Biting Carjacker Charged After PA Hotel Capture: Police
A 38-year-old man bit a driver during a violent carjacking in Lower Paxton Township, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
Brady Rhydall Williams, 38, of Harrisburg, forcibly pulled a driver from his vehicle on the 6000 block of Meade Court around 10:40 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, according to the Lower Paxton Bureau of Police.
As the victim resisted, Williams bit the driver on the shoulder before fleeing in the stolen vehicle, police said.
Investigators located Williams at a local hotel the following day, resulting in his arrest. He was transported to the Dauphin County Booking Center, wher…
Mount Joy Driver Who Killed Pedestrian Near Dutch Wonderland Out On Bail: DA
A Mount Joy Township man is out on bail after allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run near Dutch Wonderland in 2024, Lancaster County authorities announced in a release on Tuesday, June 24.
Brandon E. Shearer, 33, is accused of hitting John Randall Zimmerman, 72, in the 2200 block of Lincoln Highway East in East Lampeter Township just before 4:10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, according to East Lampeter Township police.
Zimmerman, originally from Lititz and most recently of Lancaster, was not using a crosswalk when he was fatally struck outside the Fairfield Inn near …
Woman Walks Into Clifton Hotel Room, Steals Cell Phone, Police Say
A woman from Passaic was arrested after she walked into a stranger’s unlocked hotel room and stole her phone, police in Clifton said.
Officers responded to the Howard Johnson's hotel on Route 3 West on Monday, June 2, 2025, around an undisclosed time, after a 23-year-old woman reported her phone had been stolen, according to the Clifton Police Department.
The victim told police that another woman walked into her room while the door was momentarily left unlocked. The woman grabbed the victim’s cell phone and ran off.
The victim followed the woman, later identified as Natalie Valles, 42, of …
Masked Men Stormed Bergen County Hotel Months Ago — Prosecutor: 'We Got Them'
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with armed hotel robberies in Bergen and Essex counties, authorities announced.
Jibril M. Beamon, 32, of Somerset, and Shedrick A. Goodridge III, 35, of Jersey City, were charged after a months-long investigation led by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, Teaneck Police Department, and Newark Police Department, Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
On Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, at approximately 5:15 a.m., Teaneck police responded to an armed robbery at the Hampton Inn. Two employees told officers a masked man with a gun entered the lobby, motio…
Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Gun Seized In Aberdeen Hotel Drug Bust: Police
A narcotics investigation at a hotel in Northern Maryland led to the seizure of drugs, cash, a loaded handgun, and the arrest of two men, authorities announced.
Aberdeen Police executed nine search warrants at a hotel in the 700 block of West Bel Air Avenue following an extensive probe into alleged drug sales.
While executing the warrants, investigators arrested Darnell Mitchell, 40, and Riyad Carter, 21, in connection with the operation.
The suspects face felony and misdemeanor drug charges, along with weapons charges.
During the bust, officers seized:
Over two ounces of suspecte…
Bank Robber Captured At Fredericksburg Hotel: Spotsy Sheriff
A Virginia man who thought he had a clean getaway after robbing a Fredericksburg bank didn’t stay free for long, thanks to quick-thinking cops and a tipster, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office.
Lemar Gerald Dawson, 45, of Locust Grove, was busted on Saturday, Feb. 8, after deputies tracked him to a hotel in Fredericksburg, during an investigation into a bank robbery, officials said.
Dawson’s downfall started just before 11:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, when he allegedly walked into the Truist Bank on Plank Road and demanded cash from an employee.
No weapon, no big s…
'One-Of-a-kind' Development Opportunity In Prime I-270 Location Heading To Auction
A highly sought-after 2.09-acre parcel of land with unmatched visibility along I-270 is set to hit the auction block on in the coming days.
Located off Exit 8 at Redland Road in Rockville, Maryland, this property is a developer’s dream, offering extensive frontage in one of the busiest and most lucrative corridors in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.
Boasting Mixed-Use Employment (MXE) zoning, the site allows for a wide range of potential uses, including hotels, restaurants, retail stores, medical or dental facilities, offices, indoor entertainment, and private education centers.…
Prostitution Bust At Motels, Massage Parlors Nets 18 Arrests, $22K: Passaic Sheriff
Eighteen people were arrested and more than $22,000 was seized in a widespread prostitution bust across Passaic County, authorities said.
Acting on citizen complains, multiple divisions of the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office conducted a quality of life operation on July 23 and 24, Acting Sheriff Gary Giardina said.
The detail targeted massage parlors and hotels across Passaic County, and found that the establishments were collecting illegal profits through prostitution related activities, Giardina said. The total number seized was $22,206.
During the detail, detectives working i…
2 Men Guilty Of Raping Woman At Hotel Party In Everett
A Middlesex County jury convicted two men for the rape of a woman at a party at a Everett hotel in 2020, authorities said on Thursday, July 25.
William Gomez-Rojas, 31, of Chelsea was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of aggravated rape, and Jose Morales Jr., 36, of Malden, was found guilty of one count of aggravated rape, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.
A 22-year-old woman called police on Feb. 23, 2020, and explained that she had gone to a party the night before. Early the following morning, she said she was assaulted by both men in Gomez-Rojas’ ro…
