5 Children Locked In 'Dungeon' With Feces-Covered Walls, No Beds By PA Parents: Officials 5 Children Locked In 'Dungeon' With Feces-Covered Walls, No Beds By PA Parents: Officials
5 Children Locked In 'Dungeon' With Feces-Covered Walls, No Beds By PA Parents: Officials Five children were trapped in a locked room described as a “dungeon,” where authorities say they lived among filth, boarded-up windows, and no beds. A Pennsylvania couple, James Russell Kahl and Carly Kahl, is accused of holding their children, ages five to 14, in “deplorable conditions” at a home in Redstone Township, Fayette County, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The investigation began in early August after Children and Youth Services received a complaint about the family, authorities said. When troopers responded to the home with CYS, they discovered no beds, boarded-up windows…
Driver Followed, Beaten, Hair Ripped Out In Secaucus Road Rage Attack: Police Driver Followed, Beaten, Hair Ripped Out In Secaucus Road Rage Attack: Police
Driver Followed, Beaten, Hair Ripped Out In Secaucus Road Rage Attack: Police A New Jersey man was arrested in connection with a violent road rage assault that left another driver bloodied and missing portions of his hair, authorities said. Christian Estupinan, 28, of Secaucus, was taken into custody at Secaucus Police Headquarters on Paterson Plank Road on Tuesday, Aug. 26, for aggravated assault, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The charges stem from an incident on Wednesday, Aug. 6, near the intersection of Plaza Center and the Route 3 East service road. The victim told police another vehicle cut him off before pulling into the parking lot behind Bagel Buffet. Whe…
HS Football Player Charged With Strangulation, Threats In Glen Rock Assault: Police HS Football Player Charged With Strangulation, Threats In Glen Rock Assault: Police
HS Football Player Charged With Strangulation, Threats In Glen Rock Assault: Police Thomas L. Godlewski, a 19-year-old Bergen Tech football player, was arrested in connection with an assault on an 18-year-old Fair Lawn woman at a Glen Rock strip mall, authorities said. The woman reported the incident to Fair Lawn Police at 3:42 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, saying it occurred on Aug. 16, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.  Officers determined the assault happened just outside the borough limits at a shopping center on the 800 block of Prospect Street in Glen Rock, according to the chief. A joint investigation by the Fair Lawn and Glen Rock Police Departments, with…
PA Dad Used Infant As Human Shield After Assaulting Woman, Month After Ramming Ephrata Cop: PD PA Dad Used Infant As Human Shield After Assaulting Woman, Month After Ramming Ephrata Cop: PD
PA Dad Used Infant As Human Shield After Assaulting Woman, Month After Ramming Ephrata Cop: PD A Lancaster County man who allegedly assaulted a woman and then used a 1-year-old infant as a human shield to avoid arrest has waived his preliminary hearing and is headed to county court, police and court documents say. Mupisi Mizowa, 43, of New Holland, waived his preliminary hearing on Friday, Aug. 15 before Judge Jonathan Heisse in connection with an incident on Saturday, Aug. 3 at his East Jackson Street residence in New Holland Borough. Mizowa is accused of striking the woman twice in the head and dragging her by the arm while yelling inside the home shortly before midnight. Another j…
LGBTQ Victim Unconscious After Hate-Fueled Assault: York DA LGBTQ Victim Unconscious After Hate-Fueled Assault: York DA
LGBTQ Victim Unconscious After Hate-Fueled Assault: York DA A hate-fueled attack in Downtown York left an LGBTQ victim choked unconscious, police announced on Friday, Aug. 29. The incident happened on Thursday, Aug. 22, when a group of people targeted three friends with anti-LGBTQ taunts outside the Judicial Center. The confrontation escalated, and Vayne — one of the victims — was strangled until they lost consciousness, according to police. Devin Harbaugh, 22, of York, has since been charged with aggravated assault and strangulation. York County District Attorney Tim Barker said the charges were approved following a review of extensive video evide…
Man Broke Cyclist's Jaw With Closed Fist: Belmar PD Man Broke Cyclist's Jaw With Closed Fist: Belmar PD
Man Broke Cyclist's Jaw With Closed Fist: Belmar PD A 37-year-old Belmar man was arrested and charged with assaulting a cyclist, authorities announced this week. On Friday, Aug. 22, Anthony Alvear pulled in front of a pair of bicyclists in his dark blue Kia SUV, exited the vehicle and began shouting at them before he struck the bicyclist with a closed fist while he remained on his bicycle, Belmar police said. The bicyclist was taken to a nearby hospital for medical evaluation, having sustained a broken jaw, requiring surgery, police said. Alvear is charged with aggravated assault and was issued a summons for a noise violation, police said.
Fugitives Wanted For Murder Captured In Harrisburg, Await Extradition In Georgia Homicide Case Fugitives Wanted For Murder Captured In Harrisburg, Await Extradition In Georgia Homicide Case
Fugitives Wanted For Murder Captured In Harrisburg, Await Extradition In Georgia Homicide Case Two fugitives accused of killing a father of four in Georgia have been captured in Harrisburg and are now being held in Dauphin County Prison, authorities announced. Jayden Myquele Hooks, 21, and Malik Iverson Drake, 23, were taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and booked into the Dauphin County Prison on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2025, according to inmate records. Cobb County Police Department Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta Both men are charged with felony murder and aggravated assault in connection to the March 21, 2024 killing of Curtis Coleman in Cobb County, Georgia, authorities confirme…
Paterson Pair Arrested In Shooting That Wounded Victim, 37: Prosecutor Paterson Pair Arrested In Shooting That Wounded Victim, 37: Prosecutor
Paterson Pair Arrested In Shooting That Wounded Victim, 37: Prosecutor Two Paterson residents have been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a 37-year-old man wounded last weekend, authorities said. Hasan Whitaker, 39, was taken into custody on Aug. 26, and Dnashia Franco, 26, was arrested the following day, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday, Aug. 28. Both face multiple charges stemming from the Saturday, Aug. 24 shooting near Putman Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard, Paterson. At about 5:49 a.m. that day, officers found the victim suffering from non-fatal gunshot wounds, prosecutors said. He was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s …
NJ Man Swung Ax At SWAT Team, Assaulted Two Officers: Middle Twp Police NJ Man Swung Ax At SWAT Team, Assaulted Two Officers: Middle Twp Police
NJ Man Swung Ax At SWAT Team, Assaulted Two Officers: Middle Twp Police A 34-year-old Middle Township man was arrested and charged after a barricaded incident led to him swinging an ax at two SWAT Team members, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 27. On Friday, Aug. 22 at 6:22 p.m., officers responded to a residence on West Shellbay Avenue following a reports of an ax wielding man, later identified as Stewart Allay, acting aggressively and erratically toward family members, Middle Township police said. Upon arrival, Allay had entered a two-story shed on the property with the weapon, police said. Officers established a secure perimeter and attempted initi…
Wanted Burglary Suspect Known As ‘Macho’ Caught After Chase In Prospect Park: Cops Wanted Burglary Suspect Known As ‘Macho’ Caught After Chase In Prospect Park: Cops
Wanted Burglary Suspect Known As ‘Macho’ Caught After Chase In Prospect Park: Cops A man wanted in two cities for burglary and other offenses was caught after a bicycle and foot chase in Prospect Park, police said. On Monday, Aug. 25, Officer Maruri, who was on routine patrol, saw a man wearing a lime green shirt, shorts, and a white hat riding a bicycle on Eastmain Street, according to a statement from the Prospect Park Police Department.  Maruri recognized the man as Francisco Sanchez, also known as “Macho,” who was wanted by the Prospect Park Police Department for burglary, theft, possession of burglary tools, and resisting arrest by flight for an incident on June…
Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ In PA Solved 26 Years Later: Police Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ In PA Solved 26 Years Later: Police
Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ In PA Solved 26 Years Later: Police A 26-year-old cold case has been cracked with the arrest of a South Philadelphia man accused of gunning down Guerino “Gino” Marconi outside his home in 1999, court documents say. Richard Leidy, 60, was arrested at his Girard Estates home on Monday, Aug. 25, and charged with murder, attempted murder, and multiple related offenses, according to Philadelphia court records. On Saturday, April 10, 1999, Guerino “Gino” Marconi Sr., 42, an auto body shop owner and reputed low-level mob associate, was ambushed outside his house on the 2400 block of South 20th Street. His longtime girlfriend, Patric…
Drunk Man Slaps Ephrata Officer After Harassing Customers At Local Business: Police Drunk Man Slaps Ephrata Officer After Harassing Customers At Local Business: Police
Drunk Man Slaps Ephrata Officer After Harassing Customers At Local Business: Police A drunk man slapped an Ephrata police officer in the arm after harassing customers at a local business, authorities announced in a release issued Tuesday, Aug. 26. Eric Edwin Oberly, 43, of Ephrata, was charged with felony aggravated assault and summary public drunkenness following the incident in the 100 block of North Reading Road on Monday, Aug. 25, according to police and court records. Officers were called after Oberly began harassing patrons and acting belligerently. When police arrived, Oberly allegedly became aggressive and struck one officer with an open-handed slap to the arm. Of…