PA Man Guilty Of Beating Woman To Death, Leaving Body In Hazle Township Motel Bathtub: State
A Bucks County man has been convicted of murder in the brutal 2021 beating death of 41-year-old Helena Johnson, authorities announced.
Michael Sarmiento, 40, of Quakertown, was found guilty of third-degree murder but mentally ill by Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Vough on Wednesday morning, Feb. 26. The ruling carries the same legal weight as a third-degree murder conviction but allows Sarmiento to receive mental health treatment while incarcerated, state Attorney General Dave Sunday announced.
Johnson, a Massachusetts resident, was found dead on June 6, 2021, inside a Hazle Township…
Failed Heist: Would-Be Thief Rams Stolen Car Into Loudoun Guns In Leesburg: Police
A would-be burglar with big plans and bad execution crashed a stolen car into the front doors of a Loudoun County gun store, only to walk away empty-handed, according to police.
Leesburg officers responded to Loudoun Guns, in the 300 block of Industrial Court SE, around 3 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, after reports of a burglary attempt, authorities said.
When they arrived, they found a vehicle had been smashed into the front doors in an attempt to break in, but the suspect (or suspects) never made it inside, and nothing was stolen.
The car, found abandoned at the scene, had been reported stole…
Trio Of Children Steal $1.5K In Vapes From Shippensburg Store, PA State Police Chambersburg Say
A group of young teens broke into a Shippensburg store and made off with $1,500 worth of vape pens, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, Feb. 9.
The burglary occurred on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at the Asian Express Mart on the 300 block of S Fayette Street in Southampton Township, police said.
The suspects, two 13-year-old boys and one 14-year-old boy, allegedly targeted the store during the early morning hours, taking high-value vape products, investigators revealed.
Surveillance footage and evidence collected at the scene are part of the ongoing investigation, according to PSP C…
Hundreds In Change Stolen In 3 Burglaries At Lebanon Business: Police
A Lebanon man is accused of breaking into the same business three times in a string of commercial burglaries, stealing hundreds in change and a weed-whacker, police announced.
Alberto Santiago-Pagan, 36, was identified as a suspect after Lebanon City Police investigated three break-ins in the area of 12th Street and Walnut Street on Jan. 25, Jan. 28, and Jan. 31, according to a release on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Surveillance footage helped detectives track Santiago-Pagan, and on Jan. 31, officers executed a search warrant at his home in the 1100 block of Walnut Street, uncovering evidence tying hi…
DC Man Convicted Of Murder, Child Abuse In Death Of GF’s Toddler In Montgomery County
A District man has been convicted of murder and child abuse in the horrific death of his girlfriend’s 16-month-old son, Montgomery County prosecutors announced.
Marlon Adilson Melendez, 30, is facing life in prison, plus 65 years when he is sentenced in June in conection to the death of the boy in Silver Spring.
The case began on March 11, 2023, when the child’s mother called 911, reporting that her son was not breathing after they had fallen asleep, police said. The child was pronounced dead at the hospital, and an autopsy revealed signs of child abuse, investigators said.
While inte…
