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NJ Fugitive From Justice Arrested After PA Domestic Spat: Police NJ Fugitive From Justice Arrested After PA Domestic Spat: Police
NJ Fugitive From Justice Arrested After PA Domestic Spat: Police A lovers' spat led police in Pennsylvania to a Delaware mom wanted as a fugitive from justice in New Jersey, authorities said Nov. 7. Officers took Tiffany Casapulla, 31, of New Castle, DE, into custody after responding to a domestic incident on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at approximately 5:18 p.m. on the 1100 block of Sterling Avenue in Linwood, PA, Lower Chichester police said. During their response, officers discovered Casapulla had outstanding arrest warrants from New Jersey. Once the domestic situation was secured, Casapulla was charged as a fugitive from justice under Title 42 Section 91…
DUI Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Double Organ Transplant Survivor In NJ DUI Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Double Organ Transplant Survivor In NJ
DUI Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Double Organ Transplant Survivor In NJ A Delaware man was accused of driving drunk, speeding, and ignoring a red light in a crash that killed a woman in Atlantic County, authorities said. Kevin Wilson, 63, of New Castle, was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday, Mar. 19 for first-degree aggravated manslaughter, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. The indictment came after a deadly crash in Buena Vista Township on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Ada Roman, 36, of Vineland, died after she was a passenger in a Honda Civic that was struck by a Lexus L46. The crash happened at the intersection of ro…
Salem County Man Indicted For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl Is Still At Large Salem County Man Indicted For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl Is Still At Large
Salem County Man Indicted For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl Is Still At Large A Salem County grand jury has indicted a Pittsgrove man for allegedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, authorities said. Emeterio Alavez-Cruz, 33, is accused of attacking the girl in June 2021, according to prior news accounts. New Jersey State Police issued a call for public assistance in locating Alavez-Cruz, who was known to have connections to Rio Grande, Wildwood, Bridgeton, Penns Grove and New Castle, Delaware. Alavez-Cruz is described as a Hispanic, about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the Stat…
Roads Close Ahead Of Presidential Visit In Philly Suburbs Roads Close Ahead Of Presidential Visit In Philly Suburbs
Roads Close Ahead Of Presidential Visit In Philly Suburbs With President Joe Biden set to make his first campaign appearance of 2024 in Montgomery County this weekend, police are warning of detours.  Biden is slated to speak at Montgomery County Community College, 340 Dekalb Pike in Blue Bell, at 3:15 p.m., according to authorities.  The speech will take place near Valley Forge National Park, where George Washington's Continental Army spent a bitter winter encamped from 1777 to 1778.  In Upper Merion, Route 23 (Valley Forge Park Road) is closed between North Gulph Road and Route 252 through 3 p.m., said Upper Merion …
Man Shoots Sleeping Victim In Back Of Head In Yonkers, Gets Decades In Prison Man Shoots Sleeping Victim In Back Of Head In Yonkers, Gets Decades In Prison
Man Shoots Sleeping Victim In Back Of Head In Yonkers, Gets Decades In Prison A 24-year-old man will spend more than two decades in prison for his execution-style killing of a sleeping victim in Westchester.  New Castle, Delaware resident Eric Williams, age 24, was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison for the 2021 fatal shooting of 22-year-old Wilmington, Delaware resident Jabree West in Yonkers, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Aug. 11.  According to DA officials, on the day of the murder, June 20, 2021, around 4:30 a.m., Williams used a 9mm semi-automatic pistol to shoot West once in the b…
Beloved Central Jersey Dad Adrian Burke Dies During Family Vacation, Prompting Wave Of Support Beloved Central Jersey Dad Adrian Burke Dies During Family Vacation, Prompting Wave Of Support
Beloved Central Jersey Dad Adrian Burke Dies During Family Vacation, Prompting Wave Of Support Support is pouring for the family of beloved South Jersey dad Adrian Richard Burke, who died of congestive heart failure while vacationing with his wife. Adrian was cleared by his doctor to take a trip to Turks and Caicos in April with his wife, Malvina, following a 30-year history of congestive heart failure, according to a GoFundMe launched by loved ones who’d been hoping, at the time, to help him return home and in good health. About two days into the trip, Adrian “became very short of breath and was admitted to the local hospital in Turks and Caicos with an acute flare up of his heart f…
Top Ten Most Wanted List Updated By PA State Police Top Ten Most Wanted List Updated By PA State Police
Top Ten Most Wanted List Updated By PA State Police Three new criminals have been added to the Pennsylvania State Police's "Ten Most Wanted" list. The three newest fugitives replace three who have been captured. Those men are: Jordan Alexander Allen, Wilkes-Barre: Aggravated assault with a firearm. Samuel Irizarry, Philadelphia: Attempted homicide Rakeem Markell Jones, Erie: Attempted homicide. The other men on the list, which still includes one individual who has been captured, includes: Michael Edward Akerly, Erie: Wanted for a 1998 rape and aggravated indecent assault in Erie, PA. Seen in Wattsburg, Erie County; Chauauq…
FBI Offers $25K Reward For Pregnant Delco Woman's Accused Killer FBI Offers $25K Reward For Pregnant Delco Woman's Accused Killer
FBI Offers $25K Reward For Pregnant Delco Woman's Accused Killer Nearly two years after her killing, federal authorities are offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads them to Dianna Brice's accused killer.  The Upper Darby resident was 21 years old and four months along in her pregnancy when her mother reported her missing on March 30, 2021. Her body was discovered on April 5.  Justin Smith, who was dating Brice at the time, has been charged with her murder and that of her unborn child, but he's managed to evade police in the years since, authorities say.  The FBI is now offering a reward for tips that lead to Smith's capture.  The FBI i…
Fugitive Sought In $14K Target Thefts In South Jersey Fugitive Sought In $14K Target Thefts In South Jersey
Fugitive Sought In $14K Target Thefts In South Jersey A 31-year-old man from Delaware is sought in the theft of $14,000 worth of electronics from a South Jersey Target store, authorities said. Quentin A. Murphy,of New Castle, DE, is wanted in the burglary, Evesham police said. On July 25, 2019, the Evesham Police Department responded to 751 South Route 73, Target, for a report of a burglary during the overnight hours while the business was closed.  The investigation revealed that at approximately 2:30 a.m., three suspects entered the store by smashing the glass of the front entrance doors. Once inside, the suspects st…
Delaware Fugitive Who Stabbed Woman In Chest Captured In Lakewood Bus Terminal, Feds Say Delaware Fugitive Who Stabbed Woman In Chest Captured In Lakewood Bus Terminal, Feds Say
Delaware Fugitive Who Stabbed Woman In Chest Captured In Lakewood Bus Terminal, Feds Say U.S. Marshals and New Jersey State Police captured a fugitive wanted in Delaware in connection with a violent home invasion. Douglas Matthews was arrested after he was observed sitting in the Lakewood Bus Terminal on First Avenue in Lakewood at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The arrest was made by investigators from the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NYNJ-RFTF), working with embedded personnel from the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit. Matthews, 49, was wanted by authorities in New Castle, DE, since July for a home invasion in which a woman…
US Marshals Nab Gunman Wanted In Deadly Shooting Near Widener University US Marshals Nab Gunman Wanted In Deadly Shooting Near Widener University
US Marshals Nab Gunman Wanted In Deadly Shooting Near Widener University Members of the US Marshals Service and local authorities arrested a gunman wanted in connection with a deadly shooting near Widener University, authorities said. Jihad Perry, 43, of Chester, was arrested in New Castle, Delaware around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 16, Chester City police said. He was wanted on murder and gun charges, as well as state parole violations. Police have yet to identify the victim shot and killed on the 1100 block of Hyatt Street and found at 14th and Potter Streets around 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, May 5. The victim was not a student at the university, police …
NJ Woman Charged With Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Child: Report NJ Woman Charged With Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Child: Report
NJ Woman Charged With Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Child: Report A 25-year-old woman from South Jersey has been charged with kidnapping following the abduction of a 4-year-old child Monday, May 9, NJ Advance Media reports. Daishaliz Velez Fernandez, who has no known connection to the child, was being held in a Delaware jail after allegedly taking the child from Harvest Point Apartments in Salem, the outlet says citing authorities. Police found Velez Fernandez in New Castle, Delaware, with the child unharmed around 4:30 p.m. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media. 
Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania
Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania A Delaware fugitive— was found with a 15-year-old girl and drugs in his car— before leading police on a pursuit in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, according to a release by the police. William Edward Sawyer, 35, of Wilmington, was spotted by East Lampeter Township police in a silver 2018 Honda Accord in the parking lot of the American Music Theater 2425 Lincoln Highway East on Mar. 16 at approximately 3:48 a.m., the department stated in the release on Thursday. Police observed suspected marijuana and other drug paraphernalia in plain view, but when they asked Sawyer to exit his vehicle he “pla…
Former Teacher Sexually Assaulted Girl Under 16 In Atlantic City: Prosecutor Former Teacher Sexually Assaulted Girl Under 16 In Atlantic City: Prosecutor
Former Teacher Sexually Assaulted Girl Under 16 In Atlantic City: Prosecutor A Delaware man who was formerly a teacher has been sentenced to New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a student under 16 years old, authorities said. Thomas Herlihy, 37, of New Castle, Delaware, was sentenced Friday to seven years in a treatment facility for sex offenders, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. Herlihy’s sentence is to be served at the Avenel facility because he was found to be a repetitive and compulsive sex offender, Shill said. Herlihy will be subject to Megan’s Law registration and Parole Supervision for Life, as well as being prohibit…
FBI Offers $25K Reward For Capture Of Philly Man Wanted For Murder Of Pregnant DelCo GF FBI Offers $25K Reward For Capture Of Philly Man Wanted For Murder Of Pregnant DelCo GF
FBI Offers $25K Reward For Capture Of Philly Man Wanted For Murder Of Pregnant DelCo GF The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of a Philadelphia man wanted in the murder of his 21-year-old pregnant girlfriend from Delaware County. Investigators have been looking for Justin Smith, 23, since an arrest warrant was issued in April following the death of Dianna Brice, 21, and her unborn child, according to the FBI. Brice, of Upper Darby, went missing on March 30 and was discovered dead on April 5 in a wooded area near 58th Street and Eastwick Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia, authorities said. Authorities believe Smith shot Brice in the…
Out-Of-State Man Admits To Straw Purchasing 6 Guns For Chester City Residents, DA Says Out-Of-State Man Admits To Straw Purchasing 6 Guns For Chester City Residents, DA Says
Out-Of-State Man Admits To Straw Purchasing 6 Guns For Chester City Residents, DA Says A 22-year-old man from out-of-state was charged after admitting to straw purchasing six guns for Chester residents, authorities in Delaware County said. Nasir Garland, of New Castle, DE was charged with the illegal transfer of firearms, providing false information, and related offenses, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. A straw purchase is an illegal gun purchase in which the actual buyer of the gun uses another person to purchase a firearm. Garland was interviewed by New Castle police on Oct. 20 after an investigation revealed that he bought five guns …
4 Missing Kids In Marcus Hook Warehouse Fire Found Safe, Report Says 4 Missing Kids In Marcus Hook Warehouse Fire Found Safe, Report Says
4 Missing Kids In Marcus Hook Warehouse Fire Found Safe, Report Says Four children who were reported missing in a warehouse fire were found safe in Marcus Hook on Monday night, 6abc reports. Chief Ken Smith, Jr. of the Marcus Hook-Trainer Fire Department told the news outlet that he has no idea why the children were in the  building. Crews were called to the 200 block of East 10th Street just before 6 p.m., area fire companies said. Firefighters from Delaware and Chester counties and New Castle, Delaware were called to battle the blaze, which quickly escalated to a 4-alarm fire, according to Delaware County Emergency Services. The equivalent of a 4th …
Manhunt Launched For NJ Suspect Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl Manhunt Launched For NJ Suspect Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl
Manhunt Launched For NJ Suspect Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl A man wanted for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl is being sought by New Jersey State Police. Police are seeking the public's help in locating Emeterio Alavez-Cruz, 30, of Pilesgrove Township, they said. Emeterio is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5’6” tall and 150 pounds.  He has connections to the Rio Grande, Wildwood, Bridgeton City, Penns Grove and New Castle, Delaware areas. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Emeterio Alavez-Cruz is asked to contacted the State Police Fugitive Unit Tipline at 800-437-7839 or Woodstown Station at 856-769-0775. …
SEEN HIM? Police Seek South Jersey Man Wanted For Alleged Sexual Assault Of Minor SEEN HIM? Police Seek South Jersey Man Wanted For Alleged Sexual Assault Of Minor
Seen HIM? Police Seek South Jersey Man Wanted For Alleged Sexual Assault Of Minor New Jersey State Police seek the public’s help  locating a 30-year-old man from South Jersey who allegedly sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl, authorities said. Emeterio Alavez-Cruz is described as a Hispanic, about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds. The wanted fugitive, of Pilesgrove Township in Salem County, also has connections to the Rio Grande, Wildwood, Bridgeton City, Penns Grove and New Castle, Delaware areas, according to State Police. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to call the State Police Fugitive Unit Tipline at 800-437-7839 or W…
FBI Joins Search For Justin Smith; Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Pregnant Dianna Brice FBI Joins Search For Justin Smith; Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Pregnant Dianna Brice
FBI Joins Search For Justin Smith; Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Pregnant Dianna Brice The FBI has joined the search for a 23-year-old man wanted in the murder of his 21-year-old pregnant girlfriend, Dianna Brice, authorities announced. The FBI's Philadelphia field office is offering a monetary reward for information leading directly to the arrest of Justin Smith, according to a wanted poster released this week. Smith is known to have connections to Greensboro, North Carolina, and New Castle, Delaware. He has also been seen in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida, and in Atlanta, Georgia, federal investigators said. FBI Wanted posterFBI Brice -- who was four-a…
2nd Man Sentenced For South Jersey Murder Of Sleeping Woman On Blueberry Farm 2nd Man Sentenced For South Jersey Murder Of Sleeping Woman On Blueberry Farm
2nd Man Sentenced For South Jersey Murder Of Sleeping Woman On Blueberry Farm A second man convicted of killing a sleeping woman during a home invasion at a South Jersey blueberry farm has been sentenced to prison, authorities announced. Tyler Dralle, 23, of Vineland, was given an aggregate sentence of 40 years in prison subject to the No Early Release Act on Dec. 18, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Winslow Township Police Chief George Smith.  Kwamere Benjamin, 20, of New Castle, Delaware, was sentenced to 38 years in prison two weeks ago. Dralle and Benjamin entered a home on the 700 block of Bairdmore Avenue in Winslow Township around 3…
Wyckoff Native Stacey Sweetman Sulpizi Dies, 35 Wyckoff Native Stacey Sweetman Sulpizi Dies, 35
Wyckoff Native Stacey Sweetman Sulpizi Dies, 35 Former Wyckoff resident Stacey Lynn Sweetman Sulpizi died April 4. She was 35. Born in Ridgewood, Stacey lived in Hawthorne and Wyckoff before moving to New Castle, Delaware a year ago, her obituary says. Stacey graduated from Ramapo High School in 2002 and had worked at Aqua Plast of Wyckoff for nine years, according to her obituary. Stacey is survived by her husband, Nicholas Sulpizi; her daughter, Grace; her mother, Debra Hooyman; her father, Nelson Sweetman and his wife, Heather; her brother, Randy Sweetman and his wife, Jackie; as well as grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews a…
Man Accused Of Bringing Gun To Westfield School Meant No Harm: Brother Man Accused Of Bringing Gun To Westfield School Meant No Harm: Brother
Man Accused Of Bringing Gun To Westfield School Meant No Harm: Brother The Delaware man who police said was armed with a loaded gun and who had several more rounds of ammo in the trunk of his vehicle when he was arrested at a grade school in Westfield last week made his first court appearance Thursday. Thomas Wilkie, 46, was arrested after police in Westfield received a call from law enforcement in New Castle, Del., notifying them that Wilkie was armed and headed to Tamaques Elementary, police said.  School was out of session but a number of students were in the building for an after-school program when Wilkie was taken into custody without incident aroun…
Prosecutor: Delaware Man, 23, Had Sex Chats, Planned Meeting With 12-Year-Old New Milford Girl Prosecutor: Delaware Man, 23, Had Sex Chats, Planned Meeting With 12-Year-Old New Milford Girl
Prosecutor: Delaware Man, 23, Had Sex Chats, Planned Meeting With 12-Year-Old New Milford Girl A Delaware man who’d been having sexually explicit online chats with a 12-year-old New Milford girl arranged a meeting with her, said authorities who arrested him before that could happen. A family member interrupted the planned liaison and alerted authorities who arrested Nicholas G. Clark, a 23-year-old package handler from Newark, DE, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Tuesday. The chats had gone on for nearly two months before Clark planned what was to be an April 5 meeting, Calo said. Thanks to the relative, a detective from the prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit took contro…