Clifton Man With Violent Past Threatens, Stalks Bergen Town's Rec Director: Police Clifton Man With Violent Past Threatens, Stalks Bergen Town's Rec Director: Police Clifton Man With Violent Past Threatens, Stalks Bergen Town's Rec Director: Police
Clifton Man With Violent Past Threatens, Stalks Bergen Town's Rec Director: Police A Clifton man with a violent criminal history was arrested after allegedly threatening a Bergen County recreation director, police said. Ibrahem O. Elgebaly, 30, was taken into custody by Clifton police on Monday, June 16, on an active warrant out of East Rutherford, according to ERPD Capt. Jeff Yannacone. Elgebaly is accused of sending threatening messages via Facebook, email, and phone to the East Rutherford Recreation Director, Yannacone said. He was charged with terroristic threats, harassment, and stalking, and was taken to the Bergen County Jail, where he remains held. According to …
Worcester Man Murdered 4-Year-Old Daughter, Abused 2 Other Kids: DA Worcester Man Murdered 4-Year-Old Daughter, Abused 2 Other Kids: DA Worcester Man Murdered 4-Year-Old Daughter, Abused 2 Other Kids: DA
Worcester Man Murdered 4-Year-Old Daughter, Abused 2 Other Kids: DA A Worcester man has been charged with killing his 4-year-old daughter and harming two others, authorities said.  Francisco Ortiz, 34, of Worcester, was indicted by a grand jury and charged with one count of murder and one count of improper storage of a firearm. He also faces three counts each of permitting bodily injury to a child and reckless endangerment of a child, the Worcester County District Attorney said.  Ortiz has been in state custody since he was first charged last October.  Police were called to Ortiz's home in October to reports of a child who had fallen and was…
2 Girls' Church Confession Lands Huntington Dad Nearly 50 Years Behind Bars: DA 2 Girls' Church Confession Lands Huntington Dad Nearly 50 Years Behind Bars: DA 2 Girls' Church Confession Lands Huntington Dad Nearly 50 Years Behind Bars: DA
2 Girls' Church Confession Lands Huntington Dad Nearly 50 Years Behind Bars: DA A Huntington man who repeatedly sexually abused his two young daughters has been sentenced to nearly five decades in prison, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Wednesday, June 18. The 50-year-old man, whose name is being withheld to protect the victims’ identities, was sentenced to 48 years in prison followed by 20 years of post-release supervision after a jury found him guilty of multiple violent felonies stemming from the abuse that began in 2012. The serious sentence sends a clear message to abusers that we will not tolerate child abuse in Suffolk Count…
Elwyn School Employee Hits 7-Year-Old Student In Face: PSP-Media Elwyn School Employee Hits 7-Year-Old Student In Face: PSP-Media Elwyn School Employee Hits 7-Year-Old Student In Face: PSP-Media
Elwyn School Employee Hits 7-Year-Old Student In Face: Psp-media A 55-year-old school employee struck a 7-year-old boy in the face at a Delaware County special needs school, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, June 17. Frederick Jones of Chester is accused of punching the child at Elwyn Davidson School, located at 111 Elwyn Road in Middletown Township, Delaware County, according to the release. Troopers from PSP-Media responded to the school around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8 for a report of a physical assault on a student. Investigators determined that Jones struck the child in the face with a closed fist. An arrest warrant was issued, an…
DC Man Who Abused, Killed GF's Toddler In MoCo Gets Life In Prison: 'Outrageously Sad' DC Man Who Abused, Killed GF's Toddler In MoCo Gets Life In Prison: 'Outrageously Sad' DC Man Who Abused, Killed GF's Toddler In MoCo Gets Life In Prison: 'Outrageously Sad'
DC Man Who Abused, Killed GF's Toddler In MoCo Gets Life In Prison: 'Outrageously Sad' A District man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced for the brutal murder and prolonged abuse of his girlfriend’s 16-month-old son in Silver Spring, prosecutors said. On Friday, June 13, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Jill Cummins sentenced Marlon Adilson Melendez, 30, to life in prison plus 60 years for the horrific abuse and killing of a toddler in 2023. Melendez was convicted in February of first-degree child abuse resulting in death, second-degree murder, and multiple child abuse counts following a jury trial.  The charges stem from the boy…
Man Charged With Child Abuse In Woodcliff Lake: Prosecutor Man Charged With Child Abuse In Woodcliff Lake: Prosecutor Man Charged With Child Abuse In Woodcliff Lake: Prosecutor
Man Charged With Child Abuse In Woodcliff Lake: Prosecutor A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged with child abuse, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday, June 13. Woodcliff Lake's Jose Pinzon Lopez was taken into custody on Thursday, June 12, following a joint investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Woodcliff Lake Police Department, Musella said. The criminal complaint says Pinzon Lopez, whose legal duty it was to care for the child, left the child with bruises on the upper arm after imposing "excessive corporal punishment." According to the prosecutor, the Division of Child Protect…
Catskill Child Sex Offender Had Explicit Images Of Kids, Including Infants: Police Catskill Child Sex Offender Had Explicit Images Of Kids, Including Infants: Police Catskill Child Sex Offender Had Explicit Images Of Kids, Including Infants: Police
Catskill Child Sex Offender Had Explicit Images Of Kids, Including Infants: Police A convicted child sex offender in the Hudson Valley is facing a new felony charge after being caught with disturbing images of children on his phone, police said. Matthew Maurer, 38, of Catskill, was re-arrested Tuesday, June 10, following a months-long New York State Police investigation into reported materials depicting child sexual exploitation. The case began in late January, when Maurer arrived for a mandatory meeting with his parole officer. During the meeting, the parole officer discovered explicit images and videos involving minors on his phone, police said. Some of the material all…
North East Man Freed After Child’s Body Dumped In Lot; Prosecutors Opposed Bond: Officials North East Man Freed After Child’s Body Dumped In Lot; Prosecutors Opposed Bond: Officials North East Man Freed After Child’s Body Dumped In Lot; Prosecutors Opposed Bond: Officials
North East Man Freed After Child’s Body Dumped In Lot; Prosecutors Opposed Bond: Officials A Maryland man charged in connection with the killing of a 3-year-old girl whose mother allegedly dumped her body in a vacant lot has been released on bond and placed on home detention, authorities confirmed. Cedric Antoine Britten, 44, of North East, was released Thursday, June 12, on $75,000 cash bond and home detention, despite prosecutors’ request that he remain behind bars in connection with the death of 3-year-old Nola Dinkens, the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Britten is charged in Maryland as an accessory after the fact to murder and for failing to report a child…
North Adams Man Guilty Of Raping 3 Year Old Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison: DA North Adams Man Guilty Of Raping 3 Year Old Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison: DA North Adams Man Guilty Of Raping 3 Year Old Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison: DA
North Adams Man Guilty Of Raping 3 Year Old Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison: DA A 28-year-old Western Massachusetts man who was found guilty of raping a 3-year-old child has been sentenced to up to 20 years behind bars, authorities said.  Austin Miller-Robinson, 28, of North Adams, was sentenced on Wednesday, June 10, to 18 to 20 years after being found guilty of aggravated rape of a child with force and one count of rape and abuse of a child aggravated by age difference, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office announced. “This is an important victory for the children and citizens of Berkshire County," Berkshire District Attorney Shugrue said.&nb…
Edgewood Stepdad From Hell Convicted After Two Mistrials For Daily Sex Abuse Of Stepdaughter Edgewood Stepdad From Hell Convicted After Two Mistrials For Daily Sex Abuse Of Stepdaughter Edgewood Stepdad From Hell Convicted After Two Mistrials For Daily Sex Abuse Of Stepdaughter
Edgewood Stepdad From Hell Convicted After Two Mistrials For Daily Sex Abuse Of Stepdaughter A man who sexually abused his stepdaughter "almost every day" in Maryland was convicted after two previous mistrials, the Harford County State's Attorney announced. Edgewood resident Harold Ferguson, 49, was convicted of three counts of sex abuse of a minor following a four-day trial and a contentious motion hearing between the parties on a "Motion for Other Sexually Assaultive Behavior," officials say. The abuse began when the girl was just 6 years old and continued until she was a senior in high school, with disturbing details shared at trial painting a harrowing picture of her childhood.…
Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Child In Annville Over 2-Year Span: Police Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Child In Annville Over 2-Year Span: Police Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Child In Annville Over 2-Year Span: Police
Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Child In Annville Over 2-Year Span: Police A man is facing multiple felony sex charges after allegedly abusing a child over two years in Lebanon County, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 10. Matthew Bryce Koepke, 37, was arrested on Sunday, June 9, by the Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department following an investigation into incidents that reportedly occurred between 2020 and 2022 in Annville Township, according to police. The abuse was first reported in August 2024, investigators said. Koepke is charged with: Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child. Felony Aggravated Indecent Assault of a Child…
New Charges For PA School Social Worker In Child Sex Crime Case, DA Says New Charges For PA School Social Worker In Child Sex Crime Case, DA Says New Charges For PA School Social Worker In Child Sex Crime Case, DA Says
New Charges For PA School Social Worker In Child Sex Crime Case, DA Says A school social worker in Berks County is facing new charges after two more students came forward, officials said. Brenden D. Lindsey, 30, of Reading, was charged on June 6 with two counts each of corruption of minors and indecent exposure, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. Lindsey was arrested earlier this year on accusations he sent a 14-year-old student photos of his genitals and asked her to send him an explicit photo. The DA said the girl reported that “the defendant has been her school counselor for more than a year.” She said he showed her the photo durin…