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Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Englewood Church, 2 Checked for Injuries
Two people are being checked for injuries after their car crashed into a Bergen County church, authorities said. The crash was reported Saturday morning, Dec. 21, at the intersection of Lafayette Place and Englewood Avenue, Englewood firefighters said. 1st Platoon members are currently operating at a vehicle into a structure at the intersection of Lafayette Place and... Posted by Englewood Fire on Saturday, December 21, 2024 Authorities did not say what building the car hit, but witnesses in the area told Daily Voice that it crashed through the wall of Iglesia…
Woodbridge, VA
Obituaries
Father Who Died Suddenly In Woodbridge Mourned By Loved Ones
Adrian Aurel Utupan is being remembered by his loved ones as beloved church-going man who brought "love, laughter, and kindness" before his unexpected death in Virginia. The 64-year-old was killed after reportedly suffering a medical emergency and crashing into a tree near a busy Prince William County intersection, police said last week. Investigators said that early on Thursday, Oct. 24, Utupan was driving in the area of Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road, when he lost control of his Chevrolet Blazer in the southbound lanes of the parkway, crossed over the grassy median…
Mt. Kisco, NY
Business
Food Hall Gets Liquor License In Mount Kisco Thanks To Amended Legislation
Thanks to the efforts of lawmakers, a Northern Westchester eatery that had been unable to get a liquor license for years because of its proximity to a church can finally serve drinks. Since opening in February 2016, Mount Kisco's Exit 4 Food Hall, located at 153 East Main St., had been trying to secure a state liquor license. However, co-owner Isi Albanese was unable to do so for years because the eatery was located within 200 feet of a local church. This posed a problem, as New York state law prohibited issuing liquor licenses to establishments within 200 feet of a house o…
Pikesville, MD
Police & Fire
Sanctuary Undamaged By Smoke, Flames During Pikesville Church Blaze: Fire Investigators
Firefighters had to contend with tricky conditions on Monday morning as they battled a blaze that broke out inside a Baltimore County church. New details have been released by investigators as they continue to probe the fire at the St. Paul Praise and Worship Center on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville. Crews were called at around 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 14 to the church, where they were met by flames coming from the first floor that spread to the second story and into the steeple of the building. WORKING BUIDING FIRE 503 Reisterstown Rd #Pikesville | Crews arrived to fire on the 1st and …
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Burglar Busted After Stealing From School, Church In Spotsylvania, Sheriff Says
A burglar who targeted a Spotsylvania school and church is behind bars after being busted with stolen items in his home, authorities announced James Edward Romick, Jr. 47, was arrested following an investigation into a pair of burglaries in the Spotsylvania Courthouse area that were reported in the last week, officials confirmed. The first burglary was reported on Friday, Oct. 4 when video surveillance caught Romick entering the Spotsylvania Middle School shortly before 10 p.m., where he took several items belonging to teachers and other items from the building. **UPDATE: Suspect …
Quarryville, PA
News
Bible Study Teacher Assaults 7-Year-Old Student In PA Church: Affidavit
A bible study teacher confessed to assaulting a 7-year-old girl while in church, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Sept. 27. Michael Todd Hess, 49, of Quarryville supposedly admitted to the assaults that happened in a church pew of the sanctuary at New Providence Church of God in Providence Township, Pennsylvania State Police explained in the affidavit citing the investigator's interview. Hess was an Awana Bible Study teacher at the church for the Sparks class for children in kindergarten, first, and second grades, where he instructed numero…
Franklin Square, NY
Police & Fire
Church Burglar At Large After Stealing Cash From Donation Box In Franklin Square
If you recognize this sticky-fingered bandit, police want to hear from you. Nassau County Police said a man broke into Franklin Square’s St. Catherine of Sienna Church, located on Holzheimer Street, shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17. After forcing open a locked basement door, the man pried his way into a donation box and stole an undisclosed amount of money. Police described the suspect as a Black man, approximately 5-foot-10 with a thin build. He was wearing a white hat with a blue brim, brown sweater, black pants, and a black face mask. Anyone with information is asked to contac…
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Man Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of New Haven Husband, Father Of 3
A 49-year-old Maryland man was found guilty of gunning down a Connecticut father of three in 2020, authorities said. Rashad Hardy was found guilty on Aug. 28 of murder, carrying a pistol with a permit, and criminal possession of a firearm, the Connecticut State Attorney's Office said. Hardy was convicted of killing Ricky Newton, age 36, of New Haven, on Rosette Street in July 2020, police said. Police found evidence of the slaying while executing a search on an unrelated matter at a group home in Maryland, where Hardy was living at the time, officials continued.…
Sterling, VA
News
Serial Church Burglar From Sterling Busted Following String Of Thefts In Fairfax County: Police
An unholy man who has been targeting churches has been arrested for a string of burglaries in Fairfax County, according to police. Sterling native Steven Hildner, 56, is facing charges in connection to at least seven burglaries at various churches in the county, landing him behind bars. Earlier this month, an investigation was launched by the Fairfax County Police Department after a man entered a church and attempted to steal property. During the course of the probe, Hildner was identified as the main suspect, and during a search of his Loudoun County home, with an assistance from th…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Man Threatened To Burn Down Church, Woman's Home In Virginia, Sheriff Says
A Virginia man is behind bars after threatening a woman and her church in Stafford County, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office said. Over the weekend, deputies were called to investigate a reported disturbance involving a 22-year-old Stafford resident Keven Opoku and a woman. The incident was called in shortly after 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 on Firebrick Drive. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, it was determined that Opoku was under the influence, and made threats to burn down both her home and the church she attends. Deputies made contact with Opoku, who resisted…
Englewood, NJ
News
Orbital Fracture, 4-Inch Gash Suffered By Victim In Attack By Fellow Church-Goer: Englewood PD
A 62-year-old woman was stabbed and beaten by a 36-year-old Hackensack woman she knew from church at her home in Englewood on Friday, Aug. 2, police said. Kaleema Dicks confronted the victim outside of her home around 3:35 p.m., pushed her way inside and began punching her in the face, Englewood Police Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. Dicks then stabbed the victim in her back with a knife, the lieutenant said. The victim suffered a broken orbital bone and a 4-inch laceration to her back. She was taken to Hackensack Medical Center where she was treated for her injuries. The actor…
Westminster, MD
News
Investigators Determine Origin Of Devastating Fire That Destroyed Maryland Church
The blaze that burned down a Maryland church on Thursday afternoon and caused $1.5 million in damage started in the steeple before rapidly spreading, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Firefighters from multiple agencies were called shortly after 3 p.m. on Aug. 1 to the Clearfield Bible Church in Westminster, where there was a reported fire that was discovered by an employee inside the building who was working in a basement office and was able to escape safely. Upon arrival, first responders were met by flames and smoke showing from the brick building, which was fully engulfed, leading…
Northern Highlands, NJ
News
SUV Slams Rocky Retaining Wall Of Midland Park Church (
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Minor injuries were reported Tuesday morning, July 30 when a large SUV struck a retaining wall at a church in Midland Park, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. Photos captured at the scene show the front of the white Lincoln Navigator heavily dented after careening into the rocky wall. Photo(s) of the day, 07/30/2024: Two (2) minor injuries were reported in connection with a Tuesday morning, 07/30,... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Photo(s) of the day, 07/30/2024: Two (2) minor injuries were reported in connection with a Tuesday morning, 07/30,..…
Fairfax, VA
News
Tipsters Lead Police To Pair Wanted For Church, Business Burglaries In Fairfax County
A pair wanted in connection to a string of robberies at area churches and businesses in Herndon have been apprehended, police announced on Wednesday. Erik Zelaya Franco, 19, no fixed address, and Christian Castellanos Lopez, 23, of Reston, were identified and arrested following an investigation into multiple burglaries in recent weeks. The two allegedly targeted: A church twice in the 600 block of Spring Street; A church in the 800 block of Elden Street; A business twice in the 500 block of Florida Avenue; A different business in the 500 block of Florida Avenue. Police say that they…
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Family Killed In Western Mass Murder-Suicide ID'd
Police have identified the three people found shot to death inside a Western Massachusetts home as a mother, her son, and her domestic partner. Sima Pariseau, age 56, Dylan Pariseau, age 27, and Peter Donaldson, age 56, were found dead Tuesday morning, June 18, after police were called to perform a welfare check, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said. Police saw Donaldson's body through a window and forced their way inside. They found Sima and her son in the basement. Both had been shot multiple times. Donaldson, who was found in the living room of the 851 Main St. …
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Burglar Caught On Camera Breaking Into North Philly Church: Police
Investigators are searching for the man who broke into St. Helena’s Parish last month, Philadelphia police say. Authorities said the suspect made his way inside the 6161 N 5th St. church after breaking the back door around 2:30 a.m. on May 21. He disconnected some of the church's security cameras and was inside the parish for an "unknown length of time," PPD said. PPD footage PhiladelphiaPolice The burglar stole multiple items and fled in an unknown direction, police said. He's described as a black man in his 30s or 40s with a medium build and a bear…
Lynn, MA
News
Unlawfully Present Haitian Citizen Nabbed For Setting Church On Fire In Mass: ICE
A Haitian national who was unlawfully in the US is now in custody after breaking into an Essex County church and setting it on fire, officials announced. The Haitian national, who entered the US as a nonimmigrant in 2015, was arrested on violation of immigration charges on Tuesday, Sept. 26 by federal Enforcement and Removal Operations officers, US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement announced on Thursday, Oct. The suspect, whose name was not released, was previously convicted of breaking into a Methuen church and setting it on fire in 2017. He will now remain in ICE custody pending …
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Four Firefighters Injured After Blaze Damages Historic Church
Grace Presbyterian Church, a 99-year-old Montclair institution, suffered extensive damage after a three-alarm fire tore the building on Tuesday morning, August 15. Montclair firefighters rushed to Grove Street and Tuxedo Road at 8 a.m. and found the fire reaching from the basement to the roofline at the back of the church, Deputy Chief Robert Duncan said. The roof collapsed about a half hour after the blaze started, according to witnesses on scene. It took multiple hoselines and master streams to bring the fire under control at 11 a.m., Duncan said. Four firefighters suffered minor injurie…
Towson, MD
Business
Church-Themed Bar, Hotel Bars In Baltimore Named To 'Esquire' List Of Best In America
A church-themed bar and hotel bars in Baltimore were named to the "Esquire" list of the best bars in America for 2023. The publication's lifestyle and culture director, Kevin Sintumuang, said this year's list (its 18th) has more "spirited originality" than ever before. Church, the Maryland Avenue bar, for example (which was temporarily closed as of June 1), is reminiscent of an actual church, complete with a pulpit as a greeter stand and pews in the back room, according to "Esquire." The second (well, and third) Baltimore spot on the list is Ash Bar and Bloom’s at Ulysses. Both are bars at…
Towson, MD
News
AG Seeks To Release Report Naming 158 Priests Accused Of Abuse In Archdiocese Of Baltimore
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has filed a motion to release an investigative report of sexual child abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. On Thursday, Nov. 17, the AG announced that he is seeking approval from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City to release the 463-page report to the public, which reportedly identifies more than 600 victims. Frosh’s office launched a criminal investigation into child sexual abuse by priests and other employees of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 2019, which included hundreds of thousands of documents dating back to the 1940s that were produced in re…
Glen Burnie, MD
News
Police In Maryland Searching For 66-Year-Old Man In Connection To Hate Crime At Church
Detectives are searching for a man wanted for vandalizing a church in Gambrills, authorities say. Donald Eugene Hood Jr., 66, is has been identified as the suspect in connection to the vandalization of the Kingdom Celebration Center at 952 Annapolis Road that was reported on Wednesday, Aug. 3, around 9:15 p.m., according to Anne Arundel police. The victim found an offensive message inscribed onto the door of the church. Police say this church had been a target of past incidents of the similar nature. An arrest warrant has been filed for Hood, and police are asking anyone with information o…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Divine Intervention? Wanted Man Crashes Through Stafford County Church Ceiling During Service
Rumblings heard in the ceiling of a Stafford County church on Saturday, June 11, weren't the Holy Spirit but a wanted criminal playing a game of hide and seek with deputies. Troy Longwell, 52, was arrested after he dropped out of the roof during a church service around 7:30 p.m. He crawled into the sanctuary from an adjoining business, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies received a tip that Longwell was hiding in a beauty shop at a shopping center on Warrenton Road, the Sheriff's Office said. He had warrants from four other jurisdictions, officials noted. Th…
Bowie, MD
News
Maryland Grandmother Wins $47K Playing Lottery
A Maryland Lottery player has won a $47,181 "Racetrax" prize. The 72-year-old grandmother of two and her adult son went to AJ Liquors on Bladensburg Road in Brentwood to play the game on Saturday, Feb. 12. “The morning of, I wrote down the numbers I wanted to play, 10, 11, 12,” she told the Maryland Lottery. “I don’t know where they came from, they just came to mind.” The woman put a 50-cent Trifecta Box wager on the horses numbered 10, 11, and 12 for two drawings, adding the Bonus multiplier feature, according to lottery officials. But, it took more than one try for her to win …
Hackensack, NJ
News
Tragedy Follows Joy: Hackensack Funeral Director Tom Gentile Dies
He’d walked his daughter down the aisle just the day before when beloved Hackensack funeral director Tom Gentile died suddenly this weekend, friends and loved ones said. “After a day of celebration, it is with heavy hearts that our family regretfully needs to announce that our patriarch, G. Thomas Gentile…passed away this morning,” the family announced Sunday. He was 72. Gaetano Gentile, a father of three, dedicated his life to helping people at one of the most vulnerable times in their lives. “This community has been kind to me over the years, giving me the opportunity of fulfilling my …
