Teen Charged With Manslaughter In Hamilton Twp G-Wagon Crash: Prosecutor Teen Charged With Manslaughter In Hamilton Twp G-Wagon Crash: Prosecutor
Teen Charged With Manslaughter In Hamilton Twp G-Wagon Crash: Prosecutor A 16-year-old Atlantic City resident was charged with aggravated manslaughter after a deadly crash involving a stolen vehicle killed two Egg Harbor Township residents, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 3. At 7:30 a.m.. on Saturday, Aug. 22, Hamilton Township police responded to Route 50 and Third Street after a stolen Mercedes-Benz, G-Class SUV, a G-Wagon, collided with a Chevrolet Sedan, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Robert Barr Jr., 54, and Alice Stilwell, 67 were killed in the crash, authorities said. An investigation found the juvenile's blood was located on th…
Lanham Man Dies Days After Assault, Sending Maryland Suspect Back Behind Bars Lanham Man Dies Days After Assault, Sending Maryland Suspect Back Behind Bars
Lanham Man Dies Days After Assault, Sending Maryland Suspect Back Behind Bars A 32-year-old man is back in custody after his victim died days after a violent assault in Maryland, police say. Jaylin James McConnaughey was initially arrested on Friday, Aug. 28, in Howard County after he allegedly struck Lanham resident Tevin Jarrett Sesker during an altercation. According to the Howard County Police Department, the two knew each other and were in the 8800 block of Greenwood Place when the assault took place, causing Sesker to strike his head. Sesker was transported to Shock Trauma in critical condition. McConnaughey was arrested and released on a $10,000 bond. Then t…
Sex Assault Lawsuit Settlement Details Released In Wantagh Fire Department Case Sex Assault Lawsuit Settlement Details Released In Wantagh Fire Department Case
Sex Assault Lawsuit Settlement Details Released In Wantagh Fire Department Case A Long Island firefighter got a significant payout in exchange for dropping her sex assault lawsuit, according to a report published Thursday, Sept. 3. The former Wantagh Fire Department employee was paid $500,000 to settle her claims against ex-chief Kenneth Kelly and ex-captain Josef Seier, Newsday reported. Kelly and Seier did not admit any wrongdoing or personally contribute to the settlement, which was covered by the department’s insurance company, according to Newsday. The terms were initially sealed, then provided to Newsday after the outlet filed in court to release them. The victi…
Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train Traveling In Rye: DA Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train Traveling In Rye: DA
Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train Traveling In Rye: DA A Bronx woman has been indicted more than a year after claiming a man was holding a bomb aboard a Metro-North train on its way to Connecticut, forcing hundreds of passengers to evacuate in Westchester County, prosecutors said.  Bronx resident Albertyna Mendoza, 27, was arraigned on Thursday, Sept. 3, on a felony charge of second-degree falsely reporting an incident, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  The charge stems from an incident on May 3, 2025, when Mendoza was traveling aboard a New Haven-bound Metro-North train through Westchester at around 4…
Video Shows Viral 'Predator' Sting At Teaneck IHOP That Ends With Man's Unrelated Arrest Video Shows Viral 'Predator' Sting At Teaneck IHOP That Ends With Man's Unrelated Arrest
Video Shows Viral 'Predator' Sting At Teaneck IHOP That Ends With Man's Unrelated Arrest A viral video showing a self-described predator-catching group confronting a man at a New Jersey IHOP has now prompted a response from police — and details of his arrest that appear to be unrelated. Jose Aquino-Arias, 33, of Paterson, was arrested on Sunday, May 24, after Teaneck police received a 911 call reporting an attempted child-luring incident near Cedar Lane, Police Chief Seth Kriegel said. The caller reported Aquino-Arias fled after being confronted while attempting to meet someone he believed was a juvenile under circumstances that, if substantiated, could constitute attempted luri…
Cessna Rocked, Climbed Before Hitting PSP Helicopter In Carlisle: NTSB Cessna Rocked, Climbed Before Hitting PSP Helicopter In Carlisle: NTSB
Cessna Rocked, Climbed Before Hitting PSP Helicopter In Carlisle: NTSB A pilot acknowledged a police helicopter crew's request to extend his flight path — but turned toward the runway instead, beginning a bizarre final sequence that ended with his Cessna slamming into the hovering chopper, according to federal investigators's report on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The National Transportation Safety Board has released new findings on the Wednesday, Aug. 19 collision at Carlisle Regional Airport that killed 57-year-old Dr. Paul William Sokoloski of Hershey and seriously injured two Pennsylvania State Police troopers. The report provides the clearest picture yet of what h…
Crime Down In NY, Hochul Says: Here's How Much Murder, Shootings, Property Offenses Decreased Crime Down In NY, Hochul Says: Here's How Much Murder, Shootings, Property Offenses Decreased
Crime Down In NY, Hochul Says: Here's How Much Murder, Shootings, Property Offenses Decreased Crime fell across New York in 2026, with new state data showing declines in overall offenses, violent crime, robberies, murders, and property crime in communities across the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.  The 28 police departments participating in New York's Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative reported a 7 percent decrease in index crime during the first five months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said on Thursday, Sept. 3. Those departments reported 29,654 index crimes from January through May, down from 31,752 during t…
‘The View’ Star’s Sag Harbor Home Sold For $5.65 Million — Barely Half Initial Price ‘The View’ Star’s Sag Harbor Home Sold For $5.65 Million — Barely Half Initial Price
‘The View’ Star’s Sag Harbor Home Sold For $5.65 Million — Barely Half Initial Price Joy Behar took a steep discount to finally offload her Hamptons mansion. Behar, the 83-year-old co-host of “The View,” sold her Sag Harbor property for $5.65 million — just more than half the initial $10.95 million asking price — on Thursday, Aug. 28, Realtor.com reported. After the initial listing, Behar steadily dropped the price over the course of 2025, then briefly raised it back to $6.995 million in early 2026, according to Realtor.com. Despite setting the stage for potential renovations, Behar eventually again dropped the price. A nearby house, albeit with more modern upgrades, sold …
‘Little Oscar’ Made The Dirtiest Jobs Fun, Now His VA Crew Is Missing Its 'Exceptional' Painter ‘Little Oscar’ Made The Dirtiest Jobs Fun, Now His VA Crew Is Missing Its 'Exceptional' Painter
‘Little Oscar’ Made The Dirtiest Jobs Fun, Now His VA Crew Is Missing Its 'Exceptional' Painter Óscar Ávalos had a way of making even the dirtiest job a good time. The Northern Virginia painter was constantly sharing the latest photos and videos of his college-age daughter and kindergarten-age son, one of the small things friends are remembering after Ávalos was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, Sept. 2. To the people who worked alongside him, Ávalos was “Little Oscar,” an "exceptional" painter whose personality could turn a grimy home renovation into something that felt more like an episode of HGTV. “He had a happy crew because everyone was happy in Oscar's presence,” Carolyn Wixs…
Estranged Glen Cove Husband Admits Murdering Mother-In-Law Outside Birthday Party: Authorities Estranged Glen Cove Husband Admits Murdering Mother-In-Law Outside Birthday Party: Authorities
Estranged Glen Cove Husband Admits Murdering Mother-In-Law Outside Birthday Party: Authorities A Long Island man admitted to murdering his estranged mother-in-law on Thursday, Sept. 3, authorities said. Erick Corado Gonzalez, 29, of Glen Cove, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for stabbing 51-year-old Ana Espinoza to death outside a restaurant in September 2024, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Gonzalez was estranged from his wife and her family at the time and was not invited to the wife’s birthday celebration on Sept. 28, 2024, at La Candela II restaurant in West Hempstead, investigators said. But as the revelers were leaving in the early hours of Sept. 29, …
Clifton Cop Tackles Burglary Suspect Fleeing Route 46 Car Dealership: Police Clifton Cop Tackles Burglary Suspect Fleeing Route 46 Car Dealership: Police
Clifton Cop Tackles Burglary Suspect Fleeing Route 46 Car Dealership: Police A 20-year-old Bronx man carrying burglary tools was tackled by a Clifton police officer after running from a Route 46 car dealership, authorities said. Multiple officers responded to Fette Auto on Route 46 in Clifton on Thursday, Sept. 3, at about 4:13 a.m. on a report of two suspicious men walking around the property, Clifton Detective Lt. Robert Anderson said. One man immediately fled in a dark-colored vehicle as police arrived, while the second took off on foot, Anderson said. Officers David Konarzewski and Alberto Perez chased the man through the parking lot, over a large fence ont…
Kearny Man, 63, Fondles Girls' Breasts In North Arlington: Prosecutor Kearny Man, 63, Fondles Girls' Breasts In North Arlington: Prosecutor
Kearny Man, 63, Fondles Girls' Breasts In North Arlington: Prosecutor A 63-year-old Hudson County man is behind bars after authorities say he fondled a girl's breasts in Bergen County last month, authorities said. Victor A. Fujimoto Diaz, of Kearny, was arrested in North Arlington on Wednesday, Sept. 2, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and North Arlington police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The investigation began Monday, Aug. 31, when the New Jersey Division of Child Protection & Permanency contacted the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit about alleged past sexual contact with a juvenile in North Arlingto…