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Director Of NJ LGBTQ+ Advocacy Group Resigns After Alleged Assault Of Foster Child Director Of NJ LGBTQ+ Advocacy Group Resigns After Alleged Assault Of Foster Child
Director Of NJ LGBTQ+ Advocacy Group Resigns After Alleged Assault Of Foster Child Christian Fuscarino, the executive director of Garden State Equality, the state's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group, announced he was resigning from his position after being charged with child endangerment last month. "Yesterday I resigned from Garden State Equality to ensure that the organization's work is not impacted by a private family matter," Fuscarino wrote on social media Wednesday, Dec. 16.  "While my loved ones and I have been working through this moment together with care and love, the press has turned a deeply personal situation into a public headline." At 8 p.m. on Sunday, Nov…
Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ Solved 26 Years Later: Police Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ Solved 26 Years Later: Police
Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ Solved 26 Years Later: Police A 26-year-old cold case has been cracked with the arrest of a South Philadelphia man accused of gunning down Guerino “Gino” Marconi outside his home in 1999, court documents say. Richard Leidy, 60, was arrested at his Girard Estates home on Monday, Aug. 25, and charged with murder, attempted murder, and multiple related offenses, according to Philadelphia court records. On Saturday, April 10, 1999, Guerino “Gino” Marconi Sr., 42, an auto body shop owner and reputed low-level mob associate, was ambushed outside his house on the 2400 block of South 20th Street. His longtime girlfriend, Patric…
5-Year-Old Boy Forced To Eat Feces, Tied To Chair By Couple: DA 5-Year-Old Boy Forced To Eat Feces, Tied To Chair By Couple: DA
5-Year-Old Boy Forced To Eat Feces, Tied To Chair By Couple: DA A Pennsylvania couple is accused of brutally abusing a 5-year-old boy who appeared emaciated and covered in bruises, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Charles Smitley, 29, and Colleen Cassidy, 36, of Monessen, are each facing charges of endangering the welfare of children, unlawful restraint, and simple assault, according to prosecutors. The child had been placed in the care of relatives in April. They told authorities the boy appeared dirty, unhygienic, and hungry. They rushed him to a local emergency room after noticing he was in pain and ha…
‘Forced To Live In Shed, Dig Hole To Defecate’ Couple Starved Child: Affidavit ‘Forced To Live In Shed, Dig Hole To Defecate’ Couple Starved Child: Affidavit
‘Forced To Live In Shed, Dig Hole To Defecate’ Couple Starved Child: Affidavit A Lancaster County couple forced a juvenile to live in a shed without plumbing, starved him, and assaulted him when he refused to return there, according to affidavits of probable cause released on Thursday, July 31. Grace Louise Sensenig, 42, and Daryl Jay Sensenig, 41, of Reinholds, were arrested after Ephrata Police responded to a domestic dispute on the 800 block of Laurel Ridge Road around 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, police said. The juvenile had been living in a wooden shed about 100 yards behind the couple’s home since mid‑March, according to court filings obtained by Daily Voice. Inv…
Blood-Covered Woman Stabs Elderly Man In Face, Chest, Kicks Cop: Mt. Poconos Police Blood-Covered Woman Stabs Elderly Man In Face, Chest, Kicks Cop: Mt. Poconos Police
Blood-Covered Woman Stabs Elderly Man In Face, Chest, Kicks Cop: Mt. Poconos Police A woman was found walking through a quiet Poconos neighborhood, drenched in blood, moments after stabbing an 71-year-old man in the face and chest and assaulting a police officer, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 22. Colleen B. Hall, 56, of Tobyhanna, launched a brutal, unprovoked attack on the elderly man she lived with at a home on Starlight Terrace around 9:50 p.m. on Monday, July 21, according to the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department. While officers were responding to the stabbing call, dispatchers received a report of a blood-covered woman wandering nearby on Winding Way…
Virginia Man Breaks Into Unity Reed HS, Spends Day Hiding, Crashes Church Service: Police Virginia Man Breaks Into Unity Reed HS, Spends Day Hiding, Crashes Church Service: Police
Kevin Stanley Alfaro Diaz Broke Into Unity Reed HS: Police An 18-year-old man with no fixed address is facing multiple charges after police say he broke into a Manassas high school in the middle of the night and stayed there all day before confronting people attending church services. Kevin Stanley Alfaro Diaz entered Unity Reed High School on Rixlew Lane around 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said Diaz damaged property inside the building and remained inside “most of the day,” until around 5 p.m., police were called after he “confronted members attending church services at the lo…
Man Hiding In Clothing Rack At Virginia Target Sexually Assaulted Woman: Police Man Hiding In Clothing Rack At Virginia Target Sexually Assaulted Woman: Police
Man Hiding In Clothing Rack At Virginia Target Sexually Assaulted Woman: Police A man is behind bars after allegedly hiding inside a clothing rack and sexually assaulting a shopper at a Target in Virginia, police said. Officers were called around 1:45 p.m. Monday, April 14, to the store in the 12100 block of Sunset Hills Road in Reston, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Detectives said the suspect, 24-year-old Jonathan David Bavon, who has no fixed address, was found hiding inside a clothing rack after he “inappropriately touched” a victim inside the store. Bavon was arrested at the scene and taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where h…
Substitute Teacher Assaulted Student During School Hours In Virginia: Police Substitute Teacher Assaulted Student During School Hours In Virginia: Police
Substitute Teacher Assaulted Student During School Hours In Virginia: Police A substitute teacher at Dogwood Elementary School in Fairfax County has been arrested and charged after allegedly assaulting a student during school hours, authorities said. Rakshanda Jaiban, 44, of Sterling, turned herself in and was served a summons releasable charge for simple assault, according to police. The investigation was launched in September 2024, when Child Protective Services received a report that a student had been assaulted by a substitute teacher at the school.  The student sustained minor injuries, police said.  Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Departm…
Ex-Husband Sentenced For Assault, Burglary Of Pregnant Ex-Wife’s DC Home Near Daughter: Feds Ex-Husband Sentenced For Assault, Burglary Of Pregnant Ex-Wife’s DC Home Near Daughter: Feds
Ex-Husband Sentenced For Assault, Burglary Of Pregnant Ex-Wife’s DC Home Near Daughter: Feds The 41-year-old Virginia man who assaulted and burglarized his pregnant ex-wife's home in Northwest DC has been sentenced to prison time, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. James Miller was sentenced on July 3 to five years in prison for burglary, simple assault, and destruction of property in a break-in that took place in the middle of the night last fall. According to prosecutors, Miller broke into his ex's home through the front door on Sept. 19, 2023, and immediately charged at her and assaulted her by grabbing her by the throat and throwing her to the ground. The woman w…
Special Education Teacher Accused Of Assaulting Multiple Students In Virginia: Police Special Education Teacher Accused Of Assaulting Multiple Students In Virginia: Police
Special Education Teacher Accused Of Assaulting Multiple Students In Virginia: Police A special education teacher in Virginia has been arrested and charged for allegedly assaulting multiple students, police say. Elizabeth Yoshimi Nagagata, 62, a teacher at White Oaks Elementary School in Fairfax County, is facing charges after investigators received a referral in April regarding an educator who was caught assaulting a student at school. According to investigators from the Fairfax County Police Department, the investigation found that between September 2023 and April 2024, Nagagata allegedly assaulted three students on separate occasions. The nature of the assaults were not …
AR-15 Found Inside Teen's Car Following Hit And Run In Virginia, Sheriff Says AR-15 Found Inside Teen's Car Following Hit And Run In Virginia, Sheriff Says
AR-15 Found Inside Teen's Car Following Hit And Run In Virginia, Sheriff Says A hit-and-run in Virginia led to the arrests of two minors who were found in possession of a rifle, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office announced. On Sunday afternoon, deputies were called to AutoZone on Worth Avenue in Stafford to investigate a crash where two people got out of a vehicle and began harassing and threatening the driver of the other vehicle, officials say. The two then fled in the direction of Onville Road before officials could arrive. A member of the sheriff's office was able to locate a suspect vehicle matching the description of the wanted minors on Sundance Road, compl…
Inmate, 53, Found Dead In Cell At Fairfax County Detention Center Inmate, 53, Found Dead In Cell At Fairfax County Detention Center
Inmate, 53, Found Dead In Cell At Fairfax County Detention Center A 53-year-old inmate was found dead in her cell at the Fairfax county Adult Detention Center, police said.  Latasha Dove was found unresponsive in her single cell at the ADC on Tuesday, Aug. 1, county police said. Deputies immediately began performing life-saving measures before fire and Rescue personnel responded and transported Dove to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy. Foul play is not suspected. Dove had been in the custody of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office and being held at the ADC since July 26. She…
Teacher Punches Student Who Turned Off His Computer In Fairfax County: Police Teacher Punches Student Who Turned Off His Computer In Fairfax County: Police
Teacher Punches Student Who Turned Off His Computer In Fairfax County: Police A teaching assistant has been charged in connection with the assault of a middle schooler in Fairfax County. Mohammad Abid, 58, of Lorton, allegedly struck the Walt Whitman Middle School student with a closed fist on his chin on June 9, Fairfax County Police said. On the day of the incident, the student was arguing with the Abid and turned the his computer off. Abid confronted the student, and the student came face-to-face with him, and flicked his glasses.  That's when Abid hit the student "with a closed fist" on the chin, and the student slapped Abid in his face with an open hand, p…