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Bronx, NY – On Monday at approximately 7:52 PM, police responded to a 911 call reporting an unconscious individual at East 176 Street and Mohegan Avenue in the 48th Precinct. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 39-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds to the head. EMS responded and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.

The victim has been identified as Roman Martinez, a 39-year-old resident of 856 East 175 Street, Bronx, NY.

There have been no arrests made, and the investigation is ongoing. Authorities are urging anyone with information about the incident to contact the police.

Baltimore, MD – Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that no charges will be filed in the fatal police in-custody incident that occurred on January 10 in Baltimore County.

On January 9, shortly before 11:00 PM, five Baltimore County Police Department officers responded to a call about a “suspicious person” in the 10200 block of Reisterstown Road in Owings Mills, Maryland

. The 911 caller reported that the person, later identified as Craig Cousin, appeared impaired and was acting aggressively. Officers found Mr. Cousin near a shattered drive-thru window of a restaurant, partially clothed, bleeding, and erratic.

With the assistance of Mr. Cousin’s family members, officers restrained him and called for EMS, providing medical aid until they arrived. Mr. Cousin was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

One officer was also taken to a hospital for evaluation.

The Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) began investigating the incident on January 10 and completed its investigation on July 31. After reviewing all available evidence, the Office of the Attorney General determined that none of the officers involved committed a crime under Maryland law, and no charges will be filed.

Attorney General Brown's decision concludes the investigation into this incident.

Newark, NJ – Three residents of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, were extradited to the United States last week and appeared in Newark federal court yesterday on charges related to a widespread “grandparent scam” that defrauded elderly Americans of millions of dollars.

Juan Rafael Parra Arias, 41; Miguel Angel Vasquez, 24; and Jose Ismael Dilone Rodriguez, 34, are among 11 Dominican Nationals charged in a 19-count indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, unsealed on April 29. The court ordered the three men detained pending trial. Their extradition follows that of co-conspirators Rafael Ambiorix Rodriguez Guzman, 59, and Felix Samuel Reynoso Ventura, 37, who appeared in Newark federal court on July 22.

According to the indictment, Parra Arias, Vasquez, Dilone Rodriguez, and their co-conspirators ran a “grandparent” scam targeting seniors across the United States, including in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. Parra Arias allegedly led a network of call centers in Santiago, while Vasquez and Dilone Rodriguez recruited co-conspirators in the United States.

Court filings detail how “openers” in the call centers impersonated victims' relatives to convince them that their loved ones were in trouble. "Closers" then posed as attorneys, police officers, or court personnel, convincing victims to send money for bail or legal fees. Couriers, recruited and dispatched by Parra Arias, Vasquez, and Dilone Rodriguez, collected the cash from victims' homes or directed victims to mail it.

Parra Arias, Vasquez, and Dilone Rodriguez face multiple charges, including mail and wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison and fines up to $250,000 for each count of mail and wire fraud, and $500,000 for money laundering-related charges.

U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger stated, “These defendants allegedly exploited the love and devotion of elderly victims, cheating them out of millions. We are committed to protecting victims and prosecuting those who target vulnerable seniors.”

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton added, “We will vigorously pursue criminals who defraud victims through ‘grandparent scams’ and prioritize pursuing those who target vulnerable Americans from abroad. We thank the government of the Dominican Republic for their cooperation in extraditing these defendants.”