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Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Man Wanted In Shooting Busted With Pistol, Baby In Car In Stamford: Police
A Connecticut man wanted for an alleged shooting in Fairfield County was arrested in a nearby town this week with a pistol and his 10-month-old child in the car, authorities said. Xavier Dash, 36, who was wanted on an assault with a firearm for a shooting in Bridgeport, was arrested in Stamford on Thursday, Nov. 14, police said. Stamford Assistant Police Chief Richard Conklin said the department's narcotics and organized crime unit tracked Dash down after Bridgeport police reached out to say he could be in the town. After an investigation, they found him sitting in a car at the…
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Man Sitting In Car With Daughter At Manassas Wawa Arrested: Police
An allegedly intoxicated man who was with his young daughter at a Virginia Wawa was arrested on Wednesday morning, police say. Harrison George Brown, 37, of Bealeton, was taken into custody shortly after midnight when officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to Wawa on Nokesville Road in Manassas following reports of an intoxicated person in the area. Investigators say that upon arrival, they found Brown in the area inside a vehicle with his 4-year-old. While speaking with him, it was determined he was under the influence, and when officers initially attempted to…
Hempstead, NY
News
New Details: State Failed 'Committed Mother' Stabbed To Death At Hempstead Home, Family Says
A New York man accused of murdering the mother of his child should’ve been locked up years ago, his own relatives insist. Long Island resident Brenda Guadalupe Alfaro-Alcantara, age 29, was found with multiple stab wounds in the basement of her Hempstead home on Botsford Street at around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives arrested a suspect, 43-year-old Jose Funes-Zabala, of Roosevelt, on Monday afternoon, Oct. 7. He is charged with second-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child. Earlier Report:&n…
Mastic-Shirley, NY
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Shirley Driver Had His Kids In Car When He Crashed In Mastic: Police
A 46-year-old Long Island man faces multiple felony charges after police said he drove while intoxicated and crashed into multiple parked vehicles with his two young daughters in his car. Gerardo Gonzalez Ramos, of Shirley, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 7, following the crash in Mastic, Suffolk County Police said. Police received tips that a Honda had plowed into two cars at 50 Mastic Blvd West a little before 8:30 p.m. As officers investigated, Gonzalez Ramos returned to the crash site, authorities said. He had his two daughters — ages 4 and 6 — in the vehic…
Wildwood, NJ
Police & Fire
Grandmother Kills Ex-Daughter-In Law From Wildwood In Twisted Murder-Suicide: Reports
A 45-year-old New Jersey native and Westchester County, NY middle school teacher was shot and killed by her ex-husband's 65-year-old mother, who then turned the gun on herself in New York City, multiple news outlets say. Marisa Galloway — who hails from Wildwood, NJ and worked as a special education teacher in Ardsley, NY — was shot and killed by Kathleen Leigh near Gracie Mansion on Friday morning, July 26, NYPD brass said at a news briefing later that day. The NYPD said it happened amid a custody battle between Galloway and her ex-husband, whose mother was identified as Leigh, over their …
Bowie, MD
News
Maryland Man Murdered Ex-Girlfriend, Grandmother Of Child He Attempted To Kill In DC: Feds
A Maryland man who was found complicit in the deaths of two people in Southeast DC in April 2021 is facing a lifetime behind bars, federal authorities announced. On Friday, a DC Superior Court jury returned a guilty verdict against Clinton resident Keanan Turner, 34, in connection to the murders of Wanda and Ebony Wright in the 2300 block of Good Hope Court SE three years ago. Metropolitan Police Department Prosecutors say that Ebony Wright was in a relationship with Turner when she became pregnant. Turner asked her to terminate the pregnancy, and when she declined, he st…
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Missing Mass 1-Year-Old Found Safe In Alabama After Mom Kidnaps Him: Police
A missing Massachusetts baby was found safe in Alabama after the boy's mother ran away with the child, authorities said. The baby went missing on the morning of Thursday, June 20, from Fall River. Genezza Packett, the boy's mother had told the child's aunt, who has custody of the child, that she wanted to take her son to a local Dunkin' and would return to the apartment immediately after, State Police said. The mom and the baby didn't return. Despite Packett facing multiple non-violent felonies, since she hadn't made any threats, Amber Alert authorities said the matter did not n…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Treadmill Abuse Dad Not Guilty Of Murder, Convicted Of Agg Assault In Son's Death (
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A Monroe Township man was convicted of abusing his six-year-old son during a treadmill workout that ultimately led to the boy's death, authorities said. After a six-week trial, a jury unanimously found 32-year-old Christopher Gregor guilty on Friday, May 31 of aggravated manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. The jury found Gregor not guilty of murder. A nearly video shared by Law & Crime shows the judge delivering the verdict. Gregor had been indicted on a murder charge in the death of his s…
Brentwood, NY
News
Fugitive Accused Of Murdering Judge Over Custody Ruling Has Ties To New York, Police Say
A wanted fugitive suspected of gunning down a Maryland judge in his own driveway has ties to New York. Pedro Manuel Argote, age 49, is the primary suspect in the killing of Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson, who was shot multiple times outside his Hagerstown, Maryland home on Thursday night, Oct. 19. Wilkinson was rushed to a hospital where he later died, according to Washington County Sheriff’s officials. Earlier Report: Suspected Judge Killer's Mercedes Found In Williamsport, Sheriff Says (DEVELOPING) On Friday, Oct. 20, investigators announced that Argote was th…
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
New Update: Missing 4-Year-Old Bridgeport Girl, Mother Found Safe, Father Under Arrest
A 4-year-old Fairfield County girl who was reported missing by her father after not seeing her for more than a year has been found safe. According to Bridgeport Police Capt. Kevin Gilleran, Aliyah Serrano, and her mother, 33-year-old Valery Colon, have been located outside the State of Connecticut. "Law enforcement officials in their jurisdiction have verified them both to be safe and in good health," Gilleran said. "Their current location will not be disclosed to the public." A Silver Alert was issued on Monday, Aug. 28 has been canceled, he added. Earlier report: Missing: S…
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Mom of 2, Girlfriend Of Suspect ID'd As Victim In Salem Murder Case: DA
A 33-year-old Pablo Vicente man is charged with killing the mother of his two children and dumping her body, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 8. Nayeli Nieves, 20, of Salem, was reported missing on Monday from the home where she lived with Vicente and their 3-year-old and 18-month-old children, investigators said. They are being cared for by the Department of Children and Families. Salem police said officers received a tip that Vincente had harmed Nieves and began investigating him. Related: Salem Man Charged In Missing Woman's Murder While Vincente was arraigned on a murder charg…
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Man Stabs Ex's New BF After Attempting To Abduct Child At MD Subway (
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Jealousy reared its ugly head at an Anne Arundel County Subway restaurant on Thursday, police say. A jilted lover who allegedly attempted to abduct his child from his ex in Odenton was arrested on Thursday, July 20 after an altercation with his ex and her new boyfriend that played out in front of their kid. At approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to Subway in the Village Center Shopping Center on Piney Orchard Parkway, where there was a reported stabbing. Investigators said that a man was at the sub shop with his girlfriend a…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Pottstown Dad Shoots And Kills Mom's Boyfriend In Child Custody Exchange: DA
A Pottstown father is charged with homicide after authorities say he shot a man during a child custody exchange in Pottstown. It happened on the 500 block of May Street around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said in a release. Thirty-four-year-old Kevin Morgan was handing over his 12-year-old daughter to her mom at the scheduled pickup time when he got into an argument with the mother's longtime boyfriend, 38-year-old Derek Mayo, investigators believe. A verbal argument ensued in the street before Morgan took out a firearm and …
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Search Launched For Mom Who Ran Away With 9-Year-Old Daughter In NJ: Police
Police in South Jersey are trying to locate a 9-year-old girl who they say was picked up by her mom in North Jersey and hasn't been returned. Athena Worthy-Miles' mom, Dasia Serrano-Worthy, picked her up from her grandmother's house on 74th Street in North Bergen on Saturday, June 17 at 2:30 p.m., police in West Deptford say. According to Athena's father, Dasia does not have custody of Athena and has not returned her, police said. Dasia also disconnected her phone and no one has been able to contact her, police said. Police said they do not know where Dasia could be, but she is known …
Clifton Park, NY
Police & Fire
Seen Them? Statewide Alert Issued For Brother, Sister Who've Been Missing For Months
New York State Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing upstate brother and sister who haven't been seen in more than two months. The children, 10-year-old Hope G. Cobb and her 11-year-old brother, Samuel D. Cobb of Fulton, located about 30 miles north of Syracuse in Oswego County, went missing on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. They are believed to be with their non-custodial mother, Angela Cobb, who lost custody in November 2022 during a divorce, which officials believe led the mother to flee with the children, said Trooper Jack Keller. The brother and sister were las…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Father Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange In Stafford
Shots were fired during a curious child custody exchange gone sideways in Stafford County over the weekend, leading to an attempted murder charge for a Maryland man wanted all over Virginia, the sheriff's office announced. Prince George's County resident Almon Wheeler, 28, of Fort Washington, is facing attempted murder and other charges following a quarrelsome child custody exchange that happened on Sunday, Jan. 8. The incident began shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday night. It is alleged that Wheeler was at the Dixon Street 7-Eleven to conduct a child custody exchange of his 1-year-old chil…
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
6-Year-Old Kidnapped By PA Mom Rescued: Police
The 6-year-old Chester County girl who authorities say was kidnapped by her own mother was located by police, officials have announced. Downington police said on Facebook Thursday, Oct. 27 that Zoe Moss had been rescued, though the circumstances of her recovery were not immediately clear. Officials had issued an Amber Alert for Moss after she disappeared from East Ward Elementary School around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25. She was at the school for a court-ordered, supervised visit with her mother, 37-year-old Vanessa Gutshall, who police said abducted her. Hours before she was located Th…
Lancaster, PA
News
Grandpa Beaten With Vacuum, Granddaughter Leads Police On Pursuit In PA: Authorities
A granddaughter is accused of attacking her grandfather, trespassing, violating a proection order, and sending police on a foot pursuit during two separate incidents in May and June 2022, authorities say. The first incident happened in the 100 block of Linville Drive, Mountville, at 8:10 a.m. on May 26, according to a release by the police department. Corporal Mark Burkholder and Officer Troy Rogers were called to a report of a domestic in progress— and following a brief foot pursuit authorities detained Ketsia Febles Rodriguez, 25—a former resident of the home, according to the…
Lakewood, NJ
News
NJ Dad Who Beat Son Dead Had Abused Him Before: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old New Jersey dad has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his 6-year-old son, authorities announced. Christopher Gregor's son, Corey Micciolo, died on April 2, 2021, at Southern Ocean Medical Center. The boy's mom, Breanna Micciolo, said she had been pleading with child protective services for years, for help getting her son away from his abuser — his dad. Gregor was originally charged with child endangerment and released. On March 3, 2022, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office received a report from the State’s expert witness indicating that C…
Gettysburg, PA
Police & Fire
Abducted PA Toddler Found In Chicago: Reports
A Pennsylvania toddler was found safe in Chicago, Illinois after being abducted by her birth mother, multiple media outlets are reporting citing the police. The 3-year-old girl was taken by her birth mother from her grandmother’s home on Chaske Street in Penn Hills, reports KDKA citing the Penn Hills police chief. The mother took the girl and fled to Chicago on Tuesday around 5 p.m., the grandmother told the police on Wednesday according to multiple media outlets. The mom’s cell phone was used to track down the girl– who has been recovered safely, KDKA reports citing the police. She i…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Update
: Couple Found Dead, Two Young Children Unharmed, In Rochelle Park Home
UPDATE: Two young children were being cared for after authorities found their parents dead in their Rochelle Park home on Saturday. The bodies of Mandy Staples, 35, and her ex-husband Marcos Gagnon, 43, who'd been living in Atlantic County, were found on the second floor of their Schlosser Drive home around 11 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The children -- ages 5 and 6 -- were found unharmed in the home and were being cared for, responders said. Musella said the causes of death had "not yet been determined" and that the incident "appears to be isolated." A friend had f…
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Support Surges For 5 Children Of Berks Woman Shot Dead By Husband
Support is pouring in for the loved ones of a Berks County woman shot dead by her husband on Saturday. As of Wednesday, nearly $14,500 had been raised on a GoFundMe page for 33-year-old Heidi Lopez's five children, who also happened to witness their mother's murder at a home in Leesport. Ernesto Lopez shot his wife during a domestic dispute before turning the gun on himself, WFMZ reports citing local authorities. He died Sunday evening at Reading Hospital, the outlet says. The tragedy left Airic, David, Johnathan, Luis, and Lili in the custody of Heidi's brother Miguel and his wife H…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
U.S Marshals Capture Delco Bowling Alley Shooting Suspect
A man accused of firing shots at the mother of his child at a Delaware County bowling alley earlier this month was captured by members of the U.S Marshals Service in Philadelphia Tuesday, authorities said. Jamil D. Wynder, 28, is accused of firing multiple shots at his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend during an alleged child custody dispute outside Wynnewood Lanes on the 2200 block of Haverford Road in Ardmore around 10:20 p.m on Aug. 13, according to Haverford Township police. The woman was left with a superficial wound to the chest, and refused medical treatment at the scene, police said. …
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
'No One Listened': Mom Says She Tried To Protect Son Before NJ Dad's Abuse Killed Him
A 29-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child in connection to his son's suspicious death, authorities said. Christopher Gregor of Barnegat reportedly surrendered to Barnegat police Friday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The boy, identified by his mom, Breanna Micciolo, as Englishtown's Corey, Micciolo, was only 6 years old. Micciolo has launched a Change.org petition, where she said she had been pleading with child protective services to help get him away from his abuser -- his father. "No one listened or hel…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
'No One Listened': Mom Says She Tried To Protect Son Before NJ Dad's Abuse Killed Him
A 29-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child in connection to his son's suspicious death, authorities said. Christopher Gregor of Barnegat reportedly surrendered to Barnegat police Friday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The boy, identified by his mom, Breanna Micciolo, as Englishtown's Corey, Micciolo, was only 6 years old. Micciolo has launched a Change.org petition, where she said she had been pleading with child protective services to help get him away from his abuser -- his father. "No one listened or…
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
Friends, Loved Ones Care For Bergen Orphan, 3, Whose Parents Were Stabbed Dead
UPDATE: Orphaned at only 3½ years old, a North Arlington girl faces an uncertain and heartbreakingly difficult future. Close family friends are working with the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency to help her grandparents in India get custody of little Viha Rudrawar. They’ve also mounted a fundraising drive that continues to grow. “In this immensely unfortunate moment, while we all get together to pray to the almighty to rest their souls in peace, we are also starting an effort to think for the future of the small child,” organizer Gobindsingh Nihalani wrote. Nihalani said h…
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
West Chester Lawyer Facing Up To 23 Years In Prison For Accepting Payments For Incomplete Work
A West Chester lawyer and New Jersey native was sentenced to up to 23 years in prison for stealing money from his clients for incomplete work and using the identities of his ex-wife and former mother-in-law to open credit cards and take out loans, authorities announced. Joshua Janis, 40, worked as a lawyer for a West Chester law firm in 2013, and when it was discovered he was stealing money from the firm and its clients, he was fired, according to District Attorney Deb Ryan. He then started his own law practice, where he repeatedly accepted payments from clients for legal work he …
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Update
: Missing MontCo 6-Year-Old Issac Hwang Found In South Jersey, Dad In Custody
A missing 6-year-old and his father last seen Sunday afternoon in Montgomery County have been located in South Jersey, authorities said. Issac Hwang was found safe in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Monday afternoon, along with Jaemyung Hwang, 35, and a third man who police are not identifying, Chetelham Township police said on Facebook. Detectives used GPS technology to track down the location of Hwang’s 2021 BMW X5. It was initially tracked to Edison, New Jersey, and then Cherry Hill, where Hwang was taken into custody without incident, Cheltenham Township Police Lt. Andy Snyder told C…
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Connecticut Man Accused Of Killing Ex During Custody Battle Is Captured
Police have arrested a man who is being charged with murdering his ex less than a week ago. The man allegedly killed 20-year-old Rosali Violet Acquefreda during an ongoing child custody fight for their 3-year-old son, according to the New York Post. Andre LeFrancois, 22, of Ansonia, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 2, and charged with murder and risk of injury to a minor, police said. He is being held on a $750,000 bond and was scheduled to be arraigned in Milford Superior Court the following day. Acquerfreda was killed on Saturday, Aug. 30. On that day, police thought they were going to th…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Mother Of Missing Woman Gains Custody Of Grandchildren
The mother of the missing Fairfield County mother of five, Jennnifer Farber Dulos, was granted custody of her five grandchildren. Judge Donna Heller has ordered custody of the children to Gloria Farber, rejecting a bid by the children's father, Fotis Dulos, who has been arrested in connection with the case of his missing, estranged wife. The children are all under age 13, including two sets of twins. The couple had been going through a contentious divorce and child custody case since Jennifer Dulos moved out their home with the children two years ago. Shortly after Jennifer Dulos moved ou…
New Canaan, CT
News
Grandmother Files For Emergency Custody Of Five Children Of Missing New Canaan Mom
This story has been updated. The mother of a missing New Canaan mother of five has filed for emergency temporary custody of the children following their father's arrest in connection with the case. Gloria Farber, the mother of Jennifer Farber Dulos, who has been missing since May 24, filed papers in Superior Court in Norwalk on Tuesday, June 4, requesting custody of the five children all under the age of 13, according to Tony Aiello, CBS 2NY. The children, all of whom are under age 13, including two sets of twins, have been staying with their nanny and their 85-year-old grandmother in…
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