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Man Assaulted Woman Then Refused To Let Her Leave In Mount Olive: Cops Man Assaulted Woman Then Refused To Let Her Leave In Mount Olive: Cops
Man Assaulted Woman Then Refused To Let Her Leave In Mount Olive: Cops A 40-year-old Flanders man was arrested and charged with assaulting a woman and refusing to let her leave on the evening of Sunday, April 7, Mount Olive police said. At 8:30 p.m., police responded to a residence in Flanders and found Andrew Heller sleeping inside, officers said.  Before waking up Heller, police located and removed multiple knives from his residence, officers said. During their investigation, police determined Heller assaulted the woman, refused to let her leave the residence or request help, and made threats against her, officers said. Heller was arrested a…
Man Indicted For Kidnapping, Murder Of Missing Mother In Maryland: State Police Man Indicted For Kidnapping, Murder Of Missing Mother In Maryland: State Police
Man Indicted For Kidnapping, Murder Of Missing Mother In Maryland: State Police Maryland State Police investigators have arrested a man who has been charged in connection to the kidnapping and murder of Tiyavauna Britt earlier this year. On Tuesday, authorities announced that Cambridge resident Kenneth Stefan Bradley, 40, has been indicted for the February kidnapping of 31-year-old Tiyavauna Britt.  Tiyavauna Britt Easton Police Department According to investigators, Britt - who knew Bradley before her disappearance - was last seen at work in Delaware on Wednesday, Feb. 7 and her vehicle was later located in the Easton area in Maryland. Her body has never been rec…
Armed Kidnapper Forced Victim Into Car Before Sexual Assault: Reading Police Armed Kidnapper Forced Victim Into Car Before Sexual Assault: Reading Police
Armed Kidnapper Forced Victim Into Car Before Sexual Assault: Reading Police A suspect is in custody after police say a juvenile girl was forced into a car at gunpoint and sexually assaulted in Reading on Wednesday, March 13.  Liam Wilkinson, 24, is charged with rape, kidnapping, false imprisonment, and related felony offenses, according to Reading police and state court records.  Authorities said Wilkinson approached the victim near the corner of North 3rd Street and Douglass Street at 3 p.m. and displayed a handgun before forcing her into the car. Police said he took her to a secondary location and sexually assaulted her.  The juvenile victim was e…
York Man Shot In Fight Dies; Dad, Son Charged With Homicide: Authorities York Man Shot In Fight Dies; Dad, Son Charged With Homicide: Authorities
York Man Shot In Fight Dies; Dad, Son Charged With Homicide: Authorities A father and his son have been charged with homicide in connection with a fatal shooting during a fight, authorities announced on Tuesday.  Jared Harpster, 35 of the 100 block of Long Lane in Newberry Township, was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital at 1:09 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, according to the York County Coroner's Office.  Deputy Coroner Scott Pennewill was called to Wellspan York Hospital to investigate and certify his death. Following an autopsy at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown at 8 a.m. on Feb. 27, his cause of death was determined to be mul…
Ex-Con Accusing Of Pinning Hackensack Woman Down By Her Hair, Plunging Knife Next To Her Head Ex-Con Accusing Of Pinning Hackensack Woman Down By Her Hair, Plunging Knife Next To Her Head
Ex-Con Accusing Of Pinning Hackensack Woman Down By Her Hair, Plunging Knife Next To Her Head A transient ex-con was charged with domestic violence after authorities said he pinned a Hackensack woman to the floor by her hair and threatened her with a knife before dawn Monday. Robert Raghoenathsingh, 40, formerly of Lodi but more recently of Passaic, plunged the knife into the floor next to the victim's head in her Prospect Avenue apartment around 2 a.m. Feb. 5, the woman told police. He then stood on her hair so she couldn't get up, her report says. Raghoenathsingh -- who jail records show is a divorced Yemeni national -- made headlines in 2019 when he brought what proved to be bas…
WV Man Arrested For Killing PA Roommate, Ditching Body In MD: US Marshals WV Man Arrested For Killing PA Roommate, Ditching Body In MD: US Marshals
WV Man Arrested For Killing PA Roommate, Ditching Body In MD: US Marshals A West Virginia man is accused of shooting one of his former roommates dead in Pennsylvania and dumping the body in Maryland before fleeing to North Carolina, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 19.  Shane Adrian Bradley, 32 of Hedgesville, WV, had been staying with several other people in a home in the 14000 block of Ditto Road in Montgomery Township, Mercersburg when a "minor verbal altercation" ended with him shooting one of his roommates, Isiah Clark, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in a release.  The 20-year-old's body was then loaded into a car — wi…
'Embodiment Of Evil:' Rapist Who Walked Elderly Woman Down Pier To Her Death In MD Convicted 'Embodiment Of Evil:' Rapist Who Walked Elderly Woman Down Pier To Her Death In MD Convicted
'Embodiment Of Evil:' Rapist Who Walked Elderly Woman Down Pier To Her Death In MD Convicted The Maryland man who terrorized a resilient, elderly woman during a violent night before tossing her into the freezing waters of the Wicomico River in January has been convicted, prosecutors announced. Salisbury resident Ralph Harmon, Jr., will spend decades in prison after robbing, raping, and literally walking an 80-year-old woman down a pier and tossing her into the water while her hands were bound earlier this year during a spine-chilling day that spilled over from Delaware into Maryland. Prosecutors say that On Jan. 13, the woman was walking to her driveway in Seaford, Delaware, when H…
Daughter Accused Of Lighting Mother's House Ablaze In Anne Arundel County: Fire Officials Daughter Accused Of Lighting Mother's House Ablaze In Anne Arundel County: Fire Officials
Daughter Accused Of Lighting Mother's House Ablaze In Anne Arundel County: Fire Officials A family feud led to attempted murder and arson charges for a 51-year-old woman in Anne Arundel County who allegedly set her mother's Churchton home on fire late last month, officials say. This week, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department announced that Laurie Anne Canvan has been arrested in connection to an early-morning fire that was intentionally set on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at her mother's home. Shortly after 5:45 a.m. on the morning of the fire, members of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department received a call from a woman who advised that her daughter had set fire to the home, though sh…
Patient Abused By Lititz Doctor Specializing In Treating Amish: Police Patient Abused By Lititz Doctor Specializing In Treating Amish: Police
Patient Abused By Lititz Doctor Specializing In Treating Amish: Police A doctor who specializes in "serving Old Order Amish and Mennonite (Plain) populations," is accused of sexually one of his patients. Vladimir V. Iakomi of Lititz was charged with indecent assault without consent and indecent assault of an unconscious person in connection with an appointment on Saturday, Sept. 30, according to a release by the Pennsylvania State Police the following Monday.  The woman told the state police that she fell asleep and about 30 minutes into her appointment at "Plain Community Health Care Network” located in the “Georgetown Medical Center,” 23 Lancaster Avenue in…
Married PA Trooper Frames GF As 'Crazy', Chokes Her, Places In 72-Hour Hold: Affidavit (VIDEO) Married PA Trooper Frames GF As 'Crazy', Chokes Her, Places In 72-Hour Hold: Affidavit (VIDEO)
Married PA Trooper Frames GF As 'Crazy', Chokes Her, Places In 72-Hour Hold: Affidavit (Video) "F--k around and find out," a Pennsylvania State Trooper told his now ex-girlfriend before he "paint(ed) her as crazy," took her into custody without his supervisor's permission –  choked her when she resisted, which a bystander recorded – then had her commitment to a hospital for mental health for five days, according to a lengthy affidavit and video obtained by Daily Voice.  Pennsylvania State Trooper 37-year-old Ronald Keith Davis of Williamstown who "is married with a family in Dauphin County," fought with his ex-girlfriend at the end of August, Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Cha…
HORRIFIC: Passaic Man Charged With Abducting, Raping, Beating Young Girl HORRIFIC: Passaic Man Charged With Abducting, Raping, Beating Young Girl
Horrific: Passaic Man Charged With Abducting, Raping, Beating Young Girl Holding her against her will, a 22-year-old Passaic man repeatedly sexually assaulted and beat a child, authorities charged. Stiven Peralta “sexually assaulted and repeatedly physically assaulted a child at a residence in Passaic, restraining the child when she attempted to leave the residence,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said Authorities seized Peralta near the corner of Washington Place and Columbia Avenue shortly after 12:30 a.m. last Wednesday, Sept. 13, they said. He remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail. The Dominica…
Manalapan Officer Stalked Teen Girl, Sent Sexual Photos, Handcuffed Her: Prosecutor Manalapan Officer Stalked Teen Girl, Sent Sexual Photos, Handcuffed Her: Prosecutor
Manalapan Officer Stalked Teen Girl, Sent Sexual Photos, Handcuffed Her: Prosecutor A patrolman at the Jersey Shore has been arrested and charged with engaging in a pattern of illegal behavior with a teenage girl, authorities said. Kevin Ruditsky, 46, who works in Manalapan Township, is believed to have sent the 16-year-old girl sexually explicit photos and handcuffed her during a traffic stop, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation by the MCPO Professional Responsibility Unit was initiated earlier this month upon learning that Ruditsky had been sending inappropriate messages and photos to a 16-year-old girl, …
State Police Trooper Arrested By Members Of Anne Arundel County Police Department: Authorities State Police Trooper Arrested By Members Of Anne Arundel County Police Department: Authorities
State Police Trooper Arrested By Members Of Anne Arundel County Police Department: Authorities A veteran Maryland State Police trooper has been suspended with pay following his arrest by the Anne Arundel Police Department over the weekend, law enforcement officials confirmed. Trooper First Class Ryan Bandy was arrested shortly before 4 a.m. on Saturday, May 6 following an investigation into his alleged misdeeds, according to a state police spokesperson. Specifically, Bandy was charged with: False imprisonment; Second-degree assault; Fourth-degree sex offense. He made his initial appearance before a district court commissioner and was released on his own recognizance. He has been …
Bogota Man Jailed For Domestic Violence Bogota Man Jailed For Domestic Violence
Bogota Man Jailed For Domestic Violence A Bogota man was jailed for domestic violence, authorities said. Joshua G. Mejia, 31, was arrested after the victim had to be treated at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck early Friday, April 28, Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Mejia remained held in the Bergen County Jail while awaiting a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. He's charged with aggravated assault by strangulation, false imprisonment, criminal restraint, making terroristic threats and simple assault.
No Stars: Uber Passenger Verbally, Physically Assaults Driver In Baltimore County: State Police No Stars: Uber Passenger Verbally, Physically Assaults Driver In Baltimore County: State Police
No Stars: Uber Passenger Verbally, Physically Assaults Driver In Baltimore County: State Police An Uber passenger in Maryland likely saw his rating drop on the app after physically and verbally abusing a driver in Baltimore County during a weekend ride, state police say. Eduardo Castillo, 30, took an Uber driver through the ringer on Friday, April 21, allegedly smoking drugs and essentially taking his victim hostage during a treacherous trek from Pennsylvania into Baltimore until his mother saved the day. The trail of tears (and other things), began shortly before 4 p.m. on on Friday, when Maryland State Police investigators from the Golden Ring Barrack received an emergency 911 call…
Chambersburg Heroin Ring Leader Held Woman Hostage Before Stand-Off Threatening PSP: Affidavit Chambersburg Heroin Ring Leader Held Woman Hostage Before Stand-Off Threatening PSP: Affidavit
Chambersburg Heroin Ring Leader Held Woman Hostage Before Stand-Off Threatening PSP: Affidavit A convicted heroin dealer who has a pending federal case— held a woman over night and beat her, and after she escaped a multi-hour standoff took place, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg explained in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Rashawn Nathaniel Spriggs, a.k.a. “Shizz”, a 35, of Hershey, was convicted for selling over 1,000 grams of heroin as the leader of drug ring operating out of Chambersburg in 2016. He ended up serving five years in prison, federal court records show.  On April 1, 2023 he stormed into a woman's home in the 500 block of Park Circle West an…
Baltimore Man Charged After Elkridge Man Found Dead Inside Burning Home Baltimore Man Charged After Elkridge Man Found Dead Inside Burning Home
Baltimore Man Charged After Elkridge Man Found Dead Inside Burning Home A suspect has been charged with murder after allegedly killing an Elkridge man in his own home, authorities say Howard County Police were called to the home of James Sents Jr. 64, in the 6000 block of Old Washington Road around 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 3 after reports of a home invasion. When police arrived, they found Dennis Lee Graham, 38, inside of the home, and smoke coming from a bedroom. Police searched the home, found Sents' body, and arrested Graham, a Baltimore resident, at the scene. Investigators determined that Graham broke into the home and assaulted Sents before setting a f…
Wanted La Plata Fugitive Located And Captured In Baltimore: Sheriff Wanted La Plata Fugitive Located And Captured In Baltimore: Sheriff
Wanted La Plata Fugitive Located And Captured In Baltimore: Sheriff Federal and Charles County investigators have tracked down and apprehended a wanted fugitive who has been on the run for more than a year. Authorities announced this week that members of the sheriff’s Warrant Unit and US Marshals Office located and arrested La Plata resident Brooke Lynn Edmonds, 27, who was wanted in connection to a robbery and assault in February 2021. On Feb. 5, 2021, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that a man arrived at an apartment, when he was assaulted by Edmonds and two other suspects who punched and stabbed him while demanding his property. They also …
Motel Guest Covered In Lotion Rescued From Knife-Wielding Woman At Little Ferry Motel: Police Motel Guest Covered In Lotion Rescued From Knife-Wielding Woman At Little Ferry Motel: Police
Motel Guest Covered In Lotion Rescued From Knife-Wielding Woman At Little Ferry Motel: Police Little Ferry police rescued a motel guest from Hackensack from a knife-wielding Englewood woman who covered him in lotion and held him against his will, authorities said. Responding officers two people arguing loudly on the other side of the room door when they arrived at the Capri Inn, Police Chief James Walters said. Desarey Victoria Hutchison, 31, who records show has a history of stalking arrests, initially refused to open the door, the chief said. She finally relented but was “extremely irate and screaming," he said. The officers found the 35-year-old victim covered head-to-toe in lo…
Bucks Man Who Shot Police Chief During Standoff Sentenced Bucks Man Who Shot Police Chief During Standoff Sentenced
Bucks Man Who Shot Police Chief During Standoff Sentenced The Bucks County man who fired a shotgun at a police chief before engaging in a four-hour standoff with authorities will spend 15 to 30 years in prison.  Colin Petroziello, now 25, pleaded no contest in September to attempted murder, false imprisonment, aggravated assault, and a host of other felonies stemming from the summer 2021 incident, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement Monday, Feb. 6.  As prosecutors argued in court, Petroziello was with his mother in their shared apartment at the Yardley Common Condominiums on Aug. 18, 2021 at 11 a.m., when his mom …
ICE Detains Ecuadorian National Charged With Assaulting Woman In Hackensack ICE Detains Ecuadorian National Charged With Assaulting Woman In Hackensack
ICE Detains Ecuadorian National Charged With Assaulting Woman In Hackensack ICE has placed a detainer on a jailed Ecuadorian national who was charged with beating and choking a woman, taking her phone and holding her against her will in Hackensack. Bryan Sinchi-Caldas, 26, was arrested on New Year's Day and charged with aggravated assault, robbery and false imprisonment, among other counts. "It was reported to police that during a dispute, the defendant struck the 38-year-old victim in the face, attempted to asphyxiate her, stole the victim’s phone and wouldn’t allow her to leave the location where this occurred," said Police Capt. Michael Antista, the officer in c…
Repeat Offender Grabs, Gropes Elderly Woman In Broad Daylight: Ridgefield Park PD Repeat Offender Grabs, Gropes Elderly Woman In Broad Daylight: Ridgefield Park PD
Repeat Offender Grabs, Gropes Elderly Woman In Broad Daylight: Ridgefield Park PD An elderly woman became the latest target of a repeat offender who was previously arrested – and quickly released – for groping strangers, Ridgefield Park police said. Michael Hernandez, 23, rushed the victim from behind in broad daylight as she walked on Roosevelt Avenue between Hazelton Street and Highland Place around 3 p.m. Dec. 29, Police Lt. Art Jensen said. Hernandez, who lives in the village, then “put his arm over her shoulder and across her chest while thrusting his body into her [and] making sexually-motivated comments” before fleeing, the lieutenant said. The description gave p…
Perverted Practices, False Imprisonment Among Charges Alleged Rapist Faces In Aberdeen: Police Perverted Practices, False Imprisonment Among Charges Alleged Rapist Faces In Aberdeen: Police
Perverted Practices, False Imprisonment Among Charges Alleged Rapist Faces In Aberdeen: Police An alleged rapist is behind bars in Harford County following an investigation into the sexual assault of a 50-year-old woman earlier this year, authorities announced. Tavon I. Harvey, 28, was taken into custody by members of the Aberdeen Police Department days after an investigation into the rape of a woman in the unit block of North Law Street was launched late last month. It is alleged that the incident happened early on Friday, Dec. 30, and "was not a random act of violence."  According to officials, the Aberdeen Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division and Crime Scene P…
Felonious Fugitive With Warrants Out For Arrest In MD Found In Fredericksburg, Sheriff Says Felonious Fugitive With Warrants Out For Arrest In MD Found In Fredericksburg, Sheriff Says
Felonious Fugitive With Warrants Out For Arrest In MD Found In Fredericksburg, Sheriff Says A fugitive with multiple felony charges out of Anne Arundel County has been found and taken into custody, police say. Melvin Anibal Duran Flores, 35, of Fredericksburg, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 29, at 9:25 a.m., according to the Stafford County Sheriff's office. Flores had multiple felony charges including three counts of kidnapping, four counts of assault, two counts of false imprisonment and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. Detective J.G. Wright III and the U.S. Marshals Service worked together in order to take him into custody. Duran Flores was found after he was observ…
Four Decades Later, Police In Montgomery County Identify, Arrest Alleged Serial Rapist Four Decades Later, Police In Montgomery County Identify, Arrest Alleged Serial Rapist
Four Decades Later, Police In Montgomery County Identify, Arrest Alleged Serial Rapist A man accused of raping women in Prince George's County over forty years ago has been arrested, authorities say. Marion Edward Pearson Jr., 65, was linked to the crime through the FBI's National DNA Index System on Monday, Oct. 31 after Cold Case detectives submitted evidence from the open rape case to the system in March of 2022, according to Montgomery County Police. Pearson Jr. lived in Prince George's County, and frequented the University of Maryland/College Park area during the time of the crime. He had been arrested several times for assault, indecent exposure, and had recently been r…
DATING APP HELL: 'He Has A Knife' NJ Teen Held Hostage For Year In PA, Authorities Say DATING APP HELL: 'He Has A Knife' NJ Teen Held Hostage For Year In PA, Authorities Say
Dating APP Hell: 'He Has A Knife' NJ Teen Held Hostage For Year In PA, Authorities Say An 18-year-old New Jersey woman texted 911 for "help escaping" after being held against her will in Pennsylvania for a year by a man she met through a dating app, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice.  32-year-old Nikolaus Breland, of Monongahela, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 20, according to the complaint. The teenager said that her abusive boyfriend who had been holding her captive was asleep and she wanted help escaping, she told the Washington County 911 center around 9:45 p.m., according to the criminal complaint   ***WARNING the following…
Woman Allegedly Held Hostage For 24 Hours By Ex-Con With Charges In Six Pennsylvania Counties Woman Allegedly Held Hostage For 24 Hours By Ex-Con With Charges In Six Pennsylvania Counties
Woman Allegedly Held Hostage For 24 Hours By Ex-Con With Charges In Six Pennsylvania Counties A woman was allegedly kidnapped, held hostage for 24 hours, assaulted, and had her children's lives threatened by a man with criminal charges in six Pennsylvania counties dating back 30 years, according to court records obtained by Daily Voice.  Richard Clover Young, 52, was "hiding and waiting" outside of the victim's home while she was waiting to be picked up by her sister on Nov. 5, according to the criminal complaint. Young reportedly "tricked" the victim by telling her that he'd drive her in his 2011 Kia Sportage and then bring her back home but he instead made excuses to keep her in h…
Former Sheriff's Deputy In Maryland Accused Of Rape, Abusing Person In Custody: Officials Former Sheriff's Deputy In Maryland Accused Of Rape, Abusing Person In Custody: Officials
Former Sheriff's Deputy In Maryland Accused Of Rape, Abusing Person In Custody: Officials A sheriff’s deputy in Maryland has been charged with raping a person in custody last week in Wicomico County, his employer announced on Monday, Oct. 31. Wicomico County Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Abreu, 30, was arrested over the weekend following a complaint and investigation involving a person who had been taken into custody, officials said. According to the sheriff's office, the complaint was received by the agency on Sunday, Oct. 30 and the matter was then "immediately assigned" to the sheriff’s office's Criminal Investigation Division, which announced his arrest on Monday. The alleged i…
Man Charged With Kidnapping Reading Girl Is Mom's Ex-BF, Police Say Man Charged With Kidnapping Reading Girl Is Mom's Ex-BF, Police Say
Man Charged With Kidnapping Reading Girl Is Mom's Ex-BF, Police Say The suspect who abducted a girl in Reading on Wednesday, Aug. 31 is the ex-boyfriend of the victim's mom, authorities have revealed. Duane Taylor kidnapped 13-year-old Janae Kalia-Henry from her home near Schuylkill Avenue around 2 a.m., prompting state police to issue an Amber Alert approximately 12 hours later. The multi-state search led authorities to Brooklyn, NY, where they found the girl that evening wearing no shoes on Glenmore Avenue, 6abc reports. Her condition was not immediately specified. Taylor was charged with the kidnapping of a minor, false imp…
4 Teens Kidnapped, Robbed Man At Gunpoint In Philly Area: PD 4 Teens Kidnapped, Robbed Man At Gunpoint In Philly Area: PD
4 Teens Kidnapped, Robbed Man At Gunpoint In Philly Area: PD Four teenagers have been charged with the kidnapping and gunpoint robbery of a man in the Philadelphia region, authorities said. The victim traveled to Sellersville to meet a friend, who was accompanied by another woman and two men on Saturday, April 2 around 9:25 a.m., Perkasie police said. The victim's arms were bound with duct tape and he was then driven in his own vehicle against his will to areas that included Philadelphia and New Jersey, according to police. He told police the suspects had a knife and a handgun. When they arrived to the King of Prussia area, the victim was able …
Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment
Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment A Pennsylvania woman's screams rang out alarming "a large number of residents" in one neighborhood— as she attempted to escape from a dating app meetup gone terribly wrong on Tuesday, Mar. 29, police say. The woman had met her captor on the TAGGED dating app earlier in the month and had planned to meet him after "they talked and chatted socially for a few weeks," police stated in a release. They met at the man's apartment in Highspire where he invited her in, "and things changed dramatically and very quickly," police say.   The man became hostile and blocked her exit from the apa…