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9-Year-Old Girl Murdered In NY Tried To Avoid Trip With Alleged Killer Dad, Mom Says
A 9-year-old girl who was strangled to death in New York begged to get out of a trip to Ethiopia with her father, who is accused of killing her, according to testimony heard Tuesday, July 28.
Melina Frattolin instead traveled through New York and Connecticut with her dad, Luciano, for multiple weeks in the summer of 2025, according to authorities.
Kali Galanis, Melina’s mother and Luciano’s ex-wife, testified Tuesday that Melina told her “she didn’t want to go” with her father to Ethiopia, the New York Post reported.
Instead Luciano and Melina toured the region south of her Montreal home. …
Carpenter Dies Surfing With Son At Jersey Shore, 56
Kevin F. Kennedy, of Toms River, died after suffering a medical emergency while surfing with his son, Jack, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. He was 56 years old.
"Kevin left this world doing what he cherished most—surfing in the ocean, a lifelong passion that brought him peace and joy," Margaret Rizzo, who organized the GoFundMe wrote. "His final moments were spent in the water, with his son Jack beside him, and the ocean's salt and sand still clinging to him—a poetic farewell that echoed his deepest wishes."
Kevin, Kristina, and Jack Kennedy
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Woman Exposed Genitals, Butt At 16 Handles: Montclair PD
A woman is at large after she put on a show at 16 Handles in Montclair, authorities announced Tuesday, July 28.
On Tuesday, July 21, officers responded to 16 Handles at 42 S. Park Street after a woman purchased a cup of frozen yogurt, only to inform employees she didn't have the money to pay for the yogurt, Montclair police said.
When the employees told the woman she could not have the yogurt, she became irate, exited the business, walked up to the glass window and removed her pants, showing her buttocks toward employees and customers inside, police said.
The woman then turned around, pull…
Meth, Klonopin Get Trio Arrested Near Walmart: Stafford PD
Three people were arrested for drugs following a traffic stop near Walmart in Manahawkin, authorities said.
At 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, a drug enforcement unit pulled over a vehicle near 525 Route 72 West, Stafford police said. During the course of the investigation, detectives determined Kristina Gordon, a 51-year-old Barnegat resident, had two active no-bail warrants for her arrest, police said.
During a search incident to Gordon's arrest, detectives recovered a quantity of suspected methamphetamine and multiple pills believed to be clonazepam a.k.a. klonopon, police said.
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NJ Man Murdered Sister: Prosecutor
A Jersey City man is charged with murdering his sister, authorities announced Monday, July 27
At 11:40 p.m. on Monday, April 13, Jersey City police responded to a domestic dispute on Woodlawn Avenue after Yanesha Bradley, 47, was assaulted by her brother Alerjuan, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said.
Yanesha was transported to Jersey City Medical Center and was pronounced dead on Friday, June 5, Mello said . A medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from blunt force injuries, Mello said.
Alerjuan is charged with murder in the first degree, Mello said.
Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From Ex-BF's Abduction In AC: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Atlantic City, authorities announced Monday, July 27.
On Sunday, Sept. 28, Atlantic City police responded to Adriatic Avenue after a woman was dragged into a Chrysler 3000 by Lucas Moran, a Dunmore resident, who was wielding a knife, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
As Moran attempted to drag the woman back into the vehicle, the woman’s mother prevented him from doing so, authorities said. The woman was able to escape and Moran then fled westbound toward Absecon Boulevard in his vehicle, auth…
