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PA Officer Killed Responding To Call, Department Says
A police officer was killed while responding to an emergency call Friday, May 29, after her patrol vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Central Berks Police Officer Kristen Yeager, 42, a married mom of three from Boyertown, was responding with emergency lights and sirens activated when the crash occurred on West Philadelphia Avenue near Manatawny Road in Earl Township, state police said.
According to investigators, Yeager's patrol vehicle traveled off the paved portion of the roadway, crossed the grass shoulder, entered a ditch, and struck a tr…
Central Mass Man Accused Of Buying, Selling 7,000 Child Porn Files: Feds
Federal agents say a Massachusetts man had thousands of child sexual abuse files on his device and admitted to buying and selling the material online.
Yojuande Blaize, 23, of Southbridge, was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 21, with possession of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
Investigators said they found child sexual abuse material during a review of a folder on Blaize’s device that allegedly contained more than 7,000 videos and images.
According to charging documents, Blaize also admitted he would “regularly seek…
Hundreds Rally To Help Special Needs Teacher Who Lost Nearly Everything In Plymouth Condo Fire
A Connecticut special education teacher and her boyfriend escaped a fast-moving fire with their two dogs earlier this week, but lost their cat, their home, and nearly everything else they owned. But now, the community is coming together to help rebuild their lives.
Maddie Patch, a moderate special needs and math teacher at Plymouth North High School, lived in a second-floor condo with her boyfriend, Grant, at a multi-unit building on Court Street in Plymouth. A fire erupted in a first-floor bedroom around 5 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, and burned through the building, displacing nine people, fir…