2 Stabbed In Suffern: Suspect Caught With Help From K9 Unit, Police Say 2 Stabbed In Suffern: Suspect Caught With Help From K9 Unit, Police Say
2 Stabbed In Suffern: Suspect Caught With Help From K9 Unit, Police Say Two people were stabbed in Rockland County in what police are calling a targeted attack involving people known to one another, police said.  The incident happened at around 7 p.m. on Friday, July 25, when officers were dispatched to a report of two stabbing victims in Suffern, the Suffern Police Department announced.  Responding officers immediately began rendering aid and began a preliminary investigation. A suspect was soon found and detained by officers from Mahwah and Ramapo Police, including Mahwah Police K9 Rino and handler Officer S. Hayes, who conducted an article se…
Woman Sexually Assaulted In Jersey City: Prosecutor Woman Sexually Assaulted In Jersey City: Prosecutor
Woman Sexually Assaulted In Jersey City: Prosecutor A woman was sexually assaulted as she entered a residence in Jersey City Saturday evening, July 26, authorities said. At 11:30 p.m., Jersey City police responded to Sussex Street after a woman reported she was physically and sexually assaulted by an unknown man as she entered the home, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The woman was transported to a nearby hospital where she was treated for her injuries, Suarez said. No arrests have been made and the incident remains under investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit and Jersey City Police, Suarez…
Woman Rammed, Dragged Rival With Van In Bellport–Now She's Headed To Prison Woman Rammed, Dragged Rival With Van In Bellport–Now She's Headed To Prison
Woman Rammed, Dragged Rival With Van In Bellport–Now She's Headed To Prison A Long Island woman who intentionally ran over a 63-year-old woman with her minivan during a late-night fight will spend years behind bars. Philomena Mistretta, 51, of Coram, was sentenced to seven years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, July 22, after pleading guilty to attempted murder and assault. Mistretta admitted that she was in the driver’s seat of her Toyota Sienna when she got into an argument with a woman at Miracle Plaza on Montauk Highway in Bellport around 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 26, 2024. The victim was standing on the passenger side of the vehicle. As the argument esca…
Man Grabs Kitchen Knives, Fatally Stabs Man Lying On Street In Newburgh: Here's His Fate Man Grabs Kitchen Knives, Fatally Stabs Man Lying On Street In Newburgh: Here's His Fate
Man Grabs Kitchen Knives, Fatally Stabs Man Lying On Street In Newburgh: Here's His Fate A 26-year-old man will spend over a decade in jail for fatally stabbing a man lying on a street in Orange County last year, prosecutors announced.  New Windsor resident Cameron Williams, age 26, was sentenced on Thursday, July 24 in Orange County Court to 18 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision., Orange County DA David Hoovler announced. He previously pleaded guilty on March 27 to first-degree manslaughter in connection with the deadly attack.  According to prosecutors, the incident happened on October 13, 2024, at around 10:45 p.m. in the area o…
July 4 Shooting Left 1 Dead, 7 Hurt — Now Maryland Man Faces Life In Prison July 4 Shooting Left 1 Dead, 7 Hurt — Now Maryland Man Faces Life In Prison
July 4 Shooting Left 1 Dead, 7 Hurt — Now Maryland Man Faces Life In Prison A Maryland man could spend the rest of his life in prison after police say he opened fire on a Fourth of July crowd, killing one person and injuring several others. Antravon Harmon was found guilty of multiple charges connected to the chaotic shooting that broke out just after midnight on July 5, 2023, during a neighborhood party on Chippewa Boulevard in Salisbury. Prosecutors said Harmon and another man showed up armed with handguns and confronted a group that included Xavier Maddox.  They opened fire into the crowd, sparking a shootout that left Maddox dead and seven others wounded.…
'Her Name Will Not Be Forgotten': Best Friend Remembers Jerkera Battle, 22, Killed In Allentown 'Her Name Will Not Be Forgotten': Best Friend Remembers Jerkera Battle, 22, Killed In Allentown
'Her Name Will Not Be Forgotten': Best Friend Remembers Jerkera Battle, 22, Killed In Allentown The 22-year-old woman shot dead in her Allentown home this week is being remembered as a joyful, animal-loving young mom whose smile never failed to light up a room. Jerkera B. Battle, a Bethlehem native and Liberty High School graduate, was found shot in the head on Tuesday, July 22, inside her home in the 700 block of W. Turner Street, as Daily Voice previously reported. Her ex-boyfriend, Adam Makowka, 27, has been charged with criminal homicide and is awaiting extradition to face charges in Lehigh County, authorities said. Now, Battle’s best friend is speaking out. '13 Years Of Non-Stop…
5 Stabbed During Spotsy Car Meet Gone Wrong: 'Senseless Youth Violence,' Sheriff Says 5 Stabbed During Spotsy Car Meet Gone Wrong: 'Senseless Youth Violence,' Sheriff Says
5 Stabbed During Spotsy Car Meet Gone Wrong: 'Senseless Youth Violence,' Sheriff Says A violent brawl broke out during an unorganized car meet in Virginia, leaving five people hospitalized — and one man behind bars. Lenox Shelton was arrested and charged with malicious wounding after a stabbing incident that injured five people early Sunday morning, July 20, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded around 2:00 a.m. to the 4800 block of Southpoint Parkway, where they found a chaotic scene with people scattering in all directions as they arrived. Multiple stabbing victims were on the ground, while others had already driven themselves to area hospi…
Lorton Bus Driver Battered In Broad Daylight — Teen Tracked Down Weeks Later: Police Lorton Bus Driver Battered In Broad Daylight — Teen Tracked Down Weeks Later: Police
Lorton Bus Driver Battered In Broad Daylight — Teen Tracked Down Weeks Later: Police A Lorton teenager has been arrested for allegedly boarding a bus and violently punching the driver in the face before fleeing the scene, Fairfax County police announced. Javantai Johnson, 18, was taken into custody on Friday, July 19, in Loudoun County following a weeks-long search after the July 8 attack, officials confirmed on Monday. The assault happened around 7:30 a.m. near Gunston Cove Road and Cranford Street in Lorton while the bus was making its regular route, police say.  At that time, investigators said an unknown rider got on the bus, punched the driver without warning, an…
Man Stabbed 2 Others In Front Of Children At Mount Greylock Campground In Unprovoked Attack: DA Man Stabbed 2 Others In Front Of Children At Mount Greylock Campground In Unprovoked Attack: DA
Man Stabbed 2 Others In Front Of Children At Mount Greylock Campground In Unprovoked Attack: DA A Connecticut man is being held without bail after police say he stabbed two men in front of children during a terrifying, unprovoked attack at a popular Massachusetts campground last week.  Jeffrey Deluca, 47, of Wilton, Connecticut, was arraigned on Monday, July 21, on multiple charges in connection with a Friday night stabbing that shocked campers at the Mount Greylock Campground in Lanesborough, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said.  The violence unfolded around 8:15 p.m. Friday, when Lanesborough Police were called to the campground at 15 Scott Road. Police sa…
Man With ‘Fugitive To-Do List’ Lured PA Victim, Robbed Bank App, Fled To GA After Fight: DOJ Man With ‘Fugitive To-Do List’ Lured PA Victim, Robbed Bank App, Fled To GA After Fight: DOJ
Man With ‘Fugitive To-Do List’ Lured PA Victim, Robbed Bank App, Fled To GA After Fight: DOJ A Delaware man who kept a "fugitive to-do list" on his phone after a violent kidnapping and robbery has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday, July 14. Donnie Taylor, 21, of Wilmington, lured a Pennsylvania man to a New Castle parking lot with the promise of sex in the early hours of Oct. 17, 2022, according to the DOJ. Once the man arrived, Taylor and Kyaire Finch punched him in the head, stole his phone and wallet, and used his banking app to transfer $1,400. Finch then restrained the man in the backseat of a vehicle while Taylor …
Feds Raid Wheels Of Soul Biker Gang After Woodbridge Hookah Lounge Beatdown, Shootout: Police Feds Raid Wheels Of Soul Biker Gang After Woodbridge Hookah Lounge Beatdown, Shootout: Police
Feds Raid Wheels Of Soul Biker Gang After Woodbridge Hookah Lounge Beatdown, Shootout: Police A savage assault and shootout outside a Virginia hookah lounge triggered a massive multi-agency raid on the Wheels of Soul outlaw motorcycle gang, with nearly two dozen members now in custody, or on the run, across multiple states, authorities announced. The early morning April 13 brawl and shooting outside Babylon Café on Golansky Boulevard in Woodbridge left two men injured, one from a brutal beating and another with a gunshot wound, and both initially refused to cooperate with police. But the Prince William County Police Department didn’t let up. Following months of investigation, detec…
Montclair Man Arrested After Woman Shot: Police Montclair Man Arrested After Woman Shot: Police
Montclair Man Arrested After Woman Shot: Police A 33-year-old Montclair resident has been arrested and charged after a woman was shot in Montclair, authorities announced Wednesday, July 16. On Friday, July 11, at 11:24 p.m., officers responded to the Shell gas station at 115 Bloomfield Ave. and observed a large crowd and blood at the scene, Montclair police said. Mountainside Hospital contacted officers to report that a female victim of a gunshot wound had self-transported herself to the emergency room, police said. The woman was in the parking lot of the Shell station when a fight broke out between two men, police said. She said she wa…