Former Sheriff's Deputy In Maryland Accused Of Rape, Abusing Person In Custody: Officials Former Sheriff's Deputy In Maryland Accused Of Rape, Abusing Person In Custody: Officials
Former Sheriff's Deputy In Maryland Accused Of Rape, Abusing Person In Custody: Officials A sheriff’s deputy in Maryland has been charged with raping a person in custody last week in Wicomico County, his employer announced on Monday, Oct. 31. Wicomico County Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Abreu, 30, was arrested over the weekend following a complaint and investigation involving a person who had been taken into custody, officials said. According to the sheriff's office, the complaint was received by the agency on Sunday, Oct. 30 and the matter was then "immediately assigned" to the sheriff’s office's Criminal Investigation Division, which announced his arrest on Monday. The alleged i…
Man Charged With Kidnapping Reading Girl Is Mom's Ex-BF, Police Say Man Charged With Kidnapping Reading Girl Is Mom's Ex-BF, Police Say
Man Charged With Kidnapping Reading Girl Is Mom's Ex-BF, Police Say The suspect who abducted a girl in Reading on Wednesday, Aug. 31 is the ex-boyfriend of the victim's mom, authorities have revealed. Duane Taylor kidnapped 13-year-old Janae Kalia-Henry from her home near Schuylkill Avenue around 2 a.m., prompting state police to issue an Amber Alert approximately 12 hours later. The multi-state search led authorities to Brooklyn, NY, where they found the girl that evening wearing no shoes on Glenmore Avenue, 6abc reports. Her condition was not immediately specified. Taylor was charged with the kidnapping of a minor, false imp…
4 Teens Kidnapped, Robbed Man At Gunpoint In Philly Area: PD 4 Teens Kidnapped, Robbed Man At Gunpoint In Philly Area: PD
4 Teens Kidnapped, Robbed Man At Gunpoint In Philly Area: PD Four teenagers have been charged with the kidnapping and gunpoint robbery of a man in the Philadelphia region, authorities said. The victim traveled to Sellersville to meet a friend, who was accompanied by another woman and two men on Saturday, April 2 around 9:25 a.m., Perkasie police said. The victim's arms were bound with duct tape and he was then driven in his own vehicle against his will to areas that included Philadelphia and New Jersey, according to police. He told police the suspects had a knife and a handgun. When they arrived to the King of Prussia area, the victim was able …
Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment
Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment A Pennsylvania woman's screams rang out alarming "a large number of residents" in one neighborhood— as she attempted to escape from a dating app meetup gone terribly wrong on Tuesday, Mar. 29, police say. The woman had met her captor on the TAGGED dating app earlier in the month and had planned to meet him after "they talked and chatted socially for a few weeks," police stated in a release. They met at the man's apartment in Highspire where he invited her in, "and things changed dramatically and very quickly," police say.   The man became hostile and blocked her exit from the apa…
23-Year-Old Morris County Man Charged With Sexual Assault, Police Say 23-Year-Old Morris County Man Charged With Sexual Assault, Police Say
23-Year-Old Morris County Man Charged With Sexual Assault, Police Say A 23-year-old Morris County man has been charged with sexually assaulting an acquaintance, the local police department reported Thursday. In an investigation conducted by the Florham Park Police Department and the Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes Unit, Kareem Askew, of Lincoln Park, is charged with two counts of sexual assault, false imprisonment, and simple assault, a news release said. Askew — who goes by the nickname “Zion” — was an acquaintance of the female victim, police said. Askew was being held in the Morris County Correctional Facility pending a hearing. “We want our community to …
Uber Driver Wanted For Locking Woman In Car Until She Gave Her Number: Police Uber Driver Wanted For Locking Woman In Car Until She Gave Her Number: Police
Uber Driver Wanted For Locking Woman In Car Until She Gave Her Number: Police Authorities in southeastern Pennsylvania are looking for an Uber driver who is accused of locking a woman in his car and forcing himself on her until she agreed to give him her phone number. On Dec. 13, an arrest warrant was issued for Maher Abdelga-Elmeleh, 42, on charges of indecent assault, harassment, and false imprisonment, Marple Township police said. Investigators allege Abdelga-Elmeleh picked up the woman in October and drove her to her destination in Broomall.  When the passenger arrived in Broomall, she was unable to get out of the car because the door was locked, police sai…
Man, 22, Stalked Woman Online, Imprisoned, Assaulted Her At Northampton County Home, Police Say Man, 22, Stalked Woman Online, Imprisoned, Assaulted Her At Northampton County Home, Police Say
Man, 22, Stalked Woman Online, Imprisoned, Assaulted Her At Northampton County Home, Police Say A 22-year-old man was jailed after police say he stalked a woman on social media and assaulted and imprisoned her at her Northampton County home. Zachary Tyler Petrucelli is accused of randomly contacting the woman several times on social media, Lower Saucon Police said. After the woman asked him to stop and blocked him, Petrucelli allegedly went to her Hellertown home, cornered her in a room and held her down by her wrists on August 13, according to police. “When the victim broke away she went into another room and the defendant would not let her out until she yelled for help,” police sai…
Authorities: Armed Intruder With Handcuffs Holds Women Hostage In West Milford Authorities: Armed Intruder With Handcuffs Holds Women Hostage In West Milford
Authorities: Armed Intruder With Handcuffs Holds Women Hostage In West Milford West Milford police nabbed a Pompton Lakes man as he fled a local home with handcuffs after holding two women at gunpoint Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Initial details were sketchy, however. Andrew Canning, 31, had stolen an item from a nearby residence when he confronted the women – one 45 and the other 20 – at a home off Beacon Hill Road and Manchester Lane, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief James DeVore said in a joint release on Monday. They didn’t say much else about the crime or Canning other than that he was charged with armed robbery, k…
Wannabe Superhero 'Mr. 17540' Convicted For Attacking Potential Child Predator In Lancaster Co. Wannabe Superhero 'Mr. 17540' Convicted For Attacking Potential Child Predator In Lancaster Co.
Wannabe Superhero 'Mr. 17540' Convicted For Attacking Potential Child Predator In Lancaster Co. A Lancaster County man who shamed would-be child predators online took things too far and has been convicted for it. Justin Perry, 35, of Leola, is also known as "Mr. 17540" for his social media take-downs of child predators. When he took the rants offline and in-person last year, he ended up being accused of assaulting and restraining a woman. Perry was charged with simple assault, false imprisonment and harassment for a Sept. 30 incident. The woman he assaulted told police in West Earl Township police she was pushed into a table-- cutting open her head, was knocked into various pieces o…
SENTENCED! Violent Child Rapist Gets Up To 202 Years In Dauphin County Prison SENTENCED! Violent Child Rapist Gets Up To 202 Years In Dauphin County Prison
Sentenced! Violent Child Rapist Gets Up To 202 Years In Dauphin County Prison A violent sexual predator in Dauphin County has been sentenced to 101 up to 202 years in jail, according to the district attorney. James A. Dubuisson, 44, of Lower Paxton Township, was sentenced Wednesday following his jury of rape, burglary, strangulation, unlawful restraint of a minor, false imprisonment of a minor, terroristic threats, possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault, and tampering with evidence. The case is based on an incident which occurred on July 21, 2019. Dubuisson unlawfully entered a home in Lower Paxton Township and raped the juvenile victim at knife-point…
Children Locked In Bedroom With 'Deplorable Conditions,' Lancaster Couple Arrested, Say Police Children Locked In Bedroom With 'Deplorable Conditions,' Lancaster Couple Arrested, Say Police
Children Locked In Bedroom With 'Deplorable Conditions,' Lancaster Couple Arrested, Say Police A Lancaster County couple has been charged after leaving their children locked alone in a bedroom with "deplorable conditions," say police. Alexis Marie Absher, 24, and Collin L. Decker, 27, both of Quarryville, were arrested after police were called to their apartment around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday. Police found three young children hanging out of a window calling for their parents when they arrived at the 500 block of West Fifth Street. The apartment was locked and no adults were home, according to police. Police located the children-- between the ages of two and five-- in a bedroom of …
DA: U.S. Marshals Capture Bensalem Man Out On Bail For 3rd Violent Attack Of Ex-GF DA: U.S. Marshals Capture Bensalem Man Out On Bail For 3rd Violent Attack Of Ex-GF
DA: U.S. Marshals Capture Bensalem Man Out On Bail For 3rd Violent Attack Of Ex-GF A Bensalem man who was out on bail for two domestic violence attacks despite objections from the Bucks County District Attorney's Office is facing new charges after violently attacked the same victim again, authorities said. Patrick Dando, 35, was captured by the U.S. Marshals after pushing his ex-girlfriend down a flight of concrete steps and strangling her until she blacked out last Friday afternoon, District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. Dando, who had been on the run since the attack, was charged with felony counts of aggravated assault and strangulation, along with misdemeanor counts o…