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FBI Continues to Seek Information on the 2014 Murder of Glenda Marisol Coca-Romero

The FBI Washington Field Office and the Prince William County Police Department continue to seek the public’s assistance in identifying the unknown individual(s) involved in the murder of Glenda Marisol Coca-Romero, which took place six years ago on February 21, 2014.

FBI Offering $20,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Person(s) Responsible

The FBI and the Prince William County Police Department are committed to investigating this case and bringing justice for Glenda Marisol Coca-Romero and her family.

The murder of Glenda Marisol Coca-Romero occurred on the evening of February 21, 2014, at the former Platanillos Grocery and Jewelry in Woodbridge, Virginia. On the night of February 21, 2014, shortly before 9 p.m., the victim employees were shot after three unknown male suspects entered the store where they worked.

After the shooting, the suspects immediately fled the store without taking any property or money. One of the shooting victims, 21-year-old Glenda Marisol Coca-Romero, died at the scene, and the other victim was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries and survived the encounter. Coca-Romero was the mother of an infant.

Since the incident, the Prince William County Police Department has worked in conjunction with assistance from the FBI Washington Field Office to offer a $20,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for this murder. In addition to the reward money, the FBI has offered numerous resources to aid in the investigation.

If you lived or were present in the area of the Platanillos Grocery and Jewelry in Woodbridge, Virginia, on February 21, 2014, and noticed anything suspicious, your information may be important to the investigation.

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Surveillance footage can be viewed on the Prince William County Police YouTube channel.

Law enforcement agencies are asking anyone with information about this crime to call the FBI Washington Field Office at 202-278-2000 or the Prince William County Police Department at 703-792-7000.

You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. All tips can remain anonymous. More information and a photo can be found on fbi.gov.

FBI.gov (February, 2020) FBI Washington Field Office and Prince William County Police Department Continue to Seek Information on the 2014 Murder of Glenda Marisol Coca-Romero

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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon has announced that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country.

Efforts will focus on main U.S. methamphetamine trafficking transportation hubs

While continuing to focus on stopping drugs being smuggled across the border, DEA’s Operation Crystal Shield will ramp up enforcement to block their further distribution into America’s neighborhoods.

DEA has identified eight major methamphetamine transportation hubs where these efforts will be concentrated: Atlanta, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Phoenix, and St. Louis. Together, these DEA Field Divisions accounted for more than 75 percent of methamphetamine seized in the U.S. in 2019.

Operation Crystal Shield builds on existing DEA initiatives that target major drug trafficking networks, including the Mexican cartels that are responsible for the overwhelming majority of methamphetamine trafficked into and within the United States. From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures of methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds. During the same time frame, the number of DEA arrests related to methamphetamine rose nearly twenty percent.

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“For decades meth has been a leading cause of violence and addiction – a drug threat that has never gone away. With a 22 percent increase in methamphetamine related deaths, now is the time to act and DEA is leading the way with a surge of interdiction efforts and resources, targeting regional transportation hubs throughout the United States. By reducing the supply of meth we reduce the violence, addiction, and death it spreads.”

Virtually all methamphetamine in the United States comes through major ports of entry along the Southwest Border and is transported by tractor trailers and personal vehicles along the nation’s highways to major transfer centers around the country. It is often found in poly-drug loads, alongside cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl.

DEA.gov (February, 2020) DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

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Investigation into Davidson County Drug Trafficking Operation Results in Multiple Arrests

A joint undercover drug investigation by Special Agents with the Drug investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and several other agencies has resulted in the arrest of six individuals, and the seizure of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and multiple handguns.

As a result of this still-ongoing investigation, six individuals were arrested and charged with multiple drug-related offenses, and booked at the Davidson County Jail.

Those arrested are:

–Denia Navarro (DOB 09/10/1995) – One count Possession with Intent (Cocaine), one count Drug Paraphernalia.

–Odin Navarro (DOB 05/27/1980) – One count Possession with Intent (Cocaine), one count Drug Paraphernalia.

–Carlos Torres (DOB 01/16/1980) – One count Possession with Intent (Methamphetamine), one count Possession with Intent (Cocaine), one count Possession in Intent (Marijuana), one count Possession of a Weapon during Dangerous Felony, one count Tampering with Evidence, one count Possession Drug Paraphernalia.

–Antonio Mungfuia (DOB 10/06/1980) – One count Possession with Intent (Methamphetamine), one count Possession with Intent (Cocaine), one count Possession in Intent (Marijuana), one count Possession of a Weapon during Dangerous Felony, one count Tampering with Evidence, one count Possession Drug Paraphernalia.

–Franklin Cardona (DOB 02/05/1995) – One count Possession with Intent (Methamphetamine), one count Possession with Intent (Cocaine), one count Possession in Intent (Marijuana), one count Possession of a Weapon during Dangerous Felony, one count Tampering with Evidence, one count Possession Drug Paraphernalia.

–Deybi Alcantara (DOB 12/26/1995) – One count Possession with Intent (Methamphetamine), one count Possession with Intent (Cocaine), one count Possession in Intent (Marijuana), one count Possession of a Weapon during Dangerous Felony, one count Tampering with Evidence, one count Possession Drug Paraphernalia.

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The arrests resulted in which TBI Agents developed information in January 2020 about a drug trafficking organization that was operating in and around Davidson County.

During the course of that investigation, TBI Agents, along with Agents and detectives with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, executed search warrants on Thursday at five locations within Davidson County.

TBI.com (February, 2020) Investigation into Davidson County Drug Trafficking Operation Results in Multiple Arrests

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DHS Announces Streamlining Measures To Help States In Issuing REAL IDs

After soliciting ideas, solutions and proposals from the public, states, private sector, and relevant associations, DHS Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf sent letters to state governors informing them of increased flexibility regarding electronic submission of required documents for REAL ID applications.

Specifically, the states may now add the pre-submission of identity and lawful status source documents, through a secure electronic process, prior to an applicant’s in-person DMV visit, and physical presentation of those same documents for authentication and verification by DMV personnel. The result will be a faster, more streamlined process for DMVs and the American public.

“Ensuring every state is REAL ID compliant by October is one of the Department’s top priorities. That is why we have solicited ideas, solutions and proposals from the public, private sector, state governments, and relevant associations in an effort to provide greater flexibility to states for faster, streamlined issuance of REAL IDs,” said Acting Secretary Wolf. “While progress has been made, the real work is still ahead because approximately two-thirds of all licenses are presently not compliant with REAL ID. Rest assured, our Department will continue to examine other viable options to improve upon this process and continues doing everything it can to inform Americans on the requirement to obtain a REAL ID before the full enforcement deadline later this year.”

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DHS is providing greater flexibility to states to aid in faster and streamlined issuance of REAL IDs:

Ensuring every state is REAL ID compliant by October is a top priority.
48 of the 50 states are presently issuing REAL IDs, and all states are on track to be REAL ID compliant in the next few months. Nearly 100,000,000 Americans already have REAL IDs.
DHS is focused on ensuring more citizens can acquire them from their state before the enforcement deadline of October 1, 2020 at which a REAL ID or compliant alternative will be required for domestic air travel.

DHS is taking proactive steps to help the states comply with the REAL ID implementation deadline:

After soliciting ideas, solutions and proposals from the public, states, private sector, and relevant associations, the DHS letters to 56 state governments (including territories) are informing states of greater flexibility being provided by DHS with regard to electronically receiving of required documents from applicants in advance of physically coming into a DMV with the documentation for the purpose of obtaining a REAL ID.
The states may now add the pre-submission of identity and lawful status source documents, through a secure electronic process, prior to an applicant’s in-person DMV visit, and physical presentation of those same documents for authentication and verification by DMV personnel.
DHS expects that these measures will result in reduced wait times at DMVs so more individuals can become REAL ID compliant through a streamlined process, without the manual labor of scanning, copying and filing of paper materials typically performed on site.
Although DHS is permitting states to undertake these new options, they are not required.

DHS has been listening to the states in an ongoing dialogue between DHS and stakeholders to ensure all air travelers are REAL ID compliant:

To encourage the submission of ideas and solutions from across the Nation, DHS issued a Request for Information (RFI) on November 7, 2019, requesting substantive business and technical proposals that could streamline the REAL ID application requirements while still ensuring the security and protection of identity information.
The RFI period closed on December 9, 2019 with the Department receiving 69 submissions from the public, states, private sector, and major associations. DHS has expedited its review of the proposals and is working with the White House Office of Management and Budget and Congress, as necessary, to implement viable solutions.
While DHS has just concluded the analysis of the RFI, this new action to provide greater latitude to states is one viable option that the Department could act on right immediately via guidance. DHS continues to look at what other actions are possible from a range of perspectives, regulatory and statutory.
Since the REAL ID Act was enacted in 2005, DHS has worked extensively with every state to provide time, technical assistance, and make grants available to support compliance with the REAL ID Act security requirements.
Importantly, the Department has been increasing its overall education and awareness efforts with national organizations, the travel industry, state governments, federal agencies, and Congress – including the National Governors Association and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators – to emphasize the importance of getting the American public prepared for the REAL ID deadline and to solicit their ideas for making it easier for Americans to obtain a REAL ID.

While progress has been made, the real work is still ahead because approximately two-thirds of all licenses are presently not compliant with REAL ID.

DHS urges the states, District of Columbia, and U.S. territory officials to act to ensure that all their eligible residents obtain driver’s licenses or identification cards that meet these enhanced security standards.
At the end of January, DHS reported that the states have collectively issued more than 95 million REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and ID cards (34%) out of 276 million total cards.
While this is a noteworthy improvement over the 67 million REAL ID-compliant cards reported a few months earlier, DHS urges the American public to get a REAL ID immediately and not wait until the deadline.
DHS continues doing everything it can to inform Americans on the requirement to obtain a REAL ID or acceptable alternative ID before the full enforcement deadline for domestic air travel.

FBI.gov (February, 2020) DHS Announces Streamlining Measures To Help States In Issuing REAL IDs

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AMBER Alert issued for missing East Tennessee Toddler

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has issued an AMBER Alert for 15-month old Evelyn Mae Boswell who is missing from Sullivan County, in East Tennessee.

TBI stated that the toddler was last seen on December 26, 2019, but for some reason, was not reported missing until February 18, 2020.

The Sullivan County Tennessee Sheriff’s Office started investigating the case after the Department of Children’s Services alerted them to a missing child, ABC affiliate WKRN reports.

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“The child’s mother, Megan ‘Maggie’ Boswell, has been involved in the investigation along with the father, Ethan Perry, who is active duty in the military, stationed in Louisiana,” the office said in an emailed statement to Insider.

Neither parent reported Evelyn missing, Capt. Andy Seabolt, a spokesman for the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office told Insider. It was a different family member who reported that the girl hadn’t been seen in months.

Evelyn is a 15-month old, white female, 2 ft. tall, and weighs 28 lbs., with blonde hair and blue eyes. Evelyn was last seen wearing a pink tracksuit, pink shoes, and a pink bow.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Evelyn, please contact the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office at 423-279-7330 or the TBI at 1-800-TBIFIND.

TN.gov/TBI (February, 2020) AMBER Alert issued for missing East Tennessee Toddler

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