Teen Shot Dead Days Before Senior Year Starts ID'd After Lansdowne Crash
A high school senior was days away from starting his final year when he was shot and killed after crashing his vehicle in Pennsylvania, police said.
The victim has been identified as Richard Nelson DeShield, 18, of Lansdowne.
DeShield, 18, was sitting inside his vehicle near North Wycombe and Blackburn avenues in Lansdowne, around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, when a Lansdowne police officer saw two males standing nearby, Lansdowne Chief of Police Ken Rutherford said.
The officer heard multiple gunshots moments later, police said. DeShield was struck several times, attempted to drive awa…
Murder For Hire: Burtonsville Man Had 23-Year-Old Gunned Down In Parking Lot, Police Say
Two men conspired to kill 23-year-old Jonah Kimindu Mutua in Maryland, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
In April, Douglas David Lacey was arrested in connection with the murder of Mutua, 23, who was found shot to death a month earlier in Silver Spring, according to the Montgomery County Police Department.
Mutua was gunned down in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Fairdale Terrace on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
The murder was just the beginning of a larger plot.
Lacey was arrested in April 2025 and was charged with Mutua's murder.
On Tuesday, Sept. 1, auth…
Serial Kings Park Bank Robber Caught With ‘Give Me $10,000’ Note Admits Two More Heists: DA
A serial bank robber has pleaded guilty to two more robberies just a few years after being released from prison, authorities said Friday, Aug. 28.
Brian Blackford, 52, of Kings Park, admitted to robbing two Flagstar bank branches in December 2025, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
After pleading guilty Thursday, Aug. 27 to two counts of third-degree robbery and cocaine possession, Blackford faces five and a half to 11 years in prison, according to the district attorney’s office.
Blackford’s name, age, hometown, and general appearance match a man who was charged in seven b…
Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges
Two gas station employees were arrested after allegedly selling alcohol to underage police agents during a series of inspections on Long Island, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Neval Efecik, 52, of East Patchogue, and Shannon Schnoll, 50, of Medford, were arrested during State Liquor Authority inspections in East Moriches, according to Suffolk County Police.
Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers inspected five businesses following community complaints and found two were not compliant, police said.
Underage police agents were sold alcoholic beverages at both businesses during…
