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Former Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty Of Assisting With Jan. 6 Capitol Rioter In DC
A former US Capitol Police officer has been convicted for communicating with a rioter during the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, DC, federal officials announced. Michael Riley, 51, was found guilty of obstruction following a trial, though a jury was unable to reach a verdict on a second count, which ended in a mistrial, according to officials. Riley, a 25-year police veteran, was at work with a K-9 unit on Jan. 6, 2021, on the day of the riot. Although he was not on duty inside the Capitol Building itself during the attack, officials say he was aware of what was taking place when he re…
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Community Speaks Out After Adults Caught Cyberbullying Virginia Students Over Protest
Social media reared its ugly head once again as some school board members in Virginia are now calling for an investigation into reported cyberbullying of some students online. In Spotsylvania, there has been a vociferous vocal outcry from some members of the community at a board meeting on Monday, Oct. 10, after some instancing of bullying was unearthed by social media sleuths. Posted by Spotsy Parent For Public Education on Monday, October 10, 2022 An account dubbed “Spotsy Parent For Public Education” shared several of the messages with were disseminated online depicting adults targe…
Police & Fire
Dating Profile Of VA 'Werewolf Killer' Has Prosecutors Worried For Single Women
Pankaj Bhasin's dating profile says he's an easygoing adventurer who just got back from two years of traveling. What it doesn't say is that he's nicknamed the "Werewolf Killer" and that his vacation was actually a three-year stint in a Northern Virginia mental institution. Bhasin, 37 — who has ties to Blackwood and East Brunswick, NJ — was found not guilty by reason of insanity a year after he drove from his Central Jersey home to Alexandria, VA and fatally stabbed 65-year-old Bradford Jackson, a complete stranger to him. Bhasin was released from the N…
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'Wicked Stepmom,' Dad Accused Of Beating Daughter Dead Portrayed Happy Life On Facebook
Take a look at Pradel Delinois' Facebook page and what you'll see is a happy family at the beach. The picture the Maryland dad paints of his life online apparently was drastically different from the dark reality. Delinois and his wife, Ornelie Charles, were charged with the beating death of his 5-year-old daughter, Predaline, authorities in Prince George's County said. The girl was found unresponsive on Thursday, Aug. 18 in the 5100 block of Cumberland Street, police said. She was rushed to a hospital shortly after arrival. Pradeline Delinois was pronounced dead a short time …
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5-Gallon Buckets Of Organs Among Human Body Parts Purchased On Facebook By PA Man: Police
"Human organs" and "human skin" inside 5-gallon buckets in a Pennsylvania home are just some of the unusual details emerging in the case of human body parts purchased on Facebook and being shipping through the US mail. Jeremy Lee Pauley has been under investigation by local police and the FBI since the East Pennsboro Township police first received a call of "suspicious activity"— which is what they are calling it when a landlord discovered those buckets— in the 200 block of North Enola Road around 7 a.m. on June 14, according to a release by the department. The items seized during the…
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'Human Body Parts' Purchased On Facebook By Pennsylvania Man Police Say
A 40-year-old man purchased human body parts from a woman in Arkansas using Facebook, police in Pennsylvania say. Jeremy Pauley has been under investigation by local police and the FBI since the East Pennsboro Township police first received a call of "suspicious activity" in the 200 block of North Enola Road around 7 a.m. on June 14, according to a release by the department. The local police worked with the FBI Harrisburg, FBI Scranton, FBI Arkansas, Arkansas State Police, Cumberland County Coroners office, Cumberland County Forensics Division, Bloomsburg Police Department,…
Police & Fire
Support Surges For Springfield Mother Of 5 Brutally Murdered By Husband
Five children will live the rest of their lives without their mother after she was brutally stabbed to death by who police say was her husband in Virginia. Support was surging for Evelin Cali's children days after Jose Mejia was captured in South Carolina and charged in her murder. Two GoFundMe pages had raised a total of $14,000 to cover funeral costs and provide for Evelin's four children, in addition to her nephew, who she had been raising: Astrid, Kenneth, Daniel, Alex, and Bella. A relative said Mejia called and admitted he had stabbed her before leaving his wallet behind and fleeing…
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‘Without My Kids, Tomorrow Wouldn’t Be Worth The Wait’ 2X PA Sex Offender Posted On Facebook
A central Pennsylvania man who was charged with possessing child porn for the second time on Tuesday, June 28, had a Facebook riddled with bizarre posts and photos. Harrison Michael Rineholt, 48, of Pennsylvania and previously of Maryland, was on his last year of probation for possessing child pornography when he was caught sharing child porn online following a warranted search of his home in the 700 block of North Pershing Avenue in York, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. He was first convicted of child pornography possession when he was found with 351 images and 118 vi…
Obituaries
Beloved Young PA Men Killed In MD Crash Will Have Joint Celebration Of Life
A community is coming together after the sudden loss of two young Pennsylvania men who died at the scene of a crash in Maryland on Sunday, June 19. Kyler Jace Robinson, 20, was behind the wheel and Wesley Owen Singh, 19, was in the passenger's seat when police found the white 2022 Hyundai Kona upside-down on Manchester Road just before 4 a.m., according to a release by Maryland state police. The pair died from injuries sustained in the crash and were pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. They had been planning to move to Los Angeles to chase their entrepreneurial dreams in c…
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Filipino Government Attorney Shot Dead In Philadelphia Uber With Mom
A 36-year-old government attorney from the Philippines was shot in the head and killed during a trip to Philadelphia this weekend, the country's consulate general confirmed. John Albert Laylo was in the back of an Uber with his mom when nearly 15 shots were fired into the rear window and driver's side of the car at 38th and Spruce Streets around 4:10 a.m. Saturday, June 18, police said. Laylo was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Hospital in critical condition, and died Sunday morning after being on life support, police said. The incident was random and possibly a road-rage inciden…
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Confessed Fiancée Killer In Baltimore Portrayed Happy Relationship Online
The man who police say called 9-1-1 telling dispatchers he shot his fiancée in Baltimore portrayed a happy and loving relationship on social media. George Kuhn, 43, has been charged with murder in the June 12 death of 36-year-old Kristy Helmert on the 6400 block of Erdman Avenue, Baltimore police said. Kuhn contacted authorities around 9:30 that night saying he'd shot his fiancé, later identified by city police as Helmert. When police arrived, they found her having suffered a gunshot wound, lifeless, they said. She was pronounced dead at the scene and her accused killer arrested. What th…
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Maryland State Police Warns Parents Of Online Sexual Extortion Scam
The Maryland State Police are reminding parents to stay vigilant about monitoring their children's online activity after receiving multiple reports of sexual extortion scams. The suspects are contacting minors over various social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram, professing romantic interest for the victim in order to gain their trust. As communication progresses, the suspects begin to ask for sexually explicit images of the minors, sometimes even sending photos back in return. After the minors send images to the suspect, the suspect account will demand money…
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