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Doylestown, PA
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted On Animal Cruelty Charges Returned From Belize: Bucks Sheriff
A Bucks County woman wanted on animal cruelty charges was deported from Belize and returned to Pennsylvania, the sheriff’s office announced on Friday, Sept. 19. Abigail Tuttle O’Keeffe was met at Philadelphia International Airport by Bucks County Sheriff’s Deputies after international authorities deported her from Belize, according to the release. O’Keeffe fled the United States earlier this year but was arrested in Benque Viejo, Belize, in April on an unrelated firearm charge. Her case was resolved in Belize before she was handed over to U.S. authorities. “This case proves fugitives canno…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
News
MS-13 Gang Leader 'Pirana' Wanted For Murder, Kidnapping, Deported From Pennsylvania: ICE
A dangerous MS-13 gang leader wanted for kidnapping, extortion, and murder was removed from the United States after finishing a federal sentence in Pennsylvania, ICE announced on Sunday, Sept. 7. Jose Alberto Zamora-Zamora, 31, also known as “Pirana,” was flown back to El Salvador on Aug. 15 after being arrested by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia. He had just completed a 24-month sentence for illegal reentry at Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood Low in Union County, according to officials. Zamora-Zamora was previously deported in December 2022 but returned …
New Windsor, NY
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For Rape In New Windsor Arrested After Hiding In Philippines: Police
A fugitive wanted in Orange County on multiple rape and sexual abuse charges has been captured in the Philippines and returned to face prosecution, authorities announced. On Friday, Aug. 29, the New Windsor Police Department, working with the FBI Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and international law enforcement partners, arrested 46-year-old Dominic Mamaat upon his arrival at JFK Airport in Queens, the department said. Mamaat was wanted on a warrant for first-degree rape issued in May 2020 and had been indicted by an Orange County grand jury in Augus…
Manheim Township, PA
Police & Fire
ICE Seizes Homicide Suspect Captured In Routine East Manheim Traffic Stop
What started as a simple turn signal violation in Lancaster County ended with the arrest of a man wanted by Interpol for homicide, police said. Youshimatz Alegria Diaz, 32, of Coatesville, was pulled over on Saturday, March 22, 2025, on Route 30 East in Manheim Township after police say he failed to use his blinker before changing lanes. That stop quickly turned into much more. The officer identified Diaz using a Mexican driver’s license, and Diaz admitted he had been in the U.S. for two years without a valid Pennsylvania license, according to police. A routine records check revealed Diaz…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
FBI Seizes International Murder Suspect After Bergen County Burglary, Foot Pursuit: Cops
A sharp-eyed Mahwah resident helped police bust two alleged members of the notorious South American Theft Group (SATG) during an attempted burglary that led to a foot chase through multiple backyards, authorities said. Oscar Alvarez-Alzate, 28, and Cristian Bernal-Walles, 21, both from Queens, were arrested on the morning of Friday, March 21, after a neighbor spotted them wearing masks and backpacks and sneaking onto private property, Mahwah Police said in a release. The witness called police around 10:00 a.m. and officers rushed to the area, officials said. An officer arrived first and spo…
Leesburg, VA
News
Parents Of Missing Loudoun County Student Request Death Declaration From Dominican Authorities
The parents of missing Virginia college student Sudiksha Konanki are asking Dominican authorities to formally declare their daughter dead after an extensive international search yielded no signs of her, officials announced. Konanki, a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Loudoun County, vanished while on vacation in Punta Cana earlier this month. Despite an aggressive search effort involving the Dominican Republic National Police, FBI, and other agencies, she has not been found. The search for Sudiksha Konanki is ongoing in the Dominican Republic. Policía Nacional Repúb…
Chantilly, VA
News
FBI, Homeland Security Join 'High-Level' Probe Into Missing Chantilly College Student In DR
The search for missing Virginia college student Sudiksha Konanki has escalated into a major international investigation, with the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) now assisting Dominican authorities, officials announced. The Dominican Republic Attorney General’s Office confirmed that it has assembled a high-level joint task force to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Chantilly who vanished in Punta Cana last week. Authorities say they are exploring all possibilities. "The prosecuting authority is conducting extens…
Chantilly, VA
News
Person Of Interest Identified In Search For Missing College Student From Chantilly: Reports
A person of interest has reportedly been identified as the search for missing Virginia native Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic continues nearly a week later. Joshua Riibe has been named a person of interest in the 20-year-old University of Pennsylvania student's sudden vanishing while on vacation with friends in Punta Cana. Riibe was identified by multiple outlets and can reportedly be seen on video with Konanki shortly before she vanished. It is believed that he may be the last person to have seen her. According to multiple reports, the incident remains a missing-person case, a…
Chantilly, VA
News
International Search Intensifies For Missing Chantilly College Student In Dominican Republic
The search for a missing Virginia college student who vanished while on vacation in the Dominican Republic is intensifying as officials establish a high-level commission to oversee the case, authorities announced. The Dominican Republic National Police, in coordination with the Attorney General’s Office, FBI, and the US Embassy Liaison, has expanded their investigation into the disappearance of 20-year-old Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student from Chantilly who went missing on Thursday, March 6 while on a trip with friends in Punta Cana. Officials confirmed that Konanki, a c…
Silver Spring, MD
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For 1997 Silver Spring Shooting Captured After 27 Years On The Run: Police
A fugitive who spent nearly three decades on the run after a 1997 shooting in Silver Spring has been captured in El Salvador and returned to Montgomery County to face charges. Jose Mauricio Rivera, 58, was extradited to Maryland on Thursday, Dec. 5, after being arrested by Salvadoran authorities in April 2023. He is charged with second-degree attempted murder and two counts of first-degree assault, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Rivera is accused of shooting his estranged wife multiple times on Oct. 9, 1997, in the elevator of her apartment building in the 8100 blo…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Internationally Wanted Jewel Thief Steals $17K Watch On Long Island: Police
A Queens man who is wanted across the country and the world for jewelry theft has been arrested on Long Island, police announced. Forty-nine-year-old Yaorong Wan, who lives in Queens, was arrested on Saturday, May 4 for the Manhasset incident, which happened nearly three weeks before, according to Nassau County Police. Wan, on Friday, April 19, is alleged to have walked into London Jewelers, located at 2046 Northern Boulevard. Once inside, police said he distracted the salesperson using a sleight of hand and stole a $17,000 Chopard watch. A search warrant was issued for Wan. When execu…
Towson, MD
Obituaries
Widow Survives Baltimore SWAT Officer: 'Saw Beauty In Things Most Would Look Past'
Support is on the rise for the surviving wife of a Baltimore police SWAT officer killed in a crash last month. While Anthony Ward had many hobbies and passions to keep him busy, he was his best with his wife of 10 years, Alicia Garcia Ward, by his side, according to a GoFundMe launched in his memory. Ward died in a car crash Saturday, April 20, on the inner loop of I-695, as previously reported by Daily Voice. He was 36 years old. A graduate of Graham High School in 2006, Ward went on to graduate summa cum laude from the University of Cincinnati four years later, earning a master's in…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Creep Who Sought Sex From 'Child' Online In VA Then Fled To Egypt Sentenced: Officials
A Maryland man was sentenced to 75 years in prison after soliciting sex from someone he thought was a minor online in Virginia before fleeing to Egypt, authorities said. John R. Raff, 42, of Perryville, MD, was arrested in Maryland in 2014 and extradited to Virginia for an ongoing NOVA-DC ICAC Task Force investigation, the Virginia State Police said. Raff had attempted to solicit a Virginia State Police agent whom he believed was a minor, a spokesman for the VSP said. Following his arrest in 2014, Raff posted bond and fled to the Arab Republic of Egypt, police said. The Rockingham Com…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
'America's Most Wanted' Fugitive Admits Brutally Killing Ex-GF 29 Years Ago In South Jersey
A fugitive once featured on “America’s Most Wanted”.has admitted to fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in 1994, authorities said. Francisco Martinez, 53, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 30, in the domestic stabbing of Patricia Boney, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. His plea to aggravated manslaughter calls for him to serve a 20-year sentence, the prosecutor said. After slaying Boney, Martinez fled in her 1982 Camaro which was discovered in Houston, Texas on March 8, 1994. It is believed that he crossed the border into Mexico where he successfully hid …
Frederick, MD
News
Multi-State Investigation Leads To Bust Of Thieving Romanian Nationals In MD Facing Deportation
Sometimes, it takes a village. A widespread, multi-agency investigation that coursed through multiple states has led to the apprehension of three Romanian nationals involved in a rash of recent regional burglaries and thefts throughout Maryland and Pennsylvania. Officials in Frederick County announced the arrests on Friday, March 17 following the apprehension of the three suspects, who were wanted on multiple charges and could face deportation. Those charged on out-of-state warrants: Stefan Chicui, 43; Anisoara Nistor, 41; Ana Maria Velcu, 33. Following their arrests, US Immigrations…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Fugitive Who Sexually Assaulted Sisters In 2014 Extradited To Bergen: Prosecutor
A fugitive charged with sexually assaulting sisters nine years ago has been extradited to Bergen County after fleeing to Colombia, authorities said. County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest and extradition of Jesus Restrepo, 37, of Englewood on aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and child endangerment charges. In September 2014, an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Englewood Police Department revealed that Restrepo sexually assaulted 12- and 13-year-old girls multiple times in Englewood, Musella said. Restrepo was charged with multiple s…
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
Retired NY Cop Nabbed For Carrying Weapons, Fake Badge Near US Capitol, Police Say
A former New York police officer was arrested for carrying a fake badge, weapons and ammunition outside the US Capitol, authorities said. Jerome Felipe, age 53, who relocated to Flint, Michigan, parked his 2017 Dodge Charger near Peace Circle on the west side of the Capitol shortly before 5 a.m. on Friday, June 3, according to US Capitol Police. Felipe had served in the NYPD, according to multiple reports, including The Sun. When questioned by officers, Felipe showed them a fake badge that had "Department of the INTERPOL" printed on it. Felipe also said he was a criminal invest…
Hackensack, NJ
News
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: Accused Leaders Of Nigerian Online Romance Scams Taken Into Custody
Several accused leaders of a Nigerian syndicate that victimized countless Americans through online romance scams were seized in Cape Town and will be brought to the United States to face prosecution, federal authorities said. The leaders of the Cape Town Zone of the Neo Black Movement of Africa and a co-conspirator are charged with pulling the scams on hundreds of thousands of victims -- some widowed or divorced -- for at least the past 10 years. From at least 2011 through 2021, leaders of the Mafia-styled organization -- better known as “Black Axe” -- conspired with others to con lonely Am…
Darien, CT
News
Anguilla Court Seeks Arrest Warrant For Darien Man Accused Of Manslaughter Who Skips Court Date
Citing safety concerns, Scott Hapgood, the UBS trader from Fairfield County who is facing a manslaughter charge in the death of a hotel worker in Anguilla, failed to make his scheduled court appearance. Darien resident Gavin Hapgood, 44, a UBS financial adviser, was arrested for alleged manslaughter after the Royal Anguilla Police Force (RAPF) launched an investigation into the death of Anguilla resident Kenny Mitchel, 27, in April. Hapgood was scheduled to appear in court on Monday, Nov. 11, in Anguilla, but at the advice of his lawyers, he opted not to return to the country for concerns …
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Shooter In Elizabeth Killing Who Fled To Britain Sentenced To 60 Years
An Elizabeth man who fled the country after committing a fatal drive-by shooting in the city seven years ago was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in prison, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. Eslam Gad was found guilty of murdering 21-year-old Anthony Holmes Jr. in June. Holmes, of Pemberton, was with friends and family at 3rd and Pine streets on Aug. 8, 2012 when someone in a Ford Mustang drove up and opened fire. Holmes, who was not the target, was shot and died the following day. Gad was identified as the suspect following an investigation by the prosecutor's offic…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Suspected Shooter From Elizabeth Who Fled U.S. Found Guilty Of Murder
An Elizabeth man Friday was convicted on all charges stemming from a shooting seven years ago that claimed the life of a 21-year-old Pemberton resident, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said. On Aug. 8, 2012, Anthony Holmes Jr. was with friends and family near 3rd and Pine streets when someone in a Ford Mustang drove up and opened fire. Holmes, who was not the target, was hit and died at University Hospital in Newark the next day. The prosecutor’s office as well as the Union County Sheriff and Elizabeth police identified Eslam Gad, 30, as the suspect. In 2016, Gad, who fled the country…
