Hammer Attack At Elmont McDonald’s Sends Two To Hospital, One To Jail: Police
A Long Island man attacked a teen and used a hammer on a bystander inside a McDonald’s on Monday morning, Oct. 5, police said.
Javier Antonio Lopez, 45, of Floral Park, was behaving erratically inside the fast food restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont around 6:30 a.m. Monday, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Lopez got into a physical altercation with an 18-year-old man, then a 59-year-old man intervened, cops said.
In response, Lopez struck the older man multiple times with a hammer, injuring the victim’s head and hand, authorities said. Officers arrived on scene and arreste…
Spotsylvania Paraeducator Accused Of Shoving 7-Year-Old Student To Ground: Sheriff
A Virginia paraeducator tasked with helping children is accused of hurting one of the youngest students in her care.
Kimberly Smith, 43, of Stafford County, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 1, following an investigation into an alleged assault on a 7-year-old at Wilderness Elementary School in Spotsylvania County, according to the sheriff's office.
Investigators say Smith was escorting the boy to have his school pictures taken on Tuesday, Aug. 25, when she was seen pushing or shoving him, knocking him to the ground.
The incident was reported to school administrators two days later, and offic…
Halfmoon Man Broke Young Kid’s Arm, Locked Up For Assault: Police
A Capital Region man broke a young kid’s arm and is now facing an assault charge, authorities said Monday, Oct. 5.
Anthony M. Lucarelli, 21, of Halfmoon, was charged Saturday, Oct. 3 with second-degree assault for the attack on the child, who was under 7 years old, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
An EMS call from a Halfmoon address on Sunday, Sept. 27 started the investigation, according to the sheriff’s office. First responders arrived at the home around 12 p.m. and transported the child victim to Albany Medical Center for treatment and evaluation, authorities said.
Investigati…
Officers Injured By Man Who Threatened To Shoot Police In Cornwall: Cops
Two officers were injured while arresting a man who threatened to shoot police before fleeing an Orange County home, authorities said.
Cornwall resident Joseph Keegan, 35, was arrested following the incident near Main Street and Willow Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 1, the Town of Cornwall Police Department announced.
The incident began at around 9 p.m., when officers responded to the area for a complaint. During their investigation, officers encountered Keegan, who they said became confrontational and threatened them, including making threats to shoot officers at the scene, poli…
Disabled Halfmoon Resident Assaulted By Health Care Aide: Cops
A New York health care aide working with disabled people attacked one of the people in her care, leading to her arrest, police said.
Juliet Amoakoah, 47, of Schenectady, was employed at a care facility in Halfmoon when she attacked a resident Thursday, Oct. 1, New York State Police said.
Amoakoah repeatedly struck and kicked the victim, leading her coworkers to call the cops, according to authorities. Amoakoah left the scene before law enforcement arrived, police said.
However, cops tracked her down later that day and arrested her in Waterford, according to state police. She was processed …
Second Jury Convicts 3 DC Men In Shooting That Left One Dead, Another Wounded: DOJ
A second jury reached the verdict the first one couldn't.
Three DC men were convicted on Friday, Oct. 2, in the 2021 murder of 34-year-old Delonte King, who was shot in the head and back during a burst of gunfire that also wounded another man.
Demonte Gibson, 28, Tre’Quan Nelson, 26, and Asani Forte, 29, were found guilty following a retrial in DC Superior Court, more than a year after their first trial ended with a hung jury.
King was killed shortly after 2 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2021, when gunfire broke out in the 2800 block of 14th Street NW.
Police responding to the shooting found King uncon…
Woman Stabbed, 88-Year-Old Beaten With Cane During Elmont Attack, Police Say
Two women, including an 88-year-old, were hospitalized after an argument inside a Long Island home escalated into a stabbing and assault with a flower pot and cane, police said.
The violence unfolded at a residence on Empire Street in Elmont at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to Nassau County Police.
A verbal argument involving 31-year-old Faheem Winstead and the two women, ages 58 and 88, turned physical, detectives said.
Winstead stabbed the 58-year-old woman in the leg and struck her in the head with a flower pot, leaving her with a laceration, investigators said. He then br…
Teen Accused Of Killing Father Now Charged With Murdering Cellmate In York County Prison
A teen already jailed for allegedly killing his 62-year-old father is now accused of killing his 19-year-old cellmate inside a prison in Pennsylvania.
Ahdoneeyah Fears, now 19, of York, has been charged with homicide in the death of fellow inmate Jacob Brady, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Brady, 19, was found dead beneath his bunk inside the cell in the York County Prison he shared with Fears on April 14, 2026, investigators said. An autopsy determined Brady died from blunt force trauma and strangulation, according to the York County Coroner's Office.
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