Mechanicsburg Man Wanted In Child Rape Case Arrested At Philly Airport After Qatar Flight: CBP
A Pennsylvania man wanted on child rape charges was arrested after arriving at Philadelphia International Airport on a flight from Qatar, federal authorities said.
Dev Poudel, 50, of Mechanicsburg, was taken into custody Saturday, Sept. 12, after arriving from Doha, Qatar, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a release Thursday, Sept. 17.
CBP officers turned Poudel over to Upper Allen Township Police detectives, authorities said.
Police had obtained a warrant for Poudel the day before in connection with the reported sexual abuse of a child younger than 13 over several years.
He is c…
Ex-NJ Cop Abused Young Relative In PA, Admitted Prior Plea Story Was Made Up: Report
A former New Jersey police officer has been sentenced for sexually abusing a young relative in Pennsylvania, where he admitted the story behind his New Jersey plea deal was made up, according to court records and New Brunswick Today’s reporting.
Former Woodbridge, NJ officer Ryan Alcott, 29, of Sewaren, NJ, pleaded guilty on Jan. 15 to misdemeanor indecent assault of a child, according to Wayne County court records dated Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Video footage reviewed by Daily Voice shows Alcott being sworn in as a Woodbridge police officer in June 2022. Pennsylvania’s sex offender registry lis…
Fake Pistol, Real Handcuffs: Round Lake Man Arrested After Argument, Cops Say
A Capital Region man was arrested for threatening another person by pulling an imitation gun on them, police said.
Craig D. Wilson, 55, of Round Lake, was in a verbal altercation with the other party and displayed what appeared to be a pistol, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Officers responded to the scene — a gas station on Route 9 in Clifton Park — just before 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11 and arrested Wilson, authorities said. Investigators determined the item was a “less-lethal pistol,” according to the sheriff’s office.
Wilson was charged with third-degree weapons possession and …
Man Found Dead In His Own Pond In Pennsylvania Identified: Coroner
A man found dead in his own pond in Pennsylvania has been identified as the investigation into his death continues, the coroner’s office announced on Thursday, Sept. 17.
George E. Dunda, 77, of Brecknock Township, was found in his private pond in the 1600 block of Wyomissing Road, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel.
The Berks County 911 Center received a call reporting someone in the pond on Monday, Sept. 14, the release states.
Investigators from the coroner’s office responded to the scene, and Dunda was pronounced dead at 3:10 p.m., Stitzel said.
“We are actively inves…
Alleged Drunk Driver Hits Veteran Cape Cod Officer, Leaving Him Facing Long, Painful Recovery
Community support is pouring in for Massachusetts police officer Peter Ginnetty as he begins a long recovery after being hit by an alleged drunk driver.
Ginnetty was struck by a truck late Sunday, Sept. 13, near the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis. Police identified the driver as Robert Brando-Hunt, 43, of Osterville, who now faces multiple charges including OUI, police said.
Ginnetty, a 19-year Barnstable Police Department veteran, was helping people cross the street after a ZZ Top concert. Police said he wore a reflective vest and stood in a marked crosswalk when the truc…
Man Breaks Into Restaurant With Hatchet, Steals Cash, Statue In Monticello, Police Say
A man is accused of smashing his way into a Sullivan County deli with a hatchet before stealing cash and a religious statue, police said.
Monticello resident Skyler J. Madura, 32, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 15, in connection with the burglary at Memito’s Tacos and Deli at 493 Broadway, according to the Village of Monticello Police Department.
The break-in was discovered on Friday, Sept. 11, at around 12:50 a.m., when an officer was on patrol and noticed that the business's glass front door had been broken. Surveillance video showed a man using a hatchet to break the doo…
'Dope,' 'Perks' Products Sold At PA Stores Spark Designer Drug Warning: DA
Gummies, vapes, and drinks with opioid-like effects are being sold in Pennsylvania stores — and a district attorney is warning retailers to pull concentrated 7-OH products from their shelves immediately, according to a release issued Thursday, Sept. 17.
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said his office served notices to retailers throughout the county on Wednesday, Sept. 16, stating that concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly called 7-OH, qualifies as a designer drug under Pennsylvania law.
The products are typically sold at smoke shops, gas stations, and convenience …
‘What Are You Doing To Me?’ Dying Father Asked Murderous Son During Mastic Stabbing: DA
A dying father begged his son for mercy while being stabbed to death on Long Island, authorities said Thursday, Sept. 17.
Sage Arias-Brown, 33, of Lake Ronkonkoma, was indicted Thursday on a second-degree murder charge in the death of his 69-year-old father, Edward Brown, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Edward Brown called 911 after his son attacked him around 12:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 7, and the call recorded him saying, “I’m being murdered. What are you doing to me, Sage?” according to prosecutors.
A neighbor heard a loud bang inside Edward Brown’s studio apartment in …
