PA Deputy AG Charged With DUI At Highest Rate Of Alcohol: Court Docs PA Deputy AG Charged With DUI At Highest Rate Of Alcohol: Court Docs PA Deputy AG Charged With DUI At Highest Rate Of Alcohol: Court Docs
PA Deputy AG Charged With DUI At Highest Rate Of Alcohol: Court Docs A Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office prosecutor is facing DUI charges after police found her vehicle stopped in the roadway in Carlisle on Christmas Eve, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Jan. 22. Lauren Perchinski, 34, of Carlisle, was charged after Carlisle Borough police responded to the 100 block of North College Street at 6:16 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, court documents show. A witness reported Perchinski’s dark-colored BMW SUV was moving at about 2 mph in a 25 mph zone before stopping in the roadway, according to an affidavit of probable caus…
Bethlehem Officer Who Sexually Assaulted Girl At School Dance Sentenced: DA Bethlehem Officer Who Sexually Assaulted Girl At School Dance Sentenced: DA Bethlehem Officer Who Sexually Assaulted Girl At School Dance Sentenced: DA
Bethlehem Officer Who Sexually Assaulted Girl At School Dance Sentenced: DA A Bethlehem police officer who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl during a school dance — while in uniform and on duty — has been sentenced to state prison, prosecutors announced on Monday, Dec. 22. Costas Alestas, the now-former school resource officer at East Hills Middle School, was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in state prison, followed by four years of probation, after pleading guilty to Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse and Invasion of Privacy, according to the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators said Alestas groomed the victim via sexually explicit text…
Former Lancaster Police Officer Who Raped Three Girls In 1990s Gets Decades In Prison: DA Former Lancaster Police Officer Who Raped Three Girls In 1990s Gets Decades In Prison: DA Former Lancaster Police Officer Who Raped Three Girls In 1990s Gets Decades In Prison: DA
Former Lancaster Police Officer Who Raped Three Girls In 1990s Gets Decades In Prison: DA A former Lancaster City police officer has been sentenced to up to 57 years in prison for raping and sexually assaulting three underage girls in the 1990s, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Dec. 18. Andrew Scott Selby, 56, of Pequea Township, was sentenced to 22.5 to 57 years by Senior Judge William P. Mahon, who called his actions “insidious” and said the passage of time did nothing to diminish their impact. 'Reprehensible': Judge Condemns Betrayal Of Badge “You violated the rule of law that you swore to uphold,” Judge Mahon told Selby during sentencing…
Westbrook Sex Offender Charged Again After Teen Reports New Sexual Assault Allegations: Police Westbrook Sex Offender Charged Again After Teen Reports New Sexual Assault Allegations: Police Westbrook Sex Offender Charged Again After Teen Reports New Sexual Assault Allegations: Police
Westbrook Sex Offender Charged Again After Teen Reports New Sexual Assault Allegations: Police A Connecticut sex offender is facing additional charges after a teenager accused him of sexual assault, authorities said. Joseph Dabrow, 68, of Westbrook, was charged with second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a child, Connecticut State Police said. Investigators said the case traces back to a juvenile who first came forward in 2021. Police said the teen reported that Dabrow had “sexually explicit conversations with the minor and also provided him with alcohol.” Those earlier claims led to charges of illegal delivery of alcohol to a minor and risk of injury to a minor. State p…
Ex-Meriden Teacher Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Student: Police Ex-Meriden Teacher Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Student: Police Ex-Meriden Teacher Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Student: Police
Ex-Meriden Teacher Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Student: Police A former Connecticut high school teacher has been accused of sexually assaulting a former student, authorities said. Ciara Picard, 39, was arrested and charged with five counts of sexual assault involving a former student of Maloney High School in Meriden, police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Meriden police did not provide many details about the alleged abuse, but investigators said it happened "years ago" while Picard was still a teacher at the school. She resigned in August 2025, according to police. An email to Meriden police for more information was not immediately returned. The stude…
Bloomsbury Pair Lied About Sex Assault By NJ State Troopers: AG Bloomsbury Pair Lied About Sex Assault By NJ State Troopers: AG Bloomsbury Pair Lied About Sex Assault By NJ State Troopers: AG
Bloomsbury Pair Lied About Sex Assault By NJ State Troopers: AG Two Hunterdon County residents have been arrested and charged after they falsely claimed multiple New Jersey state troopers sexually assaulted a man, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 9. On Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, three New Jersey State Police troopers responded to a domestic dispute to a residence on Brunswick Avenue in Bloomsbury that Randal Kelco, 35 and Lisa DeStefano, 45, shared, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Kelco and DeStefano later told staff members at a hospital along with officers from two law enforcement agencies Kelco had been sexually assaulted by multiple troopers,&…
Fresh Charges Filed Against Ex-Toms River Fire Chief Accused Of Abusing Young Firefighters: AG Fresh Charges Filed Against Ex-Toms River Fire Chief Accused Of Abusing Young Firefighters: AG Fresh Charges Filed Against Ex-Toms River Fire Chief Accused Of Abusing Young Firefighters: AG
Fresh Charges Filed Against Ex-Toms River Fire Chief Accused Of Abusing Young Firefighters: AG A former Toms River fire chief accused in several civil lawsuits of sexually abusing young volunteer firefighters has now been criminally charged, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office said.  Robert "Bob" M. Sinnott Jr., formerly of Toms River and now living in Cape Coral, FL, was charged with four counts of criminal sexual contact and one count of official misconduct after an OPIA investigation, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said Friday, Dec. 5. The Attorney General’s Office said Sinnott forced multiple firefighters, who viewed him as a mentor and role model, into acts of non-co…
Lancaster Girl Raped Over 8 Years, Starting When She Was 8, Forgives Rapist At Sentencing: DA Lancaster Girl Raped Over 8 Years, Starting When She Was 8, Forgives Rapist At Sentencing: DA Lancaster Girl Raped Over 8 Years, Starting When She Was 8, Forgives Rapist At Sentencing: DA
Lancaster Girl Raped Over 8 Years, Starting When She Was 8, Forgives Rapist At Sentencing: DA A girl who was raped for nearly a decade, starting when she was just 8 years old, forgave her attacker at his sentencing in Lancaster County, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Brent Matthew Groff, 26, began abusing the girl around 2015 at a home they shared in the 100 block of Charleston Drive in Pequea Township, police said. He was about 16 at the time. The sexual assaults continued at multiple locations until October 2023. The now 18-year-old survivor told investigators Groff raped and sexually assaulted her repeatedly over the years. When initially questioned, Groff denied the al…
Prison Guard Seriously Hurt In Violent Attack At Osborn Prison In Somers Prison Guard Seriously Hurt In Violent Attack At Osborn Prison In Somers Prison Guard Seriously Hurt In Violent Attack At Osborn Prison In Somers
Prison Guard Seriously Hurt In Violent Attack At Osborn Prison In Somers A female correction officer was assaulted inside Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers. The attack happened during a routine security check at the all-male facility. Officials said an inmate began choking and punching the officer in the face without warning. Staff rushed in and restrained him. He was moved to the Restrictive Housing Unit at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution, state officials said.  Authorities have not released the inmate's name.  AFSCME Local 391 told NBC Connecticut that the attack was an attempted sexual assault. The union said the inmate was servi…
Lititz Man Sentenced For Raping Child: DA Lititz Man Sentenced For Raping Child: DA Lititz Man Sentenced For Raping Child: DA
Lititz Man Sentenced For Raping Child: DA A Lititz man has been sentenced to state prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl in his Lancaster County home, authorities announced on Monday, Dec. 1. Josue Efrain Rivera, 43, pleaded guilty on Nov. 4 to raping and molesting a child at his home on the 800 block of Hopeland Road between 2022 and 2025, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Rivera confessed to the abuse after turning himself in to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police in January, investigators said. He admitted to touching and having sex with the victim multiple times. The child late…
Cold Case Cracked After 37 Years: DNA Identifies Killer In ‘Mooda’ Thompson Murder In Frederick Cold Case Cracked After 37 Years: DNA Identifies Killer In ‘Mooda’ Thompson Murder In Frederick Cold Case Cracked After 37 Years: DNA Identifies Killer In ‘Mooda’ Thompson Murder In Frederick
Cold Case Cracked After 37 Years: DNA Identifies Killer In ‘Mooda’ Thompson Murder In Frederick A Maryland family that waited nearly four decades for answers finally has them. Frederick Police announced a major break in the 1988 killing of Delores Marie “Mooda” Thompson, confirming that updated DNA testing has identified the man responsible. Thompson was found dead in her apartment in the 100 block of S. Market Street on Feb. 1, 1988. Investigators determined her death was caused by ligature strangulation and found evidence of a sexual assault. At the time, DNA testing was in its early stages.  Police said no usable profile could be developed from the evidence, even after inves…
3,700 Miles From London, Child Rape Suspect Stopped At Dulles And Sent Back To UK: CBP 3,700 Miles From London, Child Rape Suspect Stopped At Dulles And Sent Back To UK: CBP 3,700 Miles From London, Child Rape Suspect Stopped At Dulles And Sent Back To UK: CBP
3,700 Miles From London, Child Rape Suspect Stopped At Dulles And Sent Back To UK: CBP A rape suspect wanted in London was stopped at Dulles Airport and sent back to the United Kingdom to face charges after arriving on a flight from Germany, according to US Customs and Border Protection. CBP officials said they detained Patrick Kwaku Dunyo, 35, a Ghanaian national living in London, after he landed at Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday following a flight from Frankfurt. London authorities were searching for Dunyo on charges of rape of a 16-year-old and sexual assault stemming from an incident alleged to have occurred on November 21, CBP said. According to inv…