Girlfriend's Son Shoots BF Dead During Argument: Philly Police Girlfriend's Son Shoots BF Dead During Argument: Philly Police
Girlfriend's Son Shoots BF Dead During Argument: Philly Police A 42-year-old man was fatally shot during a domestic altercation with his girlfriend when her son got involved in North Philadelphia, police announced. Officers responded to the 1500 block of North Gratz Street just before 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, for a reported shooting, according to police. When they arrived, officers found Direll Skipworth with gunshot wounds to his chest, back, and leg. He was rushed by police to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:54 p.m., authorities said. A preliminary investigation revealed the incident stemmed from an ongoing dispute…
'Chilling': Man Who Slammed Woman's Head Into Signpost In Port Jervis Attack Gets Jail Time 'Chilling': Man Who Slammed Woman's Head Into Signpost In Port Jervis Attack Gets Jail Time
'Chilling': Man Who Slammed Woman's Head Into Signpost In Port Jervis Attack Gets Jail Time A man has learned his fate following his violent attack on a woman in Orange County that was so severe that it left her with hearing loss, prosecutors said.  On Wednesday, Aug. 20, 44-year-old Francisco Ceballos-Rosario of Port Jervis was sentenced in Orange County Court to 13 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Aug. 21.  The sentencing follows Ceballos-Rosario’s guilty plea to second-degree kidnapping in connection with the December 2024 attack. As detailed by prosecutors, t…
‘If I Die, It Was Greg’: Pregnant Mass Teen Found Buried On Boyfriend’s Property, Police Say ‘If I Die, It Was Greg’: Pregnant Mass Teen Found Buried On Boyfriend’s Property, Police Say
‘If I Die, It Was Greg’: Pregnant Mass Teen Found Buried On Boyfriend’s Property, Police Say The day before a pregnant Massachusetts teen went missing earlier this month, she sent a chilling text to her sister about her boyfriend: “My phone is at 4% and if I die, it was Greg.” Two weeks later, police found the body of 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro, who had been stabbed to death and buried in the yard of her boyfriend’s grandparents in Rehoboth, authorities said. Gregory Groom, 22, admitted to police that he killed Monteiro, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said. Despite that alleged confession, he pleaded not guilty to murder. Monteiro was last seen alive on Aug. 6. Inve…
Pit Bull Shot Dead After Attacking Elizabeth Cop: Authorities Pit Bull Shot Dead After Attacking Elizabeth Cop: Authorities
Pit Bull Shot Dead After Attacking Elizabeth Cop: Authorities A pit bull was fatally shot after biting a police officer in Elizabeth on Monday, Aug. 18, authorities said. At 11:40 a.m., emergency services units were at the 1000 block of Olive Street in search of a robbery suspect, a spokesperson for the City of Elizabeth said. An officer went to the backyard of a residence in case the suspect appeared, authorities said. As the officer was in the back, a large pit bull ran out and bit the officer, authorities said. The officer fired a shot, striking the dog, who died instantly, authorities said. The officer was transported to a nearby hospital by EMS,…
Man Chased Wife Down Street, Stabbed Her 35 Times In White Plains: Here's His Fate Man Chased Wife Down Street, Stabbed Her 35 Times In White Plains: Here's His Fate
Man Chased Wife Down Street, Stabbed Her 35 Times In White Plains: Here's His Fate A Westchester man who chased his wife down the street and repeatedly stabbed her, leaving her with more than 30 wounds, will spend over a decade in prison, prosecutors announced. Carlos Obed-Tovar, 35, of White Plains, was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 14, to 12 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision for the May 2024 domestic violence attack, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace said.  According to prosecutors, the assault began on May 4, 2024, inside the victim’s basement apartment, where she was with her then-6-year-old daughter and Obed-Tovar. After…
‘I Ignored Warning Signs’: Maryland Man Jailed For Strangling Partner, Prosecutors Say ‘I Ignored Warning Signs’: Maryland Man Jailed For Strangling Partner, Prosecutors Say
‘I Ignored Warning Signs’: Maryland Man Jailed For Strangling Partner, Prosecutors Say A Maryland man will serve more than a decade in prison after prosecutors said he strangled, punched, and threatened his partner during a violent domestic assault she tried to blame on herself. Logan Hakeem Young, 41, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, with all but 12 years suspended, for first-degree assault, according to the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office. He pleaded guilty to the charge in April. Prosecutors said the State asked for — and received — the top of the sentencing guidelines. The case stems from an attack on Aug. 24, 2024, when police were called at approxim…
'I Am Not A Crook': Neptune Officer Nixon Lied About Criminal Past 'I Am Not A Crook': Neptune Officer Nixon Lied About Criminal Past
'I Am Not A Crook': Neptune Officer Nixon Lied About Criminal Past A 38-year-old man who served as a police officer for two departments in New Jersey was arrested and charged with lying about his past, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 8. Briant Nixon, a police officer in Neptune Township, repeatedly lied about his criminal history and termination from a prior job in law enforcement while applying for police officer positions in New Jersey, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Nixon worked for the New York City Police Department from 2012 to 2017, when he was terminated after a 2015 arrest for domestic violence and for violating a restraining…
ICE Place Detainer On Undocumented DUI Driver Charged In Lakewood Double Fatal: Feds ICE Place Detainer On Undocumented DUI Driver Charged In Lakewood Double Fatal: Feds
ICE Place Detainer On Undocumented DUI Driver Charged In Lakewood Double Fatal: Feds U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on a 43-year-old man charged with killing a New Jersey mother and her 11-year-old daughter in a drunk driving, head-on crash last month, the agency said. Raul Luna-Perez, 43, of Red Bank, entered the U.S. illegally at an unknown date and location. The agency said he had multiple prior arrests, including: June 25, 2023, by Red Bank Police for simple domestic violence. March 20, 2025, and April 17, 2025, for DUI, also by Red Bank Police. Raul Luna-Perez Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Records show he was b…
PA Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit PA Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit
PA Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit A Pennsylvania mother is facing felony charges after police said her four children were found living in a home filled with feces, rotten food, and no running water, according to court records and a criminal complaint filed on Tuesday, Aug. 5.  Heidi Lynn Beer, 35, Vandergrift, was arrested by Vandergrift Borough police following an investigation that began after officers responded to a fight involving four children ages 16 to 9. The oldest child told authorities their mother had not been home since Friday and that she had been caring for her siblings without food or water. Inside …
NJ State Trooper Followed Ex From Work Before Killing Her, BF In Franklin Twp: Prosecutor NJ State Trooper Followed Ex From Work Before Killing Her, BF In Franklin Twp: Prosecutor
NJ State Trooper Followed Ex From Work Before Killing Her, BF In Franklin Twp: Prosecutor New harrowing details have been released in the double-murder suicide, in which authorities say a New Jersey State Police trooper followed his ex-girlfriend home from work before killing her, her new boyfriend, and then himself. Ricardo Jorge Santos, 37, a sergeant first class with the New Jersey State Police, is believed to have followed 33-year-old Lauren Semanchik home from work as a veterinarian in Long Valley and hid in a wooded area near her Franklin Township home until 29-year-old Tyler Webb arrived on Friday, Aug. 1, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. Santos then k…
'We Were Just F—ing:' Man Leaves Woman With Collapsed Lung In Little Ferry, Police Say 'We Were Just F—ing:' Man Leaves Woman With Collapsed Lung In Little Ferry, Police Say
'We Were Just F—ing:' Man Leaves Woman With Collapsed Lung In Little Ferry, Police Say A woman was left with severe injuries and a collapsed lung after a violent assault inside a Bergen County apartment, police said. The incident happened just after midnight on Friday, Aug. 1, at the Meridia Apartments, located at 110 Bergen Turnpike in Little Ferry, according to Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters. Officers responded to a report of a physical dispute after a caller reported hearing screaming and seeing a man throwing punches through a window of unit 447, Walter said. When officers arrived, they were met by a resident who provided a video showing a man “throwing multiple…
NJ State Trooper Kills Ex-GF, New Firefighter BF, Himself: Report NJ State Trooper Kills Ex-GF, New Firefighter BF, Himself: Report
NJ State Trooper Kills Ex-GF, New Firefighter BF, Himself: Report A New Jersey State Police trooper shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and the firefighter she'd recently been dating before turning the gun on himself, NJ Advance Media and the New York Times report. The Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said only that Lauren Semanchik, 33, of Pittstown, and Tyler Webb, 29, of Forked River, were found dead in an Upper Kingtown Road home in Pittstown home Saturday, Aug. 2. Citing Semanchik's mother, Jennine Semanchik, NJ Advance Media reports that the shooter was Ricardo Santos. The outlet had the information confirmed by a source with direct know…