Cumberland Salem
Police & Fire
Hammer-Wielding Man Convicted Of Murder In Attack At South Jersey Truck Stop: Prosecutor Hammer-Wielding Man Convicted Of Murder In Attack At South Jersey Truck Stop: Prosecutor
Hammer-Wielding Man Convicted Of Murder In Attack At South Jersey Truck Stop: Prosecutor A 43-year-old man from Burlington County has been found guilty of murder for repeatedly striking a Deleware man in the head with a hammer at a Salem County truck stop, authorities said. Marchello D. Williams, of Browns Mills, was convicted on Thursday, May 16 of first-degree murder and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon for causing the death of Tysheem Porter, 47, of Newark, Delaware, according to Salem County Prosecutor  Kristin J. Telsey Just before 11 p.m. on May 6, 2021, Porter was attacked while sitting in a chair in the lounge of the Flying J Truck Stop in Carneys Poi…

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by Jon Craig
Stafford
Police & Fire
Cocaine Goes Airborne Like Snow In Drug Dealer's Taxi Cab Arrest In Stafford, Sheriff Says Cocaine Goes Airborne Like Snow In Drug Dealer's Taxi Cab Arrest In Stafford, Sheriff Says
Cocaine Goes Airborne Like Snow In Drug Dealer's Taxi Cab Arrest In Stafford, Sheriff Says A 52-year-old drug dealer was arrested during a chaotic in which a bag of cocaine popped, its contents blasted across arresting deputies in Stafford, authorities said. Shaheim Perry, the suspect of an ongoing drug distribution case, was spotted getting into a cab with a small child on Wednesday, May 15 around 2:40 p.m., Sheriff David Decatur said. Believing Perry was heading to his home in England Run, deputies were informed of the situation and flooded the Warrenton Road area. As the cab got off I-95 and onto Northbound Warrenton Road, deputies got behind it in order to conduct a high-risk…

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by Cecilia Levine
Prince George's
Police & Fire
Police ID 19-Year-Old District Man Fatally Shot In Prince George's County Park Police ID 19-Year-Old District Man Fatally Shot In Prince George's County Park
Police ID 19-Year-Old District Man Fatally Shot In Prince George's County Park A 19-year-old man from DC was found shot to death in a Prince George's County park, according to police. David Frye has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person found with a fatal gunshot wound in a Fort Washington park early on Wednesday morning. At approximately 6:40 a.m. on May 15, officers and Maryland-National Capital Park Police members were called to a park in the 11900 block of Autumnwood Lane, where there were reports of an unconscious man. Upon arrival, they found Frye suffering from a gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scen…

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by Zak Failla
Bucks
Police & Fire
Accused Bucks Spree Killer 'Refused' To Leave Jail Cell For Hearing, DA Says Accused Bucks Spree Killer 'Refused' To Leave Jail Cell For Hearing, DA Says
Accused Bucks Spree Killer 'Refused' To Leave Jail Cell For Hearing, DA Says Andre Gordon Jr. will stand trial for the murders of three family members in Falls Township in March, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office says.  Gordon Jr., 26, had a preliminary hearing held in absentia on Wednesday, May 15 after he "refused to come out of his jail cell to be transported to the Justice Center," according to prosecutors.  During the hearing, Magisterial District Judge Terrence Hughes reviewed photos, heard 911 calls, and watched body camera footage from the March 16 spree killing.  Authorities have said Gordon Jr. stole a car in Trenton, dr…

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by Mac Bullock
Darien
Police & Fire
Smash-Grab Burglary: Suspects Caught On Video After Darien Jewelry Store Incident Smash-Grab Burglary: Suspects Caught On Video After Darien Jewelry Store Incident
Smash-Grab Burglary: Suspects Caught On Video After Darien Jewelry Store Incident Four suspects are at large after an overnight burglary at a jewelry store in Fairfield County. It happened at about 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15, in Darien at David Harvey Jewelers at 995 Post Rd. (Route 1). Upon arrival, officers discovered a smashed front door and scattered jewelry on the sidewalk. Numerous display cases were smashed inside the store, with jewelry strewn across the floor. Video surveillance footage released by the Darien Police Department revealed the suspects wearing masks and gloves, forcibly entering the premises with a sledgehammer, and proceeding to ransack …

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by Joe Lombardi
Hampden
Police & Fire
Woman Slain In Springfield Domestic Assault ID'd; More Charges Coming For Alleged Killer Woman Slain In Springfield Domestic Assault ID'd; More Charges Coming For Alleged Killer
Woman Slain In Springfield Domestic Assault ID'd; More Charges Coming For Alleged Killer A 45-year-old Springfield woman who was severely attacked during a domestic dispute died early Thursday morning, May 16, of her wounds after more than two weeks in the hospital, authorities said.  Quitiza L. Holmes, of the Burton/Holmes family, was found suffering from a severe head wound just before 5 a.m. on April 30 at a home on Federal Street.  Kenneth Robson, 67, of Springfield, was arrested and charged with armed assault to murder, the Hampden District Attorney said. Prosecutors plan to charge him with murder following Quitiza's death.  Robson was being held …

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by Josh Lanier
Morris
Police & Fire
Woman Busted At Hotel Had $5K In Outstanding Warrants: Mt Olive PD Woman Busted At Hotel Had $5K In Outstanding Warrants: Mt Olive PD
Woman Busted At Hotel Had $5K In Outstanding Warrants: Mt Olive PD A woman was arrested at a hotel in Morris County on the morning of Thursday, May 14,  when police discovered she had two active warrants for her arrest, totaling $5,000 authorities said. At 10:27 a.m. police were at the Baymont by Wyndham in Budd Lake when they noticed Monika Bassett outside the front of the hotel, Mt. Olive police said. Police searched her credentials and found the two active warrants for her arrest- one from Mt. Olive Township for $2,500 and one from Rockaway Boro for $2,500 said, Mt. Olive police said. Officers placed her under arrest and she was transported to head…

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by Sam Barron
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Two More Arrested For Assault, Robbery Of Off-Duty Philly Cop: Authorities Two More Arrested For Assault, Robbery Of Off-Duty Philly Cop: Authorities
Two More Arrested For Assault, Robbery Of Off-Duty Philly Cop: Authorities Police have announced two more arrests in the May 12 incident that sent an off-duty PPD officer to the hospital.  Twenty-three-year-old Cian Dennis, formerly identified as "Duke," and 24-year-old Khamil Brown are in custody, authorities said.  Officials said the incident happened Sunday afternoon on the 2100 block of West Oxford Street in North Philadelphia. Officer Eric Rodriguez was waiting in traffic and honked his horn before Dennis came up and punched him in the face, according to PPD.  When Rodriguez got out of his car and identified himself as a policeman,…

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by Mac Bullock
Atlantic
Police & Fire
Galloway Man Awaiting Prison Sentence Shot, Killed Another Man In Pleasantville: Prosecutors Galloway Man Awaiting Prison Sentence Shot, Killed Another Man In Pleasantville: Prosecutors
Galloway Man Awaiting Prison Sentence Shot, Killed Another Man In Pleasantville: Prosecutors An Atlantic County man was accused of killing another man while waiting to be sentenced to prison, authorities said. Kalief Lyons, 35, of Galloway Township, was arrested on Saturday, May 10, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Thursday, May 16. He was facing charges in the shooting death of 38-year-old Baseem Taliaferro of Galloway. Pleasantville police responded to a ShotSpotter alert of several shots fired at 9 West Pleasant Avenue at around 11:02 p.m. on Friday, May 9. Officers found Taliaferro inside a first-floor apartment with a gunshot wound to his …

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by Chris Spiker
Northampton
Police & Fire
72-Year-Old Missing In Northampton County, Authorities Say (UPDATED) 72-Year-Old Missing In Northampton County, Authorities Say (UPDATED)
72-Year-Old Missing In Northampton County, Authorities Say (Updated) Update: The subject of this report has been located safely, police said.  Police are looking for a man last seen in Bath on Wednesday morning, May 15.  Stanley Olanin, 72, was last spotted on the 2400 block of East Scenic Drive in Moore Township, authorities said. Anyone with information is asked to call Moore Township PD at 610-330-2200. 

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by Mac Bullock
Stafford
Police & Fire
Man Who Sodomized Child In His Stafford Home Served With 18 Sex Offense Warrants, Sheriff Says Man Who Sodomized Child In His Stafford Home Served With 18 Sex Offense Warrants, Sheriff Says
Man Who Sodomized Child In His Stafford Home Served With 18 Sex Offense Warrants, Sheriff Says A 41-year-old man has been arrested after a child under 13 years old came forward with horrifying allegations, authorities in Stafford said. The victim told a social services worker that Marvin Schaeffer Jr. forced them into sex acts at his home in South Stafford, County Sheriff David Decatur said. The victim reported the alleged incidents earlier this month, the sheriff said. Schaeffer was arrested on 18 total sex offense warrants including six counts of forcible sodomy, six counts of object sexual penetration, and six counts of aggravated sexual battery of a victim under the age of 13. H…

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by Cecilia Levine
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect In Custody After Man Found Shot To Death Inside Baltimore Vehicle, Police Say Murder Suspect In Custody After Man Found Shot To Death Inside Baltimore Vehicle, Police Say
Murder Suspect In Custody After Man Found Shot To Death Inside Baltimore Vehicle, Police Say A week after a 33-year-old man was found shot to death inside a vehicle in Baltimore, police say that they've apprehended their suspect. Montay Brown, 19, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection to a fatal shooting last week, authorities announced on Thursday. Montay Brown Baltimore Police Department Shortly after 4 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the unit block of East 21st Street, where they found a man inside a vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Paramedics were called to the scene and …

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by Zak Failla