Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police
Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police A teacher and basketball coach was found stabbed to death inside her North Carolina home, sparking an interstate search aided by Flock cameras that ended with her boyfriend's capture at a Pennsylvania mall, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Sheremy Gwenette Dillard, 57, was found dead at 2201 Whistling Straits Way in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the home around 12:18 p.m. after family members reported they had not heard from Dillard and told police she lived there with her boyfriend, Rickey Andra Harper. Offi…
Brockton Man Accused Of Filming Children At Boston Common Had Prior Child Porn Convictions: DA Brockton Man Accused Of Filming Children At Boston Common Had Prior Child Porn Convictions: DA
Brockton Man Accused Of Filming Children At Boston Common Had Prior Child Porn Convictions: DA A Massachusetts man accused of secretly recording children at the Boston Common Frog Pond using camera-equipped glasses.  Mark Sullivan, 60, of Brockton, was arrested after witnesses reported a man filming children near the playground around 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said on Tuesday.  Sullivan faces one count of photographing the intimate parts of a child, prosecutors said.  Witnesses told police Sullivan used a cellphone and sunglasses fitted with a camera. Prosecutors said he recorded a family as they used a towel to shield their childr…
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police 2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…
Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS) Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS)
Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (Photos) Smoke reported inside a plane traveling from Virginia to New York forced an emergency landing in Pennsylvania Monday night, officials said. The American Eagle flight was traveling from Arlington, Virginia, to Albany, New York, when it diverted to Harrisburg International Airport after smoke was reported inside the cabin on Monday, Aug. 17, according to an airport spokesperson. Emergency crews were dispatched to HIA for an Alert 2 around 9:35 p.m., according to dispatch and airport officials. The aircraft landed safely around 9:45 p.m. and stopped near the end of the runway, officials said.…
Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG
Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is now behind bars after failing to appear in court a day earlier, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury (previously of Carle Place), New York, surrendered Tuesday morning and had his preliminary arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker, according to the Attorney General's Office. Gillette-Walker denied him bail. Abbatiello had failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on Monday, …
Western Mass Man Accused Of Raping, Sexually Abusing Child For Years: DA Western Mass Man Accused Of Raping, Sexually Abusing Child For Years: DA
Western Mass Man Accused Of Raping, Sexually Abusing Child For Years: DA A Massachusetts man was being held on a $100,000 bond after authorities said he sexually abused a child repeatedly for years.  Shawn Stebbins, 41, was arrested last week on six counts of aggravated rape and abuse of a child. He also faces four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child younger than 14, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  Prosecutors additionally charged him with posing or exhibiting a child in a state of nudity and giving obscene material to a minor. Police could not provide many details to protect the identity of the alleged victim, bu…
Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death
Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death Wladimir Klitschko, the ex-fiancé of Hayden Panettiere, made his first public comments since the actress' tragic death. "Our family is going through a time of profound shock and grief," Klitschko, a former champion boxer, wrote on social media. "The announcement of Hayden’s tragic death saddens me deeply. She left this world far too soon. She built an incredible career through immense talent, while also facing the darker sides of a very demanding industry. Nothing will erase the times we shared or the place she had in our lives." Panettiere, a Rockland County native, known for her…
Pembroke Woman Who Survived Being Stabbed 11 Times Now Faces Homelessness, Friend Says Pembroke Woman Who Survived Being Stabbed 11 Times Now Faces Homelessness, Friend Says
Pembroke Woman Who Survived Being Stabbed 11 Times Now Faces Homelessness, Friend Says A Massachusetts woman who survived being brutally stabbed more than 10 times now faces possible homelessness as she struggles with serious injuries and post-traumatic stress. Megan Smith, 32, was found bleeding across the street from a Dwelley Street home in Pembroke around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 4. She had suffered multiple stab wounds to her neck and torso, according to a police report obtained by Enterprise News. Smith told officers her boyfriend, Lucas S. Laroche, stabbed her about 11 times before she fought him off. She grabbed the knife’s blade while disarming him, leaving he…
International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA
International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA An international manhunt for a man accused of slashing his girlfriend’s throat, hiding her body in a closet, and fleeing the country ended with his capture in Honduras, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Darwin David Espinal-Del Cid, 27, of Telford, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody by Honduran agents with the Technical Agency for Criminal Investigation during an operation coordinated with the FBI early Monday in Pespire, Honduras, according to Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan. Espinal-Del Cid is accused of killing his girlfriend, 23-year-old Maria Bernarda Popol Garcia, as…
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE) Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE)
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (Update) The off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot and killed over the weekend has been identified as police search for the man suspected in his murder. Officer Alhassane Barry, 29, a two-year veteran assigned to the Philadelphia Police Department's 12th District, was shot on the 7200 block of Elmwood Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to police. Barry was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8 a.m., police said. A second adult man was also shot and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His condition has not been released. The Philadel…
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE) NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE)
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (Update) Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office. Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…
1-Year-Old Dies After Being Left In Hot Car: CT Dad Due In Court 1-Year-Old Dies After Being Left In Hot Car: CT Dad Due In Court
1-Year-Old Dies After Being Left In Hot Car: CT Dad Due In Court A Connecticut father held on a $1 million bond is expected in court after his 1-year-old son died in a vehicle at a strawberry farm over the weekend.  Kevin Pell, 47, is expected to appear in court Monday, Aug. 17, on a charge of risking the injury of a minor, court records show.  Police arrested Pell after responding to Strawberry Farm at 153 Rockville Road around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Pell told police he had left his son in the vehicle. He said the child was blue and not breathing when he returned to check on him. Officers arrived and found Pell performing CPR, East Windsor …