man wanted for allegedly spitting on and repeatedly striking a Green Line rider at the Prudential station. The unprovoked...

• Pardoned Capitol Rioter Bryan Betancur Arrested Following Viral Videos of Nonconsensual Touching on Washington Metro

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A Silver Spring man previously convicted in the January 6 Capitol breach has been taken into custody for assault and battery on a transit train. The arrest followed several social...