Maryland Grandma Drove 11 Miles Before Realizing 7-Year-Old Grandson Was Gone: Prosecutors Maryland Grandma Drove 11 Miles Before Realizing 7-Year-Old Grandson Was Gone: Prosecutors
Maryland Grandma Drove 11 Miles Before Realizing 7-Year-Old Grandson Was Gone: Prosecutors A 68-year-old grandmother in Maryland is facing time behind bars after her grandson fell out of her vehicle and was killed. She never noticed he was gone. Hagerstown resident Lorraine Marie O'Neill was found guilty following a four-day trial of neglect of a minor in connection with the death of her 7-year-old grandson in November 2024. On Nov. 24, 2024, prosecutors say O'Neill was driving north on I-97 through Millersville in a 2011 Mazda 3 with her grandson riding in a car seat in the back. As she was traveling near I-97 and Benfield Boulevard, the child fell out of the vehicle’s rear pa…
Cops ID Man Killed Helping Friend Clean Attic In Clifton Cops ID Man Killed Helping Friend Clean Attic In Clifton
Cops ID Man Killed Helping Friend Clean Attic In Clifton UPDATE: Police have identified the man who died while helping a friend with home maintenance. Martin Cruz-Sanchez, 61, of Paterson, died on Thursday, Aug. 13, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Anderson said. Clifton police, firefighters, EMS crews, and hospital-based paramedics responded to a home on East 9th Street at 11:55 a.m., and learned that Cruz-Sanchez had been helping the residents with home maintenance when he became unconscious in the attic, Anderson said. Crews performed extensive rescue and resuscitation efforts, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to And…
6-Year-Old Killed In NJ Car Crash That Injured 10 Mourned: Remembering Brandi 6-Year-Old Killed In NJ Car Crash That Injured 10 Mourned: Remembering Brandi
6-Year-Old Killed In NJ Car Crash That Injured 10 Mourned: Remembering Brandi A 6-year-old girl has died following a New Jersey car crash in which 10 people were injured this week. Brandi Karcher, of Delaware Township, succumbed to her injuries sustained in the two-vehicle crash on Route 173 on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. At 4:34 p.m., on Monday, Aug. 10, a Kia was traveling west on Route 173 in Bethlehem Township when it collided with a Jeep SUV making a right-hand turn, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police, said. Aside from Brandi, nine other people were hospitalized in the crash with minor injuries, Lebron said. A GoFundMe has be…
NJ Music Teacher, 72, Tried To Have Sex With 17-Year-Old Student: Prosecutor NJ Music Teacher, 72, Tried To Have Sex With 17-Year-Old Student: Prosecutor
NJ Music Teacher, 72, Tried To Have Sex With 17-Year-Old Student: Prosecutor A 72-year-old New Jersey music teacher was arrested after he tried to have sex with a 17-year-old student he was giving private lessons to, authorities said. John Bendzak was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 12, following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said.  Bendzak had been communicating with the teen in June before trying to engage in sexual conduct with the student at a West Milford home on July 9, Valdes said.  After the incident on July 9, Bendzak sent harassing communications to the t…
'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Dutchess County: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says 'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Dutchess County: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says
'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Dutchess County: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says Authorities are issuing an urgent warning after a dangerous social media challenge involving people violently kicking the doors of occupied homes has been reported in several Dutchess County communities.  Multiple incidents connected to the so-called "door kick challenge" are under investigation in the towns of Beekman, Poughkeepsie, and LaGrange, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. The social media trend involves participants kicking or striking residential doors, sometimes while masked and during overnight hours, according to prosecutors. …
Viral Video Shows Gun Pulled From Paramus Brook: Here's What Really Happened Viral Video Shows Gun Pulled From Paramus Brook: Here's What Really Happened
Viral Video Shows Gun Pulled From Paramus Brook: Here's What Really Happened A video showing Paramus police pulling a gun from a local brook has caught fire online, and now authorities are explaining what really happened. Officers were working a detail along Forest Avenue at Behnke Brook (299 Forest Ave.) at 10:52 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, while a section of the brook was being drained, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. As the water dropped, a gun was spotted buried in the mud at the bottom of the brook, Guidetti said. A special officer at the scene called Paramus police, who responded and recovered the weapon, according to the chief. The gun was h…
Man Who Urinated On Family During Morgan Wallen Concert At M&T Bank Stadium Arrested: Police Man Who Urinated On Family During Morgan Wallen Concert At M&T Bank Stadium Arrested: Police
Man Who Urinated On Family During Morgan Wallen Concert At M&T Bank Stadium Arrested: Police A Morgan Waller fan from North Carolina is facing charges for allegedly urinating on concertgoers in Maryland. Jayson Reed, 33, has been arrested following a bizarre incident at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Saturday, July 18, where police say he urinated on people before an altercation broke out during Wallen's show. Now, nearly a month later, Reed is facing charges that include four counts of second-degree assault, public urination, and other related offenses, according to Maryland Transportation Authority Police. MDTA Police officers were helping Baltimore Police at the conc…
20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In New York: Police 20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In New York: Police
20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In New York: Police An elderly person and 20 dogs were rescued from inhumane conditions at a home in New York, police said. The dogs were living in feces- and urine-filled cages with insufficient ventilation, New York State Police said Thursday, Aug. 13. Additionally, the dogs did not have immediate access to food or water, authorities said. Troopers responded to a complaint about the home in Argyle on Sunday, Aug. 9 around 1 p.m., according to state police. In addition to the dogs, they found an elderly person “in need of immediate assistance due to mobility issues.” Carol Kiaer, 72, of Argyle, was arrested …
Lightning Strikes Reported Before Early-Morning Bergen County House Fire Lightning Strikes Reported Before Early-Morning Bergen County House Fire
Lightning Strikes Reported Before Early-Morning Bergen County House Fire A Bergen County family escaped safely after a house fire broke out early Thursday, Aug. 13, as lightning strikes were being reported across the area, authorities said. Glen Rock police and firefighters responded to 37 Hanover Place at 2:32 a.m. on a report of a structure fire, Police Chief Michael Trover said. Responding police officers shut off a gas line near the fire and kept the blaze under control until firefighters arrived, Trover said. Glen Rock firefighters, with mutual aid from surrounding towns, extinguished the fire, according to Trover and the Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Depar…
Gun, Drugs Found In Ex-NJ Councilman's Car: Police (UPDATE) Gun, Drugs Found In Ex-NJ Councilman's Car: Police (UPDATE)
Gun, Drugs Found In Ex-NJ Councilman's Car: Police (Update) A former councilman accused earlier this year of repeatedly smashing windows at a Bergen County home had a gun, drugs, and a prohibited device in his vehicle, authorities said. Glen A. Luciano, 64, was lodged in the Bergen County Jail after voluntarily surrendering on a warrant, Englewood Cliffs Acting Police Chief James Tracy said Thursday, Aug. 13. Luciano's latest charges stem from the investigation that began with his March 16 arrest on third-degree criminal mischief and fourth-degree stalking charges, Tracy said. He was given a court date and released at the time. Englewood Cliffs…
ICE Detains 14 In NJ Town ICE Detains 14 In NJ Town
ICE Detains 14 In NJ Town Fourteen people were detained following an ICE raid in Hackettstown Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. Two of the people detained, Rafael Salazar and Luis Rivera Guillen, have criminal records, a spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. Salazar, a native of the Dominican Republic, was previously arrested in Miami for cocaine possession while Guillen, a Honduras native, has prior convictions in New York for criminal mischief with intent to damage property and possession of controlled substances, ICE said. Everyone detained had illegally entered the United States at some …
Shocking Discovery: HS Football Player Practices With Venomous Snake Hidden In Helmet Shocking Discovery: HS Football Player Practices With Venomous Snake Hidden In Helmet
Shocking Discovery: HS Football Player Practices With Venomous Snake Hidden In Helmet A high school football practice took a frightening turn when a player discovered he had been sharing his helmet with an unexpected guest. The incident happened on Thursday, Aug. 6, in Arkansas, about 15 miles northwest of the state capital, Little Rock. The Maumelle High School student had reportedly practiced for nearly an hour before feeling movement inside his helmet and alerting a coach, according to multiple reports.  Hidden behind the padding was a roughly 2-foot-long venomous cottonmouth. ABC News reported that the player was not bitten.  "A student put on his helmet, onl…