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Bridgeport Teen Charged As Adult In Fatal Fairfield Moped Hit-Run Crash Bridgeport Teen Charged As Adult In Fatal Fairfield Moped Hit-Run Crash
Bridgeport Teen Charged As Adult In Fatal Fairfield Moped Hit-Run Crash Police have arrested a 16-year-old and charged him as an adult after they say he fatally crashed into a 25-year-old father and sped away, authorities said.  Antony Gutierrez Silva, 16, was behind the wheel of the car that struck Juan Otilio Tista Tista around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, near Post Road and South Benson Road in Fairfield, police said.  Silva drove away from the crash without helping, but police soon tracked him down to his Bridgeport home.  Tista Tista died at an area hospital soon after the crash.  Tista Tista, a 25-year-old Bridgeport husband and fat…
Virginia Man Who Shot Teen In Crowded Neighborhood Caught In Georgia: Police Virginia Man Who Shot Teen In Crowded Neighborhood Caught In Georgia: Police
Virginia Man Who Shot Teen In Crowded Neighborhood Caught In Georgia: Police A Virginia man who shot a teen in a crowded neighborhood before fleeing the state will be behind bars for the next several years, authorities said. Elmore Taylor Jr., 24, of Culpeper, was sentenced on Friday, May 9, 2025, to more than six years in prison after pleading guilty to malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection to a 2024 shooting, according to the Culpeper Police Department. Officers responded shortly after 9 p.m. on April 16, 2024, to multiple reports of gunfire in the area of Vantage Place and Highview Court in Culpeper, police said. …
Allentown Football Player Killed Over Bag Of Chips, Teen Murderer Sentenced: DA Allentown Football Player Killed Over Bag Of Chips, Teen Murderer Sentenced: DA
Allentown Football Player Killed Over Bag Of Chips, Teen Murderer Sentenced: DA A teenager who shot and killed 15-year-old Treshawn Tracy over a bag of chips at an Allentown park has been sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison, authorities announced on Thursday, May 8. Elijah Patterson, now 19, was convicted in March of First-Degree Murder, Firearms Not to be Carried Without a License, and Possession of a Firearm by a Minor, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan. Tracy, a William Allen High School sophomore and junior varsity football player, was gunned down at Stevens’ Park on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. He was pronounced dead at the scene with…
Gun Found In Westlake High School Student’s Backpack During Pot Investigation: Sheriff Gun Found In Westlake High School Student’s Backpack During Pot Investigation: Sheriff
Gun Found In Westlake High School Student’s Backpack During Pot Investigation: Sheriff What started as a search for cannabis turned into a much more serious discovery at a Maryland high school, when officials found a loaded handgun in a student’s backpack. A student at Westlake High School in Charles County is in custody after school staff and deputies investigating him for possessing cannabis found a handgun in his backpack, officials confirmed Thursday morning. The incident unfolded early on April 24, though authorities have not specified the exact time. No one was injured, and there were no threats of violence, the sheriff's office said. "The gun was not displayed, and th…
Two Rumors, Zero Truth: Prosecutor Crushes Myths Around Fort Lee High School Stabbing Two Rumors, Zero Truth: Prosecutor Crushes Myths Around Fort Lee High School Stabbing
Two Rumors, Zero Truth: Prosecutor Crushes Myths Around Fort Lee High School Stabbing Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella is pushing back against viral rumors that spread in the hours after the stabbing on Tuesday, April 8. Two of the most damaging false claims? That the victim died, and that he was surrounded and stabbed by a group, sources said. Musella addressed the misinformation head-on in a statement released Wednesday, April 9. “It should be well understood that information posted or shared through social media may not always be factual,” Musella said. “Speculation and rumors may be amplified by virtue of the digital platform upon which they circulate. In such inst…
Frederick Teen Charged As Adult After Pulling Gun In I-270 Road Rage Incident: State Police Frederick Teen Charged As Adult After Pulling Gun In I-270 Road Rage Incident: State Police
Frederick Teen Charged As Adult After Pulling Gun In I-270 Road Rage Incident: State Police A 17-year-old is being charged as an adult after allegedly pulling a loaded gun on another driver during a road rage confrontation on I-270 in Montgomery County, state police said. The teen, from Frederick, was arrested Monday, March 31, after a driver called 911 around 2 p.m. reporting someone pointed a gun at her during an aggressive encounter near Falls Road in Rockville, according to Maryland State Police. The victim gave troopers enough information to identify the vehicle and suspect. Troopers from the Rockville and Frederick barracks — along with the Highway Gun Crimes Initiative — tr…
Minors Released To Parents After ‘Mobbing’ Attack In Stafford County: Sheriff Minors Released To Parents After ‘Mobbing’ Attack In Stafford County: Sheriff
Minors Released To Parents After ‘Mobbing’ Attack In Stafford County: Sheriff Two juveniles accused of jumping out of a car and assaulting another teen in broad daylight were released to their parents after the attack, Stafford County authorities said. Deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:26 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25 to the area of Mine Road and Cathedral Drive after witnesses reported a group assault. According to investigators, multiple juveniles got out of a vehicle and began attacking a teen walking in the area. The victim suffered minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital “out of an abundance of caution,” police said. De…
Teens Charged In Bergen County School Swattings, Prosecutor Says Teens Charged In Bergen County School Swattings, Prosecutor Says
Teens Charged In Bergen County School Swattings, Prosecutor Says Three teenagers—including two from Bergen County and one from the Bronx—have been charged in connection with hoax shooting threats that forced lockdowns at two New Jersey schools, authorities said. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Threat Management Unit was notified on Thursday, Jan. 23, that anonymous callers had phoned in shooting threats to Lincoln Elementary School in Fairview and Ridgefield Park Junior/Senior High School, Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. The threats prompted an immediate response from local law enforcement, including the Fairview and Ridgefield Park Police Depar…
14-Year-Old Faces Up To Life In Jail For Fatally Shooting Man At Park In Yonkers: DA 14-Year-Old Faces Up To Life In Jail For Fatally Shooting Man At Park In Yonkers: DA
14-Year-Old Faces Up To Life In Jail For Fatally Shooting Man At Park In Yonkers: DA A 14-year-old boy from Connecticut faces life in prison after being charged with murder in connection with a deadly Yonkers shooting that left one man dead and another wounded, officials said. The 14-year-old Fairfield County resident from Stratford was indicted and arraigned on Thursday, Jan. 30, in Westchester County Court's Youth Part in connection with a fatal shooting at Yonkers' Doyle Park in August 2024, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced. According to the DA's Office, at around 5 p.m. on Aug. 26, 2024, the defendant allegedly opened fire and fatally shot 29-…
German Man Who Lied About Age, Made Fake ID To Assault Lancaster Teen Sentenced German Man Who Lied About Age, Made Fake ID To Assault Lancaster Teen Sentenced
German Man Who Lied About Age, Made Fake ID To Assault Lancaster Teen Sentenced A German man who created a fake ID and lied about his age to have sex with a 15-year-old Pennsylvania girl will spend up to a decade in prison, officials announced. Erik Weidling, 21, of Enger, Germany, was sentenced to four and a half to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors, and criminal use of a communication facility, Lancaster County prosecutors said. Weidling met the girl online and flew to Pennsylvania in February 2024, staying…
New Lawsuits Allege Sexual Abuse At Dobbs Ferry Juvenile Facility New Lawsuits Allege Sexual Abuse At Dobbs Ferry Juvenile Facility
New Lawsuits Allege Sexual Abuse At Dobbs Ferry Juvenile Facility Five former residents of a well-known juvenile center in Westchester have filed lawsuits against the facility alleging that they suffered sexual abuse while living there, according to attorneys representing the plaintiffs.  The lawsuits, filed in Westchester County Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 18 by law firm Levy Konigsberg, name the Dobbs Ferry Children's Village campus, which operates residential foster care programs.  The plaintiffs, who were not named but were described as "brave survivors" by the attorneys, allege a pattern of sexual abuse enabled and perpetrated by …
York County Native Chris Ferro Announces Run For Judge In The Court Of Common Pleas York County Native Chris Ferro Announces Run For Judge In The Court Of Common Pleas
York County Native Chris Ferro Announces Run For Judge In The Court Of Common Pleas York County’s own Chris Ferro, a seasoned attorney with over 25 years of experience, has officially declared his candidacy for the York County Court of Common Pleas, his campaign told Dail Voice in an email on Wednesday, Dec. 18.  The 2025 election cycle is expected to bring two open judicial seats to the Court, and Ferro, aims to fill one of them. “York County deserves judges who are prepared, experienced, and impartial,” Ferro stated. “Our community needs a justice system that promotes fairness, protects the vulnerable, and upholds the rule of law. An independent judiciary that ensur…
Students Charged In Strong-Armed Robbery At Mattawoman Middle School, Sheriff Says Students Charged In Strong-Armed Robbery At Mattawoman Middle School, Sheriff Says
Students Charged In Strong-Armed Robbery At Mattawoman Middle School, Sheriff Says Three middle school students are facing charges after allegedly stealing a name-brand ski mask from a fellow student during dismissal, authorities announced. The incident happened on Nov. 18 at Mattawoman Middle School in Charles County, where investigators say three students, all 13 years old, approached another student and forcibly took their mask. A School Resource Officer was alerted to the robbery the following day and began investigating.  The officer quickly identified the involved students and consulted with the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office. On Nov. 21, two of the…
Student Made Threat Of Violence At Milton Somers Middle School, Sheriff Says Student Made Threat Of Violence At Milton Somers Middle School, Sheriff Says
Student Made Threat Of Violence At Milton Somers Middle School, Sheriff Says A student at a Charles County middle school will avoid any criminal charges due to his age after allegedly making threats of violence, according to the sheriff's office. Last week, an SRO at Milton Somers Middle School in La Plata was tipped off about comments a student made threatening violence toward the building. Investigators say that a home visit was conducted at the student's home, and officers were told that the student does not have access to weapons. Despite the threats and subsequent evaluation, officials said that the student cannot be charged under Maryland law due to their age…
Three Juveniles Sentenced In Killing Of Taxi Driver: Somerset County Prosecutor Three Juveniles Sentenced In Killing Of Taxi Driver: Somerset County Prosecutor
Three Juveniles Sentenced In Killing Of Taxi Driver: Somerset County Prosecutor Three boys, between the ages of 13 and 14, were recently sentenced for killing a 57-year-old man in a robbery in Franklin Township in May 2023. On Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 9:56 a.m., Franklin Township police responded to a 9-1-1 call and found Kofi Addo suffering from a gunshot wound, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. An investigation revealed three boys, ages 14, 13, and 13 as being involved in the robbery and homicide shooting of Addo, authorities said The juveniles intended to rob  Addo when one of them fired a shot killing the victim as he was operating the taxi, autho…
Judge Departs From Sentencing Guidelines For Maryland Police Sergeant Accused Of Misconduct Judge Departs From Sentencing Guidelines For Maryland Police Sergeant Accused Of Misconduct
Judge Departs From Sentencing Guidelines For Maryland Police Sergeant Accused Of Misconduct A police officer in Maryland will find himself on the wrong side of the iron bars after using a departmental cellphone to target teens and high school students on social media while flaunting his position, state prosecutors announced. Veteran Easton Police Sgt. Jason Dyott was sentenced to four years of incarceration, with all but six months suspended, followed by three years of probation for "awful" and "embarrassing" conduct, according to a judge in Easton. "The judge found that regardless of the applicable guidelines, there were several reasons for departure from the guidelines when…
Second Teen Charged As Adult In Columbia After Baltimore Man's Body Found In Car: Police Second Teen Charged As Adult In Columbia After Baltimore Man's Body Found In Car: Police
Second Teen Charged As Adult In Columbia After Baltimore Man's Body Found In Car: Police A second teenager has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a Baltimore man who was found dead in a vehicle in Howard County, according to police. A 14-year-old from Severn will be charged as an adult after Kendrick McLellan, 26, was found dead in a vehicle behind a Howard County office building over the weekend. The teen was taken into custody at his high school in Anne Arundel County, police say. His arrest comes after a 17-year-old was apprehended - also at his school with a loaded gun in his backpack - earlier this week for his alleged role in McLellan's murder. Investi…
Former Juvenile Center Employee Had Sex With Teen At Dobbs Ferry Campus: Here's Her Sentence Former Juvenile Center Employee Had Sex With Teen At Dobbs Ferry Campus: Here's Her Sentence
Former Juvenile Center Employee Had Sex With Teen At Dobbs Ferry Campus: Here's Her Sentence A 28-year-old woman has received her sentence for having sex with a 16-year-old at the Westchester County juvenile center she once worked at, officials announced.  Yonkers resident Rebecca Jean-Baptiste was sentenced to a 10-year mandatory probation period with sex offender conditions for third-degree rape in connection with an incident that happened at the Dobbs Ferry Children's Village campus, the Westchester County DA's Office said on Tuesday, Oct. 15.  According to the DA's Office, in late 2021, Jean-Baptiste had sex with a 16-year-old resident of the New York C…
17-Year-Old Accused Of Raping Victim At Knifepoint In Yorktown 17-Year-Old Accused Of Raping Victim At Knifepoint In Yorktown
17-Year-Old Accused Of Raping Victim At Knifepoint In Yorktown A teenager was apprehended after allegedly luring a victim to his Northern Westchester home and raping them at knifepoint, police announced. The 17-year-old suspect, whose name was not released because of their age, was arrested at his Yorktown home on Sunday, Sept. 22 in connection with an incident that happened the day before, Yorktown Police said on Tuesday, Sept. 24.  According to the department, an investigation revealed that on Saturday, Sept. 21, the suspect convinced the victim to come to his home on false pretenses, restrained them, and raped them at knifepoint.  The tee…
Teen Charged As Adult For Assault Off-Campus Near Kenwood High School, Police Say Teen Charged As Adult For Assault Off-Campus Near Kenwood High School, Police Say
Teen Charged As Adult For Assault Off-Campus Near Kenwood High School, Police Say A 16-year-old will be charged as an adult following an alleged assault outside a Baltimore County high school that left one with a reported stabbing off campus, police say. Officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to investigate a reported assault at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon after a Kenwood High School student was assaulted in the 500 block of Stemmers Road in Essex. According to investigators, officers were notified of the assault, which happened off school grounds, though the student returned to campus for aid. Paramedics were able to treat the teen who…
Convicted Murderer Who Threatened To Torch Frederick Townhouse Sentenced For Arson Convicted Murderer Who Threatened To Torch Frederick Townhouse Sentenced For Arson
Convicted Murderer Who Threatened To Torch Frederick Townhouse Sentenced For Arson A firebug who violated the terms of his probation on a murder conviction is going to spend the rest of his life in prison after setting fire to a Maryland townhouse during a dispute last year. Byron Alton Bowie, Jr., who was convicted of murder in 1992, was sentenced to 30 years in prison following an arson incident in Frederick last year when he threatened to "burn everything down and kill everyone inside," authorities announced. Neighbors said that there was an altercation involving Bowie in November 2023, who was locked out of a townhouse, and he was then spotted on the back deck shoutin…
Clarksburg Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting At 15-Year-Old Getting Off School Bus: Police Clarksburg Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting At 15-Year-Old Getting Off School Bus: Police
Clarksburg Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting At 15-Year-Old Getting Off School Bus: Police A 16-year-old who chased down a teen exiting a school bus in Montgomery County and began shooting at him earlier this year will be charged as an adult on multiple charges, police say. Clarksburg resident Jaiden Ochieng has been identified and charged following a shooting that was reported in March in the 19300 block of Archdale Road in Germantown. According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Police Department, at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, Ochieng arrived at a bus stop in a stolen Hyundai, and when his would-be 15-year-old victim got off the bus, he got out of the …
Minor Charged As Adult With Attempted Murder For Lexington Park Shooting, Sheriff Says Minor Charged As Adult With Attempted Murder For Lexington Park Shooting, Sheriff Says
Minor Charged As Adult With Attempted Murder For Lexington Park Shooting, Sheriff Says A minor implicated in a Lexington Park shooting earlier this summer will be charged as an adult with attempted murder and multiple weapons offenses, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday. Over the weekend, deputies executed a search and seizure warrant at a home in the 26000 block of Cox Drive in Mechanicsville, where one person was arrested. The warrant was issued following an investigation into a Lexington Park shooting on Wednesday, June 26, where deputies discovered casings, live rounds, and a projectile at a crime scene. No injuries were reported. According …
Routine Traffic Stop Lands 5 Capital Region Teens In Handcuffs; No Room Left In Juvenile Jail Routine Traffic Stop Lands 5 Capital Region Teens In Handcuffs; No Room Left In Juvenile Jail
Routine Traffic Stop Lands 5 Capital Region Teens In Handcuffs; No Room Left In Juvenile Jail Police arrested five boys — the youngest being 15 — after they found illegal pistols during a routine traffic stop on Wednesday, Aug. 8, in Rensselaer County, authortiies said.  The teens — ages 15 to 17 — were stopped near the Griswold Heights Apartments in Troy as officers have upped their presenece there following recent violence, Troy police said.  Police searched the vehicle and found one of the guns in the floorboard and a second in the waistband of one the 15 year old. That gun was reported stolen, authorities said.  The teen's identities were not released b…
Cinderella Story Ends With Shoe In Doorframe, Two Busted For Botched VA Burglary: Sheriff Cinderella Story Ends With Shoe In Doorframe, Two Busted For Botched VA Burglary: Sheriff
Cinderella Story Ends With Shoe In Doorframe, Two Busted For Botched VA Burglary: Sheriff Members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office didn't have to go far while investigating a botched burglary and erroneous escape when a suspect left his shoe behind. Earlier this month, deputies were called to an apartment complex in Garrison Woods, where they found an 18-year-old and a minor in front of a damaged door, who attempted to walk away and began ignoring commands to stop upon their arrival. Investigators say that they then began running, "but were unfamiliar with the area," leading to a foot chase around an apartment building, across a playground, and ended when they encoun…
13-Year-Old Charged With Sexual Assault At Pollock Center: Camp Hill Police 13-Year-Old Charged With Sexual Assault At Pollock Center: Camp Hill Police
13-Year-Old Charged With Sexual Assault At Pollock Center: Camp Hill Police A sexual assault at the Pollock Center has landed a boy charges, Camp Hill police announced on Monday, July 29.  The assault happened after a school event at the Pollock Center located at 340 N.21st Street in March 2024, police detailed in the release.  Charges were filed after an investigation which included collaboration with Cumberland County Children and Youth Services, the Child Advocacy Center, the Camp Hill School District, and the Camp Hill Police Department, as stated in the release.  The 13-year-old boy was charged with indecent assault, open lewdness, and harassme…
Demarest Man Sexually Assaulted Child Under 13 Several Times, Prosecutors Say Demarest Man Sexually Assaulted Child Under 13 Several Times, Prosecutors Say
Demarest Man Sexually Assaulted Child Under 13 Several Times, Prosecutors Say A Demarest man was accused of sexually assaulting a child under 13 years old several times, authorities said. Errol Daludado, 44, was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a news release on Tuesday, July 23. The state Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office on Monday, July 22. DCP&P reported that Daludado had sexually assaulted the child in the past County and Demarest investigators said Daludad…
Rutherford Police Chief Refuses To Leave Residents Behind In Assuming Statewide Leadership Role Rutherford Police Chief Refuses To Leave Residents Behind In Assuming Statewide Leadership Role
Rutherford Police Chief Refuses To Leave Residents Behind In Assuming Statewide Leadership Role John Russo never intended on becoming a police chief. He was going for an FBI agent, but while growing up in Rutherford and meeting his friends' parents and coaches who were police officers, he decided to switch gears. Twenty-six years into his law enforcement career, and 11 years in his role as Rutherford Police Chief, Russo has been sworn in to a one-year term as the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police's 109th president. The ceremony happened during the association's 112th annual training Training Conference & Police/Security Expo in Atlantic City last month. …
Eight Women, Girls Arrested For Large Fight, Assaulting Atlantic City Officers: Police Eight Women, Girls Arrested For Large Fight, Assaulting Atlantic City Officers: Police
Eight Women, Girls Arrested For Large Fight, Assaulting Atlantic City Officers: Police Four women and four girls were arrested after a large fight in Atlantic City, authorities said. Atlantic City police responded to a large group fighting outside on the 400 block of North Delaware Avenue at around 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, the department said in a news release on Monday, June 10. The group was a mix of adults and children, mostly females. Officers arrested three females during the fight. Investigators identified five additional females who police claim assaulted officers and interfered with arrests. The other five females were charged and arrested "at various loc…
Handgun-Wielding 14-Year-Old Charged After Chase In Anne Arundel County Park, Police Say Handgun-Wielding 14-Year-Old Charged After Chase In Anne Arundel County Park, Police Say
Handgun-Wielding 14-Year-Old Charged After Chase In Anne Arundel County Park, Police Say An armed 14-year-old was arrested after accosting at least one juvenile with a handgun in an Anne Arundel park. Late in the afternoon on Wednesday, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the area of Fairbrook Court in Severn, where there was a reported suspicious minor who had a weapon. Responding officers spoke with a minor who said he was walking in the park between Fairbrook Court and Briarview Court when two teens approached him, one with a handgun, before chasing him down. A second juvenile in the area also reported a similar incident. An investigation…
16-Year-Old Arrested For Murder Of Teen At Brookland Metro Station In Northeast DC 16-Year-Old Arrested For Murder Of Teen At Brookland Metro Station In Northeast DC
16-Year-Old Arrested For Murder Of Teen At Brookland Metro Station In Northeast DC A 16-year-old has been arrested days after a teenager was gunned down when a fracas broke out inside a DC Metro platform, according to investigators. On Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police Department announced that a shooter has been arrested and charged as a juvenile with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Avion Evans in the Brookland-Catholic University Metro Station in the 800 block Monroe Street NE. The shooting was reported shortly before 4 p.m. on April 4. Chief Smith announces an arrest in last Thursday’s fatal shooting at the Brookland Metro Station. A 1…