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Police ID 4 More Victims Of CT Daycare Worker Accused Of Assaulting 4-Year-Old: Warrant
A former daycare worker accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old boy is now accused by four other children of similar crimes, a newly released arrest warrant said. Jan Carlos Berrios Otero, 29, who worked at the BrightPath Avon Early Learning and Child Care Center, now faces a growing list of charges after investigators identified more alleged victims, Avon police said. He was first arrested on April 1, one day after the parents of a 4-year-old noticed the child had cuts, scrapes and scabs on his genitals. Surveillance video allegedly showed Berrios Otero lying next to the child the day …
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9-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In Tote Along River; Grandma Among 4 Charged In ‘Severe Abuse’ Case
Two more adults have been charged months after a 9-year-old girl was found dead in a tote along a river, as prosecutors say they allowed “severe child abuse and neglect” to continue inside a Pennsylvania home, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 21. Theresa Marie Shipley, 63, identified as the child’s grandmother, and Sandra Lynn Umensetter, 51, a family friend, were charged in connection with the prolonged abuse that led to the death of 9-year-old Renesmay Eutsey, Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said. Theresa Marie Shipley (left) Renesmay Eutsey’s grandmother, and S…
Police & Fire
Inside The Room: Warrant Reveals New Evidence In Death Of CT 12-Year-Old Found On Bedroom Floor
Police are releasing new details in their investigation into the death of a 12-year-old Connecticut girl and her stepfather, who is accused of sexual assault. Enfield police have released a search warrant for the Elm Street home where Eve Rogers was found dead on March 18. Authorities say she was lying on her bedroom floor, with a blanket and naked from the waist down. Her stepfather, 39-year-old Anthony Federline, was arrested on April 2 and charged with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. Investigators said DNA evidence tied him to the girl. No one has been charged…
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Cyanide Killing Of NY Mom Of 3 Preceded By Divorce Papers, Threats From Estranged Husband: DA
Court filings reveal a history of domestic violence before a Long Island mother of three was poisoned to death by her estranged husband, prosecutors said. Asif Qureshi, 53, of Bellerose, Queens, was indicted on murder and burglary charges in Nassau County Court Thursday, Jan, 8, in connection with the death of his estranged wife Aleena Asif. Investigators determined that Qureshi entered Asif’s Herricks home on Larch Drive while she was out dropping her children off at school on Oct. 17, 2025, according to the Nassau County DA’s office. He then hid inside for nearly an hour, waiting for her…
Police & Fire
CT Infant Critical After Fall, Police Say After Major Investigation
An infant remained in critical condition on Tuesday, Dec. 23, after police say the child suffered a serious fall at a Connecticut home over the weekend. Officers were at the house on Monday to investigate the incident. Parents of the child told police they fell at their Church Street home in Willimantic on Saturday. They took the infant to Windham Hospital on Sunday, but doctors transferred the baby to Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford because of the severity of its injuries, authorities said. Willimantic police have not released the child's age or gender. Willim…
Police & Fire
CT Police Open Homicide Probe After Woman Found Dying Next To Unattended Child
Police in Connecticut have opened an investigation into the death of a woman who was found dying on a Bridgeport street with her child nearby on a home's porch. Evelyn Rayo-Mairena, 24, of Bridgeport, was found with severe wounds at a home in the 200 block of Black Rock Avenue around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, police said. Police responded to the house for a report of a child left unattended. Paramedics rushed Rayo-Mairena to an area hospital, but doctors were unable to save her life, Bridgeport police said. Responders took the child to the hospital for evaluatio…
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5 Children Locked In 'Dungeon' With Feces-Covered Walls, No Beds By Parents: Officials
Five children were trapped in a locked room described as a “dungeon,” where authorities say they lived among filth, boarded-up windows, and no beds. A Pennsylvania couple, James Russell Kahl and Carly Kahl, is accused of holding their children, ages five to 14, in “deplorable conditions” at a home in Redstone Township, Fayette County, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The investigation began in early August after Children and Youth Services received a complaint about the family, authorities said. When troopers responded to the home with CYS, they discovered no beds, boarded-up windows…
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Roblox Let Sexual Predator Target 12-Year-Old NY Girl, Lawsuit Claims
Roblox is facing a federal lawsuit from the guardian of a 12-year-old New York girl who says the gaming giant put profits over safety, leaving children vulnerable to predators on its platform. The suit – filed on behalf of a Schenectady family in federal court in northern California on Tuesday, Aug. 26 – alleges that Roblox Corporation knowingly designed and marketed its app in a way that exposed children to sexual predators while misrepresenting it as safe for young users. It accuses Roblox of multiple counts, including fraudulent concealment, negligent misrepresentation, general negligen…
Business
Dunkin' Selling Special Dog Toys For Kids In Need: Here's How To Get One
Dunkin' is offering fans limited-edition dog toys, giving pups playful treats while raising money for children in need. BARK and Dunkin' are teaming up for the sixth year to raise money for the Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation. The latest edition of the partnership launched on Tuesday, Aug. 26, to celebrate National Dog Day. Since 2020, the companies have raised more than $12.5 million for Dunkin's foundation, which funds programs supporting kids battling illness and hunger. "We're incredibly proud of how this partnership unites dog lovers, coffee fans, and…
Obituaries
NY 9-Year-Old Was Looking Forward To Starting 4th Grade Before Parents Charged In Death
Loved ones said their final goodbyes to a 9-year-old New York girl whose parents were criminally charged following her death. Nathalia Warner, of Watervliet, was laid to rest Thursday, Aug. 7, days after she was found unresponsive inside her family’s home and later pronounced dead at Samaritan Hospital. Her parents – Jennifer Singleton, 37, and Harold Warner, 33 – were charged with two counts each of endangering the welfare of a child after a preliminary autopsy concluded she died from chronic constipation, as Daily Voice reported. The manner of death was listed as natural causes, with fin…
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Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit
A Pennsylvania mother is facing felony charges after police said her four children were found living in a home filled with feces, rotten food, and no running water, according to court records and a criminal complaint filed on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Heidi Lynn Beer, 35, Vandergrift, was arrested by Vandergrift Borough police following an investigation that began after officers responded to a fight involving four children ages 16 to 9. The oldest child told authorities their mother had not been home since Friday and that she had been caring for her siblings without food or water. Inside …
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NY Parents Charged After 9-Year-Old Girl Dies From Chronic Constipation
Two upstate New York parents are facing child endangerment charges following the death of their 9-year-old daughter. Jennifer Singleton, 37, and Harold Warner, 33, were arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, days after emergency crews found the child unresponsive inside their Watervliet home, New York State Police said. The 9-year-old was pronounced dead at Samaritan Hospital on Saturday, Aug. 2, as Daily Voice reported. A preliminary autopsy conducted Monday, Aug. 4, found that the child died due to chronic constipation, according to police. The manner of death was listed as natural causes. Final res…
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6 Girls Sexually Abused In PA Farm Basement, Barn: Affidavit
A Pennsylvania man is accused of sexually abusing six girls in a Salisbury Township farm basement, barn, and pond over several years, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an affidavit of probable cause filed this month. Samuel S. Beiler, 25, of Gap (Lancaster County), has been charged with 12 felonies, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, and corruption of minors, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The case began after Lancaster County Children and Youth Services filed multiple child welfare reports in June 2025, investigators e…
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‘Man Of God’ Mennonite Bishop With $793K Home Accused Of Starving Child In Shed
A Lancaster County man who describes himself as a “man of God” and serves as a part-time bishop at a Mennonite-rooted church is accused of starving and assaulting a juvenile family member forced to live in a shed, according to affidavits obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, July 31, and social media post by the suspects. Daryl Jay Sensenig, 41, and his wife, Grace Louise Sensenig, 42, of Reinholds, were arrested after Ephrata Police responded to a violent domestic dispute on the 800 block of Laurel Ridge Road around 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, police said. The couple forced the boy — a…
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Two Infants Under 7 Months Brutally Injured By Daycare Teacher: Affidavit
A Montgomery County woman has been charged with violently assaulting two infants in her care at a child care facility in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Thursday, July 31. Catalina Baldwin, 37, of Phoenixville, was arrested after a joint investigation by Upper Providence Township Police and Montgomery County Detectives revealed two babies suffered life-threatening injuries while under her sole supervision at Oaks Early Learning Center, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. First Infant: 7-Month-Old Girl S.F. Police and EMS were called at 10:20 a.m. on Wednesd…
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2-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death In DHS Care; Aunt Guilty Of Murder
A 2-year-old Philadelphia girl was beaten to death while under the care of the city's child welfare system—and now her aunt has been convicted of her murder. 'She would not have survived long—minutes—after the blow' Su'Layah Williams, affectionately known as “Susu,” died after suffering blunt force injuries so severe she survived only minutes, authorities said. Her tiny body was found covered in bruises with bleeding on her brain, and her stomach distended from internal trauma, according to an autopsy and child fatality review obtained by Daily Voice. On Monday, July 7, a jury convicted Dia…
Police & Fire
Mom Left Infant, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside CT Walmart: Police
A routine shopping trip turned into a desperate rescue outside a Connecticut Walmart when shoppers spotted a 1-month-old and an 8-year-old locked in a hot car, police said. Talita Sonia De Carvalho Silva, 30, of Naugatuck, is facing multiple felony charges after the harrowing incident on Wednesday, June 25, police said. Temperatures that day hit a high of 91 degrees, according to Accuweather. Shoppers at the Naugatuck Walmart noticed the children inside the vehicle after the car alarm started blaring. The 8-year-old was screaming and desperately trying to escape, police said. Both ch…
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Family Feared Him Missing — He Was Arrested In Undercover Child Sex Sting At NJ Hotel, AG Says
All Bruce Drelich's family knew on Friday, May 2 was that he'd gone to New Jersey to meet an "online acquaintance" before he disappeared, according to a missing person's post on social media. And then, they learned why. The Philadelphia resident is facing multiple charges, including human trafficking, after authorities say he tried to meet a 12-year-old girl in a Bordentown, NJ hotel for sex. That girl was actually an undercover agent, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said on Tuesday, June 10. So, on May 2, when Drehlich arrived at the hotel, he was taken into custody by authori…
Police & Fire
NJ Teacher, 35, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student She Tutored: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old Morris County high school teacher has been arrested on accusations she sexually assaulted a 17-year-old child she'd been tutoring, officials said. Alyssa Perry, of Rockaway Township, a teacher at Morris Knolls High School, became the center of an investigation when school administrators reported her inappropriate behavior to Denville police in March, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Perry, who is suspended from the school, was charged on Friday, June 6, with two counts of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said. At Morri…
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Needed Surgery After School Arm Injury; CT Teacher Faces Assault Charge: Police
A 32-year-old Connecticut woman was arrested after police say she hurt a child's arm so badly that they needed surgery. Mary Durso-Smith, of New Haven, was arrested on Wednesday, June 4, following an incident at Mead School in Ansonia on March 25, police said. Ansonia police said they decided to press charges after reviewing a security video that shows the injury "was not accidental." Authorities plan to release that video at a later date. The video shows Durso-Smith, a pre-K special education teacher, drag the child after they tried to go up a slide incorrectly. She then…
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‘He Wanted A Boy’: Husband Who Murdered Pregnant Wife, Attacked 2 Daughters In NY Gets Decades
A New York man who admitted to brutally stabbing his pregnant wife to death and severely injuring their two young daughters will spend the next three decades behind bars. Drew Garnier, 33, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Delaware County Court on Tuesday, May 13, for the death of his 29-year-old wife Samantha. The September 4, 2024, attack occurred inside the family’s home on Houck Road in Masonville. Garnier repeatedly stabbed Samantha and the children, according to prosecutors. Samantha died while the two young girls, though gravely injured, survived the attack. While reading his …
Schools
Kindergartener Hands Out Alcohol In Jell-O At PA School: Superintendent
A Pennsylvania kindergartener handed out alcoholic Jell-O cups to classmates at school, alarming parents and prompting a hospital visit, school officials said. The incident happened at Johnstown Elementary School in Cambria County earlier on Wednesday, May 14, according to a statement from Greater Johnstown School District Superintendent Dr. Amy Arcurio. Three students reportedly ingested alcohol from the Jell-O shots before staff intervened. All affected children were evaluated by the school nurse and then taken by EMS to a local hospital for further treatment. Parents met their children t…
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CT's Foster Care System Ranked Top 5 In US, New Study Says: Here's Why
Northeast and mid-Atlantic states showed wide disparities in foster care quality, with some ranking among the nation's best and others falling behind, according to a new study. SmileHub released its 2025 list of States With the Best Foster Care Systems on Tuesday, April 29. The study analyzed every state using 19 key foster care metrics, from adoption timelines and high school graduation rates to monthly stipends. The ranking used a weighted scoring system across three categories: foster youth baselines, community environment and support systems, and legal support. …
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CT Native Murders Wife Before Plummeting To Death From Bridge, Orphaning 2 Toddlers: Cops
A Hudson Valley father murdered his wife before jumping to his death from a bridge, orphaning their two toddlers, police said. Emergency crews in Ulster County were called to the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge for a report of a jumper at around noon Wednesday, April 23. A short time later, investigators located the body of Caleb Smith, 45, of Kingston. When officers went to his Fair Street residence to notify his family, they found his wife, 37-year-old Kaleigh Smith, dead from stab wounds, police said. Detectives concluded that Smith stabbed his wife to death before taking his own life, po…
Police & Fire
CT Woman Smashes Windshields, Speeds Away With Kids In Car After Fight: Police
A late-night argument in Ledyard ended with broken glass, a frantic search, and multiple charges, police said. Sharandah Dockery, 33, of New London, was arrested after the incident around 11:45 p.m. Sunday, April 20, according to authorities. Officers responded to a home in Ledyard after a woman reported that Dockery had "smashed the front and rear windshield out" of her vehicle during a heated argument, police said. The woman told officers the dispute escalated before Dockery took her children and drove off. She also said Dockery "was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage" before l…
Police & Fire
Infant Left Alone In Car As CT Dad Shopped For Baseball Cards
A Connecticut father is facing serious charges after police say he left his 4-month-old infant alone in a running car while he went inside a local store to buy baseball cards. Sean Wilding, 33, of Griswold, was arrested at a Route 12 business in Lisbon after someone called 911 when they saw the infant in the running car, Connecticut State Police said. When police arrived, Wilding was leaving the store. He told them he thought it would be OK to leave the baby in the car since he wouldn't be inside long, police relayed. He was charged with risk of injury to a minor and leaving an…
Police & Fire
CT Man Busted With Loaded Pistol, Kids In Car During Domestic Argument: Police
A domestic dispute ended with a Connecticut man in custody earlier this week. Marco Tocel, 42, of South Windsor, was arrested around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, after police responded to reports of a verbal altercation, officers said. Tocel was taken into custody after officers found a loaded pistol in his front pocket while he was sitting in a vehicle with two children inside, according to South Windsor police. He was charged with carrying a pistol without a permit, illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, and risk of injury to a minor, police said. Tocel was being held on a …
Police & Fire
Trapped For 20 Years: Police Detail Life Of CT Man Held Captive By Stepmom
The numbers are chilling. A 32-year-old man, standing five feet nine inches tall and weighing just 68 pounds, was forced to live in an 8-by-9-foot room for 20 years. All because his 56-year-old stepmother said so, Waterbury police said. Kimberly Sullivan was arrested this week and charged with first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said. She was released from jail on Thursday after posting a $300,000 bond. Original Report: Waterbury Woman Held Stepson Captive For 20 Y…
Police & Fire
CT Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific,' Inhumane Conditions: Police
A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said. New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…
Police & Fire
Mom Charged For Leaving Toddler In Car Stolen By Accused Kidnapper In CT: Police
Two people are facing charges after a 3-year-old was left in an idling vehicle that was stolen from a Connecticut gas station parking lot this week, including the child's mother, police said. Hainef Ramon Baker, 28, of Norwich, allegedly stole a Volkswagon parked outside a Valero gas station in Willimantic on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 4, authorities said. Police later found the child unharmed and arrested Baker in Preston. He now faces multiple charges, including second-degree kidnapping, robbery by carjacking, and risk of injury to a minor. Police said Baker climbed into the idling ca…
Police & Fire
Quick-Thinking Driver Forces Drunk CT Woman With Kids In Car To Pull Over: Police
A Connecticut woman caught driving while drunk and with three children in her uninsured SUV could have caused a crash if not for a quick-thinking driver who forced her off the road, authorities said. Michelle Bullett, 36, of Hartford, was arrested Tuesday night, Nov. 19, after multiple people called 911 to report an SUV swerving along I-91, Connecticut State Police said. The calls came in around 8 p.m. when her silver Volvo SUV was spotted swerving along the interstate near Exit 24 in Wethersfield. Police later found her pulled over near Exit 21 in Cromwell after another driver positi…
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