Bucks
Police & Fire
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Tyler Sullivan pleaded guilty to the third-degree murder of his infant son in a Bucks County court on Wednesday, May 29, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Authorities have said they were called to Sullivan's Radcliffe Street home in Bristol last May 25 to find his 4-month-old son Timothy was "not breathing and cold to the touch." Officers performed life-saving measures but eventually took the baby to Lower Bucks Hospital where he died.  Medical staff at the hospital said the boy's injuries were "indicative of a battered child" — he suffered "contusions, bruising, and …

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by Mac Bullock
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Boy Nearly Drowns In South Plainfield Pool: Prosecutor 2-Year-Old Boy Nearly Drowns In South Plainfield Pool: Prosecutor
2-Year-Old Boy Nearly Drowns In South Plainfield Pool: Prosecutor A 2-year-old boy remains in critical condition after nearly drowning in a pool in South Plainfield, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 28, at approximately 7:36 p.m.., South Plainfield Police Department received a 911 call reporting that a child was found in the pool and wasn’t breathing, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. Authorities performed CPR on the boy and took him to JFK Hospital where he has remained in critical condition, the prosecutor said on Wednesday afternoon, May 29. The incident is being reviewed by Detective Craig Magnani of the …

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by Jon Craig
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Home Invaders Thwarted By Rifle-Wielding Homeowner In Anne Arundel County, Police Say Home Invaders Thwarted By Rifle-Wielding Homeowner In Anne Arundel County, Police Say
Home Invaders Thwarted By Rifle-Wielding Homeowner In Anne Arundel County, Police Say A group of home invaders picked the wrong person to mess with on Tuesday night after being met by a rifle-wielding homeowner in Anne Arundel County, police say. Officers were called at around 9:30 p.m. on May 28 to the 1400 block of Colony Road in Pasadena, near the White Rocks Marina and Boatyard, where a 21-year-old man reported that he had been followed into his home by several armed suspects.  Police say that the would-be victim was able to retreat into his home, retrieved a rifle, and fired several shots, causing the suspects to scatter and flee. It is unclear if any of the suspe…

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by Zak Failla
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
30-Year-Old Shot Dead In Doorway Of Philadelphia Home: Authorities 30-Year-Old Shot Dead In Doorway Of Philadelphia Home: Authorities
30-Year-Old Shot Dead In Doorway Of Philadelphia Home: Authorities City police are investigating a homicide in North Philadelphia on Tuesday night, May 28.  Authorities were called to the 6500 block of Walnut Park Drive around 10:45 p.m., PPD said in a release. They arrived to find 30-year-old Khalief Rhodan lying in a doorway with a gunshot wound to the torso.  Rhodan was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.  A 50-year-old suspect was located at the scene and taken to the hospital with chest pain and breathing difficulties, according to PPD. A gun was recovered from the scene.  "Charges are pending as police continue the i…

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by Mac Bullock
Prince William
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Girl's Bomb Threat Clears Manassas Mall, Police Say 12-Year-Old Girl's Bomb Threat Clears Manassas Mall, Police Say
12-Year-Old Girl's Bomb Threat Clears Manassas Mall, Police Say A 12-year-old girl was found responsible for a bomb threat that evacuated a mall in northern Virginia last week, authorities said. The threat against the Manassas Mall on Sudley Road was shared to Instagram on May 22. The mall was evacuated just after 8:50 a.m. as a precaution and officers determined there was no active threat to the mall, police said. The girl was identified on Tuesday, May 28, the PWCPD said. "After consultation with Juvenile Court Services, the case resulted in an informal action and will be handled through the juvenile diversion process," police said in a statemen…

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by Cecilia Levine
Nassau
Police & Fire
Man Punches, Robs Woman At North Lawrence Shopping Center: Police Man Punches, Robs Woman At North Lawrence Shopping Center: Police
Man Punches, Robs Woman At North Lawrence Shopping Center: Police A 25-year-old man has been arrested on charges including robbery after he allegedly punched a woman in the face before taking her phone and wallet. The North Lawrence incident occurred on Tuesday, May 28, Nassau County Police said. Just after 1:30 p.m., Ronald E. Bellamy of Far Rockaway, Queens, reportedly got into a fight with a 24-year-old woman at the Five Towns Shopping Center, located at 253-01 Rockaway Turnpike. While the fight started off verbal, it escalated to a physical altercation, police said. Bellamy, who is 25, punched the woman in the face and forcefully took her iPhone…

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by Sophie Grieser
Middlesex CT
Police & Fire
Attempted Murder: Juvenile Arrested For Serious Westbrook Assault, Police Say Attempted Murder: Juvenile Arrested For Serious Westbrook Assault, Police Say
Attempted Murder: Juvenile Arrested For Serious Westbrook Assault, Police Say A juvenile has been arrested after he allegedly assaulted a young man, leaving him seriously injured. The Middlesex County incident occurred on Friday, May 24, at around 8:30 p.m. in the town of Westbrook. According to the Connecticut State Police, a young man (whose identity has not been released due to age) was seen on security footage assaulting another young man on Boston Post Road. After the assault, he fled on foot, leaving his victim injured. Authorities airlifted the juvenile to an area hospital with serious injuries. To locate the suspect, police deployed drones, K9 units, a b…

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by Sophie Grieser
The Berkshires
Police & Fire
More Charges For Cheshire Man Accused Of 'One Of The Worst Cases' Of Child Sexual Abuse More Charges For Cheshire Man Accused Of 'One Of The Worst Cases' Of Child Sexual Abuse
More Charges For Cheshire Man Accused Of 'One Of The Worst Cases' Of Child Sexual Abuse Federal authorities charged a 38-year-old Berkshire County man already facing more than four dozen charges of child sexual abuse with two more on Wednesday, May 29.  Brain Warner, of Cheshire, was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a child and attempted sexual exploitation of a child on Wednesday, May 29, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He previously lived in Adams.  Warner was arrested in April and charged with 51 counts of sexually abusing a minor, including multiple accusations of raping a child, indecent assault and battery, and 26 counts of child pornogr…

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by Josh Lanier
Delaware
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Brought Gun To Chester High School, Police Say 16-Year-Old Brought Gun To Chester High School, Police Say
16-Year-Old Brought Gun To Chester High School, Police Say City police were called to Chester High School on Tuesday morning, May 28 after security found a student with a handgun, officials say.  Authorities said the 16-year-old student tried to pass through the school’s security checkpoint with a pistol around 7:50 a.m. The student was detained by the school resource officer, police said.  The firearm was recovered and a juvenile petition is being filed, police added. 

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by Mac Bullock
Englewood
Police & Fire
RECOGNIZE HIM? Authorities Believe Accused Public Masturbator From Englewood Struck Elsewhere RECOGNIZE HIM? Authorities Believe Accused Public Masturbator From Englewood Struck Elsewhere
Recognize HIM? Authorities Believe Accused Public Masturbator From Englewood Struck Elsewhere A 34-year-old Englewood man charged with masturbating in front of a pre-teen may have also done it elsewhere, authorities said following his arrest. Dawid S. Iwaszek “exposed himself and masturbated in public while in the presence of a juvenile under the age of 13” on Thursday, May 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The Polish-born Iwaszek was arrested on Saturday, charged with criminal sexual assault, child endangerment and lewdness and sent to the Bergen County Jail. A judge released him the next day pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Charles
Police & Fire
Convict Caught With Codeine, Handgun Reported Stolen In DC During Stop In Indian Head: Sheriff Convict Caught With Codeine, Handgun Reported Stolen In DC During Stop In Indian Head: Sheriff
Convict Caught With Codeine, Handgun Reported Stolen In DC During Stop In Indian Head: Sheriff What started as a routine traffic stop in Maryland rapidly snowballed for a Charles County convict who was caught with a host of drugs and an illegal handgun reported stolen out of DC, authorities announced. Robert Terrance Fletcher, 26, of Indian Head, is facing drug and weapon charges following an early morning stop on Tuesday morning when he was busted for multiple offenses. Shortly before 2 a.m. on May 28, a member of the Charles County Sheriff's Office stopped Fletcher in the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway in Indian Head for a reported equipment violation on his vehicle. Google M…

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by Zak Failla
Somerset
Police & Fire
Warren Township Trucking Company Owner Lied To Pay Lower Premiums, Prosecutor Says Warren Township Trucking Company Owner Lied To Pay Lower Premiums, Prosecutor Says
Warren Township Trucking Company Owner Lied To Pay Lower Premiums, Prosecutor Says A 36-year-old Warren Township man who ran a fuel delivery trucking company was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 9, with insurance fraud, authorities said. Rajinder Randhawa was misrepresenting his garage location on a commercial auto policy application, and an audit revealed eight trucks belonging to the trucking company were listed as being garaged in Bridgewater, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald. In truth, the trucks were located in Linden. By stating the trucks were being garaged in Bridgewater instead of Linden on the insurance application, Randhawa paid a mu…

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by Sam Barron