Nassau
Police & Fire
Man Exposes, Touches Himself At Roosevelt Field Mall, Police Say Man Exposes, Touches Himself At Roosevelt Field Mall, Police Say
Man Exposes, Touches Himself At Roosevelt Field Mall, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman in a mall food court. It happened in Garden City on Thursday, May 16, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 10 a.m., Irvin Acevedo Ayala, age 27 of Hempstead, was at the Roosevelt Field Mall food court, located at 630 Old Country Road. He allegedly approached a 62-year-old woman, who was also in the food court, and began exposing and touching his genitals. Police located him nearby and he was arrested without incident. Ayala is charged with public lewdness. He pleaded not guilty at his a…

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by Sophie Grieser
Delaware
Police & Fire
Delco Thieves Made Off With Over $14K In Sunglasses, Troopers Say Delco Thieves Made Off With Over $14K In Sunglasses, Troopers Say
Delco Thieves Made Off With Over $14K In Sunglasses, Troopers Say State police in Delaware County are looking for two people in connection with a May 5 retail theft.  The robbers stole about $14,300 in sunglasses from the LensCrafters at 539 Wilmington West Chester Pike in Glen Mills, troopers said in a release. They fled in a red or burgundy Honda Crosstour with a Delaware license plate, according to investigators. The getaway car had tinted windows, black rims, and a circular sticker on the left side of the bumper.  Facebook/PSP Tips Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Media at 484-840-1000 or submit a tip online.&nb…

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by Mac Bullock
Hampden
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Springfield Shooting ID'd; 14-Year-Old Charged In Slaying Man Killed In Springfield Shooting ID'd; 14-Year-Old Charged In Slaying
Man Killed In Springfield Shooting ID'd; 14-Year-Old Charged In Slaying Police have identified a man who was shot and killed more than a month ago in Springfield, and announced they have arrested a 14-year-old and charged him with the killing.  Railyn Paredes Paulino, 20, of Springfield, was found shot and bleeding in the 0-100 block of Phoenix Street in Springfield just before 1:30 p.m. on April 12, authorities said.  Paramedics rushed him to Baystate Medical Center, where he later died of his wounds, Springfield police said.  On Thursday, May 16, police from multiple agencies arrested 14-year-old Legacy Lopez of springfield. He is being h…

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by Josh Lanier
Carroll
Police & Fire
Westminster Widow Accused Of Killing Husband Dies Awaiting Trial, Officials Say Westminster Widow Accused Of Killing Husband Dies Awaiting Trial, Officials Say
Westminster Widow Accused Of Killing Husband Dies Awaiting Trial, Officials Say A 77-year-old woman accused of beating her husband dead with a cane died while awaiting trial, authorities announced. Gail D’Anthony died on May 13, 2024, while in the custody of the Maryland Department of Health, the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office said in a news release on Friday, May 17. D’Anthony was being held in custody by MDH because it was determined she was not competent to be tried on charges that she'd beaten her husband, John D’ Anthony III, 72, to death with a cane in March 2023. A competency hearing was scheduled for July 9, 2024.  “Gail D’Anthony did …

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by Cecilia Levine
Camden
Police & Fire
FBI Assists In Investigating Human Remains, 3 Cars From Cooper River, Prosecutor Says FBI Assists In Investigating Human Remains, 3 Cars From Cooper River, Prosecutor Says
FBI Assists In Investigating Human Remains, 3 Cars From Cooper River, Prosecutor Says Dive teams pulled three cars and human remains from the Cooper River in Pennsauken on Thursday, May 16, authorities have confirmed. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Pennsauken Police Department removed the vehicles submerged along North Park Drive to the south of Kaighn Avenue in Pennsauken at about 3 p.m. Detectives located human remains inside the driver-side area of one of the vehicles, the prosecutor's office said. The identity of the individual is pending DNA testing, they said. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Pennsauken Police Department were as…

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by Jon Craig
Mahwah-Ramsey
Police & Fire
Giant Among Volunteers, Ramsey's Charles Schucht, 75, To Be Laid To Rest Giant Among Volunteers, Ramsey's Charles Schucht, 75, To Be Laid To Rest
Giant Among Volunteers, Ramsey's Charles Schucht, 75, To Be Laid To Rest 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗘: It's a measure of Charles Schucht's well-known dedication to helping others that he volunteered for the Ramsey Ambulance Corps in his late 60s. "Many people knew Chuck volunteered at RAC, but few realized the extent of his involvement due to his humility," Corps Chief Marc Greenwood said. "Chuck prided himself on participating in almost every single birthday drive by during COVID," Greenwood said. "When he wasn’t spreading cheer, he was helping transport critically ill COVID patients when many other volunteers had to step back for their families." Schucht was on duty in uniform wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Union
Police & Fire
Plainfield Man Gets 20+ For Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor Plainfield Man Gets 20+ For Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
Plainfield Man Gets 20+ For Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Plainfield man was sentenced to 23 years in state prison on Thursday, May 16, for fatally shooting a man in 2022, authorities said. At 4 p.m. on March 11, Plainfield police responded to Johnston Avenue and East 2nd Street and found Eric Williams, a 50-year-old Plainfield resident hit with multiple gunshot wounds, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James Abney said. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Haneef Welch was sentenced after pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter, autho…

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by Sam Barron
Baltimore
Police & Fire
DPW Worker Shot Collecting Trash In Baltimore DPW Worker Shot Collecting Trash In Baltimore
DPW Worker Shot Collecting Trash In Baltimore A 42-year-old Department of Public Works worker was shot Friday, May 17 while collecting trash in Baltimore, authorities said. The worker was on the 800 block of Allendale Street when he was struck by an unidentified male who'd begun shooting around 10:50 a.m., city police said. The worker was then loaded into the DPW vehicle and taken to an area hospital where he is listed in stable condition. Southwest District Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them at 410-396-2488 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.

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by Cecilia Levine
Nassau
Police & Fire
Construction Scam: Man Steals Over $70K From Levittown Homeowner, Police Say Construction Scam: Man Steals Over $70K From Levittown Homeowner, Police Say
Construction Scam: Man Steals Over $70K From Levittown Homeowner, Police Say A man allegedly posed as a construction worker, conning a Long Island homeowner out of tens of thousands. Westchester County resident Martin Ward, age 27 of Yonkers, was arrested on Tuesday, May 14 for the scam, which occurred on Long Island months prior. In March, a Levittown homeowner reached out to Ward after searching Google for someone to fix the cracks in their home’s foundation. The victim, whose identity has not been released, set up an appointment for the next day with Maichel Woods of Empire Foundation and Masonry (authorities allegedly discovered that Ward had been using “Mai…

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by Sophie Grieser
Stafford
Police & Fire
Spotsy Teacher Had Drugs Classroom, Husband Arrested High With 2-Year-Old In Car, Sheriff Says Spotsy Teacher Had Drugs Classroom, Husband Arrested High With 2-Year-Old In Car, Sheriff Says
Spotsy Teacher Had Drugs Classroom, Husband Arrested High With 2-Year-Old In Car, Sheriff Says A Spotsylvania teacher and her husband were both arrested for DUI and child neglect, as both were under the influence in the presence of a 2-year-old child and drugs were found in the woman's classroom, authorities said. Candyce Leigh Carter, 35, and her husband, Kristopher Donald Carter, 34, were both lodged in the Rappahannock Regional Jail following their arrests on May 16, a spokesperson for the Spotsylvania County Sheriff said. A resource officer at the Spotswood Elementary School in Fredericksburg noticed that Candyce Carter, a second-grade teacher, appeared to be under the influence …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lehigh
Police & Fire
Horrifying Details Come To Light In Death Of PA Man Dismembered By Roommate: Officials Horrifying Details Come To Light In Death Of PA Man Dismembered By Roommate: Officials
Horrifying Details Come To Light In Death Of PA Man Dismembered By Roommate: Officials A 33-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged in the killing of his 37-year-old roommate, who had been slain then dismembered just days before his 38th birthday, authorities said. Joshua Douglas Moser has been charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence in the murder of David Hittinger, prosecutors said at a Friday, May 17 press conference.  UPDATE: 33-year-old Joshua Moser is charged with homicide, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence. He’s accused... Posted by Priscilla Liguori on Friday, May 17, 2024 Investigators b…

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by Mac Bullock
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Threats Take Down Bethesda Schools Like Dominos Threats Take Down Bethesda Schools Like Dominos
Threats Take Down Bethesda Schools Like Dominos Threats were being called into Bethesda schools one after the other on Friday, May 17. Walt Whitman High School in Montgomery County was evacuated due to a threat Friday, May 17, around 12:20 p.m., police said. The threat was deemed unfounded just before 1:30 p.m. Twenty minutes later, the Bethesda Elementary School was evacuated due to a threat. The school in lockdown as of 1:50 p.m. At 2 p.m., the threat was deemed unfounded No others had been called in as of 2:50 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine