Granddaughter Goes On Cruise With Money Stolen From Harrisburg Grandma: Affidavit
A woman stole more than $82,000 from the sale of her grandmother’s Pennsylvania home and spent some of it on a cruise and a new home, investigators said.
Jacquelyn Sams, 58, of Pleasant Grove, Alabama, was arraigned on felony theft and forgery charges on Monday, Oct. 26, according to court documents Daily Voice obtained on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Sams was designated as an agent through a power of attorney and received two checks during the April 2, 2025, settlement for her grandmother’s home on Emerald Street in Harrisburg, investigators said.
She forged a signature and endorsed both checks for …
Woman Struck By Vehicle Dies 8 Days Later, Lehigh County Coroner Says
A woman died eight days after she was struck by a vehicle in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Mary A. Pavlik, 81 of Lehighton, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 11:05 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, according to the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.
Pavlik was a pedestrian when she was struck at the intersection of Iron and South Third streets in Lehighton Borough, Carbon County, at approximately 9:20 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, Buglio said.
Her cause of death was complications of multiple blunt force injuries, and the manner was ruled an acci…
Ephrata Hospital Worker Struck In Face By Woman: Police
A woman struck a health care worker in the face at a Pennsylvania hospital, police announced on Monday, Oct. 26.
Tataityanna Mati Harris, 23, of Harrisburg was arrested following the assault at WellSpan Hospital, 169 Martin Avenue in Ephrata Borough, police said.
Officers responded at 11:17 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, after the assault was reported. They interviewed the health care worker and reviewed hospital security footage, which showed Harris striking the worker in the face, according to the Ephrata Police Department.
Harris was charged with one count of second-degree felony aggravated assa…
Horse Flees After Minivan Hits Carriage, Sending It Into Pole In Strasburg: State Police
A horse fled after a minivan rear-ended a horse-drawn carriage, sending it into a utility pole and leaving its 85-year-old operator injured on Monday, Oct. 12, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Oct. 27.
Both vehicles were traveling east on White Oak Road in Strasburg Township when the crash happened in front of 2670 White Oak Road shortly after noon, according to PA State Police.
Jeffrey J. Doll, 64, of Quarryville, was driving a black 2012 minivan when he struck the rear of the carriage, police said.
The impact caused the horse to panic, pulling the carriage into a utility po…
He Hunted Homeless Men On DC Streets, Set One Victim On Fire: Now A Jury Has Spoken
A killer who hunted homeless men on the streets of DC has been convicted of murder and hate crimes.
Gerald Brevard III, 35, of Washington, DC, was convicted by a jury on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for a series of brutal attacks that left one man dead and two others injured in March 2022.
The attacks unfolded over six days, with Brevard targeting men living on the streets of Northeast DC, including one who was sleeping beneath a bridge and another who was lying in bed at his encampment.
The violence began on March 3, 2022, when Brevard shot a homeless man who was asleep beneath a bridge on New York …
Cellphone-Smashing Domestic Incident In Wilton Leads To Repeat Offender’s Arrest: Cops
A Capital Region man violated an order of protection, stomped on the victim’s cellphone, and subjected them to unlawful physical contact, authorities said.
Raphael A. Germain, 36, of Wilton, was arrested after deputies responded to an active domestic incident on state Route 50 in Wilton around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said.
Germain broke the victim’s cellphone, which was valued at more than $250, by stomping on it, deputies said. He also committed unlawful physical contact with the victim, according to the sheriff’s office.
Germain was charged with a…
Brentwood Sex Trafficker Arrested To End Teen Victim’s Two-Year Nightmare: Police
A Long Island man raped and sex trafficked a teenage girl for two years, beginning when she was 15 years old, police said.
Luis Parada, 57, of Brentwood, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 27 following an extended investigation, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
The probe began about two weeks earlier, when Suffolk County detectives alerted the department’s human tracking unit that they believed a teenager was being exploited at 4 MacArthur Avenue in Brentwood, police said.
Parada raped the teen and arranged for other local men to pay him to have sex with her, investigators said. His oper…
Nearly $3M Home Depot, Lowe’s Theft Ring Hit Pennsylvania, 18 Other States: Montco DA
A theft ring targeting Home Depot, Lowe’s, and other retailers caused nearly $3 million in losses across 19 states — including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Virginia — authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Eight men have been arrested and a ninth is wanted after investigators uncovered a network of more than 30 people handling thefts, transportation, storage, and resale of stolen merchandise, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.
The group committed hundreds of thefts begi…
Silver Spring Man Beat Sleeping Brother-In-Law, 19, To Death, Dumped Body Behind Bus Stop
A Maryland man who sent a chilling message about killing his teenage brother-in-law while he slept has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for beating him to death and dumping his body behind a bus stop.
Abraham Luna Perez, 29, of Silver Spring, learned his fate on Tuesday, Oct. 27, nearly two years after the killing of 19-year-old Diego Edilberto Borja Cardona, whose body was found in a wooded area just down the hill from the apartment they shared.
A Montgomery County jury convicted Luna Perez of voluntary manslaughter in August, a lesser offense than the first-degree murder charge he ini…
Webster Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old Girl In Putnam
A Massachusetts man has been convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Connecticut child, authorities said.
Miguel Aponte-Cardozo, 61, of Webster, Massachusetts, was found guilty of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of risk of injury to a minor, and fourth-degree sexual assault, the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Windham said Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Aponte-Cardozo was accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl on and before Nov. 22, 2020, in Putnam, the prosecutor said.
A judge is set to sentence him on Jan. 19, 2027.
Murder Charge Reinstated For Ex-nypd Detective From Haverstraw In Fatal GWB Shooting: Report
A retired NYPD detective from the Hudson Valley, NY accused of fatally shooting a father of two during a road-rage confrontation on the George Washington Bridge is once again facing a murder charge after a Manhattan grand jury returned an indictment, according to reports.
Victor Romero, 62, of Haverstraw, NY, was indicted on second-degree murder on Tuesday, Oct. 27, in connection with the shooting death of Koran Irvine, 46, of Valley Cottage, ABC7 reported.
The indictment marks a significant development in the case, as Romero had initially been charged with murder following the …
17-Year-Old Killed In Dirt Bike Crash At Hurley Intersection, Police Say
A 17-year-old was killed in a dirt bike crash in the Hudson Valley, and an 18-year-old was seriously injured, state police said.
The 18-year-old was driving the bike through Hurley with the 17-year-old on the back on Friday evening, Oct. 23, New York State Police announced Tuesday, Oct. 27.
While the duo was traveling west on Main Street around 6:30 p.m., the driver tried to pass a 2015 Hyundai, investigators said. However, the Hyundai was making a left turn onto Schoolhouse Road at the same time, and the vehicles collided, police said.
Both teens were thrown from the dirt bike, and life-s…
NY Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen In Darien
Authorities have returned a New York man to Connecticut on charges stemming from an alleged sexual assault involving a teenager over the summer, police said.
Daniel Ceglio, 43, of West Harrison, was arrested in White Plains, New York, on Oct. 16 and extradited to Darien last week, police said. The alleged assault happened on July 9.
He faces charges of illegal sexual contact with a minor younger than 16, second-degree sexual assault with a victim between the ages of 13 and 15 by someone three years older, and possession of alcohol by a minor, Darien police said.
Because of the child’…
