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Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
Wife Of Newark's Akon Files For Divorce From Polygamous Rapper After Nearly 29 Years
It's over between Akon and his wife. Or one of his wives. Tomeka Thiam filed for divorce the rapper, who grew up in Union City and Newark, citing irreconcilable differences, on Thursday, Sept. 11, four days before their 29th wedding anniversary, PEOPLE reported. The couple have one child, a 17-year-old daughter. Akon has said he believes in polygamy and says he has nine children. “[Polygamy is] part of our culture. Absolutely,” The 52-year-old "Smack That" rapper said on Zeze Millz. “For me, it looks normal, because it’s culture for us. We didn’t go outside of our Africa…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Mom Accused Of Taking Her 3 Kids In Violation Of Court Order Arrested In Paterson: Prosecutor
A 39-year-old Paterson woman was arrested after authorities say she took her three children in violation of a court order. Irene Frazier was taken into custody late Friday, June 13, in Paterson, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. At approximately 1:18 p.m., the Paterson Police Department received a report that three children — ages 10, 7, and 2 — had been taken by their mother in contravention of a court order. Officers immediately launched an investigation with help from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department, New Jersey Transit Po…
Orange, NJ
News
Guatemalan National Lied To Gain Custody Of Children In NJ, Feds Say
A 57-year-old Guatemalan man living in New Jersey has been charged with lying to federal officials in an attempt to gain custody of two unaccompanied migrant children, authorities said. Luciano Tinuar Quino, also known as Luciano Tinuar Guino, was charged with two counts of making false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba and Attorney General Pamela Bondi said on Tuesday, May 13. The criminal complaint alleges that Tinuar Quino, who entered the U.S. illegally in 2016 and lived in the Orange, NJ area, submitted false sponsorship applications to the Department of …
Arlington, VA
News
Elon Musk Cut Her Child Support, So Ashley St. Clair Sold Her Tesla, She Says In Viral Video
The public drama between Elon Musk and his alleged baby mama took another strange turn when MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair sold off her Tesla. In a video that has since gone viral, the 26-year-old handed over the keys to a Tesla Model S, and she later had more harsh words for the world's richest man. Gold digger and professional gaslighter @stclairashley was caught on camera outside of her ritzy Manhattan condo (paid for by her sugar daddy Elon Musk) selling her $100,000 @Tesla she said was gifted to her by @elonmusk during their romantic relationship. She said she’s… pic.twitter.com/o…
Lancaster, PA
News
PA Mom Lies Under Oath About Missing 2-Month-Old Infant As Disturbing Photos Emerge: Police
A Pennsylvania mother swore under oath that she didn’t know where her 2-month-old infant was—while authorities say she had already hidden the baby with an accomplice. Disturbing photos later surfaced showing her holding the child while hitting a man, according to investigators. Kyzhera Star Weaver, 19, and Jesenia Loarte Mercado, 35, of Lancaster, have been charged after police claim to have uncovered a scheme to conceal the baby from authorities. Lancaster County Children and Youth was granted custody of the infant on March 14, but when caseworkers tried to retrieve the child, they were …
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Fredericksburg Mom Attacks Two During Custody Exchange At Sheriff’s Office, Authorities Say
A Virginia woman is facing charges after an alleged assault during a child custody exchange in the parking lot of a sheriff’s office, officials said. The incident happened around 7:06 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, at the Ford T. Humphrey Public Safety Building in Stafford County, according to a Stafford County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson. Deputies responded after receiving reports that a woman had attacked two people during a custody exchange at the designated Safe Exchange Zone, an area meant to provide a secure space for such meetings. The suspect, a 27-year-old Fredericksburg woman, was…
Prince Frederick, MD
News
Prince Frederick Man Killed GF's Child's Father Over Visit Dispute: Prosecutors
A Maryland man admitted to stabbing his girlfriend’s child’s father after an argument over visitation turned violent, authorities said. Thomas Eugene Harris II, 28, of Prince Frederick, pleaded guilty to first-degree premeditated murder in Calvert County Circuit Court, officials announced on Tuesday. The deadly encounter happened on Feb. 15, 2024, when deputies found 30-year-old Shaquille Quadry Braxton unresponsive in a field near Fairground Road in Prince Frederick. Prosecutors said that he had been stabbed multiple times and later died from his injuries. According to investigator…
South Glens Falls, NY
Obituaries
Law Firm Founder Killed In Gore Mountain Skiing Accident
Colleagues and loved ones are mourning the loss of a prominent attorney and businessman following his untimely death in a skiing accident in the Adirondacks. Kevin Colwell, founder and CEO of the Albany-based Colwell Law Group, died at the Gore Mountain ski resort on Saturday, Feb. 8, the firm said in a statement. He was 53. “This tragic loss has deeply impacted all members of the organization.” Colwell was found severely injured by bystanders and ski patrol staff near the Sagamore Trail around 11 a.m. Saturday, New York State Police said. Despite their attempts at life-saving measures, he…
South Brunswick, NJ
News
South Brunswick Mom Killed Leaves Behind Infant, 5-Year-Old Who Witnessed Her Murder: GoFundMe
Lauren Saldana was many things—a mother, daughter, sister, and friend. But to those who knew her, her greatest role was that of a devoted mom who loved her four children more than anything in the world. Saldana’s life was tragically cut short on Thursday, Jan. 9, when the 38-year-old South Brunswick resident was killed in her home on Route 27 by Roman Romanovskiy, 41, according to the Middlesex County prosecutor. Her family says the loss has shattered their lives, leaving them to pick up the pieces for the four children she leaves behind, ages 19, 16, 5, and three weeks. "Lauren face…
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Man Wanted In Shooting Busted With Pistol, Baby In Car In Stamford: Police
A Connecticut man wanted for an alleged shooting in Fairfield County was arrested in a nearby town this week with a pistol and his 10-month-old child in the car, authorities said. Xavier Dash, 36, who was wanted on an assault with a firearm for a shooting in Bridgeport, was arrested in Stamford on Thursday, Nov. 14, police said. Stamford Assistant Police Chief Richard Conklin said the department's narcotics and organized crime unit tracked Dash down after Bridgeport police reached out to say he could be in the town. After an investigation, they found him sitting in a car at the…
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Man Sitting In Car With Daughter At Manassas Wawa Arrested: Police
An allegedly intoxicated man who was with his young daughter at a Virginia Wawa was arrested on Wednesday morning, police say. Harrison George Brown, 37, of Bealeton, was taken into custody shortly after midnight when officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to Wawa on Nokesville Road in Manassas following reports of an intoxicated person in the area. Investigators say that upon arrival, they found Brown in the area inside a vehicle with his 4-year-old. While speaking with him, it was determined he was under the influence, and when officers initially attempted to…
Hempstead, NY
News
New Details: State Failed 'Committed Mother' Stabbed To Death At Hempstead Home, Family Says
A New York man accused of murdering the mother of his child should’ve been locked up years ago, his own relatives insist. Long Island resident Brenda Guadalupe Alfaro-Alcantara, age 29, was found with multiple stab wounds in the basement of her Hempstead home on Botsford Street at around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives arrested a suspect, 43-year-old Jose Funes-Zabala, of Roosevelt, on Monday afternoon, Oct. 7. He is charged with second-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child. Earlier Report:&n…
Mastic-Shirley, NY
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Shirley Driver Had His Kids In Car When He Crashed In Mastic: Police
A 46-year-old Long Island man faces multiple felony charges after police said he drove while intoxicated and crashed into multiple parked vehicles with his two young daughters in his car. Gerardo Gonzalez Ramos, of Shirley, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 7, following the crash in Mastic, Suffolk County Police said. Police received tips that a Honda had plowed into two cars at 50 Mastic Blvd West a little before 8:30 p.m. As officers investigated, Gonzalez Ramos returned to the crash site, authorities said. He had his two daughters — ages 4 and 6 — in the vehic…
Wildwood, NJ
Police & Fire
Grandmother Kills Ex-Daughter-In Law From Wildwood In Twisted Murder-Suicide: Reports
A 45-year-old New Jersey native and Westchester County, NY middle school teacher was shot and killed by her ex-husband's 65-year-old mother, who then turned the gun on herself in New York City, multiple news outlets say. Marisa Galloway — who hails from Wildwood, NJ and worked as a special education teacher in Ardsley, NY — was shot and killed by Kathleen Leigh near Gracie Mansion on Friday morning, July 26, NYPD brass said at a news briefing later that day. The NYPD said it happened amid a custody battle between Galloway and her ex-husband, whose mother was identified as Leigh, over their …
Bowie, MD
News
Maryland Man Murdered Ex-Girlfriend, Grandmother Of Child He Attempted To Kill In DC: Feds
A Maryland man who was found complicit in the deaths of two people in Southeast DC in April 2021 is facing a lifetime behind bars, federal authorities announced. On Friday, a DC Superior Court jury returned a guilty verdict against Clinton resident Keanan Turner, 34, in connection to the murders of Wanda and Ebony Wright in the 2300 block of Good Hope Court SE three years ago. Metropolitan Police Department Prosecutors say that Ebony Wright was in a relationship with Turner when she became pregnant. Turner asked her to terminate the pregnancy, and when she declined, he st…
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Missing Mass 1-Year-Old Found Safe In Alabama After Mom Kidnaps Him: Police
A missing Massachusetts baby was found safe in Alabama after the boy's mother ran away with the child, authorities said. The baby went missing on the morning of Thursday, June 20, from Fall River. Genezza Packett, the boy's mother had told the child's aunt, who has custody of the child, that she wanted to take her son to a local Dunkin' and would return to the apartment immediately after, State Police said. The mom and the baby didn't return. Despite Packett facing multiple non-violent felonies, since she hadn't made any threats, Amber Alert authorities said the matter did not n…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Treadmill Abuse Dad Not Guilty Of Murder, Convicted Of Agg Assault In Son's Death (
Video
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A Monroe Township man was convicted of abusing his six-year-old son during a treadmill workout that ultimately led to the boy's death, authorities said. After a six-week trial, a jury unanimously found 32-year-old Christopher Gregor guilty on Friday, May 31 of aggravated manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. The jury found Gregor not guilty of murder. A nearly video shared by Law & Crime shows the judge delivering the verdict. Gregor had been indicted on a murder charge in the death of his s…
Brentwood, NY
News
Fugitive Accused Of Murdering Judge Over Custody Ruling Has Ties To New York, Police Say
A wanted fugitive suspected of gunning down a Maryland judge in his own driveway has ties to New York. Pedro Manuel Argote, age 49, is the primary suspect in the killing of Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson, who was shot multiple times outside his Hagerstown, Maryland home on Thursday night, Oct. 19. Wilkinson was rushed to a hospital where he later died, according to Washington County Sheriff’s officials. Earlier Report: Suspected Judge Killer's Mercedes Found In Williamsport, Sheriff Says (DEVELOPING) On Friday, Oct. 20, investigators announced that Argote was th…
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
New Update: Missing 4-Year-Old Bridgeport Girl, Mother Found Safe, Father Under Arrest
A 4-year-old Fairfield County girl who was reported missing by her father after not seeing her for more than a year has been found safe. According to Bridgeport Police Capt. Kevin Gilleran, Aliyah Serrano, and her mother, 33-year-old Valery Colon, have been located outside the State of Connecticut. "Law enforcement officials in their jurisdiction have verified them both to be safe and in good health," Gilleran said. "Their current location will not be disclosed to the public." A Silver Alert was issued on Monday, Aug. 28 has been canceled, he added. Earlier report: Missing: S…
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Mom of 2, Girlfriend Of Suspect ID'd As Victim In Salem Murder Case: DA
A 33-year-old Pablo Vicente man is charged with killing the mother of his two children and dumping her body, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 8. Nayeli Nieves, 20, of Salem, was reported missing on Monday from the home where she lived with Vicente and their 3-year-old and 18-month-old children, investigators said. They are being cared for by the Department of Children and Families. Salem police said officers received a tip that Vincente had harmed Nieves and began investigating him. Related: Salem Man Charged In Missing Woman's Murder While Vincente was arraigned on a murder charg…
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Man Stabs Ex's New BF After Attempting To Abduct Child At MD Subway (
Developing
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Jealousy reared its ugly head at an Anne Arundel County Subway restaurant on Thursday, police say. A jilted lover who allegedly attempted to abduct his child from his ex in Odenton was arrested on Thursday, July 20 after an altercation with his ex and her new boyfriend that played out in front of their kid. At approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to Subway in the Village Center Shopping Center on Piney Orchard Parkway, where there was a reported stabbing. Investigators said that a man was at the sub shop with his girlfriend a…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Pottstown Dad Shoots And Kills Mom's Boyfriend In Child Custody Exchange: DA
A Pottstown father is charged with homicide after authorities say he shot a man during a child custody exchange in Pottstown. It happened on the 500 block of May Street around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said in a release. Thirty-four-year-old Kevin Morgan was handing over his 12-year-old daughter to her mom at the scheduled pickup time when he got into an argument with the mother's longtime boyfriend, 38-year-old Derek Mayo, investigators believe. A verbal argument ensued in the street before Morgan took out a firearm and …
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Search Launched For Mom Who Ran Away With 9-Year-Old Daughter In NJ: Police
Police in South Jersey are trying to locate a 9-year-old girl who they say was picked up by her mom in North Jersey and hasn't been returned. Athena Worthy-Miles' mom, Dasia Serrano-Worthy, picked her up from her grandmother's house on 74th Street in North Bergen on Saturday, June 17 at 2:30 p.m., police in West Deptford say. According to Athena's father, Dasia does not have custody of Athena and has not returned her, police said. Dasia also disconnected her phone and no one has been able to contact her, police said. Police said they do not know where Dasia could be, but she is known …
Clifton Park, NY
Police & Fire
Seen Them? Statewide Alert Issued For Brother, Sister Who've Been Missing For Months
New York State Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing upstate brother and sister who haven't been seen in more than two months. The children, 10-year-old Hope G. Cobb and her 11-year-old brother, Samuel D. Cobb of Fulton, located about 30 miles north of Syracuse in Oswego County, went missing on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. They are believed to be with their non-custodial mother, Angela Cobb, who lost custody in November 2022 during a divorce, which officials believe led the mother to flee with the children, said Trooper Jack Keller. The brother and sister were las…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Father Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange In Stafford
Shots were fired during a curious child custody exchange gone sideways in Stafford County over the weekend, leading to an attempted murder charge for a Maryland man wanted all over Virginia, the sheriff's office announced. Prince George's County resident Almon Wheeler, 28, of Fort Washington, is facing attempted murder and other charges following a quarrelsome child custody exchange that happened on Sunday, Jan. 8. The incident began shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday night. It is alleged that Wheeler was at the Dixon Street 7-Eleven to conduct a child custody exchange of his 1-year-old chil…
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
6-Year-Old Kidnapped By PA Mom Rescued: Police
The 6-year-old Chester County girl who authorities say was kidnapped by her own mother was located by police, officials have announced. Downington police said on Facebook Thursday, Oct. 27 that Zoe Moss had been rescued, though the circumstances of her recovery were not immediately clear. Officials had issued an Amber Alert for Moss after she disappeared from East Ward Elementary School around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25. She was at the school for a court-ordered, supervised visit with her mother, 37-year-old Vanessa Gutshall, who police said abducted her. Hours before she was located Th…
Lancaster, PA
News
Grandpa Beaten With Vacuum, Granddaughter Leads Police On Pursuit In PA: Authorities
A granddaughter is accused of attacking her grandfather, trespassing, violating a proection order, and sending police on a foot pursuit during two separate incidents in May and June 2022, authorities say. The first incident happened in the 100 block of Linville Drive, Mountville, at 8:10 a.m. on May 26, according to a release by the police department. Corporal Mark Burkholder and Officer Troy Rogers were called to a report of a domestic in progress— and following a brief foot pursuit authorities detained Ketsia Febles Rodriguez, 25—a former resident of the home, according to the…
Lakewood, NJ
News
NJ Dad Who Beat Son Dead Had Abused Him Before: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old New Jersey dad has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his 6-year-old son, authorities announced. Christopher Gregor's son, Corey Micciolo, died on April 2, 2021, at Southern Ocean Medical Center. The boy's mom, Breanna Micciolo, said she had been pleading with child protective services for years, for help getting her son away from his abuser — his dad. Gregor was originally charged with child endangerment and released. On March 3, 2022, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office received a report from the State’s expert witness indicating that C…
Gettysburg, PA
Police & Fire
Abducted PA Toddler Found In Chicago: Reports
A Pennsylvania toddler was found safe in Chicago, Illinois after being abducted by her birth mother, multiple media outlets are reporting citing the police. The 3-year-old girl was taken by her birth mother from her grandmother’s home on Chaske Street in Penn Hills, reports KDKA citing the Penn Hills police chief. The mother took the girl and fled to Chicago on Tuesday around 5 p.m., the grandmother told the police on Wednesday according to multiple media outlets. The mom’s cell phone was used to track down the girl– who has been recovered safely, KDKA reports citing the police. She i…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Update
: Couple Found Dead, Two Young Children Unharmed, In Rochelle Park Home
UPDATE: Two young children were being cared for after authorities found their parents dead in their Rochelle Park home on Saturday. The bodies of Mandy Staples, 35, and her ex-husband Marcos Gagnon, 43, who'd been living in Atlantic County, were found on the second floor of their Schlosser Drive home around 11 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The children -- ages 5 and 6 -- were found unharmed in the home and were being cared for, responders said. Musella said the causes of death had "not yet been determined" and that the incident "appears to be isolated." A friend had f…
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Support Surges For 5 Children Of Berks Woman Shot Dead By Husband
Support is pouring in for the loved ones of a Berks County woman shot dead by her husband on Saturday. As of Wednesday, nearly $14,500 had been raised on a GoFundMe page for 33-year-old Heidi Lopez's five children, who also happened to witness their mother's murder at a home in Leesport. Ernesto Lopez shot his wife during a domestic dispute before turning the gun on himself, WFMZ reports citing local authorities. He died Sunday evening at Reading Hospital, the outlet says. The tragedy left Airic, David, Johnathan, Luis, and Lili in the custody of Heidi's brother Miguel and his wife H…
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