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Couple Steals Crosses From PA Church, Selling Them As Scrap: State Police Couple Steals Crosses From PA Church, Selling Them As Scrap: State Police
Couple Steals Crosses From PA Church, Selling Them As Scrap: State Police A couple broke into a church, stole crosses, and attempted to sell them as scrap, Pennsylvania state police allege. Sherry Ann Hoffman, 50, and John Charles Watkins, 41, broke into the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on 140 East Market Street in Williamstown on Sunday, July 24, according to the police release. The couple is accused of taking a gold monstrance, a cross, and multiple crucifixes, police say. Hoffman and Watkins then used grinding tools to cut the items and sold them as scrap metal, according to the release. The church had been closed for two years, but following the burglary ch…
Abuser Admits Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son In High-Profile NJ Amber Alert Case Abuser Admits Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son In High-Profile NJ Amber Alert Case
Abuser Admits Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son In High-Profile NJ Amber Alert Case UPDATE: An East Orange man admitted killing his former girlfriend and kidnapping their young son last summer in exchange for what prosecutors said will be a 30-year state prison sentence. Originally charged with counts that included murder, Tyler Rios, 27, took a deal from prosecutors rather than risk trial in what had been a highly-publicized Amber Alert incident. He pleaded guilty on Monday, April 4, to first-degree aggravated manslaughter for killing 24 year-old Yasemin Uyar on July 8, 2021, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Tuesday. Rios also pleaded guilty to desec…