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2 Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Carmel, Sheriff Says 2 Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Carmel, Sheriff Says
2 Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Carmel, Sheriff Says Two Putnam County residents are facing felony charges following separate investigations into internet child sexual abuse material, authorities announced.   The arrests both stemmed from cyber tips received by the New York State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in April 2025. The tips indicated that sexually explicit videos and images involving minors were being transmitted from residences within Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Aug. 4.  Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office launched an intensive investigation, which in…
20 Years On, Milton Teen's Murder Still Unsolved 20 Years On, Milton Teen's Murder Still Unsolved
20 Years On, Milton Teen's Murder Still Unsolved Two decades have passed since Christina White left her Saratoga County home for a late-night walk and never returned. The 18-year-old White was last seen around 10 p.m. on June 30, 2005, walking away from her Milton residence at the Stockade Mobile Home Park on Rock City Road. She had a history of staying away for short periods, so her family wasn’t immediately alarmed. But by July 3—just one day before her 20th birthday—her mother contacted police to report her missing. What followed was a nearly year-long search that ended in heartbreak. In March 2006, a man hunting crows in a wooded are…
Ex-Muhlenberg Man Busted In Child Porn File Sharing Case: Berks County DA Ex-Muhlenberg Man Busted In Child Porn File Sharing Case: Berks County DA
Ex-Muhlenberg Man Busted In Child Porn File Sharing Case: Berks County DA A Maryland man is accused of uploading child sexual abuse material to KIK Messenger from a home in Pennsylvania, investigators announced on Friday, June 27. Daniel J. Huber, 34, of Abingdon, Maryland, previously of Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania, was arrested after a multi-complaint investigation by the Berks County District Attorney’s Office, according to Chief County Detective Michael J. Gombar. Detectives were first tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which reported digital files suspected to be child sexual abuse material (CSAM) shared via KIK. Five additiona…
Wolcott Teen Had Over 300 Child Porn Images At His Home: Police Wolcott Teen Had Over 300 Child Porn Images At His Home: Police
Wolcott Teen Had Over 300 Child Porn Images At His Home: Police A Wolcott teen is facing serious charges after police say he had more than 300 files of child pornography on electronic devices at his home.  Evan Harris, 19, was charged with first-degree possession of child pornography after he turned himself in to authorities this week, Wolcott Police said.  Authorities began investigating after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) sent two tips to Wolcott police on April 30. The tips warned of possible online activity related to the possession and sharing of child sexual abuse materials, officials said.  After l…
Child Porn Crackdown: PA Trio Nabbed In Major Bust, DA Says Child Porn Crackdown: PA Trio Nabbed In Major Bust, DA Says
Child Porn Crackdown: PA Trio Nabbed In Major Bust, DA Says Three Berks County men have been arrested and charged in separate child pornography investigations, authorities said Friday, June 20. The arrests of Christopher Escobar-Ledesma, 29, of Kutztown; Michael W. Leininger, 64, of Laureldale; and Michael E. Ransier, 72, of Exeter Township, follow a trio of tips to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the Berks County District Attorney’s Office said. The tips flagged disturbing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) shared online. Investigators traced each case to different web platforms — Google, Bing, an…
Child Porn Repeat Offender: New Britain Man Who Had 3,000 Pics, Videos Gets 10 Years In Prison Child Porn Repeat Offender: New Britain Man Who Had 3,000 Pics, Videos Gets 10 Years In Prison
Child Porn Repeat Offender: New Britain Man Who Had 3,000 Pics, Videos Gets 10 Years In Prison A Connecticut man will spend the next decade behind bars after federal agents found thousands of disturbing images and videos of child sexual abuse in his home. Joshua Glaeser, 37, of New Britain, was sentenced on Monday, June 9, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said. The punishment follows a months-long investigation that began in the summer of 2022. Connecticut State Police investigators traced an internet address involved in the distribution of child sex abuse material to Glaeser’s home, authorities…
10-Month Manhunt Ends With Arrests Of Virginia Trio Tied To Alexandria Shooting: Police 10-Month Manhunt Ends With Arrests Of Virginia Trio Tied To Alexandria Shooting: Police
10-Month Manhunt Ends With Arrests Of Virginia Trio Tied To Alexandria Shooting: Police A 10-month manhunt, ballistic testing, and multi-agency teamwork finally brought down a trio of violent suspects accused of spraying bullets into a Virginia home last year, police said. It took nearly a year, but all three suspects in a 2024 Alexandria shooting that rocked a residential neighborhood are now behind bars, according to police. Justin McKnight, 22, of Alexandria; Demetrius Charlton, 22, of Fairfax; and Jhamal Muskelly, 20, of Alexandria, have each been charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling, the Alexandria Police Department announced Tuesday, June 3. The charges stem …
Decomposed Female Body Found In Woods: Berks DA Decomposed Female Body Found In Woods: Berks DA
Decomposed Female Body Found In Woods: Berks DA A woman's decomposed body was discovered deep in the woods, authorities revealed on Tuesday, April 29. The grim find was made around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 28, in a wooded area off Route 176 between the Green Hills and Route 724 exits, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators from Cumru Township Police and Berks County Detectives confirmed the remains were human and appeared to be female. Police say the body was in an advanced state of decomposition and may have been there “for a long period of time.” A grid search of the area was conducted, and all evide…
Carlisle Resident, Former School Solicitor, Big Brothers VP Sentenced In Child Porn Case Carlisle Resident, Former School Solicitor, Big Brothers VP Sentenced In Child Porn Case
Carlisle Resident, Former School Solicitor, Big Brothers VP Sentenced In Child Porn Case A Cumberland County man who once held key leadership roles in York and Adams counties has been sentenced for possessing child pornography, according to court documents and state police. Christopher Lee Harris, 34, of Carlisle, was sentenced to 48 months of supervised probation after pleading guilty to one count of Felony Child Pornography in Cumberland County Court on Tuesday, April 15. He must also register as a sex offender for 15 years, submit a DNA sample, and complete a sexual offender treatment program with Triad until he is successfully discharged. Harris previously served as solicit…
Estranged Husband Who Mowed Down Schenectady Wife With Car After Years Of Stalking Sentenced Estranged Husband Who Mowed Down Schenectady Wife With Car After Years Of Stalking Sentenced
Estranged Husband Who Mowed Down Schenectady Wife With Car After Years Of Stalking Sentenced A Schenectady man who was convicted of attempted murder after intentionally striking his estranged wife with his car will spend decades behind bars. Sherifullah Hashimi, 62, of Schenectady, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Schenectady County Court on Thursday, Feb. 3, following his conviction for attempted murder and related charges. The case stemmed from a violent incident at the Southgate Housing Complex on Frank Street in Schenectady on July 23, 2023. Multiple people called 911 reporting that a woman had been struck by a car. Surveillance video obtained by Schenectady Police showe…
ATM Skimmers Discovered At Trenton 7-Eleven: Prosecutor ATM Skimmers Discovered At Trenton 7-Eleven: Prosecutor
ATM Skimmers Discovered At Trenton 7-Eleven: Prosecutor Two overlay skimmer devices were recently discovered at a 7-Eleven in Trenton, authorities said. The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office Cyber Crimes Task Force discovered a video of the ATM skimmers at the 7-Eleven at 559 Lalor St. at the Trenton/Hamilton border, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. On Monday morning, March 24, members of the Cyber Crimes Task Force recovered the skimmer devices and forwarded them to the United States Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force laboratory for forensic analysis, Marbrey said. Anyone who used a credit or debt card at that 7-Eleven i…
Clark Teacher Found With Child Porn: Prosecutor Clark Teacher Found With Child Porn: Prosecutor
Clark Teacher Found With Child Porn: Prosecutor A 48-year-old middle school teacher was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Feb. 25 with possessing child pornography, authorities said. Matthew Serwedes, a Hillsborough resident who teaches Learning, Design, and Technology at Carl Kumpf Middle School, became the center of an investigation following a tip regarding child porn being uploaded on a social media and messaging platform, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. During a search warrant of Serwedes' home, electronic devices were seized for further forensic analysis, McDonald said alongside County Prosecu…
Multiple Life Sentences For Maryland Mass Shooter: State's Attorney Multiple Life Sentences For Maryland Mass Shooter: State's Attorney
Multiple Life Sentences For Maryland Mass Shooter: State's Attorney A Baltimore man convicted of a deadly mass shooting that left two people dead and five others wounded will spend the rest of his life behind bars, prosecutors announced. Jabre Griffith was sentenced to two life terms plus 120 years on Tuesday, Feb. 18, for the murders of Ernest Hall and Micah Strong, as well as for a violent shooting spree in March 2023, according to Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates. “I do not take a sentence of this length lightly when it is imposed on a defendant, but when someone so clearly has no regard for the lives of others, it is without question that they…
5 Nabbed In Murder Of Missing Trans Man Who Faced 'Prolonged Violence' In NY: Police 5 Nabbed In Murder Of Missing Trans Man Who Faced 'Prolonged Violence' In NY: Police
5 Nabbed In Murder Of Missing Trans Man Who Faced 'Prolonged Violence' In NY: Police Five suspects have been charged in the brutal killing of a missing transgender man who died after repeated acts of violence and torture for more than a month by multiple individuals who later discarded his body in a field, New York State Police said. The investigation began on Sunday, Feb. 9.  Troopers in Ontario County from the Canandaigua barracks, located about an hour west of Syracuse, initiated a missing person case after receiving a welfare check request for Sam (Samantha) Nordquist, age 24, originally from Minnesota. Authorities determined he had been staying at Patty’s Lodge i…
Explicit Files Found On Lancaster Man's BitTorrent Sharing: Manheim Twp. Police Explicit Files Found On Lancaster Man's BitTorrent Sharing: Manheim Twp. Police
Explicit Files Found On Lancaster Man's BitTorrent Sharing: Manheim Twp. Police A Lancaster man is accused of possessing child pornography following an online investigation on the BitTorrent network, Manheim Township police announced on Thursday, Feb. 13. James Vincent Cosentino, 44, was charged with two counts of sexual abuse of children and three counts of criminal use of a communication facility after an investigation at his home on the 100 block of Knollwood Drive, police said. The investigation began on June 8, 2024, when a detective was conducting an online probe on the BitTorrent network related to the sharing of child pornography. The detective downloaded files…
Bay Shore Widow's Killer Nabbed Decades Later Thanks To Retired Detectives, DNA Evidence: DA Bay Shore Widow's Killer Nabbed Decades Later Thanks To Retired Detectives, DNA Evidence: DA
Bay Shore Widow's Killer Nabbed Decades Later Thanks To Retired Detectives, DNA Evidence: DA A chilling murder mystery in New York that went unsolved for over two decades has finally been cracked thanks in part to a pair of determined detectives long since retired, prosecutors said. On Long Island, Raul Ayala, 51, of Georgia, was indicted for first-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Feb. 7, in the 2003 killing of Edna “Timmie” Schubert. The 88-year-old Schubert, a widowed former Department of Motor Vehicles employee who lived alone, was found dead inside her North Bay Shore home on Fredrick Avenue on Dec. 12, 2003, Suffolk County Police said. Her body was discovered b…
Harrisburg Man Used Pen Camera To Record Victims In Bathroom, Sexually Abused Boys: Berks DA Harrisburg Man Used Pen Camera To Record Victims In Bathroom, Sexually Abused Boys: Berks DA
Harrisburg Man Used Pen Camera To Record Victims In Bathroom, Sexually Abused Boys: Berks DA A Harrisburg dad is accused of sexually abusing two boys and secretly recording videos of them and another family member using a hidden pen camera, the Berks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Kemish A. Soto-Munet, 29, was charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, sexual abuse of children, invasion of privacy, and corruption of minors, according to investigators. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING** The investigation began on Sunday, July 28, 2024, with a Childline referral alle…
Mugshot Released Of Perkasie Man Who Shared Over 1,200 Child Porn Files Online: DA Mugshot Released Of Perkasie Man Who Shared Over 1,200 Child Porn Files Online: DA
Mugshot Released Of Perkasie Man Who Shared Over 1,200 Child Porn Files Online: DA A Perkasie man is accused of sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online and possessing more than 1,200 files of illegal content on his devices, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Arthur Corbett Clark, 22, of the 2500 block of Hilltown Pike, was arrested on Nov. 13 and charged with Felony Disseminating Photo and Films of Child Sex Acts, Felony Possession of Child Pornography, and Felony Criminal Use of a Communication Device, as detailed in court documents.  The investigation began on Aug. 21, 2024, when the Bucks County DA's Office received a CyberTip fr…
Mamta Bhatt's Husband Handcuffed, Escorted Out Of Manassas Park Home Following Search Mamta Bhatt's Husband Handcuffed, Escorted Out Of Manassas Park Home Following Search
Mamta Bhatt's Husband Handcuffed, Escorted Out Of Manassas Park Home Following Search Charges have been filed against Naresh Bhatt in his wife's disappearance, police announced. On Thursday afternoon, Aug. 22, Manassas Park police announced that Naresh Bhatt was charged with prohibition against concealment of dead body after a search warrant was executed at the home he shared with Mamta Kafle Bhatt. The 28-year-old mother went missing late last month, and her husband was the last person to have spoken to her, police said. Police did not say whether or not a body was found, and said only that they found additional evidence in their home. Mamta’s 1-year-old daughter was…
10-Year-Old Child Shot To Death Inside Maryland Home: State Police 10-Year-Old Child Shot To Death Inside Maryland Home: State Police
10-Year-Old Child Shot To Death Inside Maryland Home: State Police A 10-year-old boy was killed in Maryland while inside a home with his mother and other young children on Monday night, state police say. The search is on for a suspect as troopers continue to attempt locating a wanted shooting suspect who killed the boy in Salisbury on Aug. 5. According to Maryland State Police, at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Monday night, officers from the Salisbury Police Department responded to a home in the 200 block of Clayton Street, where they found the 10-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound. He was treated by paramedics and rushed to Tidal Health Medical Center…
Sex Offender Husband, Wife Face Child Pornography Charges: Berks County DA Sex Offender Husband, Wife Face Child Pornography Charges: Berks County DA
Sex Offender Husband, Wife Face Child Pornography Charges: Berks County DA A convicted sex offender and his Reading wife have been arrested on child pornography charges, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office.  Dennis Deiter, 46, and Elizabeth Deiter, 34, both "admitted to utilizing their respective cellular telephones to view child pornography," prosecutors wrote in a release on Wednesday, July 24.  Detectives began investigating the pair after receiving a complaint from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, authorities said. The investigation led them to the Deiters' South 12th Street home where they e…
Berks Man Had 400+ Files Of Child Pornography On Phone, DA Says Berks Man Had 400+ Files Of Child Pornography On Phone, DA Says
Berks Man Had 400+ Files Of Child Pornography On Phone, DA Says A Sinking Spring man was taken into custody after a police raid turned up hundreds of files of child sexual abuse material, said Berks County prosecutors.  Andrew M. Bush was charged with child pornography and related counts, wrote the District Attorney's Office in a release.  Authorities said they received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for a “MediaLab/KIK” account associated with Bush. They executed a search warrant at his Beavens Road home and seized his cell phone, according to prosecutors.  In an interview with detectives, t…
Skeletal Remains Found At Jersey Shore Construction Site: Prosecutor Skeletal Remains Found At Jersey Shore Construction Site: Prosecutor
Skeletal Remains Found At Jersey Shore Construction Site: Prosecutor An investigation is under way in a Jersey Shore town where skeletal remains were found, authorities confirmed. The remains were found on a piece of property on the 1100 block of Narrumson Road in Wall Township Tuesday, March 12 where work is being done, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Wall Township Police Chief Sean O'Halloran said. News 12 was the first to break the story, noting human remains were found at an excavation project. What looks very much like SKELETAL REMAINS found at a construction home site in the Manasquan Shores section of Wall Township. M…
Drunk Central PA Man Who Struck Dead Woman In Crosswalk Turns Himself In, Police Say Drunk Central PA Man Who Struck Dead Woman In Crosswalk Turns Himself In, Police Say
Drunk Central PA Man Who Struck Dead Woman In Crosswalk Turns Himself In, Police Say Over two months after Emily Compton was struck dead the man accused of hitting her has turned himself in, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 2. Douglas Lee Gibb, 64, of Carlisle turned himself over to authorities at Magisterial District Judge Birbeck's office on Oct. 30.  Emily C. Compton, 72, also of Carlisle, was two blocks from her home when Gibbs struck her in the crosswalk on Hanover Street at the intersection with East South Street at 12:36 p.m. on Aug. 29, police explained.  Officers with the Carlisle Fire Department and Cumberland Goodwill EMS helped Emily at the scene. She h…
Cold Case: Police Asking For Help, Clues In 2008 Hudson Valley Murder Cold Case: Police Asking For Help, Clues In 2008 Hudson Valley Murder
Cold Case: Police Asking For Help, Clues In 2008 Hudson Valley Murder Police in the Hudson Valley are asking the public for help solving a 15-year-old murder that has kept detectives digging for clues for years.  The murder of Dutchess County resident David Green took place in the city of Poughkeepsie on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, inside an apartment on South Hamilton Street. The 42-year-old Green, known as "Dee Dee" to all, was found strangled to death after officers from the city of Poughkeepsie Police responded to a call for a deceased man inside an apartment, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark of the Poughkeepsie Police Department. David "Dee Dee" GreenCity of …
Wife ID'd After Hunting Club Dismemberment In GA, Husband Arrested In PA Wife ID'd After Hunting Club Dismemberment In GA, Husband Arrested In PA
Wife ID'd After Hunting Club Dismemberment In GA, Husband Arrested In PA Mindi Mebane Kassotis has been identified months after she was found dismembered at a hunting club in Georgia, and her husband has been arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, May 12, 2023.  The 40-year-old was found strewn across three miles of the hunting club grounds in  Liberty and Mcintosh Counties on December 2, 2022, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation explained in the release. The following day the investigation into her identity began and on Jan. 5, 2023, the GBI announced that forensic analysis determined that her body had been placed in the field sinc…
Greenwich Man Charged With Child Porn Offenses, Including Possessing Images With Infants Greenwich Man Charged With Child Porn Offenses, Including Possessing Images With Infants
Greenwich Man Charged With Child Porn Offenses, Including Possessing Images With Infants A Fairfield County man is facing charges after investigators found that his laptop contained about 1,000 images depicting the sexual abuse of children, including infants.  Christopher Bates Jr., age 36, of Greenwich, was arrested on a federal complaint charging him with child pornography offenses on Tuesday, Dec. 13, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Investigators found that an IP address at Bates' home was being used to access the dark web to view images that depicted the sexual abuse of children, Roberts Avery reported. …
Jersey Shore Man, 74, Found Guilty On Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man, 74, Found Guilty On Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man, 74, Found Guilty On Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor A 74-year-old Jersey Shore man was found guilty by a Monmouth County Jury in connection with child pornography charges. During the trial, the man testified that his son, now deceased, had actually downloaded the child abuse files, authorities said. James Simmons, of Freehold Township, was convicted on Wednesday, July 20, of endangering the welfare of a child and distributing child sex abuse material, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. A July 2017 investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, along with NJ ICAC Task Force and th…
Maryland State Police Arrest Two Men On Child Porn Charges Maryland State Police Arrest Two Men On Child Porn Charges
Maryland State Police Arrest Two Men On Child Porn Charges Two child pornography suspects were taken into custody following a pair of separate investigations into the distribution and possession of illicit materials, state police announced. Cumberland residents Matthew Loren Sites, 23, and Roger Clayton Abe II, 38, were both arrested as a result of separate investigations conducted by the Maryland State Police / Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, officials announced on Friday, July 8. Specifically, Abe was charged with one out of the distribution of child pornography and seven counts of possession of child pornography. Sites was…
Remains Found 40 Years Ago In Canada ID'd As NJ Murder Victim, Police Say Remains Found 40 Years Ago In Canada ID'd As NJ Murder Victim, Police Say
Remains Found 40 Years Ago In Canada ID'd As NJ Murder Victim, Police Say Remains found nearly 40 years ago in Canada have been identified as a New Jersey man, authorities announced. The remains of Theodore Frederick Kampf, 46 -- formerly of Camden County -- were found in a wooded area near the North Fork Dam and Dempster Highway in Yukon Territory in 1983, Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced. He had travelled from New Jersey to Yukon in July 1981, and his family reported him missing in October after he stopped contacting them. Despite an extensive investigation at the time by Yukon RCMP, the identity of the remains had never been identified. In 2…
Stop & Shop Warns Customers Of Potential Data Security Issue In Fairfield County Stop & Shop Warns Customers Of Potential Data Security Issue In Fairfield County
Stop & Shop Warns Customers Of Potential Data Security Issue In Fairfield County Stop & Shop says it has discovered a potential data security issue at five store locations in the Northeast, including in Connecticut. Illegal skimming devices known as “shimmers” were identified as part of routine security scans at the locations.  The five stores and dates the issue was identified are als follows: 25 Old King’s Highway North in Darien, Connecticut, April 26 to April 30 404 Springfield Ave., Berkeley Heights, New Jersey: Feb. 8 to Feb. 10 8 Franklin Street, Bloomfield, New Jersey: March 28 to April 9 1189 Broad Street, Clifton, New Jersey: March 14 to April 16 19…