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Driver Who Ran Over Maryland Deputy During Wild I-95 Chase Arrested In Hudson Valley: Sheriff Driver Who Ran Over Maryland Deputy During Wild I-95 Chase Arrested In Hudson Valley: Sheriff
Driver Who Ran Over Maryland Deputy During Wild I-95 Chase Arrested In Hudson Valley: Sheriff A 21-year-old man was arrested in New York a day after seriously injuring a veteran sheriff's deputy in Maryland during a wild chase, authorities announced. Yonkers resident Juan Yahir Quiroz Manzueta has been identified and arrested as the driver of a Penske box truck that struck and critically injured Lt. Rob Burgess, a 29-year member of the Harford County Sheriff's Office assigned to the Community Policing Division on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday, Aug. 27, the agency announced that Quiroz Manzueta has been charged with second-degree attempted murder, as well as other offenses, for his…
Ex-NY Giant Convicted After 190 Dogs Seized In Record Federal Dogfighting Bust Ex-NY Giant Convicted After 190 Dogs Seized In Record Federal Dogfighting Bust
Ex-NY Giant Convicted After 190 Dogs Seized In Record Federal Dogfighting Bust A former New York Giant has been convicted of running a massive dogfighting ring after authorities seized the most dogs taken from a single person in a federal case. An Oklahoma jury found 54-year-old LeShon Johnson of Broken Arrow, OK, guilty on six felony counts of violating the federal Animal Welfare Act, the Department of Justice announced on Monday, Aug. 4. The charges included possessing, selling, transporting, and delivering dogs to be used in animal fighting. Federal agents seized 190 pit bull-type dogs from Johnson in October 2024, marking the largest …
Duo Scam Victim Out Of Money After Posing As US Marshals In Dutchess County: Police Duo Scam Victim Out Of Money After Posing As US Marshals In Dutchess County: Police
Duo Scam Victim Out Of Money After Posing As US Marshals In Dutchess County: Police Two suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with an elaborate phone scam that defrauded a Dutchess County resident out of a large sum of money, police announced. Queens residents Yi Liu and Guo Chen were taken into custody after returning to the Dutchess area to collect more money from the victim in an ongoing scheme, the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Wednesday, July 23.  According to the department, the scheme began on Monday, July 14, when the victim received a phone call from someone posing as a US Marshals Service representative.  …
Man Murdered Ex-Wife As Kids Slept Nearby In Area Home Man Murdered Ex-Wife As Kids Slept Nearby In Area Home
Man Murdered Ex-Wife As Kids Slept Nearby In Area Home A Brooklyn man confessed to murdering his wife of over 10 years inside her Schenectady home as their children slept nearby. Timothy Taylor, 38, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Schenectady County Court in the 2023 killing of 44-year-old Tishawn Folkes-Taylor, prosecutors announced Wednesday, July 16. As part of the plea deal, he faces a sentence of 22 years to life in prison when he appears before a judge in September. Traveled Across State Lines To Kill His Ex-Wife Taylor traveled from North Carolina to Schenectady on May 27, 2023, checking into the Imperial Hotel around 11 p.m.…
Philly Exotic Dancer's Body Found Stuffed In Futon, Co-Worker Arrested 3,732 Miles Away Philly Exotic Dancer's Body Found Stuffed In Futon, Co-Worker Arrested 3,732 Miles Away
Philly Exotic Dancer's Body Found Stuffed In Futon, Co-Worker Arrested 3,732 Miles Away A 21-year-old woman was found dead, stuffed inside a futon in her Philadelphia apartment, and her alleged killer has been captured overseas, authorities announced on Friday, June 27. The body of Yuleisy Carolina Torrelles-Martinez was discovered on Saturday, April 5, inside her living room couch in the 4400 block of Frankford Avenue, after friends grew concerned when she hadn't answered the door for days. Police were called to the apartment and found her wrapped in a shower curtain and trash bags, Philadelphia police said. Medics pronounced Torrelles-Martinez dead at 8:26 a.m. A post-mortem…
Missing Child Found Alive 1,000 Miles Home Year Later Missing Child Found Alive 1,000 Miles Home Year Later
Missing Child Found Alive 1,000 Miles Home Year Later A child who vanished from Georgia more than a year ago has been safely found in Connecticut after a traffic stop unraveled a disturbing case of custody interference, authorities said.  The child’s mother, who did not have legal custody, fled with the child during a scheduled visit on October 23, 2023, violating a court order from Cobb County, Georgia, according to the US Marshals Service. Authorities say she refused to return the child even after the court demanded it, instead claiming she was a sovereign citizen who “did not recognize the decision of the court," the marshals said…
Perfect Timing: Beaten NYPD Cop Released From Hospital As 2nd Suspect Is Hauled Off In Cuffs Perfect Timing: Beaten NYPD Cop Released From Hospital As 2nd Suspect Is Hauled Off In Cuffs
Perfect Timing: Beaten Nypd Cop Released From Hospital As 2nd Suspect Is Hauled Off In Cuffs Two men accused of brutally beating and robbing an off-duty NYPD officer were captured with help from the U.S. Marshals Service — including one right as the officer was released from the hospital, officials said. Chowdhury Nafees was beaten and robbed by suspects later identified as Taveon Hargrove and Wayne Lucas before dawn on Saturday, May 24, at 1472 St. Peter’s Ave. in Westchester Square, the NY Post reports. Nafees was knocked to the ground and punched in the face as one of the masked men held a knife to his throat and robbed him of his belongings and his service weapon, off…
More Victims Identified In US, Canada Child Exploitation Case: Feds (UPDATE) More Victims Identified In US, Canada Child Exploitation Case: Feds (UPDATE)
More Victims Identified In US, Canada Child Exploitation Case: Feds (Update) An accused online predator who victimized children across the United States and Canada has been arrested in West Virginia, authorities in Pennsylvania announced on Thursday, April 24, 2025.  Mark Wills, 60, of Hulmeville, was previously taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force at the Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport, West Virginia at approximately 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, according to Robert Clark, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Wills is accused of manufacturing hundreds of videos of child sexual abuse material involv…
3 Indicted For 2021 Murder Of Taxi Driver In Hudson Valley Over 3 Years Later: DA 3 Indicted For 2021 Murder Of Taxi Driver In Hudson Valley Over 3 Years Later: DA
3 Indicted For 2021 Murder Of Taxi Driver In Hudson Valley Over 3 Years Later: DA Three young men have been indicted in connection with the 2021 murder of taxi driver Jorge Arbayza de la Cruz in Orange County, whose shooting sparked a years-long multi-state investigation.  Nehemiah Clarke, 20, Jordan Burch, 19, and Damani Cruz, 20, have been arraigned in Orange County Supreme Court on charges related to the fatal September 30, 2021, shooting, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Wednesday, April 16.  According to court records and law enforcement officials, the three are accused of attempting to rob Arbayza de la Cruz, 51, a local taxi …
Fugitive Child Rapist Nabbed Out Of State After Dodging Capital Region Court Date, Police Say Fugitive Child Rapist Nabbed Out Of State After Dodging Capital Region Court Date, Police Say
Fugitive Child Rapist Nabbed Out Of State After Dodging Capital Region Court Date, Police Say An accused child rapist in the region is back behind bars after he allegedly fled the state to avoid prosecution. Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputies took custody of 36-year-old Siatar Creech, of Northumberland, on Tuesday, June 11, weeks after he was arrested by the US Marshals Service in South Carolina. Creech was originally arrested in September 2022 after a New York State Police investigation found that he repeatedly raped a child under the age of 17 in the town of Moreau, according to police. Following his arraignment in Ballston Spa Village Court, he was released on his own recognizan…