8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA 8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA
8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA A resident in Freehold had quite the surprise in his backyard. An 8-foot Burmese python was found hiding under the floor of a shed, the Monmouth County SPCA said. A local contractor removed the floorboards and animal control officer gently unwound the snake so as not to cause injury, the SPCA said. The python was taken to the SPCA. An X-ray showed the python had eaten a large possum, the SPCA said. Fins and Feathers in Red Bank helped find a snake expert who will keep the snake safe until a permitted owner comes forward, the SPCA said.
TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Has Died TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Has Died
TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Has Died Sydney Towle, a New England-born TikToker who has been documenting her battle with a rare cancer for three years, has died. She was 26 years old. Towle, who was raised in New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer, in 2023. The New York Times featured her story last year after she became the target of online critics who accused her of faking her diagnosis or using her illness for financial gain. Her death was announced Thursday morning, Aug. 6, two days after her brother, Austin, announced she'd entered hospice c…
Child Rape Probe Uncovers Recorded Sexual Assaults Of Disabled Woman By PA Caretaker: Affidavit Child Rape Probe Uncovers Recorded Sexual Assaults Of Disabled Woman By PA Caretaker: Affidavit
Child Rape Probe Uncovers Recorded Sexual Assaults Of Disabled Woman By PA Caretaker: Affidavit WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS DISTURBING A Pennsylvania caretaker who is accused of secretly recording repeated sexual assaults of a non-verbal disabled woman after evidence was uncovered during a separate child rape investigation will have his case advance to county court, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5.  Steve Anthony Jones Jr., 42, of Lancaster, is charged with raping the child at their shared Baron Drive home on May 8. The investigation into those allegations also led detectives to uncover evidence they say showed Jones repeatedly sexually assaulted and secretly recorded a 28…
Best-Selling 'Life Coach' Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse After 'Spanking Fetish' Trial In PA Best-Selling 'Life Coach' Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse After 'Spanking Fetish' Trial In PA
Best-Selling 'Life Coach' Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse After 'Spanking Fetish' Trial In PA A man who built an online following as a "life coach" and sales strategist has been convicted of sexually abusing a child over a period of years, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Kyle Slaymaker, 39, was convicted following a two-day trial of felony indecent assault of a child under 13, felony unlawful contact with a child, felony endangering the welfare of a child, and misdemeanor indecent assault, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. Testimony at trial showed Slaymaker repeatedly spanked a pre-teen child for his own sexual gratification over …
Missing 14-Year-Old Taken Across State Lines, Raped At PA Hotel: State Police Missing 14-Year-Old Taken Across State Lines, Raped At PA Hotel: State Police
Missing 14-Year-Old Taken Across State Lines, Raped At PA Hotel: State Police A Maryland man is accused of taking a missing 14-year-old girl across state lines into Pennsylvania, where investigators say she was sexually assaulted at a hotel, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Jeremy Spikes Jr., 27, of Hagerstown, Maryland, allegedly took the girl from her home in Maryland before driving her into Pennsylvania in a blue Honda Accord with Virginia registration, according to investigators. The girl was forcibly raped at an unknown hotel in the 2300 block of Molly Pitcher Highway in Guilford Township, Franklin County, investigators wrote. Stat…
World Cup Sex Sting: PA Man Among Six Busted In Bergen, Prosecutor Says World Cup Sex Sting: PA Man Among Six Busted In Bergen, Prosecutor Says
World Cup Sex Sting: PA Man Among Six Busted In Bergen, Prosecutor Says An undercover operation at Bergen County hotels and motels tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup led to the arrests of six people as investigators sought to identify potential human trafficking victims, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 5. The arrests were part of a statewide anti-human trafficking effort that led to the recovery of 97 suspected victims and 71 arrests before and during the tournament, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport's Office announced last month. In Bergen County, the operation was coordinated during June and July by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Human …
PA Fugitive Charged In NJ ATM Probe: Cops PA Fugitive Charged In NJ ATM Probe: Cops
PA Fugitive Charged In NJ ATM Probe: Cops An off-duty police officer recognized three men linked to previous ATM theft investigations, leading to their arrests outside a Bank of America branch in Bergen County last week, authorities said. Officers responded to the Bank of America at 84 Park Ave. in Hillsdale at approximately 6:19 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, after receiving a report of suspicious activity, according to the Hillsdale Police Capt. Michael Camporeale. The off-duty officer spotted three individuals near the bank's exterior ATM whose appearance matched people previously captured on surveillance footage during two sep…
Man Exposes Himself Multiple Times Inside Chester County Walmart: State Police Man Exposes Himself Multiple Times Inside Chester County Walmart: State Police
Man Exposes Himself Multiple Times Inside Chester County Walmart: State Police A man is accused of exposing himself multiple times inside a Walmart in Chester County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Devin Andrew Demoe was identified after troopers responded to the Walmart at 800 Commons Drive in Lower Oxford Township at 10:46 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, for a report of a man exposing his genitals inside the store, according to state police. Walmart provided investigators with surveillance images of the suspect's vehicle, which displayed a Pennsylvania registration, police said. Surveillance footage also showed Demoe exposing his genitals multip…
Reward Offered For Kidnapper PA Boyfriend Who Strangled Girlfriend: Police Reward Offered For Kidnapper PA Boyfriend Who Strangled Girlfriend: Police
Reward Offered For Kidnapper PA Boyfriend Who Strangled Girlfriend: Police A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man accused of kidnapping and repeatedly assaulting his girlfriend over two days in Pennsylvania, police announced Wednesday, Aug. 5. Elias Ricardo Brown, 29, Leola, is wanted on an active arrest warrant after investigators said he assaulted his girlfriend multiple times between Monday, July 27, and Tuesday, July 28, according to Lancaster Township Police. Officers responded to the 100 block of Jennings Drive in Lancaster Township, around 11:34 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, for a reported domestic disturbance that had occurre…
Man Killed Sister, Stabbing Her 20x After Fight Over Barking Dogs; Case Heads To Court: DA Man Killed Sister, Stabbing Her 20x After Fight Over Barking Dogs; Case Heads To Court: DA
Man Killed Sister, Stabbing Her 20x After Fight Over Barking Dogs; Case Heads To Court: DA A brother accused of stabbing his sister to death after becoming enraged by barking dogs will have his homicide case moved to county court following a preliminary hearing, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Bryan Emeric Adolph, 26, of East Hempfield Township, was ordered to stand trial after Judge Brian Chudzik ruled on Wednesday, July 29, that the case should proceed to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Adolph remains charged with criminal homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, and possessing an instrument …
One Injured, 12 Displaced In Lancaster Rowhome Fire One Injured, 12 Displaced In Lancaster Rowhome Fire
One Injured, 12 Displaced In Lancaster Rowhome Fire A dozen people were displaced and one resident was hospitalized after an early morning fire spread between two Lancaster rowhomes, authorities said. Police and firefighters responded to a reported dwelling fire at 126 N. Reservoir St. around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Fire and Lancaster City Bureau of Police. Firefighters arrived to find heavy flames coming from a second-floor rear bedroom of the home, with the fire extending into the adjoining rowhome at 128 N. Reservoir St., fire officials said. All occupants of both homes were safely accounted…
Tractor-Trailer Crashes Into Garage, Closes Route 72 In Lebanon County (DEVELOPING) Tractor-Trailer Crashes Into Garage, Closes Route 72 In Lebanon County (DEVELOPING)
Tractor-Trailer Crashes Into Garage, Closes Route 72 In Lebanon County (Developing) A crash involving a tractor-trailer has closed a stretch of Route 72 in Lebanon County on Wednesday, Aug. 5, PennDOT announced. The crash happened between Mountville Road and Jonestown Road after a tractor-trailer struck a garage, according to PennDOT. Route 72 is closed between Mountville Road and Jonestown Road while crews respond to the scene. No information about injuries has been released. The crash was reported to PennDOT at 9:18 a.m. The closure, which was originally expected to end at 11:15 a.m., has since been extended until approximately 12:30 p.m., according to PennDOT. Driver…