A man was reportedly caught at an airport with more than one dozen bricks of cocaine hidden in his wheelchair.
34-year-old Gabriel Ruiz lives in Union City, New Jersey.
On June 21, Ruiz landed at the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after he left Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The man was using a “Jazzy 614” model electric wheelchair during his travels.
Three men are facing charges after allegedly taking money from elderly people in Rhode Island in what is referred to as a “Grandparent Scam.”
21-year-old Bryan Valdez-Espinosa and 22-year-old Diego A. Alarcon reside in Union City, N.J. They were reportedly working together with Jason Hatcher, 39, from New York City in a scheme to defraud several people who have grandchildren.
It was reported that between June 9 and June 11, the trio reached out to at least 11 people in different areas of Rhode Island. The men allegedly asked them to provide money to help their grandchildren with legal troubles.
An outfielder for the Atlanta Braves has been accused of strangling and threatening the life of his wife, who said he regularly abuses her.
30-year-old Marcell Ozuna, aka “The Big Bear,” has played professional baseball since 2013. He is currently an outfielder for the Atlanta Braves.
Ozuna and his wife got married in the Dominican Republic, and they have three children together.
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