Arlington HS Employee Under Investigation For Inappropriate Conduct: Officials
A staff member at a Dutchess County high school has been placed on administrative leave following allegations of inappropriate conduct, school district and law enforcement officials confirmed.
In a letter sent to families on Thursday, May 15, Arlington Central School District Superintendent Philip Benante acknowledged the serious nature of the report and said the district, which includes large parts of the towns of LaGrange, Pleasant Valley, Beekman, Poughkeepsie, and Union Vale, acted swiftly after learning of the allegations.
"Upon receiving this report, we immediately no…
Man Pleads Guilty To Bridgewater Cold Case Homicide Nearly 30 Years Later: Prosecutor
After nearly three decades, a Bridgewater homicide finally has a resolution, authorities said.
Robert Creter, 61, pleaded guilty on Monday, May 19, in the 1997 death of Tamara "Tammy" Tignor, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Creter pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and is expected to be sentenced to 10 years in state prison, authorities said.
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997 at 4:38 p.m., Bridgewater police responded to Gilbride Road near Washington Valley Park where they found Tignor, a 23-year-old Newark resident, dead, authorities said.
The case remained unsolved until 2023…
Fake Strasburg Chiropractor Sexually Assaults Amish Women, Girl, DA Says
A Strasburg Township man is accused of sexually assaulting nine victims — including a child — while posing as a chiropractor for more than 20 years, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, May 19.
John Miller Esh, 61, allegedly used phony chiropractic and massage sessions to violate women and a girl from Lancaster County’s Plain community, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The abuse began in 2002 and took place at his home on the 1700 block of Beaver Valley Pike and multiple other locations, investigators said.
Dozens Of Sessions, Thousands Paid, Victims S…
Dairy Queen Owner Gropes Teen Worker, Delete Security Footage: Northampton Twp. Police
A teen girl working at a Dairy Queen was groped by her boss in a back office, then the surveillance footage was deleted — but not for long, Northampton Township police announced on Wednesday, May 14.
Parthkumar “Pete” Patel, 30, is accused of indecently assaulting a juvenile female employee inside the Dairy Queen he owns at 922 Second Street Pike in Richboro, Pennsylvania on Thursday, March 20 around 9:40 p.m., authorities said.
Patel called the girl into the office to discuss an employment issue, she told police. While she filled out forms, he allegedly massaged her shoulders and then plac…
