Towson, MD
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Driver Who Took Teen Drug Dealer To Maryland Hotel He Was Murdered Gets 19 Years: DOJ Driver Who Took Teen Drug Dealer To Maryland Hotel He Was Murdered Gets 19 Years: DOJ
Driver Who Took Teen Drug Dealer To Maryland Hotel He Was Murdered Gets 19 Years: DOJ A Maryland man who returned to the scene of the crime hours after the robbery and murder of a drug dealer in Baltimore will have plenty of time to think about his actions in prison. Baltimore native Deron "DJ" Johnson, 52, is the third to be sentenced for his role in the murder of a teenage drug dealer that he, George Fields, and Joseph Williams conspired to rob in September 2020, federal authorities announced. According to his plea agreement, he admitted that on Sept. 29, 2020, the trio conspired to rob a 16-year-old of both his drugs and proceeds, leading to a skirmish early that mor…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
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Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Caldwell: Prosecutors Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Caldwell: Prosecutors
Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Caldwell: Prosecutors A 68-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle in Caldwell on Sunday, Nov. 26, authorities said. At 6:33 p.m., Caldwell police responded to a pedestrian struck near 395 Bloomfield Ave., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Caldwell Police Chief James H. Bongiorno said. Gregory Katz was transported to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson where he was pronounced dead, Stephens and Bongiorno said. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene, Stephens and Bongiorno said.  The Essex County Prosecutor's Crime Scene Investigations Bureau is investigati…

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by Sam Barron
New Haven, CT
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ID Released For 29-Year-Old Gunned Down In Broad Daylight In CT ID Released For 29-Year-Old Gunned Down In Broad Daylight In CT
ID Released For 29-Year-Old Gunned Down In Broad Daylight In CT A 29-year-old Connecticut man who was gunned down while walking on a city street in broad daylight has been identified. Earlier report: 29-Year-Old Man Gunned Down On New Haven Roadway In Broad Daylight Shaquille Chazz Pearson, of New Haven, was found around 4:50 p.m. in New Haven on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at the intersection of Grand Avenue and East Pearl Street. According to Sgt. Cherelle Carr of the New Haven Police, Pearson was walking when a vehicle drove down East Pearl Street towards Exchange Street.  A passenger from the vehicle began discharging a firearm that str…

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by Kathy Reakes
Yonkers, NY
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Man Sitting In Car Targeted In Shooting Next To Parkway In Yonkers: Suspect At Large Man Sitting In Car Targeted In Shooting Next To Parkway In Yonkers: Suspect At Large
Man Sitting In Car Targeted In Shooting Next To Parkway In Yonkers: Suspect At Large Authorities are searching for a suspect who shot a man sitting in his car next to a parkway in Westchester, police said.  New, updated report - Update: Off-Duty NYPD Officer Shot While Sitting In Car Near Parkway In Yonkers, Police Say The incident happened on Tuesday, Nov. 14 around 11:30 a.m., prompting Yonkers Police to respond to the area of the Saw Mill River Parkway and Tompkins Avenue near the border with Hastings-on-Hudson on a report of shots fired.  There, police discovered a crime scene and cordoned off the area to begin an investigation. At the same tim…

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by Ben Crnic
Bowie, MD
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Suspect Charged For 2022 Double Fatal SUV Shooting In Maryland, Police Say Suspect Charged For 2022 Double Fatal SUV Shooting In Maryland, Police Say
Suspect Charged For 2022 Double Fatal SUV Shooting In Maryland, Police Say Authorities have apprehended a man wanted in connection to a double fatal shooting at the scene of a car crash in Prince George's County last winter. Bladensburg resident Dwayne Richardson, 35, is facing multiple murder charges after 29-year-old Moshood Akinrinsola, 25, and 29-year-old Abdul Bah, who had no fixed address, were found shot to death in the back of an SUV, according to police. At around 3:40 a.m. on Dec. 7, 2022, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 5400 block of Annapolis Road in Bladensburg to investigate a reported crash, where they f…

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by Zak Failla
West Chester, PA
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Man Found Shot To Death On Eastern Pennsylvania Porch ID'd: Police Man Found Shot To Death On Eastern Pennsylvania Porch ID'd: Police
Man Found Shot To Death On Eastern Pennsylvania Porch ID'd: Police A man has been identified after being found shot dead outside a home in Chester County on Friday, Oct. 20, authorities announced on Saturday. Lawrence Hurd, 41, was shot multiple times and left for dead on the porch of a home located at 139 Rosemont Avenue in Coatesville, the police said.  The shooting happened approximately 20 minutes before midnight, the police explained.  When Medics arrived at the scene, Hurd was pronounced dead.  The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call the City of Coatesville Police Department at 610-384-2300 or the Ch…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lancaster, PA
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'Nightmare' Ends For PA Girl Raped Over 9 Years Starting When She Was 6: DA 'Nightmare' Ends For PA Girl Raped Over 9 Years Starting When She Was 6: DA
'Nightmare' Ends For PA Girl Raped Over 9 Years Starting When She Was 6: DA A conviction for a young woman's rapist is the end of her "nightmare," Lancaster District Attorney's office explained in a release on Oct. 19.  Miguel Morciglio-Figueroa, 41 of the 300 block of North Franklin Street, Lancaster City raped the now 19-year-old woman starting when she was six until she was 15 years old, the DA's office detailed in the release on Thursday. “It is too late to get her innocence back,” Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Baker said in concluding his closing argument. “It is too late to get her childhood back. But it’s not too late to give her dignity ba…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bridgeport, CT
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Man Accused Of Shooting 8-Year-Old In Ear In Bridgeport During Drive-By Man Accused Of Shooting 8-Year-Old In Ear In Bridgeport During Drive-By
Man Accused Of Shooting 8-Year-Old In Ear In Bridgeport During Drive-By A 23-year-old man has been accused of shooting an 8-year-old boy in the ear during a drive-by in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Bridgeport on Sunday, July 23 in the 300 block of Orchard Street. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police, officers responded to the area around 11 p.m. after being alerted by ShotSpotter to 16 rounds being fired in the area and another for rounds on Spring Street. Earlier report: 20 Shots Fired: 8-Year-Old Hit During Shootout In Bridgeport Police and medics responded to the area and located an 8-year-old child suffering fr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hartford, CT
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15-Year-Old CT Boy Gunned Down In Broad Daylight, Police Say 15-Year-Old CT Boy Gunned Down In Broad Daylight, Police Say
15-Year-Old CT Boy Gunned Down In Broad Daylight, Police Say A 15-year-old Connecticut boy was reportedly killed during a drive-by shooting in broad daylight.  Hartford County resident Jordan Luna, of Hartford, was killed around 1:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 9, in the area of Nelton Way. Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police said Luna was found when officers responded to a ShotSpotter notification in the area. When officers arrived, they found Luna shot, Boisvert said. He was transported to St. Francis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.  The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions responded and assumed the investig…

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by Kathy Reakes
Norwalk, CT
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Man Shot In Parking Lot, Suspect On Run In Norwalk, Police Say Man Shot In Parking Lot, Suspect On Run In Norwalk, Police Say
Man Shot In Parking Lot, Suspect On Run In Norwalk, Police Say A man is recovering after being shot in the parking lot of a Fairfield County apartment complex. The incident took place in Norwalk around 7:20 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 30 on Fairfield Avenue. According to Norwalk Deputy Police Chief Joe Dinho, dispatch received a call reporting that a man had been shot in the parking lot on Fairfield Avenue. Patrol Officers quickly arrived on the scene and found a man on the sidewalk and began providing medical aid for his gunshot wound to the abdomen.  The victim was quickly transported to Norwalk Hospital by EMS. Officers searched…

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by Kathy Reakes
Englewood, NJ
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UPDATE: Homicide Victim, 35, Found In Englewood Home Shot Multiple Times, Prosecutor Says UPDATE: Homicide Victim, 35, Found In Englewood Home Shot Multiple Times, Prosecutor Says
Update: Homicide Victim, 35, Found In Englewood Home Shot Multiple Times, Prosecutor Says A homicide victim whose body was found in a private home in Englewood over the weekend was identified by authorities as a Bronx resident who'd been shot multiple times. The search for his killer continues. Police asked residents in the Tributary Woods West development near Argonne Park to check their home surveillance cameras for the time period between 5 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. Meanwhile, they combed the neighborhood, searching drains and other spots after a 911 call at 5:55 a.m. brought them to 6 Mevan Avenue, where they found the body of Jason Hidalgo, 35. He'd been sho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Towson, MD
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Man Wanted For Killing Tech CEO Pava LaPere Linked To Rape, Arson Case Last Week: Baltimore PD Man Wanted For Killing Tech CEO Pava LaPere Linked To Rape, Arson Case Last Week: Baltimore PD
Man Wanted For Killing Tech CEO Pava LaPere Linked To Rape, Arson Case Last Week: Baltimore PD The man wanted for killing 26-year-old tech CEO Pava LaPere has a lengthy criminal history that includes an attempted murder, arson, and rape that happened earlier this month, police in Baltimore confirmed. A fresh alert was issued for Jason Dean Billingsley, 32, who is wanted in Baltimore on a murder charge for allegedly killing LaPere, a promising young entrepreneur who was honored in Forbes annual “30 Under 30” list.” Her body was found in an apartment this week in the 300 block of West Franklin Street suffering from blunt force trauma, and on Wednesday, police say that Billingsley is …

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by Zak Failla