Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Relationship Issues Turn Fiery As Employee Helps Plot Waldorf Hookah Lounge Arson: Officials Relationship Issues Turn Fiery As Employee Helps Plot Waldorf Hookah Lounge Arson: Officials
Relationship Issues Turn Fiery As Employee Helps Plot Waldorf Hookah Lounge Arson: Officials More than just hookah was burning in a Maryland business after an employee helped a firebug torch the building, officials say. Shawn Hill Justice, 37, and Ashley Elizabeth Ellis, 35, are both facing charges in connection with a reported arson at a Charles County hookah lounge. Firefighters were called around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, October 30, 2025, to the Pasha Lounge on Old Washington Road in Waldorf, where the front door was forced open, and smoke was pouring from the front of the cigar and hookah spot. Nearly three dozen firefighters responded, bringing the blaze quickly under control in …

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by Zak Failla
Linden, NJ
Police & Fire
Complaint Paints Fuller Picture Of Linden TGI Friday's Fight That Ended With Dockworker Dead Complaint Paints Fuller Picture Of Linden TGI Friday's Fight That Ended With Dockworker Dead
Complaint Paints Fuller Picture Of Linden TGI Friday's Fight That Ended With Dockworker Dead The man who fatally stabbed Erik Kuns outside a TFI Fridays in Linden was intervening in another altercation the 35-year-old was in with a restaurant manager, authorities said. Darnell Robinson, a 41-year-old Burlington County  man is charged with murder in the first degree in the deadly stabbing of Kuns, a Keyport resident that occurred Sunday, Nov. 9, authorities said. A criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice paints the picture of several altercations that end with deadly consequences. Prior to the stabbing, Kuns got into an argument with the restaurant's manager, according to t…

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by Sam Barron
Ewing Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Philly Man Killed In Ewing Stabbing: Prosecutor Philly Man Killed In Ewing Stabbing: Prosecutor
Philly Man Killed In Ewing Stabbing: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Philadelphia resident was fatally stabbed in Ewing Thursday, Jan. 8, authorities said. At 5:20 p.m., Ewing police responded to the first block of New Hillcrest Avenue and found Jimmy Chase in the street with stab wounds to the torso, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey and Ewing Police Chief Al Rhodes said. Chase was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead Friday morning, Jan. 9, authorities said. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, authorities said. A fundraiser has been set up for Ch…

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by Sam Barron
Arlington, VA
News
'Do You Want To Die': Man Who Threatened, Stabbed Tourist In DC Learns Prison Fate: Feds 'Do You Want To Die': Man Who Threatened, Stabbed Tourist In DC Learns Prison Fate: Feds
'Do You Want To Die': Man Who Threatened, Stabbed Tourist In DC Learns Prison Fate: Feds A man who threatened to kill tourists in the nation's capital will spend years in prison for a stabbing, US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced. District resident Maurice Felder, 54, was sentenced to 54 months in prison for stabbing a man who was visiting DC in November 2024. According to federal officials, at around 1 a.m. on Nov. 10, 2024, a group from Pennsylvania was walking near the intersection of 7th Street NW and T Street NW for the weekend. Felder followed the group down the sidewalk and began arguing with them, prosecutors said. The victim got in between Felder and other…

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by Zak Failla
Chatham, NJ
Police & Fire
Thieves Break Into Home, Steal Range Rover: Chatham Borough PD Thieves Break Into Home, Steal Range Rover: Chatham Borough PD
Thieves Break Into Home, Steal Range Rover: Chatham Borough PD Three suspects are at large after they broke into a home and stole a Range Rover in Chatham on Wednesday, Jan. 7, authorities said. The suspects entered an occupied residence on Hillside Avenue through the first floor window by forcing it open with a prying tool, Chatham Borough police said. The suspects located the victim's wallet and key fob to a 2025 Range Rover parked in the driveway in a kitchen drawer and exited through the front door, police said. The Range Rover was subsequently stolen from the driveway and fled South on Hillside Avenue toward Chatham Township, police said. No conta…

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by Sam Barron
New Haven, CT
News
New Haven Police Chief Resigns After Admitting To Stealing Department Funds: Mayor New Haven Police Chief Resigns After Admitting To Stealing Department Funds: Mayor
New Haven Police Chief Resigns After Admitting To Stealing Department Funds: Mayor The former New Haven police chief abruptly retired after admitting he stole money from a fund used to pay confidential informants who help detectives solve crimes, Mayor Justin Elicker said Monday. Karl Jacobson quit on Monday, Jan. 5, after several members of his staff confronted him over money missing from the fund, Elicker said during an evening news conference.  The mayor was scheduled to meet with Jacobson that afternoon and planned to place him on administrative leave while Connecticut State Police investigated the allegations. However, Jacobson filed paperwork to retire eff…

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by Josh Lanier
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Victim Pistol-Whipped During Drug Deal In Lodi Home Invasion: Prosecutor Victim Pistol-Whipped During Drug Deal In Lodi Home Invasion: Prosecutor
Victim Pistol-Whipped During Drug Deal In Lodi Home Invasion: Prosecutor Four individuals, including a juvenile, have been charged in connection with an armed home invasion that unfolded inside a Bergen County apartment in October, officials announced Wednesday, Dec. 31. The charges stem from an incident reported around 8 p.m. on Oct. 15, at an apartment complex on Bel Vista Court in Lodi, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. A marijuana transaction was taking place inside the apartment when the victim was confronted by three masked assailants, one of whom struck the victim in the head with a firearm, authorities said. Police said the victim was abl…

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by Cecilia Levine
Leonardtown-California, MD
Police & Fire
Stabbing Suspect Fights for Life After Being Run Down Minutes Later: St. Mary's County Sheriff Stabbing Suspect Fights for Life After Being Run Down Minutes Later: St. Mary's County Sheriff
Stabbing Suspect Fights for Life After Being Run Down Minutes Later: St. Mary's County Sheriff A bizarre chain of violence that began with a stabbing at a Royal Farms ended with the suspect fighting for his life after being struck by a vehicle in Southern Maryland. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called around 1 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 29, to the 21700 block of Tulagi Place in Lexington Park, where there was a reported stabbing. Things only got stranger from there. When deputies arrived, they found a 20-year-old man suffering from lacerations to his hand and face, police said.  Investigators determined the victim had been involved in an altercation with …

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by Zak Failla
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
$20K In Watches Stolen In Burglary: PA State Police Bethlehem $20K In Watches Stolen In Burglary: PA State Police Bethlehem
$20K In Watches Stolen In Burglary: PA State Police Bethlehem A burglary that netted tens of thousands of dollars in stolen watches is under investigation in Allen Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 24. Troopers were dispatched to a home in the 200 block of Windsor Drive after a burglary was reported at about 6:18 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, according to the release. Investigators determined the suspect forced open a sliding back door to gain entry into the residence, then stole multiple watches valued at approximately $20,000, state police said. Police are now asking for the public’s help identifying a …

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
News
Stillborns, Harvard Cadaver Parts Sold Nationwide By PA Man Sentenced: DOJ Stillborns, Harvard Cadaver Parts Sold Nationwide By PA Man Sentenced: DOJ
Stillborns, Harvard Cadaver Parts Sold Nationwide By PA Man Sentenced: DOJ A Pennsylvania man who bought and sold stolen human remains—including stillborn babies and Harvard cadaver parts—and stored them in 5-gallon buckets inside his home has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. Jeremy Pauley, 43, of Thompson, Susquehanna County, was sentenced to 72 months by Chief U.S. District Judge Matthew W. Brann for conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property. He was also fined $2,000 and ordered to serve three years of supervised release after his prison term. He ran a black-market…

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by Jillian Pikora
Germantown, MD
News
Church Teacher Who Sexually Abused Four Children In Montgomery County Learns Prison Fate Church Teacher Who Sexually Abused Four Children In Montgomery County Learns Prison Fate
Church Teacher Who Sexually Abused Four Children In Montgomery County Learns Prison Fate A former teacher at a Maryland church who admitted to sexually abusing minors will spend decades behind bars, authorities announced on Monday. Germantown resident Ervin Alfaro-Lopez, 34, pleaded guilty in February to one count of sex abuse of a minor and three counts of third-degree sex offense following his arrest last year. On Monday, Dec. 22, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that Alfaro-Lopez was sentenced to 55 years in prison, with 20 years to serve. In May of 2023, a victim reported being sexually assaulted by Alfaro-Lopez when he was her teacher at…

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Woodbridge Man Slashed While Fixing Fence, Fires Back As Masked Attacker Flees: Police Woodbridge Man Slashed While Fixing Fence, Fires Back As Masked Attacker Flees: Police
Woodbridge Man Slashed While Fixing Fence, Fires Back As Masked Attacker Flees: Police A man fixing his fence outside his Virginia home was suddenly slashed with a knife — then returned fire — after being approached by a stranger who appeared to know exactly who he was, police say. The violent confrontation unfolded shortly after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, in the 4200 block of Hemingway Drive in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say the 34-year-old victim was outside his residence making repairs to a fence when an unknown man walked up to him, called him by name, and then pulled out a knife and slashed him. Police say the …

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by Zak Failla