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Hackensack, NJ
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Body Found In Abandoned Hackensack Gas Station
A man was found dead inside an abandoned gas station on Saturday, Oct. 10, authorities said. The body was discovered inside the vacant building at the corner of American Legion and First Street, Deputy Chief Gregory Zisa said. Investigators believe the man had been using the property as shelter. Photos from HRG News and Resources show the medical examiner at the scene. No signs of foul play have been observed, Zisa said. The investigation remains active, and police said additional information will be released if circumstances change.
Southington, CT
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Woman Charged With Manslaughter In Southington Teen’s Drug-Related Death
A 21-year-old Connecticut woman has been charged with manslaughter following the 2025 death of an 18-year-old after taking a drug cocktail, authorities said. Phoebe Allen was arrested Thursday, Oct. 8, in New Britain following an investigation into the teen’s April 29, 2025, death in Southington, according to police. The state’s chief medical examiner determined he died after taking a combination of methamphetamine and benzodiazepines. Southington police began investigating after responding to a home for a report of an "untimely death," authorities said. After a lengthy …
Fairfax, VA
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Virginia Man Found Dead In Fairfax County Jail Cell Same Morning He Entered Custody, Police Say
A Virginia man was found dead inside his jail cell just hours after being taken into custody, prompting an investigation. Springfield resident Brendan Brown, 38, was found unresponsive in a single-occupancy cell at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center at approximately 7:25 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to Fairfax County Police. Deputies and emergency medical personnel attempted to revive Brown, but he was pronounced dead. Investigators said Brown had been booked into the detention center earlier that same morning, though officials did not specify when he arrived or why he was be…
New Britain, CT
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1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In New Britain Stabbing
Connecticut police are investigating after a stabbing left one man dead and sent another to the hospital. Police were called to the 100 block of Columbus Boulevard in New Britain around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, for reports of a stabbing. Officers arrived to find two men both suffering from multiple stab wounds. Responders took the men to an area hospital for treatment. One died from his injuries, but the other survived and is in stable condition with non-life-threatening wounds, New Britain police said. Authorities have identified the man who died. …
Orange-Woodbridge-Bethany, CT
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2 Found Dead Inside Woodbridge Home After Employee Raises Alarm
Police found two people dead inside a Connecticut home on Friday, Oct. 2, during a welfare check. An employee who worked for the two called police around 11:50 a.m. to report they could not reach the homeowners inside the Orchard Road Home in Woodbridge. Police entered through one of the home's back windows. Inside, they found two people dead. Authorities have not identified either person or whether the deaths were suspicious. Woodbridge police are investigating. The Connecticut State Police Major Crimes Unit also responded to process the scene. Police believe the incid…
Saugus, MA
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2 Decomposed Bodies Found In Saugus; Deaths Under Investigation
Two bodies were found inside a tent in Saugus on Sept. 20, and authorities are investigating their deaths. Police responded to an area on Broadway after a caller reported what appeared to be a body inside the tent. Investigators found two bodies, both in an advanced state of decomposition, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. Officials have not made a preliminary determination of the cause or manner of either death because of the decomposition. Findings from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are pending. Saugus police and Massachusetts State Police detectives as…
Easton, PA
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NJ Man Found Dead Along Delaware River In Easton ID’d: Coroner
A 30-year-old New Jersey man was found dead along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania over the weekend, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Jayson Bernardo, of Phillipsburg, was discovered on the riverbank at Delaware Canal State Park in the 200 block of South Delaware Drive in Easton around 6:40 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, according to Easton police and Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek. The scene was cleared, and the area reopened around 9:30 a.m., police said. Bernardo’s cause and manner of death remain under investigation. No additional information was released. Easton …
Allentown, PA
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Coroner Seeks Family Of Allentown Woman Who Died Last Month
Authorities are asking the public for help finding the family of a 73-year-old Pennsylvania woman who died last month. Ivonne Vasquez Capo was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s Hospital–Allentown Campus at 8:25 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to a release issued by the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office and Forensic Center on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Her death was due to natural causes, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio’s office said. Investigators believe Vasquez Capo has relatives in the Allentown area, including a son. The coroner’s office is attempting to locate her next of kin or other family members. Any…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Woman Found Dead In Delaware River In Philadelphia At NJ Border (
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A woman was found dead in the Delaware River in South Philadelphia on Monday morning, Sept. 7, authorities said. Her body was recovered near the 1600 block of South Christopher Columbus Boulevard around 9:30 a.m., according to Philadelphia police. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:50 a.m., police said. Her identity had not been released as of Monday afternoon. Officials also had not disclosed how she died or how long she may have been in the water. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia police.
Williamstown-Monroe, NJ
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Monroe Maserati Crash Kills Driver On Route 322: Cops
A 54-year-old man was killed when his Maserati struck a Toyota and rolled multiple times on a South Jersey highway on Friday, Sept. 5 authorities said said. At 12:06 a.m., a man was driving a white Maserati west on South Black Horse Pike, near East Malaga Road when it struck the back of red Toyota driven by a 33-year-old Woodstown man that was pulling out of Walmart, merging into traffic and changing into the inside westbound lame, Monroe Township police said. The crash caused the Maserati to roll multiple times and eject the driver, police said. The Maserati driver, who was not identi…
Clifton, NJ
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Cops ID Man Killed Helping Friend Clean Attic In Clifton
UPDATE: Police have identified the man who died while helping a friend with home maintenance. Martin Cruz-Sanchez, 61, of Paterson, died on Thursday, Aug. 13, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Anderson said. Clifton police, firefighters, EMS crews, and hospital-based paramedics responded to a home on East 9th Street at 11:55 a.m., and learned that Cruz-Sanchez had been helping the residents with home maintenance when he became unconscious in the attic, Anderson said. Crews performed extensive rescue and resuscitation efforts, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to And…
Saratoga Springs, NY
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Who Killed Her? Woman Found Dead In Upstate NY Home As State Police Execute Search Warrants
A woman was found dead inside an Upstate New York home Sunday morning, Aug. 2, prompting an active investigation that included the execution of multiple search warrants, State Police said. Troopers responded at approximately 10:05 a.m. to a residence at 150 Carey Road in the town of Jay for a report of a deceased woman, according to the New York State Police. When they arrived, troopers found the woman dead inside the home. A preliminary investigation determined she had non-self-inflicted injuries, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The New York State Police Bureau of Crimi…
Belleville, NJ
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1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized At Home In Belleville (
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A major police presence surrounded a home in Belleville Monday afternoon, July 27, after one person died and another was taken to a hospital, Daily Voice has learned. Emergency responders converged on Cortlandt Avenue Monday afternoon as authorities investigated the incident, according to Daily Voice sources. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, while another was transported to a nearby hospital, sources said. The death is not believed to be suspicious in nature, according to Daily Voice sources. Authorities have not released the identities of those involved or additional deta…
National Interest
Lauren Bennett Dies At 37: Popular Singer's 'Party Rock Anthem' Became No. 1 Hit
Her voice helped define one of the biggest pop moments of the 2010s. Click here for a new, updated story: Lauren Bennett's Family Shares New Details After Singer's Death At 37 Lauren Bennett, best known for her featured vocals on LMFAO’s "Party Rock Anthem," has died at 37. Her former group, G.R.L., announced her death in an Instagram post on Monday, July 6. No cause of death was announced. "Our hearts are broken, and we cannot express how much she meant to us," G.R.L. said. "We will forever cherish the love, laughter, and countless memories she gave us. Her beautiful spirit …
Mechanicsville, MD
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'I Just Talked To You Last Night': Maryland Man, 27, Killed In Morning Mechanicsville Crash
He was alive the night before. By Tuesday morning, friends were struggling to believe 27-year-old Malik Javonn Somerville was gone after a single-vehicle crash claimed his life in Maryland. The Chaptico resident was killed around 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, after his pickup truck left Thompson Corner Road in Mechanicsville, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. When first responders arrived in the 27500 block of Thompson Corner Road, they found Somerville trapped inside his green pickup truck after it had crashed. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators…
Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster Man Killed By Drunk Driver High On Cocaine And Weed Speeding With Kid In Car: DA
A Pennsylvania man was killed in a violent crash by a driver who was drunk, high on cocaine and marijuana, and speeding through a severe thunderstorm with his unbelted child in the car, prosecutors said after the driver was sentenced on Wednesday, June 24. Luis Gustavo Cruz, 31, of the 400 block of Jared Way in Earl Township, was sentenced to four to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to causing the May 3, 2025 crash that killed 72-year-old Ralph Timothy Groff, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Judge Dennis Reinaker imposed the sentence after Cruz ple…
Lexington Park, MD
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Maryland Inmate Found Dead In Cell, Homicide Investigation Underway: State Police
A Maryland prison inmate was found dead inside his cell, prompting a homicide investigation by state police. Omar Valdez-Granados, 23, was discovered unresponsive around 9 a.m. on Monday, April 27, at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland State Police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel and later taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death. Investigators believe Valdez-Granados’ cellmate was inside the cell at the time he was found, according to preliminary findings. The Ma…
Copiague, NY
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Man Lying On Copiague Street Killed In Hit-And-Run: Police
A teenager has been arrested after a man lying on a Long Island road was struck and killed in a hit-and-run incident Thursday night, April 23, police said. Fernando Martinez, 19, was charged with leaving the scene of a deadly accident, the Suffolk County Police Department said Friday, April 24. His arraignment was set for Saturday, April 25. The victim was lying in the roadway on Vespucci Avenue in Copiague between Dante Avenue and Dixon Avenue around 10:45 p.m. Thursday, police said. Martinez, of Copiague, was behind the wheel of a 2011 Honda Pilot traveling northbound, which ran the…
Harrisburg, PA
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Harrisburg Homicide: Teen Charged In Fatal Shooting On Street, Police Say
The man who was found dead with a gunshot wound in Harrisburg late Wednesday night, prompting a homicide investigation, has now led to murder and robbery charges against a 19-year-old, officials announced. Officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of Derry Street in Harrisburg at about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, where a deceased male was reported, according to Harrisburg Police. When officers arrived, they discovered the man had suffered a gunshot wound, police said. The Dauphin County Coroner’s Office later identified the victim as Gardy Joseph, 51, of Harrisburg. His cause of dea…
Reading, PA
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Two Found Dead Inside Home Identified: Berks County Coroner
Two people found dead inside a Cumru Township home earlier this week were killed by gunshot wounds, authorities announced. Karl F. Kopil, 66, and Theresa G. Grube, 65, were discovered inside a residence on the 500 block of Church Road on Tuesday, March 17, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel. The pair was found by the homeowner’s family members during a welfare check, officials said. Two dogs were also found dead inside the home, and all four were victims of gunshot wounds, the coroner confirmed. Autopsies were completed at Reading Hospital on Thursday, March 19. The c…
Norwalk, CT
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Body Found In Water Behind Norwalk Building; Police Launch Investigation
Police are investigating after a man was found dead in the water at a Connecticut boat dock. A person called 911 around 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, to report finding the body near 50 Water Street in Norwalk, police said. Officers from the Norwalk Police Department Patrol Division responded to the scene along with the department’s Marine Unit. When officers arrived, they found a man in the water at the boating docks behind a building. The man was already dead when officers located him. Authorities did not speculate on the man's cause of death. The Norwalk Marin…
Hummelstown, PA
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Accidental Fire Kills 71-Year-Old Hummelstown Man.: PA State Police
A 71-year-old man was found dead after a house fire , PA State Police announced on Tuesday, March 3. Christopher Geyer, 71, of Hummelstown in South Hanover Township, was discovered deceased inside a home on the 300 block of Hershey Road after the fire broke out at 5:32 p.m. on Sunday, March 2, according to a public information release. Troopers from the Harrisburg Crime Unit responded to the scene and determined the fire is believed to have been accidental. Geyer’s death is also believed to have been caused by the accidental fire, police said. The investigation remains ongoing. Details ab…
Millville, NJ
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Millville Man Dies During Fight, Prosecutor Says
A 35-year-old Millville man was killed following a fight on Monday, Feb. 16, authorities said. At 9 p.m., Detyren Hatch was transported to Inspira Hospital in Vineland after he sustained serious injuries during an altercation that occurred at a home located in the 500 block of N. Second Street in Millville, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. He was later flown to Cooper Hospital where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries, Webb-McRae said. The investigation is ongoing, Webb-McRae said.
Chesapeake City, MD
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Active Death Investigation Underway At Rod ‘N’ Reel Resort In Chesapeake Beach (
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A death at the Rod ‘N’ Reel Resort in Maryland is now under active investigation, authorities confirmed. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident that occurred at the Rod ‘N’ Reel Resort in Chesapeake Beach, according to an official release issued Wednesday, Feb. 11. The investigation remains open. The Sheriff’s Office said it is conducting a “thorough and comprehensive investigation into all aspects of the incident.” Investigators are now awaiting autopsy results and additional information from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Once all relevant infor…
National Interest
Body Of Lil Jon's Missing Son Pulled From Georgia Pond, Officials Say
A body recovered from a Georgia pond is believed to be that of 27-year-old Nathan "DJ Slade" Smith, the adult son of rapper Lil Jon, police said. Milton, GA officers responded to a report of a missing adult on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 3, in the area of Baldwin Drive in Milton, Georgia, authorities said. Officers determined that Smith had left his home under unusual circumstances and could not be located, they said. View this post on Instagram Virtualsand - Wikipedia Police immediately launched a search and coordinated with…
Hellertown, PA
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1-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In Northampton County Home: State Police
A 1-year-old girl was found dead inside a home, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Feb. 2. Troopers from the Bethlehem Patrol Unit were dispatched to a residence along West Main Street in Bath Borough, Northampton County, for a report of a child who was not breathing and cold to the touch, according to the release. Upon arrival, troopers and EMS personnel observed that the child was deceased and past the point of life-saving measures, state police said. The Bethlehem Criminal Investigation Unit, Forensic Services Unit, and the Northampton County Coroner were called to the scene…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Man Killed In Chain-Reaction Roosevelt Boulevard Crash In Philadelphia: Police
A chain-reaction crash on Roosevelt Boulevard turned deadly early Friday, killing one man and leaving another fighting for his life in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park neighborhood, police said. The multi-vehicle crash unfolded around 3:30 a.m. under the Broad Street overpass, where police said two men were initially involved in an earlier collision in the northbound lanes that left their vehicles disabled. The men — a 55-year-old and a 31-year-old — exited their vehicles as additional cars began striking the disabled vehicles, investigators said. In an attempt to avoid being hit, both men jumpe…
Allentown, PA
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Next Of Kin Sought For Three Pennsylvania Residents: Coroners
Coroners in Lehigh and Berks counties are asking for the public’s help locating family members for three Pennsylvania residents who recently died, officials announced. Merida Rosa Lee, 57, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 1:13 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, at a hotel where she had been staying in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. The manner of death was ruled natural. The coroner’s office said it is actively attempting to locate next of kin or family members for Lee and is requesting media assistance. Anyone with information that may help loc…
Southeast-Brewster, NY
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Missing Person Found Dead In Woods In Brewster: Sheriff
A missing person investigation in Putnam County led to the discovery of a body, authorities announced. The body was found at around 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, in a wooded area near Eastview Court in Brewster, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday, Jan. 8. The discovery followed a missing person investigation that began at around 5:45 p.m. the day before, when the Sheriff's Office received a report that the individual could not be found. Deputies and investigators launched a search and conducted follow-up efforts to find the person. Authoritie…
Macungie-Alburtis-Emmaus, PA
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Woman Finds Husband, 3 Dogs Dead Inside PA Home: Police
A disturbing discovery inside a Pennsylvania home has launched a police investigation after a man and three dogs were found dead, authorities said. Officers were called to a house on the 1900 block of Medary Street in East Germantown just after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2, for a report of an unresponsive man, according to Philadelphia Police Captain Christopher Bradshaw. Officers arrived to find the man lying on the floor with a dog bite to his ankle, Bradshaw said. Three dogs inside the home had been shot. The man’s wife told investigators she returned home from work and found her husband…
Quarryville, PA
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Cause Of Death Released For Woman Killed In Lancaster County Mobile Home Fire: Coroner
The cause and manner of death for a woman who was found dead after a fire destroyed a mobile home in Lancaster County on Tuesday have been released, the coroner announced on Wednesday, Dec. 24. Kathleen Garrity, 69, of Bainbridge, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lancaster County Coroner at 1:02 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, according to the coroner’s office. The fire broke out at Garrity’s home on the 2300 block of River Road in the King’s River Haven mobile home development in Conoy Township shortly before 11 a.m., Lancaster County dispatch said. The coroner was called to the scene…
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