Feds: Hit Man From Philly Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire For NJ Political Operative Feds: Hit Man From Philly Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire For NJ Political Operative
Feds: Hit Man From Philly Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire For NJ Political Operative A Philadelphia resident admitted Wednesday that he was one of the two hit men paid by a onetime New Jersey political operative to kill a former associate. Bomani Africa, 61, who has a criminal history that includes convictions for robbery and drug-related crime, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder for hire via videoconference with a federal judge in Newark, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced. People immediately began wondering who the hired killers were after Sean Caddle, 44, admitted on Tuesday that he paid them to whack Michael Galdieri, the son of forme…
MURDER FOR HIRE: NJ Political Operative Admits Paying Hit Men To Kill Longtime Associate MURDER FOR HIRE: NJ Political Operative Admits Paying Hit Men To Kill Longtime Associate
Murder FOR Hire: NJ Political Operative Admits Paying Hit Men To Kill Longtime Associate A New Jersey-based political consultant admitted Tuesday that he hired two hitmen to kill a longtime associate from Hudson County who had worked for him on various election campaigns, federal authorities said. Sean Caddle, 44, a former aide to former State Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Elizabeth) paid the killers -- one from Connecticut, the other from Pennsylvania -- to get rid of Michael Galdieri, the son of former State Sen. James Galdieri (D-Jersey City) and a prominent figure in local Hudson County politics. Galdieri, 52, was stabbed to death in May 2014 before his Jersey City apartmen…
PA Ex-Con Commits Arson Day After Release: Authorities PA Ex-Con Commits Arson Day After Release: Authorities
PA Ex-Con Commits Arson Day After Release: Authorities The day after a man was released on bail he committed arson, according to court documents. Austin Lloyd Charles, 33, of no fixed address in Lancaster, was arrested for arson on Saturday, according to court documents. His bail on his previous bail for fleeing was increased to $100,000 on a court order on Jan. 21, according to court documents. He fulfilled this bail and was released the same day, according to the updated court docket. The following day he committed the arson at a residence-- with two people inside-- in the 1700 block of Conard Road just before 6:30 a.m., according to …
Man Wanted For Setting Duplex On Fire With 5 People Inside Man Wanted For Setting Duplex On Fire With 5 People Inside
Man Wanted For Setting Duplex On Fire With 5 People Inside A central Pennsylvania man is wanted by police for setting fire to a duplex with five people inside at the time. The fire broke out in the 100 block of Lincoln Street near North Pershing Avenue in York on Sunday just before 10:30 a.m., according to fire officials. Kristopher Jevon Barnes, 31, of the 500 block of Clarke Avenue in York, is wanted by city police for this arson. Barnes was allegedly seen by eyewitnesses and on surveillance video throwing garbage into the building and running away about 30 minutes before the fire was reported, according to police. Police believe Barnes had …
PA Man Attempted To Burn Down House To 'Scare Mexican Immigrants': DA PA Man Attempted To Burn Down House To 'Scare Mexican Immigrants': DA
PA Man Attempted To Burn Down House To 'Scare Mexican Immigrants': DA A central Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to felony charges after he burned rubbish to "scare or intimidate Mexican immigrants" out of their home, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Jeremy Michael Anderson, 19, of Mount Joy, attempted to burn down a home in the 200 block of Mount Joy Street to get back at Mexican immigrants that Anderson said left empty bottles in front of his residence on Feb. 26, around 10 a.m., according to the release. When police officers arrived at the scene they found two glass bottles-- which smelled of an alcohol-based accel…
Ex-Con Wanted For Multiple Arsons In Central Pennsylvania Ex-Con Wanted For Multiple Arsons In Central Pennsylvania
Ex-Con Wanted For Multiple Arsons In Central Pennsylvania Central Pennsylvania police are on the hunt for a former convict they say started multiple fires. Emergency crews were called to the first fire “burning in a yard that was beginning to ignite the exterior of a home” on Jan. 4 at approximately 6:42 a.m., as stated in a release by the police. The following morning crews were called back to the home for a second fire on the balcony outside of a second floor apartment, at approximately 4:38 a.m., according to police. As the flames of the fire shot up from the balcony towards the door of the second floor apartment, Alvin Chambers was spotted …
Photos Released Of PA Crime Scene Where Man Strangled, Burned Pregnant Coworker Photos Released Of PA Crime Scene Where Man Strangled, Burned Pregnant Coworker
Photos Released Of PA Crime Scene Where Man Strangled, Burned Pregnant Coworker The Dauphin County district attorney has released photos of the crime scene where a woman who was stalked, harassed, assaulted, strangled and was left to die. FloorplanDauphin County district attorney's office Calvin Lorenzo Purdie, Jr., 35, has been found guilty of the May 23, 2019, murder of Charlotte Chaplin, according to a release by the Dauphin County district attorney’s office. Calvin PurdieDauphin County district attorney's office Charlotte Y. Chaplin, 49, of Hershey, was 4 1/2 months pregnant when she was strangled by her former coworker. Chaplin's bedroom.Dauphin County…
Police Search For Arsonists Who Damaged Famous Key West Landmark Police Search For Arsonists Who Damaged Famous Key West Landmark
Police Search For Arsonists Who Damaged Famous Key West Landmark Police were searching for two arsonists who burned the iconic Southernmost Point buoy in Key West before dawn on New Year's Day. Video from a local marketing company shows the pair sitting next to the buoy, taking cellphone photos and then setting fire to a Christmas tree in front of the 4-ton cement monument that marks the southernmost point in the continental United States, 90 miles from Havana, Cuba, around 3:30 a.m. Saturday. The fire left an enormous burn mark on the red, yellow, black and white landmark. SEE: Southernmost Point Webcam Sure enough, tourists continued to take photos …
Harrisburg Woman Charged With Arson In Massive Central PA Fire: Report Harrisburg Woman Charged With Arson In Massive Central PA Fire: Report
Harrisburg Woman Charged With Arson In Massive Central PA Fire: Report A Harrisburg woman has been charged with arson in connection with a New Cumberland building fire that displaced nine people and hospitalized one person Thursday morning, ABC27 reports. Valerie Mesaros is accused of setting a fire at a four-unit apartment building on the 800 block of Bridge Street around 7:20 a.m., the outlet says citing authorities. Two people were rescued from a second-floor balcony, the Fairview Township Fire Department said. The fire was contained to the first floor, but left significant smoke damage to the entire building, according to the outlet and the fire departmen…
Convicted PA Arsonist Torches Roommate's Dad's House, Killing Him: Bucks DA Convicted PA Arsonist Torches Roommate's Dad's House, Killing Him: Bucks DA
Convicted PA Arsonist Torches Roommate's Dad's House, Killing Him: Bucks DA A Lackawanna County man, who was convicted of arson in 2013, was charged for setting a fire at his roommate's parents' home in Bucks County, killing her elderly father inside, authorities said. Christopher G. Gillie, 61, of Dunmore, was charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated arson, recklessly endangering another person, persons not to possess firearms, and related offenses for the events that led up to the death of 81-year-old Julius Drelick, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said Monday. Investigators believe Gillie intentionally set fire to 5777 Private Drive i…
Fatality Confirmed In Multi-Alarm Paterson Blaze That Destroys One Home, Threatens Others Fatality Confirmed In Multi-Alarm Paterson Blaze That Destroys One Home, Threatens Others
Fatality Confirmed In Multi-Alarm Paterson Blaze That Destroys One Home, Threatens Others UPDATE: Authorities on Saturday confirmed the death of a resident in a late-night Paterson house fire that responders said could have been much worse. Firefighters moved quickly to keep the four-alarm Lafayette Street blaze from spreading, snuffing the threat such a fire posed to the neighborhood of tightly bunched wood-frame houses barely two blocks from the Passaic River. Paterson's bravest responded to a call of a fire with people possibly trapped at 103 Lafayette Street shortly after 11 p.m., Deputy Fire Chief William Henderson said. Firefighters found heavy flames on the second floor,…
100 MPH Central PA Police Pursuit Involved Stolen Cars, Abandoned Dog: Authorities 100 MPH Central PA Police Pursuit Involved Stolen Cars, Abandoned Dog: Authorities
100 MPH Central PA Police Pursuit Involved Stolen Cars, Abandoned Dog: Authorities A central Pennsylvania woman stole two cars, drove with a revoked license, threatened her friend, crashed a car into a barn, caused a fire, abandoned a dog and sent police on an over 100 mph chasing, according to a release by Pennsylvania State police. Chontelle Melissa Shirk, 40, of Dauphin, was arrested following the incident which started in a Target Parking lot in South Middleton Township at approximately 2:34 p.m., according to the release by Pennsylvania state police. Shirk threatened the friend while the pair were in a Nissan Versa together before forcing her friend out of the vehic…