Plainfield Man, 72, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child: Police
A Connecticut man is behind bars after police said he sexually assaulted a minor.
Timothy Atwood, 72, of the Moosup section of Plainfield, was arrested Thursday, May 7, after an investigation by the Plainfield Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, authorities said.
Police said officers first received a report in February involving the alleged sexual assault of a minor. Investigators then opened a case into Atwood.
During the investigation, detectives determined Atwood allegedly engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with the minor in November 2025, police said.
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Three Arrested After Gunfire Strikes Lusby Home With Young Child Inside, Sheriff Says
A quiet Maryland neighborhood turned into a crime scene late at night when gunfire ripped through a home with a toddler inside, authorities say.
Deputies responded to a reported drive-by shooting in Lusby at approximately 10:56 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, 2026, in the 11400 block of H.G. Trueman Road, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office.
Shell casings littered the roadway when deputies arrived in Calvert County, and the home showed visible damage from the gunfire. Inside, three people — a 24-year-old man, a 26-year-old woman, and a 3-year-old child — were present during the shooting…
Saratoga Man Sexually Abused Girl Under Age 13: Authorities
A Capital Region man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a child under age 13, authorities announced Tuesday, March 31.
Dana Day, a 66-year-old Saratoga Springs man, was arraigned on a count of first-degree sexual abuse, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said.
The sheriff began investigating on Saturday, Feb. 28, after refusing an abuse/neglect complaint, authorities said. The alleged abuse occurred in Milton in September 2020 and involved a girl who was less than 13 years old at the time, cops said.
Day was released to pretrial services following his arraignment, acc…
Havre De Grace Father Admits To Shaking, Abusing Infant, Leaving Her With Severe Brain Injuries
A father who left his 12-week-old child with debilitating injuries in Maryland will spend decades in prison, authorities announced on Friday.
Havre de Grace resident Alex Lawson, 34, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, with all but 22 to serve, after pleading guilty last month to child abuse offenses in Harford County.
According to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office, on June 24, 2025, sheriff's deputies received a call for service involving a 12-week-old baby girl who was in cardiac arrest.
The baby was rushed to Upper Chesapeake Hospital and later flown to Nemours Children…
12 Years Later: Search Renewed For 8-Year-Old Relisha Rudd Who Vanished In DC
Twelve years after an 8-year-old girl vanished in Washington, DC, police are again asking the public to help find her — a case that remains one of the most haunting unsolved disappearances in the nation’s capital.
The Metropolitan Police Department renewed its search this week for Relisha Tenau Rudd, who was last seen Saturday, March 1, 2014, in the 1600 block of Maryland Avenue NE in Washington, DC, according to investigators.
It’s been twelve years since 8-year-old Relisha Rudd went missing, and her case remains open and active. MPD continues to receive tips from the public, and we rem…
PA Dad Admits To Killing 12-Year-Old Daughter After Years Of Abuse: Prosecutors
A father admitted in court to repeatedly and systematically abusing his 12-year-old daughter for years before killing her, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Jan. 16.
Rendell Hoagland, 54, of West Caln Township, pleaded guilty to First-Degree Murder, Conspiracy, Kidnapping, and other charges related to the 2024 killing of his daughter, Malinda, according to the release.
Hoagland was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 30 to 60 years, under a negotiated plea agreement accepted by Judge Ann Marie Wheatcraft, prosecutors sai…
