Monroe Corrections Sergeant, Father Of 2 Matthew Pellicane Dies Suddenly, 39
New Jersey Department of Corrections Sgt. Matthew C. Pellicane, a husband and father of two who spent his career in public service, died at his Monroe Township home on Tuesday, May 26. He was 39.
The New Jersey Department of Corrections announced Pellicane's death in a social media post.
Pellicane began his career with the department in November 2015 and was promoted to sergeant at Northern State Prison in April 2025, according to the NJDOC. He later returned to New Jersey State Prison.
A GoFundMe for his wife, Lisa, and sons, Matteo and Leo, had raised more than $6,000 as of Sunday, May 3…
Family Killed On Way To Wedding In Stafford Identified As Devout Christians, Immigrants
A Massachusetts family traveling to a wedding in South Carolina has been identified among the five people killed in a devastating chain-reaction crash involving a charter bus on Interstate 95 in Virginia.
Providence Christian Academy announced Friday, May 29, that members of the Doncev family died in the crash, which happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-95 in Stafford County.
Relatives identified the family of four as Dimitri Doncev, 45, and his wife Ecaterina Doncev, 44, along with their two children, Emily, 13, and Mark, 7, all of Greenfield, MA.
The family …
$158K Diamond Delivery Lands Franklin Square Man In Handcuffs, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after detectives said he knowingly received a package containing fraudulently purchased loose diamonds worth approximately $158,000, Nassau County police said.
Wilfredo Franco Ramirez, 42, of Franklin Square, was arrested at 7:08 p.m. on Friday, May 29, in Franklin Square, according to the Nassau County Police Department's Electronics Squad/Fraud & Forgery Section.
Detectives said Ramirez knowingly accepted a package containing natural loose diamonds that had been purchased through fraud. The diamonds were valued at approximately $158,000, police said.
Ra…
Officer Killed Responding To Call In Berks County, 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…
