Newington CT Prison Guard Choked Wife, Kidnapped Kids In 7-Hour Police Standoff: Cops Newington CT Prison Guard Choked Wife, Kidnapped Kids In 7-Hour Police Standoff: Cops
Newington CT Prison Guard Choked Wife, Kidnapped Kids In 7-Hour Police Standoff: Cops A Connecticut correction officer is in custody after police say he choked his wife and took two children from a home in Newington. John Lacen-Romero, 36, was identified by officers as the suspect when they responded to a 911 call around 12:10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, Newington police said. During the altercation, Lacen-Romero is accused of threatening to harm himself, his wife, and the two children inside the home. Officers said the woman was trying to escape from Lacen-Romero and had loaded the two children — ages 8 and 11 — into her car. That's when police said Lacen-Romero attacked he…
Chair Set On Fire Inside Elmont Home, Police Say Chair Set On Fire Inside Elmont Home, Police Say
Chair Set On Fire Inside Elmont Home, Police Say A chair was set on fire inside a Long Island home, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, Sept. 20. Supreet Mangat, 30, of Elmont, was arrested after a disturbance at a residence in Elmont on Friday, Sept. 19 at 11:45 p.m., according to the Arson Bomb Squad. A 26-year-old woman who lives at the location received a text message from her housemate, who heard screaming coming from the victim’s room, detectives explained. The victim, who was not home, then Facetimed Mangat and saw him acting erratically and damaging property, including setting a chair on fire. Fifth Precinct officers arri…
Waldorf Man’s Shifting Story Exposed After Woman Assaulted, Placed On Life Support: Sheriff Waldorf Man’s Shifting Story Exposed After Woman Assaulted, Placed On Life Support: Sheriff
Waldorf Man’s Shifting Story Exposed After Woman Assaulted, Placed On Life Support: Sheriff A Maryland man who couldn't keep his story straight, after nearly killing a woman, is facing multiple charges, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. Matthew Alexander Buchannon, 20, was arrested following an investigation into a reported assault that left a woman on life support, officials said on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, officers were called to the 3300 block of Patapsco Place in Waldorf, where there was a report of a woman who had been knocked unconscious.  According to the sheriff's office, upon arrival, Buchannon told first r…
Already Jailed For Road Rage, Elkton Man Now Linked To 2024 Shooting With Same Gun: State PD Already Jailed For Road Rage, Elkton Man Now Linked To 2024 Shooting With Same Gun: State PD
Already Jailed For Road Rage, Elkton Man Now Linked To 2024 Shooting With Same Gun: State PD The man who pointed a gun at a Maryland father, his wife, and his 2-year-old daughter during a bout of road rage has been linked to another incident last year, state police announced. Javoughn Berbick, 27, is facing an attempted murder charge for an alleged road rage shooting that was reported in 2024, following his arrest in May for an unrelated incident. On July 31, 2024, troopers from the Maryland State Police North East Barrack responded to the 300 block of Fletchwood Road in Elkton for a reported shooting. The victims, an adult man and woman, told troopers that a motorist they were in…
Shotgun Fired At Couple After Teen Groped At PA Wedding: Affidavit Shotgun Fired At Couple After Teen Groped At PA Wedding: Affidavit
Shotgun Fired At Couple After Teen Groped At PA Wedding: Affidavit A shotgun was fired at a couple’s SUV after they confronted a man for allegedly groping their 15-year-old daughter at a wedding, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in an affidavit. Travis Edward Hockenberry, 53, of Doylesburg, allegedly discharged multiple rounds from a 12-gauge shotgun as the couple fled his home along the 23500 block of Burns Valley Road in Fannett Township just after midnight on Sunday, Sept. 14, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 16. The victims told investigators they were at a Shade Gap wedding in Huntingdon County when their daught…
Man Fires Shots At Woman, Barricades In Lexington Park Home For Hours, Sheriff Says Man Fires Shots At Woman, Barricades In Lexington Park Home For Hours, Sheriff Says
Man Fires Shots At Woman, Barricades In Lexington Park Home For Hours, Sheriff Says A tense four-hour standoff in St. Mary’s County ended peacefully after a man allegedly fired multiple shots inside his Lexington Park home. The harrowing incident began shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, when the sheriff's office received a call from a home in the 45000 block of Kingfisher Court. The woman told dispatchers she had fled the home after 39-year-old Anibal Carrasquillo III fired a gun at her. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, while deputies were on the scene negotiating, they heard a series of shots fired from within the house and Carrasquil…
Woman Fighting For Life After Groton Man Fires Rifle Through Apartment Ceiling Woman Fighting For Life After Groton Man Fires Rifle Through Apartment Ceiling
Woman Fighting For Life After Groton Man Fires Rifle Through Apartment Ceiling A man told police he accidentally fired his AR-15-style rifle through the ceiling of his Connecticut apartment, seriously injuring a woman in the apartment above, according to police. Caleb Bean, 30, of Groton, was arrested after the shooting just before 11 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Phoenix Park Apartments on Long Hill Road. Police said the bullet hit the woman in the leg, causing her to lose a large amount of blood. Groton officers arrived to find the victim's boyfriend and two neighbors trying to stop the bleeding with a makeshift tourniquet. She was rushed to Lawrence & Memori…
Second Arrest Made In Abuse, Death Of 11-Year-Old Great Mills Boy, Sheriff Says Second Arrest Made In Abuse, Death Of 11-Year-Old Great Mills Boy, Sheriff Says
Second Arrest Made In Abuse, Death Of 11-Year-Old Great Mills Boy, Sheriff Says A second person has been arrested in connection with the abuse and death of an 11-year-old boy earlier this year in Southern Maryland. Deputies and EMS crews were called to the 22000 block of Castle Pollard Way in Great Mills on May 8 for a report of an 11-year-old not breathing, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Life-saving measures were attempted, but the child was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore later ruled the boy’s death a homicide. Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division took over the ca…
Riot At Abraxas Academy: Guards Injured, 7 Teens Charged, Caernarvon Township Police Say Riot At Abraxas Academy: Guards Injured, 7 Teens Charged, Caernarvon Township Police Say
Riot At Abraxas Academy: Guards Injured, 7 Teens Charged, Caernarvon Township Police Say A riot at Abraxas Academy in Berks County left guards injured and caused thousands of dollars in damage, Caernarvon Township Police announced on Monday, Sept. 15. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1, at the juvenile detention center on Academy Drive in New Morgan Borough, according to police. Ivan Morban, 18, was charged with felony aggravated assault along with riot, reckless endangerment, institutional vandalism, and disorderly conduct, investigators said. Caernarvon Township Police Multiple agencies, including Robeson Township, Brecknock Township, Cumru Township,…
Man Hits Patrol Car, Injures Deputy, Flees Into Woods During Patterson Traffic Stop: Sheriff Man Hits Patrol Car, Injures Deputy, Flees Into Woods During Patterson Traffic Stop: Sheriff
Man Hits Patrol Car, Injures Deputy, Flees Into Woods During Patterson Traffic Stop: Sheriff A 33-year-old man faces felony charges after allegedly assaulting a deputy during a DWI stop in Putnam County, authorities said.  The incident began around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, when a deputy pulled over a vehicle for speeding on Route 22 near Haviland Hollow Road (Route 68) in Patterson, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced.  The driver, later identified as Paul J. Cheque-Tacuri, 33, of Patterson, was suspected of being drunk, authorities said.  As the deputy investigated, Cheque-Tacuri’s vehicle rolled backward, hitting the patrol car. When the depu…
Donuts, Burnouts In Port Jefferson Illegal Street Contest Ends With Arrest: Police Donuts, Burnouts In Port Jefferson Illegal Street Contest Ends With Arrest: Police
Donuts, Burnouts In Port Jefferson Illegal Street Contest Ends With Arrest: Police A 20-year-old was arrested after allegedly engaging in an illegal street contest that sent cars spinning through a busy Port Jefferson intersection, Suffolk County Police announced on Monday, Sept. 15. Two vehicles were spotted performing donuts and burnouts at West Broadway and Main Street before speeding off around 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, according to police. Investigators from the Sixth Precinct, working with the Street Takeover Task Force, identified Adam Tuzza as one of the drivers. He was later found in his 2010 Ford Crown Victoria on Nesconset Highway in Terryville and taken …
84-Year-Old Run Over During Walmart Carjacking In Setauket: Police 84-Year-Old Run Over During Walmart Carjacking In Setauket: Police
84-Year-Old Run Over During Walmart Carjacking In Setauket: Police An elderly woman was seriously injured during a violent carjacking outside a Long Island Walmart, Suffolk County Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 11. Dareine Heller, 34, is accused of stealing an 84-year-old woman’s vehicle and running her over in the parking lot of Walmart at 3990 Nesconset Highway in Setauket. The victim had exited her 2013 Subaru Forester around 1 p.m. to remove a shopping cart from her parking spot when Heller allegedly ran to the car, jumped into the driver’s seat, and tried to take off. The elderly woman attempted to stop her, prompting a struggle, police explained…