Tequila To Trouble: Diner Pulls Gun, Drives Off From Gainesville Restaurant, Police Say Tequila To Trouble: Diner Pulls Gun, Drives Off From Gainesville Restaurant, Police Say Tequila To Trouble: Diner Pulls Gun, Drives Off From Gainesville Restaurant, Police Say
Tequila To Trouble: Diner Pulls Gun, Drives Off From Gainesville Restaurant, Police Say Things went from tequila to trouble in a hurry at a Virginia restaurant when an allegedly drunk diner turned a war of words into an armed encounter, police say. Officers were called over the weekend to the El Tio Restaurant in the 7500 block of Linton Hall Road in Gainesville, where a man was reportedly brandishing a handgun during a dispute that turned violent. Manassas man Robert Patrick Block Jr., 27, is accused of getting into an argument at the eatery shortly after 10:10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, that rapidly escalated from a verbal altercation to a physical one, according to the Prince …
Hackensack Man Ties Up Roommate With Thick Rope After Drinking: Police Hackensack Man Ties Up Roommate With Thick Rope After Drinking: Police Hackensack Man Ties Up Roommate With Thick Rope After Drinking: Police
Hackensack Man Ties Up Roommate With Thick Rope After Drinking: Police A 48-year-old Hackensack man was arrested after police say he assaulted his roommate and tied him up with thick rope inside their apartment. Hackensack police responded to a Maple Avenue apartment around 1 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, on a report of a person being restrained after allegedly assaulting a guest, according to a department press release issued Monday, Aug. 10. Officers found the 40-year-old roommate wedged between a dresser and a bed with his hands and feet bound with thick rope, police said. The man had a cut under his left eye that was bruised and swollen, according to police. Wils…
Owings Mills Man Arrested In Deadly Downtown Baltimore Stabbing: Police Owings Mills Man Arrested In Deadly Downtown Baltimore Stabbing: Police Owings Mills Man Arrested In Deadly Downtown Baltimore Stabbing: Police
Owings Mills Man Arrested In Deadly Downtown Baltimore Stabbing: Police An arrest came quickly in Maryland after a deadly stabbing in downtown Baltimore left a 48-year-old man dead over the weekend. The suspect, 30-year-old James Harrison of Owings Mills, was arrested Thursday, Aug. 6, in the 300 block of North Eutaw Street in Baltimore, police announced. Investigators say Harrison was wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 48-year-old Roderick Fitzgerald, which happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, in the 300 block of West Saratoga Street. Central District patrol officers responding to reports of an unresponsive person found Fitzgerald sufferi…
Man Assaulted With Glass Bottle: Mount Olive PD Man Assaulted With Glass Bottle: Mount Olive PD Man Assaulted With Glass Bottle: Mount Olive PD
Man Assaulted With Glass Bottle: Mount Olive PD A 44-year-old Budd Lake man was arrested and charged after he assaulted a person with a glass bottle, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 5. At 1:03 a.m., on Sunday, July 26, officers responded to a residence on Budd Lake after a man reported he was struck by a glass bottle, causing it to break, by Cristian Rodriguezgonzalez, Mount Olive police said. Officers located Rodriguezgonzalez and after a brief struggle, placed him under arrest, police said. He was charged with aggravated assault and multiple weapons offenses, police said.
Ex-MVPD Official Texted Son Instructions On Timing Before Gang Shooting: Indictment Ex-MVPD Official Texted Son Instructions On Timing Before Gang Shooting: Indictment Ex-MVPD Official Texted Son Instructions On Timing Before Gang Shooting: Indictment
Ex-mvpd Official Texted Son Instructions On Timing Before Gang Shooting: Indictment A former high-ranking police official in Westchester County accused of helping her son flee after a Bronx shooting sent him text messages directing his movements before the gunfire, according to a newly unsealed indictment. The indictment, returned by a Bronx grand jury on Friday, July 31, charges former Mount Vernon Police Deputy Commissioner of Wellness Jennifer Lackard, her son Chase Lackard, 20, and James Lackard with multiple felony offenses stemming from a shooting outside the Bronx Hall of Justice on June 29.  As Daily Voice previously reported, Jennifer Lackard was fired by the…
Second Arrest Made In Deadly Milford Home Invasion; 69-Year-Old Man Killed, Woman Shot In Head Second Arrest Made In Deadly Milford Home Invasion; 69-Year-Old Man Killed, Woman Shot In Head Second Arrest Made In Deadly Milford Home Invasion; 69-Year-Old Man Killed, Woman Shot In Head
Second Arrest Made In Deadly Milford Home Invasion; 69-Year-Old Man Killed, Woman Shot In Head Police have arrested a second man in a deadly Connecticut home invasion that left a 69-year-old man dead and a woman shot in the head, authorities said  Ivan Barias-Florimon, 24, of the Bronx, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, in New York City with assistance from the U.S. Marshals' Office. He is charged with murder, murder in commission of a felony, home invasion, and first-degree assault of an elderly victim during a Milford home invasion in June. Authorities said he is being held in New York City while awaiting extradition to Connecticut. His capture follows the Friday arrest of 25…
DC Teen's Crime Spree Got More Violent After Assault Arrest, Feds Say DC Teen's Crime Spree Got More Violent After Assault Arrest, Feds Say DC Teen's Crime Spree Got More Violent After Assault Arrest, Feds Say
DC Teen's Crime Spree Got More Violent After Assault Arrest, Feds Say A violent crime spree that began at a Maryland-area commuter gateway ended with a teenager headed to prison for the next decade. District resident Makai Bridges, 17, was sentenced to 12 years behind bars for a series of violent crimes committed when he was just 16, including an armed robbery, a carjacking, and assaults while locked up, federal prosecutors announced. The crime spree began around 2 a.m. on May 1, 2025, near the intersection of 3rd Street and Rhode Island Avenue NE, where prosecutors said Bridges and another suspect ambushed a woman waiting at a bus stop. Both appeared to be …
Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner In Chesterfield: Prosecutor Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner In Chesterfield: Prosecutor Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner In Chesterfield: Prosecutor
Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner In Chesterfield: Prosecutor A 23-year-old East Orange man was charged with murdering an inmate at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Chesterfield, authorities said Friday, July 31. On Friday, July 17, correctional officers found Yasin Sellers slumped on the floor and unresponsive in a prison gymnasium following a religious service, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Sellers was pronounced dead at the scene, Bradshaw said. An investigation determined Sellers collapsed after being assaulted by Banton, Bradshaw said.
Florham Park Man Arrested After Coaches Softball Brawl: Report Florham Park Man Arrested After Coaches Softball Brawl: Report Florham Park Man Arrested After Coaches Softball Brawl: Report
Florham Park Man Arrested After Coaches Softball Brawl: Report A Florham Park man has been charged after a fight between adults broke out following a youth girls' softball game in East Hanover, authorities confirmed. East Hanover police responded to Lurker Park on Ridgedale Avenue on Wednesday, July 22, on a report of a physical altercation between adults at the ballfield, Morris County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Meghan Knab said. Citing video of the altercation, NJ.com says the fight erupted among coaches during the postgame handshake after a 12U game between Little Falls and a combined East Hanover/Florham Park team. Several coaches from bo…
Special Ed Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Student Arrested In Fairfax: Police Special Ed Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Student Arrested In Fairfax: Police Special Ed Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Student Arrested In Fairfax: Police
Special Ed Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Student Arrested In Fairfax: Police A special education teacher in Northern Maryland was arrested following a monthlong investigation into allegations that he had inappropriate contact with a student. King George resident Eliseo Perez, 35, who works at Cooper Middle School, allegedly had unlawful and inappropriate contact with a student in May 2026. The investigation was launched on June 4, when school administrators at Cooper Middle School were notified of concerns regarding inappropriate behavior involving a teacher. Detectives from the Child Abuse Squad were notified and assumed the investigation. Perez turned himself in …
Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police
Fairfield Woman's Alleged Abuse Of Disabled Client In Westport Caught On Camera: Police A Connecticut caregiver is accused of physically abusing her disabled client while inside a YMCA, police said. Elisa Feinman, 68, of Fairfield, allegedly abused an intellectually disabled client at the Westport Weston Family YMCA on Saturday, July 19, at the YMCA on Allen Raymond Lane, according to the Westport police.  Officers responded after YMCA staff reported seeing a caregiver physically mistreating her intellectually disabled client. Investigators reviewed surveillance video as part of the case and arrested Feinman, who police identified as a paraprofessional, Westport pol…
Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials
Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials A 23-year-old Jersey City woman is accused of setting a fire beneath the Tonnelle Avenue underpass, then trapping a man as he tried to escape the flames, authorities said. Janet Leigh Mullone was arrested after police said she set a fire near 276 Tonnelle Ave. at approximately 2:39 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, according to Nathaniel Styer and Kim Wallace Scalcione, spokespeople for the city. Responding officers found flames burning beneath the underpass, where members of the Jersey City Fire Department worked to contain the blaze. Investigators said a 57-year-old man had been sleeping in a con…