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Family Violence
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Norwalk Man Who Violated Protective Order Had Guns, Steroids In Home, Cars: Police
A Connecticut man accused of violating a protective order was found with firearms, a ghost gun component, high-capacity magazines, and several controlled substances, police said. Dominick Santella, 41, of Norwalk, was arrested last week after police responded to a family violence incident, authorities said. Norwalk investigators said Santella was prohibited from possessing firearms under a protective order. Police said he had previously signed a DPS compliance statement claiming he had turned over all firearms and ammunition. But a search of his car and home found that to be a lie, N…
Simsbury, CT
News
Special Circumstances Cited As Nick Reiner Formally Charged In Parents’ Killings, DA Announces
Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner and producer/photographer Michele Singer Reiner, has now been formally charged after his parents' homicides. Nick Reiner is now facing two counts of first-degree murder in their stabbing deaths, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 16. The charges include special circumstances for multiple murders and the use of a knife, carrying a potential sentence of life in prison without parole or the death penalty, according to CNN. "One of those special c…
New Britain, CT
News
Girl, 12, Found Dead Behind Abandoned New Britain Home Was Victim Of Long-Term Abuse: Cops
Harrowing details have come to light in the death of a 12-year-old Connecticut girl, whose remains were found behind an abandoned home last week. On Monday, Oct. 13, officials in New Britain and Farmington announced that Jacqueline "Mimi" Torres' mother, Karla Garcia, Garcia's sister, Jacqueline Torres, and Garcia's boyfriend, Jonaton Anita, have all been charged in the girl's tragic death. Investigators believe Jacqueline died in Fall 2024 while her family was living in Farmington. Evidence indicates she was kept in the family’s basement and later moved when the family relocated, acco…
Fort Washington, MD
Police & Fire
Woman Tracked Down After Fatally Stabbing Grandmother In Fort Washington, Police Say
A 28-year-old woman was tracked down and arrested in Maryland after allegedly killing her grandmother and stabbing another family member. On Thursday, Sept. 18, authorities say that Waldorf resident Breante Thomas has been apprehended in connection with the fatal stabbing of Helen Thomas, 81, inside her Fort Washington home, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers were called to conduct a welfare check around 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14 at a home in the 500 block of Bonhill Drive, where they found Helen Thomas suffering from stab wounds. She died at the s…
Harrisburg, PA
Police & Fire
Adoptive Dad Stabs 13-Year-Old Son To Death: PA State Police
A 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by his adoptive father, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The attack happened inside a home on Louis Circle, Butler Township, (Luzerne County) around 6:20 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, according to PSP Hazleton. The boy was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton, where he was pronounced dead. The boy’s adoptive father caused multiple serious injuries to his head, chest, back, and hands over the course of several hours, while preventing him from leaving, investigatiors say. The 39-year-old dad, Cesar Delgadillo, from D…
Poughkeepsie, NY
News
Daughter Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, 78, In Poughkeepsie: DA
A woman who was arrested earlier this year for fatally stabbing her 78-year-old mother in Dutchess County has now been indicted on a second-degree murder charge, prosecutors announced. Denise Gilpin, age 50, was arraigned in Dutchess County Court following her indictment by a grand jury in the death of her mother, Olga Hinds-Coley, at their 2 Oak Crescent home in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, April 7, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. On the day of the incident, police responded around 1:19 p.m. and found Hinds-Coley suffering from a stab wo…
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Woodbridge Man Shoots Two Family Members After Argument Turns Deadly, Police Say
A deadly argument inside a Virginia home ended with one man dead and a woman fighting for her life — both shot by a family member, police said. Khampheng Toune Quanlangsy, 56, is accused of opening fire on two relatives after a verbal dispute at a Woodbridge home on Thursday, July 31, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called around 5:42 p.m. to the 12900 block of Kenmar Drive, where they found Quanlangsy waiting outside and took him into custody without incident. Inside the home, they found two shooting victims — a 42-year-old man and a 70-year-old wom…
Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
News
Attacked With Cane In Her Own Home, Manchester Mom Left Fighting For Her Life, Loved Ones Say
For decades, Terry was the one others turned to, offering a warm meal, a soft place to land, and the kind of love that expected nothing in return. But today, the 71-year-old Ocean County mother — identified by a GoFundMe page launched by loved ones — is fighting for her life in a hospital bed, the victim of a horrific attack allegedly at the hands of her son that shattered her face, her body, and the quiet life she built in Manchester Township. Authorities say Terry was beaten with her own cane by her son inside her home at the Pine Acres Manor Mobile Home Community just after noon on…
Reading, PA
News
PA Dad Murders Son Over Cat; Watches Religious Videos For 12 Hours Before Calling 911: DA
A Pennsylvania father has been convicted of murder after he shot and killed his son during a bizarre argument over a cat and a car — then sat in the home for nearly 12 hours watching religious videos before calling 911, court documents detail. John Francis Gustites, 67, of Sheppton, was found guilty on Wednesday, June 11 of Third-Degree Murder, Aggravated Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Simple Assault in the death of his 42-year-old son, John Andrew Gustites, according to Schuylkill County District Attorney Michael O’Pake and court records. 🔫 The Shooting The dead…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Man Guilty Of Assaulting Pregnant Wife: Prosecutor
A 31-year old Newark man was convicted on Wednesday, June 4, of attacking his pregnant wife, authorities said. On Sunday, March 5, 2023, Milton Chogllo choked and beat his wife, 32-year-old Christina Leon, outside their home on Bergen Street in Newark, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Leon's 14-year-old daughter witnessed the attack and testified against Chogllo , Stephens said. Leon was six months pregnant at the time, Stephens said. Chogllo will be sentenced in July, Stephens said.
Levittown-Fairless Hills, PA
News
'He’s Got A Gun!' Bucks County Man Gunned Down Three, Gets Triple Life Sentence
A man who murdered three people in a deadly rampage that began in New Jersey and ended in Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to life without parole, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 28. Andre Gordon Jr., 26, admitted to three counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in Bucks County Court, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn. He was also sentenced to an additional 156 ½ to 313 years in state prison for a series of violent acts committed on Saturday, March 16. Gordon killed: Karen Gordon, 52, his stepmother and a U.S. …
Burlington-Harwinton, CT
Police & Fire
Harwinton Dad Accused Of Abusing 5-Month-Old Daughter, Breaking Multiple Bones: Police
A 41-year-old Connecticut man accused of abusing his 5-month-old daughter and breaking multiple bones turned himself in to police earlier this week, authorities said. Matthew Cirish, of Harwinton, is charged with risk of injury to a child and assault in the first-degree, Connecticut State Police said. Police began investigating Cirish after he took the girl to an emergency room for persistent vomiting and constipation on March 19, and staff noticed several bruises and scratches that the parents could not explain, a police report said. Cirish initially claimed the infant had scr…
Huntington, NY
News
Huntington Dad Sexually Abused 2 Daughters In Front Of Each Other While Mom Was At Work: Jury
A Long Island father could spend decades behind bars after a jury convicted him of sexually abusing his two young daughters, sometimes simultaneously. The 50-year-old Huntington man, who prosecutors did not name in order to protect the victims’ identities, was found guilty of child sex crimes by a Suffolk County jury on Wednesday, May 14, following a two-week trial. An investigation found that the defendant began sexually abusing his oldest daughter, who was 10 at the time, in February 2012 while the girls’ mother was at work, prosecutors said. Eventually, the man started to abuse his youn…
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Norwalk Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Underage Family Member In Car
A 36-year-old Connecticut man was arrested over the weekend after an underage family member accused him of sexually assaulting them inside a vehicle earlier this year, according to police. Salvador Valdovinos-Contreras, of Norwalk, was taken into custody on Saturday, May 10, following a felony traffic stop, police said. Authorities began investigating Valdovinos-Contreras on Feb. 9, when an underage relative reported that they and another family member had fallen asleep in his car in South Norwalk and woke up to him allegedly groping them, police said. No further information was released t…
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Virginia Teen Assaulted Mom, Little Sister, Charged With Abduction: Police
A 14-year-old boy in Virginia is facing abduction and assault charges after police say he attacked his mother and younger sister inside their Woodbridge home. Officers with the Prince William County Police Department were called to a house on Home Guard Drive around 3:55 p.m. on Monday, May 5, for a reported domestic disturbance. The investigation found that the teen had been arguing with his 50-year-old mother and 10-year-old sister when the situation turned violent. According to police, he assaulted both before blocking them from leaving the room. At some point, the teen left briefly, on…
Centereach-Selden, NY
Police & Fire
Laptop Fight Leaves Selden Grandma Dead, Mom Stabbed; Teen Charged With Murder: DA
A 15-year-old boy is accused of stabbing his mother and brutally killing his grandmother in their Selden home during a fight over his laptop, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Thursday, April 17. The attack happened on the 800 block of Old Town Road around 9:40 p.m. on Monday, April 7, police and prosecutors said. Vanessa Chendemi, 36, had confronted her son about skipping school. Her mother, 56-year-old Concetta Chendemi, told her to take away the boy’s laptop, triggering the teen to grab a knife and attack both women, the DA said. Vanessa fell to the floor and…
North Haven, CT
News
Fatal Family Fight: North Haven Man Killed Elderly Relative In Stabbing
A 40-year-old man sits in a Connecticut jail on a $2 million bond after police say he stabbed a 77-year-old family member to death. David Pagan of North Haven has been arrested and charged with murder and first-degree assault, according to North Haven police. The deadly incident occurred just after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at a home on Pleasant Drive in North Haven, authorities said. Police reported that two people were stabbed. First responders found one victim in front of the home with non-life-threatening injuries. The second victim was discovered inside the residence, suffer…
Lebanon, PA
News
Jaw-Fracturing Attack On In-Laws At Family Barbecue Convicts Lebanon Man: DA
A Lebanon man was convicted of violently attacking multiple female in-laws, fracturing one woman’s jaw and injuring another at a family barbecue, Lebanon County prosecutors announced on Monday, March 3. Alberto Cruz was found guilty of felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor simple assault, misdemeanor resisting arrest, and summary disorderly conduct by a jury on Friday, Feb. 28, according to the district attorney’s office. Cruz, who was estranged from his wife and barred from contacting her due to a previous assault, showed up uninvited at a family gathering, authorities said. When told t…
Mansfield-Storrs, CT
Police & Fire
Former UConn Basketball Player Killed His Mother In Florida, Police Say
A former UConn men's basketball player is accused of killing his mother in Florida, authorities said. Eric Cobb, 28, was arrested in the death of 51-year-old Erika Winford, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Cobb was charged with second-degree murder and denied bail, according to jail records. Officers found Winford unresponsive, wrapped in a blanket and towels, at a "disturbing scene" behind a home on 15th Street West in the Mid-Westside neighborhood. She suffered from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Cobb was detained while…
Coopersburg-Center Valley, PA
Police & Fire
11-Year-Old Coopersburg Boy Sexually Assaulted By Sibling, State Police Say
A Pennsylvania boy has reported being sexually assaulted by a sibling, prompting an investigation by state police, officials announced on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. The assault occurred at a home on Uffers Road in Coopersburg and was reported earlier this year, authorities said. After conducting an investigation starting on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2024, Pennsylvania State Police closed the case and filed charges against the sibling. Further details about the case, including the suspect's name, have not been disclosed.
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Man Points Gun At Family, Jumps Out Window To Evade Police In Poconos: Chief
A Tobyhanna man is accused of pointing a gun at his family and fleeing police by jumping out of a window, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police Chief Chris Wagner on Monday, Dec. 9. Donti Jackson, 21, is charged with felony aggravated assault, felony escape, misdemeanor terroristic threats, and other related offenses, following the incident at 7032 Vista Drive in Tobyhanna, police said. Officers were called to the home for a welfare check requested by a social services agency at 12:57 a.m., Chief Wagner reported. Family members outside the residence told police that Jackson had got…
Lebanon, PA
News
More Family Members Charged For Child Rape, Incest, Lebanon County DA
A husband and wife have been arrested as part of a disturbing case of child rapes involving children as young as 5 years old, the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office detailed in a release on Friday, Nov. 1. Katherine Theraisa Longo, 47, of Lebanon, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 29, as Daily Voice previously reported. Shortly after news of her arrest was shared with Daily Voice, the DA informed us about charges of two more members of the Longo family. Kelly Longo, 43, and her husband, Christopher Longo, also 43, both of Lebanon are in the Lebanon County Prison after being arreste…
Maplewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Maplewood Man Convicted Of Beating Mom Dead As She Slept, Prosecutor Says
A 38-year-old Maplewood resident was convicted on Monday, Oct. 21 of murder charges in his mother's death, which he then framed as a suicide, authorities said. Benjamin Avrut was found guilty of first-degree murder after beating his 70-year-old-mothe Gwen to death, Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said. The jury had rejected Avrut's insanity defense. On Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, Avrut entered his sleeping mother's apartment at The Top, a luxury condominium in Maplewood, Stephens said. When she awoke, Avrut beat her to death with his fists, Stephens said. Avrut, who had a hist…
West Hempstead, NY
News
Estranged Son-In-Law Stabbed Woman To Death Outside West Hempstead Restaurant, DA Says
Prosecutors filed murder charges against a man accused of stabbing his mother-in-law to death as she left a Long Island restaurant. Erick Corado-Gonzales, age 27, of Glen Cove, was indicted on second-degree murder and related charges in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the death of Ana Ruth Espinoza. The incident happened in West Hempstead, outside the La Candela Restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike, just after midnight Sunday, Sept. 29. Earlier Report: Suspect Nabbed, ID Released For Woman Fatally Stabbed Near Long Island Restaurant Prosecutors said Espinoza and other fami…
Lansdale, PA
News
PA Woman Who Shot, Dismembered Parents With Chainsaw Sentenced: DA
An Abington woman charged with shooting her parents and dismembering their bodies with a chainsaw was sentenced Monday, Sept. 30, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office told Daily Voice the following day. Verity Beck, 45, pleaded "guilty but mentally ill" to two first-degree murder counts, the district attorney's office said. She was given two life sentences that will be served concurrently. Beck will also receive mental health treatment while serving her prison time, according to the district attorney's office. Beck's parents were found dead in their Jenkintown home on Tue…
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Mother Charged With Attempting To Murder Teen Daughter In Seat Pleasant, Police Say
A Maryland mother who shot her daughter is facing charges for attempted murder, authorities in Prince George's County announced. Seat Pleasant resident Talecka Brown, 32, was arrested in connection to a midday shooting involving her teenage daughter, who suffered critical injuries on Monday. According to the Seat Pleasant Police Department, officers were called at around 4:50 p.m. on Sept. 23 to the 500 block of 69th Street, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers were met by a 13-year-old girl suffering from a gunshot wound to her upper body, and she was rushed to an a…
Atlantic City, NJ
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Mayor, Superintendent Indicted For Violent Abuse Of Daughter: Prosecutors
Atlantic City's mayor and schools superintendent were indicted after being accused of physically and emotionally abusing the couple's teen daughter, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Mayor Marty Small Sr., 50, and Dr. La'Quetta Small, 47, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. They were originally charged in the case on Monday, Apr. 15. Investigators said the couple violently abused their then-15-year-old daughter several times in December 2023 and January. In one incident, Mayor Small was accused of knocking her unconsc…
Millbrook-Dover, NY
News
Millbrook Man Accused Of Smothering His 17-Year-Old Sister To Death
A 32-year-old Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly smothering his sister to death at their home. The Dutchess County District Attorney's office said the incident occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2021, at 58 Harts Village Road in the village of Millbrook. Mark Dedaj, of the village of Millbrook, was charged on Tuesday, Sept. 17, with the murder of Maureen Nelson-Lanzi, said Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi. Dedaj is charged with intentionally killing Nelson-Lanzo by smothering her to death in their residence, Parisi said. The New York State Police in…
Harrisburg, PA
News
3-Year-Old Ayla Miller Killed By PA Grandma Denise Johnson: Affidavit
A 56-year-old grandmother is accused of beating her 3-year-old granddaughter to death over Labor Day weekend, Pittsburgh Public Safety announced on Sunday, Sept. 1. Denise Johnson of Pittsburgh's North Side has been charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, aggravated assault, corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of children, according to the police and court records. The charges stem from an investigation by homicide detectives after her 3-year-old granddaughter Ayla Miller was found dead by other family members — including another child — in Johnson's apartment, as …
Saint James-Nesconset, NY
News
Accused Murderer Ranted About Pronouns, Trump Before Ex-Wife, Her BF Were Slain In St. James
New details are offering insight into the mind of an accused murderer just hours before he allegedly gunned down his ex-wife and her boyfriend inside their New York home. The Long Island killings happened in St. James, at a residence on Brasswood Road, at around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28. Suffolk County Police said Daniel Coppola, age 50, put his 15-year-old daughter into his car before going inside and shooting his ex-wife, 50-year-old Kelly Coppola, and her boyfriend, 53-year-old Kenneth Pohlman. Earlier Report: Man Kills Ex-Wife, Her BF At St. James Home, Police Say Both vic…
Syosset-Woodbury, NY
Police & Fire
IDs Released For 5 Family Members Killed In Syosset Murder-Suicide
The identities have been released for five family members who were killed in a murder-suicide in a residential Long Island community. The incident happened just before noon on Sunday, Aug. 25 at a residence on a cul-de-sac in Syosset. Nassau County Police say officers who responded to the residence on 76 Wyoming Court for a report of shots fired discovered a man outside the home who "sustained an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound." He has now been identified as Joseph DeLucia Jr., age 59, Nassau County PD Detective Captain Steve Fitzpatrick said at a news conference late Monday morning…
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