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Unsolved Crime

Union

Police & Fire

Plainfield Homicide Unsolved Seven Years Later, Person Of Interest Sought: Authorities

Plainfield Homicide Unsolved Seven Years Later, Person Of Interest Sought: Authorities

Plainfield Homicide Unsolved Seven Years Later, Person Of Interest Sought: Authorities It has been seven years since Shamar Coleman was fatally gunned down in Plainfield and police are still attempting to solve his murder. On Dec. 29, 2016, Plainfield police responded to Seafood Rama and found Coleman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James Abney said. Coleman was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Authorities are attempting to locate a person of interest who was at the scene of the time of the murder. The individual, who can be seen exiting and entering the passenger si…

12/19/2023

Essex NJ

Police & Fire

Police ID Body Found In Creek At East Orange Park

Police ID Body Found In Creek At East Orange Park

Police ID Body Found In Creek At East Orange Park A 68-year-old man was found dead at a park in East Orange on Thursday, Dec. 7, authorities said. Frank Vergilio's body was found in a creek at Watsessing Park around 5:40 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and the Essex County Sheriff’s Office said. Vergilio was pronounced dead approximately two hours later. A pending autopsy will determine his cause of death. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-…

by Cecilia Levine

12/08/2023

Atlantic

Police & Fire

Man Killed By Headshot In Car Parked In Atlantic City: Prosecutor A 26-year-old man from Philadelphia who was found shot in the driver’s seat of a sedan parked on a street in Atlantic City has died, authorities said. Khalid Scott was found by police at about 12:50 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10 in the two-door car parked in the 1900 block of Grant Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. Scott was taken to AtlantiCare Medical Center, where he died at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11, the prosecutor’s office said. No arrests had been made. Anyone with information is urged to call the prosecutor’s Major Crim…

11/13/2023

Southwest Dutchess

Police & Fire

New Update: ID Released For Woman Found Dead On Fishkill Golf Course

New Update: ID Released For Woman Found Dead On Fishkill Golf Course

New Update: ID Released For Woman Found Dead On Fishkill Golf Course New York State Police have identified a woman who was found dead on a golf course in the region. Earlier report: Woman's Body Found On Fishkill Golf Course Orange County resident Jaqueline L. Orzeck, age 37, of Middletown, was found dead in the town of Fishkill in Dutchess County on Thursday, Nov. 2. According to Trooper AJ Hicks, Orzeck was last known to have been seen in the vicinity of William Street and Hasbrouck Street in the city of Newburgh on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Jaqueline L. Orzeck New York State Police Anyone with information regarding Orzeck's whereabouts and or activitie…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2023

The Berkshires

Police & Fire

Body Found In Pittsfield Park ID'd By Police Nearly Month Later

Body Found In Pittsfield Park ID'd By Police Nearly Month Later

Body Found In Pittsfield Park ID'd By Police Nearly Month Later Police in Berkshire County say they have identified the man found dead in a Pittsfield park early last month, but they still don't know what killed him. Luis Lopez-Lopez, 43, of most recently Pittsfield and Greenfield, was found by a city employee cutting brush at Wahconah Park on Oct. 10 around 10:45 a.m. The location where the body was found is not part of the Wahconah Park baseball field, police said on Friday, Nov. 3. Related: Decomposing Body Found Near Pittsfield Baseball Field: Police The Office of Chief Medical Examiner’s Office took on the case and was able to…

11/03/2023

Windham

Police & Fire

Missing Woman Found Dead In Willimantic Basement: 'One Of Worst Cases I Have Seen,' Chief Says

Missing Woman Found Dead In Willimantic Basement: 'One Of Worst Cases I Have Seen,' Chief Says

Missing Woman Found Dead In Willimantic Basement: 'One Of Worst Cases I Have Seen,' Chief Says Authorities are investigating after a woman reported missing was found dead in a Connecticut basement, police said. The events leading up to the discovery began in Windham County on Saturday, Oct. 28 around 2 p.m., when Willimantic Police were contacted by the family of a woman who had been missing since mid-morning. New, updated report: Beloved Nurse Remembered After Being Found Dead In Willimantic Home: 'Always Went Extra Step' According to the department, police responded to the area of Chapman Street to investigate the disappearance and determined that the woman's vehi…

10/31/2023

Northampton

News

45 Years Later, Young Mom's Lehigh Valley Murder Remains Unsolved

45 Years Later, Young Mom's Lehigh Valley Murder Remains Unsolved

45 Years Later, Young Mom's Lehigh Valley Murder Remains Unsolved Sandra Ann Miller was just 22 years old when police found her dead in her Nazareth Borough home early on Sept. 18, 1978. Miller, mother of a 10-month-old girl, had been stabbed, beaten, and choked to death in her 115 Spring Street residence, according to Pennsylvania State Police. In an archival report from the Allentown Morning Call, investigators said they saw evidence of a violent struggle in the home — vases were knocked over, covers were pulled from the bed, and a telephone was off the receiver, indicating a possible attempt to call for help. A bread knife with …

10/24/2023

Mercer

Police & Fire

Man, 40, Stabbed Dead In Trenton

Man, 40, Stabbed Dead In Trenton

Man, 40, Stabbed Dead In Trenton A 40-year-old Trenton man was stabbed dead Thursday, Oct. 19, authorities said. Corey Jones was rushed to the hospital around 9 p.m. after being found unresponsive with a stab wound on Cross Street and Kersey Alley, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Jones was pronounced dead at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Michael Cipriano at (609) 575-2235 or OIC William Jett Jr. at (609) 331-5010. Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.or…

by Cecilia Levine

10/20/2023

Bucks

News

Dozens Turn Up To Give Shot Philadelphia Officer Raul Ortiz Hospital Sendoff

Dozens Turn Up To Give Shot Philadelphia Officer Raul Ortiz Hospital Sendoff

Dozens Turn Up To Give Shot Philadelphia Officer Raul Ortiz Hospital Sendoff Philadelphia Police Officer Raul Ortiz is going home. Ortiz, 60, has been hospitalized since Friday, Oct. 13, when he and 50-year-old officer Richard Mendez were shot at Philadelphia International Airport. Mendez, a department vet of 22 years, died. Ortiz, who was hit once in the arm, got a sendoff from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on Saturday, Oct. 14. We are blessed to announce that hero @PhillyPolice Officer Raul Ortiz is going home after days of receiving excellent care from @TJUHospital. Thank you all for wrapping your arms around him and his family; our Department and Cit…

by Cecilia Levine

10/15/2023

Northampton

News

Police Need Your Help To Solve Lehigh Valley Realtor's 1997 Murder

Police Need Your Help To Solve Lehigh Valley Realtor's 1997 Murder

Police Need Your Help To Solve Lehigh Valley Realtor's 1997 Murder More than 25 years after she was found shot and strangled to death, police are still searching for Charlotte Fimiano's killer. The 40-year-old realtor was showing a house in Hellertown to an unknown client on Sept. 11, 1997, but never made it back home, according to state police. Fimiano's remains were located in the empty home, 2147 Chelsea Lane, early the next day. Pennsylvania State Police are still actively investigating her murder. Anyone with information can call the PA Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-472-8477 or submit an anonymous tip online. Callers …

10/14/2023

Franklin PA

News

PA Marine Veteran's Road Rage Killer Still At Large, State Police Say

PA Marine Veteran's Road Rage Killer Still At Large, State Police Say

PA Marine Veteran's Road Rage Killer Still At Large, State Police Say The gunman who shot and killed a US Marine Corps veteran on a Pennsylvania highway in 1980 was never identified, but state police believe he could still be caught. Donald Roy Wilt was just 26 years old when he was shot and killed on August 30, 1980. The former Marine and his wife Rosemary were on their way back from dinner in Grantsville, Fayette County, when they were westbound on Route 40 toward Henry Clay Township. At some point on the road, Wilt and a driver in a white Chrysler Cordoba became involved in an apparent road rage spat, witnesses told s…

09/24/2023

Berks

News

Scranton Girl's Disappearance Haunts Investigators Nearly 40 Years Later

Scranton Girl's Disappearance Haunts Investigators Nearly 40 Years Later

Scranton Girl's Disappearance Haunts Investigators Nearly 40 Years Later Jolene Michelle Lakey was just steps from her Scranton home when she vanished nearly 40 years ago. The 11-year-old was walking back with a friend after visiting her sick mother at Mercy Hospital, now the Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital, on August 26, 1986, according to state police investigators. They parted ways after reaching her friend's house on Myrtle Street, and Lakey continued onto North Washington Avenue toward her home on the 1300 block. She never made it, say the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers. Witnesses reported that a child matching Lakey's…

09/23/2023

Arlington

News

Murder Of Arlington's Scott Ratigan Piques Interests On Reddit

Murder Of Arlington's Scott Ratigan Piques Interests On Reddit

Murder Of Arlington's Scott Ratigan Piques Interests On Reddit Redditors are hoping to crack a 2020 Arlington murder mystery. Scott Ratigan, 24, was killed in his Ballston apartment on Jan. 17, 2020. Police later released footage of a possible suspect, but the case remains open. A request for information on the case was posted to Reddit on Tuesday, Aug. 22. "Scott lived in an amenity, high rise building but the murderer somehow was able to get up to his apartment and it appears let in (not sure if it was under duress or if Scott knew them)," the post reads. "Apparently the apartment had been cleaned and reeked of bleach when his body was found. No …

by Cecilia Levine

08/23/2023

Ramapo

Police & Fire

FBI Offering Reward For Information In Spring Valley Murder

FBI Offering Reward For Information In Spring Valley Murder

FBI Offering Reward For Information In Spring Valley Murder The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the murder of a Hudson Valley woman 35 years ago. The FBI's Westchester Safe Streets Task Force and the Spring Valley Police Department are asking the public assistance in the homicide of Glennise "Gamma" Stroud on Saturday, Sept. 12, 1987. Her body was located in a wooded area in Rockland County south of 244 North Main St., in Spring Valley and her death was determined to be a homicide, the FBI said. She was 19 years old at the time of her death. If you have any in…

by Kathy Reakes

08/14/2023

Montgomery PA

Police & Fire

Victim Shot Dead In Broad Daylight On Philly Street: Authorities

Victim Shot Dead In Broad Daylight On Philly Street: Authorities

Victim Shot Dead In Broad Daylight On Philly Street: Authorities Philadelphia police are investigating after a man was shot dead in the middle of a city street on Monday, July 31, the department told Daily Voice. It happened on the 2500 block of North Reese Street, police said. The victim, 31, was found at the scene by first responders with gunshot wounds to his neck, back, and hand, investigators said. He was pronounced dead at the scene minutes later, according to authorities. No arrests had been made and no weapon recovered as of Monday afternoon. The investigation is ongoing. PPD did not report the victim's name.

07/31/2023

Capital District

Police & Fire

String Of Overnight Car Fires In Troy Under Investigation

String Of Overnight Car Fires In Troy Under Investigation

String Of Overnight Car Fires In Troy Under Investigation Police are working to determine whether a series of overnight car fires in the region are connected. Four separate fires were reported inside vehicles early Wednesday morning, June 21, in Rensselaer County, in the village of Lansingburgh, according to Troy Police. No structures were involved and there were no reports of injuries. “Our detectives have begun their investigation in an attempt to determine if the fires are related, any potential evidence involved and the identity of any potential suspects,” Troy Police Assistant Chief Steven Barker said in a statement. No suspects had been i…

by Michael Mashburn

06/21/2023

Berks

Police & Fire

This Bath Mat Could Be Key To Solving PA Infant's 1993 Death, State Police Say

This Bath Mat Could Be Key To Solving PA Infant's 1993 Death, State Police Say

This Bath Mat Could Be Key To Solving PA Infant's 1993 Death, State Police Say Nearly 30 years after an infant girl was found dead in a trash bag off the side of a Schuylkill County backroad, state police investigators are still trying to learn her name. The child, known to authorities only as Baby Jane Doe, was lifeless when she was found in New Castle Township on June 13, 1993, troopers said in a release. She was wrapped in a blanket and a bath mat before being placed in the bag, state police said. In a 1993 article, the Allentown Morning Call reported that the bag was thrown into the woods from the north edge of Darkwater Lane, about three-quarters of a mile off…

06/05/2023

Cumberland Salem

News

13-Year-Old Shot Dead In South Jersey

13-Year-Old Shot Dead In South Jersey

13-Year-Old Shot Dead In South Jersey A 13-year-old child was fatally shot in front of a home in Salem City, authorities said. The shooter remains at large, they said. The shooting occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30 on 9th Street, according to the Salem County Prosecutor's Office and Salem City Police. The teenager was unresponsive when police arrived. He was pronounced dead at Salem Medical Center, the prosecutor's office said. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact Inv. Johnathan Seidel of the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office at (856) 935-7510 ext. 8333 or Det. Sean Simpkins of …

03/31/2023

North Orange

Police & Fire

Murder Of College Student From Wallkill Remains Mystery 20 Years Later

Murder Of College Student From Wallkill Remains Mystery 20 Years Later

Murder Of College Student From Wallkill Remains Mystery 20 Years Later New York State Police are continuing to investigate the murder of a 20-year-old Hudson Valley woman 20 years ago. Megan McDonald's body was found in Orange County on Saturday, March 15, 2003, in a field off Bowser Road in the town of Wallkill. McDonald’s 1991 white Mercury Sable was discovered two days later in an apartment complex parking lot, in the town of Wallkill, said Trooper Steven Nevel. The cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma, Nevel said. At the time of her death, McDonald worked at the Galleria Mall in Middletown and was attending SUNY Orange …

by Kathy Reakes

03/16/2023

Delaware

Police & Fire

Delco Man Fatally Shot Outside Philadelphia Bar

Delco Man Fatally Shot Outside Philadelphia Bar

Delco Man Fatally Shot Outside Philadelphia Bar Investigators are searching for a culprit after a Delaware County man was fatally shot point blank outside of a North Philadelphia bar. One shot rang out on the 4900 block of North Broad Street around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, Philly police told Daily Voice. Officers arrived to find a male victim with a single gunshot wound to his chest, they added. The victim, identified as 37-year-old Frank Pralour of Lansdowne, was rushed to Einstein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead just before 10:10 p.m., police wrote. No arrests have been made in connection with Pra…

03/09/2023

Atlantic

Police & Fire

Authorities Seek Public's Help ID'ing Human Remains

Authorities Seek Public's Help ID'ing Human Remains

Authorities Seek Public's Help ID'ing Human Remains Authorities are intensifying their hunt for clues in the death of a man in Galloway. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office seeks the public's help and offered up a few clues like a stud earring and ring. Human remains were recovered in Galloway Township on June 7, 2021, the prosecutor said. The man was between 40 and 60 years old. His height was between 5-foot-5 inches and 5-foot-11 inches. The decedent was found with a metallic ring and single stud earring, silver in color (see images) Stud earringAtlantic County Prosecutor's Office The decedent was found with multiple layers of c…

03/02/2023

Montgomery MD

Police & Fire

Police ID Maryland Teen Fatally Shot On Metro Bus In Montgomery County

Police ID Maryland Teen Fatally Shot On Metro Bus In Montgomery County

Police ID Maryland Teen Fatally Shot On Metro Bus In Montgomery County Police say that a 19-year-old man was gunned down on a Metro bus in Montgomery County by an assailant who remains at large. Silver Spring resident Justice T’Ziyan Elliot has been identified as the man killed by a gunman on Friday, Feb. 17 in a murder that was witnessed by multiple parties. At approximately 7:40 p.m. on Friday night, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police on patrol in the Vista at White Oak apartments spotted a WMATA Metro bus pulled over on Lockwood Drive. When the officers stopped to offer an assist, they were advised that there had been a shooting on th…

02/20/2023

Mercer

Police & Fire

Basketball Tournament Stabbing Leaves Man Dead In Trenton

Basketball Tournament Stabbing Leaves Man Dead In Trenton

Basketball Tournament Stabbing Leaves Man Dead In Trenton A 23-year-old man was stabbed dead during a high school basketball tournament in Trenton on Thursday night, Feb. 16, authorities said. Khalil Glanton was found having suffered multiple stab wounds inside the CURE Arena on Hamilton Avenue around 8:30 p.m., The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said in a release. He was pronounced deceased at Capital Health Regional Medical Center just after 9 p.m. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406. Information can also be emai…

by Cecilia Levine

02/16/2023

Delaware

Police & Fire

Decomposing Body Found In Mattress In DelCo: Report

Decomposing Body Found In Mattress In DelCo: Report

Decomposing Body Found In Mattress In DelCo: Report A decomposing body inside of a mattress was found overnight in Delaware County overnight, 6abc reports. Paramedics called to the 7000 block of Greenwood Avenue near Church Lane in Upper Darby around midnight found the woman's body in a back alley behind a row of twin homes, the outlet said. Suspicious play was suspected. The Delaware County District Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to Daily Voice's request for comment. Click here for more from 6abc.

by Cecilia Levine

01/16/2023

Bucks

Police & Fire

Family Of Temple Grad Killed At Random Desperate For Justice: Report

Family Of Temple Grad Killed At Random Desperate For Justice: Report

Family Of Temple Grad Killed At Random Desperate For Justice: Report More than three months after he was shot and killed seemingly at random on a west Philadelphia street, the family of Temple graduate Everett Beauregard is still demanding justice. Philadelphia police have said the 23-year-old was walking home just after midnight on Sept. 22 when an unknown suspect approached him from behind on the 400 block of North 35th Street in Powelton Village and fatally shot him. Since then, investigators have circulated images and video of his suspected killer, but no arrests have been made so far. Beauregard's loved ones gathered on the same Powelton block wher…

12/28/2022

Bucks

Police & Fire

Body Mummified In Concrete Removed From Philadelphia Home: Report

Body Mummified In Concrete Removed From Philadelphia Home: Report

Body Mummified In Concrete Removed From Philadelphia Home: Report A human body encased in concrete was removed from a home in Philadelphia on Monday, Dec. 19, according to a report by 6abc. Police had been investigating a property on the 5200 block of Burton Street in Wissinoming since last week, after receiving a tip that the body of a woman who went missing eight years ago may be buried inside, the outlet previously reported, citing unnamed police sources. Philadelphia police said they have "no releasable information" as of Tuesday, Dec. 20. The department confirmed to Daily Voice last week that it was investigating a tip regarding human rema…

12/20/2022

Adams

News

COLD CASE: Embalmed Head With Rubber Ball Eyes Found By Teen In PA Has Police Offering Reward

COLD CASE: Embalmed Head With Rubber Ball Eyes Found By Teen In PA Has Police Offering Reward

Cold CASE: Embalmed Head With Rubber Ball Eyes Found By Teen In PA Has Police Offering Reward An embalmed head with rubber eyes was found in western Pennsylvania eight years ago, and no one has been able to identify her so a special $10,000 is being offered on the anniversary of her disappearance. Through Dec. 18, "the Beaver County Detective Bureau in cooperation with our local Crime Solvers of Beaver County and the Economy Borough Police Department are running an informational and rewards campaign of $5000 and the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is matching the $5000 reward in regard to information leading to the arrest and conviction involving this unsolved case of an Embalmed H…

by Jillian Pikora

12/12/2022

Delaware

News

'Boy In The Box' Could Be ID'd Next Week: Reports

'Boy In The Box' Could Be ID'd Next Week: Reports

'Boy In The Box' Could Be ID'd Next Week: Reports A boy who was well-groomed with a fresh haircut found dead in a box in 1957 in Philadelphia now has a name, multiple media outlets are reporting. And it's not just "The Boy in the Box" or "America's Unknown Child." The boy's body was found in February 1957 stuffed in a bassinet box along Susquehanna Road. Retired Det. Sgt. Bob Kuhlmeier previously said that the cause of death was blunt force trauma, according to CBS3. According to CBS3, officials plan on releasing the name of the young victim sometime next week. A recent DNA sample linked the boy, between ages 4 and 6, to a family in De…

by Cecilia Levine

12/01/2022

Arlington

Police & Fire

Police ID Teen Football Player Murdered By Unknown Gunman On Halloween Night In DC

Police ID Teen Football Player Murdered By Unknown Gunman On Halloween Night In DC

Police ID Teen Football Player Murdered By Unknown Gunman On Halloween Night In DC The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch has released new information regarding the teen who was shot and killed in Southeast DC on Halloween night. Antione Manning, 14, was found with a gunshot wound at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 to the 2600 block of Birney Place, according to investigators on Tuesday, Nov. 1. No information about a possible motive or suspect has been released by the police. Councilmember Trayon White penned a heartfelt memorial of Manning on social media. View this post on Instagram A post shar…

11/01/2022

Suffolk MA

Obituaries

Victim Of Boston Shooting Daniel Sanders Was 'Such A Blessing,' Friends Say

Victim Of Boston Shooting Daniel Sanders Was 'Such A Blessing,' Friends Say

Victim Of Boston Shooting Daniel Sanders Was 'Such A Blessing,' Friends Say Friends and family are mourning the death of a 36-year-old Dorchester man who was killed in a Boston shooting this past weekend. Daniel "Danny" Sanders was fatally shot in the area of 39 Baird Street in Dorchester around 1 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Sanders was the first victim of three separate fatal shootings that happened in Boston over the weekend. Loved ones started posting about Sanders hours after his death. "Woke up to the news that you were no longer with us..my heart couldn't take it," one Facebook user said. "I love you cuzzin (Lil Dann…

by David Cifarelli

10/24/2022

Baltimore

Police & Fire

Shooting Suspect At Large After Baltimore Homicide: Police

Shooting Suspect At Large After Baltimore Homicide: Police

Shooting Suspect At Large After Baltimore Homicide: Police A killer is on the run after mysteriously shooting a man in Baltimore, authorities say. Officers located the 41-year-old victim with multiple gunshot wounds to his body in the 1500 block of East Lanvale Street around 2:25 p.m., Monday, July 25, according to Baltimore police. Medics arrived to attempt to save the man, who succumbed to his injuries on the scene, officials said. Detectives currently have no motives or information on a suspect in this killing. Anyone with information about this murder is asked to call detectives at 410-396-2100 or call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.

07/26/2022