18-Year-Old Killed In Paterson Homicide, Search Launched For Suspect: Prosecutor 18-Year-Old Killed In Paterson Homicide, Search Launched For Suspect: Prosecutor
18-Year-Old Killed In Paterson Homicide, Search Launched For Suspect: Prosecutor An 18-year-old man was killed in a Paterson shooting Wednesday evening, March 11, and now, the search is on for his killer.  Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray said the victim, whose name was not released, was found with multiple gunshot wounds at Carroll Street and Godwin Avenue just before 6:30 p.m. He was rushed to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center where he was subsequently pronounced ead. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact …
Wrong House, Fatal Mistake: Man Convicted In Murder Of Innocent Dad During Bohemia Burglary Wrong House, Fatal Mistake: Man Convicted In Murder Of Innocent Dad During Bohemia Burglary
Wrong House, Fatal Mistake: Man Convicted In Murder Of Innocent Dad During Bohemia Burglary A man was convicted of murder for his role in the fatal shooting of a Long Island homeowner who prosecutors said was killed in a case of mistaken identity during an attempted burglary. Christopher Fernandez, 29, of Sound Beach, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court Friday, March 6, in the 2022 killing of Michael Hartmann. The shooting happened around 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 2, 2022, when Fernandez and another man arrived at Hartmann’s home in Bohemia while armed with guns, as Daily Voice reported. Fernandez believed a cellphone that had allegedly be…
‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Allentown Soccer Coach Raped Girl Before Kidnapping Her To Mexico ‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Allentown Soccer Coach Raped Girl Before Kidnapping Her To Mexico
‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Allentown Soccer Coach Raped Girl Before Kidnapping Her To Mexico Kevin Esterly — the Pennsylvania man who ran off to Mexico with a teenage girl in 2018 — has now been convicted of repeatedly raping the same victim when she was a child, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, March 5. The disturbing allegations first emerged when the victim came forward to police in February 2025, saying Esterly had sexually abused her for years, beginning when she was a child. A jury convicted Esterly, now 53, of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and endangering the welfare of children following a trial that began with jury selection on …
2 Arrested In Gold Scam That Cost Fairfield Seniors Nearly $460K, Police Say 2 Arrested In Gold Scam That Cost Fairfield Seniors Nearly $460K, Police Say
2 Arrested In Gold Scam That Cost Fairfield Seniors Nearly $460K, Police Say Two people are facing charges after police say elderly Fairfield residents were scammed out of nearly $460,000 in gold and cash. The Fairfield Police Department announced the arrests following two investigations into financial scams that targeted seniors in town. Both suspects appeared in Bridgeport Superior Court on March 3, 2026. Police said the scams convinced victims to withdraw money and convert it into gold. The gold was then handed over to people posing as couriers. In the first case, police arrested Le Chen, 40, of Flushing, New York. Chen was charged with conspiracy to commit lar…
Columbia Borough Friend Of ‘Stupid Kid’ Who Shot Home With Child Inside Pleads Guilty: DA Columbia Borough Friend Of ‘Stupid Kid’ Who Shot Home With Child Inside Pleads Guilty: DA
Columbia Borough Friend Of ‘Stupid Kid’ Who Shot Home With Child Inside Pleads Guilty: DA A man has pleaded guilty to his role in a shooting that sent bullets into a Lancaster County home with a child inside, prosecutors announced. Isaiah Jose Diaz, 22, of the 200 block of Fourth Street, Columbia Borough, admitted his involvement in the Nov. 1, 2024, shooting on the 400 block of Avenue K in Columbia Borough, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Diaz pleaded guilty before Judge Merrill Spahn on Feb. 12 to two counts of criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy to discharge a firearm into an occupied structure, possession of a f…
Betrayal In Bethesda: Yoga Teacher Sentenced After Killing Professor, Fleeing 15 Years Betrayal In Bethesda: Yoga Teacher Sentenced After Killing Professor, Fleeing 15 Years
Betrayal In Bethesda: Yoga Teacher Sentenced After Killing Professor, Fleeing 15 Years A Mexican man who served as a trusted yoga and Spanish teacher before killing an American University professor in her Maryland home and going on the run for 15 years will spend decades in prison.  Jorge Rueda Landeros, 56, of Juarez, Mexico, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of the murder of 52-year-old Sue Ann Marcum in 2010, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday.  Prosecutors said Landeros was Marcum’s yoga and Spanish instructor.  The two developed both a personal and financial relationship before she was foun…
Maryland Man Who Shot Passenger 5 Times, Ditching Body On Rt 222 Guilty: Lancaster County DA Maryland Man Who Shot Passenger 5 Times, Ditching Body On Rt 222 Guilty: Lancaster County DA
Maryland Man Who Shot Passenger 5 Times, Ditching Body On Rt 222 Guilty: Lancaster County DA Maryland man accused of gunning down his passenger along a Lancaster County highway has been convicted following a weeklong jury trial, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, March 2. Kevin Shareed Harmon, 38, of Gwynn Oak, Md., was found guilty of Third-Degree Murder, Theft By Unlawful Taking, and Firearms Not To Be Carried Without A License for killing 54-year-old Miguel Vazquez-Ruiz along the southbound shoulder of Route 222 in Brecknock Township during the early morning hours of April 23, 2023, the DA’s Office said. The jury acquitted Harmon of First- and S…
ChescoTreatment Center Staffer Admits To Sexually Assaulting Teen In Twisted Truth Or Dare Game ChescoTreatment Center Staffer Admits To Sexually Assaulting Teen In Twisted Truth Or Dare Game
ChescoTreatment Center Staffer Admits To Sexually Assaulting Teen In Twisted Truth Or Dare Game What started as a game of “truth or dare” inside a Chester County treatment center ended in sexual abuse — and now a former staff member has been convicted. Shakur Austin, 28, of Philadelphia, was found guilty after a four-day jury trial before Judge Sarah Black, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Jurors convicted Austin of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Assault, Unlawful Contact with Minors, and related child sex offenses for soliciting oral sex from a 14-year-old resident while working as a direct care staff member at the Devereux campus in Wes…
Man First Labeled As 'Person Of Interest' Now Charged In Hybla Valley Bus Stop Murder: Police Man First Labeled As 'Person Of Interest' Now Charged In Hybla Valley Bus Stop Murder: Police
Man First Labeled As 'Person Of Interest' Now Charged In Hybla Valley Bus Stop Murder: Police The homeless man who was first labeled a person of interest in a deadly Virginia bus stop stabbing is now charged with murder. Abdul Jalloh, 32, who has no fixed address, has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of 41-year-old Stephanie Minter of Fredericksburg, Fairfax County Police announced Wednesday, Feb. 25. Officers responded at 7:16 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23, to Richmond Highway and Arlington Drive in Hybla Valley for a death investigation. When officers arrived, they found Minter inside a bus stop shelter suffering from multiple stab wounds to her upper body…
Woman Stabs Victim In Face During Dispute At Deer Park Home, Police Say Woman Stabs Victim In Face During Dispute At Deer Park Home, Police Say
Woman Stabs Victim In Face During Dispute At Deer Park Home, Police Say A 25-year-old woman was arrested after police said she stabbed an acquaintance in the face during a dispute inside a shared residence on Long Island.  The incident happened around 11:49 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 126 Maida Ave. in Deer Park, according to Suffolk County Police. Authorities said the suspect, Tianna Jones, and the 43-year-old female victim became involved in an altercation inside the home, where both live in separate residences. During the dispute, Jones allegedly stabbed the woman in the face.  The victim was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with injuries t…
Community Rallies For Family Of Missing Woman Found Dead In Manorville Homicide (UPDATE) Community Rallies For Family Of Missing Woman Found Dead In Manorville Homicide (UPDATE)
Community Rallies For Family Of Missing Woman Found Dead In Manorville Homicide (Update) The community is rallying to support the family of Kathleen Harrison Trent, the missing Riverhead woman identified as the victim found dead in a wooded area in Manorville, as a homicide investigation continues. Trent, 63, of Forge Road in Riverhead, was reported missing on Jan. 29 after she had not been seen or heard from since Jan. 27, according to authorities. Her body was discovered in a wooded area on Connecticut Avenue, south of River Road, at 3:21 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, Suffolk County Police said. Detectives believe her death to be criminal in nature following a preliminary inve…
New Evidence Found Near Nancy Guthrie’s Home: Bloody Glove, Stone With Blood Droplet New Evidence Found Near Nancy Guthrie’s Home: Bloody Glove, Stone With Blood Droplet
New Evidence Found Near Nancy Guthrie’s Home: Bloody Glove, Stone With Blood Droplet A bloody glove and a stone with a blood droplet have been discovered near the Arizona home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, who has been missing since Sunday, Feb. 1. According to a report by Tucson NBC-TV affiliate KVOA, a local couple found the items in the desert less than a mile from Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills of Tucson.  The couple, who requested anonymity, said they spotted the glove under their car’s headlights on the night of Tuesday, Feb. 11. A second glove, appearing to match the first, was found 10 feet away. T…