Ex-Boyfriend Sentenced For Kidnapping Woman In Westchester Later Found Dead In Suitcase Ex-Boyfriend Sentenced For Kidnapping Woman In Westchester Later Found Dead In Suitcase
Ex-Boyfriend Sentenced For Kidnapping Woman In Westchester Later Found Dead In Suitcase The ex-boyfriend of a 24-year-old Westchester woman whose body was found dead in a suitcase in Connecticut has been sentenced to decades behind bars for his role in her 2019 kidnapping. Javier Enrique Da Silva Rojas, age 25, of Queens, pleaded guilty in White Plains federal court to kidnapping Valerie Reyes in New Rochelle and illegally transporting her to Fairfield County, where her body was found in a suitcase a week later in Greenwich. Earlier story - Shock, Sadness In Westchester After Missing Woman ID'd As Murder Victim US Attorney Audrey Strauss announced that Rojas has been sen…
Man Charged With Kidnapping After Missing NY 15-Year-Old Found In Virginia Man Charged With Kidnapping After Missing NY 15-Year-Old Found In Virginia
Man Charged With Kidnapping After Missing NY 15-Year-Old Found In Virginia A man is facing kidnapping charges after allegedly taking a 15-year-old Long Island boy he met online out of state. Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances during which the missing special needs boy was found in Virginia early on Wednesday, June 30. The boy was reported missing by his family on Tuesday, June 29 at approximately 1:30 p.m., after he was last seen leaving his home at 11:30 a.m., police said.  Following an investigation, detectives determined the boy had been communicating with a 20-year-old man residing in Tennessee through an ins…
Car Stolen From CT Gas Station Had Two Kids In Backseat, Police Say Car Stolen From CT Gas Station Had Two Kids In Backseat, Police Say
Car Stolen From CT Gas Station Had Two Kids In Backseat, Police Say Police in Connecticut are searching for thieves who stole a car at a gas station with two children inside. The incident took place in New Haven County around 11:30 p.m., on Sunday, May 2, when the Wolcott Police Department received a 911 call about a car that had just been stolen from the Cumberland Farms, 1655 Meriden Road, with a 5-year-old child inside. When police arrived on the scene, they learned an 11-year-old boy had jumped out of the car as one of the thieves was driving away, said Wolcott PD Chief Edward Stephens. A review of the video surveillance footage from the stor…
Teenage New Hampshire Kidnapping Suspect Nabbed In Connecticut Teenage New Hampshire Kidnapping Suspect Nabbed In Connecticut
Teenage New Hampshire Kidnapping Suspect Nabbed In Connecticut A teen has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping two juveniles girls from their home. Cameron Snody, age 19, of Forth Worth, Texas, was arrested on Friday, March 19, by Connecticut State Police in Hartford, after troopers received an Amber Alert out of Swanzey, New Hampshire. According to police, it was reported that Snody traveled to Swanzey, in Chesire County, in order to meet the two juveniles ages 12 and 17. Snody then stole a vehicle described as a 2006 Saturn Ion, and fled with the girls, state police said. Troopers were able to gather information which led them to believe that Sno…
Man Found Guilty Of Raping, Kidnapping Woman At Massachusetts Motel Man Found Guilty Of Raping, Kidnapping Woman At Massachusetts Motel
Man Found Guilty Of Raping, Kidnapping Woman At Massachusetts Motel A 41-year-old man has been convicted of kidnapping and raping a woman at a motel in Shrewsbury after a jury-waived trial in Worcester Superior Court. Edward Lacey of Worcester was found guilty on Friday, March 19 of kidnapping, two counts of rape, three counts of indecent assault and battery, strangulation, threat to commit a crime, and assault and battery. He was found not guilty of assault with intent to murder. Judge David Ricciardone presided over the four-day trial. The judge set Thursday, April 1 for sentencing. Lacey was arrested by Shrewsbury Police on May 12, 2018, and charged wit…
Five Violent Fugitives Added To Most Wanted List By Massachusetts State Police Five Violent Fugitives Added To Most Wanted List By Massachusetts State Police
Five Violent Fugitives Added To Most Wanted List By Massachusetts State Police Five new violent fugitives who are on the run have been added to the Massachusetts State Police’s Most Wanted list. They are Alexander Keen Grant (statutory rape), Mario Garcia (murder), Marvin Veiga, Jr. (murder), Wesly Jordan Alcin (armed assault to murder, home invasion, weapons charge), and Jeffrey Cancel-Muniz (aggravated rape, kidnapping, strangulation). Grant allegedly provided alcohol to a minor in 2012 and committed sexual assault while his victim was intoxicated. He was arrested and charged with statutory rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over. Wh…
Cigarette Butts Lead Police To CT Man Who Kidnapped 12-Year-Old MA Girl From Park Cigarette Butts Lead Police To CT Man Who Kidnapped 12-Year-Old MA Girl From Park
Cigarette Butts Lead Police To CT Man Who Kidnapped 12-Year-Old MA Girl From Park New details about a kidnapping and sexual assault reveal it was the sexual predator’s nicotine addiction that eventually gave him away to the police. Joshua Besaw, 37, of Thompson, in Windham County, Connecticut, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday, March 1, followed by 20 years of supervised release for kidnapping and sexual assault. The assault happened in 2019 when, according to court documents, Besaw encountered a girl at May Street Park in Webster, Massachusetts, and tricked her into entering his vehicle, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut, said. Calling himself “Chuck,…
Fairfield County Woman's Disappearance 36 Years Ago Remains A Mystery Fairfield County Woman's Disappearance 36 Years Ago Remains A Mystery
Fairfield County Woman's Disappearance 36 Years Ago Remains A Mystery Police are hoping the public can help break a 36-year-old Fairfield County cold case in which a local woman was abducted and never seen again. On Monday, Feb. 22, the Norwalk Police Department re-released info associated with the case of April Grisanti who was last seen leaving Anthony’s Bar on Main Street on Feb. 1, 1985.  Earlier that evening, Grisanti had been involved in an argument with her ex-boyfriend, James “Purple” Aaron, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino. As she was leaving the bar at 12:15 a.m., Aaron forced Grisanti into his vehicle and drove off northbound on Main Street.  She was neve…
CT Man Held Woman For Days, Sexually, Physically Assaulting Her, Police Say CT Man Held Woman For Days, Sexually, Physically Assaulting Her, Police Say
CT Man Held Woman For Days, Sexually, Physically Assaulting Her, Police Say A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly holding a woman captive and sexually and physically assaulting her for several days. The attack came to light on Sunday, Feb. 21, when the victim came to the. Torrington Police Department to report being physically assaulted over the past several days by a man later identified as Cedric Brown, of Torrington, said the Torrington Police.  The victim sustained significant injuries from this incident, police said. The victim was immediately transported to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital via ambulance while patrol officers accompanied the vic…
CT Man Nabbed For Kidnapping After Stealing Car With 6-Month-Old Baby Inside, Police Say CT Man Nabbed For Kidnapping After Stealing Car With 6-Month-Old Baby Inside, Police Say
CT Man Nabbed For Kidnapping After Stealing Car With 6-Month-Old Baby Inside, Police Say A 37-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with kidnapping after allegedly stealing a vehicle with a 6-month-old baby inside. Richardson Wong-Aponte was arrested on Monday, Feb. 8, for stealing the vehicle around 4:13 p.m., Feb. 8, in Hamden, said Hamden Police Captain Ronald Smith. According to police, officers responded to Dixwell Avenue and. Woodin Street on the report of the stolen vehicle with the baby inside. When officers arrived on the scene they found that the driver of the vehicle had entered a local store, leaving the keys to the vehicle in the ignition, Smith said. While t…
Duo Nabbed For Kidnapping, Murder Of Massachusetts Man Found In Connecticut Duo Nabbed For Kidnapping, Murder Of Massachusetts Man Found In Connecticut
Duo Nabbed For Kidnapping, Murder Of Massachusetts Man Found In Connecticut Two men have been charged for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of a Massachusetts man whose body was found in a burning vehicle in Connecticut. Bradon Batiste, 33, of Spring, Massachusetts, and Calvin Roberson, 38, of Waterbury, were arrested Thursday, Feb. 11, for the Dec. 26 death of a Massachusetts man found in Hartford, said John Durham, U.S. States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.  Batiste was arrested in Athens, Georgia, and Roberson was arrested in Waterbury.  Shortly before 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 26, Hartford police and fire personnel resp…
CT Man Who Stabbed Himself When Confronted By Cops Was Wanted For Kidnapping CT Man Who Stabbed Himself When Confronted By Cops Was Wanted For Kidnapping
CT Man Who Stabbed Himself When Confronted By Cops Was Wanted For Kidnapping A Connecticut man who repeatedly stabbed himself in front of detectives was wanted by police for attempting to kidnap a Red Cross employee for stealing her belongings and running her over with her own car. David O’Brien, age 30, of Haddam, was captured by Hartford Police on Tuesday, Feb. 2, in connection with the event which took place in Farmington on Friday, Jan. 29, said Farmington Police Lieutenant Tim McKenzie. The 54-year-old victim from Cheshire was seriously injured when O’Brien, 30, and Lauren Murphy, 31, also of Haddam, tried to kidnap her in the Red Cross parking lot where she wo…