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Criminal Investigation
Annapolis, MD
Police & Fire
Dating App Meetup Leads To Rape Charge Against Former Maryland Officer: Delaware State Police
A former police officer in Maryland has been accused of raping a woman he met on a dating app inside his Delaware home, according to state police. William Paskey, 33, who most recently worked for the Ridgely Police Department, was arrested this week following an investigation launched a year ago. According to Delaware State Police, the case dates back to September 2022, when a woman reported that Paskey invited her to his Harrington home after the two met online. During the date, detectives say Paskey “became aggressive and engaged in nonconsensual sexual acts,” while ignoring the wom…
Allentown, PA
News
Sixth Suspect Arrested In Fountain Park Ambush Killing Of Angel Martinez-Velez: DA
A sixth suspect has been arrested in the broad-daylight ambush that left a 25-year-old man dead on a basketball court in Allentown, authorities announced on Monday, May 4, 2026. Jose Batista-Gabin, 23, of the Bronx, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals over the weekend and is currently being held in a New York prison awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan said. He is charged with criminal homicide, conspiracy to commit homicide, and tampering with evidence in connection with the June 1, 2024, killing of Angel Martinez-Velez at Fountain Park. …
Sparta, NJ
News
Sparta Bagel Shop Owner Failed To Pay $200K In Taxes: AG
A Sussex County bagel shop owner has been indicted for failing to pay more than $200,000 in sales taxes, authorities said. Kristian J. Vozza, 48, of Sparta, was indicted on Wednesday, March 25, on multiple charges, according to New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice. The investigation began in June 2025, when the New Jersey Division of Taxation’s Office of Criminal Investigation launched a joint probe with the Division of Criminal Justice into Vozza Enterprises LLC, which operates The Bagel Bistro, a retail shop selling breakfast sandwiches and o…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Strangled, Then Torched In DC Apartment: Second Suspect Charged In Brutal Killing
A man was strangled to death inside his DC apartment — and then someone tried to burn the scene — in a chilling homicide that has now led to a second arrest. The killing happened shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in Northwest DC, when DC Fire and EMS crews were called to the 1400 block of Rhode Island Avenue for reports of smoke in a hallway. Firefighters entered the apartment, knocked down a small fire, and found 40-year-old Syed Hammad Hussain unconscious, not breathing, and suffering from blunt force trauma and thermal injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investi…
Morristown, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed After Pinned Underneath Truck, Driver At Large: Morris County Prosecutor
A person remains at large after a pedestrian was killed after being pinned under a truck in Morristown on Friday, March 20, authorities said. At 7 a.m., Morristown police and EMS responded to Sussex Avenue after a person was pinned under a truck, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. The victim was seriously injured and transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. The driver of the truck fled on foot, authorities said. The Morris County Sheriff’s Office K-9 and Crime Scene Units have been dispatched to assist, authorities said. The incident re…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
North Arlington Guidance Counselor Reported Sexual Contact Of Teen In Man's Care: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old man has been arrested for having sexual contact with a juvenile in his care in Bergen County, authorities said. Ahmed A. Rady, of Belleville and whose Facebook page shows he is originally from Egypt, is accused of engaging in sexual activity with a juvenile in North Arlington, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The North Arlington High School guidance counselor reported the abuse of the girl, who was between the ages of 13 and 16 at the time of the alleged incident between March 2024 and March 2025, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice.…
West Deptford-National Park, NJ
News
Bomb Threat At West Deptford High School Deemed Not Credible: Police
A bomb threat sent West Deptford High School into lockdown on Friday, March 13, authorities said. Along with officers, the New Jersey State Police Bomb K9 Unit and the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office Bomb K9 Unit responded and conducted a thorough sweep of the areas referenced in the alleged threat, West Deptford police said. No credible threat has been identified and there is no immediate danger to students or staff, police said. A criminal investigation is underway, police said.
Mineola, NY
News
German Man Flew To NY To Sexually Abuse Teen He Met Online, Gets 10+ Years
A German national who traveled to New York to sexually abuse a 15-year-old boy he met online will spend more than a decade in federal prison. Thomas Brandenstein, 59, of Berlin, was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday, March 10, to 121 months behind bars after pleading guilty to one count of enticement of a minor. Brandenstein began communicating with a 15-year-old boy living in New York between March and September 2023 using internet-based messaging applications while he was in Germany, prosecutors said. During those communications, Brandenstein sent sexually explicit messages, im…
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Darien Homeowner Shoots 1 Of 3 Burglars During Early Morning Break-In Attempt: Police
More information has been released about an attempted break-in in Fairfield County early Thursday morning, March 5. A homeowner fired at masked intruders trying to break into his Darien house while his family, including two small children, were inside the Five Mile River Road home. Officers were first alerted to a “burglary in progress” after a family member spotted the suspects rummaging around the front porch and called 911. Investigators say the suspects found a key hidden outside and used it to get inside the home. The homeowner confronted the group as they began …
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Assaulting 7-Year-Old Lanco Girl Waives Hearings; More Victims ID'd: Court Docs
A man accused of sexually abusing multiple young girls years ago will have his cases move to county court after waiving his preliminary hearings, prosecutors announced Tuesday, Feb. 17. Raul Angel Lopez-Fargas, 37, of Lancaster, waived a preliminary hearing before Judge Denise Commins on Thursday, Jan. 30, on charges of Rape of a Child, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child, Indecent Assault of a Person Less than 13 Years of Age, Indecent Exposure, Corruption of Minors, and Endangering the Welfare of Children, according to the release. Then on Sunday, Feb. 2, Lopez-Fargas waiv…
Lancaster, PA
News
NY Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Lancaster Girl Arrested By U.S. Marshals
A New York man accused of sexually assaulting two Pennsylvania juveniles after meeting them through friend-finder apps has been captured by U.S. Marshals, authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 6. Dijani Brown, 28, of New York, was arrested in Yonkers by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force, with assistance from the New York/New Jersey Regional Task Force and Yonkers police, according to authorities. Brown is accused of assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Manor Township, Lancaster County, on Oct. 12, after lying about his age and meeting he…
Rhinebeck, NY
News
Disappearance Of Savannah Guthrie's Mom Takes Troubling Turn: 'Very Concerning Evidence'
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, has taken a troubling turn as authorities have officially reclassified the case as a criminal investigation, on Monday, Feb. 2. Click here for a new, updated story: Ransom Note Demanding Millions Now Revealed In Abduction Of Savannah Guthrie's Mother Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed that what began as a missing person search is now a criminal probe after investigators discovered "very concerning" and "suspicious" evidence at Nancy's home in the Catalina Foothills area near Tucson, …
Shoreham-Wading River, NY
News
Disgruntled Worker Torches Wading River Pizzeria After Firing, DA Says
A former employee is accused of setting a fire that gutted a Long Island pizzeria. Constantine Sackos, 59, was indicted on arson and related charges in Suffolk County Court Wednesday, Jan. 28, in connection with a fire at Pazzo Ristorante and Wood Fired Pizzeria in Wading River. Firefighters from multiple agencies responded to the restaurant on Route 25A around 2 a.m. on Nov. 18 , 2025, following a 911 call. It took crews nearly two hours to extinguish the blaze, which heavily damaged both the interior and exterior. Neighboring businesses suffered water and smoke damage. Investigators dete…
Suitland, MD
Police & Fire
Suitland Shooter Accused Of Killing Man In Argument Captured Hundreds Of Miles Away, Police Say
A gunman who shot and killed his victim during an argument in Maryland was apprehended hundreds of miles away by federal authorities, officials say. Joshua Dawson, 32, has been identified and apprehended in South Carolina more than a week after 32-year-old Brandon Foulks was found shot to death in Suitland, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Both men are from Suitland. Police say that at around 11:20 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18, officers were called to the 3900 block of Suitland Road, where they found Foulks suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dea…
Ephrata, PA
Police & Fire
Family Friend Wanted In Ephrata Child Sex Assault Case: Police
A Tucson, Arizona man is wanted on rape and child sex assault charges after a police investigation into allegations involving a 7-year-old victim in Ephrata, authorities announced. Gustavo Fernandez-Barbosa, 49, is charged with four counts of Felony Rape of a Child, four counts of Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Felony Statutory Sexual Assault, Felony Aggravated Indecent Assault of a Child, Felony Indecent Assault, Felony Corruption of Minors, and Felony Unlawful Contact With A Minor, according to Ephrata police. The charges were filed by the Ephrata Police Department Investi…
Lansdowne-Darby, PA
News
Armed Gang Member Wanted For 3 Murders Captured In Lansdowne: US Marshals
A wanted Philadelphia gang member accused of three murders has been captured in Delaware County, the U.S. Marshals Service in Philadelphia announced on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Tyvine Jones, 25, also known as “Eerd,” was arrested at an apartment complex on Lansdowne Avenue in Lansdowne after officials received an anonymous tip, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Tyvine Jones, aka "Eerd" has been captured in Lansdowne, Delaware County, by @USMS_Philly @PAAttorneyGen agents and @LansdownePolice. Jones, an alleged hitman and member of the North Philadelphia "Blumberg" gang, was wanted for 3…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Dad Finds Teen's Texts With 60-Year-Old Englewood Rapist, Arrest Docs Say
A 60-year-old Bergen County man has been arrested on charges that he sexually assaulted a child and later attempted to persuade the victim to hide the abuse, authorities said. Charging documents obtained by Daily Voice show that the father of the 15-year-old victim was looking through her phone when he found sexually-explicit texts with a man later identified as 60-year-old Mauro Alves-Ribeiro, of Englewood. The girl's dad contacted the NYPD, which began an investigation, charging documents show. Englewood police then contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday, Dec. 4,…
Albany, NY
News
DoorDash Driver Filmed Naked, Unconscious Customer, Posted Video Online: NY Police
A New York DoorDash driver is accused of secretly recording an unconscious customer and posting the video to social media. The incident happened Sunday, Oct. 12, after a delivery driver dropped off an order at a man’s home in the city of Oswego, according to the Oswego Police Department The next day, the department received a report alleging the customer had been naked inside his residence during the delivery. Detectives launched an investigation and determined the delivery driver, identified as Olivia Henderson, 23, of Oswego, had recorded the man through the exterior of his home while …
Newtown-Upper Makefield, PA
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Bucks County Woman Shot, Man Charged With Attempted Murder, Police Say (
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A man has been charged in a violent road rage shooting that injured a woman, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Cristopher Corbi, 41, of Warrington, was charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Propulsion of Missiles Into an Occupied Vehicle, Possession of an Instrument of Crime, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Tampering with Evidence, Simple Assault, and Criminal Mischief, according to the Newtown Township Police Department. Officers from Newtown Township and Middletown Township responded to a report of shots fired near the Newtown Bypass and Woodbourne Road in Buc…
Waldorf, MD
News
Teen Caught Masturbating Outside Waldorf Homes Surrenders After Social Media Post: Sheriff
Deputies in Maryland say they’ve identified a teen who was allegedly caught pleasuring himself outside a home over the weekend. The incident unfolded around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, when officers were called to the 3000 block of October Place for a report of a “suspicious person knocking on a resident’s door,” according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. When the resident checked, they told police the individual was seen masturbating outside the door. Officers flooded the area but couldn’t find the suspect that night, officials said. Investigators later learned the same …
Lancaster, PA
Schools
19 Women Secretly Recorded In F&M Dorm Bathroom, Student Sentenced: DA
A Franklin & Marshall College student who secretly recorded 19 nude women in a dorm bathroom has been sentenced to jail and probation, prosecutors announced Friday, Oct. 3. John James Riley, 20, of York Township, was sentenced to eight to 23 months in county jail, followed by nine years of probation, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Judge Dennis Reinaker handed down the sentence on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Riley previously pleaded guilty in June to 19 counts of intercepting communications, 19 counts of criminal use of a communication facility, two counts of possessi…
Waterbury, CT
Police & Fire
CT Man Arrested In Waterbury Fatal Shooting; Second Suspect On The Run: Police
Authorities have arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with a fatal Waterbury shooting earlier this month. Latroy Young, of Hartford, was arrested in connection with the shooting death of Frank Garay outside of a bodega on Charles Street on Sept. 15, Waterbury police said. Garay would have turned 30 just days later. Facebook Waterbury police and Connecticut State troopers found Young at the G Style Lounge on Main Street in Hartford on Monday, Sept. 22, and arrested him without incident. Young is charged with conspiracy to commit murder, criminal possession …
Chichester, PA
Police & Fire
Second Man Arrested In Fatal I-95 Delco Shooting After Nearly 2 Years On The Run: PSP
A second man has been arrested nearly two years after a deadly highway shooting in Delaware County that killed one man and injured another, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Chris Gordy was found shot to death in a vehicle on I-95 northbound at mile marker 1.6 in Upper Chichester Township around 1:22 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2023, troopers said. A passenger in the vehicle was also found suffering from gunshot wounds. Following an investigation by the Troop K Criminal Investigation Major Case Team, two Chester men were charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy, and vi…
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Waldorf Man’s Shifting Story Exposed After Woman Assaulted, Placed On Life Support: Sheriff
A Maryland man who couldn't keep his story straight, after nearly killing a woman, is facing multiple charges, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. Matthew Alexander Buchannon, 20, was arrested following an investigation into a reported assault that left a woman on life support, officials said on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, officers were called to the 3300 block of Patapsco Place in Waldorf, where there was a report of a woman who had been knocked unconscious. According to the sheriff's office, upon arrival, Buchannon told first r…
Bellmore, NY
Police & Fire
$30K Stolen From 90-Year-Old Nassau County Woman By Home Care Aide, Police Say
A Queens woman is accused of stealing $30,000 from a 90-year-old Long Island woman she was hired to care for in North Woodmere, police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Sarika Mangru, 48, of Jamaica, was employed as a home care aide for the elderly victim between June 2024 and January 2025, according to detectives with the Nassau County Police Department’s Fourth Squad. During that time, Mangru allegedly used the victim’s credit card to make unauthorized purchases totaling about $30,000, detectives said. Following an investigation, Mangru was arrested without incident on Tuesday, Sept. 16.…
Gettysburg, PA
News
Historic Gettysburg Battlefield’s Largest Monument 'Castle' Vandalized: National Park Services
The largest regimental monument on the Gettysburg battlefield was vandalized on Sunday, Sept. 15, the National Park Service announced. A man etched the initials “LJR” into a bronze plaque on the 44th New York Infantry Monument, also known as the “Castle,” between 5 and 6 p.m. on Little Round Top, according to Gettysburg National Military Park spokesperson Jason Martz. The suspect, described as a Caucasian male with short dark hair and a full beard, was captured in photographs released by the park. Officials believe the initials may belong to the man seen carving them into the historic struc…
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Leonia Road Rage Attack: NJ Turnpike Shooting Probed By State Police
New Jersey State Police are asking for the public’s help after gunfire broke out following a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike late Thursday night, Sept. 11. Troopers from Troop “D” Newark Station responded around 11:41 p.m. to a motor vehicle accident and aggravated assault on the northbound side of the Turnpike at milepost 121.2 in Leonia, Bergen County, police said. According to a preliminary investigation, a white Acura TL with New York license plates was rear-ended by another vehicle in standstill traffic. Two suspected Black males got out of the striking vehicle armed with a han…
Lindenhurst, NY
Police & Fire
Lindenhurst Man Caught Promoting Child Pornography: Police
A 67-year-old man was arrested after Suffolk County Police say he was found in possession of and promoting child pornography in Lindenhurst on Friday, Sept. 12. James Davidson was taken into custody following an early morning search at his home on Deauville Parkway around 6:30 a.m., Suffolk County Police announced in a release. The department’s Digital Forensics Unit launched the investigation in July after receiving a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Detectives, assisted by the First Precinct Community Support Unit, executed the warrant and arrested Davidson at the…
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Baltimore Cops Bag Kilo Of Fentanyl, Ghost Gun In Neighborhood Raid: Police
More than $1 million worth of fentanyl is off the streets in Maryland following a month-long investigation led by the Baltimore Police Department. The agency announced on Wednesday, Sept. 10, that members of the department's Southwest District Action Team seized "a significant amount of narcotics," cash, and weapons during a recent seizure. According to police, the investigation focused on the Wilkens Avenue and Dover Street area of the Carrollton Ridge neighborhood. On Thursday, Sept. 4, investigators say that detectives and officers executed search warrants at two homes in the …
Brentwood, NY
News
Son Murdered Mom Inside Her Brentwood Home, Police Say (
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A Long Island man is accused of stabbing his mother to death inside their Brentwood home. Jason Kurumoglu, 30, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 10, on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of his mother Melida Velásquez, 59, Suffolk County Police said. Officers responded to the pair’s residence on West White street for a 911 call around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9. They found Velásquez dead inside with multiple stab wounds. Kurumoglu was taken into custody and is being held overnight at the Third Precinct. He is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, Sept. 11, at First District Court in …
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
Police & Fire
Trio Caught In Shooting Near Bar In Middletown: Illegal Guns Seized, Police Say
A month-long investigation into a downtown Orange County shooting has led to the arrests of three men and the recovery of two illegal firearms, police announced. The incident happened in Middletown just after midnight on Sunday, Aug. 3, near the Switch Inn at 126 East Main St., when shots were fired in the area. No injuries were reported, but Middletown Police said the case quickly became a top priority because of the risk to public safety. In an announcement on Tuesday, Sept. 9, the department identified three Middletown residents as suspects: Woodley M. Jean, 37; Garry A. Jean,…
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