Harrison Jones Sentenced After Driving 700+ Miles To Torch Bensalem Home, Kill Dogs: DA
A Michigan man who drove more than 700 miles to torch a Pennsylvania home while six people were inside—killing two dogs and nearly taking multiple lives—has been sentenced, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
Harrison Jones, of Rockford, Michigan, was convicted of six counts of attempted homicide, arson, risking catastrophe, and related offenses for the early morning fire on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.
Flames consumed the two-story home on the 5200 block of Merganser Way in Bensalem just before 5:30 a.m., resulting in a total loss. Six adult residents were injured while escaping the…
Man Steals Electronics From Elementary School In Rye, Caught In Another State: Police
A Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with a burglary at a Westchester County, NY school earlier this month, police announced.
The incident happened on the night of Monday, Sept. 8, when the Bruno M. Ponterio Ridge Street School in Rye Brook, part of the Blind Brook School District, was broken into, the Rye Brook Police Department said on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
Several electronic devices belonging to the school district were stolen, according to authorities.
Police began investigating and, with help from the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, West…
Family Charged In Murder Of Missing NJ Man: Camden County Prosecutor
Three people, a husband and wife and their son are charged with murdering a Deptford man whose body remains missing, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 11.
On Saturday, June 14, Harold Miller, a Deptford man was reported missing after he was playing cards with friends on Thursday, June 12, County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said.. Miller's empty vehicle was located in Pennsauken on June 14, authorities said.
During the investigation, detectives located surveillance video and cell phone data that showed Miller entered a residence on the …
They Tried Silencing Their Eat Rutherford Victim, But Her Screams Led To Their Arrests: Cops
Three men who police say pointed a gun at a woman sitting in her car — prompting her to scream for help — and then pushed her to the ground and covered her mouth when she tried to scream again have been charged, authorities said.
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella identified the suspects as Jamil N. Tuncer, 24, of Wallington; Jakub P. Lepianka, 23, of Passaic; and Michael A. Rodriguez, 27, of Passaic.
The incident happened Tuesday, July 8, at approximately 1:30 a.m., near Paterson Avenue and Clifton Avenue, Musella said. An officer on routine patrol when he heard a woman yelling for help…
Paterson Man Charged In 2023 Fatal Shooting After Arrest In Florida, Prosecutor Says
A Paterson man has been charged in connection with a 2023 fatal shooting in the city and extradited from Florida to face murder charges, authorities said.
Joshua Perez, 38, is charged with murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray said in a joint statement.
On Nov. 10, 2023, at approximately 12:44 a.m., Paterson police were dispatched to Park Avenue and Straight Street on a report of a shooting, Valdes and Murray said. Officers found a 33-year-o…
Suspects Hundreds Of Miles From Home Linked To Violent Armed CVS Robbery In Potomac: Police
Two out-of-state men are accused of driving hundreds of miles from their hometowns to Maryland, where they held up a CVS location during a violent robbery, police say.
Shakir Dequan Jude, 31, of Cary, North Carolina, and Justin Thomas Whitaker, 32, of Brooklyn, are both facing charges in connection with a May armed robbery in Potomac, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
At around 3:20 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, the masked duo entered the CVS in the 7900 block of Tuckerman Lane wearing gloves and armed with handguns.
Police said they forced t…
Gaithersburg Murder Suspect Nabbed In Texas Hours After Partner Shot To Death, Police Say
A wanted fugitive accused of killing his partner in Maryland was tracked down hundreds of miles away in Texas, authorities announced.
Luis Antonio Quintanilla, 39, is sitting in a Texas jail after being arrested in Irving on Monday, Sept. 1 after local authorities were alerted that he was wanted for murder in Montgomery County, according to police.
Detectives say Quintanilla fatally shot his partner, 35-year-old Maritza Ferman Sorto, outside their shared home in the 9000 block of Centerway Road in Gaithersburg.
On Sunday, Aug. 31, at about 2:42 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call report…
Fugitives Wanted For Murder Captured In Harrisburg, Await Extradition In Georgia Homicide Case
Two fugitives accused of killing a father of four in Georgia have been captured in Harrisburg and are now being held in Dauphin County Prison, authorities announced.
Jayden Myquele Hooks, 21, and Malik Iverson Drake, 23, were taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and booked into the Dauphin County Prison on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2025, according to inmate records.
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Both men are charged with felony murder and aggravated assault in connection to the March 21, 2024 killing of Curtis Coleman in Cobb County, Georgia, authorities confirme…
Beverly Murder Suspect Arrested In Virginia: Prosecutor
A New Jersey man has been arrested in Virginia in connection with the fatal shooting of a local resident two months ago, authorities said.
James H. McDowell Jr., 33, of Beverly City, was charged with murder, certain persons not to have firearms, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and City of Burlington Police Chief Ryan P. Elbertson said in a joint statement.
McDowell was taken into custody in Roanoke, VA, on Aug. 15 and lodged in the Roanoke City Adult Detention Center pending extra…
Home Improvement Scammer Who Swindled Elderly Glen Rock Victim Out Of $25K In Custody: Cops
A New York man accused of scamming elderly North Jersey residents out of nearly half a million dollars has been caught, authorities said.
At 12:07 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11, the NYPD apprehended Abba Cohen, 40, of Flushing, NY, who was wanted out of Glen Rock having previously been arrested and released out of Woodland Park, local officials said Monday, Aug. 18.
In Glen Rock, Cohen was sought on charges of conspiracy to commit theft by deception and receiving stolen property stemming from a January 2024 home improvement scam that cost an elderly resident $25,800, Police Chief Dean A…
Sex Assault Suspect Wanted After Skipping Court On 1991 Hillsdale, Wash Twp Case: Officials
Authorities are searching for a 59-year-old former Bergen County man accused of sexually assaulting a child decades ago after he failed to show up for a court hearing, prosecutors said Thursday, Aug. 14.
Jed D. Phykitt, of Dalton, MN, and formerly of Washington Township, NJ, was indicted on five counts of second-degree sexual assault related to allegations from the early 1990s, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said this week.
Phykitt was first arrested in February 2025 in Minnesota after a nearly year-long investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, wit…
York Sex Offender Twice Escapes To Mexico — Caught Again After Years On The Run: US Marshals
A convicted York sex offender who twice bolted to Mexico to dodge child pornography charges has been caught — again — after years on the run, U.S. Marshals announced Thursday, Aug. 7.
Harrison Michael Rineholt, 51, was wanted by the York County Sheriff’s Office since Aug. 11, 2023, for bail violations tied to child pornography and failing to provide accurate sex offender registration information, according to officials. York City Police had also been after him since May 21, 2024, for failing to register as a sex offender.
The fugitive was tracked to Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, where U.S. Ma…
Man Wanted In Waterbury Murder Arrested Following Florida Traffic Stop; 2 Men Remain On Run
Florida police have arrested a man wanted in a 2018 Connecticut murder, while two other suspects remain on the run, authorities said.
Kevin Dias, 33, was arrested during a traffic stop in Mascotte, Florida, Waterbury police said Wednesday, July 9. Dias is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and is being held in Florida on $1.5 million bond.
He is expected to be extradited to Connecticut, although an exact date has not been announced.
Dias is accused of fatally shooting Henrry Ayala on Nov. 5, 2018, outside a home on Knollwood Circle in Waterbury, according to authorities.
Police are …
Fugitive Wanted For Killing Father In Maryland Caught In Maine After Months On The Run: Police
A Maryland man wanted for allegedly murdering his father earlier this year was captured in Maine after spending months on the run using a fake name, state police said.
Jabril Roynell Walters, 31, of Salisbury, was arrested Tuesday, July 8, by the Maine Violent Offender Task Force in Auburn, according to Maryland State Police.
He’s accused of fatally shooting his father, Roy Walters, 57, inside his Salisbury apartment in late February.
Investigators believe Walters fled to Maine shortly after the murder and had been using an alias to avoid being apprehended.
A homicide investigat…
Roselle Man Robbed Supermarket At Knifepoint: Linden PD
A 29-year-old Roselle man was arrested and charged with robbing a grocery store in Linden at knifepoint, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 1.
At 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, Nigel Cummings walked behind the counter at the New Way Supermarket at 816 E. St. George Avenue, Linden police said. While brandishing a knife, he grabbed the clerk and demanded money from the register. The clerk was not injured, police said.
Cummings was arrested on Friday, May 30 in Upper Merion, Pennsylvania, police said. He is being held there while pending extradition to New Jersey, police said.
He is charg…
Philly Exotic Dancer's Body Found Stuffed In Futon, Co-Worker Arrested 3,732 Miles Away
A 21-year-old woman was found dead, stuffed inside a futon in her Philadelphia apartment, and her alleged killer has been captured overseas, authorities announced on Friday, June 27.
The body of Yuleisy Carolina Torrelles-Martinez was discovered on Saturday, April 5, inside her living room couch in the 4400 block of Frankford Avenue, after friends grew concerned when she hadn't answered the door for days. Police were called to the apartment and found her wrapped in a shower curtain and trash bags, Philadelphia police said.
Medics pronounced Torrelles-Martinez dead at 8:26 a.m. A post-mortem…
