East Hartford Police Solve 52-Year Cold Case, 77-Year-Old Arrested In Young Woman's Killing East Hartford Police Solve 52-Year Cold Case, 77-Year-Old Arrested In Young Woman's Killing
East Hartford Police Solve 52-Year Cold Case, 77-Year-Old Arrested In Young Woman's Killing A Connecticut police department said they have made an arrest in a brutal murder that haunted a city for five decades.  George Legere, 77, has been arrested and charged with the killing of 21-year-old Janet Couture, who was stabbed to death inside her East Hartford home home in 1973, the department announced on Thursday, Sept. 25.  Police said Legere was an early suspect but not charged at the time because of insufficient evidence. The case remained open until a break in 2021, when Avon Police arrested Legere in a separate kidnapping case. That arrest helped investigators link him…
Burglar Attacks 2 Women Inside Elmont Home, Police Say Burglar Attacks 2 Women Inside Elmont Home, Police Say
Burglar Attacks 2 Women Inside Elmont Home, Police Say A Queens man is accused of breaking into a Long Island home, attacking two women with a knife, and demanding money. The incident happened just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at an Elmont residence on Waldorf Avenue, according to Nassau County Police. Two women, ages 29 and 70, discovered an unknown man inside their home after he entered through a window. The suspect allegedly demanded money and then attacked both women with a knife. During the struggle, both victims sustained lacerations before a 29-year-old male resident intervened and managed to disarm the intruder, police said. The…
Wayne Home Health Aide Assaulted Elderly Patient Then Lied About It: Cops Wayne Home Health Aide Assaulted Elderly Patient Then Lied About It: Cops
Wayne Home Health Aide Assaulted Elderly Patient Then Lied About It: Cops A home health aide is accused of shoving an elderly woman in her Wayne home, causing her to hit her head, then lying about the cause of the injury to police, authorities said. Officers responded to a residence around 8:03 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, after receiving a report of an assault, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Two adult sisters told officers their mother’s aide, identified as Helen Pitman, 64, of Mount Vernon, NY, had called to report that their mother had fallen, Daly said. The sisters said they checked a home security camera and saw Pitman “shoved their mother backwards forcefully whi…
Teen’s Fast & Furious Fantasy In Landover Ends With Spray Paint, Gun Bust, Jail, Police Say Teen’s Fast & Furious Fantasy In Landover Ends With Spray Paint, Gun Bust, Jail, Police Say
Teen’s Fast & Furious Fantasy In Landover Ends With Spray Paint, Gun Bust, Jail, Police Say An 18-year-old driver who was a bit too fast and too furious is now facing charges after striking a woman during an illegal car takeover in Maryland. Millersville native Naef Salmo was taken into custody after doing donuts during an event in Landover, striking a woman — and then attempting to cover it up, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers said the illegal vehicle takeover happened around 1:45 a.m. in a shopping center parking lot in the 8500 block of Landover Road last weekend.  According to PGPD, vehicle takeovers are "large, unauthorized gatherings …
Prince Frederick School Bus Driver Slapped Student On Last Day — Now He’s In Jail: Prosecutors Prince Frederick School Bus Driver Slapped Student On Last Day — Now He’s In Jail: Prosecutors
Prince Frederick School Bus Driver Slapped Student On Last Day — Now He’s In Jail: Prosecutors A school bus driver who slapped a young student in the face in Maryland will spend time behind bars, authorities announced. Mark Travis Bright, 60, has been convicted of second-degree assault after allegedly striking an elementary school student, according to the Calvert County State's Attorney's Office. The assault involving the Prince Frederick man was reported on the last day of the 2024-2025 school year. Prosecutors said that Bright was driving a school bus when he and an elementary school student had an exchange of words. During the exchange, Bright slapped the student in the face — …
Newington CT Prison Guard Choked Wife, Kidnapped Kids In 7-Hour Police Standoff: Cops Newington CT Prison Guard Choked Wife, Kidnapped Kids In 7-Hour Police Standoff: Cops
Newington CT Prison Guard Choked Wife, Kidnapped Kids In 7-Hour Police Standoff: Cops A Connecticut correction officer is in custody after police say he choked his wife and took two children from a home in Newington. John Lacen-Romero, 36, was identified by officers as the suspect when they responded to a 911 call around 12:10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, Newington police said. During the altercation, Lacen-Romero is accused of threatening to harm himself, his wife, and the two children inside the home. Officers said the woman was trying to escape from Lacen-Romero and had loaded the two children — ages 8 and 11 — into her car. That's when police said Lacen-Romero attacked he…
Man Accused Of Slashing Victim's Neck With Knife At Motel In Newburgh: Police Man Accused Of Slashing Victim's Neck With Knife At Motel In Newburgh: Police
Man Accused Of Slashing Victim's Neck With Knife At Motel In Newburgh: Police A man was arrested after police said he slashed another man’s neck during an assault at an Orange County motel.  The events leading to the arrest began on Sunday, Sept. 21, at around 9 a.m., when Town of Newburgh Police responded to the Super 8 Motel at 1287 Route 300 for a report of an injured man, the department said on Monday, Sept. 22. Officers arrived to find a 40-year-old victim with a neck laceration. Police said the injury was caused by an assault involving a knife at the motel.  The victim was treated at the scene before being taken by Town of Newburgh EMS to Montefiore …
Stamford Man Tried To Run Over Construction Worker In Wilton Road Rage Incident: Police Stamford Man Tried To Run Over Construction Worker In Wilton Road Rage Incident: Police
Stamford Man Tried To Run Over Construction Worker In Wilton Road Rage Incident: Police A 69-year-old Connecticut man was arrested after police said he attempted to drive into a construction worker following a dispute. Craig K. Nelsen of Stamford was charged with attempted first-degree assault and breach of peace after the incident on Thursday, Sept. 18, in Wilton, police said. Wilton officers were called to Cheesespring Road near Old Driftway for reports of a road-rage incident. Witnesses told police that a 2020 Dodge Ram 5500 attempted to strike a construction worker installing fiber-optic cables at a job site, according to a police report. The truck sped away after missing…
Man Slashed In Neck During Knife Attack By West Babylon Man In North Amityville: Suffolk Police Man Slashed In Neck During Knife Attack By West Babylon Man In North Amityville: Suffolk Police
Man Slashed In Neck During Knife Attack By West Babylon Man In North Amityville: Suffolk Police A knife attack inside a North Amityville home left a man seriously injured on Sunday, Sept. 21, Suffolk County Police announced. Angelo Andrade, 49, of West Babylon, was visiting an acquaintance at 187 Jefferson Ave. when he slashed the 45-year-old man’s neck with a knife at 1:38 p.m., police said. Andrade then threatened another resident with the weapon before fleeing the home, according to police. The victim was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Officers arrested Andrade a short time later. He was charged with …
Driver Hits Officer With Car At Roosevelt Field Mall, While Fleeing With Stolen Goods: Police Driver Hits Officer With Car At Roosevelt Field Mall, While Fleeing With Stolen Goods: Police
Driver Hits Officer With Car At Roosevelt Field Mall, While Fleeing With Stolen Goods: Police A Roosevelt woman struck an officer with her car while trying to flee Roosevelt Field Mall in East Garden City, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, Sept. 20. Shaquanna Gibbs, 26, of Roosevelt, was behind the wheel of a white Honda Accord when she exited a parking spot in the Roosevelt Field Mall garage and hit an officer’s patrol vehicle around 6:26 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, detectives said. When the officer got out to approach her, Gibbs allegedly attempted to flee, striking the officer’s arm with her vehicle, according to police. Officers soon located her car and attempted a Vehi…
Fight Brings Police, Ambulances To Paramus Catholic Football Game Fight Brings Police, Ambulances To Paramus Catholic Football Game
Fight Brings Police, Ambulances To Paramus Catholic Football Game A fight between two juveniles during the Paramus Catholic–St. Joseph’s high school football game brought a police presence and two ambulances to Paramus Catholic High School on Friday night, Sept. 19, authorities confirmed. Police Chief Robert Guidetti said the fight, which happened after the game, was broken up by other juveniles. Both involved had minor injuries, and no one was looking to sign complaints as of press time. Photos from the scene, taken by Kyle Mazza of UNF News, show multiple police cars and two ambulances outside the school following the game. One juvenile appeared to have…
DC Man Punched Girlfriend So Hard She Choked On Blood — Then Did It Again: Feds DC Man Punched Girlfriend So Hard She Choked On Blood — Then Did It Again: Feds
DC Man Punched Girlfriend So Hard She Choked On Blood — Then Did It Again: Feds A DC man repeatedly beat his girlfriend so badly she was choking on her own blood — then did it again two months later, according to federal prosecutors. Nyzir Miles, 22, was arraigned Thursday, Sept. 18, in Superior Court of the District of Columbia on charges stemming from multiple assaults on his former girlfriend, the US Attorney’s Office announced. Prosecutors said the violence began on Sept. 2, 2024, around 11 p.m. near the 700 block of Decatur Place NE.  Miles and his girlfriend were driving when an argument broke out. He punched her in the face, according to the government’s e…