Holyoke Man Guilty Of 1st-Degree Murder In Brutal Shooting Death Of 36-Year-Old Woman: DA
A 42-year-old western Massachusetts man faces a mandatory life sentence after a jury convicted him of murdering a woman who was found shot inside a Holyoke home more than four years ago.
Pablo Rivera-Ortiz, of Holyoke, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Friday, Nov. 6, Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni announced.
The jury found Rivera-Ortiz guilty of killing Desiree Rivera-Lopez, 36, of North Haven, Connecticut, in July 2022. Jurors agreed that the murder involved both deliberate planning and extreme cruelty.
The case began just after midnight on July 23, 2022, wh…
NJ Father Of 17 Shot In Head Outside Easton Store: Second Man Convicted In Killing
A father of 17 was shot in the head while sitting in a parked vehicle outside a Pennsylvania convenience store. More than three years later, a second Philadelphia man has been convicted in his killing, authorities announced on Friday, Nov. 6.
Rasheed Quayle Tisdale, 32, was found guilty of criminal conspiracy to commit criminal homicide following a four-day jury trial before Northampton County Judge Abraham P. Kassis on Thursday, Nov. 5, District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta announced.
The conviction stems from the Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, shooting death of Legious Robert Minder Sr., 46, a N…
Months-Long Danbury Drug Investigation Ends With 2 Arrests
A months-long investigation into an alleged drug operation at a Connecticut home ended with two arrests after police uncovered cocaine, drug scales, and equipment used to prepare drugs, authorities said.
Wayne Wymss, 42, and Michael Drake, 44, both of Danbury, were arrested Thursday, Oct. 29, after detectives searched a home at 7 High Street Extension, according to Danbury Police.
The investigation began after police received numerous complaints from neighbors about suspected drug use and sales at the home.
Detectives learned Wymss lived there and was allegedly selling drugs out of the hom…
Retired Cop From Poughkeepsie Stayed On Phone With Daughter Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide
A retired NYPD officer from Dutchess County said he spent 14 minutes on the phone with his daughter as her boyfriend held a gun to her head, desperately pleading for her life before hearing the shot that killed her.
Rudy Cantarini, of Poughkeepsie, described the horrifying final moments of his daughter, Andrea Cantarini, 37, who was killed in an apparent murder-suicide inside her Bronx apartment on Tuesday night, Nov. 3, the New York Post reported.
Andrea, a Brooklyn native and nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital, was allegedly shot in the head by her boyfriend, Juan Cornelio D…
16-Year-Old Girl Robbed While Walking Home From School In Lakeview, Cops Say
A 16-year-old girl was attacked and robbed while walking home from school on Long Island, police said.
The victim was walking in Lakeview around 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 when a different 16-year-old girl sprayed her in the face with an “unknown substance,” the Nassau County Police Department said.
Whatever the substance was, it caused the 16-year-old victim to suffer pain and drop the bag she was carrying, police said.
The attacker then picked up the bag — which held a laptop, headphones, a handbag, and other personal items — and fled the scene with the victim’s things, cops said.
However, …
Temple Hills Killer Caught With Loaded Glock After Fleeing Stolen ATV: Feds
A Maryland man who fatally shot a 23-year-old in the back while he played basketball at an elementary school is in trouble with the law again, this time after a stolen ATV, a foot chase, and a loaded Glock that went skidding across a DC sidewalk.
Savon Lee Blanchard, 33, of Temple Hills, pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 2, to unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, federal prosecutors announced.
The guilty plea comes 15 years after Blanchard, then 17, was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Alusine Kargbo, 23, of Lanham, who was killed while playing basketball at …
A $75 Deal, A Fake Friend, A Fatal Gunshot: Gaithersburg Killer Learns His Fate
A $75 marijuana deal arranged through a friend's Instagram account cost a Maryland man his life.
For one of the men responsible for turning the transaction into a deadly robbery, it will cost him 45 years in prison.
Demari Brown, 21, of Montgomery Village, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 2, to life in prison with all but 45 years suspended for the execution-style murder of Henry Krishawn Gilbert, 20, who was shot in the head during a robbery in April 2025.
What Gilbert believed was a routine marijuana sale had actually been orchestrated by Brown and Jorden Hungerford, 20, who prosecuto…
Explosives Found In Colchester Man's Home After Knife Attack With Child Nearby: Police
Police found explosives inside a Connecticut man's home after he allegedly held a knife to another person's throat while a 4-year-old was nearby, authorities said.
Christian Eric Fricker, of Colchester, was arrested Saturday, Oct. 31, and charged with possession of explosives, possession of exploding fireworks, risk of injury to a child, assault with serious injury, and breach of the peace, Connecticut State Police said.
Troopers responded to a Colchester home shortly after 10 p.m. following a report that Fricker had held a knife to the throat of a 44-year-old household member, causing an u…
Englishtown Councilman John Alite, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG
A former Gambino crime family associate who reinvented himself as a New Jersey councilman and vowed to do things "the right way" has been indicted alongside his son and another man in an alleged loansharking scheme involving threats of violence, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 30.
John E. Alite, 64, of Englishtown, was indicted on multiple charges of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury, money laundering, terroristic threats, and conspiracy, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. His son, John P. Alite, 35, of Manalapan, was indicted on charges of usury, cons…
Nearly $3M Home Depot, Lowe’s Theft Ring Hit Pennsylvania, 18 Other States: Montco DA
A theft ring targeting Home Depot, Lowe’s, and other retailers caused nearly $3 million in losses across 19 states — including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Virginia — authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Eight men have been arrested and a ninth is wanted after investigators uncovered a network of more than 30 people handling thefts, transportation, storage, and resale of stolen merchandise, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.
The group committed hundreds of thefts begi…
Man, 30, Stabbed To Death Inside DC Jail, Found Unresponsive In Infirmary: Police
A 30-year-old man was stabbed to death inside DC Jail, leaving homicide detectives investigating a deadly attack behind bars.
Malik Williams, of Southeast DC, was found unconscious and not breathing in the infirmary at the DC Central Detention Facility on Sunday, Oct. 25, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Officers were called to the jail in the 1900 block of D Street SE at approximately 11:36 a.m. for a reported stabbing.
Williams had suffered apparent stab wounds, and despite efforts by DC Fire and EMS personnel to save him, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have…
Masked Husband Waited Outside Walmart, Killed Wife After Her Shift In Cheltenham: DA
A husband has been arrested and identified as the masked shooter who killed his wife outside a Pennsylvania Walmart after her shift, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 26.
Destino Jean-Louis, 23, of Philadelphia, is charged with first- and third-degree murder in the killing of Latosha Ann Cooper, 45, outside the Walmart at 1000 S. Easton Road in Cheltenham Township on Wednesday, Oct. 21, authorities said.
Cooper was a manager at the Montgomery County store, where Jean-Louis previously worked, according to a criminal complaint. The two began dating in April 2024 and married in April 2025, Je…
Dane Cook's Arlington Brother Stole $12M: Explosive New Documentary Reveals How
Comedian Dane Cook was at the height of his career when he discovered that the person he trusted with his fortune, his own half-brother, had stolen $12 million from him.
Now, the 54-year-old stand-up star is revisiting the family betrayal in a new documentary, "Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story," which examines how his older half-brother, Darryl McCauley, 61, stole millions from him and the fallout that followed.
"Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story" is available on Prime Video, Fandango at Home and Apple TV. The documentary will also premiere on Netflix on Friday, Nov. 6.
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2 Men Arrested Scouting Wealthy Fairfield Neighborhood For Next Burglary Victim: Police
Connecticut police arrested two Brooklyn men after detectives believed they were casing a wealthy neighborhood for more alleged victims.
Levan Aleksidze, 40, and Mamuka Chaganava, 47, were arrested on Sept. 24, following an investigation into several break-ins in the Fairfield Greenfield Hill neighborhood, police said.
The burglars targeted expensive jewelry and struck when no one was home, according to police.
Detectives used Fairfield’s automated license plate readers to identify a vehicle seen leaving one burglary, authorities said. That information, other evidence, and inves…
Man Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Of His Father, 61, In Yonkers: DA
A man accused of stabbing his 61-year-old father to death inside their Westchester County home before fleeing has been indicted on murder charges, prosecutors said.
Yonkers resident Rami Ahmad, 32, was arraigned on Thursday, Oct. 22, before Westchester County Court Judge George Fufidio in connection with the killing of his father, Hekmat Ahmad, 61, according to Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace.
Ahmad was indicted on charges of second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He pleaded not guilty and remains remanded to the Westcheste…
Cops ID Retired Nypd Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting
UPDATE: A retired NYPD detective was charged with manslaughter after appearing in court for the fatal shooting of a Hudson Valley, NY father of two on the George Washington Bridge, authorities said.
Victor Romero, 62, of Haverstraw, NY, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in connection with the shooting death of fellow Rockland County resident Koran Irvine, 46, of Valley Cottage, ABC7 reported.
Romero, a retired NYPD narcotics detective, voluntarily reported to the department's 33rd Precinct in Manhattan for questioning Wednesday morning after investigators identified him as a p…
