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Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Hotel: Prosecutors
A woman was left unable to walk and needed surgery after a sexual assault at a Pennsylvania hotel, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 24.
Javier Santos-Rivera, 41, of Allentown, was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault, sexual assault, simple assault, indecent assault, and intimidation of a witness or victim, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said.
Pennsylvania State Police were called to an area hospital around 7:17 a.m. on March 21 after a 19-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted, according to the DA's office. Investigators d…
Family Prepares To Bury Daughter Killed In I-84 CT Crash, Second Child To Die In 5 Months
A fatal Connecticut crash involving a dump truck killed two women. For one Massachusetts family, it marked the death of a second child in less than six months. A new fundraiser is asking the community to rally around the family so it does not “have to carry every burden that comes with such tremendous loss alone.”
Kristina Murphy, 28, of Wilmington, Massachusetts, was killed in a crash on I-84 near Exit 68 in Tolland on Wednesday night, Aug. 19, Connecticut State Police said. Murphy was riding in a Kia driven by Paige Cooke, 29, of Manchester, New Hampshire. Cooke also died at the scene.
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Cops ID Danbury Pedestrian Killed In Crash; Driver Allegedly Cried, ‘I Took That Man’s Life'
Police have identified the Danbury pedestrian killed by an alleged intoxicated driver in Waterbury last week, and a new report sheds light on what happened next.
Marco Leon-Lopez, 43, died after an SUV struck him Thursday night, Aug. 20, on South Main Street in Waterbury, police said.
Officers were called to the 600 block shortly before 10 p.m. They found Leon-Lopez unconscious in the road near an SUV driven by 38-year-old Meralis Rivera-Maldonado, of Waterbury, authorities said.
Police collected surveillance video showing Leon-Lopez walking on a sidewalk when Rivera-Maldonado’s car, trave…
Connecticut Brothers Arrested After Woman’s Fatal Overdose In Rhode Island
Two Connecticut brothers face drug charges after a 60-year-old woman died from an overdose in Rhode Island, police said.
Benjamin Meadows, 31, of Watertown, and his brother, David Meadows, 29, were arrested Monday, Aug. 17, after officers responded to the sudden death of a 60-year-old at a home on Hopkinton Cemetery Road in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. Police did not provide David’s hometown.
Police determined that the woman had suffered an overdose. Investigators then began looking into who may have supplied her with drugs.
Their investigation led them to Benjamin Meadows, police told WPRI.&n…
She Sold Stolen Gun, Crack, Fentanyl In Stamford; She's Heading Back To Federal Prison
A Connecticut woman who sold fentanyl, crack cocaine, and a loaded stolen handgun will spend more than a decade in federal prison.
Amonda Mendez, 35, of Stamford, also known as “M-Dot” and “Dot,” received a 10-and-six-month prison sentence Thursday, Aug. 20, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said. She must serve eight years of supervised release.
The new crimes came months after her January 2025 release from federal prison.
Investigators arranged several controlled crack and fentanyl purchases from Mendez between April and July 2025. Authorities arrested Mendez on …
Former CT Trooper Turned Local Officer Dies At 51; Community Rallies For Wife, Twin Sons
Andrew Dominic Borelli spent 20 years as a Connecticut state trooper before joining the Prospect Police Department. He devoted his life to protecting others. Now, after his unexpected death, the communities he served are supporting his family.
Borelli, of Cheshire, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, after a brief illness. He was 51. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and their twin sons, Joseph and Sammy, according to his obituary.
Borelli grew up in Wallingford and graduated from Mark T. Sheehan High School. He later earned a history degree from Norwich University, his obituary said. He joined t…
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs
A portion of a 6-year-old girl's ear was found inside a Lebanon County home after two dogs mauled her — their second serious attack on a young child at the residence — according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21.
Rebecca Hresko, 31, and her parents, Andrew "Andy" Hresko, 70, and Debra Hresko, 61, of the Hresko family, who run Hresko's Bar-B-Que Pit, have been charged for their respective roles in the attacks involving the family's dogs, Chip and Zeus, at their South Lebanon Township home.
Rebecca Hresko faces First-Degree Felony Aggravated Assault of a Child, Sec…
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs
A soccer player days away from starting her freshman year was stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” took over and told him to stab her in a Jeep parked near her dorm — then his mother helped clean up and conceal her body, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21.
Royce Joel Moser, 18, of Canonsburg, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of 18-year-old Karoline Jordyn Heintz, along with abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, tampering with evidence, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, and obstructing the administration of law, court recor…
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria.
Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story).
Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …
CT ATV Racer Jonathan Hansen Dies After Crash; GoFundMe Raises Thousands
A well-known Connecticut ATV racer died after an ATV racing crash, leaving his family to face its second devastating loss in 15 months.
Jonathan Kyle Hansen, 44, of West Suffield, died from his injuries on Sunday, Aug. 16. He competed in the professional class of the QXNE racing series.
A GoFundMe created to help his family pay funeral costs and other expenses had raised more than $21,000 by Thursday evening, Aug. 20.
Hansen had a lifelong passion for racing, according to his obituary. His grandfather, Jerome Crawford, raced SCCA and Can-Am cars but died when Hansen was 2 years old.
Hans…
Danbury Man With No Pistol Permit, No Insurance Arrested After Gun Found In Car In NY: Cops
A Connecticut man is facing a felony weapons charge after deputies found a loaded handgun inside his vehicle during a traffic stop in Putnam County, NY — and also discovered he does not hold a pistol permit, authorities said.
Danbury resident Aaron Freeze, 30, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, following a traffic stop in the Putnam Lake area of Patterson, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
The incident began a little after 7 p.m., when a deputy saw a vehicle with an expired registration and an obstructed license plate, according to the Sheriff'…
Man Accused of Fatally Shooting Rival in Estranged Wife’s CT Home With Children Inside
A Connecticut man broke into his estranged wife’s home and fatally shot a man in a bedroom while two children were inside the house, Connecticut State Police allege.
Joshua Freitag, 33, of Somers, allegedly carried out the shooting Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, at a home on South Road, troopers said. He was charged with murder, home invasion, and two counts of risk of injury to a child. He was held on a $1.5 million bond.
Police responded to the South Road home about 4 a.m. after the woman reported gunfire and a disturbance.
When police arrived, they found Freitag near the front of the hous…
