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$50K Fraud: Ex-Employee In Troy Used Company Credit Card For Over Year, Police Say $50K Fraud: Ex-Employee In Troy Used Company Credit Card For Over Year, Police Say
$50K Fraud: Ex-Employee In Troy Used Company Credit Card For Over Year, Police Say A Capital Region woman has been charged with alleged grand larceny for using a company credit for personal items. Rensselaer County resident Kimberly A. Neumann, age 53, of Troy, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 23. According to New York State Trooper Stephanie O'Neil, an investigation determined that Neumann worked for the company and allegedly used the company's corporate credit card to make purchases unrelated to the business's needs from the summer of 2023 until the summer of 2024 without permission or authorization.  O'Neil said these purchases were reportedly for Neumann's g…
Glen Burnie Man Who Killed Dad Defending Son During Dispute Learns Fate In Maryland Glen Burnie Man Who Killed Dad Defending Son During Dispute Learns Fate In Maryland
Glen Burnie Man Who Killed Dad Defending Son During Dispute Learns Fate In Maryland A 27-year-old man will spend years in jail for his role in an altercation that resulted in the death of an Anne Arundel County father who was defending his son last year. Glen Burnie resident Trevor Garrett Taylor was sentenced on Friday to three years in jail for manslaughter following the grisly attack of Christopher Wright outside his Brooklyn Park home that resulted in his death. According to the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office, in May 2023, police were called to the 300 block of West Arundel Road in Brooklyn Park, where they found Wright suffering from a head injury.…
Dulles Man Who Killed Wife With Hammer After Harrowing Assaults Learns Fate In Virginia Court Dulles Man Who Killed Wife With Hammer After Harrowing Assaults Learns Fate In Virginia Court
Dulles Man Who Killed Wife With Hammer After Harrowing Assaults Learns Fate In Virginia Court Regina Redman was remembered as a "very strong woman who wanted the world to be a better place" before she was killed by her abusive husband, who beat her with a hammer, according to the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. Peter James Lollobrigido, 52, has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 42 years suspended in connection to the repeated brutal assaults of his wife that resulted in her death after she was attacked with the hammer. Prosecutors say that on July 21, 2021, Lollobrigido and Redman got into an argument on the balcony of their Dulles apartment during …
Glen Burnie Man Sentenced For Exposing Himself To Maryland HS Track Team: State's Attorney Glen Burnie Man Sentenced For Exposing Himself To Maryland HS Track Team: State's Attorney
Glen Burnie Man Sentenced For Exposing Himself To Maryland HS Track Team: State's Attorney The 43-year-old Maryland man with a history of indecent exposure incidents will spend time in prison after giving an eyeful to a high school track team in Anne Arundel last spring, the state's attorney's office announced. Glen Burnie resident Adam Sandow has been sentenced to four years in prison after he exposed himself to members of the Severna Park High School girl's track team at an intersection in May.  On May 3, prosecutors say that eight members of the track team were on a practice run when they stopped at the intersection of Jumpers Hole Road and Benfield Boulevard to wait…
Lambertville Campaign Manager Gets Probation For Filing Phony Petitions In Gov Primary: AG Lambertville Campaign Manager Gets Probation For Filing Phony Petitions In Gov Primary: AG
Lambertville Campaign Manager Gets Probation For Filing Phony Petitions In Gov Primary: AG A 62-year-old Hunterdon County campaign manager was sentenced to two years of probation on Friday, Oct. 18 after pleading guilty to attempting to fraudulently place a candidate on the Democratic primary ballot in the New Jersey governor’s race in 2021, authorities said. James Devine, a Lambertville resident, submitted 1,948 fraudulent nominating petitions to the New Jersey Department of State’s Division of Elections, in an attempt to enable his candidate, Lisa McCormick, to compete in the primary, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Devine pleaded guilty in August. “Rather than…
Newburgh Woman Gets 6 Months In Jail for Double-Fatal, Hit-Run Crash In Hudson Valley Newburgh Woman Gets 6 Months In Jail for Double-Fatal, Hit-Run Crash In Hudson Valley
Newburgh Woman Gets 6 Months In Jail for Double-Fatal, Hit-Run Crash In Hudson Valley A woman has been sentenced to six months in jail for the double-fatal, hit-and-run crash in the region.  Orange County resident Angela Fischl, age 25, of Newburgh, pleaded guilty to two counts of leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death on Tuesday, Oct. 15, Following her plea, she was sentenced to five years probation and six months in the Ulster County Jail. Her driver’s license was also revoked, said Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel Nneji. The plea and sentence are in connection to the Friday, March 1, hit-and-run resulting in the deaths of Ulster County residents…
Driver On Probation Sentenced For Fifth DUI After Fatal Crash In Frederick Driver On Probation Sentenced For Fifth DUI After Fatal Crash In Frederick
Driver On Probation Sentenced For Fifth DUI After Fatal Crash In Frederick A 43-year-old man on probation for a 2020 assault and ordered by a judge to abstain from alcohol is heading to prison after getting his fifth DUI in Frederick County, authorities announced.  John Michael Hartman, Jr. has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of 10 DUI-related offenses last month in connection to a fatal crash that claimed the life of 89-year-old Donald Reineke. In October 2022, police said that Reineke was struck by a Chevrolet S10 pick-up truck being driven by Hartman, who was heading east on Route 40 through the intersection at Harmony Road when …
Dealer On Probation Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix In Lexington Park, Sheriff Says Dealer On Probation Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix In Lexington Park, Sheriff Says
Dealer On Probation Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix In Lexington Park, Sheriff Says A drug dealer on probation is facing fresh charges after being busted with a combination of Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) in St. Mary's County. Daisaun Altay Eric Culpeepper, 31, is back behind bars following a search of a Lexington Park home on Wednesday that led to the recovery of approximately 685 grams of a CDS suspected to be a mixture of fentanyl and heroin, according to the sheriff's office.  Following an investigation, deputies executed a warrant at a home in the 22000 block of Rue Woods Drive, where they seized tied-off bags containing the suspected fentanyl-heroi…
He Molested His Bridgeport Cousins For Years, Now He's Going To Prison For Decades: DA He Molested His Bridgeport Cousins For Years, Now He's Going To Prison For Decades: DA
He Molested His Bridgeport Cousins For Years, Now He's Going To Prison For Decades: DA A 58-year-old Connecticut man who admitted to molesting his young cousins was sentenced to 50 years in prison, authorities said. Luis Rivera, of Bridgeport, who pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault in the first degree in July, was sentenced to decades behind bars last week, the State's Attorney said. As part of his plea deal, Rivera's sentence will be suspended after 25 years.  However, he must serve 35 years on probation following his release, the prosecutor said.  Rivera was arrested in 2022 after three people came forward to say he had molested them from 1994 throu…
Former Juvenile Center Employee Had Sex With Teen At Dobbs Ferry Campus: Here's Her Sentence Former Juvenile Center Employee Had Sex With Teen At Dobbs Ferry Campus: Here's Her Sentence
Former Juvenile Center Employee Had Sex With Teen At Dobbs Ferry Campus: Here's Her Sentence A 28-year-old woman has received her sentence for having sex with a 16-year-old at the Westchester County juvenile center she once worked at, officials announced.  Yonkers resident Rebecca Jean-Baptiste was sentenced to a 10-year mandatory probation period with sex offender conditions for third-degree rape in connection with an incident that happened at the Dobbs Ferry Children's Village campus, the Westchester County DA's Office said on Tuesday, Oct. 15.  According to the DA's Office, in late 2021, Jean-Baptiste had sex with a 16-year-old resident of the New York C…
Lititz Man Sentenced For Millersville University Frat House Shooting: DA Lititz Man Sentenced For Millersville University Frat House Shooting: DA
Lititz Man Sentenced For Millersville University Frat House Shooting: DA A 20-year-old Lititz man will be spending at least 18 months behind bars for shooting a fake gun during a frat party for Millersville University students, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 15.  Donovan Leigh Cruz, of the 200 block of South Spruce Street, was sentenced by Judge Margaret Miller to serve 18 to 36 months in state prison and two years on probation after pleading guilty to breaking into a Millersville University fraternity home and firing a replica handgun in February, the DA detailed. This was part of a negotiated guilty plea sub…
Abbottstown Sex Offender Missing, Wanted For Assaulting Child: Sheriff Abbottstown Sex Offender Missing, Wanted For Assaulting Child: Sheriff
Abbottstown Sex Offender Missing, Wanted For Assaulting Child: Sheriff A convicted sex offender is wanted for yet another sexual assault, the Adams County Sheriff's office announced on Friday, Oct. 11.  Thomas Michael Poe, 46, of Abbottstown, is wanted for Aggravated Indecent Assault of a Child in York County, the Sheriff wrote in the release.  Thomas has a record of corruption of minors for an incident on New Year's Eve in 2016 Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry shows. He was on probation for that offense at the time of this most recent assault, according to court documents. Details about this latest incident were unavailab…
Former Roxbury Clothing Store Owner Sentenced For Recording Juveniles In Bathroom: Prosecutor Former Roxbury Clothing Store Owner Sentenced For Recording Juveniles In Bathroom: Prosecutor
Former Roxbury Clothing Store Owner Sentenced For Recording Juveniles In Bathroom: Prosecutor Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Nicholas Zirpoli is no longer the owner of Plato's Closet. The former owner of Plato's Closet, a clothing retail store in Roxbury Township, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 4, after pleading guilty to filming his employees, including juveniles, using the bathroom, when he ran the store. Nicholas Zirpoli, a 36-year-old Lincoln Park resident faces 364 days in the Morris County Correctional Facility and three years probation after pleading guilty to 10 counts of invasion of privacy and one count of child pornography, Morris County …
Fatal Overdose Lands PA State Prison Drug Dealer More Jail Time: DA Fatal Overdose Lands PA State Prison Drug Dealer More Jail Time: DA
Fatal Overdose Lands PA State Prison Drug Dealer More Jail Time: DA An already incarcerated 31-year-old man was sentenced to more prison time after pleading guilty to the overdose-related death of another inmate, the Buck County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Allen Rhoades, 31, of Doylestown, was sentenced to seven to 20 years in prison for providing the drugs that led to the death of Joshua Patterson, 22, of Philadelphia, while both men were serving time on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, the DA's Office detailed in a release. Patterson was pronounced dead days after he was found unresponsive and not breathing in his cell on Monday, Aug. …
ARSON: Warrant Issued For South Central PA Man, Police Say ARSON: Warrant Issued For South Central PA Man, Police Say
Arson: Warrant Issued For South Central PA Man, Police Say A warrant has been issued for a suspected arsonist, Waynesboro police announced on Thursday, Sept. 26.  Maxwell D. Alexander, 22, of Greencastle, has been charged with five counts of arson and related offenses and three counts of criminal mischief after an incident on Old Mill Road at 2:15 a.m. on Monday, June 12, 2023, police detailed in the release. He is currently serving 24 months of probation for a criminal mischief charge for an incident in Waynesboro that same day, according to a previous court docket. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Anyone with …
Man Who Shot Victim In Head After Argument During Frederick Event Admits To Murder: Police Man Who Shot Victim In Head After Argument During Frederick Event Admits To Murder: Police
Man Who Shot Victim In Head After Argument During Frederick Event Admits To Murder: Police A man who admitted to the fatal shooting of a father of three last summer in Frederick will spend decades in prison after pleading guilty to murder, authorities announced on Tuesday afternoon. Jeffrey Whitney Bryan, Jr., 31, was arrested in February by members of the Frederick Police Department following a lengthy investigation into the fatal shooting of Governor Thomas Johnson High School grad Tayquan Palmer in July 2023. On Thursday, July 11, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office announced that Bryan pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, which was accepted by a judge, officials …
13-Year-Old Accused Of Making 'Terroristic Threat' To School In Patterson 13-Year-Old Accused Of Making 'Terroristic Threat' To School In Patterson
13-Year-Old Accused Of Making 'Terroristic Threat' To School In Patterson A teenager faces a felony charge after sending threatening emails to a school in the Hudson Valley, police said.  The arrest resulted from an incident on Friday, Sept. 6, when a school in Putnam County's Green Chimneys School District within the town of Patterson alerted the Putnam County Sheriff's Office of concerning emails it had received, the Sheriff's Office said on Friday, Sept. 13.  Investigators then used forensic computer analysis to identify the suspect, a 13-year-old student of the school who was interviewed in front of their parents.  On Wednesday,…
Ex-Leader Admits To Stealing $76K From Dix Hills Children's Soccer Club Ex-Leader Admits To Stealing $76K From Dix Hills Children's Soccer Club
Ex-Leader Admits To Stealing $76K From Dix Hills Children's Soccer Club A man who helped run a Long Island soccer club for children admitted in court that he embezzled more than $76,000 from the group to use on personal expenses, the authorities said.  Matthew Dickson, age 44, of Dix Hills, pleaded guilty on Friday, Sept. 6, to a single count of petit larceny, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  As part of his plea deal, Dickson must repay $76,237 to the soccer club, write a letter of apology to the board of directors, serve three years probation, and complete 400 hours of community service, the prosecutor said.  Dickson served …
Rockville Driver Who Provided Gun To Shooter Caught On School Bus Camera In Maryland Sentenced Rockville Driver Who Provided Gun To Shooter Caught On School Bus Camera In Maryland Sentenced
Rockville Driver Who Provided Gun To Shooter Caught On School Bus Camera In Maryland Sentenced A 21-year-old getaway driver implicated in a Montgomery County shootout will spend decades in prison for an incident that was caught on camera, authorities announced on Friday. Callen Baker, 21, of Jefferson, was sentenced by a Circuit Court judge to 400 years in prison, with all but 30 suspended following a shooting in March 2023. Baker and Zachary Ciccantelli, 24, both of Rockville, were found guilty earlier this year on an 18-count indictment that includes charges of assault and weapons offenses, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney. Prosecutors say that on March 1, 2023,…
Kingston Assisted Suicide Case: Arizona Resident Convicted Of Manslaughter Kingston Assisted Suicide Case: Arizona Resident Convicted Of Manslaughter
Kingston Assisted Suicide Case: Arizona Resident Convicted Of Manslaughter An out-of-state man has been convicted of manslaughter in connection with the assisted suicide death of a woman in a Hudson Valley hotel room. Stephen Miller, age 85, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced to five years of probation on Tuesday, Sept. 3, in Ulster County Court in Kingston.  The conviction is in connection with the Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, death of a woman found unresponsive by the cleaning staff at the Super 8 Motel in Kingston, said Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel Nneji. According to Nneji, the Kingston Police Department, Fire Department, and other emergency person…
DUI, Man Slams Into Pizza Hut, Quakertown Police Say DUI, Man Slams Into Pizza Hut, Quakertown Police Say
DUI, Man Slams Into Pizza Hut, Quakertown Police Say A 37-year-old man was under the influence of drugs when he drove into a Pizza Hut, Quakertown police announced on Thursday, Aug. 29.  Oscar Jesse Bernie of Quakertown was charged with four misdemeanors of DUI as well as summary traffic offenses, court records show.  The crash happened at the Pizza Hut located at 320 South West End Boulevard in Quakertown on July 12, according to the police and confirmed by court documents.  Bernie was on probation for a drug offense he was convicted of on Feb. 2 at the time of the crash, as detailed in a previous court docket. He a…
Whiteford Man Sentenced To Double The Top Maryland Sentencing Guideline For Motel Rape Whiteford Man Sentenced To Double The Top Maryland Sentencing Guideline For Motel Rape
Whiteford Man Sentenced To Double The Top Maryland Sentencing Guideline For Motel Rape The Maryland man who admitted to a motel rape earlier this year in Harford County, was handed a heavy prison term that exceeds the state's sentencing guidelines, prosecutors announced. In February, Whiteford resident Earl Samuel Jones, 44, pleaded guilty to the first-degree rape of a 36-year-old woman at a Red Roof Inn in Aberdeen in September 2022.  According to the state's attorney's office, on Sept. 12, 2022, police were called to the motel when a woman reported being asleep in a room when she was awoken by a naked man she did not know after her boyfriend left the door open to use t…
Perry County Man Sentenced For Forcing Oral Sex: Cumberland DA Perry County Man Sentenced For Forcing Oral Sex: Cumberland DA
Perry County Man Sentenced For Forcing Oral Sex: Cumberland DA A man from Shermans Dale has been sentenced to up to nine years in Pennsylvania State Prison for forcing another man to perform oral sex, authorities said. Jordan Lee Rhoads was sentenced by Judge Jessica E. Brewbaker on Tuesday, Aug. 27, after being convicted at trial of the crimes of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Sexual Assault, and Indecent Assault.  The case stems from Rhoads' conduct in March 2023, when he forced the victim to perform oral sex on him by forcibly grabbing the victim’s head, neck and wrist and engaging in oral sex without the victim’s consent, according to…
Predator Who Preyed On Deaf Victims For Years In DC Sentenced For Sex Abuse Offenses: Feds Predator Who Preyed On Deaf Victims For Years In DC Sentenced For Sex Abuse Offenses: Feds
Predator Who Preyed On Deaf Victims For Years In DC Sentenced For Sex Abuse Offenses: Feds A District man will spend years in prison for the sexual abuse of three deaf victims, including a child and minor over the course of nearly a decade, federal authorities announced. John’Ta Price, 29, was sentenced to 40 months in prison after pleading guilty earlier this summer to multiple charges, including attempted stalking, blackmail, and child sexual abuse.  According to prosecutors, between March 2015 and February 2020, Price stalked his first victim, who was approximately 13 to 18 years old at the time. Price sent nude videos and pictures on at least 10 different occasions…
Man Sentenced For Raping Teenager In Quakertown Man Sentenced For Raping Teenager In Quakertown
Man Sentenced For Raping Teenager In Quakertown Calling him “despicable,” a Bucks County judge sentenced a Sellersville man to 12 ½ years to 25 years in Pennsylvania State Prison for the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Quakertown, authorities said. Miguel Angel Sanchez, 33, was sentenced on Monday, Aug. 26, according to the Bucks County District Attorney. He entered a no-contest plea on May 20 to numerous counts of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, trafficking in individuals, and related crimes.  In addition to sending him to state prison, Common Pleas Judge Stephen Corr sentenced Sanchez to 5 ye…
West Islip Man Will Never Own Animal After Confessing He Beat Chihuahua To Death West Islip Man Will Never Own Animal After Confessing He Beat Chihuahua To Death
West Islip Man Will Never Own Animal After Confessing He Beat Chihuahua To Death A 22-year-old Long Island man will never be allowed to own an animal after confessing that he beat a dog to death. Peter Minichello, of West Islip, was sentenced to four months in jail followed by five years of probation in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Aug. 19. It came months after he pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty charges for beating his aunt’s 5-year-old chihuahua-mix, named “Pup-Pup,” in July 2022. Earlier Report: 21-Year-Old Beats Chihuahua To Death At Long Island Home While Mom's At Work, DA Says According to prosecutors, Minichello was left home with the dog w…
'Crazy Rescue Ladies' Who Had 170+ Pets In Disgusting Brick Twp. Home Sentenced: Prosecutors 'Crazy Rescue Ladies' Who Had 170+ Pets In Disgusting Brick Twp. Home Sentenced: Prosecutors
'Crazy Rescue Ladies' Who Had 170+ Pets In Disgusting Brick Twp. Home Sentenced: Prosecutors Two Brick Township women who called themselves the "Crazy Rescue Ladies" will spend nearly a year in jail after admitting to having more than 170 pets in deplorable conditions, authorities said. Michele Nycz, 60, and Aimee Lonczak, 51, were sentenced on Friday, Aug. 16 to 364 days in Ocean County Jail, county prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. The women pleaded guilty on Monday, June 24 to two counts of animal cruelty, and Lonczak also entered a guilty plea for child neglect. Brick Township police responded to a complaint of a suspected puppy mill run a…
PA Man Sentenced In Fatal Stabbing During Argument Over Snoring, DA Says PA Man Sentenced In Fatal Stabbing During Argument Over Snoring, DA Says
PA Man Sentenced In Fatal Stabbing During Argument Over Snoring, DA Says A Hatboro man has been sentenced to almost a year in jail after stabbing his neighbor dead during an ongoing dispute over his snoring, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said on Friday, Aug. 16. Christopher Casey, 55, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced on Aug. 7, in the death of of 62-year-old Robert Wallace, according to a DA spokeswoman.  Casey was sentenced to 11½ to 23 months in prison, followed by three years probation, she said. He also pleaded guilty to possession of an instrument of crime. Authorities said Casey and Wallace were both kno…
Teen Who Killed Father Of 5 At North Troy Store Gets Decades In Prison Teen Who Killed Father Of 5 At North Troy Store Gets Decades In Prison
Teen Who Killed Father Of 5 At North Troy Store Gets Decades In Prison A teenager who admitted to shooting and killing a father of five outside of a Family Dollar in the Capital Region last year will spend more than 20 years behind bars, authorities said. Jahteek Sanchez, age 17 or 18, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in Rensselaer County Court on Friday, May 17, in the death of Alexander Crawford, the Rensselaer County District Office said on Thursday, Aug. 15.  A judge sentenced Sanchez to 24 years in prison with five years of probation.  Sidewinder Photography/S.L. Mclaughlin Funeral Home The 39-year-old Crawford, of Troy, was f…
Hundreds Sign Petition To Reinstate Suspended Mamaroneck Library Director Hundreds Sign Petition To Reinstate Suspended Mamaroneck Library Director
Hundreds Sign Petition To Reinstate Suspended Mamaroneck Library Director Hundreds of community members have come together to urge a library in Westchester to reinstate its director who was suddenly suspended from her position.  The effort came in the form of a Change.org petition started on Sunday, Aug. 11 following the 30-day suspension of Mamaroneck Public Library Executive Director Jennifer O'Neill.  According to the petition, O'Neill will soon be given a hearing to determine her future employment, despite her record with the library being "impeccable." The reason for the suspension has not been revealed by the library.  "Jennifer has ser…
Fairfield Man Admits Sexually Abusing Minors At School, State Attorney Says Fairfield Man Admits Sexually Abusing Minors At School, State Attorney Says
Fairfield Man Admits Sexually Abusing Minors At School, State Attorney Says A 24-year-old Fairfield County man has admitted in court to sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl while working in the school system. Peter Wheeler, age 24, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 8, in Bridgeport Superior Court, according to Joseph T. Corradino, State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Bridgeport. In November of 2023, the State Police Computer Crimes Unit received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding possession of child pornography. The investigation led them to Wheeler's address.  After obtaining a search warrant…