4-Year-Old Without Car Seat Found in Drunk Dad's Car After Crash In West Hempstead: Police 4-Year-Old Without Car Seat Found in Drunk Dad's Car After Crash In West Hempstead: Police
4-Year-Old Without Car Seat Found in Drunk Dad's Car After Crash In West Hempstead: Police A West Hempstead man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk and crashing his car with his 4-year-old son inside—without a child safety seat—Nassau County Police said Friday.  The crash occurred around 8:33 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, near Jackson Avenue and Wilson Street. Police say 31-year-old Angel Castro Castro, of Garfield Avenue, was behind the wheel of a 1999 Nissan when he struck a parked vehicle. Responding officers determined he was intoxicated and arrested him at the scene without incident.  The child and his mother, who was also in the vehicle, were transported to …
Hopatcong Band Director Was Sexting In Classroom: Police (UPDATE) Hopatcong Band Director Was Sexting In Classroom: Police (UPDATE)
Hopatcong Band Director Was Sexting In Classroom: Police (Update) A Sussex County school band teacher has been charged with lewdness, authorities said. Records show Albert J. Cerulo III was charged with lewdness, specifically, observed by a child under 13 years old, at least four years younger than he is. The offense date was Monday, June 2, the NJ Courts site shows. Hopatcong Police Lt. Ryan Tracey pointed at the "nowhere in the [criminal] complaint does it state that the conduct involved a student." "The charge specifically alleges that Mr. Cerulo, while employed as a teacher at Hopatcong Middle School, engaged in lewd conduct by sending images of his …
Browns Mills Man Thought He'd Get Sex With 12-Year-Old — Then He Was Arrested: AG Browns Mills Man Thought He'd Get Sex With 12-Year-Old — Then He Was Arrested: AG
Browns Mills Man Thought He'd Get Sex With 12-Year-Old — Then He Was Arrested: AG A 36-year-old Brown Mills man was charged on Friday, June 6, after he tried to arrange sex with a 12-year-old girl, authorities said. On Monday, April 7, a police officer officer posing as the mother of a 12-year-old girl was contacted on a dating app by Lockwood, and they began exchanging messages, Platkin said. Lockwood told the "woman" he was into taboo sex, saying, "Daddy daughter is my favorite. Uncle niece fun too." When the undercover officer told Lockwood her daughter was 12 years old, Lockwood requested pictures, Platkin said. Over the next month, Lockwood repeatedly asked to mee…
Warminster Man Drowns Dog After Baby Knocked Over: Affidavit Warminster Man Drowns Dog After Baby Knocked Over: Affidavit
Warminster Man Drowns Dog After Baby Knocked Over: Affidavit A Warminster man drowned his Belgian Shepherd in a bathtub after a family dispute involving the dog and his baby, police announced on Wednesday, June 4. Matthew Michael Spanburgh, 28, admitted to killing his dog during a welfare check at his apartment on the 600 block of East Street Road around 9:27 p.m. on Friday, May 16, according to the Warminster Township Police Department. Officers were dispatched after a concerned relative reported that Spanburgh was dealing with marital issues and may have harmed the family dog — and possibly intended to harm himself. When officers arrived, Spanburgh…
DC Teens Wreck Stolen Cars, Slam Cop Cruiser In Wild Frederick Chase: Police DC Teens Wreck Stolen Cars, Slam Cop Cruiser In Wild Frederick Chase: Police
DC Teens Wreck Stolen Cars, Slam Cop Cruiser In Wild Frederick Chase: Police They ran, they crashed, they got caught — now several teens are facing a mountain of charges after a wild overnight chase in Maryland. Four suspects from DC were arrested after smashing stolen cars, slamming into a parked police cruiser, and sending a deputy to the hospital during a wild overnight chase in Frederick County, authorities said. It all began around 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, when a Frederick County Sheriff’s deputy spotted a group of people tampering with parked vehicles on Jordan Boulevard in New Market, the agency said on Monday. When the deputy moved in, the suspects took…
Child Found Wandering LIE In Medford While Parents Sat Drunk In Running Car: Cops Child Found Wandering LIE In Medford While Parents Sat Drunk In Running Car: Cops
Child Found Wandering LIE In Medford While Parents Sat Drunk In Running Car: Cops A man and woman were arrested after police say they were found intoxicated in a running vehicle while their child wandered alone along the Long Island Expressway on Sunday, May 25. The incident happened around 10:45 a.m. on Express Drive North, between exits 64 and 65, according to Suffolk County Police Police responded to several 911 calls reporting a young child walking alone along the roadway. Officers located the 7-year-old girl unharmed. Her parents — Victor Dominguez, 37, of North Bellport, and Inosencia Hernandez-Barranco, 35, of Central Islip — were found unconscious inside a 2023 N…
Major Cruelty Case Seizes 21 Animals From Old Bridge Pair: Police Major Cruelty Case Seizes 21 Animals From Old Bridge Pair: Police
Major Cruelty Case Seizes 21 Animals From Old Bridge Pair: Police Authorities in Old Bridge have charged two people after seizing 21 animals from a local residence in what police are calling a major animal cruelty case. The coordinated rescue took place the week of May 23, following complaints and an ongoing investigation into suspected neglect, Old Bridge Township Police said. Sixteen dogs, three birds, one cat, and one mouse were found living in unsanitary and overcrowded conditions, lacking proper veterinary care, police said. The residents — a 59-year-old woman, Tracey Kass, and a 45-year-old man, Shane Ulmer — have each been charged with 21 counts o…
HS Wrestler Charged In Fatal Route 37 Toms River Hit-Run Crash HS Wrestler Charged In Fatal Route 37 Toms River Hit-Run Crash
HS Wrestler Charged In Fatal Route 37 Toms River Hit-Run Crash An 18-year-old former high school wrestler has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash on Route 37 in Toms River, authorities said. Abel Mathukutty, of Lake Hiawatha (located in Parsippany, Morris County) was behind the wheel of an Infinity sedan that struck a white Mercedes sedan carrying a female driver and male passenger on Saturday, May 24 at approximately 7:25 p.m. on Route 37 east in Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The crash sent the Mercedes into a utility pole and Mathukutty fled the scene, traveling eastbound over the Thoma…
Friend Charged With Giving Alcohol To Fan Who Fell 21 Feet At PNC Park: Court Docs (UPDATES) Friend Charged With Giving Alcohol To Fan Who Fell 21 Feet At PNC Park: Court Docs (UPDATES)
Friend Charged With Giving Alcohol To Fan Who Fell 21 Feet At PNC Park: Court Docs (Updates) A 21-year-old McKeesport man is facing charges after investigators say he bought beer for the underage Pirates fan who plunged 21 feet from the stands at PNC Park during a game last month. Ethan Harrison Kirkwood is charged with two Misdemeanor Selling or Furnishing Liquor or Malt or Brewed Beverage offenses after allegedly buying alcohol for 20-year-old Kavan Markwood, who fell from the right-field bleachers near the Clemente Wall on Tuesday, April 30, court records show. 📹 Surveillance Footage, Timeline Detailed In Complaint According to a criminal complaint filed by the Pennsylvania Stat…
Retired Maryland Firefighter Raped Junior Firefighter At Home, Station In The 90s, Police Say Retired Maryland Firefighter Raped Junior Firefighter At Home, Station In The 90s, Police Say
Retired Maryland Firefighter Raped Junior Firefighter At Home, Station In The 90s, Police Say A retired firefighter in Maryland has been charged with raping a teen junior firefighter at his home and inside a fire station in the 1990s, authorities announced on Tuesday. John Inman, 61, of Myrtle Beach, is facing second-degree rape and child abuse-custodian charges after turning himself in on Friday, May 17, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Detectives say the victim was between 13 and 17 years old when Inman, a paid firefighter at the time, sexually assaulted them several times from 1991 to 1996. The assaults happened at Inman’s home and at the Hyattsville Fi…
Arlington Officer Hospitalized After Hit-Run Driver Strikes Cop During Traffic Stop: Police Arlington Officer Hospitalized After Hit-Run Driver Strikes Cop During Traffic Stop: Police
Arlington Officer Hospitalized After Hit-Run Driver Strikes Cop During Traffic Stop: Police An police officer in Virginia is recovering after being hit by a driver who took off from the scene of a traffic stop, officials announced. The incident was reported shortly before 4 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, in the 1600 block of South Eads Street in Arlington, police said. Two officers were outside of their cruisers conducting a traffic stop when an unrelated passing vehicle struck one of the officers and sped away, according to police. Medics rushed the injured officer to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The officer has since been released and is recovering at…
Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say
Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say Two Maryland State Police K-9s are recovering after a suspected drunk driver slammed into their handler’s cruiser, flipping it on a Harford County highway, authorities announced. It happened around 3:20 p.m. Friday, May 16, on Route 155 near North Earlton Road in Havre de Grace, State Police said. The two K-9s — Topi, a Belgian Malinois, and Margo, a Bloodhound — were riding with their handler, a 14-year state police veteran assigned to the Bel Air Barrack, when the crash was reported. Police say Heather Smith, 43, of Linthicum, was driving a 2005 Isuzu Ascender eastbound on Route 155 when…