Miami Man Beheads, Murders Mom, Retired New Milford Teacher Who Came To Check On Him: Police
A 40-year-old Miami Beach man was arrested and charged with murder after an eight-hour SWAT standoff over the weekend after his New Jersey mother's body was found nearly decapitated in a dumpster, police said.
Anthony Caruso, 40, was arrested on Sunday, July 20, following the standoff at his apartment on Washington Avenue, according to a criminal complaint filed by Miami Beach Police.
Police were dispatched to 800 Washington Ave.,, for a welfare check after Elizabeth Caruso’s son-in-law reported not hearing from her for over six hours, the affidavit says.
Elizabeth had arrived mid-day Satu…
Teens Fired Gun, Flare Injuring 4, Sparking Fire At Albany Building On Fourth Of July: Police
Two teens threw Albany’s Fourth of July celebration into chaos by firing a gun and a flare, sparking a building fire and injuring four people, police said.
The juvenile defendants – both 15 years old – were arrested Thursday, July 10, in connection with the volatile incident that erupted around 10 p.m. Friday, July 4, along Madison Avenue, just steps from the Empire State Plaza.
One teen allegedly fired a handgun, injuring four bystanders, while the other launched a flare gun that ignited a structure fire, according to Albany Police.
Neither the shooting victims nor those displaced by the…
Arson Causes Propane-Fueled Explosion, Destroys Home: PA State Police
A man intentionally caused a propane-fueled explosion that destroyed his Dauphin County home, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release issued Wednesday, July 9.
John Esh, 32, used vice grips to disconnect a propane line from his hot water heater, turned on a stove burner, and fled the home on the 500 block of Picnic Road in Lykens Township at 3:26 a.m. on Monday, July 7, according to PSP Lykens.
Moments later, the house exploded and was completely destroyed. The property was owned by JZE Non-Profit Trust of Lykens, troopers said.
Esh was charged with:
Felony Causing a Catastrophe…
WNY Man Torches American Flag, Smashes Glass Of Secaucus Hair Salon: Police
A 30-year-old West New York Man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, July 8 after he lit an American flag on fire in Secaucus, authorities said.
On Saturday, June 28, officers responded to Spotless Mind Hair Studio on Front Street after Joherik Urena threw a large rock through the glass front door, shattering it, Secaucus police said.
Later that morning, officers responded to a residence on Front Street after Urena set an American flag on fire, police said. The fire burned the flag, the pole and charred some of the siding on the residence, police said. The fire burned itself out, poli…
