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Howell Homeowner Tackles 12-Year-Old After Door Kicked In, Mom's Firearm Claim Debunked: Cops Howell Homeowner Tackles 12-Year-Old After Door Kicked In, Mom's Firearm Claim Debunked: Cops
Howell Homeowner Tackles 12-Year-Old After Door Kicked In, Mom's Firearm Claim Debunked: Cops A New Jersey homeowner tackled a 12-year-old boy after police say the juvenile kicked in the front door of his home and tried to flee on an e-bike. Officers responded to Princeton Drive in Howell at approximately 3:28 p.m. on Monday, May 25 after receiving reports of a male attempting to break into a residence, according to Howell police. When officers arrived, they found the homeowner holding the juvenile suspect on the ground, police said. The victim told police he was inside the home when he heard a loud bang at the front door, police said. The homeowner discovered the front door ha…
Juvenile Charged In Home Invasion Attempt That Sent Victim Fleeing In Ramapo (UPDATE) Juvenile Charged In Home Invasion Attempt That Sent Victim Fleeing In Ramapo (UPDATE)
Juvenile Charged In Home Invasion Attempt That Sent Victim Fleeing In Ramapo (Update) A young suspect has been arrested in connection with an attempted home invasion in Rockland County that forced a resident to flee to a neighbor’s house.  The incident happened on Sunday, March 29, on West Carlton Road in Ramapo, as previously reported by Daily Voice. In an update issued just after midnight on Monday, March 30, Ramapo Police announced that a suspect has since been taken into custody following an investigation by the department’s detective unit. Police said the resident was inside the home when they were confronted by an intruder with their face covered. A physical stru…
4 Nabbed After Fairfield Armed Home Invasion Report; 2 Schools Closed 4 Nabbed After Fairfield Armed Home Invasion Report; 2 Schools Closed
4 Nabbed After Fairfield Armed Home Invasion Report; 2 Schools Closed A reported Connecticut armed robbery and possible home invasion led to multiple arrests, a shelter-in-place request, and two school closures on Thursday morning, Feb. 19.  Police responded to a report of an armed robbery and potential home invasion around 2:30 a.m. on Candlewood Road in Fairfield. They quickly arrested one suspect and another a few hours later in Hamden, Fairfield authorities said. Two more people were apprehended soon after.  Fairfield police believe they have captured everyone involved in the incident. However, the fallout continues to impact the area.  Re…
Former FBI Boss Casts Doubt On Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Claim In FOX Report: 'Very Skeptical' Former FBI Boss Casts Doubt On Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Claim In FOX Report: 'Very Skeptical'
Former FBI Boss Casts Doubt On Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Claim In FOX Report: 'Very Skeptical' A former top FBI official is publicly questioning whether the reported kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie is actually a kidnapping at all. Chris Swecker, a former assistant director of the FBI, shared his skepticism during an appearance on Fox News’ “The Big Weekend Show,” where he responded to a video released over the weekend by NBC “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings, amid the search for their 84-year-old mother. Swecker said he is highly skeptical that the Jan. 31 disappearance of Guthrie is a kidnapping, telling FOX News that investigators have not confirmed whether she is even …
Family Slept As Burglars Snuck In Glen Rock Home, Stole BMW X5: Police Family Slept As Burglars Snuck In Glen Rock Home, Stole BMW X5: Police
Family Slept As Burglars Snuck In Glen Rock Home, Stole BMW X5: Police Four suspects entered a Glen Rock home and stole a luxury SUV from the driveway while the residents slept upstairs early Monday morning, Jan. 19, police said. Glen Rock police responded to a report of a motor vehicle theft in progress at a Cranford Road residence at approximately 4:48 a.m., Police Chief Dean Ackermann said in an afternoon press release. The residents reported that their 2024 BMW X5 was being stolen from the driveway, police said. After reviewing home surveillance footage and interviewing the residents, police determined that shortly after 4:30 a.m., four suspects weari…
Car Stolen From Garage While Homeowners Inside: Haddonfield PD Car Stolen From Garage While Homeowners Inside: Haddonfield PD
Car Stolen From Garage While Homeowners Inside: Haddonfield PD A vehicle was stolen from a Haddonfield home, while the homeowners were inside the residence on Friday, Dec. 26, authorities said. That evening, a suspect entered an unlocked vehicle at a home on West End Avenue and either pressed the garage door opener or the garage door was left open, Haddonfield police said. The suspect then entered the residence and located keys with inside the kitchen, police said. He then absconded with the vehicle, police said. The homeowner’s were home at the time but did not have any interaction with the suspect and were unaware that the vehicle was taken, police …
Ex-Michigan Football Coach Sherrone Moore Arraigned On Home Invasion, Stalking Charges Ex-Michigan Football Coach Sherrone Moore Arraigned On Home Invasion, Stalking Charges
Ex-Michigan Football Coach Sherrone Moore Arraigned On Home Invasion, Stalking Charges Days after being fired as Michigan's head football coach and detained by police, Sherrone Moore has been formally charged. After spending two nights in jail, the Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office announced that Moore, 39, has been hit with three charges following his arrest by Pittsfield Township Police. Specifically, court documents say that Moore was charged with: Third-degree home invasion (felony) "for allegedly unlawfully entering the victim's residence to commit the crime of stalking, and committing that crime while in the residence." Stalking (misdemeanor) "for allegedly engag…
CT Dad Gets 70 Years For ‘Inhumane’ Killing Of Kids' Mother In Front Of Them In Middletown: DA CT Dad Gets 70 Years For ‘Inhumane’ Killing Of Kids' Mother In Front Of Them In Middletown: DA
CT Dad Gets 70 Years For ‘Inhumane’ Killing Of Kids' Mother In Front Of Them In Middletown: DA A Connecticut man will likely never breathe free air after a judge sentenced him to seven decades in prison following a jury conviction for killing the mother of his children in front of them during a home invasion, authorities announced. William Bigaud, 42, of Cromwell, was found guilty in October of murder, home invasion, first-degree burglary, and risk of injury to a child, the Connecticut State’s Attorney's Office said. Judge Laura F. Baldini sentenced him to 70 years in prison on Monday, Dec. 8. Judge Baldini called the killing "cruel, inhumane, and unconscionable," according to the pr…
Mercedes Stolen After Thieves Enter Home: Nutley PD Mercedes Stolen After Thieves Enter Home: Nutley PD
Mercedes Stolen After Thieves Enter Home: Nutley PD A Mercedes was taken from a home in Nutley on Friday, Nov. 28, authorities said. The suspects entered a residence on Washington Avenue that morning, gaining entry to the home through an unlocked rear window and stealing keys to a Mercedes parked in the driveway, Nutley police said. The burglaries stole the Mercedes and fled the area, police said. That same morning, police responded to an attempted burglary on Hillside Avenue after a resident observed three people in her backyard trying to gain entry through a rear window, officers said. They were unsuccessful and attempted to gain entry t…
Second Time’s Not the Charm: Man Busted After Botched Break-In, Assault, Spotsy Sheriff Says Second Time’s Not the Charm: Man Busted After Botched Break-In, Assault, Spotsy Sheriff Says
Second Time’s Not the Charm: Man Busted After Botched Break-In, Assault, Spotsy Sheriff Says The second time wasn't the charm for a 43-year-old Virginia man who is behind bars after breaking into a home and assaulting a homeowner, police say. Manassas resident Allen Colbert Jr. is facing charges after being apprehended following an attempted burglary, and then a botched one, according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called at around 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19, to the 9100 block of Wood Creek Circle, where a resident reported that a man had just broken into his home and assaulted him. Investigators say the victim fought off the suspect — later identified as Co…
From Proposal To Murder: Man Accused Of Killing New Fiancée In Ellicott City, Police Say From Proposal To Murder: Man Accused Of Killing New Fiancée In Ellicott City, Police Say
From Proposal To Murder: Man Accused Of Killing New Fiancée In Ellicott City, Police Say A Virginia man is behind bars after stabbing his new fiancée in Maryland, police say. Rondale Dickerson, 34, of Mappsville in Virginia, is facing multiple murder charges following the fatal stabbing of Shelaya Broadwater in her Ellicott City apartment following their recent engagement, according to the Howard County Police Department. Officers were called shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, to an apartment in the 3100 block of West Springs Drive, where they found Broadwater suffering from stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. According to police, t…
Samurai Sword Stabbing Stops Norristown Home Invasion, Fake Gun Robbery: Report Samurai Sword Stabbing Stops Norristown Home Invasion, Fake Gun Robbery: Report
Samurai Sword Stabbing Stops Norristown Home Invasion, Fake Gun Robbery: Report A Norristown man armed with a fake gun was slashed with a samurai sword during a chaotic home invasion and robbery attempt on Tuesday, Sept. 17, investigators told 6abc Action News. Marcus Armstrong, 35, targeted a group of people exchanging money on Blackberry Alley around 8:45 a.m. in what police called a “crime of opportunity,” Norristown detectives said to the outlet. Armstrong pulled out what appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun — later found to be a BB gun — and demanded cash from one of the men, police said. A woman at the scene escaped into a nearby residence, but Armstrong alleg…
Masked Stranger Randomly Taser Attacks 68-Year-Old Lancaster County Woman Masked Stranger Randomly Taser Attacks 68-Year-Old Lancaster County Woman
Masked Stranger Randomly Taser Attacks 68-Year-Old Lancaster County Woman A 68-year-old Lancaster County woman was stunned in the chest and punched in the face during a random attack at her front door, Pennsylvania State Police said. Benjamin Andrew Brinker, 34, of Salisbury Township, is accused of barging into the woman’s Paradise Township home on the 200 block of South Belmont Road on Monday, Aug. 19, around 3:45 p.m. Brinker allegedly fired a stun gun at the victim, striking her near the heart, then punched her repeatedly as she fell to the floor. The masked attacker, dressed in all black clothing, fled on foot toward Strasburg Road when the woman’s husband ap…
Home Invasion Shooting: Man Admits Role In Schenectady Burglary Injuring Resident Home Invasion Shooting: Man Admits Role In Schenectady Burglary Injuring Resident
Home Invasion Shooting: Man Admits Role In Schenectady Burglary Injuring Resident An Albany man admitted to his role in a violent Schenectady home invasion that left a resident shot in the chest. Kyshawn Robinson, 31, pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary in Schenectady County Court on Monday, Sept. 8. The charges stem from an incident on Oct. 24, 2023, when Robinson and another man forced their way into an apartment at 957 State Street in Schenectady, prosecutors said. The victim spotted Robinson on a home security camera and called 911 while heading home. When the victim confronted the intruders, he was shot in the chest with a small-caliber pistol. Robinson was la…
Man Told Victim To Change Locks After Entering His Spring Valley Home With Kids Inside: Police Man Told Victim To Change Locks After Entering His Spring Valley Home With Kids Inside: Police
Man Told Victim To Change Locks After Entering His Spring Valley Home With Kids Inside: Police A 22-year-old man was arrested after allegedly trespassing inside a family’s Rockland County home while children were asleep upstairs, police said.  The incident happened on Sharon Drive in Spring Valley just after midnight on Sunday, Aug. 24, the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 5. Police said the homeowner reported that an unknown man had unlawfully entered the residence while the homeowner was away. At the time, the homeowner’s wife was outside with one child, while two others were sleeping upstairs.  According to the department, video evidence s…
BMW Stolen In Monsey Burglary Found In NJ: Suspects Still At Large (UPDATE) BMW Stolen In Monsey Burglary Found In NJ: Suspects Still At Large (UPDATE)
BMW Stolen In Monsey Burglary Found In NJ: Suspects Still At Large (Update) The luxury car stolen during a Rockland County, NY burglary has been recovered across state lines in New Jersey. The BMW, taken during a break-in at a home in the Viola section of Monsey around 4:20 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, was located at about 8:40 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, in Newark, The Monsey Scoop reported.  The outlet reported that Newark Police officers discovered the vehicle parked on a side street with a fake license plate sloppily attached over the real plate. The misaligned cover allowed officers to spot the original plate underneath and confirm the car’s identity.  Investigators sai…
'The Love of My Life': Shrewsbury Man Killed In Graffiti Confrontation Mourned As Caring Dad 'The Love of My Life': Shrewsbury Man Killed In Graffiti Confrontation Mourned As Caring Dad
'The Love of My Life': Shrewsbury Man Killed In Graffiti Confrontation Mourned As Caring Dad A Massachusetts father of three who police say was shot and killed after confronting a man over graffiti was set to be married later this month. The man charged with attacking him is now facing a murder charge. Authorities said 26-year-old Snehal Srivastava fatally shot 56-year-old Kevin Doherty during an encounter at Jordan Pond on Aug. 28. Doherty, who had just walked his 6-year-old son to Coolidge Elementary School, called 911 just after 8:45 a.m. to report he was being attacked. Dispatchers then heard gunfire and Doherty’s last words: “He shot me,” according to authorities. Doherty’s fi…
Masked Thieves Break Into Monsey Home, Steal BMW While Family Slept: Report Masked Thieves Break Into Monsey Home, Steal BMW While Family Slept: Report
Masked Thieves Break Into Monsey Home, Steal BMW While Family Slept: Report Two masked intruders slipped into a Rockland County home through an unlocked window and stole luxury items and a BMW while the family slept upstairs, according to reports. The home invasion happened around 4:20 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, in the Viola section of Monsey, The Monsey Scoop reported.  According to the outlet, the thieves ransacked the home, taking expensive pocketbooks, a briefcase, religious items, and the family’s keys before driving off in one of the family’s cars, a BMW.  The homeowner described the experience as “terrifying” and said it could have easily “en…
Knife-Wielding Intruder Stabs Sleeping Couple In Hershey Home Invasion, Suspect On Run: Police Knife-Wielding Intruder Stabs Sleeping Couple In Hershey Home Invasion, Suspect On Run: Police
Knife-Wielding Intruder Stabs Sleeping Couple In Hershey Home Invasion, Suspect On Run: Police A home invasion and stabbing left two people hurt in the 600 block of Old West Chocolate Avenue in Hershey on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025 at about 3:15 a.m., Derry Township Police announced. Officers arrived to find two victims with knife wounds after a suspect known to at least one of them entered the residence and fled before police arrived, according to the release. One victim was taken to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center while the second initially refused treatment but later went on their own for care, police said. Both are expected to survive, authorities said. Police allege the i…
Elderly Shelton Woman Sinks Teeth Into Masked Intruder After Interrupting Home Invasion: Cops Elderly Shelton Woman Sinks Teeth Into Masked Intruder After Interrupting Home Invasion: Cops
Elderly Shelton Woman Sinks Teeth Into Masked Intruder After Interrupting Home Invasion: Cops An elderly Connecticut woman took a bite out of crime — literally — when she confronted a man police say broke into her Shelton home last week. David Pavlik, 57, of Seymour, is facing multiple felony charges after the Aug. 15 break-in, Shelton police said. The 68-year-old victim told police she felt something was wrong when she returned to her Shelton home around 12:15 p.m. and noticed her door was slightly open. She walked inside and found a man wearing a ski mask, but she didn't let that scare her, authorities said. Instead, she fought back — biting his arm during the struggle and snappi…
Schenectady Man Beaten, Tied Up During Early Morning Home Invasion Schenectady Man Beaten, Tied Up During Early Morning Home Invasion
Schenectady Man Beaten, Tied Up During Early Morning Home Invasion A Schenectady man was assaulted and tied up during an early morning home invasion before the attackers fled in his vehicle, police said. Officers responded to a residence on State Street near Van Zandt Street for a reported home invasion at around 6:40 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14,, according to Schenectady Police. An investigation found that two men entered the home, struck the male resident in the head, bound his hands, and stole his vehicle. The victim was treated at the scene by Schenectady Fire Department medics and taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. …
Hot Tub Horror: 2 Men Convicted in Brutal Farmington Home Invasion Hot Tub Horror: 2 Men Convicted in Brutal Farmington Home Invasion
Hot Tub Horror: 2 Men Convicted in Brutal Farmington Home Invasion A Hartford jury has found two men guilty of a violent 2022 home invasion in Farmington that left two victims bloodied, bound, and stripped of their clothing. Joshua Jenkins, 33, of East Hartford, and Branden Holloway, 26, of Hartford, were convicted on multiple charges, including home invasion, sexual assault, assault, and robbery. According to prosecutors, the pair stormed the home of one of the victims late at night, emerging from a tree line dressed in black and armed with firearms equipped with lasers. They ordered the two victims out of a hot tub, stripped them, and forced them into th…
California Duo Fired Gunshot During Point Pleasant Home Invasion: Prosecutor California Duo Fired Gunshot During Point Pleasant Home Invasion: Prosecutor
California Duo Fired Gunshot During Point Pleasant Home Invasion: Prosecutor A man and a woman from California were arrested and charged after they brandished weapons during a home invasion in Point Pleasant on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 7, authorities said. At 1:38 p.m., Point Pleasant police responded to a residence on Barton Avenue for a report of a home invasion with a gunshot having been fired, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Police found the back door to the residence had been forced open and the home had been burglarized, Billhimer said. Jaheim Wilson, a 23-year-old Stockton resident armed with a handgun, and Oleyah Brown, kicked open the back d…
Serial Burglar, Juvenile Nabbed For Stealing 2 BMWs: Fairfield PD Serial Burglar, Juvenile Nabbed For Stealing 2 BMWs: Fairfield PD
Serial Burglar, Juvenile Nabbed For Stealing 2 BMWs: Fairfield PD A 22-year-old Newark resident and a 17-year-old were arrested and charged with stealing two BMWs in Fairfield, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7. On Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 7:57 a.m., officers responded to Colt Street for a report of a motor vehicle stolen from a driveway of a home overnight, Fairfield police said. Altamir Thornton and the juvenile entered the home through a window and stole cash and a key fob to a 2024 BMW X7M, police said. The vehicle, along with a BMW X5 were later spotted in Glen Avenue that day. The BMW X5 was stolen from Piscataway, police said. The two BM…
Woman Wakes To Man Sexually Assaulting Her At Knife Point In Paterson: Prosecutor Woman Wakes To Man Sexually Assaulting Her At Knife Point In Paterson: Prosecutor
Woman Wakes To Man Sexually Assaulting Her At Knife Point In Paterson: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Paterson man is accused of breaking into a woman’s home, threatening her with a knife, and sexually assaulting her in a violent robbery, authorities said. Jesus Mora Cruz was arrested in connection with the March 26 incident after a months-long investigation, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announced on Thursday, Aug. 7. Prosecutors say that around 4:30 a.m., the victim was awakened by an unknown man on top of her, holding a knife to her neck. The man allegedly sexually assaulted her and stole several items from her Paterson home before fleeing. She was taken to St…
Honduran ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ Fugitive Removed After Hiding On Westbury: ICE Philadelphia Honduran ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ Fugitive Removed After Hiding On Westbury: ICE Philadelphia
Honduran ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ Fugitive Removed After Hiding On Westbury: ICE Philadelphia  Honduran fugitive on his country’s “Top 10 Most Wanted” list has been deported from the United States, ICE Philadelphia announced on Tuesday, July 29. Olvin Mauricio Martinez Coto, a citizen of Honduras, was removed on Wednesday, July 23, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia. Martinez Coto is wanted in Honduras for aggravated femicide — intentionally killing a woman because she was a woman — along with attempted homicide and forcible home invasion. He faces up to 44 years in prison if convicted in his home countr…
Guatemalan Intruder Chokes Sleeping Lansdale Woman In Violent Home Invasion: Police Guatemalan Intruder Chokes Sleeping Lansdale Woman In Violent Home Invasion: Police
Guatemalan Intruder Chokes Sleeping Lansdale Woman In Violent Home Invasion: Police A Lansdale woman was violently attacked in her bedroom during a home invasion, the Lansdale Borough Police Department announced on Sunday, July 27. The 32-year-old resident awoke around 2:22 a.m. in her Vine Street home to find a man kneeling on top of her legs, police said. When she tried to escape, the suspect shoved her against the wall and wrapped his hand around her neck, applying pressure, according to authorities. The man allegedly escalated the assault by placing the woman in a chokehold, cutting off her ability to breathe. She broke free and managed to call 911, investigators said.…
2-Hour Standoff: Jersey City Man Arrested For Home Invasion, Spring Lake Police Say 2-Hour Standoff: Jersey City Man Arrested For Home Invasion, Spring Lake Police Say
2-Hour Standoff: Jersey City Man Arrested For Home Invasion, Spring Lake Police Say A 36-year-old Jersey City resident was arrested and charged for a home invasion following a two-hour standoff on Saturday, July 26, authorities said. At 12:06 a.m., officers responded to a residence on Tuttle Avenue after a man, later identified as Georgy Charles, entered their home, Spring Lake police. Charles was confronted by homeowners in an upstairs bedroom and fled, police said. At 1:35 a.m., Charles was spotted in Belmar on Route 35, police said. While stopped on West Sylvania Avenue in Neptune City, Charles refused officer’s commanders and barricaded himself inside the vehicle, pol…
Duo Convicted In Lower Merion Wrong-House Killing That Left Mom Paralyzed Duo Convicted In Lower Merion Wrong-House Killing That Left Mom Paralyzed
Duo Convicted In Lower Merion Wrong-House Killing That Left Mom Paralyzed Two men have been convicted of first-degree murder in a botched Lower Merion home invasion that left a young man dead and his mother paralyzed. A Montgomery County jury found Charles Fulforth, 41, of Jenkintown, and Kelvin Roberts, 42, of Norristown, guilty on Thursday, July 24, 2025, of murder, robbery, burglary, and related charges in the Dec. 8, 2024, killing of 25-year-old Andrew Gaudio and the attempted murder of his mother, Bernadette Gaudio. The pair were not convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. Authorities say the duo broke into the Gaudios' home on Meredith Road in the Wynnew…
Home Intruder Tried Stabbing Residents In Ellenville, Police Say Home Intruder Tried Stabbing Residents In Ellenville, Police Say
Home Intruder Tried Stabbing Residents In Ellenville, Police Say A man armed with a knife tried breaking into a Hudson Valley home before attempting to stab residents inside, police said. Emergency crews in Ulster County responded to an Ellenville residence on Mill Street for an armed home invasion at around 5:45 a.m Tuesday, July 22, according to Ellenville Police. Residents told arriving officers that a man armed with a knife had climbed up onto a small porch and removed a security camera before smashing out a window to get inside. As the man was trying to get inside, he was confronted by occupants and began to stab at them through the window, polic…
Florida Man Used Fake Utility Worker Ruse To Rob Elderly PA Homeowners With Son: AG Florida Man Used Fake Utility Worker Ruse To Rob Elderly PA Homeowners With Son: AG
Florida Man Used Fake Utility Worker Ruse To Rob Elderly PA Homeowners With Son: AG A Florida man who posed as a utility worker to rob elderly Pennsylvanians alongside his son has been sentenced to state prison, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Wednesday, July 16. Steve Nichols, 57, of Fort Lauderdale, will serve 2½ to 20 years in state prison for leading a father-son burglary ring that hit homes in Butler, Erie, Indiana, Lackawanna, and Westmoreland counties, state investigators say. Nichols and his son, Archie Marino, allegedly pulled off a string of distraction-style break-ins, targeting elderly residents—some in their 80s—who were home alone during the crimes, co…