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Knife-Wielding Bank Robbery With Worcester County Man Ends In Police Chase, Crash: PA Troopers Knife-Wielding Bank Robbery With Worcester County Man Ends In Police Chase, Crash: PA Troopers
Knife-Wielding Bank Robbery With Worcester County Man Ends In Police Chase, Crash: PA Troopers A knife-wielding bank robbery involving a Massachusetts Man ended in a police chase, cruiser collision, and crash in Chester County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Feb. 9. Nicholas Joseph Casaburri, 44, of Leominster, Massachusetts, was arrested after troopers say he robbed a Santander Bank in London Grove Township and fled at high speed on Friday morning. State police said the robbery happened around 10:54 a.m. at the Santander Bank located at 1001 Gap Newport Pike. Casaburri allegedly entered the bank, brandished a knife, and demanded money from employees, according to the…
Mass Dad Admits Role In 2-Year-Old Son’s Fatal Overdose; Gets Year In Jail: DA Mass Dad Admits Role In 2-Year-Old Son’s Fatal Overdose; Gets Year In Jail: DA
Mass Dad Admits Role In 2-Year-Old Son’s Fatal Overdose; Gets Year In Jail: DA An Onset man has confessed to the death of his young son after methadone was found in the child’s system. Donald Humes, 34, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to manslaughter and two counts of reckless endangerment of a child in the death of 2-year-old Cameron Humes on April 24, 2022, the Plymouth County District Attorney said. He was sentenced to a two-and-a-half-year prison term, with it being suspended after a year, authorities said. He faces two years of probation and must remain drug and alcohol free during that time. Prosecutors had requested six to eight years in state prison.&…
WATCH: Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest WATCH: Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest
Watch: Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest Disaster was largely avoided during a standoff in Maryland between police and a man holding his young son hostage at knifepoint. The Germantown father is behind bars after police said he held a knife to his 9-year-old son’s throat during a domestic disturbance that ended with him in handcuffs. Video has been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a brief barricade involving Dugan Gokhan, 47. Officers were first called at around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, to the 19900 block of Stoney Point Way, where there was a reported domestic incident involving a chi…
Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit
Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit A baby girl secretly born to a 14-year-old in a Milton bedroom was dead within hours. By the next morning, her decomposing body was in a shallow backyard grave—dug by the teen’s stepfather with garden shears, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 8. Donan Antonio Maradiaga-Orellana, 29, was arrested Wednesday, July 2, after Milton Borough Police say he buried the full-term newborn behind his Center Street home in the middle of the night and attempted to cover up the death without alerting authorities. He’s being held at Northumberland County Jail on $75,000 b…
Mom Left Infant, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside CT Walmart: Police Mom Left Infant, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside CT Walmart: Police
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…
Worcester Man Murdered 4-Year-Old Daughter, Abused 2 Other Kids: DA Worcester Man Murdered 4-Year-Old Daughter, Abused 2 Other Kids: DA
Francisco Ortiz Of Worcester Indicted In 4-Year-Old's Murder A Worcester man has been charged with killing his 4-year-old daughter and harming two others, authorities said.  Francisco Ortiz, 34, of Worcester, was indicted by a grand jury and charged with one count of murder and one count of improper storage of a firearm. He also faces three counts each of permitting bodily injury to a child and reckless endangerment of a child, the Worcester County District Attorney said.  Ortiz has been in state custody since he was first charged last October.  Police were called to Ortiz's home in October to reports of a child who had fallen and was…
Jilted Wife Arrested In Brass Knuckle Beating Of Cheating Husband's New GF: Cops Jilted Wife Arrested In Brass Knuckle Beating Of Cheating Husband's New GF: Cops
Jilted Wife Arrested In Brass Knuckle Beating Of Cheating Husband's New GF: Cops A Connecticut woman is facing serious charges after police say she broke into a woman's apartment, beat her with brass knuckles because she believed the woman was having an affair with her husband, authorities said.  Giana Garcia, 27, of Plainfield, faces multiple charges following the alleged break-in at a Killingly home on Sunday, June 15, Connecticut State Police said.  Police were called to the Church Street apartment around 4 a.m. to reports of a break-in. The victim told troopers that Garcia had rammed into her vehicle before forcing her way inside the home, a report said.,&…
Half-Sister Of Man Held Captive 20 Years In CT Home Speaks Out: 'I'm Disgusted' Half-Sister Of Man Held Captive 20 Years In CT Home Speaks Out: 'I'm Disgusted'
Half-Sister Of Man Held Captive 20 Years In CT Home Speaks Out: 'I'm Disgusted' The half-sister of a 32-year-old man who was imprisoned in a Connecticut home for two decades is speaking out against the stepmother who allegedly held him captive. "I have no kind words. I’m disgusted, I’m disappointed. How could you be such a monster?" she said on the "Chaz and AJ in the Morning" show. "How could you do that to a child?” Heather Tessman told WPLR's radio hosts that she had spent her adult life looking for her half-brother but couldn't find him. She was horrified when she saw reports last week of the hell he had endured while hidden away inside a home on Blake Street in Wa…
Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call
Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call A 911 call released to the media this week reveals what was happening inside an alleged house of horrors when a 32-year-old man — who police say had been locked away for two decades — set fire to his home in a desperate bid to escape. Kimberly Sullivan made the 911 call on Feb. 17 when she saw smoke coming from her stepson's bedroom in their Waterbury home on Blake Street, police said. Related: Police Chief Calls Case "Worst Treatment Of Humanity' He's Ever Seen In the recording obtained by CT Insider, Sullivan pleads with 911 dispatchers for firefighters and paramedics to hurry to the sce…
Trapped For 20 Years: Police Detail Life Of CT Man Held Captive By Stepmom Trapped For 20 Years: Police Detail Life Of CT Man Held Captive By Stepmom
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…
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' 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…
Stolen Car Chase From Western Mass Ends In Multiple-Car Crash On I-91 In CT: Police Stolen Car Chase From Western Mass Ends In Multiple-Car Crash On I-91 In CT: Police
Stolen Car Chase From Western Mass Ends In Multiple-Car Crash On I-91 In CT: Police A wild high-speed chase that started in Massachusetts ended in mayhem on I-91 in Connecticut when a stolen car smashed into nine vehicles before state troopers and a police K-9 took down the suspect. Rolando Garcia, 43, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, was arrested and faces multiple charges, including reckless endangerment, larceny of a motor vehicle, and resisting arrest, Connecticut State Police said. The chaos began around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, when Massachusetts State Police alerted Connecticut authorities that a stolen green 1999 Toyota Corolla had crossed the state line after flee…
Wrong-Way Crash: Bar Receipts, Social Media Lead To Arrest After Woman, 25, Killed In Danbury Wrong-Way Crash: Bar Receipts, Social Media Lead To Arrest After Woman, 25, Killed In Danbury
Wrong-Way Crash: Bar Receipts, Social Media Lead To Arrest After Woman, 25, Killed In Danbury A months-long investigation aided by bar receipts and social media posts led to the arrest of a man in connection with a wrong-way alleged drunk driving Connecticut crash that took the life of a young Fairfield County woman. The crash happened on Route 7 in Danbury around 2 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 in the southbound lane just north of Exit 7. The victim, Danielle Dempsey, age 25, of Danbury, was driving a gray 2005 Honda Accord when a black 2018 Dodge Challenger driving in the wrong direction struck her vehicle head-on, Connecticut State Police said. The operator of the Dodge Challenger,…
I-84 Crash: Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In CT I-84 Crash: Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In CT
I-84 Crash: Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In CT A woman from Massachusetts has been arrested after she allegedly drove drunk and crashed on a Connecticut interstate with her 1-year-old child in the car. The Hartford County crash happened on Saturday, April 13 in the town of Southington, according to Connecticut State Police. Just before 7:30 p.m. that day, 36-year-old Elizabeth Silva was reportedly driving drunk, heading west on I-84 near exit 28 when police said she rear-ended another vehicle, which then spun and crashed into a third car. The three people in the first car Silva hit — a 20-year-old woman, a 64-year-old man, and a 58-…
Dad Who Poisoned Daughter, 7, In Western Mass Will Not Get New Trial: DA Dad Who Poisoned Daughter, 7, In Western Mass Will Not Get New Trial: DA
Dad Who Poisoned Daughter, 7, In Western Mass Will Not Get New Trial: DA A Massachusetts appeals court has upheld the 2020 conviction of a Hampshire County father who was found guilty of injecting his 7-year-old daughter with liquid drain cleaner, authorities said. She survived the assassination attempt. Christopher Conley, of Northampton, who is serving a 16 to 18-year prison sentence, filed a petition for a new trial saying that the judge erred in allowing the jury to hear evidence that he'd previously attempted to poison the girl, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. He was arrested in April 2015 after his daughter was admitted to Yale New&n…
CT Town Employee Caught Placing Fecal Matter Under Town Hall Door, Police Say CT Town Employee Caught Placing Fecal Matter Under Town Hall Door, Police Say
CT Town Employee Caught Placing Fecal Matter Under Town Hall Door, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with breach of peace and criminal mischief after allegedly placing fecal matter under a door at a town hall. Litchfield County resident Christopher Jordano, age 40, of North Canaan was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 6, for the incident that took place in July at the North Canaan Town Hall. According to Connecticut State Police, Jordano allegedly entered the Town Hall building and placed what appeared to be fecal matter underneath a secured office door.  A Town Hall employee, Jordano was captured by security cameras on the premises, state police said. …
CT Woman In Stolen Vehicle Rams Cruisers, Almost Hits Officer, Police Say CT Woman In Stolen Vehicle Rams Cruisers, Almost Hits Officer, Police Say
CT Woman In Stolen Vehicle Rams Cruisers, Almost Hits Officer, Police Say A Connecticut woman was charged with four counts of alleged evading responsibility after she was caught in a stolen vehicle and rammed police vehicles and nearly hit an officer in an effort to get away. The incident took place in Hartford County on Tuesday, July 1 in the parking lot at 1428 Pleasant Valley Road in Manchester. Lt. Ryan Shea of the Manchester Police said officers located a stolen vehicle that had been reported stolen and was allegedly involved in a shoplifting incident at Dick's Sports Goods several hours before. Upon locating the stolen 2012 Nissan Altima taken from Hartfor…
Special-Needs Child Assaulted By Van Driver, Monitor In Springfield: Police Special-Needs Child Assaulted By Van Driver, Monitor In Springfield: Police
Special-Needs Child Assaulted By Van Driver, Monitor In Springfield: Police A special-needs child under the age of 14 was assaulted while riding on a van used to transport people with physical, behavioral, and cognitive needs, authorities announced on Tuesday, May 30.  The company that runs the van service contacted police on Friday after they watched the surveillance tape from one of the trips and saw the driver and van monitor attacking an underage boy, Springfield police said.  Police didn't go into details about what sparked the assault.  William Kane, 73, of East Longmeadow — the driver — was charged with:  Threat to Commit a Crime Assau…
CT Man Stabs Victim, Injects Self With Fentanyl, Police Say CT Man Stabs Victim, Injects Self With Fentanyl, Police Say
CT Man Stabs Victim, Injects Self With Fentanyl, Police Say A Connecticut man allegedly stabbed another man and then injected himself with a vial of fentanyl attempting to commit suicide. The incident took place in Hartford County around 10 p.m. Sunday, March 5 at 456 Elm St., in Windsor Locks. Officers responded to the home on a reported stabbing. As they arrived they were informed that the offender, identified as Sean Colgan, age 43, of Windsor Locks, was attempting to overdose on fentanyl and that he would attack police if he were still alive upon their arrival, said Lt. Paul Cerniack. The victim, a 31-year-old came out of the front do…
Vehicle Hit With Ball Bearing From Slingshot: Man Charged After Incident In CT Vehicle Hit With Ball Bearing From Slingshot: Man Charged After Incident In CT
Vehicle Hit With Ball Bearing From Slingshot: Man Charged After Incident In CT A Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly shooting a ball bearing from a slingshot at a vehicle. Hartford County resident Matthew West, age 44, of Enfield, was arrested by police around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23 after the incident in South Windsor. The victim told police he was traveling on Route 5 near Governor’s Highway when a stopped vehicle, later determined to be driven by West, shot a ball bearing from a slingshot into the victim’s vehicle,  said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police. Officers were able to obtain a description of the vehicle a…
Man Charged After Child Brings Guns To CT Elementary School, Police Say Man Charged After Child Brings Guns To CT Elementary School, Police Say
Man Charged After Child Brings Guns To CT Elementary School, Police Say A local man has been charged after a student was found with two handguns at a Connecticut elementary school. The incident happened in Hartford County at Carl Allgrove Elementary School in East Granby. Officers responded to the school at around 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9 after school staffers had discovered the weapons in the student’s belongings and immediately secured them, according to Connecticut State Police.  The weapons, two handguns, were seized and through an investigation, it was determined that they were owned by Kenneth Pariaug, age 32, of East Granby, state police said…
Hingham Schools Bus Driver Charged With Drunk Driving With Busload Of Students: Police Hingham Schools Bus Driver Charged With Drunk Driving With Busload Of Students: Police
Hingham Schools Bus Driver Charged With Drunk Driving With Busload Of Students: Police Authorities arrested a Hingham Public Schools bus driver and charged her with drunk driving with a busload of students after one of the passengers called the police for help on Thursday, Nov. 17, officials said.  Bethann Sweeney, 53, of Hanover, faces charges of operating under the influence, child endangerment while operating under the influence, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, reckless endangerment of a child, and having an open container of alcohol while driving, Massachusetts State Police said.  A passenger on a Plymouth North High School bus called troopers just befor…
CT Woman Assaulted In Surprise Attack By Homeless Man, Police Say CT Woman Assaulted In Surprise Attack By Homeless Man, Police Say
CT Woman Assaulted In Surprise Attack By Homeless Man, Police Say A woman was allegedly seriously assaulted while taking a morning exercise walk by a homeless man. The incident took place in Hartford County around 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 6 in Windsor Locks. According to Lt. Paul Cherniack, of the Windsor Locks Police, the woman, who is in her 70s, was walking in the area of 34 Old Country Road when a man ran up behind her and "viciously struck her about the back of the head with a closed fist causing her to fall to the ground." As she fell to the ground she suffered broken fingers, he added. "The elderly victim lay helpless with a serious laceratio…
Impaired CT Woman Caught Driving Wrong Way In Construction Zone, Police Say Impaired CT Woman Caught Driving Wrong Way In Construction Zone, Police Say
Impaired CT Woman Caught Driving Wrong Way In Construction Zone, Police Say A Connecticut woman was busted allegedly driving drunk or high on drugs in the wrong direction in a construction zone on Route 9. The incident took place in Farmington around 12:40 a.m., on Wednesday, Aug. 31. According to state police, Mindy Lee Rivera, age 37, of New Britain was arrested after troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Route 9 South where I-84 East and West merge.  Upon arrival, troopers found two vehicles in the left lane adjacent to the construction pattern just north of the Route 9 turnaround and Rivera standing in between the left and right lanes on Route 9 So…
Man Pulls Out Gun During Soccer Game In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Pulls Out Gun During Soccer Game In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Pulls Out Gun During Soccer Game In Fairfield County, Police Say A man has been arrested after allegedly pulling a gun at a crowded Fairfield County park following a dispute at a soccer game. The incident took place in Stamford around 9:15 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 13 at Lione Park on the city's West Side. Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin said officers responded to the "very crowded" park on a report that a man had pulled a gun following an argument at one of two large organized soccer games taking place. The man, identified as Dwayne Omar Wilson, age 40, of Hartford, was not playing in the game, but had pulled the gun and walked onto the field with …
Suspect Nabbed After Shots Fired Through Wall Of CT Home Suspect Nabbed After Shots Fired Through Wall Of CT Home
Suspect Nabbed After Shots Fired Through Wall Of CT Home A Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly firing shots from his apartment into the apartment next door. The incident took place in West Hartford on Friday, July 22 on Hillcrest Avenue. West Hartford Police responded to the area of Hillcrest Avenue for a report of projectiles entering an apartment causing wall damage, said West Hartford Assistant Chief of Police Lawrence A.Terra. Officers attempted to make contact with the resident of the neighboring apartment but the resident barricaded themself in their apartment and refused to speak with the police, Terra said. An…
Western Mass Father Pleads Not Guilty To Infant Son's Death By Adult Sleep Medication Western Mass Father Pleads Not Guilty To Infant Son's Death By Adult Sleep Medication
Western Mass Father Pleads Not Guilty To Infant Son's Death By Adult Sleep Medication A father from Western Massachusetts has pleaded not guilty to several charges in connection with the death of his 4-month-old son almost three years ago, the Northwestern District Attorney's office said.  Isaac Villalobos, formerly of Amherst, is facing several charges after allegedly gave he after his infant son a lethal dose of adult sleep medication on September 15, 2019, the office reports.  After being indicted by a Grand Jury, Villalobos was arrested last week in Maryland and brought back to Massachusetts on Thursday, July 14, the office reports.  The charges…
Man Apprehended After Stealing Truck On I-84, Ramming Patrol Cruisers, CT State Police Say Man Apprehended After Stealing Truck On I-84, Ramming Patrol Cruisers, CT State Police Say
Man Apprehended After Stealing Truck On I-84, Ramming Patrol Cruisers, CT State Police Say A Connecticut man has been apprehended after jumping out of a car on a busy highway to steal a truck and ramming two state police cruisers before fleeing. The incident took place in New Haven County on I-84 in Southbury around 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 16. According to the state police, Robert Brown got out of a vehicle that was traveling westbound on I-84 near Exit 13 in Southbury and ran across the highway to the eastbound side. Brown, of Wolcott, then stole a construction worker's truck and drove eastbound intentionally ramming two occupied state police cruisers parked in the median, the…
Man Driving Wrong Way, Under Influence Involved In Three Crashes, CT State Police Say Man Driving Wrong Way, Under Influence Involved In Three Crashes, CT State Police Say
Man Driving Wrong Way, Under Influence Involved In Three Crashes, CT State Police Say A Connecticut man is accused of driving the wrong way on the highway while under the influence and getting into three crashes. Police received numerous reports of a wrong-way driver who was traveling south in the northbound lanes of Route 8 near Exit 23 in Beacon Falls at about 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers found the vehicle disabled near Exit 22 in Seymour and learned that the vehicle had been involved in three separate crashes before it became disabled, police said. Authorities said the driver was identified as 51-year-old Kevin Reilly, of…
CT State Police Search For Man Wanted On Felony Arrest Warrant CT State Police Search For Man Wanted On Felony Arrest Warrant
CT State Police Search For Man Wanted On Felony Arrest Warrant Police are searching for a Connecticut man wanted on a felony arrest warrant. Roger Cote, age 61, is wanted for reckless endangerment, reckless driving, and engaging in a pursuit, according to Connecticut State Police. Cote's last known address was in the Windham County town of Killingly, police said. Police said he was last known to be driving a silver Kia Sorento with Connecticut license plate SR-7217. Authorities asked anyone with information about his whereabouts to call state police at 860-779-4900.
CT State Police Cruiser Struck By Wrong-Way Driver CT State Police Cruiser Struck By Wrong-Way Driver
CT State Police Cruiser Struck By Wrong-Way Driver A 36-year-old man was charged after police said he drove the wrong way on I-84 and struck a Connecticut State Police cruiser. The crash happened in East Hartford at about 4:50 a.m. on Sunday, April 3, according to Connecticut State Police. A trooper was traveling in the westbound lanes near Exit 58 when he saw a Chevrolet Malibu traveling east in the westbound lanes, police said.  The trooper tried to pull the Chevrolet over by activating emergency lights and sirens, authorities said. The Chevrolet struck the front corner of the cruiser, damaging both vehicles, police reported.&…