A Massachusetts man already on probation for drug charges was arrested by authorities on gun and drug charges after Massachusetts State Police said they seized 12 illegally-owned firearms, more than 3,100 rounds of illegally-owned ammunition and assorted pills.

Stephen Buckman, 53, of Holbrook was arrested Friday after an investigation by the Massachusetts State Police Crime Gun Unit, with assistance from other state police units and Holbrook Police.

On Thursday, troopers applied for a search warrant for a garage bay at 763 South St. in Holbrook, a business location affiliated with Buckman, who works as a self-employed mechanic.

The following morning, on Friday, troopers and police set up surveillance at two locations, the garage and Buckman’s home on Juniper Street in Holbrook. Around 7:45 a.m., authorities forced their way into the garage and searched it, state police said.

Inside the garage police said they seized the following items: * 11 handguns (semi-automatic pistols and revolvers) * A .22-caliber rifle * More than 3,100 rounds of assorted ammunition * Handgun magazines (some of them large-capacity magazines) * A pill bottle containing assorted types of pills, including Oxycodone, Suboxone, Methadone, Clonazepam, Trazodone, Naloxone, and Cyclobenzaprine, wrapped in clear plastic baggies with knotted ends * A special police officer’s badge * Firearms cases and a scale

Several of the firearms had been reported stolen. One pistol and one revolver also had defaced serial numbers, state police said. Buckman, according to authorities, does not have a license to carry a firearm or a firearms identification card.

Authorities then went to Buckman’s home around 11 a.m. Buckman came to the door and he was placed under arrest. Buckman was already on probation on a heroin possession with intent to distribute charge.

Buckman was charged with 12 counts of illegal possession of a firearm and several other gun and drug charges.

Caruthersville, MO-Police were called to the 600 block of Beckwith Avenue on July 12 for a man threatening the caller with a firearm.

Officers located the suspect ad found that he was in possession of a black Walther PPS .40 caliber semiautomatic pistol.

According to police, the weapon was reported stolen in Gosnell, Arkansas earlier this year.

The suspect was taken to the Pemiscot County Justice Center on a 24 hour hold, pending formal charges.

During the investigation, police learned that the suspect had more stolen weapons in a residence.

Police made contact with the home owner of the residence and recovered five more stolen weapons inside.

Elmhurst, IL-Suburban Chicago sheriff’s police say a woman fatally shot her two sons and set her house on fire before turning the gun on herself.

The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office said 43-year-old Jaimie Jones shot to death 16-year-old Jason Harris and 19-year-old Nathan Harris in their Elmhurst home late Friday. She then set the house ablaze before shooting herself.

The sheriff’s office says what was initially a fire investigation has determined the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide. The Elmhurst Fire Department had removed the bodies from the scene before sheriff’s investigators arrived at the scene.

DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick didn’t indicate what led to the deaths, adding the actions of Jones were “completely inconceivable.”

Pittsburgh-An off-duty police officer was shot multiple times early Sunday morning in Pittsburgh and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

Calvin Hall, 36, was fired upon around 1:30 a.m. in the Homewood neighborhood. He had been visiting friends in the area when an argument broke out and shots were fired.

“The officer's family and colleagues are focused on his well-being alone and want privacy from the media,” said police spokesman Chris Togneri.

Hall has been with the Pittsburgh police for two years and recently worked at the Northview Heights Public Safety Center. Before that, he was an officer at Point Park University, a liberal arts college in Pittsburgh.

After the shooting, police said several people attending a house party near the crime scene were detained for questioning and a SWAT team was called to search the house, according to the newspaper. Stacey E. Gibson, one of the woman in the house that was searched says police detained two of them and took some of their belongings.

“Now my wife is distraught,” Ms. Gibson told the newspaper. “I ain’t never been detained in my life.”

Police interviewed a man only identified as Calvin, who "heard five shots go off around 1:30 a.m."

No arrests have been reported at this time.

Baltimore-A Baltimore police officer and others were injured Monday morning in a police-involved shooting.

Police said the shooting was reported in the 2100 block of Maryland Ave.

The officer and a suspect were shot and were taken to Shock Trauma. Police plan to hold a media briefing at Shock Trauma.

Witnesses said the shooting happened at a drug and mental health clinic.

No further information was immediately available.

Kansas City, MO-The Clay County Sheriff’s Office tweeted on Tuesday that one unlucky felon did just that over the weekend, and the noise from the passed gas led deputies right to him.

They followed up the tweet by saying that the person had a felony warrant in Clay County for possession of a controlled substance.

Deputy Jon Bazzano said, “We’ve gotta give props to Liberty Police for using their senses to sniff him out!”

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In a strange occurrence of events, a ship owned by JPMorgan Chase has been seized carrying 1.3B worth of cocaine on board

Someone has some explaining to do. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Monday that its agents discovered nearly 20 tons of cocaine -- or nearly 40,000 pounds -- inside several shipping containers aboard the MSC Gayane while it was docked in Philadelphia’s seaport on June 17.

“A seizure of a vessel this massive is complicated and unprecedented – but it is appropriate because the circumstances here are also unprecedented,” said William McSwain, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. “When a vessel brings such an outrageous amount of deadly drugs into Philadelphia waters, my office and our agency partners will pursue the most severe consequences possible against all involved parties in order to protect our district – and our country.”

A bust of this magnitude raises some serious questions. How does a ship this big get 1.3B worth of cocaine into the docks.

When you think you have seen it all, think again. A Toledo, OH security guard draws down on a certified Uniformed Police Officer for not disarming in a gun free zone.

Toledo, OH security guard draws his weapon on a police officer when the officer did not disarm himself prior to entering the gun free zone.

The incident gets more bizarre when the guard tries to take the uniform deputy into custody.

The incident occurred on May 31, after on-duty Lucas County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Gaston stopped by the IRS office at 4 Seagate to ask a question about a letter he had received, WTVG reported.

After he’d walked inside, he was confronted by armed security guard Seth Eklund, who told him he couldn’t have his duty weapon inside the office.

The deputy responded by stating he could not disarm while on duty. As Deputy Gaston turned and walked out of the office, Eklund followed behind him with a gun pointed at the deputy’s back, security footage showed.

​With his gun still drawn, the security guard reached out and unsuccessfully attempted to take Deputy Gaston into custody.

​Toledo police arrived at the scene and quelled the situation, and Eklund has since been charged with aggravated menacing.

A Louisiana man was recently arrested for attempting to replicate the now-viral video of a young woman licking a quart of ice cream-even though he eventually paid for the tub he tainted.

On Saturday, Lenise Martin III, 36, made a video of himself licking a carton of Blue Bell ice cream in a supermarket in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. According to Lonny Cavalier, head of the city’s public information department, store cameras also caught him in act.

After Martin left the store, police were immediately called to the scene. But the story took a surprising turn after authorities apprehended the suspect.

“He {Martin} was on video, and he videoed himself as well, taking a container of Blue Bell ice cream,” said Cavalier. “He opened it, licked the top, stuck his fingers in it, and then put the container of ice cream back on the shelf.”

However, once Martin was called back to the store, he was able to prove that he had in fact purchased the ice cream seen in the video. The full video posted on Facebook shows Martin taking the carton out back out of the freezer again.

But even though Martin didn't necessarily put anyone else at risk, the police department is taking the issue seriously and believes that the video was a misguided attempt at notoriety.

"Based on the receipt and the fact that we could not locate another container that had been tampered with, we believe, at the end of the day, that he purchased the container," Cavalier said.

Despite being able to prove that he'd purchased the ice cream, Martin was still charged on counts of unlawful posting of criminal activity for notoriety and publicity, as well as criminal mischief. He was then transported to the Assumption Parish jail.

So copycats, beware: Trying to achieve internet fame isn't always harmless and it may carry serious consequences.

Gainesville, GA-A Georgia sheriff says all four suspects wanted in connection with the killing of a sheriff’s deputy have now been apprehended.

An intense search had been ongoing much of Monday until mid-afternoon, when the Hall County Sheriff’s Officer said all suspects were in custody.

Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said one of the four, 19-year-old Garcia Solis, is suspected of firing the shot that killed Deputy Nicolas Dixon late Sunday night in Gainesville.

Authorities said Dixon was among several deputies who tried to stop a stolen vehicle, and the four occupants got out and ran from the officers shortly before the shooting happened.

Sheriff Deputy Nicolas Dixon was killed in a shootout northeast of Atlanta. Dixon was 28-years-old and leaves behind a wife and two young children. He had been with the department for three years.