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Article Index: First Quarter 2024 Category: Chronological Archive Page Sections: January · February · March |
| January | Title | Details |
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| Thursday, 4 January 2024 | ||
| 4 January 2024 | Tail Lights: Rebuilding 2023 is finally over. Two out of the five human members of our household are gone. Shocks to the soul like this will tend to put a sense of urgency into living. “Someday” becomes “now or never.” | Commentary (text) Publisher: The Crittenden Automotive Library Byline: Bill Crittenden |
| Friday, 19 January 2024 | ||
| 19 January 2024 | FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Cut Electric Vehicle Costs for Americans and Continue Building Out a Convenient, Reliable, Made-in-America EV Charging Network Since President Biden took office, EV sales have more than quadrupled – with over four and a half million EVs on the road. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House |
| February | Title | Details |
| Thursday, 8 February 2024 | ||
| 8 February 2024 | Readout of White House Roundtable on Clean Bus Manufacturing The White House and the Federal Transit Administration, in coordination with the American Public Transportation Association, convened a roundtable discussion focused on ensuring adequate U.S. manufacturing capacity to build clean transit buses at the scale and pace needed to meet market demand and achieve national climate and equity goals. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Topic: Federal Transit Administration |
| Thursday, 29 February 2024 | ||
| 29 February 2024 | FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Address Risks of Autos from China and Other Countries of Concern Today, President Biden is taking unprecedented action to protect Americans from the national security risks posed by connected vehicles from countries of concern, including the People’s Republic of China. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House |
| 29 February 2024 | Statement from President Biden on Addressing National Security Risks to the U.S. Auto Industry A dynamic auto industry is vital to the U.S. economy. China is determined to dominate the future of the auto market, including by using unfair practices. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Byline: President Joe Biden |
| March | Title | Details |
| Wednesday, 13 March 2024 | ||
| 13 March 2024 | FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Over $3 Billion to Reconnect Communities That Have Been Left Behind and Divided by Transportation Infrastructure These projects will increase access to health care, schools, jobs, places of worship, and other essential services and opportunities, and will strengthen communities by covering highways with public spaces, creating new transit routes, adding sidewalks, bridges, bike lanes, and more. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Topic: President Joe Biden |
| Monday, 18 March 2024 | ||
| 18 March 2024 | Automotive News Briefs Statement from President Joe Biden on the Volkswagen Plant in Tennessee | Automotive News Briefs (text) Publisher: The White House Topics: UAW, Volkswagen |
| Wednesday, 28 March 2024 | ||
| 28 March 2024 | District Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Connection with 2023 Armed Carjacking in Northeast and Armed Robbery in Northwest The Honorable Errol Arthur sentenced Eric Vaughn, 21, of Washington, D.C., to nine years in prison in connection with an armed robbery in Northwest Washington, D.C., an armed carjacking in Northeast Washington, D.C., and a robbery that occurred in Southeast Washington, D.C. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C.  |
| 28 March 2024 | Former fugitive sentenced for transporting over 65 into United States At the hearing, the court heard evidence about how Cantu was directly involved in the transportation of more than 65 people via commercial tractor-trailers in 2021. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 28 March 2024 | Former School Bus Driver Sentenced to 9 Years for Cyberstalking a Child “Michael Chick’s crimes caused unimaginable pain and fear for the survivor and his family. It is only because of their bravery and diligence that the defendant’s crimes were uncovered,” said U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire Dateline: Concord, New Hampshire Topic: Michael Chick |
| 28 March 2024 | Inland Empire Man Who Was Employed as School Bus Driver Charged with Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material According to an affidavit filed Tuesday with a criminal complaint, law enforcement officials on March 7 executed a search warrant at Seaver’s residence. During the search, law enforcement seized a Samsung Tablet that allegedly contained more than 10,000 images and 13 videos of CSAM. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California Dateline: Riverside, California Topic: Donal James Seaver |
| 28 March 2024 | Jackson Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon While Firing at Officers During a High-Speed Pursuit According to court documents, on July 21, 2021, Jerry Shannon McAlister, 47, failed to yield when officers with the Clinton Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle he was driving. This led to a high-speed pursuit into the city of Jackson with McAlister firing shots at an officer during the pursuit. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi Dateline: Jackson, Mississippi |
| 28 March 2024 | Philadelphia Man Sentenced for Directing a Scheme to Steal Diesel Fuel from Gas Stations and for Illegally Possessing Firearms From March 2021 through June 21, 2023, the defendant purchased stolen credit card data and had co-conspirators fill up auxiliary tanks at Philadelphia-area gas stations, at his direction and using his trucks, with more than $750,000 worth of diesel fuel, using those unlawfully obtained credit card numbers. Cole would then resell the diesel fuel at a discounted rate. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Dateline: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 28 March 2024 | Readout of Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force Meeting The Task Force, launched in 2021 to monitor and address near-term supply chain challenges, consists of supply chain experts across the Administration who bring the full capacity of the federal government to assess potential supply constraints and bottlenecks, engage stakeholders, and prepare response and mitigation efforts. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 28 March 2024 | St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Repeatedly Robbing QuikTrip Stores Terrence Gleason, now 53, of Bel Ridge, Missouri, stole cigarettes from or robbed three QuikTrip stores, including one in Bel Ridge that he victimized three times. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri Topic: QuikTrip |
| Thursday, 29 March 2024 | ||
| 29 March 2024 | District Men Plead Guilty to Shooting Father and Minor Son in December 2018 As the victims waited, Jamal Matthews saw the SUV and mistook it for the same vehicle that shot at him and his cousin three days earlier. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 29 March 2024 | Montgomery Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Ammunition Used During Shooting at Gas Station According to court records and evidence presented during his September 2023 trial, following a brief argument, Taylor shot at a Montgomery convenience store clerk. Law enforcement recovered shell casings from the store that the jury linked to those Taylor fired during the shooting. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Alabama Dateline: Montgomery, Alabama |
| 29 March 2024 | New Jersey Man Sentenced for Fire Set in Vergennes According to court records, Santiago was arrested by Vermont state law enforcement authorities on January 5, 2022, after he had set fire to a vehicle at a residence in the Booth Woods neighborhood of Vergennes earlier that morning. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Vermont Dateline: Burlington, Vermont |
| 29 March 2024 | Pascua Yaqui Tribal Member Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Assault with a Vehicle On August 14, 2022, a Pascua Yaqui Police Department officer was flagged down by a man who was yelling out in pain and bleeding heavily from his head. The man, who sustained multiple fractures and internal injuries, told the officer that he had been intentionally struck by a truck driven by Valenzuela. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona Dateline: Tucson, Arizona |