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Woodbridge, NJ
Police & Fire
Deadly Woodbridge Police Pursuit On Route 1 Under Investigation: AG
A person and a dog were killed in a crash that followed a police pursuit in Woodbridge early Friday morning, Feb. 20, authorities said. Just before midnight, , a Woodbridge police officer conducted a motor-vehicle pursuit of a Nissan Maxima which was travelling at a high rate of speed southbound on Route 1, the Attorney General's office said. A minute after the pursuit was activated, the Nissan crashed into a separate vehicle on Gill Lane, authorities said. The passenger of the Nissan was pronounced dead at 12:25 a.m., authorities said. The other occupants of the vehicles involved in …
Laurel, MD
News
Grease Spill Scandal: Laurel Man Admits To Polluting Creek With Cooking Oil
A Prince George’s County man who repeatedly dumped cooking oil into a Maryland creek has pleaded guilty to environmental crimes, authorities announced. Philip Robinson, 67, of Laurel, was convicted of discharging a pollutant in Prince George’s County, following an investigation by the Attorney General’s Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit (ENRCU). The probe began after a citizen reported seeing a dark green pickup truck dumping materials at the dead end of Van Dusen Road in Laurel during the early morning hours each week. Investigators soon caught Robinson in the act. Ac…
Harrisburg, PA
News
‘Sexually Violent Predator’ Charged In Third-Strike Child Exploitation Case: Pennsylvania AG
A Pennsylvania man deemed a sexually violent predator is facing new child sexual abuse material charges, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Zachary P. Keiser, 35, of McVeytown, was charged with felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse material and related offenses, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Keiser has two prior convictions for sexually assaulting children in 2009 and 2013, serving prison sentences for both cases. He was classified as a sexually violent predator by a sentencing judge and remains a registered sex offender. Attorney General Su…
Chambersburg, PA
News
Franklin County Man Attempting To Meet 13-Year-Old Caught In Sting: PA AG
A 42-year-old Franklin County man is accused of trying to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex in Harrisburg after explicit online conversations, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Bobby Clarke Rossell was arrested last week when he showed up at an arranged location expecting to meet the girl, who was actually an undercover agent, authorities said. Rossell is charged with 12 offenses, including 10 felonies for criminal solicitation and unlawful contact with a minor, according to the release. His bail was set at $500,000 cash, which was not immediately posted. “This defe…
New Brunswick, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Shot Dead By Police After Knife Complaint In Apartment Building: AG
A woman was fatally shot by a police officer in New Brunswick on Friday, Aug. 8, after allegedly exiting her apartment with a knife during an encounter with law enforcement, authorities said. New Brunswick officers were called to an apartment building on Neilson Street for a report of a resident “walking around with a knife in the hallway," according to a release from the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability. Responding officers arrived at the woman’s apartment and “verbally engaged” with her while she was behind a closed door, the AG’s office said. T…
Lancaster, PA
News
Lancaster Detective Cracks 2013 Cold Case Murder After DNA, Confession; Suspect Waives Hearing
A former Lancaster man accused of stabbing another man to death during a 2013 robbery has waived his preliminary hearing, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. Shawn D. Jones, 54, is charged with killing Allan Wayne Hess, 59, during a burglary in the 200 block of West Walnut Street on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Jones waived his hearing before Magisterial District Judge John Bender on Monday, July 29, allowing the case to proceed to Lancaster County Court. The cold case was reopened by Detective Sergeant Shawn Gunnet, who su…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Acting Prosecutor Named In Hudson County: AG
Wayne Mello has been named Acting Prosecutor of Hudson County, the State Attorney General’s office announced Saturday, Aug. 2. Mello replaces longtime Prosecutor Esther Suarez, who recently retired after 10 years. Mello has served as Hudson County’s First Assistant Prosecutor since 2016. “I am profoundly grateful and honored to be asked by Attorney General Platkin to serve in this position,” said Mello. “I look forward to taking on the challenges of the role and having the opportunity to stand up for victims, pursue justice, to improve public safety, and to ensure the well-being of all Huds…
Reading, PA
News
Sex Acts With Patient Billed To Medicaid By PA Therapist As 'Sessions,' AG Says
A Pennsylvania therapist is accused of performing sex acts on a patient during bogus “therapy sessions” and charging Medicaid for them, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Monday, July 1. Michael E. Miller, 36, allegedly crossed every ethical and professional line while counseling a woman in Lycoming County from July 2023 to February 2024. He didn’t just talk—he allegedly touched her inappropriately, made graphic personal disclosures, smoked weed with her, showered with her, and had sex with her at her home during one session, authorities said. The woman told investigators she felt pres…
Belvidere-White Township, NJ
Police & Fire
No Charges For NJ Trooper In Fatal Hope Township Pursuit: AG
A state trooper involved in a pursuit that led to the death of a 76-year-old Vietnam veteran will not face charges, authorities announced on Thursday, May 22, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, at 10:19 a.m., New Jersey State Trooper Christopher Bird began following an SUV on Route 80 eastbound and initiated a traffic stop, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver of the SUV, Sean Mamakas, a 33-year-old Kempton, PA resident, continued traveling eastbound, exiting the interstate at Exit 12 and headed toward County Road 521 southbound in Hope Township, authorities said…
York, PA
News
York County Dr. Accused Of Sexually Exploiting Patients While Prescribing Methadone: Affidavit
York County doctor sexually exploited his own patients during treatment, coercing vulnerable women into sex acts by threatening to cut off their access to methadone, according to a newly obtained affidavit reviewed by Daily Voice on Tuesday, May 20. Doctor Accused of Abusing Power While Practicing Dr. Christopher Jackson Davis, former medical director at Pyramid Healthcare’s Methadone Treatment Center in York, allegedly used his control over addiction medication to manipulate and assault patients between 2022 and 2024. A statewide grand jury recommended charges including Rape, Sexual Assault…
Hoboken, NJ
Police & Fire
From Council Chambers To Nightclubs: Familiar NJ Faces Among 39 Charged In Mob Gambling Ring
The general manager of a Hoboken nightclub. The father of a prominent Paramus wrestler who was killed in a car crash. A Prospect Park councilman. It wasn't just mobsters among the 39 people arrested for their alleged roles in an underground gambling empire run by the members of the Lucchese Crime Family. It was familiar faces in the community. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced the arrests on Friday, April 11, following multi-agency raids at 12 locations across northern New Jersey earlier in the week. Among the sites: Four poker clubs operating out of Totowa, Garfield, an…
Paterson, NJ
News
Cops Cleared In Killing Of Najee Seabrooks, Popular Paterson Activist
A state grand jury has declined to file criminal charges against the Paterson police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Najee Seabrooks, a violence interventionist who was killed during a police standoff in March 2023, authorities said. The grand jury’s March 17 2025, decision came after reviewing witness statements, video evidence, autopsy reports, and ballistics analysis, according to the New Jersey Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA). Seabrooks, 31, of Paterson, was a former high school basketball star and dedicated violence interventionist with the Paterson Heal…
Chantilly, VA
News
Person Of Interest Identified In Search For Missing College Student From Chantilly: Reports
A person of interest has reportedly been identified as the search for missing Virginia native Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic continues nearly a week later. Joshua Riibe has been named a person of interest in the 20-year-old University of Pennsylvania student's sudden vanishing while on vacation with friends in Punta Cana. Riibe was identified by multiple outlets and can reportedly be seen on video with Konanki shortly before she vanished. It is believed that he may be the last person to have seen her. According to multiple reports, the incident remains a missing-person case, a…
Chantilly, VA
News
International Search Intensifies For Missing Chantilly College Student In Dominican Republic
The search for a missing Virginia college student who vanished while on vacation in the Dominican Republic is intensifying as officials establish a high-level commission to oversee the case, authorities announced. The Dominican Republic National Police, in coordination with the Attorney General’s Office, FBI, and the US Embassy Liaison, has expanded their investigation into the disappearance of 20-year-old Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student from Chantilly who went missing on Thursday, March 6 while on a trip with friends in Punta Cana. Officials confirmed that Konanki, a c…
Hanover-Penn Township, PA
Police & Fire
Hanover Daughter, Son-In-Law Trap Mom Behind Dog Gate During Vacation: PA AG
In a horrifying case of betrayal and neglect, Ashlee and Brian Brady, both 32, of Hanover, are charged with locking Ashlee’s elderly mother in a basement behind a dog gate with only hot dogs and water, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The woman, found soiled and confined in February 2024, was rescued by Emergency Medical Services after a relative’s desperate call. Investigators say the Bradys abandoned her during an overnight family getaway and spent over $10,000 of her money on vacations, alcohol, and personal luxuries. Ashlee Brady, entrusted with power of att…
Albany, NY
News
Equifax To Pay $725K Over Inaccurate Credit Scores That Raised Costs For NY Consumers
Bad math at Equifax led to bad rates for New Yorkers – now it’s paying up. The credit reporting agency agreed to a $725,000 settlement reached with the Empire State Tuesday, Jan. 15, after a coding error wrongly lowered credit scores for over 77,000 New Yorkers. An investigation found that the three-week error in March 2022 caused inaccurate credit scores to be reported to lenders and insurers. The flub resulted in higher rates on loans, insurance policies, and other financial products for many consumers, James’ office said. Equifax, one of the nation’s largest credit reporting agencies, c…
Netcong-Byram-Stanhope, NJ
News
Person With Assault Rifles On Car Shot In Byram, Officers Hospitalized: Report
Multiple officers were hospitalized after a shooting involving a person with assault rifles on their vehicle Monday evening, Jan. 13 in Sussex County, according to NBC New York and the New Jersey State PBA. NBC New York shared photos of a red sedan that appeared to have multiple assault rifles attached to it parked in a wooded area of Byram Township. Citing a senior law enforcement officer, NBC4 says someone got out of the vehicle and police opened fire. The person was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the neck, however, it was not immediately clear whether or not the gunshot w…
Harrisburg, PA
News
Former Scranton Officer, School Resource Officer Accused Of Abusing Students Over Years: PA AG
A former Scranton police officer assigned as a school resource officer at West Scranton High School is facing 46 charges of sexually abusing five students over several years, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Friday, Dec. 20. Stephen J. Carroll, 49, has been charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, official oppression, and institutional sexual assault, among other offenses, according to the Pennsylvania State Police and Attorney General's Office. The alleged crimes occurred between 2009 and recent years while Carroll was employed as a S…
White Plains, NY
News
NY Pet Stores Face Deadline To Halt Sales Of Dogs, Cats, Rabbits
Retail pet stores in New York will soon be prohibited from selling dogs, cats, or rabbits under a new state law aimed at ending the abusive practices of puppy mills. Starting Sunday, Dec. 15, pet stores across the state must cease all sales, leases, or transfers of dogs, cats, and rabbits, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Friday, Nov. 22. James emphasized that the law, known as the Puppy Mill Pipeline Act, is designed to disrupt large-scale breeding operations, often referred to as puppy mills, which have long been criticized for inhumane treatment and poor health …
Towson, MD
News
Woman Admits To Running Sex, Human Trafficking Ring Across Maryland: AG
A Baltimore woman has admitted to operating a sex and human trafficking ring across Maryland, authorities announced. Earlier this year, Kenika Danielle Leach, 33, was charged following a two-year multi-agency investigation, which helped the AG's Organized Crime Unit to identify nearly a dozen women from Hagerstown who were allegedly trafficked by her and her organization at hotels and motels throughout Maryland. On Friday, the Attorney General's Office announced she has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, distribution of a controlled dangerous substance (cocaine) an…
Waldorf, MD
News
Waldorf Man Sentenced For Illegally Dumping Diesel Fuel In Anne Arundel County: AG
A Charles County man has been sentenced for illegally dumping thousands of gallons of diesel fuel in Anne Arundel County, causing environmental damage and posing risks to public health, the Attorney General's Office announced on Tuesday. Larry Gross, 46, of Waldorf, pleaded guilty earlier this month to two counts of unlawfully discharging oil, specifically diesel fuel, officials say. "Illegally dumping thousands of gallons of diesel fuel is an irresponsible act that jeopardizes public health," Attorney General Anthony Brown stated. "Toxins from this fuel can harm our waterways, contaminate …
Haddon Township, NJ
Police & Fire
AG Names Knife-Wielding Pennsauken Man Killed By Haddon Township Police Officer
Authorities identified the Pennsauken man who was wielding a knife when he was shot and killed by a police officer. Keith Edelin, 46, was named as the man who died in the shooting, the state Attorney General’s Office said in a news release on Friday, Nov. 8. The shooting happened in the Westmont section of Haddon Township on Sunday, Nov. 3. Haddon Township police responded to an attempted burglary report at an apartment complex on West Crystal Lake Avenue at around 1:07 a.m. Officer Luke Falkenberg and his partner encountered Edelin in the stairwell armed with a knife. …
Towson, MD
Politics
Maryland AG Orders DC Organization To Stop Threatening To Expose Registered Voters
A voting information center in DC is under fire by the Attorney General's Office after allegedly targeting Maryland voters and purportedly threatening to expose whether or not they headed to the polls to neighbors. The AG issued a cease and desist letter on Thursday to the Center for Voter Information/Voter Participation Center (CVI/VPC) ordering the organization to stop sending letters to voters that threaten to publicly expose those registered voters who do not vote. In the letter, the organization was ordered to "refrain from sending threatening communications in the futu…
Frederick, MD
News
Frederick County Poacher Admits To Illegally Harvesting A Trophy Deer: Maryland AG
A man who illegally hunted what was described as a "trophy deer" will be a little lighter in the pocket after being ordered to pay restitution for poaching in Maryland, the Attorney General's Office announced. Frederick County resident Michael Hines pleaded guilty this week to hunting mammals during closed season, and will pay a hefty fine and restitution following the investigation into an incident reported in November last year. On Nov. 11, 2023, Natural Resources Police launched an investigation into "the illegal harvest of a trophy white tailed deer" after being tipped off that Hines ha…
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Victims Speak Out At Sentencing Of Bristol Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults Sleeping Victims 2 To 12
A Bucks County man who pleaded guilty to recording the sexual assaults of three children and sharing the footage on social media has learned his fate. Brian Nathaniel Harris, 29, of Bristol, was sentenced to 18 to 42 years in the state correctional institution by Common Pleas Judge Gary B. Gilman, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Friday, Aug. 23. He was also sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to undergo sex offender treatment and a mental health evaluation. Relatives of the victims packed a courtroom at the Criminal Justice Center on Friday wit…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Shot By Police In Newark After Wild Struggle: AG
A man shot by police in Newark on Monday evening, Aug. 12 is in critical but stable condition, authorities said. At 8:34 p.m., two Newark police officers spotted a stolen SUV in the area of Clinton Place near Hawthorne Avenue, the state Attorney General's Office said. Police approached the vehicle and a struggle ensued between a man in the driver's seat, authorities said. The vehicle accelerated, initially backward and then forward during the struggle, authorities said. A police officer fired his weapon, striking the driver, authorities said. The vehicle struck the police offi…
Bristol, PA
News
Speakers Filled With Millions In Meth, Cocaine From Cali Found In Bucks Co.: DA
Six men were charged with trafficking millions of dollars in methamphetamine and cocaine by concealing them inside Bluetooth karaoke speakers and shipping them from California to Bucks County, authorities said. This multifaceted investigation by the Bucks County Detectives Drug Strike Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Attorney General’s Office resulted in the dismantling of the Byrne Drug Trafficking Organization, led by Matthew James Byrne, 43, of Broomall in Delaware County, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced on Wednesday, Aug. 7. The Charged Suspects …
Glen Burnie, MD
News
Woman Admits To Inappropriate Relationship With Incarcerated Inmate At Maryland Facility: AG
An officer working at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Anne Arundel County admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with an incarcerated person, the Attorney General's Office announced. Ajee Xavier Myers, who has served as a Correctional Dietary Officer for three years, pleaded guilty to misconduct in office following an investigation into her conduct earlier this month. The investigation was launched in September last year, when the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services was tipped off about a possibly inappropriate relationship between Myers and on…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Forklift Operator, 46, Killed By Police While Wielding Chainsaw In Central Jersey: AG
Authorities have identified a Keansburg man shot and killed by police while wielding a chainsaw, along with the officers involved in the Memorial Day incident. Willem Roman, 46, died from his injuries on Friday, June 14. Attorney General Matt Platkin announced his death in a news release on Monday, July 1. Keansburg police were called to perform a welfare check at a home on Seabreeze Way at around 1:07 p.m. on Monday, May 27. Two officers entered the home and found Roman with a running chainsaw, along with several weapons. Investigators said Roman approached the officers with the chainsaw.…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Homicide Suspect Killed By Police Officers At NJ Hotel, AG Says
Two police officers are recovering from injuries after being shot overnight at a hotel in Woodbridge while attempting to track down a homicide suspect. The suspect was shot and killed at the scene, according to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. The two injured officers were from the Woodbridge Police Department and New York City Police Department, Platkin said. More details from the incident were expected to be released later on Thursday, June 13. "This incident is another reminder that our law enforcement officers risk their lives daily to keep our communities safe," Platki…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Spike Strips Given To Police Departments Across Morris County To Deter Car Thieves (
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Morris County is introducing a new weapon in the war against car thieves. The Morris County Prosecutor's Office announced they are expanding the deployment of spike strips to municipal police departments across the county. The tire deflation devices can be stored in patrol cars, and quickly positioned to cause the controlled deflation of tires of fleeing vehicles. Using hollow, steel spikes, the strips are designed to prevent blowouts and reduce the speed of target vehicle, authorities said. Spike strips can help bring a police pursuit, which poses risks to criminals, offic…
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