Security News in Brief: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Oklahoma City Memorial Ceremony on the 26th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Every year, on the 19th of April, people gather here at this beautiful memorial to remember those who were killed, those who survived, and those who were changed forever, to commemorate the strength of the community that came together in the face of such great loss, and to celebrate the resilience that makes Oklahoma City a model for communities everywhere.

Defense News in Brief: Serving Side by Side

Source: United States Navy

SOUTH CHINA SEA – According to defense.gov, only one percent of Americans make the commitment to serve in their nation’s military. Service members, whether enlisted or commissioned, serve side by side every day in various parts of the world, defending their country’s freedom and liberty.

Defense News in Brief: Navy Recognizes NAVSUP with Awards for Human Resources and EEO Community Excellence

Source: United States Navy

MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania – Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, and NAVSUP Business System Center (BSC) in Mechanicsburg received Human Resources (HR) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Community Support Team/Group Awards as part of the 2020 Department of the Navy (DoN) HR and EEO Community Awards for Excellence, April 7.

FBI Seeking Potential Victims in Brian T. Summerson and Pierre L. Washington Investigation

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

MEMPHIS, TN—The FBI is asking for the public’s assistance in seeking potential victims and additional information about two over the road truck drivers who kidnap females and demand ransom of the females for their release.

Brian T. Summerson, 25, of Dillon, South Carolina, was arrested in Daytona Beach, Florida, for Battery Cause Bodily Harm, False Imprisonment, and Tampering with a Witness Calling 911. Summerson is an over the road trucker with a primary route of I-95 from New Jersey to Miami, as well as Chicago, Illinois, and Kansas City, Missouri. When meeting potential victims, he tells them his name is Von or Vaughn.

Pierre L. Washington, 35, of Chicago, Illinois, owns a trucking company, God Got Me LLC. Washington is also an over the road trucker, but at this time, his routes are unknown. Washington was arrested in Chicago, Illinois, in March 2021 by the FBI in reference to an ongoing investigation.

The investigation is ongoing and has revealed photographs, videos, and text communications of additional women on Summerson’s electronic devices and electronic accounts.

The FBI places a priority on protecting victims of crime. If you have any information concerning this case, or if you believe you are a victim or may have been affected by these alleged crimes, please provide your contact information via email to truckervictims@fbi.gov so that an investigator can contact you. Your responses are voluntary but would be useful in the federal investigation and to identify you as a potential victim.

The FBI is legally mandated to identify victims of federal crimes that it investigates and provide these victims with information, assistance, services, and resources.

Wanted by the FBI: Ángel González Ramírez (González Ramírez)

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

Press release available in both English and Spanish.

SAN JUAN, PR—SAC Rafael A. Riviere Vázquez announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking information which may result in the location, arrest, and conviction of Ángel González Ramírez (González Ramírez).

González Ramírez, born in Aguada, Puerto Rico, is wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting several young female victims in New Jersey between 1999 and 2006. For all of these assaults, González Rámirez has been charged multiple times in the Newark Municipal Court, Newark, New Jersey, with First Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, Second Degree Sexual Assault by Sexual Contact, and Second Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

On February 8, 2010, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Gonzalez Ramírez in the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, after he was charged with Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution.

The FBI asks that anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of González Ramírez contact any of the following: the FBI San Juan Field Office at 787-987-6500 or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. The public is reminded that all individuals are innocent until proven guilty.

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Buscado Por el FBI

SAN JUAN, PR—El Agente Especial a Cargo de la Oficina de San Juan del Negociado Federal de Investigación (FBI, por sus siglas en inglés), Rafael A. Riviere Vázquez, anunció la búsqueda de información que conduzca a la localización, arresto y convicción de Ángel González Ramírez (González Ramírez).

González Rivera, oriundo de Aguada, es buscado por alegadamente incurrir en múltiples casos de agresión sexual de jovencitas en New Jersey entre los años 1999 y 2006. La Corte Municipal de Newark, New Jersey presentó múltiples cargos en su contra por Agresión Sexual Agravada en Primer Grado, Agresión Sexual en Segundo Grado por Contacto Sexual y cargos en Segundo Grado por Poner en Riesgo el Bienestar de un/a Menor. 

El 8 de febrero de 2010, se emitió una orden de arresto en contra de González Ramírez a nivel federal en el Distrito de New Jersey, por Huída Ilegal Para Evitar Enjuiciamiento.

El FBI solicita que cualquier persona con información sobre el paradero de este individuo llame inmediatamente a la Oficina de San Juan del FBI al 787-987-6500, o lo reporte en línea a través de Tips.FBI.Gov Los querellantes podrán permanecer anónimos.

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