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Man Wanted On Child Porn Charges Hid In Woodstock Woods For Months: US Marshals Man Wanted On Child Porn Charges Hid In Woodstock Woods For Months: US Marshals
Man Wanted On Child Porn Charges Hid In Woodstock Woods For Months: US Marshals A 40-year-old wanted man was found hiding in a camp deep in the woods in Windham County on Monday, Oct. 21, after months on the run, authorities said.  Steven Labrecque, 40, is wanted by authorities in Massachusetts on charges of child pornography, photographing intimate parts of a child, intimidation of a witness, reckless endangerment of a child, threatening, obscene matter to a minor, assault, and battery, the US Marshal Service said.  Marshals were asked to help find Labrecque after police in Franklin and New Bedford, Massachusetts, were unable to track him down. Aut…
Escaped Teen Murder Suspect's Getaway Driver Arrested Philadelphia Police Escaped Teen Murder Suspect's Getaway Driver Arrested Philadelphia Police
Escaped Teen Murder Suspect's Getaway Driver Arrested Philadelphia Police The man who was spotted security footage at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia driving the getaway vehicle that helped a teenage murder suspect escape custody has been arrested, Philadelphia police announced on Friday morning.  Michael Diggs, 18, was allegedly seen driving the same cream-colored Ford from the video at CHOP that murder suspect Shane Pryor fled in around 11:54 a.m. on Jan. 24, according to PPD.  Michael Diggs was later spotted in the vehicle and taken in for questioning, as detailed in a police release. After which, he was charged with hindering…
Newark Mourns Passing Of Sgt. Rafael Ramos, Jr., 59 Newark Mourns Passing Of Sgt. Rafael Ramos, Jr., 59
Newark Mourns Passing Of Sgt. Rafael Ramos, Jr., 59 Rafael Ramos, Jr., a Newark police sergeant died on Tuesday, Jan. 16, following an illness, the city announced on Facebook.  Ramos joined the Newark Police Division in Feb. 1991 and was promoted to sergeant in 2022, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said.  He initially patrolled the West Ward and later served as a liaison to the U.S. Marshal Service and also worked in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Precincts, the Fugitive Apprehension Team, the Office of Professional Standards, Baraka and Fragé said. He last served in the Crime Scene Unit, Baraka and…
Convicted PA Child Sex Offender Recaptured By US Marshals In Wisconsin Convicted PA Child Sex Offender Recaptured By US Marshals In Wisconsin
Convicted PA Child Sex Offender Recaptured By US Marshals In Wisconsin A Pennsylvania man who sexually assaulted a child has been arrested in Wisconsin, according to the US Marshal Service. Kassey Hoege, 56, was apprehended by the GLRFTF-Madison in Packwaukee on Oct. 5, according to USMS Madison. When Hoege lived in Pitcairn, Westmoreland County he was convicted of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of a minor, but acquitted of statutory sexual assault, furnishing liquor to a minor and a separate count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse in 2005 court records show. He had absconded from parole in Philad…
Accused Quincy Teen Killer Arrested In Puerto Rico, Returned To Mass: DA Accused Quincy Teen Killer Arrested In Puerto Rico, Returned To Mass: DA
Accused Quincy Teen Killer Arrested In Puerto Rico, Returned To Mass: DA A man police say shot and killed 17-year-old Nathan Paul in Quincy last year and fled to Puerto Rico has been arrested and brought back to Massachusetts, the Norfolk County District Attorney said.  Keniel Diaz-Romero, formerly of Quincy, will be arraigned later this week on charges of murder, larceny from a person, possession of a counterfeit bill, uttering a counterfeit bill, conspiracy to commit larceny, and unlawfully carrying a ­firearm, the prosecutor said.  Diaz-Romero is the sixth and final suspect to be charged in the killing of the Weymouth High School senior on Feb. 15, …
Man Sentenced For Killing 1, Injuring Hudson Valley 5-Year-Old Man Sentenced For Killing 1, Injuring Hudson Valley 5-Year-Old
Man Sentenced For Killing 1, Injuring Hudson Valley 5-Year-Old A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced for killing a 29-year-old man and injuring a 5-year-old boy. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced Wednesday, July 26, that Lamont Williams, age 29, of Newburgh, was sentenced to 25 years in prison to be followed by five years of post-release supervision. As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, in the early evening of Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, Williams possessed a loaded pistol that he used to fire at two people. One of the victims, Daquan Corbette. a 29-year-old Newburgh resident, was struck with wounds that p…
'Violent Murder' Turned Car Fire Leaves PA Man Dead In VA: Authorities 'Violent Murder' Turned Car Fire Leaves PA Man Dead In VA: Authorities
'Violent Murder' Turned Car Fire Leaves PA Man Dead In VA: Authorities A "violently murdered" York City 20-year-old man was pulled from a car fire in Virginia on Tuesday, April 18, and now he and his alleged killer have been identified, authorities announced in multiple releases on Tuesday, April 25.  Ethan Bert was identified by Bedford County Commonwealth’s Attorney Wes Nance a week after his remains were pulled from the burning vehicle found on Sandy Level Road, near the intersection with Goodview Road by the Bedford County Fire and Rescue at 12:45 a.m., as told to Daily Voice and reported by WDBJ. The suspect, 29-year-old Joseph Richard Walker, of Roanoke…
Man Nabbed For Sexual Assault Of Norwalk Minor Over Several Years, Police Say Man Nabbed For Sexual Assault Of Norwalk Minor Over Several Years, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Sexual Assault Of Norwalk Minor Over Several Years, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been nabbed for the alleged sexual assault of a minor over several years. Manuel Guaman, age 46, of Danbury was charged on Friday, Feb. 3, in connection with the assault of a Norwalk child which was reported in 2021, according to Lt. Joe Dinho of the Norwalk Police. On Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, the Norwalk Police Department received a complaint of sexual assault against a juvenile victim, Dinho said. Patrol officers responded and learned the details of the incident and that the suspect had left the area. The Norwalk Police Special Victim’s Unit was notifi…
Siblings Stab Man In The Back, Dog During Altercation In Frederick, Police Say Siblings Stab Man In The Back, Dog During Altercation In Frederick, Police Say
Siblings Stab Man In The Back, Dog During Altercation In Frederick, Police Say One of two siblings is being held by police in Pennsylvania following an investigation into an altercation in Frederick County that left a man and dog with stab wounds, authorities announced. Dalonte Shea Dunston, 31, and Lavitira Edmond, 29, both of Frederick, are facing multiple assault and other charges for their roles in a Waverly Drive stabbing in their hometown late last year, the Frederick Police Department announced this week. Officers from the agency were called at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2022, to 90 Waverly Drive, where there was a reported stabbing. According to inv…
Lynn Career Criminal Hit With $250K Bail In Boston Break-In, Rape Trial: DA Lynn Career Criminal Hit With $250K Bail In Boston Break-In, Rape Trial: DA
Lynn Career Criminal Hit With $250K Bail In Boston Break-In, Rape Trial: DA A judge ordered a Lynn man who fled to Virginia for a month following an alleged October home invasion and sexual assault in Jamaica Plain held on a $250,000 bond, authorities said.  Washington Pearson, 55, of Lynn faces charges of attempted murder, home invasion, felony breaking and entering in the daytime, larceny from a building, assault with intent to rape, strangulation, and armed robbery, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. If Pearson makes bail, he will be confined to his home with a GPS monitor, the judge also ruled.  A woman called 911 on Oct. 24 after she sai…
Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals
Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals A collection of crime-fighting 'supergroups' nailed 42 defendants in a series of pinpointed attacks on organized gangs dealing drugs, packing weapons and waging street warfare in North Jersey, authorities announced. The Violent Crime Initiative, as it's called, targeted what had been thriving criminal organizations in Newark, Paterson and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Shooting incidents statewide and in cities where the VCIs operate are “appreciably lower” than the year-to-date total from last year, including a 23% reduction statewide, a 30% reduction in …
U.S. Marshals Nab 'Fugitive Of The Week' From New Hampshire In Worcester U.S. Marshals Nab 'Fugitive Of The Week' From New Hampshire In Worcester
U.S. Marshals Nab 'Fugitive Of The Week' From New Hampshire In Worcester A 21-year-old New Hampshire man wanted in connection with a violent armed robbery that sent a man to the hospital earlier this year was captured recently in Worcester. Melvin James Campbell IV was arrested on Aug. 3 after the U.S. Marshal Service listed him as the agency's Fugitive of the Week late last month. Agents said he was considered armed and dangerous. It's unclear how long he was in Massachusetts.  Authorities accused Campbell of breaking into a Nashua, N.H., home in March along with several other men, the Marshal Service said. The men forced their way inside the house and be…
SWAT RAID: Bergen Auto Detailer Charged With 20 Guns, 15 Rifles, Grenade Launcher — All Stolen SWAT RAID: Bergen Auto Detailer Charged With 20 Guns, 15 Rifles, Grenade Launcher — All Stolen
SWAT Raid: Bergen Auto Detailer Charged With 20 Guns, 15 Rifles, Grenade Launcher — All Stolen A Moonachie auto detailer wanted by federal authorities was caught with 20 stolen handguns, 15 stolen rifles, a stolen grenade launcher – and sports memorabilia that wasn't his, either, authorities said. Abdel W. Shileh, a 35-year-old Palestinian national, faces a staggering 81 counts involving the possession of stolen weapons, armed burglary and other offenses, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from Musella's Narcotics Task Force watched late last week as Shileh met with a pair of gun buyers -- Michael Hayes, 31, of Jersey City and Turron Ward, 43, of Irvington – at h…
Men Killed In Central PA House Fire Were Shot First Coroner Says Men Killed In Central PA House Fire Were Shot First Coroner Says
Men Killed In Central PA House Fire Were Shot First Coroner Says Two men have been identified as the victims of a deadly shooting and arson at a home in central Pennsylvania, according to the Cumberland County coroner's office. The men have been identified as Frankie Dean Thomas, 37, of Fayetteville, and Eddie Lee Shaw, 54, of Chambersburg, according to the coroner's office. Both men were shot before the home was light on fire, officials say. This announcement comes over a month after the fire but it is just a day after the suspects were identified and captured by the US Marshal service. Cordaryl Burns was found and arrested in Detroit, Michigan a…
PA Arson, Double Homicide Suspects Arrested On The Run In MI, NC: Reports PA Arson, Double Homicide Suspects Arrested On The Run In MI, NC: Reports
PA Arson, Double Homicide Suspects Arrested On The Run In MI, NC: Reports Two men have been arrested in connection with the arson and double homicide of two victims in central Pennsylvania, according to multiple media outlets citing the US Marshal service. Cordaryl Burns was found and arrested in Detroit, Michigan and Larry Burns was arrested in Lumberton, North Carolina, media outlets report citing the US Marshals. Both men have been charged with two homicides but their records are sealed, according to the reports. The fire happened at a house fire in the 100 block of Neil Road in South Hampton Township near Shippensburg on Feb. 23 around 6 a.m., Pennsylvania sta…
Hudson Man Wanted By US Marshals Falls Asleep Cooking For 2nd Time In 7 Months Hudson Man Wanted By US Marshals Falls Asleep Cooking For 2nd Time In 7 Months
Hudson Man Wanted By US Marshals Falls Asleep Cooking For 2nd Time In 7 Months A 43-year-old Hudson County man wanted by the US Marshal Service fell asleep cooking for the second time in seven months, bringing firefighters to his apartment building, authorities said. Tysean Malone was unconscious when police responded to his building on Kelly Parkway for smoke condition just before 1 a.m. on Monday, March 21, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said.  As officers arrived, they saw residents evacuating and a smoke billowing down a first-floor hallway in the building. They followed it to an apartment on the first floor. Fearing someone was inside and in danger, office…
US Marshals Offering $5K In Search For PA Gunman Accused Of Triple Murder US Marshals Offering $5K In Search For PA Gunman Accused Of Triple Murder
US Marshals Offering $5K In Search For PA Gunman Accused Of Triple Murder A $5,000 reward is being offered by the US Marshal service for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted for killing two mothers and a child on New Year's Eve. Ronald Steave, 29, is accused of killing Wanda “Nandi” Fitzgerald, Tatiana “Tay” Hill, both 28, and Denzel “Buddy” Nolan Jr., 13, inside of Fitzgerald’s home in the 7500 block of Hamilton Avenue in Pittsburgh on Dec. 31, 2021 around 4 a.m., Pittsburgh city police said at the time.  Steve is also wanted in connection to the shooting death of his 4-year-old son, Ajani Lane, reports WTAE citing the police. Steave's alleged…
PA Man Guilty Of Threatening To Commit ‘ISIS Style Beheading’ Of Federal Judges: USDOJ PA Man Guilty Of Threatening To Commit ‘ISIS Style Beheading’ Of Federal Judges: USDOJ
PA Man Guilty Of Threatening To Commit ‘ISIS Style Beheading’ Of Federal Judges: Usdoj A central Pennsylvania man has been found guilty of threatening to brutally murder federal and state judges, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. Keith Thomas Dougherty, 66, of Harrisburg, was found guilty of one count of “Mailing Threatening Communications” and two counts of “Interstate Communication with Threat to Injure,” after a three-day trial, according to the release. Dougherty made threats to injure and kill federal and state judges in the Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania in May 2017, March 2019 and January 2020, as stated in the release. “To avoid …
Escaped PA Prisoner Nabbed By US Marshals Agents Escaped PA Prisoner Nabbed By US Marshals Agents
Escaped PA Prisoner Nabbed By US Marshals Agents Members of the US Marshal Service and local police in New York arrested an escaped Pennsylvania prisoner who had been granted a furlough to attend a funeral. Jason “Critter” Lajoie, age 45, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 27, said Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police in Sullivan County. He had escaped from a transport vehicle on I-84 in Pike County, Pennsylvania on Oct. 24. According to Johnstone, Lajoie was being held in federal custody on weapons and drug offenses. He had been granted a furlough in order to attend a funeral in Rhode Island.  On Wednesday the Marsh…
Escaped Federal Prisoner Nabbed In Region Escaped Federal Prisoner Nabbed In Region
Escaped Federal Prisoner Nabbed In Region Police in the region, along with members of the US Marshal Service arrested an escaped prisoner who had been granted a furlough to attend a funeral. Jason “Critter” Lajoie, age 45, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 27, said Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police in Sullivan County. According to Johnstone, Lajoie who was being held in federal custody on weapons and drug offenses had been granted a furlough in order to attend a funeral in Rhode Island.  On Sunday, Oct. 24, Lajoie escaped from a transport vehicle on I-84 in Pike County, Pennsylvania.  Earlier St…
PA Prisoner Escaped Near NY/NJ Border On Way To Out Of State Funeral, Authorities Say PA Prisoner Escaped Near NY/NJ Border On Way To Out Of State Funeral, Authorities Say
PA Prisoner Escaped Near NY/NJ Border On Way To Out Of State Funeral, Authorities Say UPDATE: Lajoie was arrested at a hotel in Monticello, NY by the US Marshal Service Fugitive Task Force on Oct. 27 at 10:45 p.m., police said in an updated statement on Wednesday. ORIGINAL: A Pennsylvania prisoner escaped near the New Jersey/New York border on his way to a funeral out of state has escaped police custody and is wanted by US Marshals. The United States Marshals Service is seeking Jason Charles Lajoie, 45, who was furloughed to attend a funeral in Rhode Island. He escaped from the transport vehicle off Interstate 84 near the New Jersey/New York border on Sunday around 10 p.m.…
Thief Who Swiped 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In NY, NJ, CT, PA Sentenced Thief Who Swiped 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In NY, NJ, CT, PA Sentenced
Thief Who Swiped 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In NY, NJ, CT, PA Sentenced A member of an ID theft ring that stole more than $600,000 from customers at Michaels stores in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on Thursday. Jose “Tito” Salazar, age 45, of Riverside, CA was part of a crew that replaced card-reading terminals at the arts and crafts retailer with wireless imitations that they used to capture customers' bank account numbers and PINs, Acting US Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. They then created copycat cards that were then used to withdraw more than $500,000 from hun…
Thief Who Swiped 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In NJ, NY, CT, PA Sentenced Thief Who Swiped 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In NJ, NY, CT, PA Sentenced
Thief Who Swiped 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In NJ, NY, CT, PA Sentenced UPDATE: A member of an ID theft ring that stole more than $600,000 from customers at Michaels stores in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and elsewhere was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on Thursday. Jose “Tito” Salazar, 45, of Riverside, CA was part of a crew that replaced card-reading terminals at the arts and crafts retailer with wireless imitations that they used to capture customers' bank account numbers and PINs, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. They then created copycat cards that were then used to withdraw more than $500,000 from hun…
Central PA Federal Building Listed For Sale Central PA Federal Building Listed For Sale
Central PA Federal Building Listed For Sale You could own a courthouse, a post office and a US Marshal Service office all for a bid of at least $3 million. The Ronald Reagan Federal Building, which currently houses all the previously mentioned federal services, is located at 228 Walnut Street in Harrisburg. The building was posted for sale by the Federal General Service Administration on Tuesday. The building was built in 1966 and occupies a full city block in the area of North 3rd, Walnut and Locust streets. In addition to all 11-floors of office space, you could also have 55 basement parking spots. The 246,000-square-foot buil…
Two Nabbed In One Week In Fairfield County For Sexual Assault, Police Say Two Nabbed In One Week In Fairfield County For Sexual Assault, Police Say
Two Nabbed In One Week In Fairfield County For Sexual Assault, Police Say A pair of child sex abuse cases in Fairfield County have been closed with the arrests of two men. Officers from the Stamford Police Special Victims Unit traveled to Los Angeles, to extradite 35-year-old Fredy A. Orellana back to the state for his part in a two-year prolonged sexual assault of a child under the age of 10 years old, said Stamford PD Captain Diedrich Hohn. The investigation began after the victim was seen at a hospital with a sexually transmitted disease. Officers conducted a forensic interview of the child and were able to corroborate many of the allegations against Orellana…
Fugitive Admits Swiping 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In 19 States Fugitive Admits Swiping 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In 19 States
Fugitive Admits Swiping 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In 19 States A fugitive who was captured in Mexico admitted his role in stealing information from 94,000 credit and debit cards used by customers at Michaels stores in 19 states, including New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Jose “Tito” Salazar, 44, of Riverside, CA was part of a crew that replaced card-reading terminals at the arts and crafts retailer with wireless imitations that they used to capture customers' bank account numbers and PINs, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. They then created copycat cards that were then used to withdraw more than $500,000 from…
'Prank-Calling Entire World': Paterson Woman Admits Phoning Bomb Threats To Federal Buildings 'Prank-Calling Entire World': Paterson Woman Admits Phoning Bomb Threats To Federal Buildings
'Prank-Calling Entire World': Paterson Woman Admits Phoning Bomb Threats To Federal Buildings A Paterson woman admitted Friday that she phoned in bomb threats to two federal buildings -- while claiming that she's “prank-calling the entire world" -- in retaliation against a judge who was hearing a lawsuit she’d filed. The employee who answered the phone at the U.S. District Court Clerk’s Office in Camden the morning of Jan. 12, 2018 recognized the voice of 40-year-old Amdije Toska, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Toska, who claimed there was a bomb in the building, had a civil case in the court of a judge who’d ordered her to stop calling the clerk’s office – and allowed the cler…
ICE Five-Day NYC-Area Enforcement Crackdown Includes Arrests In Westchester ICE Five-Day NYC-Area Enforcement Crackdown Includes Arrests In Westchester
ICE Five-Day Nyc-area Enforcement Crackdown Includes Arrests In Westchester Individuals from four Hudson Valley counties were among 118 people from southern New York arrested for violating U.S. immigration laws during a five-day crackdown in mid-January by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The detail, called "Operation Cross Check,"  was conducted in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley from Jan. 14-18. Persons in Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam and Rockland were among those arrested. ICE did not release a breakdown of the number of arrests by region. Of those arrested, more than 107 were convicted criminals or…