I-8 Gunman Dies By Suicide In Manassas After Shooting 3 Workers, Killing 2: Police
The manhunt that put parts of Virginia on alert Wednesday morning ended with three people dead.
Marvin Grant, 37, of Charlotte, NC, shot three of his coworkers at United Rentals on Wellington Road in Manassas shortly after 7 a.m. on Sept. 30, killing two before fleeing south and ultimately taking his own life along I-81, according to Manassas City and Virginia State Police.
Richard Lamont, 48, and Christopher Serrano, 33, were killed in the shooting. A third victim survived and remained hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday afternoon.
All three worked with Grant at United Rentals, pol…
Hours-Long Search For Armed Man Near Averill Park Middle School Ends In Arrest: Police
An hours-long manhunt for a suspect armed with two long guns ended in his arrest Wednesday, Sept. 23 in the Capital Region, state police said.
James F. Cooper IV, 39, was booked on several charges after the incident locked down a local middle school and left residents on edge, New York State Police said.
The situation began with a disturbance on Chain Mountain Way in Poestenkill around 2 p.m. Wednesday, investigators said. Cooper entered a home, engaged in a “verbal altercation” with the homeowner, who he knew, and then left on foot carrying two long guns, police said.
State troopers respo…
Drugged Tesla Driver Slams Motorcycle Rider In Holbrook Crash: Police
A Tesla driver was high when he seriously injured a motorcyclist in a crash on Long Island, police said.
Bertie Simeon, 37, was traveling southbound on Nicolls Road through Holbrook around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Simeon, of Huntington Station, struck the 24-year-old motorcycle rider between Greenbelt Parkway and Route 27, police said. Both drivers were traveling in the same direction, investigators said.
The 24-year-old motorcyclist, from Holtsville, was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries, while Simeon was not inju…
Virginia Woman Vanishes After 2 VDOT Workers Are Gunned Down, Police Say
A week after two VDOT contract workers were gunned down at a Chesterfield equipment yard, the woman Virginia State Police say pulled the trigger is still nowhere to be found.
Investigators are searching for Dennikia Rachelle Boyce, 37, who is wanted on a murder charge in connection with the fatal shootings on Friday, July 24, at a Virginia Department of Transportation staging area near Route 1 and Route 288 in Chesterfield County.
State police identified the victims as Rai'Shon Eugene Delarge, 30, and Philip Avery Wilson, 34, both of Emporia. The men worked for a company contracted by VDOT.…
Machete Attack At Albany Laundromat Ends In Attempted Murder Charge: Police
A man was slashed in the head with a machete inside a New York laundromat, leading to an attempted murder charge against a man, police said.
Officers responded to the Lucky Cat Laundromat at 133 Madison Ave. around noon on Saturday, July 18, for reports of a stabbing, according to the Albany Police Department.
When officers arrived, they found a 23-year-old Bethlehem man suffering from a laceration to his forehead, authorities said.
An investigation determined that Chance Niccoli, 30, of Bethlehem, had allegedly stabbed the victim in the head with a machete, police said.
The victim was tr…
Girl From 'The Ring,' Star Of 'Lilo & Stitch' Dies At 35: Reports
The former child actor widely known as the psychic girl in "The Ring" and the voice of Lilo in Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" has died, according to reports.
Daveigh Chase, 35, died from complications of meningitis on Tuesday, June 16. Roy Hernandez, Chase's boyfriend, announced her death to TMZ on Wednesday, June 17.
Hernandez reportedly created a GoFundMe page for Chase as her health worsened.
"Her condition has become critical, and the doctors have told me she may not have much time left," he wrote. "All she ever wanted was a place where we could live togethe…
Plainfield Man Fatally Shoots Wife Battling Terminal Cancer, Then Himself: Police
A Connecticut man is dead after he shot his wife and then himself earlier this week, authorities said. He called 911 shortly before the murder-suicide to tell police his plan and how they could get inside their house.
John Ezzell, 62, of Plainfield, called 911 around 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, to report that his wife, Christine Ezzell, 62, was dying of cancer, and he planned to end her suffering and then kill himself, police said. He told them he would leave the door open for Plainfield officers.
Police arrived at the couple’s home at 504 Kate Downing Road soon after and found John…
Missing Endangered Alert Issued For 73-Year-Old Man: Bethlehem Twp. Police
A 73-year-old man reported missing and endangered in Northampton County has been located safely, Bethlehem Township police announced.
Randy Hilbert was found in Harford County, Maryland, several hours after a missing endangered person advisory was issued, police said in an update shared Saturday, Jan. 10.
No additional details about how or where Hilbert was located were released. Police confirmed he is safe.
The advisory was initially issued after Hilbert was last seen around 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, in the area of Polk Valley Road, Lower Saucon Township, while driving a black Jeep Cherokee,…
Us-born Citizen, 22, Detained By ICE, Attorney Says: Feds Push Back
An immigration attorney is speaking out after she said her 22-year-old client, who she said was born in Maryland, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under what she described as troubling circumstances.
Victoria Slatton, an immigration attorney representing Dulce Morales Diaz, of Baltimore, said her client was taken on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Slatton, a partner with Sanabria & Associates, PLLC, said her legal team filed a habeas petition and obtained an injunction preventing her client from being moved or deported, but despite ICE having Diaz’s birth certifica…
