Schenectady Dad, 3 Kids Died In Fire—A Decade Later, Man Accused Of Setting It Charged: DOJ Schenectady Dad, 3 Kids Died In Fire—A Decade Later, Man Accused Of Setting It Charged: DOJ
Schenectady Dad, 3 Kids Died In Fire—A Decade Later, Man Accused Of Setting It Charged: DOJ More than a decade after a house fire killed a father and three children, and seriously injured a fourth in upstate New York, a longtime suspect has been federally charged. Edward Leon, 53, of Fultonville, was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on a charge of malicious use of fire to destroy property resulting in death, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Albany. The fire broke out on May 2, 2013, at a Schenectady rental home on Hulett Street. It killed David Terry and three of his children: Michael Terry, Layah Terry, and Donovan Duell. A fourth child, Sa’fyre Terry, survived…
Daughter Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, 78, In Poughkeepsie: DA Daughter Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, 78, In Poughkeepsie: DA
Daughter Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, 78, In Poughkeepsie: DA A woman who was arrested earlier this year for fatally stabbing her 78-year-old mother in Dutchess County has now been indicted on a second-degree murder charge, prosecutors announced. Denise Gilpin, age 50, was arraigned in Dutchess County Court following her indictment by a grand jury in the death of her mother, Olga Hinds-Coley, at their 2 Oak Crescent home in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, April 7, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5.  On the day of the incident, police responded around 1:19 p.m. and found Hinds-Coley suffering from a stab wo…
Clifton Man Shoots Stepfather Dead In 'Accidental' Massachusetts Driveway, Report Says Clifton Man Shoots Stepfather Dead In 'Accidental' Massachusetts Driveway, Report Says
Clifton Man Shoots Stepfather Dead In 'Accidental' Massachusetts Driveway, Report Says A New Jersey man was arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in Massachusetts, authorities said. Jonathan Reyes-Contreras, 42, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. said. The Worcester Telegram and Gazette says Reyes-Contreras is from Clifton, and the victim was his stepfather, Luis Mejia. From the courtroom, the outlet reports that Reyes-Contreras' lawyer alleges that the shooting was accidental. The shooting happen…
Deported Rapist Snuck Back Into US, Raped Woman In Rockville: Feds Deported Rapist Snuck Back Into US, Raped Woman In Rockville: Feds
Deported Rapist Snuck Back Into US, Raped Woman In Rockville: Feds A Mexican national who illegally crossed into the United States and was later convicted of rape in Maryland has now pleaded guilty to unlawfully re-entering the country, federal prosecutors announced. Dimas Gonzalo Contreras-Nolasco, 54, is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for second-degree rape and sex offense charges in Montgomery County.  Now, he now faces up to two more years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, and supervised release after pleading guilty to re-entering the US without permission. Contreras-Nolasco was first removed from the country in 2005, after he tri…
Drunk Man With Sword, Nail Gun Sparks Fight At Huntingdon Valley Bar: Police Drunk Man With Sword, Nail Gun Sparks Fight At Huntingdon Valley Bar: Police
Drunk Man With Sword, Nail Gun Sparks Fight At Huntingdon Valley Bar: Police A 44-year-old man returned to a Huntingdon Valley bar with a sword-like weapon and a nail gun after being kicked out earlier in the night, Lower Moreland Township police announced on Monday, Aug. 4. Igor Rustamovi Dzhumaev, of unknown residence, was charged after the disturbance at a business on the 2800 block of Philmont Avenue on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 11:03 p.m., according to police. Dzhumaev was initially asked to leave the premises with another man due to intoxication and argumentative behavior, officers explained. The pair departed in an SUV, but later that evening, Dzhumaev allegedly re…
Man Admits Stabbing 68-Year-Old Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment Man Admits Stabbing 68-Year-Old Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment
Man Admits Stabbing 68-Year-Old Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment A man has pleaded guilty to murder in the stabbing death of a 68-year-old grandmother and great-grandmother whose body was later found in her Westchester apartment, prosecutors announced. Deshawn Nunez, 24, pleaded guilty on Thursday, July 31, to second-degree murder in the 2022 stabbing death of 68-year-old Renee Spencer, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced.  Spencer was found dead on August 11, 2022, after building management requested a welfare check on behalf of her family. Officers with the Yonkers Police Department discovered Spencer lying o…
Man Possibly Beaten, Then Killed By Taxi Driven By Suspended Driver In Ramapo: Police Man Possibly Beaten, Then Killed By Taxi Driven By Suspended Driver In Ramapo: Police
Man Possibly Beaten, Then Killed By Taxi Driven By Suspended Driver In Ramapo: Police A 45-year-old Spring Valley man who was lying in a parking lot after a possible assault was struck and killed by a taxi being operated by a woman driving on a suspended license Sunday, Aug. 3 in Rockland County, authorities said. It happened around 1 a.m. in the lot of 64 East Eckerson Road in Ramapo, according to Lt. Thomas Dolan of the Ramapo Police Department. A Ramapo officer had just been flagged down near the location when the department received a call reporting a pedestrian had been struck. When the officer arrived, he found the man trapped beneath a red 2014 Toyota Prius. The vict…
Maryland Mom Catherine Hoggle Indicted For Murder Of Missing Kids (DEVELOPING) Maryland Mom Catherine Hoggle Indicted For Murder Of Missing Kids (DEVELOPING)
Maryland Mom Catherine Hoggle Indicted For Murder Of Missing Kids (Developing) A Maryland mother long accused in the 2014 disappearances of her two children has now been indicted for their murders, nearly a decade later. Catherine Ashley Hoggle, 38, of Clarksburg, was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder by a Montgomery County Grand Jury, officials announced late on Sunday afternoon. Hoggle was arrested on Friday, Aug. 1, in Kent County after investigators learned she had been discharged from Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center on July 23, according to a media advisory from Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy’s office. Jacob was last seen on Sund…
$140K Fraud Committed By Former PA Senator's Aide Scamming Church, Supporters $140K Fraud Committed By Former PA Senator's Aide Scamming Church, Supporters
$140K Fraud Committed By Former PA Senator's Aide Scamming Church, Supporters A former aide to Pennsylvania state Sen. Vincent Hughes admitted to stealing more than $140,000 from a North Philadelphia church where he was a deacon and from a city political ward he led, the FBI announced on Saturday, Aug. 2.  Willie Jordan, 68, of Upper Darby, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle III to two counts of wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, July 30. From 2020 to 2024, Jordan exploited his roles at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church and Philadelphia’s 44th Ward for personal benefit, court d…
Prostitution Operation Run At Lancaster County Motel By Owner, Police Allege Prostitution Operation Run At Lancaster County Motel By Owner, Police Allege
Prostitution Operation Run At Lancaster County Motel By Owner, Police Allege A Lancaster County motel owner is accused of using his business to facilitate prostitution, authorities announced on Thursday, July 31.  Ryan Kumar Dhimal, 43, who owns and resides at the Weathervane Motor Court in the first block of Eastbrook Road, was charged by the Lancaster County Human Trafficking Task Force, according to police. Dhimal is accused of regularly renting rooms to women for prostitution and providing them reduced room rates and money in exchange for sex, authorities said. Two undercover female investigators were able to check into the motel without showing identifica…
Fatal Injury To Puppy, Assault Of Woman Leads To Highspire Man’s Arrest: Police Fatal Injury To Puppy, Assault Of Woman Leads To Highspire Man’s Arrest: Police
Fatal Injury To Puppy, Assault Of Woman Leads To Highspire Man’s Arrest: Police  Highspire man is accused of assaulting a woman and fatally injuring a puppy during a domestic incident, police announced on Friday, Aug. 1. Nathaniel H. Clipp, 23, was arrested after Highspire Police responded to a domestic violence call on the 1st block of Ann Street at 8:56 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, according to the department. Investigators determined that Clipp had assaulted a female victim and intentionally caused an injury to the family’s six-month-old Australian Shepherd and Pitbull mix, police said. The dog was rushed by officers to Shores Veterinary Care Center for emergency…
Albany Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids Albany Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids
Albany Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids An Albany man formally confessed to gaining his friends’ trust in order to sexually abuse their children for more than a year. Denzell Ritzie pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and related charges in Albany County Court on Friday, Aug. 1. Ritzie admitted to sexually abusing three children whose parents he had occasionally lived with for more than a year, from August 2022 to March 2024, according to the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office. One of the victims was 9 years old at the time and two older victims were 13. Prosecutors painted a picture of a man who relied on his relations…