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Man Out On Bail With History Of Stalking Busted With Silencer, Drugs In Springfield: Cops
A Springfield man out on bail for heroin and cocaine offenses was arrested again Wednesday, Aug. 10, on drug, robbery, and stalking charges, authorities said.
Paul Vargas, 29, was busted after police recognized his car as one that had been spotted for months in a stalking investigation in Indian Orchard, Springfield police said.
Officers pulled over Vargas's car in the 100 block of Seymour Street just after 6:30 p.m.
They found more than 11 grams of cocaine, a firearm magazine, a firearm silencer, more than $1600 in cash, more than 330 bags of heroin, and more than 11 grams of black ta…
ER Patient Kicks Nurse In Face At Hospital In Ephrata, Police Say
An emergency room patient has been charged after he kicked a nurse in the face at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, police say.
Ethan D. Sorensen, 22, of Ephrata, injured the nurse and also damaged a hospital room door by punching a window during the incident on December 7, 2022, at 2:42 p.m., according to a release by area police in January 2023.
He was out on $35,000 in bail for aggravated indecent assault of a child and indecent exposure in March 2022 at the time of the incident, court records show.
He has been arrested for this incident and another assault on Dec. 17 ac…
West Chester Employee Stole $5K From Borough, Police Say
A West Chester parking officer faces more than just a ticket after police say he was caught stealing cash from the Borough's coffers.
Hector Mojica, a 59-year-old from Lancaster County, is accused of stealing $5,000 while working for West Chester's Parking Enforcement Division, said borough police in a statement.
The former borough employee is charged with three felonies, including theft and receiving stolen property, police added. Mojica was booked Wednesday, Jan. 11 and released on $10,000 bail, court records show.
Lynn Career Criminal Hit With $250K Bail In Jamaica Plains Rape Trial: DA
A judge ordered a Lynn man who fled to Virginia for a month following an alleged October home invasion and sexual assault in Jamaica Plain held on a $250,000 bond, authorities said.
Washington Pearson, 55, of Lynn faces charges of attempted murder, home invasion, felony breaking and entering in the daytime, larceny from a building, assault with intent to rape, strangulation, and armed robbery, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. If Pearson makes bail, he will be confined to his home with a GPS monitor, the judge also ruled.
A woman called 911 on Oct. 24 after she sai…
Holbrook Bar Bouncer Covered Camera Before Fatally Beating 32-Year-Old Customer, DA Says
After removing his shirt and using it to cover a security camera, a bouncer at a New York sports bar brutally beat a 32-year-old customer, who would die in the hospital 11 days later, prosecutors alleged.
Long Island’s David Cruz, age 31, of Medford, was indicted for first-degree manslaughter Thursday, Sept. 22, in Suffolk County in the death of Jake Scott, of Centereach.
Cruz was working as a bouncer at Tailgaters Bar in Holbrook on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, when he got into an argument with Scott shortly before 3 a.m., according to the Suffolk County DA’s Office.
Aware of the building’s …
Ghost Guns Found At Home Of Man On Bail When He Allegedly Killed York Dad Of 2
A warranted search of the home of a man who was out on bail when he allegedly shot and killed a local dad, has revealed a massive weapons stash including multiple ghost guns, authorities say.
Jacquez Davon Brown, 26, of York, was arrested on homicide charges in connection with the July 6 shooting death of Shaheim "Mugga" Carr, 27, of York at a home in the 600 block Wheatfield Street on Sunday, July 11, York City police say.
Investigators later searched the home and seized six firearms— including two ghost guns, or guns assembled from fabricated parts, or parts of multiple guns none of…
Man On Bail, Previously Exonerated For Murder, Nabbed For Killing York Dad Of 2: Police
A man both out on bail for felony charges and previously exonerated for murder has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing Shaheim "Mugga" Carr, 27, of York, authorities say.
Jacquez Davon Brown, 26, of York, was arrested on homicide charges at a home in the 600 block Wheatfield Street on Sunday, July 11, York City police say.
Carr had been found in the 300 block of West Philadelphia Street at 11:13 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, according to a release by the York City police department.
Carr is survived by his two children, family, and friends, according to social media.
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16-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Fairfield Prep Student-Athlete Posts $2M Bond
The 16-year-old accused of fatally stabbing a Fairfield Prep student-athlete is free after posting a $2 million bond.
Raul “Lito” Valle, of Milford, posted the bond on Monday, May 23, according to the Milford Superior Court Clerk.
Valle is charged with the stabbing murder in Shelton of James "Jimmy" McGrath, a football and lacrosse player at Fairfield College Preparatory School, on Saturday, May 14 during a fight in front of a residence and injuring three others, authorities said.
During court on Monday, Valle's attorney Jake Donovan had requested a reduction in the bond to $1 million, wh…
64-Year-Old Red Hook Man Accused Of Raping Child
A 64-year-old Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly raping a child, police announced.
Dutchess County resident Gary Cowperthwaite, age 64, of Red Hook, was arrested by state police on Friday, March 11, after the department received a tip.
An investigation into the tip determined that Cowperthwaite sexually assaulted a child, Trooper AJ Hicks said.
He was charged with rape and two counts of a criminal sex act, all felonies, Hicks said.
Cowperthwaite was arraigned before the town of Red Hook court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $20,000 cash bail, $40,000 sec…
