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NJ Trio Among Five Arrested After Violent Robbery, Assault In NY: Police NJ Trio Among Five Arrested After Violent Robbery, Assault In NY: Police
NJ Trio Among Five Arrested After Violent Robbery, Assault In NY: Police A violent dispute at a New York home spiraled into a robbery and assault, resulting in five arrests, police announced on Monday, Feb. 2. Officers were called to a residence on Barnyard Lane in Levittown around 9:40 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, where a verbal argument between two men escalated into a physical confrontation, according to Nassau County detectives. Michael Nero, 54, of Levittown, and Matias Marquez, 39, of Elmont, were initially involved before three others — Pablo Munoz Rivera, 49, and Jennifer Marrero, 51, both of Bridgeton, New Jersey, and John Stansbury, 38, of Morristown, New Jers…
Wrong Turn Killing: Gunman Appeals NY Murder Conviction In Kaylin Gillis Death Wrong Turn Killing: Gunman Appeals NY Murder Conviction In Kaylin Gillis Death
Wrong Turn Killing: Gunman Appeals NY Murder Conviction In Kaylin Gillis Death An upstate New York homeowner sentenced to decades in prison for fatally shooting a young woman in his driveway is formally appealing his murder conviction. In a Washington County Court filing Tuesday, Aug. 12, attorneys for Kevin Monahan, 66, argued his trial was riddled with legal errors and that prosecutors failed to prove he acted with the extreme disregard for human life required for a murder conviction. Monahan is currently serving 25 years to life for fatally shooting 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis outside his Hebron home in April 2023, as Daily Voice reported. What They're Claiming In c…
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…
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.,&…
Fresh Out Of Jail, Influencer Flexes Arrest On Instagram: See Videos That Got Him Cuffed Fresh Out Of Jail, Influencer Flexes Arrest On Instagram: See Videos That Got Him Cuffed
Fresh Out Of Jail, Influencer Flexes Arrest On Instagram: See Videos That Got Him Cuffed “Tonight I got arrested. For exactly what you’d think I did.” That’s what Giovanni Petruzziello wrote on Instagram just hours after police say he was caught on video speeding in Ferraris, Porsches, and McLarens at speeds up to 137 mph, once in a 25 mph zone. The 27-year-old Durham, CT luxury car shop owner and influencer was charged with seven counts of reckless driving and three counts of second-degree reckless endangerment, Connecticut State Police said. Fresh out on $150,000 bond, Petruzziello hit Instagram to recap his Monday, May 19 traffic stop — and flex through the fallout for his …
Mugshot Out For NJ Driver Who Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing NY Traffic Stop: PD Mugshot Out For NJ Driver Who Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing NY Traffic Stop: PD
Mugshot Out For NJ Driver Who Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing NY Traffic Stop: PD A New Jersey woman dragged a Nassau County police officer and nearly struck a pedestrian while fleeing a traffic stop in Valley Stream, authorities announced on Friday, May 2. Charmaine N. Norville, 47, of Irvington, was behind the wheel of a black 2010 Volkswagen Jetta with multiple violations — an expired inspection sticker, a missing front plate, and an unregistered rear plate — when officers stopped her in the parking lot of 77 Green Acres Road West at 1:50 p.m., on Thursday, May 1, according to detectives with the Fifth Squad. Norville allegedly refused to provide her license and regis…
Not a Bright Idea: East Brunswick Woman, NJ Man Shined Laser Into Cars On Interstate, Cops Say Not a Bright Idea: East Brunswick Woman, NJ Man Shined Laser Into Cars On Interstate, Cops Say
Not a Bright Idea: East Brunswick Woman, NJ Man Shined Laser Into Cars On Interstate, Cops Say Drivers on I-84 had a scare when a green laser beam was seen flashing into vehicles near Exit 61 in Manchester. A 911 caller told police someone inside a black Toyota Prius was pointing a laser at passing cars on Monday night, April 21 — a dangerous distraction on a busy road. A witness called police around 8:30 p.m. to report the light show and followed the Prius while directing dispatchers and helping troopers track the vehicle as it headed west onto I-91 south. Troopers stopped the vehicle near Exit 27 in Hartford, Connecticut State Police said.  Manuel Dominguez-Liz, 25, of Ca…
Half-Sister Of Man Held Captive In Connecticut Home Speaks Out: 'I'm Disgusted' Half-Sister Of Man Held Captive In Connecticut Home Speaks Out: 'I'm Disgusted'
Half-Sister Of Man Held Captive In Connecticut 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…
NJ Man Helps Cousin Kill Girlfriend’s Brother In PA, Sentenced To Decades NJ Man Helps Cousin Kill Girlfriend’s Brother In PA, Sentenced To Decades
NJ Man Helps Cousin Kill Girlfriend’s Brother In PA, Sentenced To Decades A Pennsylvania man was gunned down while sitting in a parked car with his family, and two men—including his sister’s abusive boyfriend and his cousin—have now been sentenced to decades in prison for his murder, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, March 14, 2025. Breon D. McRae, 34, of Morrisville, PA, and Pacqi S. Lassiter, 29, of Trenton, New Jersey, were each sentenced to 40 to 80 years in state prison for conspiring to kill Clifton “CJ” Burgess-Williams Jr., 26, on Dec. 22, 2022, prosecutors said. McRae received an additional 4 ½ to 9 years for witness intimid…
Trapped For 20 Years: Police Detail Life Of Man Held Captive By Stepmom Trapped For 20 Years: Police Detail Life Of Man Held Captive By Stepmom
Trapped For 20 Years: Police Detail Life Of 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…
PA Parents Sold Heroin From NJ Out Of Filthy Home With Kids Inside: DA PA Parents Sold Heroin From NJ Out Of Filthy Home With Kids Inside: DA
PA Parents Sold Heroin From NJ Out Of Filthy Home With Kids Inside: DA Two parents in Stroud Township are accused of selling heroin and fentanyl from their home while their young children lived in dangerous, squalid conditions, authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 7. Jessica Walters, 35, and Robert Nochella, 35, were arrested after Monroe County detectives and Children and Youth Services discovered drug paraphernalia, scales, and packaging materials scattered throughout their home on Thursday, Feb. 6, officials said. Walters was reportedly withdrawing from fentanyl during the investigation, according to the criminal complaints. The home, where Walters and Noc…
EX-Penn State Frat Leaders Sentenced For Hazing NJ Student To Death: PA AG EX-Penn State Frat Leaders Sentenced For Hazing NJ Student To Death: PA AG
Ex-penn State Frat Leaders Sentenced For Hazing NJ Student To Death: PA AG The former president and vice president of a frat at Penn State have been sentenced in connection with the death of a student from New Jersey, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Tuesday, Oct. 1.  Timothy "Tim" J. Piazza, 19 of Lebanon, NJ, died at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA, after being hazed at Beta Theta Pi fraternity on Saturday, February 4, 2017, according to his obituary and the AG's release.  Brendan Young, 28, of Malvern, Pennsylvania, and Daniel Casey, 27, of Ronkonkoma, New York, pleaded guilty to multiple misdemeanors including 14 …
NJ Driver Who Mowed Down Police, Bystanders On New Year's In NYC Has Drug History, Records Show NJ Driver Who Mowed Down Police, Bystanders On New Year's In NYC Has Drug History, Records Show
NJ Driver Who Mowed Down Police, Bystanders On New Year's In NYC Has Drug History, Records Show UPDATE: A wrong-way driver from Fort Lee who hit a half-dozen people in midtown Manhattan as he tried to flee police on New Year’s Day has a history of drug arrests and convictions, records show. Mohamed Alaouie, 44, was driving a Mercedes sedan that twice mounted the sidewalk on West 34th Street going the wrong way, hitting people, vehicles and a food cart overnight Monday before finally coming to rest, city police said. Alaouie was fleeing uniformed officers 90 minutes or so after the New Year’s ball drop in nearby Times Square when the chain-reaction crashes occurred near Madison Square …
US Marshals Capture NJ Wawa Gas Thief Casually Walking Down Philly Street: Officials US Marshals Capture NJ Wawa Gas Thief Casually Walking Down Philly Street: Officials
US Marshals Capture NJ Wawa Gas Thief Casually Walking Down Philly Street: Officials Authorities who were looking for an accused thief found their suspect walking down a South Philadelphia street on Tuesday night, Nov. 7.  Bernard Estrada, 51, had been sought in New Jersey where he allegedly stole gas from an Oaklyn Wawa and crashed into police cars while making his escape, sources with direct knowledge of the incident tell Daily Voice. He was spotted by a Philadelphia police task force and taken into custody "without incident" near South 17th and McKean streets, authorities said.  At 7:30 pm, @USMS_Philly was advised that @PhillyPolice South Task Force arrested Bernar…
NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA
NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA The man charged with a shooting at a northeast Philadelphia Wawa last week is also wanted for burglary in New Jersey, authorities have announced.  The District Attorney's Office said Joshua Frazier, 23, shot a 34-year-old man in the stomach after getting into an argument at the Wawa on Frankford Avenue and Academy Road in Torresdale just after 4 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, multiple outlets report.  Frazier and a female companion fled the scene on a motorcycle, authorities said. The victim was treated for injuries at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and is in stable condition, accord…
WILD RIDE: Bergen Jitney Driver, 71, Speeds From Police With Passengers Aboard WILD RIDE: Bergen Jitney Driver, 71, Speeds From Police With Passengers Aboard
Wild Ride: Bergen Jitney Driver, 71, Speeds From Police With Passengers Aboard Nearly a dozen jitney passengers survived a wild ride after their 71-year-old driver first pulled over for police in Fairview, then hit the gas and sped from the stop. Adrian Marin was driving erratically when Fairview Police Officer Diego Porras stopped the bus on Bergen Boulevard and Harding Place back on the morning of June 30. Two officers doing jitney bus inspections at the Ascension Greek Orthodox Church on Anderson Avenue headed over as backup as Porras asked Marin for his paperwork, Detective Lt. Michael Martic said. "He started to get his documents, then took off with the 10 passe…
Armed Maryland Officer Suspended In NYC Nightclub Fight, Police Say Armed Maryland Officer Suspended In NYC Nightclub Fight, Police Say
Armed Maryland Officer Suspended In NYC Nightclub Fight, Police Say A Prince George’s County Police officer was suspended without pay following his arrest outside of a New York City nightclub, authorities say. First Class Officer Aaron Holliday was off-duty at the time of the incident that occurred at the Manhattan nightclub on Tuesday, June 14, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.  No injuries were reported in the incident. Holliday, who has been with the department for four years has been charged with criminal possession of a loaded firearm, reckless endangerment and menacing. Any questions regarding the arrest should be direc…
Hardcore NJ Trio Ram NYPD Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video Hardcore NJ Trio Ram NYPD Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video
Hardcore NJ Trio Ram Nypd Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video A hardcore criminal trio from Newark who’d stolen $70,000 worth of designer attire from a Manhattan boutique rammed an NYPD cruiser during an attempted getaway, authorities said. Video posted on TikTok shows several NYPD officers slamming the Dodge Charger with batons while seizing all three just outside the Holland Tunnel. Janavia Marable, 29, Brianna Grier, 27, and Jahlil Pamplin, 29, had just fled Kirna Zabete, a high-end boutique in nearby Soho, after snatching armfuls of garments from racks and display cases, the NYPD said. It was the second time in two months that the veteran crew v…
Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl
Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl Murder charges have been withdrawn for two individuals accused of killing an 8-year-old girl at a Delaware County football stadium last summer, and instead, three local police officers are accused of manslaughter. A.J. Ford and Hasein Strand were initially charged with murder in the shooting death of Fanta Bility near the entrance of the Academy Park High School football stadium on Aug. 27, 2021 in Sharon Hill.  Strand had fired shots toward the three officers monitoring the game, and the Sharon Hill officers -- Devon Smith, Sean Dolan, and Brian Devaney -- fired back, District Attorney Jac…
Pennsylvania Woman Named 'Tesla' Dragged Man In Attempted Carjacking, Police Say Pennsylvania Woman Named 'Tesla' Dragged Man In Attempted Carjacking, Police Say
Pennsylvania Woman Named 'Tesla' Dragged Man In Attempted Carjacking, Police Say With a name like "Tesla," cars might be a passion, because this York woman with a name like the car brand has repeatedly been arrested following car related incidents. Tesla Marie Wetzel, 25, of the 1st block of Massa Drive in Windsor, has been arrested after she attempted to take a man's car and dragged him while trying to flee, according to Upper Allen police. This is not the first time Wetzel has made headlines, in Aug. 2019, she fled from state police during a traffic stop at speeds greater than 80 MPH along Route 74 in Chanceford Township.  The then 23-year-old, drove into a corn…
Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester
Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester UPDATE: A Connecticut driver who authorities said led officers and troopers on a high-speed chase from Bergen to Westchester counties – ramming police cars from both states along the way -- remained jailed Monday pending extradition to New Jersey. Mahwah police initially began chasing an Acura MDX driven by Henry L. Cofrancesco Jr., 51, of Hamden, CT, on southbound Route 287 last Thursday afternoon. South Nyack and New York State Police joined the pursuit at speeds that law enforcement sources said ranged from 75 to 90 miles an hour.  The chase continued through Rockland County and cr…