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Towson, MD
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Baltimore County Officer Shot In Head, Neck On Trail Walks Out Of Rehab After 2-Month Fight
Paul Catalfamo is coming home. The Baltimore County Police officer walked out of a Maryland rehab facility on Wednesday afternoon, more than two months after he was shot in the line of duty and suffered a serious spinal cord injury. At the time of the shooting, his family was warned that he was facing a lengthy recovery. He had plenty of company as he embarks on the next phase of his recovery. Paul Catalfamo Baltimore County Police Catalfamo, 22, emerged from the University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute surrounded by family members, his care team and f…
Chantilly, VA
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Congress Targets ICE Agents After Gun-Drawn Confrontation With Virginia Woman Goes Viral
The viral showdown between ICE agents and a Virginia woman is headed to Capitol Hill. Six House Democrats opened an investigation on Wednesday, Aug. 19, into the encounter involving Northern Virginia counselor Carolina Molina, whose cellphone and dashcam videos show a masked federal agent approaching her vehicle with his gun drawn during an immigration operation in Bailey's Crossroads near Falls Church. And this time, lawmakers want ICE's video. They also want the ICE agents involved pulled from duty and placed on administrative leave while their conduct is investigated. The demands come …
Bensalem, PA
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NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In Bensalem: Prosecutors
A New Jersey man who drove to Pennsylvania dressed as a religious solicitor to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex has been sentenced, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The case began when Oscar Castillo-Peralta, 54, of Pleasantville, NJ, started chatting on a social media app with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl on Jan. 30, 2025, authorities said. Bensalem police previously identified the app as KIK. The pair exchanged phone numbers and continued communicating by text, with the conversations becoming sexual over the following weeks, investigators s…
Windham-Willimantic, CT
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Willimantic Man Charged In 14-Year-Old Cold Case Killing In Chaplin: State
A Connecticut man has been charged in a fatal stabbing that remained unsolved for more than 14 years. Matthew Vining, 43, of Willimantic, was arrested and charged in the death of Michael Mitchell, 42, also of Willimantic, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 19. Mitchell was fatally stabbed inside a Chaplin home on or around Feb. 22, 2012. Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin said investigators used DNA analysis, surveillance video, cell site information, and eyewitness accounts to identify Vining as a suspect. The arrest followed a joint investigation involving state and…
Reston, VA
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Teen Nabbed In Fatal Stabbing Of Reston Woman At Great Falls Park: Police (
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The teenager who is allegedly behind the fatal stabbing at a park in Northern Virginia has been apprehended, authorities announced. Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, has been arrested in connection with the killing of Reston resident Carmen Lizet Puch earlier this week. Fairfax County police were called to Difficult Run Park in Great Falls at 6:43 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, where an unconscious woman had been spotted lying in the parking lot near a 2011 Honda Civic. When officers arrived, they found the 42-year-old Puch suffering from traumatic injuries to her upper body. Investigators la…
Corinth, NY
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Drug Hub Busted In Corinth As Five Suspects Cuffed — Including Familiar Faces: Cops
Five people were arrested in a Capital District drug bust, including at least three with previous drug arrests, according to authorities. The suspects, all charged with third-degree drug possession, were identified by the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office as: Andre L. Ovitt, 57, of Corinth Erica B. Shippee, 39, of Corinth Thomas A. Allen, 37, of Hadley Trevor A. Thompson, 27, of Porter Corners Todd L. Joubert, 63, of Corinth Cops raided a Corinth residence on Wednesday, Aug. 12 after obtaining a search warrant, the sheriff’s office said Sunday, Aug. 16. The raid and subsequent investigat…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Baby Dumped On Sidewalk After Thief Steals Mom's Car In Pennsylvania: Police
A 1-year-old boy was found abandoned on a sidewalk after a thief stole his mother's car with him still inside in Philadelphia's East Falls neighborhood late Monday night, authorities said. The black Honda Accord was stolen from the 3400 block of Henry Avenue at approximately 10:51 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, according to Philadelphia police. The boy's mother had parked outside her family's home and briefly stepped away from the Honda while her son remained inside, police explained. The mother had a tracking device in the vehicle, helping police locate the abandoned Honda in the 4000 block of …
Rye, NY
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: Stolen Car Crashes Into Marsh, 4 Tracked Down After Manhunt In Rye
UPDATE: Three people face charges after a stolen vehicle crashed into a marshy area in Westchester County and the occupants fled, prompting a large multi-agency search involving K-9s, drones, and a police helicopter, authorities said. The incident began around 8:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, when Rye Police were alerted by the Westchester County Real Time Crime Center that a reported stolen vehicle was entering the city from Mamaroneck on Boston Post Road, the City of Rye Police Department said in an update on Tuesday evening. Officers soon found the vehicle, but its driver allege…
Haverstraw, NY
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Officer Injured After Chasing Pedestrian Who Nearly Caused Crash In Haverstraw: Cops
A man caught illegally crossing Route 9W in Rockland County led officers on a chase that escalated into a struggle, leaving an officer injured, police said. The incident began in the Village of Haverstraw at around 11:48 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, when a Haverstraw Police officer saw a man crossing Route 9W against a "NO WALK" pedestrian signal, according to the department. Police said the man nearly caused a collision with a vehicle traveling on Route 9W. When the officer approached the man, he allegedly took off on foot, prompting a pursuit. Officers eventually caught up…
Kingstowne-Franconia, VA
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Back For Another Peek: Maryland Man Caught Peeping At Franconia Woman Twice, Police Say
A Maryland man accused of making a habit of creeping where he shouldn't be has landed himself behind bars. Landon Anthony Taylor, 42, was arrested in Rockville on Friday, Aug. 14, following a pair of alleged late-night peeping incidents outside a woman's home in the Franconia area of Fairfax County, police announced on Saturday. According to investigators, Taylor's alleged window-watching first came to their attention at around 10:25 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, when officers were called to the 5900 block of Coverdale Way, where a woman reported spotting a man peeping through her window. But ap…
Brick, NJ
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Flock Around, Find Out: Brick Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said. Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said. Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…
Arlington, VA
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'Now It's Our Turn': Virginia Sheriff's Sergeant Seriously Injured In Motorcycle Crash
A Virginia lawman who has spent years answering calls for help suddenly needs some of his own. Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Matthew Liebler was hospitalized with major injuries after being hit by another vehicle while riding his motorcycle, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by a coworker. Now his wife, two boys, friends, and fellow law enforcement officers are bracing for what could be a long road back. Liebler remains hospitalized receiving treatment for his injuries and is expected to be out of work for an undetermined amount of time, fundraiser organizer Orie Morgan said. H…
Harrisburg, PA
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Former Police Officer Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Students: PA AG
A former police officer assigned to protect students at a Pennsylvania high school has been convicted of sexually abusing them years ago, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. Stephen J. Carroll, 50, was found guilty of rape and 28 other offenses following a four-day trial in Lackawanna County, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Carroll served as a Scranton police officer and school resource officer at West Scranton High School when the abuse occurred in the late 2000s and early 2010s, as Daily Voice previously reported. Testimony at trial…
Towson, MD
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Man Who Urinated On Family During Morgan Wallen Concert In Baltimore Arrested In NC: Police
A Morgan Waller fan from North Carolina is facing charges for allegedly urinating on concertgoers in Maryland. Jayson Reed, 33, has been arrested following a bizarre incident at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Saturday, July 18, where police say he urinated on people before an altercation broke out during Wallen's show. Now, nearly a month later, Reed is facing charges that include four counts of second-degree assault, public urination, and other related offenses, according to Maryland Transportation Authority Police. MDTA Police officers were helping Baltimore Police at the conc…
Oceanside, NY
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Illegal Massages At Oceanside Spa Lead To 2 Arrests, ICE Custody: Police
An undercover investigation at a Long Island spa led to the arrests of two Queens women, with one later taken into federal immigration custody, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Jieli Tian and Zhiwei Wu, both 55 and of Flushing, were arrested at Angel’s Healing Spa at 220 Merrick Road in Oceanside at 3:09 p.m. on Wednesday, according to Nassau County Police. Narcotics/Vice Squad detectives conducted an undercover investigation at the spa and determined illegal massages were being performed there, police said. Tian and Wu were taken into custody without incident and charged with Unaut…
Ossining, NY
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Green Card Marriage Ring: Ossining Woman Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say
Eleven New Yorkers have been charged in an alleged international immigration fraud scheme that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages and collected tens of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors said. The defendants were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after a two-count federal indictment was unsealed, according to the US Department of Justice. The network operated for more than a decade and arranged sham marriages between foreign nationals, primarily citizens of China, and US citizens to fraudulently obtain immigration status, prosecutors allege. Those indicted inc…
Yorktown, NY
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Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School Employee Shared, Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Files: DA
An employee at a Northern Westchester middle school is facing felony charges after allegedly possessing and sharing child sexual abuse material online, prosecutors said. Shrub Oak resident Francis John Teeling, 69, an employee of Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School in Yorktown Heights, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. Teeling worked as an itinerant substitute Food Service employee, according to the Lakeland Central School District. Teeling was charged via felony complaint with promoting an obscene sexual…
New Haven, CT
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New Haven Inmate Feared Exposure, Paid Alleged Extortion Before Jail Suicide, Report Finds
A Connecticut jail inmate who died by suicide in April was likely being extorted by his cellmate and feared for his safety, according to a new state investigation. The report also found that a correction officer falsified records to conceal his “dereliction of duty.” Segundo Gamboy Guaranda, 33, was arrested Aug. 13, 2025, and charged with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. A 13-year-old girl alleged that she went to Guaranda’s room while looking for her cat and that he sexually assaulted her there. Guaranda initially denied the allegation but later admitted during a…
Somerville, NJ
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Somerville Couple Shared Year Of Marriage Before He Was Charged With Her Murder
For their first year of marriage, Alyne and Ignacio Espinal appeared to be a happy couple, sharing photos of beach trips, restaurant outings and celebrations on Facebook. Then, just after their first anniversary, Ignacio Espinal, 55, was charged with murdering his 46-year-old wife inside their Somerville home, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 12. On Thursday, Aug. 6, at 7:26 p.m., Somerville police responded to a 911 call on Brookside Avenue and found Alyne with multiple lacerations to her chest, neck and thigh, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Chief of County Detectives Mered…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Arrest Made In Fair Lawn Hit-Run That Injured Mother, 5-Year-Old
A 67-year-old Fair Lawn woman was arrested hours after authorities say she struck a mother and her 5-year-old son in a marked crosswalk, seriously injuring the boy, then drove away. Maritza Salazar-Perez was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 11, at approximately 3:45 p.m., nearly nine hours after the crash at Broadway and Fair Lawn Parkway at 32nd Street, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Salazar-Perez was driving a 2011 Honda Pilot and making a left turn from 32nd Street onto Broadway when she struck the 47-year-old woman and her son as they crossed Broadway in a marked crosswalk, Musella s…
Towson, MD
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Smoothie Run Busts Baltimore Cop's Alleged Scheme To Fake Traffic Stops: Prosecutors
A Baltimore Police officer accused of logging fake traffic stops to dodge service calls was secretly followed by investigators who say they caught him sitting idle and handling personal business while his records told a very different story. On Monday, Aug. 10, Maryland prosecutors announced that Officer Dequwan Houchins had been indicted on four counts of false entry in a public record and five counts of misconduct in office following an undercover investigation into his traffic enforcement. And investigators weren't just checking paperwork. They were following him. The investigation beg…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Son Who Worked To Save Dad's Fort Lee Mexican Restaurant Arrested In Taxi Driver Assault: Cops
A man who made headlines for carrying on the legacy of his late father's longtime Fort Lee Mexican restaurant has been arrested for assaulting a taxi driver before threatening police officers and spitting at them during his arrest, authorities said. Fort Lee police responded to McLoud Drive just before 11:35 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, on a report of a fight between a taxi driver and customer, Fort Lee Deputy Police Chief Edward Young said. Officers found the taxi driver with injuries to his face, police said. The Fort Lee Volunteer Ambulance Corps evaluated and treated him at the scene…
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Neighbor Fired Shot Into Occupied USR Home; Firearms, Ammo Seized: Prosecutor
The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office has announced charges against a 60-year-old man accused of firing shots into a neighbor's home. Michael L. Norcia, 60, was arrested following the shooting around noon Friday, Aug. 7, on Hidden Glen Road, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Monday, Aug. 10. Norcia lives on Mill Glen Court, an adjacent street that backs up to Hidden Glen Road, according to Musella. Upper Saddle River police responded to a report of possible shots fired and determined gunfire had struck an occupied home, authorities said. No one was struck, and no injur…
Aberdeen, MD
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Aberdeen Man Walks Into Sting After Arranging Meetup With '14-Year-Old Girl': Sheriff
He thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl in Maryland. Instead, deputies were waiting. Laurence B. Purser, 31, of Aberdeen, was arrested after investigators say he engaged in explicit communications with an undercover detective posing as a teenage girl, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler announced on Monday, Aug. 10. And investigators say Purser knew exactly how young the girl was supposed to be. Throughout the investigation, Purser was repeatedly told that the person he was communicating with was 14 years old, according to the sheriff. That allegedly didn't stop him. Purser ultim…
New Rochelle, NY
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'License Plate Flipper' With Bogus Out-Of-State Plate Found At New Rochelle Park
A trip to a popular Westchester County park ended with a Bronx woman losing her car after an officer found a device capable of switching between a legitimate New York license plate and a fraudulent out-of-state plate, police said. The vehicle was found at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle by a Westchester County Police officer assigned to a detail there, the department said on Sunday, Aug. 9. The officer noticed the vehicle was equipped with a "license plate flipper," which allowed it to display two different plates, according to police. One side held a legitimate Ne…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Elmwood Park Woman Used Wheelchair Part To Beat Relative, Then Attacked Cop: Police
A Bergen County woman with a history of assault is accused of attacking a relative with a wheelchair part and later attacking an officer while trying to escape custody, according to police and court records. Elmwood Park police responded to a home on Donor Avenue on Friday, Aug. 7, for what was initially reported as a medical incident, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Officers arrived to find a man sitting on the front steps with blood coming from his face An investigation found that the man had been assaulted by a family member, identified by police as Tiffany Mendez, 36, of Elmwood…
Westbury, NY
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Fentanyl, Explosives, And ‘Tranq’ In Westbury Home Get Drug Dealer Prison Time, DA Says
A Long Island man found with fentanyl, xylazine, and explosives in his home is headed to prison. Anthony Gianatiempo, 35, of Westbury, was sentenced Friday, Aug. 7 to six years behind bars after pleading guilty to selling drugs and attempted weapons possession, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Gianatiempo sold $820 worth of cocaine, fentanyl, ketamine, heroin, and alprazolam (Xanax) to a person in Cantiague Park on June 18, 2025, according to the district attorney’s office. That sale led to a raid on Gianatiempo’s apartment on Aug. 5, 2025, in which investigators recovere…
Paramus, NJ
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Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Garden State Plaza, Paramus Police Say
A 42-year-old man was arrested after police say he exposed himself to women in the parking lot of Westfield's Garden State Plaza in Paramus. Jordan Williams, of Hackensack, was charged with lewdness following the incident in Paramus on Thursday, Aug. 6, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Frank Scott said. Officer Vincent LaBarbiera, who was working with the department’s Crime Suppression Unit, spotted a gray 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLS450 driving through multiple parking aisles and stopping near women walking through the lot, Scott said. Officers began watching the Mercedes, which Williams was dri…
Upper Marlboro, MD
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Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In PG County: Feds
A suspected Tren de Aragua gang member walked out of a Prince George's County jail despite an ICE detainer. Federal agents say they had to hunt him down weeks later. Maryland neighbors learned Wednesday, Aug. 6, that ICE officers arrested two criminal illegal immigrants during targeted enforcement operations in Upper Marlboro after Prince George's County Detention Center declined to honor immigration detainers and released both men back into the community. According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the arrests happened July 9 following lawful traffic stops. One of the men, 28-yea…
Paterson, NJ
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Arrest Made In New Year's Day Murder In Paterson: Prosecutor
A Paterson man has been charged in connection with a New Year's Day homicide that left one man dead and another wounded near Market Street, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 6. David Lawrence, 41, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree attempted murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray. The charges stem from a shooting reported at approximately 7:0…
Rutherford, NJ
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World Cup Sex Sting: Bergen Crackdown Nets Six Arrests, Prosecutor Says
An undercover operation at Bergen County hotels and motels tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup led to the arrests of six people as investigators sought to identify potential human trafficking victims, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 5. The arrests were part of a statewide anti-human trafficking effort that led to the recovery of 97 suspected victims and 71 arrests before and during the tournament, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport's Office announced last month. In Bergen County, the operation was coordinated during June and July by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Human …
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