He Drove From NY To Rob Loudoun County Charities — Now He’s Going To Prison He Drove From NY To Rob Loudoun County Charities — Now He’s Going To Prison
He Drove From NY To Rob Loudoun County Charities — Now He’s Going To Prison He traveled from New York to rob donation centers meant to help people in need. Now he’s headed to prison for it. Louis Thomas Menatac, 61, of Windsor, New York, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted in Loudoun County of breaking into nonprofit donation centers and stealing thousands in cash, officials announced. Menatac was specifically targeting charitable organizations in Sterling — nonprofits that provide job training and services for people with disabilities or barriers to employment — because, prosecutors say, they often handle cash due to low-price inventory. Acc…
Man Robbed Kid At Knifepoint After Snapchat Meet-Up In Norwalk Park: Police Man Robbed Kid At Knifepoint After Snapchat Meet-Up In Norwalk Park: Police
Man Robbed Kid At Knifepoint After Snapchat Meet-Up In Norwalk Park: Police A 34-year-old man allegedly robbed a juvenile at knifepoint after arranging a meeting at a public park in Connecticut, authorities said. Mario Osorio-Lopez, who has no known address, is facing multiple charges: second-degree robbery, second-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit second-degree robbery, and two counts of risk of injury to a minor, according to Norwalk Police. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. on July 12, when a juvenile called police to report being robbed by three men in Veterans Park. The victim told police they had gone to the park to sell several “high-value items” a…
Silver Spring Facebook Marketplace BMW Sale Turns Violent: Seller Robbed At Gunpoint, Cops Say Silver Spring Facebook Marketplace BMW Sale Turns Violent: Seller Robbed At Gunpoint, Cops Say
Silver Spring Facebook Marketplace BMW Sale Turns Violent: Seller Robbed At Gunpoint, Cops Say A Facebook Marketplace meeting to buy a BMW in Maryland ended in gunfire threats and a crash after three men allegedly robbed the seller at gunpoint and tried to get away in a stolen Infiniti, police said. When the men arrived, 18-year-old Julian Chase Rose, of Beltsville, and 19-year-old Prince Chukang, of Silver Spring, “displayed a handgun and demanded the keys to the BMW,” according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. “The victim dropped the keys and ran,” police continued. A third suspect, 20-year-old Kendric Rock, of Silver Spring, had driven the men to the home in a 2019 …
Suspects Followed Couple From Philly, Robbed Them At Gunpoint: Washington Twp PD Suspects Followed Couple From Philly, Robbed Them At Gunpoint: Washington Twp PD
Suspects Followed Couple From Philly, Robbed Them At Gunpoint: Washington Twp PD Two people were robbed at gunpoint outside a residence in Washington Township on Sunday, July 27. At 11:33 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Eton Drive, Washington Township police said. The victims had returned home from the Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia, police said. The man exited his Mercedes-Benz convertible in the driveway with his fiancée when he was ambushed by two armed suspects, police said. One suspect struck the victim in the head with a handgun while demanding his Rolex watch and wallet, police said. The second suspect held the woman at gunpoint and ordered her to remain…
Violent Armed Robbery At Wethersfield Motel Leaves Clerk Injured; Police Seek Public's Help Violent Armed Robbery At Wethersfield Motel Leaves Clerk Injured; Police Seek Public's Help
Violent Armed Robbery At Wethersfield Motel Leaves Clerk Injured; Police Seek Public's Help A violent weekend robbery at a Connecticut Motel 6 left a clerk injured and shaken. Authorities are urgently seeking the public's help in identifying two armed men involved in the crime. Police were called to the 1341 Silas Deane Highway motel in Wethersfield around 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, July 27.  The clerk told police that two masked men burst into the motel with a gun, leaped over the counter, assaulted them, and robbed them at gunpoint of their phone, watch, and cash, before running away, Wethersfield police relayed.  They assaulted the clerk during the robbery, but the victim…
Blunt Object Attack In Hicksville Leaves Man Injured, E-Bike Stolen: Nassau County Police Blunt Object Attack In Hicksville Leaves Man Injured, E-Bike Stolen: Nassau County Police
Blunt Object Attack In Hicksville Leaves Man Injured, E-Bike Stolen: Nassau County Police A 31-year-old man was struck in the head with a blunt object and robbed of his e-bike in Hicksville early Monday morning, July 28, Nassau County police announced. The assault occurred outside a 7-Eleven located at 11 East Old Country Road at 3:25 a.m., according to detectives. The victim was leaving the store when an unknown man approached from behind and struck him in the head with a blunt object, police said. The attacker then stole the victim’s e-bike and fled the scene westbound on East Old Country Road. The victim was transported by a Nassau County Police Department ambulance to a loc…
Robber With Rifle Grabs Woman In Tysons — Pokémon Cards Vanish From BF’s Home Minutes Later: PD Robber With Rifle Grabs Woman In Tysons — Pokémon Cards Vanish From BF’s Home Minutes Later: PD
Robber With Rifle Grabs Woman In Tysons — Pokémon Cards Vanish From BF’s Home Minutes Later: PD First, he grabbed a woman at gunpoint in a garage. Minutes later, rare Pokémon cards vanished from her boyfriend’s home.  Now police say it might all be connected. A California man is facing charges after a wild back-to-back crime spree in Fairfax County — one that started with a rifle-point robbery in Tysons and ended with the theft of high-value Pokémon cards, police said. Mohammad Asif, 36, is accused of burglarizing a Fair Oaks home just minutes after a woman was robbed in a parking garage in Tysons, according to Fairfax County Police. It all started around 9:07 a.m. on July 23, …
Duo Convicted In Lower Merion Wrong-House Killing That Left Mom Paralyzed Duo Convicted In Lower Merion Wrong-House Killing That Left Mom Paralyzed
Duo Convicted In Lower Merion Wrong-House Killing That Left Mom Paralyzed Two men have been convicted of first-degree murder in a botched Lower Merion home invasion that left a young man dead and his mother paralyzed. A Montgomery County jury found Charles Fulforth, 41, of Jenkintown, and Kelvin Roberts, 42, of Norristown, guilty on Thursday, July 24, 2025, of murder, robbery, burglary, and related charges in the Dec. 8, 2024, killing of 25-year-old Andrew Gaudio and the attempted murder of his mother, Bernadette Gaudio. The pair were not convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. Authorities say the duo broke into the Gaudios' home on Meredith Road in the Wynnew…
Crash Turns Violent As Man Shoves 67-Year-Old Woman, Steals Phone In Valley Stream: Police Crash Turns Violent As Man Shoves 67-Year-Old Woman, Steals Phone In Valley Stream: Police
Crash Turns Violent As Man Shoves 67-Year-Old Woman, Steals Phone In Valley Stream: Police A minor crash escalated into a violent robbery that left a 67-year-old woman injured in Valley Stream, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, July 24. The woman was driving a 2024 Hyundai north on Mill Road near Sunrise Highway around 2 p.m. when she collided with a black SUV, according to detectives with the Fifth Squad. Both drivers exited their vehicles, and the woman told the man she was calling police and began taking pictures of the crash, investigators said. That’s when the man reportedly grabbed her cellphone, shoved her to the ground, and fled in his SUV with the stolen devic…
Trio Attacked Victim, Stole His Silver Chain Before Fleeing In Haverstraw: DA Trio Attacked Victim, Stole His Silver Chain Before Fleeing In Haverstraw: DA
Trio Attacked Victim, Stole His Silver Chain Before Fleeing In Haverstraw: DA Three young men, including two teenagers, have been indicted for allegedly attacking and robbing a 61-year-old man on the front steps of his home in Rockland County, prosecutors announced. West Haverstraw residents Valadmair Fogle, 19, David Ross, 23, and Elijah Eurie, 18,  have each been charged with two counts of Robbery in the Second Degree in connection with the robbery, which happened earlier in July, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, July 23.  The robbery happened around 7:22 p.m. outside a home near 47 New Main St. in the Village of…
Gunman Fires Shot During Highland Gas Station Robbery Gunman Fires Shot During Highland Gas Station Robbery
Gunman Fires Shot During Highland Gas Station Robbery A man armed with a handgun stormed into a Hudson Valley gas station early Tuesday morning, July 22, firing a round into the floor and fleeing with cash, police said. The Ulster County incident happened around 3:15 a.m. at the Sunoco located at 3600 Route 9W in Highland, according to the Town of Lloyd Police Department. The suspect entered the store, brandished a handgun, and demanded money from the register. At one point during the robbery, he discharged the weapon into the floor. Two victims were inside the gas station at the time, but no injuries were reported, police said. The suspect …
Shop Robbed At Gunpoint In Montgomery, Suspects At Large Shop Robbed At Gunpoint In Montgomery, Suspects At Large
Shop Robbed At Gunpoint In Montgomery, Suspects At Large Police are searching for two suspects who robbed a vape shop at gunpoint in Orange County and fled the scene in a waiting car.  The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 17 at Premium Smoke and Vape, located in the ShopRite plaza at 131 Hawkins Dr. in the Town of Montgomery, the Montgomery Police Department announced on Friday, July 18.  Responding to a panic alarm, officers arrived at the store and spoke with the owner, who reported being confronted by two men. One of the suspects allegedly brandished a handgun, pressed it against the victim’s ribcage, and demanded…