Northampton
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: Troopers Find New Leads In PA Woman's 1997 Murder COLD CASE: Troopers Find New Leads In PA Woman's 1997 Murder
Cold CASE: Troopers Find New Leads In PA Woman's 1997 Murder State police say they are making progress in their investigation of Patricia Woll's homicide.  Woll, 43, was living on River Road in Damascus Township, Wayne County when her house caught fire on Aug. 28, 1997.  She was found dead inside after firefighters beat the blaze. A "detailed investigation" led state police to declare the fire an arson and Woll's death a homicide.  "Several new investigatory leads and evidence have been uncovered and are activity being pursued by investigators," said troopers in a release on May 31. Authorities did not describe the new evidence. …

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by Mac Bullock
Hampden
Police & Fire
Victims ID'd In Springfield Family Slaying; Father Charged With Murders: DA Victims ID'd In Springfield Family Slaying; Father Charged With Murders: DA
Victims ID'd In Springfield Family Slaying; Father Charged With Murders: DA Police have identified the teenage daughter and wife of a Springfield man accused of fatally stabbing them over the weekend along with attacking his new son-in-law just days after the wedding, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 4.  Nour Al Kherat, 19, and Ruwaida Salamat, 39, both of Springfield, were killed in an attack at 177 Marion Street on Sunday, June 2, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said.  Osamah Al Kherat, 46, of West Springfield, is charged with two counts of murder, armed assault to murder, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the prosecutor…

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by Josh Lanier
Ocean
Police & Fire
Toms River Teen Drove Drunk, High On Marijuana In Crash That Killed Brick Teen: Prosecutors Toms River Teen Drove Drunk, High On Marijuana In Crash That Killed Brick Teen: Prosecutors
Toms River Teen Drove Drunk, High On Marijuana In Crash That Killed Brick Teen: Prosecutors A Toms River teen was accused of driving while drunk and high on marijuana in a crash that killed one of her passengers, authorities said. Kailyn Gorga, 18, was charged on Friday, May 31 with vehicular homicide and assault by auto, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Tuesday, June 4. Her charges were from an early morning crash in Manchester Township on Sunday, Apr. 14 that killed 18-year-old Catalina Reinoso of Brick Township. Manchester police responded to the one-car crash on Lacey Road in the Whiting section of the township at around 2:50 a.m. G…

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by Chris Spiker
Prince George's
Police & Fire
Police ID 31-Year-Old Man Shot To Death Near Temple Hills Liquor Store Police ID 31-Year-Old Man Shot To Death Near Temple Hills Liquor Store
Police ID 31-Year-Old Man Shot To Death Near Temple Hills Liquor Store An investigation has been launched in Prince George's County after a 31-year-old man was found with fatal gunshot wounds near an area liquor store, police say. Temple Hills resident Daysean Roberts has been identified by detectives as the man who died at an area hospital overnight after his body was found in the Hillcrest Heights area. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday, June 3, officers were called to the 3200 block of Naylor Road, where they found Roberts suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he died…

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by Zak Failla
Bergenfield
Police & Fire
Dumont Mom Jailed For Abusing Kid: Prosecutor Dumont Mom Jailed For Abusing Kid: Prosecutor
Dumont Mom Jailed For Abusing Kid: Prosecutor A 46-year-old Dumont woman was jailed for physically abusing one of her children, authorities said. Stacey A. Wilmarth was arrested by Dumont police on Monday, June 3, in connection with allegations from a week earlier, records show. Detectives from Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella’s Special Victims Unit subsequently charged Wilmarth with aggravated assault and child endangerment. She remained held Tuesday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. ****** ALSO SEE: A 48-year-old Fort Lee mom was charged with aggravated ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Mass General Medical Assistant Groped Patient During Unnecessary Physical Exam: DA Mass General Medical Assistant Groped Patient During Unnecessary Physical Exam: DA
Mass General Medical Assistant Groped Patient During Unnecessary Physical Exam: DA A 29-year-old medical assistant at Massachusetts General Hospital is accused of groping a patient during an exam that her doctor had not requested or approved, authorities said.  Leonardo Hernandez, of Jamaica Plain, is charged with indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered him to stay away from the hospital and the alleged victim as part of his release on personal recognizance.  The patient called Boston police on April 12 to report the alleged incident that she said happened several weeks earlier.  …

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by Josh Lanier
Yonkers
Police & Fire
Teenage Trio Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Cross County Parkway Exit Ramp In Yonkers Teenage Trio Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Cross County Parkway Exit Ramp In Yonkers
Teenage Trio Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Cross County Parkway Exit Ramp In Yonkers Three teenagers from Long Island were hospitalized after a rollover crash on a busy parkway exit ramp in Westchester that caused a several-hour-long closure, police said. The crash happened on Monday, June 3 around 7:40 p.m., when a vehicle rolled over adjacent to the exit ramp leading from the westbound Cross County Parkway to Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  The car had been occupied by an 18-year-old driver and two passengers aged 17 and 19. All three occupants are from Long Island, O'Leary said.&…

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by Ben Crnic
Nassau
Police & Fire
3 Firefighters Injured Battling Blaze In Hicksville 3 Firefighters Injured Battling Blaze In Hicksville
3 Firefighters Injured Battling Blaze In Hicksville Police are investigating the cause of a Long Island fire that injured multiple firefighters. It happened on the evening of Monday, June 3 in Hicksville, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 7 p.m., a fire broke out at Omega Auto Body, located at 16 Jerusalem Avenue. When officers and the Hicksville Fire Department arrived at the scene to battle the blaze, flames were pouring out of the building. Several additional fire departments assisted in extinguishing the fire. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries and refused treatment, police said; a third firefighter’s eye …

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by Sophie Grieser
Delaware
Police & Fire
Parent Made Threats To Yeadon Elementary School, Police Say Parent Made Threats To Yeadon Elementary School, Police Say
Parent Made Threats To Yeadon Elementary School, Police Say Yeadon Borough police are investigating alleged threats by a parent toward the Bell Avenue Elementary School.  Authorities said they were called to the school on Friday, May 31. The parent has been identified and police said they are continuing to investigate. 

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by Mac Bullock
Monmouth
Police & Fire
Long Branch Woman Charged With DWI After NJ Transit Train Hits Empty Vehicle Long Branch Woman Charged With DWI After NJ Transit Train Hits Empty Vehicle
Long Branch Woman Charged With DWI After NJ Transit Train Hits Empty Vehicle A Long Branch woman was accused of driving while intoxicated after an empty vehicle was struck by a New Jersey Transit train, authorities said. North Jersey Coast Line train No. 4384 hit an unoccupied vehicle in Long Branch at around 8:59 p.m. on Monday, June 3, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. The vehicle was struck at the Cedar Avenue crossing between the Long Branch and Elberon stations. The train left the Bay Head station at 8:28 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Long Branch at 9:06 p.m. None of the 25 passengers or crew members were injured.  Investigators said Lisa Doren…

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by Chris Spiker
Prince William
Police & Fire
Manassas Girl Catches Neighborhood Creep Peering Through Bedroom Window, Cops Say Manassas Girl Catches Neighborhood Creep Peering Through Bedroom Window, Cops Say
Manassas Girl Catches Neighborhood Creep Peering Through Bedroom Window, Cops Say A 57-year-old man was arrested after he was caught peeping in a Virginia girl's bedroom window, police said. A girl spotted a man later identified as Alfredo Cerroblanco looking through her bedroom window of the Maplewood Park Apartments in Manassas, at 9:50 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, police said. The victim's home is a 3-minute drive from Cerroblanco's house on Manassas Drive in Manassas Park, maps show. The girl immediately notified a family member who prevented Cerroblanco from leaving the area until police arrived and detained him. Cerroblanco was charged with peeping into a resident…

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by Cecilia Levine
Stafford
Police & Fire
Red Bikini-Clad Woman Drunkenly Throws Rock At Boy In Stafford: Cops Red Bikini-Clad Woman Drunkenly Throws Rock At Boy In Stafford: Cops
Red Bikini-Clad Woman Drunkenly Throws Rock At Boy In Stafford: Cops A 22-year-old Fairfax County woman was arrested for assaulting a child who she did not know in Stafford, police said. Jasmine Ortega-Flores, of Falls Church, was charged with assault and battery, and lodged at the Rappahannock Regional Jail following the Sunday, June 2 incident, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said in a release. Deputies were called to 401 River Road in Falmouth where Ortega-Flores was found to have been intoxicated after throwing a rock at a child, the office said. She did not know the child. The child was taken to a nearby hospital for his injuries while Ortega-Flor…

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by Cecilia Levine