Man Attacks Autistic Relative Outside Berks County Walmart Store, Police Say
A man is facing charges after he allegedly attacked his autistic relative outside a Walmart store in Tilden Township (Berks County).
Joshua L. Cassler, 31, punched and attempted to strangle the 21-year-old man after he accidentally backed a vehicle into a parked car and then into a pole in the parking lot of the store on Tilden Ridge Drive around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, local police said.
The victim, who has autism and cerebral palsy, got out of the vehicle and ran towards the store, where he was stopped by a relative, later identified as Cassler, of Shoemakersville, Tilden Township pol…
Update: Missing Warren County Man With Autism Found Safe, Police Say
UPDATE: Bechaud has been located and is safe, police have confirmed.
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Seen him? Authorities have issued an alert for a Warren County man with autism who has been missing for several days.
Robert Bechaud, 31, was last heard from by his family on Thursday, June 9 around 7:30 p.m., Mansfield Township Police said in a release on Monday, June 13.
Bechaud has a slim build with a trimmed goatee and beard, short crew-style haircut and tattoos on his left forearm, barbed wire tattoos around his right bicep and a heart over his heart, police said.
He drives a 2012 gr…
Bayonne Man Missing For 10 Days
New Jersey State Police and Bayonne police seek the public's help locating a 25-year-old autistic man.
Joseph Song of Bayonne was last seen on the evening of May 22, State Police said.
Song was wearing a black tee-shirt with a blue smurf on the front and back, short black sweat pants and grey sneakers, police said.
He frequently travels to New York City on public transportation and is often at the Bayonne ShopRite, Bayonne Medical Center, and light rail station.
He is described as an Asian male, 5’5” tall, weighing 140 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, a light complexion and is a…
‘Nicest Person In The World:’ Hackettstown HS Grad, Talented Bowler Dies Unexpectedly, 28
Hackettstown High School graduate and talented bowler Brian Patrick Waas died unexpectedly at at St. Barnabas Medical Center on Monday, April 18. He was 29.
Born in Livingston, Brian graduated from Hackettstown High School in 2011, his obituary and social media pages say.
Brian was a 21-year-golfer and a 10-season bowler with a 204 average, his page says.
Brian leaves behind his loving parents, George F. and Linda (Moufang) Waas, III; grandmother, Barbara Waas; grandfather, Richard Moufang; godparents, Sue and Ray Freaney; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and close friends.
Mea…
