DC Police Found Crashed Motorcycle Saturday Night, But Rider Was Nowhere To Be Found: MPD
Police found a crashed motorcycle in DC, but it would be hours before they discovered the 18-year-old rider who had been thrown from it and died.
The rider, identified as Southeast DC resident Francisco Benavides, was found unconscious and not breathing on Sunday, Oct. 18, after officers initially discovered his motorcycle near Suitland Parkway and Stanton Road SE at approximately 10:40 p.m. the previous night, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Investigators said Benavides was speeding when he lost control of the motorcycle, struck a guardrail, and was thrown from the bike, w…
Parolee Caught With Stolen, Defaced Handguns In Deerpark Goes Back To Prison
A 34-year-old Orange County man who was caught with two loaded handguns during a parole compliance check, including one reported stolen and another with a defaced serial number, is going back to prison.
Jesus Ramos, of Port Jervis, received the sentence in Orange County Court on Monday, Oct. 19, following his guilty plea to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced Thursday, Oct. 22.
The case stems from a search of Ramos' residence on Route 42 in Sparrowbush, located in the Town of Deerpark, on Tuesday, July 7, while h…
Stamford Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind West Haven Woman During Home Invasion: DA
A Connecticut man who robbed and sexually assaulted a legally blind West Haven business owner has been convicted on all four charges in the case, prosecutors said.
Terrell Meynard, 44, was found guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 21, of a vicious Aug. 18, 2024, attack at H & M Bio Therapy on Main Street in West Haven, State’s Attorney Margaret E. Kelley announced.
The 57-year-old woman ran the massage business on the first floor and lived upstairs and was assaulted after Meynard kept ringing her doorbell. When she went to see who it was, he pushed his way inside, grabbed her neck, and …
NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police
A woman escaped a car crash near Interstate 95 in Westport after her former partner struck her and kept her from leaving his car, police said.
Vanderval Ferreira, 28, of Port Chester, New York, faces kidnapping and attempted assault charges stemming from the Thursday incident, according to Westport police.
The woman agreed to meet Ferreira and got into his BMW, police said. He had called and texted her repeatedly after their relationship ended, including sending threats to kill her, authorities said.
Ferreira drove “extremely erratically” through Westport, police said. When the woman tried…
DC Felons Wanted An Audience For Their Guns, Got Federal Investigators Instead: DOJ
Turns out, the feds have Internet access too.
Two felons in the DMV weren't shy about showing off their guns for social media clout.
Federal investigators in DC were watching the whole time.
The online showboating helped launch a federal probe that ultimately landed Travis Foster, 25, and Reginald Monroe, 23, both of DC, in prison after authorities uncovered an arsenal of firearms, hundreds of suspected fentanyl pills, and evidence of drug dealing.
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The two men were sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 22, to a combined 103 months behind bars, federal prosecutors …
‘Bounty’ On Missing Man Led To Kidnapping; 2 Charged With Murder: Reading Police
A Pennsylvania man with a “bounty” placed on his head was lured into an alley, assaulted, and later handed over to two armed men now facing murder charges, police announced Thursday, Oct. 22.
Luke Foxx, 21, and Josiah Vaux, 23, were taken into custody in connection with the disappearance of Michael Petrino Jr., who was reported missing by family members in western Lebanon County in late March, according to Reading police.
Both men face second-degree murder, kidnapping, and related charges following a seven-month investigation, police said. Reading officers and the United States Marshals Ser…
West Hempstead Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say
A would-be arsonist tried to start a fire inside a Long Island synagogue, but his efforts failed and he ended up burning a bush, police said.
Azzm Khan, 29, of Lakeview, was arrested following the incident outside Young Israel of West Hempstead late Wednesday night, Oct. 21, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops initially responded to a criminal mischief complaint around 11:30 p.m. on Hempstead Avenue, where a Nassau County Police Department auxiliary vehicle’s side mirror had been damaged, police said.
While officers searched for the suspect, another man stopped them and reported…
Same Two Men Charged In Separate Landover Murders Nine Days Apart: Police
Two murders. Nine days apart. Two of the same accused killers. And Maryland investigators say there's no indication the deadly shootings are connected.
Devin Spivey, 22, of Laurel, and Shamar Evans, 19, of Washington, DC, are now charged in both October 2024 murders in Landover, where 18-year-old Kesean Pollard and 29-year-old Tresean Sparrow Bey were gunned down in separate shootings that remain under investigation by Prince George's County Police.
The first killing occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, when Pollard was found suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in the 7100 block o…
Watervliet Road Rage Incident Escalated When Driver Pulled Gun, Police Say
A Capital Region man pulled a gun on another driver during a road rage dispute on Interstate 787, state police said.
Matthew R. Kuznia, 33, of Gansevoort, was arrested Sunday, Oct. 18, following the incident in Watervliet, New York State Police said.
Troopers responded around 1:15 a.m. Sunday after the report of a road rage incident in Watervliet and determined Kuznia pointed the weapon at another person while driving northbound on I-787, authorities said.
No one was injured in the incident, but Kuznia was cuffed and arraigned Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Watervliet City Court on charges of second-…
Drug Dealer Caught Slinging Coke From Deer Park Auto Shop Found Guilty, Authorities Say
A Long Island drug dealer who was selling cocaine from his auto repair shop was convicted Thursday, Oct. 22, authorities said.
Uriel Rose, 43, of Bay Shore, had an extensive criminal history even before he was found guilty on more than a dozen charges at his bench trial, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Cops began investigating Rose’s Deer Park auto shop, Beema Boyz, in June 2024, and an undercover detective bought cocaine from Rose seven times during the 10-month probe, authorities said.
The investigation culminated in a raid on April 10, 2025, officials said. Rose was …
Fentanyl, Meth, ‘Ghost Gun’ Sold By Trafficking Ring In Dauphin County; 3 Wanted: AG
A central Pennsylvania trafficking ring sold fentanyl, methamphetamine, and firearms across four counties, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 22, announcing charges against five people — three of whom remained wanted.
The long-term investigation uncovered drug sales in Dauphin, Blair, Cumberland, and Clinton counties, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday’s office.
Marcus A. Denson, Jovar Hairston, Larry Minnifield, Alisha Massa, and Gregory Johnson were charged this week with felony drug trafficking and related offenses, authorities said.
Massa and Johnson were arrested Wednesday, Oct. 2…
