Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
Police & Fire
Human Hand Found In Unmarked Package At UPS Facility In Middletown Human Hand Found In Unmarked Package At UPS Facility In Middletown
Human Hand Found In Unmarked Package At UPS Facility In Middletown An investigation is underway after a human hand was discovered inside an unmarked package at a UPS distribution center in Dauphin County, according to a newly released national missing persons database filing. The remains were found at the UPS facility in Middletown on Aug. 17, 2025, according to a filing in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). The case was not entered into the system until Monday, March 10, 2026. The filing states the package containing the hand arrived at the distribution center without markings or identifying information. Investigators describe…

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by Jillian Pikora
Sparta, NJ
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Driver Dead When Car Goes Airborne In Route 15 Sparta Crash: Police 21-Year-Old Driver Dead When Car Goes Airborne In Route 15 Sparta Crash: Police
21-Year-Old Driver Dead When Car Goes Airborne In Route 15 Sparta Crash: Police A 21-year-old Morris Township man was killed in a violent crash that sent his car airborne over railroad tracks and into the woods off Route 15 in Sparta overnight, authorities said. Ryan Mullins was driving a 2025 Kia K4 northbound with two female passengers when, for reasons still under investigation, the vehicle left the roadway near Laytone Lane at approximately 12:45 a.m. May 17, according to Capt. Tom Snyder. The Kia struck a guardrail, became airborne over nearby railroad tracks, and overturned in a wooded area near the highway, police said. Mullins was pronounced dead at t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mullica Hill-Harrison, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Shot, Killed In Mullica Twp: Prosecutor Man Shot, Killed In Mullica Twp: Prosecutor
Man Shot, Killed In Mullica Twp: Prosecutor A man was fatally shot in Mullica Township on Thursday morning, May 14, authorities said. At 6 a.m., officers responded to the bike path area between Aleta Road and Locust Street in Mullica and found a man dead from a gunshot wound to the head, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The man was not identified. The incident remains under investigation, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
Hammonton, NJ
News
Missing Hammonton Man Found Dead In Delaware Park: State Police Missing Hammonton Man Found Dead In Delaware Park: State Police
Missing Hammonton Man Found Dead In Delaware Park: State Police Lizandro Sartiaguin, a 27-year-old Hammonton resident was identified as the man found dead in a Delaware park, authorities announced Friday, May 15. On Friday, April 24 at 6 p.m., troopers responded  to Fox Point State Park in Wilmington after a park visitor found a decomposed, dead body, Delaware State Police said. Sartiaguin had been last seen in February leaving his residence in Hammonton, Hammonton police said in a missing person bulletin last month. He had had no contact with his family since that day, Hammonton police said. His cause of death is unknown and the investigation rem…

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by Sam Barron
Vernon-Rockville, CT
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In Vernon Crash That Shut Down Hartford Turnpike For Hours Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In Vernon Crash That Shut Down Hartford Turnpike For Hours
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In Vernon Crash That Shut Down Hartford Turnpike For Hours A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a crash that forced police to shut down a busy road for hours.  The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, near Hartford Turnpike near Taylor Street in Vernon, authorities said.  Vernon police, firefighters, and ambulance crews responded to the scene after reports of a collision involving a motorcycle and a vehicle. The adult man riding the motorcycle suffered serious injuries. He was taken by ambulance to Hartford Hospital for treatment. The driver of the other vehicle was not hurt and is cooperating with inv…

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by Josh Lanier
Flemington-Raritan, NJ
Police & Fire
Plainfield Man Killed In Crash: Raritan Twp PD Plainfield Man Killed In Crash: Raritan Twp PD
Plainfield Man Killed In Crash: Raritan Twp PD A 79-year-old Plainfield man was killed in a crash in Raritan Township on Tuesday, May 12, authorities said. At 5:33 p.m., officers responded to 108 Sergeantsville Rd. after a Honda Civic abruptly drifted into oncoming traffic and collided head on with a Ford Bronco, Raritan Township police said. The driver of the Civic, a Plainfield man was unconscious and unresponsive, lying across the front seats of the vehicle, police said. He was taken to Hunterdon Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. Police have not identified the victim. The driver of the Bronco was not injured,…

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by Sam Barron
Little Falls-Woodland Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Woodland Park Man Found Shot In Parked Car In Passaic, Prosecutor Says Woodland Park Man Found Shot In Parked Car In Passaic, Prosecutor Says
Woodland Park Man Found Shot In Parked Car In Passaic, Prosecutor Says A Woodland Park man was found suffering from gunshot wounds inside a parked vehicle in Passaic early Sunday morning, May 10, authorities said. Passaic police responded at approximately 3:22 a.m. to the area of Monroe Street and Tulip Street after receiving reports of a shooting victim, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman. Responding officers found a 36-year-old man from Woodland Park suffering from non-fatal gunshot wounds inside a parked vehicle, authorities said. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Cente…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Luxury Bergen County Home Burglar Hunted By Prosecutor: Officials Luxury Bergen County Home Burglar Hunted By Prosecutor: Officials
Luxury Bergen County Home Burglar Hunted By Prosecutor: Officials A fugitive accused of taking part in a series of residential burglaries across Bergen and Morris counties remains on the run, authorities said. Rogelio B. Cerdavera, 41, formerly of Paterson, was charged following a lengthy investigation into break-ins in Saddle River, Towaco, and Cresskill, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Friday, May 8. The investigation began on Sept. 3, 2024, when Saddle River police responded to a burglar alarm at a home on Burning Hollow Road at approximately 9:40 p.m., Musella said. Officers found a rear door smashed in an apparent attempted …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lebanon, PA
News
New Plea Issued In Cold Case Killing Of Lebanon Boy Jason Rivera New Plea Issued In Cold Case Killing Of Lebanon Boy Jason Rivera
New Plea Issued In Cold Case Killing Of Lebanon Boy Jason Rivera More than four years after 13-year-old Jason Rivera was gunned down outside a South Lebanon Township apartment complex, investigators are making another emotional plea for answers in the still-unsolved homicide tied to a deadly trail of violence stretching into Maryland. Jason Rivera’s life was cut short on Feb. 15, 2022, when he was shot 12 times outside his uncle’s apartment in South Lebanon Township. The seventh grader’s murder weapon — a Glock 26 — later became a key piece in a broader investigation connected to multiple violent crimes in Maryland. The same gun was linked to a drive-by …

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by Jillian Pikora
Albany, NY
News
Cornell Prez Accused Of Hitting People With Car After Israel-Palestine Event, School Reviews Cornell Prez Accused Of Hitting People With Car After Israel-Palestine Event, School Reviews
Cornell Prez Accused Of Hitting People With Car After Israel-Palestine Event, School Reviews Cornell’s president has been accused of bumping students with his car following an Israel-Palestine debate, and the university launched an investigation Thursday, May 7. A small group of students surrounded Dr. Michael Kotlikoff’s car on Thursday, April 30, following the event at Goldwin Smith Hall on the school’s Ithaca, NY, campus, according to surveillance video released by the school. Kotlikoff initially described the confrontation as a “harassment and intimidation incident” and claimed the group was “banging on the windows” of his vehicle after he got in. But a video released by the u…

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by Joe Wilkinson
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
Man Slashed In Face During Altercation In New Rochelle: 2 In Custody (DEVELOPING) Man Slashed In Face During Altercation In New Rochelle: 2 In Custody (DEVELOPING)
Man Slashed In Face During Altercation In New Rochelle: 2 In Custody (Developing) Two people are in custody following an altercation in Westchester County that left one person slashed in the face.  The incident happened on Thursday, May 7, when a dispute broke out between a group of men on Main Street in New Rochelle, according to New Rochelle Police.  One person involved was slashed in the face, an injury that police confirmed was non-life-threatening. Another person was also hurt, authorities said.  Two people were taken into custody. The charges are yet to be determined, as the investigation is still ongoing.  Those involved knew each other, and …

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by Ben Crnic
Hagerstown, MD
News
Cellmate Eyed As Suspect After Inmate Found Dead In Cell At Maryland Correctional Facility: MSP Cellmate Eyed As Suspect After Inmate Found Dead In Cell At Maryland Correctional Facility: MSP
Cellmate Eyed As Suspect After Inmate Found Dead In Cell At Maryland Correctional Facility: MSP An inmate was found dead inside his prison cell in Maryland, and now state police believe the man’s cellmate may have been involved. Christopher White, 33, was pronounced dead after he was discovered unresponsive inside a cell at Western Correctional Institution in Allegany County, according to Maryland State Police. Investigators say White’s cellmate was inside the cell at the time of his death and has since been identified as a suspect. For now, though, police are not publicly naming the inmate because charges have not yet been filed. The investigation began shortly before 3 p.m. o…

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by Zak Failla