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13-Year-Old Girl Raped By PA Registered Megan’s Law Sex Offender: Affidavit 13-Year-Old Girl Raped By PA Registered Megan’s Law Sex Offender: Affidavit
13-Year-Old Girl Raped By PA Registered Megan’s Law Sex Offender: Affidavit An Ephrata man, already a lifetime Megan’s Law registrant, is facing charges for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl, subjecting her to repeated abuse over the past two years, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department on Wednesday, Nov. 20, and an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. Michael Christopher Pringle, 60, was arrested after the victim disclosed the assault to her school counselor on Oct. 7. The incident occurred the evening before at a home in Clay Township. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING** Allegations From The Affidavit…
Man Sought By Police In Champions Park 'Suspicious Death': Police Man Sought By Police In Champions Park 'Suspicious Death': Police
Man Sought By Police In Champions Park 'Suspicious Death': Police A person of interest is being sought by police in relation to a woman who was found dead in a Philadelphia park on Thursday, Nov. 7, police said. Geovanni Otero, 29, was listed as a person of interest in the death of a woman found in Champions Park, located in the 900 block of Tustin Avenue, according to a Friday, Nov. 8 news release from the Philadelphia Police Department. The woman was pronounced dead by the Philadelphia Fire Department's Medic Unit at 8:33 p.m., previous reporting by Daily Voice states. Her body will be taken to the Medical Examiner's Office to determine the ca…
Investigation Into PA Woman Fatally Stabbed 20X Goes Inactive: DA Investigation Into PA Woman Fatally Stabbed 20X Goes Inactive: DA
Investigation Into PA Woman Fatally Stabbed 20X Goes Inactive: DA The investigation into the brutal stabbing death of Ellen Greenberg is being placed into inactive status on Friday, Nov. 8, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Greenberg was found on the kitchen floor of her Philadelphia apartment with 20 stab wounds — 10 to the back of her neck alone — on Jan. 26, 2011, according to previous reporting by Daily Voice. She was 27 years old at the time of her death. While the city's medical examiner initially ruled the teacher and Harrisburg native's death a homicide, he later changed to it suicide, as we reported. In, 2022, attor…
New Windsor Man Charged In Stabbing Death Of Another Man Using Kitchen Knives New Windsor Man Charged In Stabbing Death Of Another Man Using Kitchen Knives
New Windsor Man Charged In Stabbing Death Of Another Man Using Kitchen Knives A Hudson Valley man has been charged with alleged murder for using several kitchen knives to stab a man to death who was lying on the street following a fight. Orange County resident Cameron Williams, age 25, of New Windsor, was charged on Wednesday, Nov. 6, for the Sunday, Oct. 13 incident in the city of Newburgh. According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, he was remanded to jail in place of $1,000,000 cash bail, $3,000,000 fully secured bond, and $10,000,000 partially secured bond. As alleged in court documents, after an altercation, Williams retrieved sev…
Update: Trooper Under Criminal Investigation Amid Doubts Over West Hempstead Shooting Update: Trooper Under Criminal Investigation Amid Doubts Over West Hempstead Shooting
Update: Trooper Under Criminal Investigation Amid Doubts Over West Hempstead Shooting A New York State Police trooper who claimed someone shot him on a roadway in the region is now under criminal investigation amid growing doubts over his story. On Long Island, state police “have reason to believe that the incident did not occur the way it was reported” by trooper Thomas Mascia, an agency spokesperson told reporters Wednesday morning, Nov. 6. Police confirmed that the five-year department veteran is now the subject of both a criminal investigation and an internal probe being conducted by state police and the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office. Earlier Report: T…
Glen Burnie Man Who Killed Dad Defending Son During Dispute Learns Fate In Maryland Glen Burnie Man Who Killed Dad Defending Son During Dispute Learns Fate In Maryland
Glen Burnie Man Who Killed Dad Defending Son During Dispute Learns Fate In Maryland A 27-year-old man will spend years in jail for his role in an altercation that resulted in the death of an Anne Arundel County father who was defending his son last year. Glen Burnie resident Trevor Garrett Taylor was sentenced on Friday to three years in jail for manslaughter following the grisly attack of Christopher Wright outside his Brooklyn Park home that resulted in his death. According to the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office, in May 2023, police were called to the 300 block of West Arundel Road in Brooklyn Park, where they found Wright suffering from a head injury.…
Man Nabbed With Loaded Rifle, Drugs After Sending Threats In Southeast: Police Man Nabbed With Loaded Rifle, Drugs After Sending Threats In Southeast: Police
Man Nabbed With Loaded Rifle, Drugs After Sending Threats In Southeast: Police A 56-year-old Hudson Valley man was caught with controlled narcotics and an illegally possessed weapon following an investigation into threatening messages, police said. Putnam County resident Kevin Willis of Southeast was arrested on Friday, Oct. 18 around 3:45 p.m. after he was found with narcotics and a firearm he was prohibited from having, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 23.  According to the Sheriff's Office, Willis's arrest followed a short investigation into threatening messages he had allegedly sent someone. While deputies questioned him, they l…
Boy Dies After 2 Children Found Unresponsive In Pool: Susquehanna Twp Police (UPDATE) Boy Dies After 2 Children Found Unresponsive In Pool: Susquehanna Twp Police (UPDATE)
Boy Dies After 2 Children Found Unresponsive In Pool: Susquehanna Twp Police (Update) An 8-year-old boy has died two months after two children were found unresponsive in a community pool, the Susquehanna Township Police announced on Monday, Oct. 21.  The children were found in the pool at the Whisper Woods apartment complex in the 360 block of Brookridge Terrace in Susquehanna Township around 5:30 p.m. on July 31, the police restated in the updated release.  EMS were called to the scene providing life-saving aid to the children until they were taken to the hospital. The boy later passed away, but a teenage girl survived, the police wrote in the updated release.&nb…
Massage Therapist From MD Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Clients In Alexandria: Police Massage Therapist From MD Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Clients In Alexandria: Police
Massage Therapist From MD Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Clients In Alexandria: Police A massage therapist from Maryland working in Alexandria is facing charges related to allegations of sexual assault by two clients, police say. Picard Johnson, 31, who worked at Alexandria Massage Envy on Duke Street in the Foxchase Shoppes, was arrested and charged with two counts of object sexual penetration in connection to the claims of at least two people. According to the Alexandria Police Department, detectives are still working to identify anyone who visited the location between Aug. 1 and Sept. 26 and may have experienced inappropriate contact with Johnson. Anyone who may have been…
Medic Stabbed Twice, In Critical Condition: Philly Police Medic Stabbed Twice, In Critical Condition: Philly Police
Medic Stabbed Twice, In Critical Condition: Philly Police A Philadelphia medic is in critical condition after being stabbed twice at on Thursday morning, Oct. 17, police announced. The stabbing happened at North 22nd and Diamond streets, with the male medic stabbed once in his chest and once in his hand at 6:28 a.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department. He was transported to Temple University Hospital in critical, but stable condition, police explained. A suspect is in custody, according to police. The Central Detective Division is conducting an ongoing investigation. Daily Voice reached out to the Philadelphia Police Department for …
Bayonne Burglar, 'Heavyset' Getaway Driver Tracked Down In Jersey City: Police Bayonne Burglar, 'Heavyset' Getaway Driver Tracked Down In Jersey City: Police
Bayonne Burglar, 'Heavyset' Getaway Driver Tracked Down In Jersey City: Police A Jersey City man trying to break into a Bayonne home and his getaway driver are in custody, police said. Kenneth Dowdy, 43, was dressed in all black and trying to pry open an apartment door at 233 Avenue B in Bayonne when he was confronted by a building resident around 7:25 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11, police said. "A witness then saw the actor enter the passenger seat of a vehicle that was parked nearby, which was being driven by a ‘heavy-set” female," police said in a release. The getaway driver was later identified as April Sanders, 50, of Jersey City. Bayonne police arrived at the scene and…
Police Seek ID Of Gunman In Terrifying Late-Summer Swatara Incident Police Seek ID Of Gunman In Terrifying Late-Summer Swatara Incident
Police Seek ID Of Gunman In Terrifying Late-Summer Swatara Incident Police in Dauphin County are seeking the public's help in identifying the individual wanted in connection with an August assault. The man pictured above was in a group of three people who approached the victim sitting in their car on the 200 block of Liz Lane in Swatara around 9:20 p.m. on Aug. 28, police said.  The man above pulled out a handgun and began yelling and threatening the victims. A responding officer saw the individuals running behind the 300 block of Kristy Lane but was not able to detain them or see where they went. Anyone who recognizes the man is urged to call Swatara…
10 Overdosed Dauphin County Prison Inmates Hospitalized, Commissioners Say 10 Overdosed Dauphin County Prison Inmates Hospitalized, Commissioners Say
10 Overdosed Dauphin County Prison Inmates Hospitalized, Commissioners Say Ten inmates were revealed to have been hospitalized for drug overdoses in September, Dauphin County Commissioner Justin Douglas said at a meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Commissioner Douglas said that the inmates were taken to the hospital after overdosing on "benzos" when asked to address rumors during the workshop meeting recorded live and streamed on Facebook, which you can watch in full in the player below.  Harrisburg resident Pamela Parson stated the conversations: "Let me say that I am a member of this prison's citizen advisory board. One of the things that we heard in the last day is…
Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested For Arson In Chichester: Police Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested For Arson In Chichester: Police
Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested For Arson In Chichester: Police A felon convicted for drug dealing has been arrested for arson, Upper Chichester police announced on Thursday, Oct. 3. Andre Lamont Armstrong, 56, of Chester, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 23, according to court documents.  Armstrong was wanted in connection to a "suspicious" vehicle fire in the 1600 block of Huddell Avenue around 2:10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, police detailed in a release.  In surveillance videos, police saw the suspect used an accelerant to ignite a vehicle, as Daily Voice previously reported. "Based on some of the evidence already collected, it is believed th…
Paterson Shootout Leaves 1 Critical, Another Wounded, Police Say Paterson Shootout Leaves 1 Critical, Another Wounded, Police Say
Paterson Shootout Leaves 1 Critical, Another Wounded, Police Say A Paterson shootout left two men wounded, one with critical injuries, late Saturday, Oct. 5 , authorities said. The 33-year-old man and 28-year-old man, both of Paterson, exchanged gunfire near Straight Avenue and Park Place around 11:15 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi said. The first man, 33, was struck in the head and throughout his torso while the second man suffered non-life-threatening wounds. Both were transported to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center for treatment. The first male was currently li…
Woman Arrested For Fatal Annapolis Parking Lot Shooting Hours Later, Police Say Woman Arrested For Fatal Annapolis Parking Lot Shooting Hours Later, Police Say
Woman Arrested For Fatal Annapolis Parking Lot Shooting Hours Later, Police Say It didn't take long for members of the Annapolis Police Department to apprehend a murder suspect wanted in connection to the fatal public shooting of a 59-year-old woman. On Thursday night, officers were called to the 1700 block of Forest Drive to investigate a reported homicide, where they found Allison Faye McIntyre suffering from a gunshot wound inside her vehicle in a parking lot. Paramedics treated McIntyre at the scene of the shooting, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives were able to identify the suspect vehicle - a blue Toyota Camry with Maryland plates - and Annapol…
Chester Drug Trafficker Admits Guilt, Faces 13 Years In Prison Chester Drug Trafficker Admits Guilt, Faces 13 Years In Prison
Chester Drug Trafficker Admits Guilt, Faces 13 Years In Prison A major Hudson Valley drug trafficker pleaded guilty to selling drugs and is expected to spend up to 13 years in prison. Orang County resident Andrew Mitchell, aka "Loc," age 49, of Chester, pleaded on Friday, Sept. 27. According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, Mitchell was arrested as a result of an over four-month-long investigation designed to disrupt major narcotics trafficking in the City of Port Jervis and surrounding areas, including Pike County, Pennsylvania.  The investigation, dubbed “Operation Final Blow,” resulted in the seizure o…
Man Behind Bars For Possession, Distribution Of Child Porn In Carroll County: Sheriff Man Behind Bars For Possession, Distribution Of Child Porn In Carroll County: Sheriff
Man Behind Bars For Possession, Distribution Of Child Porn In Carroll County: Sheriff The summertime investigation into a Carroll County man caught with child pornography landed him in jail, authorities announced on Wednesday. Hampstead resident Adam Bromwell Piet, 32, is facing nearly two dozen charges following his arrest on Tuesday amid an ongoing investigation by the sheriff's office into the illicit materials. Beginning in July, the Carroll County Advocacy and Investigation Unit initiated an investigation into the possession of child pornography online and later found evidence of distribution, which led them straight to Piet. According to the sheriff's office, investig…
Trio Steals Thousands Of Dollars Of Beef From Tractor Trailer:  PA AG Trio Steals Thousands Of Dollars Of Beef From Tractor Trailer:  PA AG
Trio Steals Thousands Of Dollars Of Beef From Tractor Trailer: PA AG Three Philadelphia men were arrested as they were stealing 1,600 pounds of beef from a locked trailer in the city, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Douglas Mathis, 36; Jamir Scott, 25; and Tariq Duncan, 31, were seen Tuesday, September 24, 2024, wearing dark clothing and masks while breaking a lock on a trailer in the 7300 block of Edmund Street, the Attorney General's Office said. They were carrying 25 cases of beef valued at $7,000 from the trailer to their van. Mathis, Scott, and Duncan were arraigned Sept. 24 with bail set at $200,000 each.  Mathis and…
Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved Wheaton Shooting Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved Wheaton Shooting
Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved Wheaton Shooting The Independent Investigations Division (IID) has identified the griller and veteran police corporal implicated in the officer-involved shooting in Montgomery County over the weekend, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Saturday night, officers were called to the 3400 block of Janet Road in Wheaton after there was an emergency call placed about an assault in progress. Upon arrival, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police spotted a man, identified as 31-year-old Wheaton resident Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz in a yard holding an obje…
Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Teen Girl During Altercation In Montgomery Village, Police Say Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Teen Girl During Altercation In Montgomery Village, Police Say
Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Teen Girl During Altercation In Montgomery Village, Police Say A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the murder of his teenage girlfriend in Maryland earlier this month in Montgomery Village, authorities announced on Friday. Gerber Luis Sanchez Centeno has been charged with the murder of 18-year-old Dania Cruz-Mejiain the 18600 block of Calypso Place in Montgomery Village earlier this week. According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Department of Police, first responders were called to the home at around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, when Cruz-Mejia’s family members entered her home on Calypso Place after not kn…
Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Reston Shooting Identified By Police Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Reston Shooting Identified By Police
Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Reston Shooting Identified By Police Additional information has been released by the Fairfax County Police Department after a knife-wielding woman was killed in an officer-involved shooting earlier this week. On Monday morning, an officer from the agency was called to conduct a welfare check in the 11800 block of Sunrise Vally Drive in Reston, when a mental health professional advised that 33-year-old Sydney Wilson was in an "agitated state."  An officer knocked on WIlson's door, police say, who opened it and then immediately slammed it shut. The first responder continued to try and speak with her, at which point she open…
Teacher Accused Of Kissing Student Returned To Hastings HS After Retirement Announcement Teacher Accused Of Kissing Student Returned To Hastings HS After Retirement Announcement
Teacher Accused Of Kissing Student Returned To Hastings HS After Retirement Announcement A former teacher accused of taking a student behind a high school auditorium curtain in Westchester and kissing them returned to the district in a partial capacity for a year after announcing his retirement, officials said.  Hartsdale resident Michael Rubino, who taught music with Hastings Public Schools for over 20 years, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 11 on charges connected to his alleged unwanted touching and kissing of an underage student at Hastings High School, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.  Earlier Report - Former Teacher…
Woman Caught Years After Fleeing Crash That Killed Man Near Bike Trail In Yorktown: Police Woman Caught Years After Fleeing Crash That Killed Man Near Bike Trail In Yorktown: Police
Woman Caught Years After Fleeing Crash That Killed Man Near Bike Trail In Yorktown: Police Years after a crash that left a man dead near a Northern Westchester bicycle trail, a 41-year-old woman has been accused of fleeing the scene after hitting him, police announced.  Bronx resident Glenys Manana-Rodriguez surrendered herself to Yorktown Police on Monday, Sept. 16 on charges connected to a fatal crash that happened within the town in August 2020, the department announced on Thursday, Sept. 19.  On the day of the crash, Aug. 23, 2020, a man who had been riding a bicycle was struck by an unknown vehicle in the area of Birdsall Drive where it intersects the North County …
Accused PA Incestuous Child Rapist Arrested In VA: Police Accused PA Incestuous Child Rapist Arrested In VA: Police
Accused PA Incestuous Child Rapist Arrested In VA: Police An accused child rapist who appears to have been on the run, was captured in Virginia, New Holland police announced on Thursday, Sept. 19. Jeffrey Alan Smith, 45, of New Holland, was charged by Officer Halstead with the following felonies: Rape of a Child, Statutory Sexual Assault, Aggravated Indecent Assault, Indecent Assault of a Minor under 13 (two counts), Corruption of Minors (two counts), Incest of Minors,  Unlawful Contact with Minors (two counts) and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse. The police began investigating following a referral by Lancaster County Children and Yout…
Chambersburg Homicide Suspects ID'd After Police Incident Chambersburg Homicide Suspects ID'd After Police Incident
Chambersburg Homicide Suspects ID'd After Police Incident Two men have been charged following a homicide turned "active police incident" that shuttered a neighborhood in Chambersburg on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Steven Thomas, 41, and Kainpest Hilaire, 27, are charged with Murder of the First Degree, Murder of the Second Degree, Burglary, and Tampering with Evidence, police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Their charges stemmed from the beating and shooting of an unidentified 22-year-old man found dead at 132 Lincoln Way West around 10:57 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, as Daily Voice previously reported citing the police. During the investigation, the polic…
Mount Vernon's Sean 'Diddy' Combs Now Facing Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Mount Vernon's Sean 'Diddy' Combs Now Facing Sex Trafficking, Racketeering
Mount Vernon's Sean 'Diddy' Combs Now Facing Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Following several lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault and other abuses, successful hip-hop producer and New York native Sean "Diddy" Combs now faces federal sex trafficking charges, officials announced.  Combs, a 54-year-old New York City native who grew up in Westchester County in Mount Vernon, was arrested on Tuesday morning, Sept. 17 on a three-count indictment, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.  According to federal officials, beginning as far back as 2008, Combs ran a criminal enterprise that involved sex trafficking, forced…
Man Wanted In Fatal Mount Vernon Stabbing Nabbed After Fleeing State: Police Man Wanted In Fatal Mount Vernon Stabbing Nabbed After Fleeing State: Police
Man Wanted In Fatal Mount Vernon Stabbing Nabbed After Fleeing State: Police A man wanted in connection with a stabbing in Westchester that left a 37-year-old victim dead was caught in another state, officials announced.  Mount Vernon resident Ronald "Eueu" Hechavarria, age 34, was arrested in connection with a stabbing on Thursday, Aug. 1 that happened on Union Avenue in Mount Vernon, city officials announced on Monday, Sept. 16.  Earlier Report - 37-Year-Old Man Dies After Stabbing In Mount Vernon: Suspect At Large According to officials, on the day of the stabbing, at around 10:20 p.m., officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to…
Cape May Court House Man Stole Cash, Items From About 12 Vehicles: Police Cape May Court House Man Stole Cash, Items From About 12 Vehicles: Police
Cape May Court House Man Stole Cash, Items From About 12 Vehicles: Police A Cape May Court House man was accused of stealing from about a dozen vehicles, authorities said. William Colbourne, 52, was arrested in the case, the Middle Township Police Department said in a news release. He was charged after about 12 vehicle burglaries were reported in Cape May Court House between Saturday, Aug. 31, and Monday, Sept. 9. Investigators said the burglaries happened at night and in the early morning. Cash and personal items were stolen from the vehicles. Colbourne was identified as the suspect after he was spotted early in the morning on Monday, Sept. 9. Officers took him…
Gilgo Beach Murders: New Images Of 'Asian Doe' Released In Effort To ID Male Victim Gilgo Beach Murders: New Images Of 'Asian Doe' Released In Effort To ID Male Victim
Gilgo Beach Murders: New Images Of 'Asian Doe' Released In Effort To ID Male Victim Investigators are hoping newly released images will lead to the identification of another victim in the Gilgo Beach serial murders. On Long Island, the Gilgo Beach Task Force distributed facial reconstructions of who they've long referred to as "Asian Doe" during a press conference in Brentwood on Monday morning, Sept. 16. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said the man’s skeletal remains were found along Ocean Parkway in Gilgo Beach on April 4, 2011, though it’s believed he “suffered a violent death” sometime before 2006. Earlier Report: Heuermann Used 'Planning Doc' …
Major Break: Suspect Nabbed In Death Of Woman Whose Body Was Found In Suitcase In Huntington Major Break: Suspect Nabbed In Death Of Woman Whose Body Was Found In Suitcase In Huntington
Major Break: Suspect Nabbed In Death Of Woman Whose Body Was Found In Suitcase In Huntington Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase on Long Island. Suffolk County Police were called about suspicious activity in a wooded area of Huntington, near the intersection of Nassau and Woodhull roads, shortly before noon Tuesday, Sept. 3. Investigators later confirmed that they found a suitcase containing the body of 31-year-old Seikeya Jones, who was homeless. Her cause of death is still being determined by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office. Earlier Report: ID Released For Woman Found Dead Inside Suitcase B…