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Boy, 15, Robbed At Gunpoint Outside Ridgewood Stop & Shop
A 15-year-old Ridgewood boy was robbed at gunpoint outside the village Shop & Stop after arriving for what he thought was a sale that he'd made online, authorities said.
The boy told police he brought $300 worth of clothing to the parking lot of the Franklin Avenue supermarket after cutting an online deal shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, Sgt. John A. Ward said.
Instead, the teen said, he was accosted by four men who appeared to be 18 to 20 years old, one of them armed with a handgun.
The robbers fled with the clothing and the boy, who wasn't injured, called police, Ward said. …
Brentwood Pastor Exploited Kids At Church, Possessed Child Porn: Usao
A pastor from a Long Island church has been indicted on charges including coercion of children after he allegedly told an undercover agent his “sweet spot” for molesting local kids was between the ages of 11 and 15.
Twenty-eight-year-old Jose Saez, Jr., who worked as a pastor at a Brentwood church, was arraigned on Wednesday, Dec. 6 for his alleged crimes, including possession of child pornography, the United States Attorney’s Office announced.
Saez, who himself is the father of three minor children, was nabbed after conversations with an undercover agent in August 2023, the USAO’s Easter…
Rapist Dead-Bolted Facebook Date Inside Her Own MontCo Apartment - Now He's Locked Away
A man who preyed on a woman he met through social media will spend decades in prison after raping his would-be date, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday.
Silver Spring resident Rome Hill, 32, was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended after persuading his victim to meet him after just two days, then assaulting her at gunpoint in September 2020.
At the time Hill reached out to his future victim, she was a stranger to him, prosecutors said.
According to court documents, on Sept. 9, 2020, "CC," the victim, and Hill were comple…
PWC Teacher Caught Sexting Former Students Under 18: Police
A Virginia teacher was arrested after authorities said he sent sexually explicit messages and exposed himself during a video chat with two former students.
Jonathan Roberts Burns, 36, of Woodbridge, allegedly communicated with the victims, both under 18 years old, last July, Prince William County police said.
An investigation was launched on July 27, when police learned the two girls were texting with Burns, their former teacher, police said.
"During a conversation with one of the victims, a video chat occurred where the accused exposed himself." police said. No physical contact was r…
Ex-Virginia State Police Trooper Dead After Abducting California Teen, Killing Her Family
A former Virginia State Police trooper was killed in a shootout with police who say he traveled across the country to Riverside, California, where he abducted a teenage girl he met online, before killing her mom, grandmother, and grandfather.
Austin Lee Edwards, 28, of North Chesterfield, parked in a neighbor’s driveway and allegedly set the family’s home on fire before kidnapping the teen he “catfished” on Friday, Nov. 25, according to the Riverside Police Department.
Edwards had previously worked as a trooper with Virginia State Police in Henrico County from early January until his resign…
