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PA Man Convicted In 'Cold-Blooded' Execution-Style Murder At Housing Complex In NY PA Man Convicted In 'Cold-Blooded' Execution-Style Murder At Housing Complex In NY
PA Man Convicted In 'Cold-Blooded' Execution-Style Murder At Housing Complex In NY A Pennsylvania man has been found guilty in the execution-style killing of a 32-year-old man at a Hudson Valley, NY housing complex, prosecutors announced.  On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi said 24-year-old Khyree Pratt of Philadelphia was convicted of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, conspiracy, and weapons charges following a five-day trial and less than an hour of jury deliberations in connection with a May 2022 murder.  Prosecutors said the crime happened on Saturday, May 14, 2022, around 7 p.m. at the Forrestal Heights apartment…
Guns, MDMA, Cocaine Found In Car Stopped On I-684 In NY: PA Man Arrested, Police Say Guns, MDMA, Cocaine Found In Car Stopped On I-684 In NY: PA Man Arrested, Police Say
Guns, MDMA, Cocaine Found In Car Stopped On I-684 In NY: PA Man Arrested, Police Say A Bronx woman and a Pennsylvania man are behind bars after a traffic stop on Interstate 684 in the Hudson Valley, NY turned into a major drug and gun bust, authorities announced. The arrests happened on Friday, Aug. 22, when State Police said a BOLO (Be on the Lookout) was issued for a vehicle connected to a fraud investigation out of Port Jervis in Orange County, New York State Police said on Monday, Aug. 25. Not long after, troopers spotted the car allegedly violating state vehicle and traffic laws while traveling on I-684 in the Putnam County town of Southeast. With help from the Putnam …
Firefighters Find Hidden Handgun When Hellertown Man Crashes Car, Now He's In Jail: Officials Firefighters Find Hidden Handgun When Hellertown Man Crashes Car, Now He's In Jail: Officials
Firefighters Find Hidden Handgun When Hellertown Man Crashes Car, Now He's In Jail: Officials A 60-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing serious weapons charges after New Jersey State Troopers and the local fire department discovered a handgun stashed in the engine compartment of his wrecked vehicle, Warren County authorities said. Vincent S. Noel, of Hellertown, PA, was the sole occupant of a vehicle that crashed into the woods along Route 78 in Greenwich Township around 4:45 a.m. Sunday, May 25, according to Acting Prosecutor Jessica L. Cardone. First responders found Noel with moderate but non-life-threatening injuries and took him to St. Luke’s Anderson Campus for treatment. Whil…
PA Man Stabbed Ex’s New BF To Death In NJ, Caught Near Temple University: US Marshals PA Man Stabbed Ex’s New BF To Death In NJ, Caught Near Temple University: US Marshals
PA Man Stabbed Ex’s New BF To Death In NJ, Caught Near Temple University: US Marshals A Philadelphia man wanted for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in Bridgeton was captured near Temple University, authorities announced on Thursday, March 20. Kenneth Tripline, 36, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in the 1500 block of West Diamond Street after attempting to escape through a rear window, officials said. Tripline allegedly kicked in a door and stabbed 28-year-old Elliot Q. Handy in the torso at a home on the 100 block of South Avenue around 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, according to Bridgeton police. Handy, who lived at the residence, was rushed to Inspira Re…
PA Couple’s Murder Tied To Border Patrol Agent’s Killing: Officials PA Couple’s Murder Tied To Border Patrol Agent’s Killing: Officials
PA Couple’s Murder Tied To Border Patrol Agent’s Killing: Officials The brutal slaying of a Chester Heights couple in their home is now linked to the recent killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, authorities announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Richard and Rita Zajko were shot dead inside their Highland Drive home on Dec. 31, 2022, investigators said. Their bodies were discovered on Jan. 2, 2023, after a family member requested a welfare check. Initially, authorities had not determined if the double homicide was a random act of violence, but new evidence suggests otherwise. According to PSP Media's Criminal Investigation Unit, a firearm purchased by …
Federal PA Corrections Officer Slashed, Choked Woman Because Of Text: Morris County Prosecutor Federal PA Corrections Officer Slashed, Choked Woman Because Of Text: Morris County Prosecutor
Federal PA Corrections Officer Slashed, Choked Woman Because Of Text: Morris County Prosecutor A 45-year-old Luzerne County, PA man was arrested and charged after he slashed a woman in the abdomen and choked her in Morris County on Saturday, Oct. 5. Patrick O'Kane, a corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, was traveling with the victim and a photographer to take pictures of a local campground, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Mount Olive Police Chief Michael Spitzer said. O'Kane got into an argument with the victim over a text message she received, which escalated into a physical altercation, authorities said. O'Kan…
Philly Man, Two Brothers Indicted In Woman's Killing In Atlantic City: Prosecutors Philly Man, Two Brothers Indicted In Woman's Killing In Atlantic City: Prosecutors
Philly Man, Two Brothers Indicted In Woman's Killing In Atlantic City: Prosecutors Three Philadelphia men were indicted after two women were shot in the head in Atlantic City, including one who died, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 34-year-old Gregg Page for murder, attempted murder, and several weapons charges on Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Two brothers, 30-year-old Ryan Schenck and 27-year-old Ramir Schenck, were also indicted for hindering apprehension. Atlantic City police responded to a report of two women severely injured on North Main Avenue at around 4:41 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1. Officers found the vi…