Quakertown Man Claims Woman He Killed Is Alive, Gets Max 40 Years For PA Motel Murder: AG
A New York native who claimed his victim was still alive has been sentenced to the maximum prison term for beating her to death in a Luzerne County motel room, authorities announced.
Joseph Alan Sarmiento, 40, of Quakertown, was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison on Thursday, May 1, for the third-degree murder of Helena Johnson, 38, of Massachusetts, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday.
Sarmiento had been staying with Johnson at the Red Carpet Inn on North Church Street in Hazle Township in June 2021 when, investigators say, he fatally beat her and left her body in the bathtu…
Motel Burglary: Police Items Stolen In Millbrook, Suspect At Large, Nysp Says
Authorities are asking for the public’s help following a burglary at a Dutchess County motel that resulted in stolen New York State Police property.
The break-in happened sometime between 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, and 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 6, at the Cottonwood Motel, located at 7 Fowler Rd. in the village of Millbrook, New York State Police announced on Monday, April 7.
Investigators said whoever was responsible caused property damage and took several items belonging to the New York State Police. Police emphasized that the stolen items do not pose any threat to the public,…
Drugs, Sex, Arson: Two PA Men Wanted In Ex-GF's Twisted Revenge Plot: Affidavit
Two men wanted for arson and attempted homicide in York County allegedly set a Dover Township home ablaze and fired bullets into a neighbor’s house in a twisted revenge plot apparently orchestrated by the homeowner’s ex-girlfriend, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
Authorities are searching for Nicholas Lee Burtner, 31, and Jacob Lamar Adams, 28, in connection with an Oct. 4, arson and shooting in Dover Township. Police allege the crime was orchestrated by Leighanne Enders, 37, as part of a revenge plot against her ex-boyfriend a 38-year-old man who had recently obtained a Protection F…
Kilo Of Coke, Thousands In Cash Seized From Maryland Motel Drug Dealer, Police Say
An Elkridge drug dealer operating out of a Howard County motel has been apprehended during a massive bust, police say.
Late on Thursday afternoon, the Howard County Police Department announced that Emil Watkins, 40, is facing a host of charges after being caught with cash and contraband.
According to investigators, tipsters advised the agency that Watkins was allegedly selling crack cocaine out of an Elkridge motel, leading to his arrest.
A search earlier this week led to the seizure of more than a kilogram of suspected cocaine, suspected fentanyl, thousands of dollars in cash, ammo, and o…
South Hackensack PD: SWAT Team, Detectives Capture Armed Robbers, Drug Dealers In Motel Raid
It happened in a flash: A SWAT team stormed a South Hackensack motel, capturing two armed robbers and three drug dealers from Teaneck and Englewood who've been living there, authorities said.
South Hackensack detectives were preparing to hit two rooms following a series of undercover drug deals when a legitimate 30-year-old customer told them that two other men living in a third room had robbed him, authorities said.
The victim, who lives in Bergenfield, told police that he agreed to meet Malik Lee, 25, of Englewood to buy some pot for $200, Capt. Robert Chinchar said.
Lee showed up for th…
