Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner In Chesterfield: Prosecutor Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner In Chesterfield: Prosecutor Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner In Chesterfield: Prosecutor
Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner In Chesterfield: Prosecutor A 23-year-old East Orange man was charged with murdering an inmate at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Chesterfield, authorities said Friday, July 31. On Friday, July 17, correctional officers found Yasin Sellers slumped on the floor and unresponsive in a prison gymnasium following a religious service, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Sellers was pronounced dead at the scene, Bradshaw said. An investigation determined Sellers collapsed after being assaulted by Banton, Bradshaw said.
Florham Park Man Arrested After Coaches Softball Brawl: Report Florham Park Man Arrested After Coaches Softball Brawl: Report Florham Park Man Arrested After Coaches Softball Brawl: Report
Florham Park Man Arrested After Coaches Softball Brawl: Report A Florham Park man has been charged after a fight between adults broke out following a youth girls' softball game in East Hanover, authorities confirmed. East Hanover police responded to Lurker Park on Ridgedale Avenue on Wednesday, July 22, on a report of a physical altercation between adults at the ballfield, Morris County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Meghan Knab said. Citing video of the altercation, NJ.com says the fight erupted among coaches during the postgame handshake after a 12U game between Little Falls and a combined East Hanover/Florham Park team. Several coaches from bo…
Special Ed Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Student Arrested In Fairfax: Police Special Ed Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Student Arrested In Fairfax: Police Special Ed Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Student Arrested In Fairfax: Police
Special Ed Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Student Arrested In Fairfax: Police A special education teacher in Northern Maryland was arrested following a monthlong investigation into allegations that he had inappropriate contact with a student. King George resident Eliseo Perez, 35, who works at Cooper Middle School, allegedly had unlawful and inappropriate contact with a student in May 2026. The investigation was launched on June 4, when school administrators at Cooper Middle School were notified of concerns regarding inappropriate behavior involving a teacher. Detectives from the Child Abuse Squad were notified and assumed the investigation. Perez turned himself in …
Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police
Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police A Connecticut caregiver is accused of physically abusing her disabled client while inside a YMCA, police said. Elisa Feinman, 68, of Fairfield, allegedly abused an intellectually disabled client at the Westport Weston Family YMCA on Saturday, July 19, at the YMCA on Allen Raymond Lane, according to the Westport police.  Officers responded after YMCA staff reported seeing a caregiver physically mistreating her intellectually disabled client. Investigators reviewed surveillance video as part of the case and arrested Feinman, who police identified as a paraprofessional, Westport pol…
Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials
Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials A 23-year-old Jersey City woman is accused of setting a fire beneath the Tonnelle Avenue underpass, then trapping a man as he tried to escape the flames, authorities said. Janet Leigh Mullone was arrested after police said she set a fire near 276 Tonnelle Ave. at approximately 2:39 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, according to Nathaniel Styer and Kim Wallace Scalcione, spokespeople for the city. Responding officers found flames burning beneath the underpass, where members of the Jersey City Fire Department worked to contain the blaze. Investigators said a 57-year-old man had been sleeping in a con…
Child Suffers Neck, Head Injuries In Assault By Dad: Ephrata Police Child Suffers Neck, Head Injuries In Assault By Dad: Ephrata Police Child Suffers Neck, Head Injuries In Assault By Dad: Ephrata Police
Child Suffers Neck, Head Injuries In Assault By Dad: Ephrata Police Pennsylvania father is facing felony child endangerment and assault charges after police said he assaulted a minor, leaving the child with injuries to the neck, chest, back, head, and arms. Josiah D. Hess, 41, of Denver, was charged with felony endangering the welfare of children and misdemeanor simple assault following an alleged domestic violence incident in West Cocalico Township, the Ephrata Police Department said in a release issued Monday, July 20. Officers responded to the 600 block of South Ridge Road at 9:07 p.m. Sunday, July 19, for a report of an assault that was no longer in pro…
Man Grabs Stranger, Pins Her Against Shelf At Teterboro Walmart: PD Man Grabs Stranger, Pins Her Against Shelf At Teterboro Walmart: PD Man Grabs Stranger, Pins Her Against Shelf At Teterboro Walmart: PD
Man Grabs Stranger, Pins Her Against Shelf At Teterboro Walmart: PD A homeless man was arrested after allegedly grabbing a woman from behind and pushing her against store shelving inside a New Jersey Walmart, police said. Police responded to the Teterboro Landing Walmart at 10:53 a.m. Thursday, July 16, after receiving a 9-1-1 call reporting a possible assault, according to Moonachie Police Lt. Jeff Napolitano. The woman told police an unknown man approached her inside the store, grabbed her from behind, and pushed her against shelving in an aisle, Napolitano said. She was able to push him away and leave the area before calling 9-1-1, according to police. …
Route 4 Dollar Tree Manager Assaulted Trying To Stop $60 Shoplifters: Paramus PD Route 4 Dollar Tree Manager Assaulted Trying To Stop $60 Shoplifters: Paramus PD Route 4 Dollar Tree Manager Assaulted Trying To Stop $60 Shoplifters: Paramus PD
Route 4 Dollar Tree Manager Assaulted Trying To Stop $60 Shoplifters: Paramus PD A Closter woman and a Hackensack man are accused of assaulting a Dollar Tree manager while stealing about $60 worth of merchandise from a Paramus store, police said. Officers responded to the Dollar Tree at the Mall at IV, 275 Route 4 West, at approximately 4:32 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, on a report of a robbery in progress, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Police were told the suspects, described as a white man wearing a gray shirt and black pants and a white woman wearing a gray hat, black tank top, and black shorts, fled on foot toward the Rolls-Royce dealership on Route 4, Guid…
Triple Shooting That Killed Baltimore Man Ends With Maryland Suspect's Arrest: Police Triple Shooting That Killed Baltimore Man Ends With Maryland Suspect's Arrest: Police Triple Shooting That Killed Baltimore Man Ends With Maryland Suspect's Arrest: Police
Triple Shooting That Killed Baltimore Man Ends With Maryland Suspect's Arrest: Police It took more than a month, but Baltimore detectives say the man behind a triple shooting that left one man dead and two others wounded is in custody. Taiquan Thomas, 20, of Halethorpe, was arrested Wednesday, July 15, in Catonsville in connection with the June 6 shooting that killed 41-year-old Curtis Knox, Baltimore Police announced. The gunfire erupted around 2:51 a.m. in the 1000 block of South Hanover Street in South Baltimore, where responding officers found three men suffering from gunshot wounds. Knox was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries but later died. Two other …
Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At Kettletown State Park: Cops Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At Kettletown State Park: Cops Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At Kettletown State Park: Cops
Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At Kettletown State Park: Cops A 23-year-old man is accused of threatening two young girls with a knife before trying to sexually assault them at Kettletown State Park, where police said the girls fought back with rocks, escaped, and found help from other visitors. Darius Moreno, of Southbury, was arrested after the attack, which happened around 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Southbury park, according to a report from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Environmental Conservation Police. Investigators said the girls were hiking along Kettletown Brook when Moreno came up behind one of them, put he…
Bay Shore Dad Poured Vodka Shots For Son, 19, Behind Wheel Of Deadly DWI Crash: Authorities Bay Shore Dad Poured Vodka Shots For Son, 19, Behind Wheel Of Deadly DWI Crash: Authorities Bay Shore Dad Poured Vodka Shots For Son, 19, Behind Wheel Of Deadly DWI Crash: Authorities
Bay Shore Dad Poured Vodka Shots For Son, 19, Behind Wheel Of Deadly DWI Crash: Authorities A Long Island father and son have admitted their roles in a deadly drunken car crash in which the father poured his son shots of vodka while the young man drove a Bentley, authorities said. Brian August, 20, and Brian Kitchen, 43, both of Bay Shore, face prison time at their sentencing hearings, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said Thursday, July 9. “As a parent, it is inconceivable to me that a father could be so reckless and careless as to pour and serve his underage, teenage son shots of liquor while driving,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. August was sitting in the …
Bridgeton Teen Mourned After Deadly Stabbing Bridgeton Teen Mourned After Deadly Stabbing Bridgeton Teen Mourned After Deadly Stabbing
Bridgeton Teen Mourned After Deadly Stabbing Jamar Byrd was fatally stabbed in Bridgeton on Tuesday, June 30, authorities said. A GoFundMe has been established by his father, Jamar Byrd, Sr., to support the family in the wake of his death. "His life was taken far too soon," Byrd wrote. "I watched helplessly as he fought for his life, and our family is devastated by this unimaginable loss. The pain and trauma of that night have left us struggling to cope, and we are doing our best to support each other through this difficult time."  At 3:05 p.m., Bridgeton police responded to Ivy Square Apartments on Cottage Avenue and found B…