5 Men Accused Of Trying To Pay For Sex With Child Arrested In New Britain Sting 5 Men Accused Of Trying To Pay For Sex With Child Arrested In New Britain Sting
5 Men Accused Of Trying To Pay For Sex With Child Arrested In New Britain Sting Five men who allegedly negotiated online to pay for sex with a child were arrested after arriving at a Connecticut hotel during an undercover sting, authorities said. Investigators posted an advertisement for adult services on a popular classified website, Connecticut State Police said. Undercover detectives then posed as adults with access to an underage child. During online conversations, the suspects allegedly negotiated a price for sex with the child before traveling to the New Britain hotel, where they were arrested without incident, according to investigators. Those arrested wer…
Ex-Hartford Officer Accused Of Shooting Man 9 Times Arraigned On Manslaughter Charge Ex-Hartford Officer Accused Of Shooting Man 9 Times Arraigned On Manslaughter Charge
Ex-Hartford Officer Accused Of Shooting Man 9 Times Arraigned On Manslaughter Charge A former Hartford police officer charged in a fatal shooting appeared before a judge after prosecutors accused him of unlawfully killing a man during a standoff earlier this year. Joseph Magnano, 23, of Hartford, appeared in court Friday, June 5, for his arraignment on a first-degree manslaughter charge in the death of 55-year-old Steven "Stevie" Jones. The Office of Inspector General ruled that Magnano shot Jones nine times on Blue Hills Avenue on Feb. 27. Jones later died from his injuries on March 3. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide. Magnano was one of…
Ashburn Man Who Sexually Abused Animal Accused Of Child Porn Offenses In Virginia, Sheriff Says Ashburn Man Who Sexually Abused Animal Accused Of Child Porn Offenses In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Ashburn Man Who Sexually Abused Animal Accused Of Child Porn Offenses In Virginia, Sheriff Says A Northern Virginia man with an alleged taste for both young children and animals is behind bars and facing serious charges. Jann Karlos Ramirez Ayala, 37, was arrested and charged this week in connection with multiple crimes against children and animals in Loudoun County, the sheriff's office announced on Thursday, June 4. In April, officials say an investigation was launched by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office after detectives were tipped off about his alleged actions. Ayala was arrested on Monday, June 1 and charged with: Production of child pornography; Possession of child pornogr…
Deputies Looking For Stolen Ram Found Much More At St. Mary's County Property: Prosecutors Deputies Looking For Stolen Ram Found Much More At St. Mary's County Property: Prosecutors
Deputies Looking For Stolen Ram Found Much More At St. Mary's County Property: Prosecutors A stolen Dodge Ram from a Waldorf dealership turned into a much larger recovery when deputies arrived at a Maryland property and found more pieces of stolen equipment sitting nearby, prosecutors said. William Elliot Mitchell Jr., 62, of Bushwood, was sentenced this week to five years in prison, with 18 months of active incarceration, for the unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, according to the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office. The case dates back to April 21, 2025, when deputies were called to a property on Woodbush Drive after receiving information about a stolen Ram 2500 diesel…
Serial Kidnapper, Convicted Rapist Gets Prison For Disturbing Haverstraw Screwdriver Attack Serial Kidnapper, Convicted Rapist Gets Prison For Disturbing Haverstraw Screwdriver Attack
Serial Kidnapper, Convicted Rapist Gets Prison For Disturbing Haverstraw Screwdriver Attack A repeat violent offender who previously served 19 years in prison for raping and kidnapping women has been sentenced to more hard time for attacking another woman in Rockland County, prosecutors announced.   Eduardo Hernandez, 49, of Garnerville, was sentenced to 14 years in state prison for second-degree kidnapping in Rockland County Court before Judge Kevin Russo, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh announced on Wednesday, June 3.  The sentence stems from an attack in the Village of Haverstraw on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at around 5:25 p.m.  Prosecutors sai…
Fentanyl, Meth, Explosives Found In Westbury Drug Bust; Man Pleads Guilty Fentanyl, Meth, Explosives Found In Westbury Drug Bust; Man Pleads Guilty
Fentanyl, Meth, Explosives Found In Westbury Drug Bust; Man Pleads Guilty A Long Island man admitted to selling fentanyl and possessing explosive materials after investigators uncovered a cache of narcotics, explosive devices, and a powerful synthetic opioid during a joint law enforcement operation, Nassau County prosecutors announced on Wednesday, June 3. Anthony Gianatiempo, 34, of Westbury, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 2, before Nassau County Judge Caryn Fink to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the First Degree, according to the Nassau County District Attorney's Office. He is expec…
Man Accused Of Shooting Ex In Upper Marlboro Found Dead After Fleeing To South Carolina: Police Man Accused Of Shooting Ex In Upper Marlboro Found Dead After Fleeing To South Carolina: Police
Man Accused Of Shooting Ex In Upper Marlboro Found Dead After Fleeing To South Carolina: Police A man who shot his ex-girlfriend in Maryland, then was found dead in South Carolina, has been identified by police. Fort Mill resident Dante Morris, 30, is the subject of a shooting investigation following an incident that played out during an altercation in Upper Marlboro, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers were called around 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, to investigate reports of a shooting in the 10400 block of Birdie Lane in Upper Marlboro, where they found the woman outside suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was rushed to an area hospital, whe…
Phone Number Given To 12-Year-Old Girl In Mechanicsburg Luring; Texas Man Wanted: Police Phone Number Given To 12-Year-Old Girl In Mechanicsburg Luring; Texas Man Wanted: Police
Phone Number Given To 12-Year-Old Girl In Mechanicsburg Luring; Texas Man Wanted: Police A phone number handed to a 12-year-old girl helped police identify a man now wanted in a child luring case in Cumberland County, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 3. Ali Jibril, 25, is wanted on a charge of luring a child into a motor vehicle following an investigation by the Mechanicsburg Police Department. The case began when police received a report on Thursday, March 12, that a 12-year-old girl had been approached two days earlier outside a business in the first block of East Simpson Street in Mechanicsburg, according to police. The man allegedly engaged the girl in conversation…
Pantsless Man Compared To Hagrid Tased During Wild Montgomery County Struggle (WATCH) Pantsless Man Compared To Hagrid Tased During Wild Montgomery County Struggle (WATCH)
Pantsless Man Compared To Hagrid Tased During Wild Montgomery County Struggle (Watch) Police in Maryland are clarifying the circumstances that went viral on social media involving a pantsless man in Montgomery County on Monday morning. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on June 1, first responders were called to the 21900 block of Frederick Road in Boyds, where there were reports of a man in crisis. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, a crisis response officer responded to the scene and determined the man needed to be taken to an area hospital for evaluation. Officers spoke with the man and assured him that he was not in trouble, officials said. However, whe…
Teen Accused Of Injuring 2 Troopers In I-91 Enfield Crash Deported, Charges Dropped Teen Accused Of Injuring 2 Troopers In I-91 Enfield Crash Deported, Charges Dropped
Teen Accused Of Injuring 2 Troopers In I-91 Enfield Crash Deported, Charges Dropped A teenager accused of crashing into two Connecticut State Police troopers on I-91 and seriously injuring them will no longer face charges in Connecticut after being deported from the United States, authorities said. Joel Alexander Caiza Nishve, 18, was charged following a crash on the interstate in Enfield that injured Troopers Christopher Genovese and Matthew Cerri last summer.  The Ecuador native had entered the United States illegally in 2023, according to federal authorities. ICE officials told reporters that Caiza Nishve was taken into custody on Aug. 8 in Hartford.  His ICE…
North Salem SRO Arrested For DWI After Fatal NY Motorcycle Crash That Killed Brother North Salem SRO Arrested For DWI After Fatal NY Motorcycle Crash That Killed Brother
North Salem SRO Arrested For DWI After Fatal NY Motorcycle Crash That Killed Brother A Westchester County Police officer was arrested on a DWI charge after a fatal motorcycle crash in the Adirondacks that killed his brother, a Putnam County resident, authorities said.  Dutchess County resident Michael Kilduff, 33, of Pawling, was charged with driving while intoxicated following the crash on Route 9 near The Nordick Inn in the Town of Lake George on Sunday, May 31, at around 1:35 a.m., according to the Warren County Sheriff's Office.   Kilduff, a Westchester County police officer who was recently assigned in March as the school resource officer at Pequenakonck…
Garfield Police Sergeant Told Officer To Lie In Probe: Prosecutor Garfield Police Sergeant Told Officer To Lie In Probe: Prosecutor
Garfield Police Sergeant Told Officer To Lie In Probe: Prosecutor A police sergeant in Bergen County has been charged with witness tampering after prosecutors said he instructed another officer to provide false information during an internal investigation. Garfield Sgt. Anthony M. Pizzi, 30, was arrested Thursday, May 28, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Confidential Investigations Unit, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. The investigation began on April 16 after the prosecutor's office received information regarding alleged witness tampering connected to an administrative investigation being conducted by t…