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Coatesville Stalker Who Watched Girl Sleep Arrested: Cops (UPDATE) Coatesville Stalker Who Watched Girl Sleep Arrested: Cops (UPDATE)
Coatesville Stalker Who Watched Girl Sleep Arrested: Cops (Update) A man who repeatedly broke into a Pennsylvania home and watched a girl sleep has been arrested, police announced. Jefferson Mejia Gonzalez surrendered to authorities on Wednesday, Dec. 27, police in Coatesville said. Tiffani Szabara, who captured Gonzalez on home surveillance footage multiple times, says he is the family's neighbor. "I’m so relieved," Szabara tells Daily Voice. "My daughter was definitely excited and relieved that it’ll never happen again." The story began circulating when Szabara posted footage of a burglar to her Facebook page pleading for help. She said the man h…
Man Steals Laptops, Tools From Multiple Mount Vernon Homes: Here's His Sentence Man Steals Laptops, Tools From Multiple Mount Vernon Homes: Here's His Sentence
Man Steals Laptops, Tools From Multiple Mount Vernon Homes: Here's His Sentence A Westchester man will spend several years in prison after burglarizing multiple residences and stealing items such as laptops, tools, cookware, and more, officials announced.  Mount Vernon resident Nathaniel Gordon, age 65, was sentenced to an indeterminate term of seven to 14 years in state prison for committing several residential burglaries within the city, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 30.  According to officials, one of these burglaries happened on Tuesday, Jan. 3 just before noon, when Gordon entered a multi-family h…
UPDATE: Homicide Victim, 35, Found In Englewood Home Shot Multiple Times, Prosecutor Says UPDATE: Homicide Victim, 35, Found In Englewood Home Shot Multiple Times, Prosecutor Says
Update: Homicide Victim, 35, Found In Englewood Home Shot Multiple Times, Prosecutor Says A homicide victim whose body was found in a private home in Englewood over the weekend was identified by authorities as a Bronx resident who'd been shot multiple times. The search for his killer continues. Police asked residents in the Tributary Woods West development near Argonne Park to check their home surveillance cameras for the time period between 5 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. Meanwhile, they combed the neighborhood, searching drains and other spots after a 911 call at 5:55 a.m. brought them to 6 Mevan Avenue, where they found the body of Jason Hidalgo, 35. He'd been sho…
Car Break-Ins: Numerous Thefts Under Investigation In Yorktown Car Break-Ins: Numerous Thefts Under Investigation In Yorktown
Car Break-Ins: Numerous Thefts Under Investigation In Yorktown Police in Northern Westchester are investigating a spate of overnight vehicle break-ins that resulted in personal items being stolen from unlocked cars.  The break-ins happened in Yorktown during the overnight hours of Saturday, July 15 into Sunday morning, July 16, according to Yorktown Police.  Areas where unlocked vehicles were broken into included Bridal Ridge, Jefferson Village, and Gomer Street.  Anyone who may have footage of the larcenies from their home surveillance cameras is asked to contact Yorktown Police at 914-962-4141.  This is a developing st…
Kids Injured: Acid Poured On Playground Equipment At Longmeadow Park Kids Injured: Acid Poured On Playground Equipment At Longmeadow Park
Kids Injured: Acid Poured On Playground Equipment At Longmeadow Park Two children were injured after playing on slides at a Hampden County playground over the weekend that had been doused in acid.  Authorities were called to Bliss Park & Pool in Longmeadow on Sunday morning, June 11, after two children reported burn-like injuries after playing at the playground, Longmeadow police said.  An investigation found that someone had stolen muriatic acid from the pool's pump room at the park and poured it on three slides. The toxic material had been properly stored, authorities said, but the thieves went to great lengths to get it. They scaled two fences and cl…
Rocky Hill Homeowner Rushed To Hospital After Trying To Fight Off Car Thieves In Driveway Rocky Hill Homeowner Rushed To Hospital After Trying To Fight Off Car Thieves In Driveway
Rocky Hill Homeowner Rushed To Hospital After Trying To Fight Off Car Thieves In Driveway A Connecticut homeowner was rushed to the hospital after being attacked by four suspects, one of whom was allegedly attempting to steal his car. The incident took place in Hartford County around 7 p.m., Monday, April, 10 in Rocky Hill on Valley View Drive. According to Sgt. Jeffrey Foss-Rugan, of the Rocky Hill Police, the homeowner approached a single man who was attempting to steal his vehicle.  When the two began to fight, three additional men ran from a Mercedes sedan and joined in the attack of the homeowner, Foss-Rugan said. During the attack, which was captured on the home's video…
SEE ANYTHING? Paramus Mom Returning Home Interrupts Burglars SEE ANYTHING? Paramus Mom Returning Home Interrupts Burglars
SEE Anything? Paramus Mom Returning Home Interrupts Burglars A Paramus mother who returned home after dropping off her children at school interrupted a pair of burglars, igniting an area manhunt. The intruders bolted after the homeowner, who lives off Pascack Road near the Cedar Park and Beth El cemeteries, showed up Thursday morning, Sept. 29, authorities said. Their getaway car was described as small and dark-colored, with no license plate. A Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 Unit responded, along with police from surrounding towns and the sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence. ANYONE who might have noticed something -- …
Surveillance Video Helps Charles County Homeowner Spot Attic Fire Surveillance Video Helps Charles County Homeowner Spot Attic Fire
Surveillance Video Helps Charles County Homeowner Spot Attic Fire An overnight attic fire in Maryland was caught before it could spread throughout the rest of the residence when a homeowner was alerted to the flames through surveillance footage. Shortly before 12:15 a.m. on Monday, July 25 in Charles County, first responders from the La Plata Volunteer Fire Department responded to a Valley Road home in La Plata, where there was a reported active fire in the attic of an area home. The homeowner saw an orange flash in his video surveillance, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, and when he went outside to investigate, he found fire co…
Vandals At Large After Forcefully Breaking Door In Leonardtown: Sheriff Vandals At Large After Forcefully Breaking Door In Leonardtown: Sheriff
Vandals At Large After Forcefully Breaking Door In Leonardtown: Sheriff Law enforcement agencies in St. Mary’s County are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a pair of wanted suspects who were caught on camera breaking the storm door of a Leonardtown home. An alert was issued by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, June 9 as they attempt to identify and locate two people who were pictured by home surveillance video during the vandalism incident. County spokesperson Jason Babcock said that at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 29, two suspects walked up to the porch of a home at the 22900 block of Hollywood Road in Leonardtown. As t…
KNOW ANYTHING? Mercer County Home Burglarized In Broad Daylight, Police Say KNOW ANYTHING? Mercer County Home Burglarized In Broad Daylight, Police Say
Know Anything? Mercer County Home Burglarized In Broad Daylight, Police Say A Mercer County home was burglarized in broad daylight Monday, according to police who are seeking clues and surveillance footage. The break-in occurred in West Windsor’s Penns Neck neighborhood during the afternoon hours, police said in a release. It was not clear whether anything was taken. “Please check your home video surveillance systems for any suspicious characters,” said West Windsor Police. Anyone with information is asked to call the department at (609) 799-1122, use the Anonymous Tipline at (609) 799-0452 or send an email to Lead Detective Abade at Abade@westwindsorpolice.com.
Curious Black Bear Makes For Unusual Porch Pirate In Connecticut Curious Black Bear Makes For Unusual Porch Pirate In Connecticut
Curious Black Bear Makes For Unusual Porch Pirate In Connecticut A most unexpected porch pirate was caught on camera making off with a Connecticut resident’s package of toilet paper recently. In a video that has since gone viral, Hartford County resident Kirstin Levine, of Bristol, posted a home surveillance video on social media that showed a bear sauntering up her family’s driveway with a missing Amazon package in its mouth on Monday, Aug. 23. The Facebook video can be found here. “Yea (sic) so if anyone sees an Amazon package in the Chippens Hill area with my name on it…feel free to bring it back?” Levine wrote in her post. “This guy just took my pa…
Police Issue Warning After Unlocked Vehicles Entered, Stolen In Area Police Issue Warning After Unlocked Vehicles Entered, Stolen In Area
Police Issue Warning After Unlocked Vehicles Entered, Stolen In Area Authorities are reminding residents to lock their car doors after a series of vehicle break-ins and thefts in the area. The New York State Police reported on Friday, Aug. 20, that break-ins have recently been reported in the Town of Union Vale, the Village of Millbrook and the Town of Washington. State Police said the vehicles are being entered or stolen in part due to the fact that owners left their vehicles unlocked with the keys inside.  State Police in Poughkeepsie are asking that residents with home surveillance cameras who live at the following locations check the footage from Tu…
DA: MontCo Father Charged With Attempted Murder In Severe Beating Of 2-Month-Old Son DA: MontCo Father Charged With Attempted Murder In Severe Beating Of 2-Month-Old Son
DA: MontCo Father Charged With Attempted Murder In Severe Beating Of 2-Month-Old Son A Montgomery County father was charged with attempted murder in the alleged beating of his 2-month-old son, authorities said. Daniel Rohloff, 33, of Bridgeport, left Landon Rohloff with rib fractures, both new and healing, bilateral subdural hemorrhages, bruising and lacerations to his liver, and bruising on multiple areas of his body, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. He had been "exhibiting strange behavior" since Landon's birth in May, which resulted in a caseworker with the Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth restricting his ability…
DNA, Video Surveillance Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Neighborhood Burglar, Police Say DNA, Video Surveillance Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Neighborhood Burglar, Police Say
DNA, Video Surveillance Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Neighborhood Burglar, Police Say A Connecticut man was nabbed on DNA evidence and video footage to a series of alleged residential break-ins. Douglas T. Senerth, age 31, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 4 in Hartford County by South Winsor Police on six active warrants connected with break-ins in his neighborhood, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon. The charges stem from an investigation that spanned from November 2019 through September 2020, police said. Investigators linked Senerth, a South Windsor resident, to the six cases through forensic evidence, including DNA collected from a flashlight left at the scene of one of the burgla…
Sibling Burglary: 'Lurking' Brothers Busted Following Wayne Break-ins Sibling Burglary: 'Lurking' Brothers Busted Following Wayne Break-ins
Sibling Burglary: 'Lurking' Brothers Busted Following Wayne Break-ins Wayne detectives charged two brothers with lurking around homes, entering a resident’s garage and stealing keys to the house. Home surveillance video showed a burglar in a hoodie “lurking in residential driveways and pulling on car door handles” in the Pines Lake neighborhood earlier this month, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said Friday. A garage also was broken into and the keys to the home stolen, he said. Detectives identified a white Chevy Suburban that later was stopped by an alert patrol officer, Daly said. Based on that stop, detectives identified John Plaskon, 23, and his brother M…
THINK YOU KNOW HIM? Watch Fair Lawn Burglar Seek Unlocked Cars THINK YOU KNOW HIM? Watch Fair Lawn Burglar Seek Unlocked Cars
Think YOU Know HIM? Watch Fair Lawn Burglar Seek Unlocked Cars In the comments section of a Facebook-posted Ring video of a burglar taking valuables from unlocked vehicles in Fair Lawn, one owner described the intended target: Herself. “I got the kids and [everything] I’m grabbing out [of] the car,” she explained. “[S]ometimes life is busy… sometimes I forget too.” The burglar was recorded on surveillance cameras in Fair Lawn testing door handles between 1 and 4 a.m. over the weekend and into early Monday, police said.  He was successful in some instances -- and made off with valuables he found inside open vehicles -- and kept moving past those that …
River Vale PD: Security Cam Catches House Cleaner From Garfield Swiping $900 From Homeowner River Vale PD: Security Cam Catches House Cleaner From Garfield Swiping $900 From Homeowner
River Vale PD: Security Cam Catches House Cleaner From Garfield Swiping $900 From Homeowner Thanks to a home surveillance camera, River Vale police nabbed a longtime local house cleaner from Garfield as she walked out of a residence with $900 in her pocket, authorities said. The Holiday Farms homeowner “suspected cleaning personnel had been stealing money and installed a video camera,” Detective Sgt. Peter Martin said. He immediately called police after the camera caught 56-year-old Ana Mata in the act, Martin said. Approached by officers as she left the home, Mata pulled out the cash and handed it over, he said. The Holiday Court resident claims Mata took $2,500 since Septemb…
'BAD DREAM':  Hopatcong Hit-Run Scared Kids, Cost Family Thousands In Repairs, Victim Says 'BAD DREAM':  Hopatcong Hit-Run Scared Kids, Cost Family Thousands In Repairs, Victim Says
'BAD Dream': Hopatcong Hit-Run Scared Kids, Cost Family Thousands In Repairs, Victim Says Kimberly Fiorillo of Hopatcong heard the crash. But by the time she got outside, it was too late. The Lawrie Avenue resident saw a white Lexus SUV turning off of her street around 7:25 p.m. on Sept. 18 -- and then saw the front-end damage done to her brand new 2019 Toyota Camry.  Fiorillo checked her surveillance tapes and sure enough, the entire accident was recorded. "It was like a bad dream," said Fiorillo, who bought the car over the summer. Police are seeking the driver of the SUV, who Fiorillo says did more emotional damage to her kids than her brand new car. A Lexus SUV is s…
'BAD DREAM':  Hopatcong Hit-Run Scared Kids, Cost Family Thousands In Repairs, Victim Says 'BAD DREAM':  Hopatcong Hit-Run Scared Kids, Cost Family Thousands In Repairs, Victim Says
'BAD Dream': Hopatcong Hit-Run Scared Kids, Cost Family Thousands In Repairs, Victim Says Kimberly Fiorillo of Hopatcong heard the crash. But by the time she got outside, it was too late. The Lawrie Avenue resident saw a white Lexus SUV turning off of her street around 7:25 p.m. on Sept. 18 -- and then saw the front-end damage done to her brand new 2019 Toyota Camry.  Fiorillo checked her surveillance tapes and sure enough, the entire accident was recorded. "It was like a bad dream," said Fiorillo, who bought the Camry over the summer. Police are seeking the driver of the SUV, who Fiorillo says did more emotional damage to her kids than her brand new car. A Lexus SUV is…
WATCH: West Milford Dog Scares Off Backyard Bear WATCH: West Milford Dog Scares Off Backyard Bear
Watch: West Milford Dog Scares Off Backyard Bear Riley is getting a steak dinner next time Mark Stinziano sees him. The West Milford dad's home surveillance camera captured his neighbor's black lab mix charge into his backyard and scare off a bear. "He is an awesome pup that comes to check on the kids from time to time," Stinziano said on Facebook. "Now he is keeping them safe!" Click video above to watch.
VIDEO: Two Vehicles Stolen, Dozen-Plus Burglarized Overnight In Washington Township VIDEO: Two Vehicles Stolen, Dozen-Plus Burglarized Overnight In Washington Township
Video: Two Vehicles Stolen, Dozen-Plus Burglarized Overnight In Washington Township The rash of vehicle thefts and burglaries plaguing Bergen County hit Washington Township overnight Saturday, when two were stolen and more than a dozen were broken into. Township police released a home surveillance video that shows a hooded bandit testing a vehicle door handle and then walking away after finding it locked. Township police asked anyone else who saw something or has helpful surveillance video to contact them immediately. The same goes for any victims who haven’t reported vehicle thefts or burglaries to them. Police also once again emphasized the critical importance of locki…
VIDEO: Boy Who Flattened Mahwah Family's Inflatable Easter Duck Apologizes, Agrees To Pay VIDEO: Boy Who Flattened Mahwah Family's Inflatable Easter Duck Apologizes, Agrees To Pay
Video: Boy Who Flattened Mahwah Family's Inflatable Easter Duck Apologizes, Agrees To Pay In an era of home surveillance cameras and social media, a boy knocking over an inflatable Easter duck on a Mahwah homeowner’s lawn in broad daylight was bound to end in a conviction. Jonathan Marcus posted a video of the boy who broke away from the group he was with, rushed the duck and flattened it around 6:15 p.m. Thursday. At least one of the boys was wearing a Don Bosco jacket, said Marcus, who lives at the corner of Forest Road and Brook Court – across from Wilkes Deli in the township’s Fardale section – and decorates his property for several holidays each year. “The one who destroy…
Unlocked Vehicles Continue To Be Burglarized Or Stolen In Pascack Valley Unlocked Vehicles Continue To Be Burglarized Or Stolen In Pascack Valley
Unlocked Vehicles Continue To Be Burglarized Or Stolen In Pascack Valley Car burglaries and thefts continued to increase at a dizzying rate in Pascack Valley over the weekend. Several cars were ransacked on Ackerman Avenue, Repetti Street and Dogwood Road in Westwood, authorities said. Meanwhile, a 2018 Dodge Durango with Rhode Island license plates was stolen out of Emerson and late tracked on GPS to Newark. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Meanwhile, police once again urged motorists to lock their cars and take their key fobs – and either remove all valuables or hide them. No windows are broken or locks jimmi…
SEEN HIM? Elmwood Park PD Turns To Public For Help After 52 Car Break-Ins Over Five Months SEEN HIM? Elmwood Park PD Turns To Public For Help After 52 Car Break-Ins Over Five Months
Seen HIM? Elmwood Park PD Turns To Public For Help After 52 Car Break-Ins Over Five Months Among the towns hit hardest by car burglars this summer has been Elmwood Park, with 52 over the past five months – every single one involving an unlocked vehicle, authorities said. A car burglar captured on home surveillance video could be from one of the bordering or nearby towns – Paterson, Passaic, Clifton, Garfield and Lodi, among them – as could others who are likely responsible. All of the break-ins occurred overnight (1 to 5 a.m.) across a wide area from Rosedale to Stone Avenue from April 1 to Aug. 24, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. “It should be noted that in all instances, th…