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Mark Sanchez's Family Breaks Silence, Man Allegedly Involved In Fight Sues Ex-NFL QB, Fox Mark Sanchez's Family Breaks Silence, Man Allegedly Involved In Fight Sues Ex-NFL QB, Fox
Mark Sanchez's Family Breaks Silence, Man Allegedly Involved In Fight Sues Ex-nfl QB, Fox The delivery driver allegedly injured in a violent clash with Mark Sanchez is taking the former NFL quarterback, and Fox Corporation, to court, as the analyst's family has issued a statement on the stunning developments. Mark Sanchez is now facing a civil lawsuit in addition to criminal charges stemming from a weekend altercation in Indianapolis.  Court filings on Monday, Oct. 6, show delivery driver Perry Tole, 69, sued Sanchez for assault and battery and named Fox as a defendant for negligent hiring, retention, and supervision of Sanchez, according to the Indiana Lawyer. The sui…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Elderly Woman Sinks Teeth Into Masked Intruder After Interrupting Home Invasion: Cops Elderly Woman Sinks Teeth Into Masked Intruder After Interrupting Home Invasion: Cops
Elderly Woman Sinks Teeth Into Masked Intruder After Interrupting Home Invasion: Cops An elderly Connecticut woman took a bite out of crime — literally — when she confronted a man police say broke into her Shelton home last week. David Pavlik, 57, of Seymour, is facing multiple felony charges after the Aug. 15 break-in, Shelton police said. The 68-year-old victim told police she felt something was wrong when she returned to her Shelton home around 12:15 p.m. and noticed her door was slightly open. She walked inside and found a man wearing a ski mask, but she didn't let that scare her, authorities said. Instead, she fought back — biting his arm during the struggle and snappi…

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by Josh Lanier
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Western Mass Man Convicted Of Murder In Deadly Love Triangle Shooting Western Mass Man Convicted Of Murder In Deadly Love Triangle Shooting
Western Mass Man Convicted Of Murder In Deadly Love Triangle Shooting A Pittsfield man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of murder and multiple gun charges in the deadly shooting of 43-year-old Teddy Cepeda. Desmond Phillip, 45, was convicted of first-degree murder on Thursday, June 3, and three firearm-related charges after fatally shooting Cepeda. The jury returned the ruling after deliberating for six hours over two days, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said.  Police were called to 7 Goodrich Street in Pittsfield for reports of gunfire on Sept. 30, 2022. When they arrived, they found Cepeda lying u…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
8-Year-Old Girl Foils Abduction By Stabbing Suspect With Pencil: Prosecutor 8-Year-Old Girl Foils Abduction By Stabbing Suspect With Pencil: Prosecutor
8-Year-Old Girl Foils Abduction By Stabbing Suspect With Pencil: Prosecutor A man attempted to abduct an 8-year-old girl while she was walking to school in Berlin Township on the morning of Wednesday, March 19, authorities said. At 8:45 a.m.. the girl said an unknown man approached her from behind while she was walking to John F. Kennedy Elementary School at 228 Mt. Vernon Ave., Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Berlin Township Police Chief Louis Bordi said. The girl was able to fight off the suspect by stabbing him with a pencil before running to school, authorities said. The suspect is described as a Black man with dark skin and a dark bear…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Fired Shot At Car Trying To Run Him Over, Gets Arrested in Springfield: Cops Man Fired Shot At Car Trying To Run Him Over, Gets Arrested in Springfield: Cops
Man Fired Shot At Car Trying To Run Him Over, Gets Arrested in Springfield: Cops A 19-year-old man who said he was defending himself after a car tried to run him over was arrested this week after Springfield police said he was carrying a ghost gun. Jovanne Torres was arrested on Monday, Nov. 20, after police found the gun on him in the 300 block of State Street, authorities said.  Police were called to the area around 5 p.m. when a woman called 911 to report that a car had crashed into her and Torres, and one of the people inside the vehicle had pulled a gun, Springfield police said. They sped off after the crash, she told officers.  Torres told police that he pulled …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Berkshire DA Clears Trooper In Shooting That Killed 64-Year-Old Hancock Man Berkshire DA Clears Trooper In Shooting That Killed 64-Year-Old Hancock Man
Berkshire DA Clears Trooper In Shooting That Killed 64-Year-Old Hancock Man The Berkshire County District Attorney has ruled that an officer-involved fatal shooting earlier this month in Hancock was justified.  Philip Henault, 64, died on Sept. 9 after he called police to his Richmond Road home to report a fake violent assault, the prosecutor said. But when the trooper arrived, Henault was waiting on him with two butcher knives and demanded the officer kill him.  "The trooper had the right to use this force that was reasonably necessary to overcome the resistance of this person who was in the process of offending him and where he had a duty to arrest," sa…

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by Josh Lanier
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Massachusetts Husband Charged With Murdering Wife While Kids Were Home Massachusetts Husband Charged With Murdering Wife While Kids Were Home
Massachusetts Husband Charged With Murdering Wife While Kids Were Home A police officer in the Dominican Republic is being held without bail after he was charged with murdering his wife in their Massachusetts apartment while their four children were home, the Eagle Tribune reports. Junior Solis Garcia, age 39, was charged in connection with the stabbing death of his wife, Mariel Ramos De Los Santos, age 30, on Thursday, June 23, Lawrence Police said on Facebook.  Police responded to a 911 call for medical assistance at an apartment located at 12 Diamond Street in Lawrence in the early morning hours of Monday, June 20, police said. Upon arrival, officers found…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Double-Shooting Says He Acted In Self-Defense Man Charged In Double-Shooting Says He Acted In Self-Defense
Man Charged In Double-Shooting Says He Acted In Self-Defense A 20-year-old man who allegedly shot two people at a birthday party said he was acting in self-defense. On Wednesday, Dec. 30, John L. Guzman-Rivera, of Worcester, was arraigned in Central District Court. Assistant District Attorney Deanna Duffy said that Guzman-Rivera admitted to shooting two people on the night of the incident, according to the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. Guzman-Rivera was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 23, around 2:30 a.m. after Worcester Police responded to a shot-spotter report indicating gunfire in the area of Buffum and Coes streets, police said. Upon arrival, Duffy …

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by Kristin Palpini