FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. Sgt. Emily Newsome knows what it takes to be an Army Reserve "Best Warrior," having competed on behalf of the 99th Readiness Division in the 2023 competition. With this year's conversion to the Best Squad Competition, Newsome returned to compete in the division-level competition this past March in California. "I volunteered to take part in th  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Today a federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy alleging that he used excessive force when he assaulted and pepper-sprayed a woman during a shoplifting investigation outside a WinCo Foods in Lancaster last year. Trevor James Kirk, 31, of Santa Clarita, is charged in a single-count in  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: A Palo Alto man was arrested today for sending threats of violence to a United States Congresswoman and a Florida State Representative. The defendant, Aaditya Chand was arrested earlier today. According to the criminal complaint unsealed earlier today, on Feb. 15, 2024, Chand, 22, allegedly used an Instagram account to send direct mes  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-099-R24) on Aug. 30, 2024, entitled "Mail Theft Mitigation and Response- San Francisco, California." Here are excerpts: * * * Background This report presents the results of our audit of Mail Theft Mitigation and Response at the Parkside Station, Rincon Finance Center Station, and Townsend Carrier Annex Station in San Francisco, CA. The stations are in the California 1 District   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Maria Dulce Pino Dickerson and her companies Creative Legal Fundings in CA and The Ubiquity Group LLC with raising approximately $7 million from more than 130 investors through a fraudulent securities offering targeting members of the Filipino-American community across the United States. According to the SEC's complaint, from app  more