Reading, PA
News
Next Of Kin Sought For Reading Man, 70, Found Dead In Home: Berks Coroner Next Of Kin Sought For Reading Man, 70, Found Dead In Home: Berks Coroner
Next Of Kin Sought For Reading Man, 70, Found Dead In Home: Berks Coroner The Berks County Coroner’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding the family of a 70-year-old man found dead at his home in Reading, officials announced on Friday, July 18. William A. Whetstone was discovered deceased at his residence on South 3rd Street on the evening of Thursday, July 17, according to the coroner's office. Anyone who may have information about Whetstone’s next of kin is asked to contact the Berks County Coroner’s Office at 610-478-3280.

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by Jillian Pikora
Kearny, NJ
Police & Fire
Body Pulled From Passaic River: Prosecutor Body Pulled From Passaic River: Prosecutor
Body Pulled From Passaic River: Prosecutor A man's body was recovered from the Passaic River in Kearny on Monday, July 14, authorities said. The man has not been identified, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner's Office, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Police ID Stamford Man Found Dead In Car; Officers Investigating Cause Police ID Stamford Man Found Dead In Car; Officers Investigating Cause
Police ID Stamford Man Found Dead In Car; Officers Investigating Cause Police have identified the 43-year-old Stamford, Connecticut, man who was found unresponsive in a parked vehicle Monday, July 1, and later pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Mark Pjetri was found around 1:50 p.m. near Avery Street and Cove Road in Stamford. A caller told police they banged on the vehicle’s windows and shouted to wake him, but Pjetri didn't respond. Officers and paramedics arrived minutes later and pronounced him dead. The cause of death remains under investigation. Investigators ask anyone with information to contact Sgt. Boeger of the Stamford Police De…

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by Josh Lanier
Manassas, VA
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Mysterious Death Near Manassas Railroad Prompts Police Probe Mysterious Death Near Manassas Railroad Prompts Police Probe
Mysterious Death Near Manassas Railroad Prompts Police Probe A man was found dead near railroad tracks in Northern Virginia, police said. Officers with the Prince William County Police Department responded to Rixlew Lane in Manassas, around 3:51 p.m. on Friday, June 27, where they found a 45-year-old man unconscious on the side of the road, officials said Monday, June 30. He was pronounced dead at the scene. According to investigators, there were no signs of foul play, and the body was taken to the Medical Examiner's Office to determine the exact cause and manner of death. “There is no threat to the community concerning the death,” police said. Th…

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by Zak Failla
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Found Dead Inside Fort Lee Home, Prosecutor Says Two Found Dead Inside Fort Lee Home, Prosecutor Says
Two Found Dead Inside Fort Lee Home, Prosecutor Says Two people were found dead inside a Fort Lee home on Wednesday morning, June 25, authorities said. Officers with the Fort Lee Police Department were called to a private residence on 14th Street around 11:37 a.m. to perform a welfare check, according to Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Inside the home, police found two unresponsive individuals. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, Angermeyer said. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Fort Lee Police Department launched a joint investigation. The Bergen County Sh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Allentown, PA
News
32-Year-Old Mom Of 2 Found Dead On Allentown Sidewalk: Coroner (UPDATE) 32-Year-Old Mom Of 2 Found Dead On Allentown Sidewalk: Coroner (UPDATE)
32-Year-Old Mom Of 2 Found Dead On Allentown Sidewalk: Coroner (Update) A 32-year-old mom was found dead on a sidewalk in Allentown, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 25. Gina Marie Chroust, of Nazareth, was discovered near the 700 block of Brush Street and pronounced dead at the scene at 12:53 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. An autopsy was conducted on Wednesday, but the cause of death remains pending the results of toxicology tests, officials said. Allentown Police are assisting in the investigation, the release states. Gina was remembered as a cherished daughter, mother, sister, niece, and friend who loved …

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Harrisburg Man Pulled From Susquehanna River: Coroner Body Of Missing Harrisburg Man Pulled From Susquehanna River: Coroner
Body Of Missing Harrisburg Man Pulled From Susquehanna River: Coroner A man pulled from the Susquehanna River has been identified as a 42-year-old Harrisburg resident reported missing last week, officials confirmed. Inderjit Singh's body was recovered from the river near the Safe Harbor Dam in Manor Township around 4:02 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Investigators say Singh was found unresponsive in the water and transported to the Lancaster County Forensic Center. His identity was not immediately known. Singh was positively identified on Sunday, June 22. His family had reported him missing out of Harrisburg on…

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by Cecilia Levine
Glastonbury, CT
Obituaries
Missing Retired Glastonbury Detective Found Dead At Home, Buried Beneath Hoarded Trash: Report Missing Retired Glastonbury Detective Found Dead At Home, Buried Beneath Hoarded Trash: Report
Missing Retired Glastonbury Detective Found Dead At Home, Buried Beneath Hoarded Trash: Report The body of a retired Connecticut detective was found in her home eight months after she was reported missing, buried under mountains of garbage, reports said.  Mary A. Notarangelo, 73, was found in her Toll Gate Road house in Glastonbury in February after a biohazard cleaning company was called in to clean up the property. They located her body when crews used an excavator to remove the floor-to-ceiling piles of hoarded trash, CT Insider reported this week. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not determined how she died.  Glastonbury police had searched the ho…

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by Josh Lanier
Bridgewater-Raritan, NJ
Police & Fire
Decomposed Body Found In Bridgewater Home During Welfare Check, Authorities Say Decomposed Body Found In Bridgewater Home During Welfare Check, Authorities Say
Decomposed Body Found In Bridgewater Home During Welfare Check, Authorities Say A body was found in a state of decomposition inside a Bridgewater home after officers responded to a welfare check this week, authorities said. On Wednesday, June 11, at around 1:07 p.m., Bridgewater Township Police were called to a home on Crawford Court after someone requested a welfare check, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. When officers entered the home, they found the deceased person in what McDonald described as the "advanced stages of decomposition." The person was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Bridgewater Police Department, Somerset County Pros…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fredericksburg, VA
News
Body Recovered From Rappahannock River In Stafford County: Sheriff Body Recovered From Rappahannock River In Stafford County: Sheriff
Body Recovered From Rappahannock River In Stafford County: Sheriff A body was pulled from the Rappahannock River in Virginia, authorities said. Deputies in Stafford County responded to the 100 block of Riverside Drive around 9:39 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, after someone reported seeing a body floating in the water, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. With help from Stafford Fire and Rescue and the Fredericksburg Police Department, first responders recovered the body of a man from the river, the sheriff’s office said. He was confirmed dead at the scene. “Foul play is not suspected at this time,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement on Thu…

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by Zak Failla
Tysons, VA
News
Morehouse Student Found Dead In Virginia After Crash Near Mall: 'He Was A Bright Young Man' Morehouse Student Found Dead In Virginia After Crash Near Mall: 'He Was A Bright Young Man'
Morehouse Student Found Dead In Virginia After Crash Near Mall: 'He Was A Bright Young Man' A body has been recovered in Tysons near the site of a crash that sparked a multi-day search for Kyle Coleman, a 19-year-old college student from Prince William County who went missing last weekend, police said. The recovery was made by Fairfax County Police Department's Dive Team on Tuesday, June 10, in a small body of water near Westpark Drive and Galleria Drive, authorities confirmed. “Late this afternoon, the FCPD Dive Team recovered a human body from a small body of water near Westpark Dr & Galleria Dr in Tysons,” the department posted on social media. “An FCPD death investigation …

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by Zak Failla
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead In Schuylkill River: Philadelphia Police Man Found Dead In Schuylkill River: Philadelphia Police
Man Found Dead In Schuylkill River: Philadelphia Police An adult man was found dead in the Schuylkill River in South Philadelphia on Tuesday, June 10, city officials said. Emergency responders were dispatched to the 3400 block of South 26th Street around 5:48 p.m. for a report of a person in the water, according to the release. Once on scene, medics located a man in the river and pronounced him dead at 6:37 p.m. The identity of the victim has not yet been determined. The investigation is ongoing under the South Detectives Division. Officials have not released additional details.

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by Jillian Pikora