Guatemalan Intruder Chokes Sleeping Lansdale Woman In Violent Home Invasion: Police Guatemalan Intruder Chokes Sleeping Lansdale Woman In Violent Home Invasion: Police
Guatemalan Intruder Chokes Sleeping Lansdale Woman In Violent Home Invasion: Police A Lansdale woman was violently attacked in her bedroom during a home invasion, the Lansdale Borough Police Department announced on Sunday, July 27. The 32-year-old resident awoke around 2:22 a.m. in her Vine Street home to find a man kneeling on top of her legs, police said. When she tried to escape, the suspect shoved her against the wall and wrapped his hand around her neck, applying pressure, according to authorities. The man allegedly escalated the assault by placing the woman in a chokehold, cutting off her ability to breathe. She broke free and managed to call 911, investigators said.…
Gunman Charged After Shooting At Pedestrian Outside Watchung Business, Prosecutor Says Gunman Charged After Shooting At Pedestrian Outside Watchung Business, Prosecutor Says
Gunman Charged After Shooting At Pedestrian Outside Watchung Business, Prosecutor Says A 20-year-old man from Plainfield has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting outside a business on Route 22 West in Watchung earlier this year, authorities said. Naseem Eure was taken into custody in Plainfield on Monday, June 2, in connection with the incident that occurred around 9:39 p.m. on Monday, March 17, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said in a release Monday, July 28. Watchung police responded to a 911 call reporting gunshots at a business on Route 22 West. Officers arrived to find gunshot damage to the building, McDonald said. Investigators say a veh…
Zoom Snub Backfires: Tenant Gets Second Shot In $3.4K Bergen County Security Deposit Lawsuit Zoom Snub Backfires: Tenant Gets Second Shot In $3.4K Bergen County Security Deposit Lawsuit
Zoom Snub Backfires: Tenant Gets Second Shot In $3.4K Bergen County Security Deposit Lawsuit A New Jersey woman suing her former landlord over a $3,450 security deposit is getting a new trial after a Bergen County judge wrongly dismissed her case for not showing up in person, according to an appellate decision issued Wednesday, July 23. The court said the judge should have at least considered letting her appear over Zoom. Vanessa Brotherns, who now lives in California, filed the lawsuit against Magdi Mosaid in 2021, claiming he failed to return her deposit plus interest after she moved out. According to court documents, the case was initially marked “settled prior to trial” in Nov…
Stabbing At Chester County Home Sparks Manhunt For Woman In Bloody Clothes: PSP Stabbing At Chester County Home Sparks Manhunt For Woman In Bloody Clothes: PSP
Stabbing At Chester County Home Sparks Manhunt For Woman In Bloody Clothes: PSP A woman stabbed a man inside his Chester County home and then fled the scene, Pennsylvania State Police in Avondale announced on Monday, July 28. Solia Chooc-Caal, a 30-year-old White Hispanic woman, is accused of stabbing the man on Clay Creek Road in London Grove Township around 5:12 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, 2025, according to troopers. The victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Chooc-Caal ran from the home before police arrived. She was last seen wearing a blue shirt and blue pants stained with blood, state police said. A warrant has been issued for her arrest on…
George Santos Surrenders To NJ Prison: Inside His New Life Behind Bars George Santos Surrenders To NJ Prison: Inside His New Life Behind Bars
George Santos Surrenders To NJ Prison: Inside His New Life Behind Bars Disgraced former New York Rep. George Santos is officially trading Cameo videos for commissary lines. The ousted lawmaker, 37, surrendered to Federal Correctional Institution Fairton in New Jersey on Friday, July 25, to begin serving his seven-year sentence for wire fraud and identity theft. And, true to form, Santos did not go quietly: “Well, darlings… The curtain falls, the spotlight dims, and the rhinestones are packed,” Santos told his 211,000 followers on X the night before. “From the halls of Congress to the chaos of cable news, what a ride it’s been! Was it messy? Always. Glamorous…
Man Grabs Kitchen Knives, Fatally Stabs Man Lying On Street In Newburgh: Here's His Fate Man Grabs Kitchen Knives, Fatally Stabs Man Lying On Street In Newburgh: Here's His Fate
Man Grabs Kitchen Knives, Fatally Stabs Man Lying On Street In Newburgh: Here's His Fate A 26-year-old man will spend over a decade in jail for fatally stabbing a man lying on a street in Orange County last year, prosecutors announced.  New Windsor resident Cameron Williams, age 26, was sentenced on Thursday, July 24 in Orange County Court to 18 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision., Orange County DA David Hoovler announced. He previously pleaded guilty on March 27 to first-degree manslaughter in connection with the deadly attack.  According to prosecutors, the incident happened on October 13, 2024, at around 10:45 p.m. in the area o…
Maryland Man Sexually Abused 10-Year-Old Child In His Home, Jury Finds Maryland Man Sexually Abused 10-Year-Old Child In His Home, Jury Finds
Maryland Man Sexually Abused 10-Year-Old Child In His Home, Jury Finds A Maryland jury has convicted a man of sexually abusing a child under 10 years old inside his home, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Logan Littleton, 29, of Seaford, Delaware, was found guilty of three counts of sexual abuse of a minor after a three-day trial in Wicomico County Circuit Court, officials said. The abuse happened between 2014 and 2015 and involved a minor who lived in the same household as Littleton, according to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office. Littleton will remain in custody while the court awaits a pre-sentence investigation and mental health assessment, aut…
Ex-Hudson County Corrections Officer Who Killed GF, Best Friend Sentenced: Report Ex-Hudson County Corrections Officer Who Killed GF, Best Friend Sentenced: Report
Ex-Hudson County Corrections Officer Who Killed GF, Best Friend Sentenced: Report A former Hudson County corrections officer who killed his girlfriend and her friend in 2021 has learned his fate. John P. Menendez has been sentenced to 50 years in state prison for the killings of Anna Shpilberg and Luiza Shinkarevskaya, both 40, with his service weapon in Newark in February 2021, NJ Advance Media reports. Police found Shpilberg, of Randolph, suffering a gunshot wound at Edison Place and Bruen Street around 9 p.m., on Feb. 16, 2021, then-Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said at the time. Shi…
Power Struggle In NJ As US Attorney Fired Hours After Being Appointed Power Struggle In NJ As US Attorney Fired Hours After Being Appointed
Power Struggle In NJ As US Attorney Fired Hours After Being Appointed Just hours after being appointed as United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Desiree Leigh Grace was removed — sparking confusion and political backlash, according to a public court order and statements from US Attorney General Pam Bondi. The shake-up began with a standing order signed by Chief Judge Renée Marie Bumb, which named Grace as U.S. Attorney, replacing President Trump's interim pick, Alina Habba, effective Tuesday, July 22. The order came as Habba’s 120-day interim term ended, with Grace having served as her First Assistant since March. But Grace was out before she…
Man Sexually Assaults Pregnant Woman, Strangles Her Cat In New Rochelle: Here's His Fate Man Sexually Assaults Pregnant Woman, Strangles Her Cat In New Rochelle: Here's His Fate
Man Sexually Assaults Pregnant Woman, Strangles Her Cat In New Rochelle: Here's His Fate A 20-year-old man will spend years in state prison for violently assaulting a pregnant woman with a metal cane in Westchester after killing her cat, prosecutors said.  New Rochelle resident Joshua Lopez was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday, July 18, in Westchester County Court after pleading guilty to attempted criminal sexual act in the first degree, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, July 22.  According to Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace, Lopez sexually assaulted the woman on May 3, 2024, at his home in New Roc…
‘I Can’t Forget’: New Holland Man Sexually Abused Girl, Lured Teen On Facebook ‘I Can’t Forget’: New Holland Man Sexually Abused Girl, Lured Teen On Facebook
‘I Can’t Forget’: New Holland Man Sexually Abused Girl, Lured Teen On Facebook A Lancaster County predator who sexually assaulted a little girl for years and later tried to lure a teenage girl for sex on Facebook has been sentenced to up to 20 years in state prison, officials announced on Thursday, July 17. Kervin R. Blank, 46, of New Holland, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, July 10 to a series of disturbing charges involving two separate victims — including a now 20-year-old woman who described the assaults in chilling detail during sentencing. “I haven’t forgotten,” she told the court. “I can’t forget.” She was just 10 years old when Blank began abusing her inside a Le…
Shaking Infant, Causing Brain Injury Lands Schenectady Mom In Prison Shaking Infant, Causing Brain Injury Lands Schenectady Mom In Prison
Shaking Infant, Causing Brain Injury Lands Schenectady Mom In Prison A 21-year-old Schenectady mother was sentenced to prison for violently shaking an infant. Julia Servin was sentenced to six years behind bars in Schenectady County Court on Wednesday, July 16, after pleading guilty to felony reckless assault. A 16-year full order of protection was issued for the victim. Servin, then 21, violently shook her nearly 5-month-old baby, causing significant brain trauma and retinal hemorrhaging in June 2024, according to prosecutors. The child was initially brought to Ellis Hospital with suspicious injuries and symptoms. Hospital staff alerted the Schenectady P…