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Vehicle Sought In Pipe Assault Robbery, Newark Police Says
A man was assaulted with a pipe and robbed in Newark on the early morning of Friday, May 31, authorities said.
At 3:41 a.m., two men and a woman struck the man with a metal pipe in his head, face, back and arm on the 400 block of North 5th Street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.
The trio took the man's iPhone, $700 in cash and then fled in a silver 2006 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck with New Jersey license plate P97RBZ, Fragé said.
The four-door vehicle was seen in Clifton but frequents Clifton Avenue in Newark and Washington Avenue in Belleville, Fragé …
NY Driver Whose Dog Bit Deputy During Sterling Pursuit In Stolen Car Sentenced
A Rochester, NY man whose dog bit a Loudoun County deputy after leading a reckless pursuit that landed four people in the hospital has been sentence to prison time.
Justin Connor, of Rochester, NY, who was 27 at the time of the July 2023 incident, was sentenced on May 23, 2024 to seven years and three months in prison by Judge Matthew P. Snow, the county sheriff's office announced.
Connor was found unconscious behind the wheel of the car in the Sheetz gas station parking lot at Dulles Plaza in Sterling, around 8:25 a.m. July 22, 2023, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies…
Girl Injured When Carlisle Mom Bites Her, Puts In 'Chokehold', Police Say
A mom attacked her daughter "causing bodily injury" last week, the Middlesex Township Police announced on Tuesday, May 14.
Ashley Witters, 37 of Carlisle, is accused of placing her teenage daughter "in a choke hold, kicked, bit, and [head-butting] her," the police stated in the release. The daughter's exact age was not released.
Officers were called to the "active physical domestic" on Friday, May 10.
Witters was arrested on the following charges according to her latest court docket:
Felony Strangulation - Applying Pressure to Throat or Neck.
Felony Endangering the Welfare of…
Convicted New Haven Felon Found With Fentanyl, Cocaine, Weapons, More: Police
A Connecticut man and convicted felon was arrested on additional drug charges after police allegedly found him with a stash of drugs and weapons.
The New Haven County arrest was made on Thursday, May 2 in the city of New Haven.
At approximately 11 a.m. that day, Connecticut State Police, the Statewide Narcotics Task Force, and multiple other agencies executed a search on Quezon A. Jones, age 26.
During the search, authorities seized the following:
A Glock 9mm handgun with altered serial numbers and altered to have a converted trigger switch, allowing it to fire in full auto;
An exten…
Teens To Be Charged As Adults For Killing Of 17-Year-Old In Northeast DC: Police
Two teens will face serious charges after a shooting that left a 17-year-old dead and another man hospitalized with critical injuries in DC, the Metropolitan Police Department announced.
Marlan Smith, Jr., 16, and Anthony Monroe, 17, both of Northwest DC, are facing a host of felony charges for their alleged roles in the midday murder of Antonio Cunningham last month.
Detectives from the department were called shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11 to the 2300 block of Washington Place NE, where there were reports of gunshots ringing out with two people down.
Upon arrival, first respo…
IN Cold Blood (Update): Trio Charged With Killing Kidnapped Newark Man Alongside Route 80
UPDATE: Three Newark men have been charged by New Jersey State Police with shooting and killing a fellow Brick City resident and leaving his body alongside Route 80.
Two of them – William Dixon, 24, and Nishir Rios-Figueroa, 30 – were already in custody in connection with other crimes, State Police said on Tuesday. They captured the third, Mustafa Manns, 28, in Newark.
The trio had abducted the victim, 27-year-old Quadree “Pee” Burch, in early August and driven him to Allamuchy Township, 20 or so miles from the Pennsylvania state line, the NJSP said in a March 14 release.
They shot and ki…
Suspect Apprehended After Fleeing Hartford Superior Court Without Shoes
A 24-year-old man who brazenly left a Connecticut courthouse in the middle of a proceeding has been apprehended.
Marico Ellis, age 24, went missing from Hartford Superior Court just after noontime on Thursday, Aug. 25, wearing a black shirt and pants, according to Connecticut State Police.
The underlying charges for which Ellis was at court for include firearms, narcotics, and felony assault violations.
Ellis, a resident of Hartford, was not wearing shoes at the time, police said.
Ellis ran out of court during a judicial hearing, during which his bond was being increased, …
14-Year-Old Charged With Murder In Strangulation Of 13-Year-Old CT Girl
A 14-year-old Connecticut resident has been charged with murder and sexual assault in the June murder of a 13-year-old girl.
Hartford County resident Tristen Martin, of Manchester, was arrested on Friday, Nov. 12, following a five-month investigation into the death of Zaniya Wright of Manchester.
According to Lieutenant Ryan Shea, of the Manchester Police Department, Wright, a seventh-grade student at Illing Middle school, was discovered on Friday, June, 18, around 8:40 a.m. in a common area of the basement of the South Adams Apartment Complex.
An autopsy ruled her death a …
Seen HIM? Police Seek Northampton Man, 27, Accused Of Felony Strangulation, Aggravated Assault
UPDATE: McGary has been apprehended, authorities said.
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Police in Northampton County are seeking the public’s help locating a man accused of felony strangulation, aggravated assault and several other offenses.
A warrant was been issued Monday for the arrest of Patrick Robert McGary Jr., 27, who has been charged with felony strangulation as well as misdemeanor offenses of terroristic threats, simple assault, false imprisonment and harassment, according to the Palmer Township Police Department.
The charges stem from an alleged incident that occurred…
Prosecutor: Pair Charged With Murder In North Brunswick Hotel Robbery
A man and woman from Middlesex County have been charged with felony murder in connection with a Somerset man's death during a hotel robbery, authorities said.
On Monday, Demond Gray, 43, of New Brunswick and Katura Williams, 40, of Sayreville both were charged with first-degree murder committed during the course of a robbery, first-degree robbery, and second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Joseph Battaglia of the North Brunswick Township Police Department.
On March 21, Gray…
Alert Issued For CT Woman Wanted For Homicide
Connecticut State Police have out an alert for a woman wanted for the murder of a 75-year-old Hartford County man.
Melissa Feliciano, 31, is wanted for felony murder, murder, robbery, and larceny for the homicide that occurred in Rocky Hill on Monday, April 6, in the death of Robert Iacobucci.
Feliciano is described as being 5 foot 2, 85 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Police said they don’t know if she has any weapons.
Feliciano was a caretaker of Iacobucci's, and according to state police arrest records, one of three people who police believe were involved in his death.
She disap…
Man, 67, Busted For Felony DWI Following Single-Vehicle Crash In Westchester
A 67-year-old man was arrested by state police for felony DWI following a single-vehicle crash in Westchester.
Patrick R. Bridgewater, of the Bronx, was arrested around 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21, in New Rochelle, said Trooper Tara McCormick.
According to McCormick, the state police responded to a one-car property damage accident on I-95 in the city of New Rochelle. Once on the scene, they found Bridgewater has lost control of his Jeep Cherokee on the southbound acceleration ramp and became disabled on top of the barrier between the ramps.
An investigation found that he was intoxicated,…