Perth Amboy Father Shot 5-Year-Old Daughter: Middlesex County Prosecutor
A Perth Amboy man was arrested and charged with shooting his 5-year-old daughter, authorities announced Friday, July 18.
On Monday, July 7, at 11:06 p.m., police responded to a residence on Cortland Street and located a 5-year-old girl with a gunshot wound, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Lawrence Cattano said. The girl is hospitalized in stable condition, authorities said.
An investigation determined her father, David Wesley, discharged the firearm, authorities said. Wesley is charged with aggravated assault, multiple weapons offenses, endanger…
Man Strangled Former Partner In Front Of Their Kids, Slapped Child Next Day In Yonkers: DA
A Westchester man has been indicted on multiple felony charges after allegedly assaulting his former partner and one of their children while violating an active order of protection, prosecutors announced.
Tairon Drake, age 30, was arraigned Tuesday, July 8, in Westchester County Court on charges stemming from a violent domestic incident at his Yonkers home, Westchester District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Thursday, July 10.
Prosecutors allege that on May 1, 2025, Drake placed both hands around his ex-partner’s neck and threatened to kill her, all in front of their two children.…
13-Year-Old Lived In Crack House Where Dealers Pushed Drugs From Lancaster Living Room: DA
A 13-year-old girl was living in a crack house as three adults allegedly pushed drugs out of the living room in Lancaster, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 8.
Detectives say crack cocaine was being sold right out of a South Mulberry Street home while the teen — whose legal guardian is one of the accused — was inside.
Joey Anthony Torres, 43, and Betty Jean Poremba, 64, allegedly ran the drug operation from their home, with James Jonathan Rocha, 28, also selling crack there on separate occasions, according to the Lancaster County Drug Task Force.
Investigators say they caught all thre…
Church Youth Leader Molested Girl, 9, At Mechanicsburg McDonald’s In Front Of Customers
A 76-year-old central Pennsylvania church volunteer molested a 9-year-old girl in front of customers at a McDonald’s, then tried to outrun police, who later found a suicide note and a gun in his home, authorities revealed.
Roy Andrews of Mechanicsburg was sentenced this week to jail time, probation, and lifetime sex offender registration after admitting to sexually assaulting the child during a lunch outing tied to his church duties, according to court records filed Tuesday, July 2.
Witnesses Said It Happened In Public
The disturbing encounter happened on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the McDon…
