Rutherford Cops Beat Restrained Man In Ambulance, Deleted Bodycam Footage: Lawsuit
A Bergen County man has filed a lawsuit against the Borough of Rutherford, its police department, and several officers, claiming he was struck while handcuffed and strapped inside an ambulance during a psychiatric transport, and alleges nearly 10 minutes of body camera footage tied to the incident were later removed (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article).
Brian Caughey filed the civil rights suit on Tuesday, May 5, against the borough, Rutherford Police Department, Officer Thomas Kilroe, Officer John Ahearn, and unnamed officers over the Sunday, June 9, 2024 incident following…
East Haven Caretaker Charged In Sister’s Killing Amid Alzheimer’s Struggles
A Connecticut man accused of killing his older sister while serving as her caretaker is being held on a $2 million bond after police said tensions tied to her Alzheimer’s disease had built for months.
Donna Caponero, 69, was killed Friday, May 16, inside her Edgemere Road home in East Haven, according to police. Her brother, Sean McCormack, 56, is now charged with killing her.
McCormack made his first court appearance on Wednesday, and a judge ordered him held on a $2 million bond, WTNH reported. He did not speak at the arraignment hearing.
McCormack had been caring for his sister after he…
10-Year-Old Albany Boy Snatched, Beaten, Strangled By Mom And Boyfriend: Authorities
A New York couple kidnapped and beat a 10-year-old boy in a locked room in Albany, authorities announced Thursday, May 7.
Evita Torres, 43, and Joseph Crespo, 44, were hit with kidnapping, assault, and conspiracy charges, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Torres is the mother of the 10-year-old victim, while Crespo is her boyfriend but not the boy’s father, according to the district attorney’s office.
The boy was kidnapped, kept locked in a room, and beaten with a broomstick in the couple's apartment on Second Avenue, prosecutors said. Torres also strangled the boy at one …
Woman Stabbed To Death By Valley Stream Housemate In Crime Spree, Fundraiser Launched
After a Long Island woman was stabbed to death by her housemate in a deadly crime spree last week, her loved ones have launched an online fundraiser to support her.
Eddy Raquel Hernandez Castillo, 32, was fatally stabbed at her Valley Stream home on Friday, May 1.
She was the second of two victims of Rony Yahir Alvarenga Rivera, a 22-year-old man who killed two women in the early hours of Friday, May 1, according to police.
Alvarenga Rivera first killed Ana Maria del Aguila Cordova, who worked alongside him at a Wendy’s in North Long Beach, shortly after midnight, cops said. He then retur…
Murder: Wellesley Mom With Neck Injury Leads Police To 2 Children Found Dead In Home, Cops Say
A 49-year-old accupuncturist found bleeding in Vermont led police to a horrific discovery in Massachusetts, authorities said.
Janette R. MacAusland, 49, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, is charged as a fugitive from justice tied to a murder investigation after two children were found dead inside her home, according to police in Vermont.
According to The Independent, MacAusland's husband of nine years, Samuel MacAusland, had filed for divorce last October. The two were allegedly involved in a bitter custody battle over the 6- and 7-year-old children.
The Bennington Police Department was contact…
Town Of Clinton Cop Stalked Ex, Tracked Her Car With Device: Prosecutor
A New Jersey police officer has been arrested and charged with stalking and violating a restraining order, authorities said.
Joseph D. Pietraszewski, 29, of Readington Township, a Town of Clinfton officer, was arrested on Friday, April 10, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said.
Pietraszewski was placed on administrative leave on Friday ,March 27 after making concerning comments to a co-worker about an ex-girlfriend, Robeson said.
Investigators later met with the victim, who reported that Pietraszewski appeared at locations where the victim was present on multiple occasions, Robeso…
Infant, Woman Struck During Beating By Coatesville Man, Prosecutors Say
A violent domestic assault case involving a woman and an infant is moving forward in Lancaster County court, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, April 7.
Dajzhon Williams-Toney, 24, of Coatesville, will face trial in the Court of Common Pleas after Judge Mary Sponaugle held all charges for court following a preliminary hearing on Monday, March 17, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
Williams-Toney is charged with endangering the welfare of children, two counts of simple assault, and two counts of harassment.
He is accused of attacking a woman while she held a baby i…
75-Year-Old Woman Choked, Punched, Slammed In Brutal Williston Park Assault: Police
A Long Island man choked, punched, and beat a 75-year-old woman inside a home, leaving her hospitalized, police said Thursday, April 2.
John Strano, a 37-year-old Williston Park man, began arguing with the elderly woman inside a Broad Street home on Wednesday, April 1 before he physically attacked her, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Strano pushed the woman to the ground, then slammed her head into the floor multiple times, investigators said. He punched her in the face several times while she was on the ground, struck her in the head with a metal object, then choked her, cops sai…
Inwood Dad’s Killing Of Infant Daughter Ends In Guilty Plea: Prosecutors
A Long Island man has admitted to beating his 2-month-old daughter to death in a fit of rage, authorities announced Wednesday, April 1.
Marlon Rabanales Pretzantzin, a 20-year-old Inwood father, copped to one count of second-degree murder on Tuesday, March 31, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. He faces 21 years to life in prison.
“Little Liseyda was mercilessly beaten by her own father, who dislocated her neck during his onslaught, leading to her death,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said.
Rabanales Pretzantzin was home alone on March 7, 2025, with his two children, a 14…
Teen Poured Hot Liquid On Grandmother’s Fiancé Before Stabbing In East Northport: Authorities
A Long Island teenager threw hot liquid on his grandmother’s fiancé before stabbing the man to death, authorities said Monday, March 30.
Noel Bermudez-Chin, 18, suffers from schizophrenia, his family told Newsday following his arraignment on Monday, adding he refused to take medication for his mental illness.
Prosecutors said Bermudez-Chin tossed a pot of hot oil and hot water on Joseph Falvo, 61, at the family’s residence in East Northport just before 4 a.m. Sunday, March 29, then stabbed Falvo in the back, neck, and chest, according to WNBC.
The teen’s grandmother, Cecilia Bermudez, was …
Gunman Killed Bridgeport Firefighter Out Of Jealousy After Breaking Into Ex's Home: Report
A Connecticut firefighter was killed over the weekend in a lovers' triangle between the woman he was seeing and her ex-boyfriend, according to a new report citing the affidavit in the case.
Terrence Cramer, 41, of Bridgeport, was shot and killed on Sunday, March 29, at a Stratford woman’s home after her ex-boyfriend, Jabari Bush, broke in and was angered to see her with another man, CBS News reported. Police said the encounter escalated quickly.
The ex-girlfriend told investigators that Bush punched her in the face and shouted, "You're here with another man," before he shot Cramer in the up…
Woman Hit Wife With Car, Baseball Bat In Schenectady, She Admits In Plea Deal
A New York woman admitted to attacking her wife and a friend with a car and a baseball bat before leading state police on high-speed chases with kids in the car, authorities said Friday, March 27.
Juanita Moore, a 25-year-old Schenectady resident, copped to one count of first-degree assault and one count of first-degree attempted assault on Wednesday, March 25, the Schenectady County District Attorney’s office said.
The incident began on Halloween 2024, when Moore hopped in a Hertz rental car and drove to a home “where she knew her wife was staying with a friend,” the district attorney’s of…
NJ Resident Admits To Beating Aunts To Death In Spring Valley Hours After Dancing On TikTok
A New Jersey resident has admitted to killing two family members in a brutal double homicide inside a Rockland County home last year.
Bergen County resident Alan Abad, also known as Alina Abad, 20, of Westwood, pleaded guilty Tuesday, March 24, in Rockland County Court to first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder, the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office announced.
The charges stem from a deadly attack on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at a home on Gesner Drive in Spring Valley.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, prosecutors said Abad fatally beat their aunts, Ev…
Bay Shore Man Sexually Abused Girlfriend’s 8-Year-Old Daughter For Years, Jury Finds
A Long Island man was convicted of sexually abusing his girlfriend’s grade school-age daughter for more than four years, authorities announced Tuesday, March 24.
The 39-year-old Bay Shore man, whose name is being withheld to protect the identity of the child victim, was found guilty by a jury on Monday, March 23, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
The man began abusing the young girl when she was 8 years old in June 2020, investigators said. The abuse allegedly continued until December 2024.
At first, the suspect was watching the victim while her mother was at work, accord…
Suspected Meth, Counterfeit Stickers, Alcohol Found On Man Fleeing Domestic Violence: Lititz PD
Suspected methamphetamine, counterfeit inspection stickers, and an open container of alcohol were allegedly found after a Lititz man fled a domestic violence strangulation, police announced on Monday, March 16.
Michael M. Hanna, 53, of Lititz, was charged after officers responded to the first block of East Lincoln Avenue in Lititz around 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, according to Lititz Borough police.
The victim told officers an argument turned physical and Hanna grabbed the victim by the neck, making it difficult to breathe, police said.
Hanna left before officers arrived but was apprehe…
PA Man Sentenced For Putting Kids In Kennels, Feeding Them From Dog Bowls Over Years Of Abuse
**WARNING THIS CASE IS DISTURBING**
A Pennsylvania man who forced children to eat from dog bowls, locked them in kennels, and used a knife to terrorize them during decades of sexual abuse has been sentenced, a person who was at the court and is familiar with the case told Daily Voice.
Andrew William Allamon Sr., 55, of Newport, was convicted by a Perry County jury after a four-day trial of rape, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual assault, indecent assault of a child, and endangering the welfare of a child, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General's office previously announced bac…
Former Officer Who Attacked Trooper With Screwdriver After Somers Stabbing Gets Prison
A former police officer will spend the next decade in prison for a violent domestic attack that left a victim stabbed roughly 15 times inside a Westchester County home.
Heriberto Andujar, 52, of Somers, also known as Eric Andujar, was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 26, in Westchester County Court to 10 years in state prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced Friday, Feb. 27.
Andujar pleaded guilty in January to first-degree assault in connection with the Dec. 5, 2024, attack.
As Daily Voice previously reported, New Yor…
Woman Shot Dead Through Window In Poconos Area Home Identified As Suspect’s Girlfriend: Police
A woman was shot and killed outside a home in the Poconos after a man fired a handgun through a window, police announced on Friday, Feb. 27.
Eric Chisolm, 47, of Blakeslee, is charged with the death of a 46-year-old woman found in the driveway of a home on the 3200 block of Mountain Terrace, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police.
Officers were dispatched to 3233 Mountain Terrace at 10:37 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, after Chisolm called 911 and reported he had shot a burglar who was outside his window, police said.
When officers arrived, they found the woman deceased in the driveway. …
Murder-suicide: Police ID Woodbridge Woman Who Killed Husband, 2-Year-Old Son, Mother-In-Law
New details have been released by police in Virginia after a woman killed her husband, 2-year-old son, and mother-in-law.
Ziyi Lu, 35, has been identified as the suspect in a murder-suicide in Woodbridge that left four people dead on Saturday morning.
Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called shortly after 8 a.m. on Feb. 21 to a home in the 3400 block of Vale Court in Woodbridge, where there was a reported stabbing.
Upon arrival, first responders found Lu, her mother-in-law, Kegang Xie, 69, her husband, Danxiong Gao, 40, and their 2-year-old son all suffer…
Framingham Woman Killed By Former NFL Player ID'd: Police
Authorities have identified the 29-year-old Massachusetts native as the woman who police say was killed by a former NFL linebacker.
Gabriella Perpetuo, 29, of Framingham, Massachusetts, was found dead inside her home in Hamilton County, Tennessee, last week, officials said. Her boyfriend, former linebacker Darron Lee, 31, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies were called to Perpetuo's home Thursday afternoon, Feb. 5, where they found her unresponsive. They attempted CPR, but responders could n…
