Woman's Trail Attacker Captured After She Fought Him Off In Loudoun County, Sheriff Says Woman's Trail Attacker Captured After She Fought Him Off In Loudoun County, Sheriff Says
Woman's Trail Attacker Captured After She Fought Him Off In Loudoun County, Sheriff Says She refused to let him take her. Now, deputies say he's the one who ended up in custody. A Virginia man has been arrested one week after investigators say he grabbed a woman on a walking trail in Loudoun County, only to watch her fight free and run to safety. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, July 22, that 34-year-old Rolando Sanchez Velasquez, of Sterling, is accused of attacking the woman near Algonkian Parkway and Lowes Island Boulevard on the night of July 15. According to investigators, the woman was walking alone when Sanchez Velasquez approached and gr…
Ledyard Man Had Sexual Relationship With Glastonbury 14-Year-Old: Police Ledyard Man Had Sexual Relationship With Glastonbury 14-Year-Old: Police
Ledyard Man Had Sexual Relationship With Glastonbury 14-Year-Old: Police A Ledyard man is facing multiple felony charges after police said he had an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old. Cesar Luis Valiente-Caballero, 23, was arrested last week following a Glastonbury police investigation, authorities said. He is charged with second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a child, witness tampering, and interfering with an officer/resisting arrest. The investigation began in April. It centered on allegations of "a consensual sexual relationship with a 14-year-old," according to an arrest report. Court records show Valiente-Caballero was released …
Targeted Police Blitz In East Garden City Nets Two Drug Arrests: Authorities Targeted Police Blitz In East Garden City Nets Two Drug Arrests: Authorities
Targeted Police Blitz In East Garden City Nets Two Drug Arrests: Authorities Two people were busted for drug possession during a targeted operation on Long Island on Tuesday night, July 21, police said. Antony Perry, 58, and Lashana Wright, 46, were arrested near Stewart Avenue and Merchants Concourse in East Garden City around 11 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. County police were on “intensified patrol” in the area near Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum for vehicle and traffic enforcement, according to authorities. Perry was also charged with unlicensed operation of a vehicle. Perry, of Brooklyn, was released on his own recognizance following his a…
Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police
Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police A Connecticut caregiver is accused of physically abusing her disabled client while inside a YMCA, police said. Elisa Feinman, 68, of Fairfield, allegedly abused an intellectually disabled client at the Westport Weston Family YMCA on Saturday, July 19, at the YMCA on Allen Raymond Lane, according to the Westport police.  Officers responded after YMCA staff reported seeing a caregiver physically mistreating her intellectually disabled client. Investigators reviewed surveillance video as part of the case and arrested Feinman, who police identified as a paraprofessional, Westport pol…
Ex-CT Judicial Marshal Accused Of Child Exploitation After Cyber Tip Sparks Probe: Report Ex-CT Judicial Marshal Accused Of Child Exploitation After Cyber Tip Sparks Probe: Report
Ex-CT Judicial Marshal Accused Of Child Exploitation After Cyber Tip Sparks Probe: Report A former Connecticut judicial marshal who provided security at a state courthouse is facing multiple child exploitation charges after an investigation that began with an anonymous cyber tip. Joseph Cerruto, 27, of New Britain, was arrested on Monday, July 14, according to New Britain authorities. Police launched "an extensive investigation" into Cerruto in May after receiving the anonymous tip, CT Post reported.  He is charged with first-degree possession of child sexual abuse material, enticing a minor by use of computer, misrepresentation of age to entice a minor, and risk of injury…
Former 'Amazon Teacher Of Year' Accused Of Raping Lynn Middle School Student: DA Former 'Amazon Teacher Of Year' Accused Of Raping Lynn Middle School Student: DA
Former 'Amazon Teacher Of Year' Accused Of Raping Lynn Middle School Student: DA A former Massachusetts teacher once named one of Amazon's teachers of the year has been charged with raping a child, authorities announced.  Tymond Tran was charged with aggravated rape of a child with a 5-year age difference, indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, posing or exhibiting a child in the nude, and providing obscene matter to a minor, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.  The allegations stem from incidents that prosecutors said happened in Lynn in 2022, while he taught computer science at Thurgood Marshall Middle School.  Tran pleaded …
Gunman Shot Up Car In Front Of Albany Cops, Now Headed To NY Prison: Authorities Gunman Shot Up Car In Front Of Albany Cops, Now Headed To NY Prison: Authorities
Gunman Shot Up Car In Front Of Albany Cops, Now Headed To NY Prison: Authorities A New York man who opened fire on an occupied car on a busy Albany street is headed to prison, authorities said. Michael Johnson, 40, of Hudson, was sentenced Wednesday, July 22 to nine years and six months in prison for the shooting, the Albany County District Attorney’s office announced. Johnson was walking in the area of Henry Johnson Boulevard and Clinton Avenue just after 9 p.m. on Oct. 19, 2024, when he opened fire on a vehicle in the roadway, investigators said. On-duty police officers who had just exited Albany Medical Center witnessed the gunfire and quickly arrested him, finding…
Fake Cop Pulled Gun, Asked Driver For Ride In Bizarre Woodbridge Roadside Encounter: Police Fake Cop Pulled Gun, Asked Driver For Ride In Bizarre Woodbridge Roadside Encounter: Police
Fake Cop Pulled Gun, Asked Driver For Ride In Bizarre Woodbridge Roadside Encounter: Police A man claiming to be a police officer didn't ask for a driver's license. Investigators in Virginia say he pulled a gun and asked for a ride instead. Now Prince William County detectives are trying to identify the man after what they believe were two unsettling encounters within minutes of each other Sunday night in Woodbridge. The first happened around 9 p.m. on July 19 along Dale Boulevard near Forestdale Avenue. According to police, a 25-year-old driver was approached by an unknown man who displayed a handgun, claimed to be a police officer, and then asked for a ride. The driver re…
Danbury Driver Dies After Car Plunges 40 Feet Down Newtown Embankment: Police Danbury Driver Dies After Car Plunges 40 Feet Down Newtown Embankment: Police
Danbury Driver Dies After Car Plunges 40 Feet Down Newtown Embankment: Police A driver died after his vehicle veered off a Newtown road, plunged down a steep embankment, and came to rest deep in a wooded area, authorities said. Richard J. Aronson, of Danbury, was driving along Mt. Pleasant Road near Saw Mill Road on Tuesday, July 21, when his vehicle left the roadway, according to Newtown Police. Officers responded to a report of a single vehicle that had gone off the road. When they arrived, they found the vehicle about 40 feet down a steep embankment off the westbound side of Mt. Pleasant Road. Police officers and firefighters climbed down the embankment to reach …
Greenwich Art Dealer Admits To Stealing $2M+ From Elderly Client's Estate: Feds Greenwich Art Dealer Admits To Stealing $2M+ From Elderly Client's Estate: Feds
Greenwich Art Dealer Admits To Stealing $2M+ From Elderly Client's Estate: Feds A Connecticut business owner admitted stealing more than $2 million from an elderly client and the client's estate after being placed in a position of trust, federal prosecutors said. David L. Johnson, 66, of Greenwich, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 21, before U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to a money laundering charge tied to the theft, according to David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. He faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced on Oct. 30. Johnson operated Antique Treasures LLC and Greenwich Auction, both based in Stam…
Raging Camper Fire Threatens Home, Vehicles In Sparrow Bush Raging Camper Fire Threatens Home, Vehicles In Sparrow Bush
Raging Camper Fire Threatens Home, Vehicles In Sparrow Bush A fully involved camper fire threatened a home, multiple vehicles and heavy equipment in Orange County before firefighters quickly stopped the flames from spreading, officials said. Firefighters were dispatched to a camper fire on Main Street in Sparrow Bush at 9:50 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, according to the Sparrow Bush Fire Department. Upon arrival, firefighters found the camper fully engulfed in flames and threatening two vehicles, a small excavator and a nearby home, the department said. Crews from the Sparrow Bush Fire Department and Port Jervis Fire Department deployed two hand line…
NJ Man Defrauded Elderly Woman: Hammonton Police NJ Man Defrauded Elderly Woman: Hammonton Police
NJ Man Defrauded Elderly Woman: Hammonton Police A 50-year-old Hammonton man was arrested and charged with defrauding an elderly woman, authorities said. James Donio faces numerous theft charges after he defrauded the 80-year-old woman over a period of six years, Hammonton police said. Donio became involved in her finances, purporting to be a trusted close friend, but ended up taking $914,200 from her. The woman, a businesswoman and lifelong resident of Hammonton, was taken advantage of through several fraudulent leases, fraudulent discharge of mortgage, and a myriad of unauthorized checks from her personal and business acc…