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Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police
A sleeping child was thrown onto the pavement outside a Lancaster County Walmart, leading to a man's arrest, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Justin Martin Wagner, 41, of Lancaster, was arrested following the incident at the Walmart at 890 East Main St. in Ephrata Township at 6:58 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Ephrata Police Department.
Wagner had been causing a disturbance inside the store before witnesses saw him take a sleeping child from a shopping cart, lift the child into the air, and throw the child onto the pavement in the parking lot, police said.
Wagner was la…
CT Grandfather Dies After Traumatic Injury; Family Seeks Help As They Grieve
A Connecticut husband, father, and grandfather died after suffering a traumatic injury in July. His family said he managed much of the household’s finances, and they are asking for help with funeral costs and other expenses.
Theodore “Ted” Muszynski, of Wallingford, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was 80, according to his obituary. His family did not disclose the nature of his injury, but said he spent weeks in the hospital before moving to hospice care.
He leaves behind Linda Muszynski, his wife of more than 56 years; daughters Jessica Poach and Caitlin Muszynski; an…
Babies Suffer Injuries From Recalled Swings, Jumpers: See Which Ones
More than 41,000 baby jumpers and swings have been recalled after dozens of reported injuries.
Taleco Gear issued the recall for about 41,100 G Taleco Gear Baby Jumpers, Baby Swings, and 2-in-1 Baby Jumper & Swings, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. About 150 were also sold in Canada.
The jumpers and swings can become unstable, creating fall and impact dangers. Hanging restraint straps and seat openings can also pose a risk of strangulation.
Taleco has received at least 52 reports of fall, impact, and strangulation hazards, according to the CPS…
20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In New York: Police
An elderly person and 20 dogs were rescued from inhumane conditions at a home in New York, police said.
The dogs were living in feces- and urine-filled cages with insufficient ventilation, New York State Police said Thursday, Aug. 13. Additionally, the dogs did not have immediate access to food or water, authorities said.
Troopers responded to a complaint about the home in Argyle on Sunday, Aug. 9 around 1 p.m., according to state police. In addition to the dogs, they found an elderly person “in need of immediate assistance due to mobility issues.”
Carol Kiaer, 72, of Argyle, was arrested …
Fatally Stabbed CT Woman Names Ex-Boyfriend As Attacker, Police Say
A Connecticut man has been arrested after police say he fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend inside her apartment.
Matthew Almontes, 39, was arrested and charged with murder and tampering with evidence in the Wednesday, Aug. 12, New Haven homicide, police said.
Tisha Marinoccio, 42, called New Haven police just after 3:30 p.m. to say Almontes had stabbed her before running out of her sixth-floor apartment with the knife, authorities said. Almontes also lived in the 358 Orange St. apartment building.
Marinoccio was responsive when police arrived, but her condit…
5 Cremation Urns, 70K Videos, 2 Missing Women; Inside 'Dark' Death Investigation: Police
Five urns believed to contain cremated remains, 70,000 videos, 600,000 images, and thousands of pages of writings are among a mountain of evidence recovered from a home now at the center of a death investigation involving two women who vanished years apart, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
The sprawling investigation centers on 44-year-old Eugene Horsch and 417 West Chew Avenue in the city's Olney section, where Philadelphia detectives reviewing digital evidence discovered recordings showing missing women Maribel Fresses and Gabrielle Amarando alive and, in later footage, apparently d…
