Tag:

Endangerment

School Employee Accused Of Shoving, Endangering Disabled Student In Yorktown School Employee Accused Of Shoving, Endangering Disabled Student In Yorktown
School Employee Accused Of Shoving, Endangering Disabled Student In Yorktown A 28-year-old employee of a school in the region faces a felony charge after allegedly endangering a disabled student, police said. The events leading to the arrest began in Northern Westchester at around 5:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, when a suspicious incident at the Shrub Oak International School at 3151 Stony St. prompted a police response, Yorktown Police announced on Friday, Nov. 15.  An investigation determined that a school employee, identified as Dutchess County resident Sebastian Borba-Ferreira of East Fishkill, allegedly shoved and "committed other endangering actions" on…
Day Care Worker From Bohemia Accused Of Dragging, Hitting Children In East Patchogue Day Care Worker From Bohemia Accused Of Dragging, Hitting Children In East Patchogue
Day Care Worker From Bohemia Accused Of Dragging, Hitting Children In East Patchogue A former childcare worker on Long Island has been accused of endangering the welfare of several young children. Following an investigation into separate incidents at the day care facility located on Montauk Highway in East Patchogue, Roshanne Marks, age 33, of Bohemia, was arrested, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, Oct. 26. According to police, Marks grabbed the arms and dragged two 3-year-old children and struck the back of the head of another 3-year-old. Marks was arrested and charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.  She will…
Man Who Tried To Abduct Lakewood Girl, Groped Woman In Toms River Pleads Guilty: Prosecutors Man Who Tried To Abduct Lakewood Girl, Groped Woman In Toms River Pleads Guilty: Prosecutors
Man Who Tried To Abduct Lakewood Girl, Groped Woman In Toms River Pleads Guilty: Prosecutors A Farmingdale man admitted to trying to kidnap a teen girl and groping a woman in a Target parking lot during a two-county crime spree, authorities said. Quamel Benton, 36, pleaded guilty on Monday, Oct. 21 to attempted kidnapping, two counts of eluding, and criminal sexual contact, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Lakewood police responded to a report of an attempted kidnapping near Forest Park Circle at around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 21. Officers learned that a man tried to force the girl into a "smaller model" white SUV. The …
Terence Henderson Arrested For Assault Turned Robbery: Police (UPDATE) Terence Henderson Arrested For Assault Turned Robbery: Police (UPDATE)
Terence Henderson Arrested For Assault Turned Robbery: Police (Update) An Oxford man wanted for assaulting then robbing a woman was arrested at his residence Wednesday, Oct. 9, according to police. Terence Kenneth Henderson, 26, a Middletown, Delaware native most recently of Oxford, was arrested and taken to Chester County Prison where he was arraigned Thursday, Oct. 10, the Oxford Police Department said. Henderson is being held on $100,000 bail with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to police. Police issued a warrant for Henderson's arrest after he was seen by officers forcefully restraining a woman inside a parked vehicle in th…
Son, Daughter's Abuse Led To Death Of Roosevelt Woman, Police Say Son, Daughter's Abuse Led To Death Of Roosevelt Woman, Police Say
Son, Daughter's Abuse Led To Death Of Roosevelt Woman, Police Say A brother and sister from Long Island are accused of abusing their elderly mother to the point the woman died. Nassau County Police were called to a Roosevelt home at around 2:40 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, to perform a welfare check. Inside, officers found 85-year-old Carmel McDougall unresponsive. She was taken to a hospital and died days later, on Wednesday, Sept. 18. An investigation found that McDougall’s 65-year-old son, Michael McDougall, was responsible for the injuries that caused her death, police said. Detectives also determined that McDougall’s 55-year-old daughter, Nichole Mull…
Oakland Man Punches Mom With Dementia, 94 In Head, Kicks Officer: Police Oakland Man Punches Mom With Dementia, 94 In Head, Kicks Officer: Police
Oakland Man Punches Mom With Dementia, 94 In Head, Kicks Officer: Police A 61-year-old Bergen County man is in custody for assaulting two women, including his 94-year-old mother, police said. Oakland officers were called to a local home where they were met by a 61-year-old woman, who was assaulted by a man later identified by police 61-year-old David O'Brien on Sunday, Sept. 15 around 7:30 p.m., Oakland Police Capt. Timothy Keenan said. After arresting O'Brien, officers learned he'd punched his 94-year-old mother in the side of the head. "She has dementia and was unable to tell officers what happened," Keenan said. "This was relayed by the other victim who witn…
Fetus Killed, Infant Hospitalized, 6 Injured In 'Intentional' Crash In York County: Affidavit Fetus Killed, Infant Hospitalized, 6 Injured In 'Intentional' Crash In York County: Affidavit
Fetus Killed, Infant Hospitalized, 6 Injured In 'Intentional' Crash In York County: Affidavit  "I am going to kill everyone," that's what a 22-year-old man yelled as he plowed his vehicle into another car, injuring 7 people — including an infant — and killing a fetus, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Sept. 11.  Jaheim Lamar Alford of Latta, South Carolina, had been arguing with his girlfriend after accusing her of cheating on him before he picked up three passengers, who are now considered witnesses in this fatal crash, as explained in the affidavit of probable cause.  He appeared to be "acting weird", was angry, a…
School Worker Accused Of Abusing Student In North Salem School Worker Accused Of Abusing Student In North Salem
School Worker Accused Of Abusing Student In North Salem An employee at a school in Northern Westchester County has been accused of abusing a student. New York State Police from the Somers barracks announced on Monday night, Aug. 19, that the alleged incident occurred earlier this month at the Westchester Exceptional Children's School in North Salem. Following the report of abuse by the victim’s mother on Friday, Aug. 2, an investigation determined Carmen M. Santiago Osorio, age 60, of New Rochelle, kicked a child under the age of 13 years old.  She was charged with endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled perso…
New Details Emerge In NJ Crash Caused By Suicidal Driver Facing Attempted Murder, Police Say New Details Emerge In NJ Crash Caused By Suicidal Driver Facing Attempted Murder, Police Say
New Details Emerge In NJ Crash Caused By Suicidal Driver Facing Attempted Murder, Police Say New details have emerged in a serious wreck last June in Passaic County. According to police papers obtained by Daily Voice, the 31-year-old Paterson man who caused the crash on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne had been trying to end his own life, but ended up injuring a 44-year-old motorist instead. Police called to Hamburg Turnpike and Black Oak Ridge Road just before 2 a.m. on June 14 where they found D’Airon J. James sitting on the ground "saying he wished for this happen," according to the criminal complaint in the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. James said that he purposely dr…
Woman Left Infant In Car On 90-Degree Day, Quakertown Police Say Woman Left Infant In Car On 90-Degree Day, Quakertown Police Say
Woman Left Infant In Car On 90-Degree Day, Quakertown Police Say A Bethlehem woman is accused of leaving a baby in a hot car, Quakertown police said in an updated release on Wednesday, July 31.  Janelle Loveless, 33, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, according to borough police.  The infant was spotted in an unattended car at 245 W. Broad St. on July 5, authorities said. The windows were slightly cracked and the car was not running, officials wrote.  Bystanders removed the baby from the vehicle and contacted police, who found Loveless nearby, authorities said. The infant was taken to St. Luke's Hospital-Bethleh…
Long Island Man Drives Drunk With 3-Year-Old Son, Police Say Long Island Man Drives Drunk With 3-Year-Old Son, Police Say
Long Island Man Drives Drunk With 3-Year-Old Son, Police Say A man has been arrested on a charge of driving drunk when he got into a minor crash with a 3-year-old in his car, police said. It happened on Saturday, June 8 in Roosevelt, according to Nassau County Police. At about 9:50 p.m. that evening, 32-year-old Abidan Sorto-Benitez was driving his 2004 Honda Civic near the intersection of Branch Place and Conlon Road when he hit a curb, which rendered his car inoperable. Officers who arrived at the scene reported that Sorto-Benitez had glassy eyes and had breath that smelled of alcohol. He failed a sobriety test and was placed under arrest. So…
South Jersey Woman Used Child To Sell Psychedelic Mushrooms, Prosecutors Say South Jersey Woman Used Child To Sell Psychedelic Mushrooms, Prosecutors Say
South Jersey Woman Used Child To Sell Psychedelic Mushrooms, Prosecutors Say An Ocean County woman was accused of using a child living in her home to sell psychedelic mushrooms, authorities said. Margaret Whalen, 60, of Lacey Township, was arrested on Wednesday, June 5. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced her charges in a news release. Lacey police were told by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency in March that Whalen was using her Elwood Street home to make and sell psilocybin mushrooms. Officers executed a search warrant on the home on Wednesday, Mar. 13. Detectives seized several jars with suspected psychedelic mushrooms and…
Burglar At-Large After Unarming By Victim: Chambersburg Police Burglar At-Large After Unarming By Victim: Chambersburg Police
Burglar At-Large After Unarming By Victim: Chambersburg Police Police continue to search for a recently unarmed burglar from Chambersburg. Angel Robles-Montero, 20, of Chambersburg, has been identified as the burglar the homeowner disarmed during the burglary in the 300 block of East King Street in Chambersburg on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2023.  The gun was "wrestled" away and Robles-Montero fled in a dark gray Jeep Grand Cherokee Police SUV (pictured), the police said.  The vehicle has been located as of Monday afternoon but Angel Robles-Monterohas not been found. He is wanted for burglary, endangerment, and assault, according to police…
Gunshot Fired Into Teaneck Apartment, Neighbor Charged Gunshot Fired Into Teaneck Apartment, Neighbor Charged
Gunshot Fired Into Teaneck Apartment, Neighbor Charged UPDATE: A Teaneck tenant appeared under the influence of mushrooms after firing several shots in his apartment, one of which apparently entered a neighbor’s unit, authorities said. Shariyf Salahuddeen, 30, later tried grabbing an officer's gun after being arrested and had to be subdued, they said. Salahuddeen was “showing signs of an altered mental status” after responding officers reported hearing what they believed was a gunshot coming from his apartment in a five-story building on Red Road at the corner of Cedar Lane shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, Deputy Police Chief Andrew R. McG…
6-Year-Old Buried Alive By Pennsylvania Dad: DA 6-Year-Old Buried Alive By Pennsylvania Dad: DA
6-Year-Old Buried Alive By Pennsylvania Dad: DA A 6-year-old girl was repeatedly beaten and buried in a hole smelling of raw sewage, authorities say. John Edward Kraft, 50, of Waynesburg, was arrested in connection with the abuse allegations on Friday, Oct. 21, according to court documents. Kraft would beat her with a belt and his arm, which has a metal rod in it from surgery, the girl told the state police. The young girl was repeatedly buried by her father and left in the hole in the yard overnight when he thought she was lying, her 8-year-old brother of the girl told police.  Additionally, Kraft allegedly choked her until …
South Jersey Daycare Workers Force-Fed, Abused Kids: Reports South Jersey Daycare Workers Force-Fed, Abused Kids: Reports
South Jersey Daycare Workers Force-Fed, Abused Kids: Reports Five daycare workers in South Jersey have been arrested on accusations they abused children their care — sometimes by force-feeding or aggressively restraining them, according to authorities and various news reports citing police papers. Marcia Green, Allison Willis, Cecilia Ruiz-Perez, Martha Gil and Emmaliz Torres were charged with endangering the welfare of a child, cruelty and neglect of children, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office announced. Some of the abuse was captured on surveillance footage obtained from the now shuttered Vineland Infant-Toddler Center, the Daily …
Driver Flees Route 1&9 Crash On Foot, Leaves Seriously Injured Passenger Behind, Police Charge Driver Flees Route 1&9 Crash On Foot, Leaves Seriously Injured Passenger Behind, Police Charge
Driver Flees Route 1&9 Crash On Foot, Leaves Seriously Injured Passenger Behind, Police Charge A driver abandoned a severely injured woman when he crashed his SUV into a utility pole in Fairview and ran from the scene, authorities charged. Kyu Cho, a 64-year-old Korean national who lives in Little Ferry, crashed the Acura MDX on Broad Avenue (Route 1/9) near Prospect Avenue around 9 p.m. Friday, July 23. Cho was gone when responding officers arrived, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Bellucci said. They found an adult female passenger, who was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with severe back injuries, he said. Cho came to police headquarters on Tuesday with severe bruises o…
Homeless Man Held In Vicious Beating Of Woman In Lodi Homeless Man Held In Vicious Beating Of Woman In Lodi
Homeless Man Held In Vicious Beating Of Woman In Lodi A homeless man beat a woman in Lodi so badly that she suffered head trauma and bleeding of the brain, authorities said. Anthony Iavarone, 63, remained in the custody of the Bergen County Sheriff's Office at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus. The victim, meanwhile, was left clinging to life. He's charged with aggravated assault, endangering an injured victim and violating a restraining order in connection with the Aug. 3 assault, which authorities said was captured on surveillance video at a local delicatessen. Iavarone showed "extreme indifference to the value of human life" by …
Bucks Driver Was Arguing, Speeding In Crash That Killed BF: Report Bucks Driver Was Arguing, Speeding In Crash That Killed BF: Report
Bucks Driver Was Arguing, Speeding In Crash That Killed BF: Report A Bucks County woman was arguing and speeding when she lost control of her car and crashed, killing her 56-year-old boyfriend two months ago, Yahoo News reports citing the Bucks County Courier Times. Theresa Dowling, of Northampton Township, was going 94 mph on Lower Holland Drive — a 35 mph road — around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 21, the outlet says citing police. The crash killed her passenger, Andrew Craig, who police told the outlet was also someone she had been in a relationship with. Dowling was arrested on Wednesday, April 20 on the following charges: …
Passaic Prosecutor: Duo Tried To Bribe Child Sex Assault Victim, Witness With Cash, Car, More Passaic Prosecutor: Duo Tried To Bribe Child Sex Assault Victim, Witness With Cash, Car, More
Passaic Prosecutor: Duo Tried To Bribe Child Sex Assault Victim, Witness With Cash, Car, More A Passaic County man and a companion tried to bribe a child sex assault victim and a witness with cash, tuition assistance – even a car -- to change their stories, authorities said. Sergio Bernal, 33, of Passaic was originally charged with sex assaults on the underage victim at various residences in Passaic from October 2013 to August 2020, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Thursday. A judge ordered that he remained held in the Passaic County Jail pending trial. Both Bernal and Maricella Gonzalez, 52, of Garfield then tried to get the victim and witness to recant their state…
4-Month-Old Baby Hospitalized With Broken Ribs, Paterson Man Charged 4-Month-Old Baby Hospitalized With Broken Ribs, Paterson Man Charged
4-Month-Old Baby Hospitalized With Broken Ribs, Paterson Man Charged A four-month-old child was hospitalized with broken ribs that authorities said were caused by a 22-year-old Paterson man. Narciso "Junior" Alejandro remained held Wednesday in the Passaic County Jail, charged with child abuse and endangerment, as well as with violating a restraining order, records show. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said detectives from her Special Victims Unit began investigating after being alerted by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency that the injured child had been brought to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. Investigators interview…
Rockland County Native Accused Of Beating 4-Week-Old Son Rockland County Native Accused Of Beating 4-Week-Old Son
Rockland County Native Accused Of Beating 4-Week-Old Son A Rockland County native beat his 4-week-old son, leaving him with serious injuries, authorities charged. Slobodan Todoric, a 30-year-old Spring Valley native, now of Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, was released with pre-trial monitoring, among other conditions, following a first appearance before a judge in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on Tuesday, May 11. It began with the unresponsive infant being taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center on May 31, 2020, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. Eme…
Wayne Dad Charged With Beating 4-Week-Old Son Wayne Dad Charged With Beating 4-Week-Old Son
Wayne Dad Charged With Beating 4-Week-Old Son A Wayne father beat his 4-week-old son, leaving him with serious injuries, authorities charged. Slobodan Todoric, a 30-year-old Spring Valley native, was released with pre-trial monitoring, among other conditions, following a first appearance before a judge in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on Tuesday. It began with the unresponsive infant being taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center on May 31, 2020, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. Emergency room doctors discovered external and internal injuries, …
Indictment Charges Paterson Squatter From Germany With Torching Multi-Family Home Indictment Charges Paterson Squatter From Germany With Torching Multi-Family Home
Indictment Charges Paterson Squatter From Germany With Torching Multi-Family Home A Paterson squatter who set fire to a multi-family home after deliberately stabbing himself was indicted on aggravated arson and endangerment charges, authorities said. Ertugrul Abaci, 58, bled heavily as he staggered across Sussex Street last June 9, authorities said at the time. He’d just ignited a fire in and outside the attic apartment where he’d lived nearly 23 years – and hadn’t paid rent on for the past five, they said. Firefighters quickly doused the blaze without injuries or major damage reported. Five residents who’d been living there were nonetheless displaced, authorities …
Flemington Man, 19, Charged With Luring Flemington Man, 19, Charged With Luring
Flemington Man, 19, Charged With Luring A 19-year-old Flemington man was being held in the Warren County Jail on charges of luring and endangerment, authorities said. Edwin Ramirez was arrested Feb. 16 on second and third degree charges, respectively, Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams, Acting Chief of Detectives Frank R. Crisologo, and Flemington Borough Police Chief Jerry Rotella said. No further details were released. This is an ongoing investigation, and anyone with relevant information regarding Mr. Ramirez is encouraged to call the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office’s at (908) 788-1129.
Woman Accused Of Assaulting Child In Area Woman Accused Of Assaulting Child In Area
Woman Accused Of Assaulting Child In Area A woman accrued felony charges for hitting and verbally abusing her child on numerous occasions in the area, said police.  Crystal Whyble, of LaGrange, 28, was charged with the felony of second-degree assault and the misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of a child on Tuesday, Oct. 6.  The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office and the county's Child Advocacy Center had been investigating Whyble's treatment of the child after the latter group was notified that the child was injured Friday, June 26 of this year. No additional information about the situation was released by police to pr…
Port Authority PD: Man Who Assaulted, Abducted Companion At Newark Airport Captured After Crash Port Authority PD: Man Who Assaulted, Abducted Companion At Newark Airport Captured After Crash
Port Authority PD: Man Who Assaulted, Abducted Companion At Newark Airport Captured After Crash Port Authority police captured a driver who they said assaulted a companion at Newark Airport, sped off with her and her friend in his SUV and then crashed. The incident began Thursday afternoon at the Terminal B arrivals area, Port Authority Media Relations Deputy Director Amber Greene said. Jason Strong, 30, of Staten Island, assaulted a woman, then sped off with her and her friend in the Cadillac SRX, which crashed along Meeker Avenue in Newark, Greene said. The 6-foot, 180-pound Strong -- who already was wanted on warrants -- took off on foot and was quickly captured, she said. Partic…
Police: Randolph Man Refusing To Fix Face Mask Scalds QuickChek Cashier With Hot Coffee Police: Randolph Man Refusing To Fix Face Mask Scalds QuickChek Cashier With Hot Coffee
Police: Randolph Man Refusing To Fix Face Mask Scalds QuickChek Cashier With Hot Coffee A QuickChek cashier suffered burns on her legs when a Randolph man threw his hot coffee on her after she asked him to readjust his face mask, authorities said. John Dedolce, 42, was wearing a mask that was only covering his mouth at the QuickChek on Ridgedale Avenue in Cedar Knolls when the cashier asked him to pull it up to cover his nose last Friday, Hanover Police said in a release. Dedolce was asked repeatedly but continually refused to fix his mask, prompting the cashier to cancel his order and ask him to leave, authorities said. Dedolce then threw the food he was attempting…
PD: Thief Flees Paramus Dealership With Stolen Mercedes, Crashes At GWB Trying To Get To NYC PD: Thief Flees Paramus Dealership With Stolen Mercedes, Crashes At GWB Trying To Get To NYC
PD: Thief Flees Paramus Dealership With Stolen Mercedes, Crashes At GWB Trying To Get To NYC An 18-year-old New York City man who identifies as a woman stole a Mercedes from a Paramus dealership, then crashed it into four vehicles at the George Washington Bridge while trying to flee, authorities said. The vehicle was running, unoccupied, when Nyaomi James got into the driver’s seat and sped off shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday, they said. Paramus police, using GPS, tracked the vehicle heading east on Route 4 and alerted Port Authority police. Detectives in the area “observed and followed the vehicle through the toll lane with lights and siren,” Port Authority Spokeswoman Lenis Rodri…
Home Health Aide Caught On Hidden Camera Admits Physically Abusing Clifton Woman, 90 Home Health Aide Caught On Hidden Camera Admits Physically Abusing Clifton Woman, 90
Home Health Aide Caught On Hidden Camera Admits Physically Abusing Clifton Woman, 90 Faced with footage from a hidden camera, a home health aide from North Bergen admitted that she abused a 90-year-old patient in the bedridden woman’s Clifton home, authorities said Tuesday. Emma Llanes, 57, “put a cloth over the patient's face without reason, grabbed [her] by the back of the neck and pushed the patient’s head forward, slapped [her] legs and failed to assist the patient while getting dressed,” a complaint filed by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) says. The footage was captured by a hidden camera that the victim’s family obtained from the DCA’s Safe Care Cam …
'Giving You Corona, Hope You Die': Imprisoned Female Killer Charged With Assaulting Officers 'Giving You Corona, Hope You Die': Imprisoned Female Killer Charged With Assaulting Officers
'Giving You Corona, Hope You Die': Imprisoned Female Killer Charged With Assaulting Officers A state prisoner serving a 15-year sentence for stabbing a Camden woman to death tried to cough and spit on correctional police officers, telling them, “I’m going to give you corona and I hope you die,” authorities said. Lettie “Shay” Carstarphen, 29, “intentionally and forcefully coughed and tried to spit at correction officers” while in a clinic at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Union Township, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. Carstarphen stabbed and killed a 29-year-old woman during an Oct. 1, 2010 fight on Line Street in Camden, records show. She…