Maryland Mom Who Fled Before 100-Year Sentence In Baby's Death Case Captured: US Marshals
Ashley Nicole Franklin made the US Marshals' Most Wanted list.
Now, nearly a year after disappearing instead of reporting to prison, the Maryland mother convicted in the death of her 10-month-old daughter has been captured hundreds of miles from home.
The 39-year-old was arrested on Thursday, July 23, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, ending a months-long manhunt led by the US Marshals Service, according to federal authorities and the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
Franklin was convicted on Aug. 6, 2025, of first-degree child abuse resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, and neg…
Drunk Man Refused To Leave Brewery, Blew Horn In People's Faces: Hackettstown PD
A 49-year-old Warren County man was arrested and charged after refusing to leave a brewery in Hackettstown, authorities announced Thursday, July 23.
At 5:14 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, Czig Meister Brewing at 106 Valentine St. alerted officers to a drunk man, Marco Manteiro, a Washington Township man, who refused to leave the business after being cut off, Hackettstown police said.
Manteiro then went into the beer tent, blew his horn into employees' faces and used profanity, police said. He was asked to leave before running into a crowd, police said.
An officer located Manteiro and asked him t…
Fentanyl-Hauling Duo Busted Headed North In Yonkers: Police
Two New Yorkers driving through Westchester County were busted with pre-packaged fentanyl for sale, authorities said Friday, July 24.
Brad Columbus, 41, and Danielle Ostrum, 37, both of Schenectady, were arrested Monday, July 20 after a traffic stop on the northbound New York State Thruway in Yonkers, New York State Police said.
Troopers found multiple glassine envelopes with fentanyl, a couple grams of cocaine, and “several other varieties and amounts” of illegal drugs, according to police. Columbus was also busted for driving without a license, authorities said.
Both Columbus and Ostrum …
Armed Driver Menaces Motorist During Melville Road Rage Showdown: Cops
A Long Island driver pulled a gun in a road rage incident on Thursday, July 23, leading to criminal charges, police said.
Gary Donnelly, 45, of Huntington, was driving a Ford van through Melville on Express Drive South near Route 110 when he began driving erratically, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Donnelly engaged in a series of road rage behaviors with a black 2018 Dodge Durango around 2 p.m., continuing south on Route 110 until they stopped near Spagnoli Road, according to police.
When the Durango driver, a 26-year-old Freeport man, exited his vehicle and looked toward Donne…
Careless, Reckless Driver Drove Drunk: Denville PD
A 72-year-old Rockaway man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Denville, authorities announced Thursday, July 23.
At 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, officers pulled a vehicle over after noticing it had an inoperable passenger-side brake light, Denville police said. The driver, Garry Della-Calce appeared impaired and officers conducted field sobriety tests, Denville police.
Following the tests, Della-Calce was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, police said.
He was issued motor vehicle summonses for operating under the influence of liquor or drug…
Father, Son Charged After Explosive Device Thrown Near Catasauqua Polling Site: DA (Update)
A father and son have been charged after investigators say an explosive device was thrown from a moving pickup truck near a church serving as a polling location on Election Day, authorities announced on Thursday, July 23.
Jack Pletz, 24, and Matthew David Pletz, 56, both of Catasauqua are accused in the incident that unfolded around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, near Salem United Church of Christ on the 600 block of 3rd Street, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan, Pennsylvania State Police Troop M, and Catasauqua police.
No one was injured, and officials said vo…
Bellmore Home Health Aide Caught On Camera Stealing Cash From 95-Year-Old Client: Police
A home health aide was arrested after she was caught on home surveillance stealing a locked cash box from her 95-year-old client on Long Island, but police say.
Madeline Barranco, 60, of Linden Street, Bellmore, was charged with third-degree grand larceny following the incident in West Hempstead, Nassau County Police said in a release issued Thursday, July 23.
The theft happened at approximately 6:39 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, according to detectives.
Barranco, who was working as the victim's health aide, was seen on home video surveillance removing a black locked box containing U.S. curre…
