Hartford
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Aaron Hernandez's Brother Threatens To Shoot Up UConn, Makes Other Threats: Feds Aaron Hernandez's Brother Threatens To Shoot Up UConn, Makes Other Threats: Feds
Aaron Hernandez's Brother Threatens To Shoot Up UConn, Makes Other Threats: Feds Dennis Hernandez, brother of the former NFL player Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots, has been slapped with federal charges after allegedly threatening to carry out a shooting at the University of Connecticut, officials said.  Hernandez, also known as “DJ Hernandez” and “Jonathan Hernandez,” has been charged with interstate threatening and stalking offenses, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on Friday, July 28.  According to federal officials, on both Thursday, July 6, and Friday, July 7, Hernandez, a 37-year-old Bristol resident, communicated wit…

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by Ben Crnic
Hampden
Police & Fire
Springfield Man Convicted Of Sex Trafficking 13-Year-Old In Group Home Springfield Man Convicted Of Sex Trafficking 13-Year-Old In Group Home
Springfield Man Convicted Of Sex Trafficking 13-Year-Old In Group Home A 51-year-old Springfield man faces a lengthy prison sentence after he was convicted last week of sex trafficking a 13-year-old girl, authorities said.  Carlos Casillas, 51, was convicted Friday, July 14, following a three-day trial, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A sentencing date has not been set.  Police began investigating Casillas in September 2021 after he reached out to a 13-year-old girl through Facebook Messenger, the federal prosecutor said. At the time, the girl was living at a group home in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.&…

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by Josh Lanier
Suffolk NY
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‘Vicious Execution’: MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty To Teen's Greenlawn Murder ‘Vicious Execution’: MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty To Teen's Greenlawn Murder
‘Vicious Execution’: MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty To Teen's Greenlawn Murder A Long Island man and gang member has pleaded guilty to murder for his role in the 2016 slaying of an 18-year-old in a local park, officials announced. Anthony Gutierrez Meza, a 25-year-old Valley Stream resident, admitted via his guilty plea that he lured and eventually killed Estiven Abrego Gomez with a group of fellow MS-13 members, leaving his body to be found in the park, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney. According to Gutierrez Meza’s guilty plea, he had asked Elmer Gilberto Santos Contreras, a higher-ranking MS-13 gang member, for permission to kill the 18-year-old …

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by Sophie Grieser
Lebanon
News
Pennsylvania Man Admits To Luring Women Online To Handcuff, Rape Them: AG Pennsylvania Man Admits To Luring Women Online To Handcuff, Rape Them: AG
Pennsylvania Man Admits To Luring Women Online To Handcuff, Rape Them: AG A year after he was charged, a Patton Township man has admitted to raping and sexually assaulting six women that he met online, according to a release by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.  Kevin P. Mullen has pleaded guilty to charges related to the rape and sexual assault of six women over a nine-year period, 2012 through March 2021. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS MIGHT BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS*** The 50-year-old man used social networking platforms to connect with his victims, advertising that he was looking for a “cleaner” or “someone t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster
Police & Fire
Drug Dealer Told PA Victim She Had 'Real D Not Fetty' Before She OD'd In Hotel And Died: DA Drug Dealer Told PA Victim She Had 'Real D Not Fetty' Before She OD'd In Hotel And Died: DA
Drug Dealer Told PA Victim She Had 'Real D Not Fetty' Before She OD'd In Hotel And Died: DA A drug dealer who will spend at least four years in state prison told her Pennsylvania customer that she was selling “real d not fetty” hours before the victim overdosed in a hotel room bathroom, authorities said. Tasha L. Vargas, 35 of Lancaster, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of drug delivery resulting in death following the fatal January 2021 overdose of a 30-year-old woman at Budget Host Inn in East Lampeter Township, according to a Thursday release from the District Attorney’s Office. Vargas was seen on surveillance footage meeting up with the victim at the hotel for a drug transact…

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by Valerie Musson
Lancaster
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Former PA Police Officer Sent Sexually Explicit Videos Using Facebook Messenger: DA Former PA Police Officer Sent Sexually Explicit Videos Using Facebook Messenger: DA
Former PA Police Officer Sent Sexually Explicit Videos Using Facebook Messenger: DA A former police officer has been charged after he sent sexually explicit videos through Facebook Messenger, authorities say. Jayson Joe Drouillard, 43, of Mountville, sent two lewd and sexually explicit videos of himself to the victim via Facebook Messenger on Dec. 4, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Drouillard was previously employed as a police officer with the Lancaster City Bureau of Police but was not employed in this position at the time of this incident, according to the DA. Lancaster City Bureau of Police were called to a report of harassm…

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by Jillian Pikora
Nassau
Business
Facebook, Instagram Go Down For Users Throughout World Facebook, Instagram Go Down For Users Throughout World
Facebook, Instagram Go Down For Users Throughout World This story has been updated. Some of the most used social media sites and apps around the world were down for around six hours. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger all went down just before noontime Monday, Oct. 4. All four platforms are owned by Facebook and have a combined three billion users. The issues with the platforms were first reported around 11:45 a.m. Monday and they were back up just before 6 p.m. Facebook's only comment on the outage so far came in a Tweet posted at 12:10 p.m. by one of its senior communications executives, Andy M. Stone, who said, "We’re a…

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by Joe Lombardi
Nassau
Business
COVID-19: Alert Issued For Scam Involving Facebook Friends Pushing Fake Grants COVID-19: Alert Issued For Scam Involving Facebook Friends Pushing Fake Grants
Covid-19: Alert Issued For Scam Involving Facebook Friends Pushing Fake Grants With many struggling financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new scam has been making the rounds involving Facebook “friends” pushing faux grants related to the virus. The Better Business Bureau issued an alert regarding a scam involving the social media giant that has become more prevalent in recent weeks. According to the BBB, Facebook users have been receiving a Facebook Messenger chats or direct message that appears to come from a friend, relative, community member, or another person the user trusts.  The message describes a COVID-19 relief grant, with scammers claiming to hav…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield
News
Man Guilty Of Sex Trafficking Minors, Child Porn Offenses In Connecticut Man Guilty Of Sex Trafficking Minors, Child Porn Offenses In Connecticut
Man Guilty Of Sex Trafficking Minors, Child Porn Offenses In Connecticut A Connecticut man is facing life in prison after being found guilty of sex trafficking minors into the area to be used for prostitution. The jury at a weeklong trial in Bridgeport that began on Tuesday, Oct. 9 found that Hartford resident Christopher Hamlett was guilty of all counts of a nine-count indictment related to the sex trafficking of minors. Between August and November last year, Hamlett recruited and enticed two minors to engage in prostitution at hotels in Hartford and Wethersfield. In an effort to solicit clients for the girls, Hamlett took sexually explicit photos of each and s…

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by Zak Failla