Ex-Springfield Cop Admits To Sending Explicit Texts, Videos To CT Teen Girl: State Ex-Springfield Cop Admits To Sending Explicit Texts, Videos To CT Teen Girl: State Ex-Springfield Cop Admits To Sending Explicit Texts, Videos To CT Teen Girl: State
Ex-Springfield Cop Admits To Sending Explicit Texts, Videos To CT Teen Girl: State A former Massachusetts police officer and Connecticut high school assistant wrestling coach has pleaded guilty to sending explicit texts to a 15-year-old girl, groping her, and asking her for sex in a stairwell, authorities said. Justin Perez, 28, of Springfield, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty Monday, Oct. 26, to risk of injury to a minor and enticing a minor, according to Connecticut’s Division of Criminal Justice. Prosecutors said Perez got the girl's phone number from the Somers High School Girls' Wrestling team's group chat and began messaging her privately in December 2023.  The e…
Family Mourns Massachusetts Girl, 4, After Fentanyl Death: ‘So Much Life Ahead Of Her’ Family Mourns Massachusetts Girl, 4, After Fentanyl Death: ‘So Much Life Ahead Of Her’ Family Mourns Massachusetts Girl, 4, After Fentanyl Death: ‘So Much Life Ahead Of Her’
Family Mourns Massachusetts Girl, 4, After Fentanyl Death: ‘So Much Life Ahead Of Her’ Liyanna Bautista Familia should have been playing, laughing, and learning. Instead, the 4-year-old Massachusetts girl’s family is raising money for her funeral after she died from fentanyl poisoning while under her mother's care, according to authorities. “Liyanna was such a beautiful little girl with so much life ahead of her,” the Dorchester girl's aunt wrote on GoFundMe. Liyanna's mother, Dayanna Familia, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and multiple other charges on Monday, Oct. 26, the Boston Globe reported.  Police responded to a Dorchester home shortly before 9 p.m. on Aug. 1…
Man Who Hid Camera Disguised As Charger In Massachusetts College Bathroom Gets Jail Time Man Who Hid Camera Disguised As Charger In Massachusetts College Bathroom Gets Jail Time Man Who Hid Camera Disguised As Charger In Massachusetts College Bathroom Gets Jail Time
Man Who Hid Camera Disguised As Charger In Massachusetts College Bathroom Gets Jail Time A former Massachusetts student who used a camera disguised as a cellphone charger to record others in a Williams College campus gym bathroom will spend a month behind bars, authorities said Tuesday, Oct. 27.  Maxwell Hall pleaded guilty Thursday, Oct. 22, to 16 counts of surveilling a person in a state of nudity or semi-nudity, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said.  A student spotted the hidden camera in a second-floor public restroom at Lasell Gymnasium and alerted campus safety staff. Williams College Campus Safety Service reported the device to Wi…
Worcester Man Charged With Raping Child In Milford Church Basement Worcester Man Charged With Raping Child In Milford Church Basement Worcester Man Charged With Raping Child In Milford Church Basement
Worcester Man Charged With Raping Child In Milford Church Basement A Massachusetts man faces charges after a child told police he lured them into a church basement and sexually assaulted them, according to police.  Milford police arrested Raul Feliciano, 63, of Worcester, on Friday, Oct. 23, following an investigation that began Sept. 9, authorities said. The child was younger than 14 when the alleged assault happened. The child told detectives the assault took place at a Milford church their family attended, according to police. The statement did not identify the church or say when the alleged assault occurred. Feliciano faces charges of rape of a c…
CT Man Charged In Crash That Killed Western Mass Father Of 2 CT Man Charged In Crash That Killed Western Mass Father Of 2 CT Man Charged In Crash That Killed Western Mass Father Of 2
CT Man Charged In Crash That Killed Western Mass Father Of 2 A Connecticut man faces a homicide charge after police say he caused a three-vehicle crash that caused the death of a 51-year-old Massachusetts husband and father of two.  Connecticut State Police charged Donald Chairamonte, 66, of West Haven, on Thursday, Oct. 24, in connection with the Nov. 7, 2025, crash on Main Street in Somers, also known as Route 190, authorities said.  Christian Nolan, 51, of Wales, Massachusetts, died five days after the wreck. Police say Chairamonte pulled out of a driveway and into the path of Nolan's Mitsubishi Lancer. The impact shoved Nolan’s ca…
American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny
American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny An online connection between an American girl and a German teenager is now at the center of an international murder investigation. An 18-year-old German man was arrested in Hamburg on Thursday, Oct. 22, on suspicion of murder and aggravated assault. Authorities allege he manipulated a 14-year-old girl into harming herself through Discord, according to a joint statement from Hamburg prosecutors and police. The girl, who lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana, died by suicide on Friday, Oct. 2. Prosecutors say the suspect was 17 during the alleged offenses, which occurred between September and October.…
Mom Faked Son’s Death For GoFundMe, Then Her Own To Avoid Court: Affidavit Mom Faked Son’s Death For GoFundMe, Then Her Own To Avoid Court: Affidavit Mom Faked Son’s Death For GoFundMe, Then Her Own To Avoid Court: Affidavit
Mom Faked Son’s Death For GoFundMe, Then Her Own To Avoid Court: Affidavit A mom charged with collecting donations for her living son’s funeral faked her own death to get the case closed — but cellphone records, a Snapchat post, and a dumpster order helped expose the scheme, detectives wrote in court documents. Jennifer Marie Lamer, 39, of Carrolltown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, faces 29 charges stemming from fabricated medical documents and an obituary submitted to Blair County officials, according to court records. Lamer waived her preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 20, sending all 29 charges to county court, as shown in court documents Daily Voice obtained…
Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush
Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush A Philadelphia police officer who was shot 12 times in an attack that killed his partner was released from the hospital Saturday, Oct. 24, receiving a standing ovation from more than 100 fellow officers, medical personnel, and loved ones. Officer Hector Rodriguez III, 33, was wheeled out of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center two weeks after he and Officer Shane Seiber, 40, were shot while responding to a call in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Oct. 10, as Daily Voice previously reported. Rodriguez placed his hand over his heart as officers, hospital staff, and loved ones applauded his release.…
Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor
Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor A search of the Acura and U-Haul trailer involved in a deadly hit-and-run on Route 17 in Paramus turned up hundreds of THC cartridges, leading to a second arrest and new drug charges against the driver accused of killing a Bronx woman, authorities said. Michael C. Marciano, 47, of Fairport (Monroe County), NY, who was driving a Jeep in tandem with the Acura at the time of the crash, owned the Acura and had rented the U-Haul trailer, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Marciano surrendered to authorities Friday, Oct. 23, and was charged with two counts of second-degree possession wit…
Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With His Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With His Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With His Wife, 4 Kids Aboard
Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With His Wife, 4 Kids Aboard A Massachusetts father faces prison after a jury convicted him of repeatedly groping a teenage girl on a flight while traveling with his wife and four children. Jonathan Alan Lefman, 48, of Newton, touched the 17-year-old’s buttocks without her consent during an Aug. 30, 2024, JetBlue flight from Puerto Rico to Boston, federal prosecutors said. A jury found him guilty after a three-day trial.  Lefman sat behind the girl, with his 16-year-old son beside him. Prosecutors said he pushed his hand through the gap between her seat cushion and seatback to touch her repeatedly. The girl …
Worcester Man Faces Guilty Of Killing Acquaintance, Leaving Body In Paxton Woods Worcester Man Faces Guilty Of Killing Acquaintance, Leaving Body In Paxton Woods Worcester Man Faces Guilty Of Killing Acquaintance, Leaving Body In Paxton Woods
Worcester Man Faces Guilty Of Killing Acquaintance, Leaving Body In Paxton Woods A central Massachusetts man faces life in prison without parole after a jury convicted him of killing a man whose body turned up in the woods. Christopher Fuller, 34, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday, Oct. 22, in Worcester County Superior Court, according to District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. Fuller is scheduled for sentencing on Tuesday, but a first-degree murder conviction requires a life sentence with no chance of parole. Investigators determined that Fuller shot Ernest Appiah, 29, of Worcester, on Feb. 28, 2022. The two had left Centerfolds, an adult entertainment…
IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments
IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments An automatic IRS adjustment could put extra money in thousands of families' pockets without requiring them to redo their tax returns. The Internal Revenue Service says it has begun issuing refunds to more than 50,000 taxpayers with unused adoption tax credits carried forward from earlier years. The change applies to tax year 2025 only. Eligible adoption credit carryforwards from 2020 through 2024 can increase the refundable portion of the credit, subject to a $5,000 limit per qualifying child. That is a maximum, not a guaranteed payment. The amount depends on each taxpayer’s available cred…