Havertown Trooper Pleads Guilty To AI Porn, State Databases, Secret Recordings (Update)
A Pennsylvania State Police corporal who used government computers to create AI-generated pornography, secretly recorded women, and possessed child sexual abuse material has been sentenced to prison and designated a sexually violent predator, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 2.
Stephen M. Kamnik, 40, of Havertown, was sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison, followed by seven years of probation, by a Montgomery County judge, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced.
The judge also designated Kamnik a sexually violent predator, requiring him to register as a sex offende…
Same Date, Same Jail, Same Inmate: Fairfax Man Attacked Two Female Deputies One Year Apart
A Virginia inmate attacked two female jail deputies exactly one year apart, on the same date, inside the same detention center, prosecutors say.
Shane David Lucas, 23, of Fairfax, has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for the violent encounters at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center, where he was being held on unrelated charges.
The first attack happened on May 16, 2025, when Deputy Hayden was conducting a security check in one of the jail's housing pods.
According to the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, Lucas was using an inmate telephone when he ap…
Spotsy Driver Doing Donuts Leads Deputies On Chase Before Crashing Into Ditch: Sheriff
A driver doing donuts on a Northern Virginia roadway wound up behind bars after a hit-and-run, a police pursuit, a crash into a ditch, and one last unsuccessful attempt to escape on foot, authorities said.
Stephon Wilkins-Booker, 36, of Spotsylvania, was arrested following the incident, which began around 9:40 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, when deputies from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office were called to the area of Patriot Highway and Orchard Ridge Drive.
According to the sheriff's office, callers reported that two Dodge Chargers were driving recklessly and performing donuts in the roa…
Explosives Found In Colchester Man's Home After Knife Attack With Child Nearby: Police
Police found explosives inside a Connecticut man's home after he allegedly held a knife to another person's throat while a 4-year-old was nearby, authorities said.
Christian Eric Fricker, of Colchester, was arrested Saturday, Oct. 31, and charged with possession of explosives, possession of exploding fireworks, risk of injury to a child, assault with serious injury, and breach of the peace, Connecticut State Police said.
Troopers responded to a Colchester home shortly after 10 p.m. following a report that Fricker had held a knife to the throat of a 44-year-old household member, causing an u…
Guns, Drugs Gets Two Men Arrested: Hamilton Twp PD
Two men were were arrested and charged with weapons and drugs offenses following a motor vehicle stop in Hamilton Township, authorities said.
At 1:36 a.m., officers pulled over a black Infinity Q50 near South Broad Street and Maddock Avenue, Hamilton Township police said. The passenger, Derrick Rossi, a 45-year--old Hamilton resident had an outstanding warrant, police said.
Rossi tried to take his jacket off and then started reaching his hands into the lower side of his body and refused to exit the vehicle, police said. Officers tried to remove Rossi from the vehicle, but he resisted, while…
Sleeping Truckers Targeted In Back-To-Back PA Meat Heists; 3,000 Pounds Of Crab Stolen
Two truck drivers were asleep in their cabs when thieves struck just two days apart in Philadelphia, making off with 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab and approximately $10,000 worth of beef, according to police.
The latest theft happened around 4:12 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, when a driver sleeping inside his tractor-trailer awoke to find people stealing cargo in the 5200 block of Devereaux Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, police said.
The thieves had cut the padlock on the rear of the trailer and removed five pallets of beef valued at approximately $10,000, according to the Philadelphia Poli…
Maryland Killer Couldn't Keep His Secret: 20-Year-Old Murder Mystery Finally Cracked
A Maryland murder went unsolved for nearly 20 years, but the man responsible apparently had trouble keeping his secret.
Tyrone Hughey, 44, of Salisbury, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the 2006 stabbing death of Denise Horsey, whose screams for help led police to a Salisbury alley.
Officers responding to reports of a woman screaming for help around 6:15 a.m. on April 8, 2006, found Horsey suffering from multiple stab wounds in an alley behind 306 Naylor St.
She was rushed to Peninsula Regional Medical Center, where she died from her injuries. Despite an inves…
Off-Duty West Milford Police Sergeant Assaults 2 At Local Restaurant: Prosecutor
UPDATE: A criminal complaint details the alleged events that led to assault charges against off-duty West Milford Police Sgt. Thomas Connors.
An off-duty police sergeant is accused of assaulting two patrons at a North Jersey restaurant, authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Thomas Connors, 39, of West Milford, allegedly assaulted the two patrons at Jessie's Country Kettle located on the Greenwood Lake Turnpike, around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said.
Connors, a West Milford police sergeant, was arrested without incident in Totowa on Tuesday…
Secret Service Veteran Who Protected Presidents Saves Four Lives After His Death
He protected presidents, stood guard at the White House during 9/11, and spent four decades serving his country. For Sgt. Jeffrey Edgar Kleinsmith, protecting others wasn't just a career. It was a way of life.
The longtime US Secret Service veteran, who had deep ties to the DC area and South Riding in Virginia, died on Thursday, Oct. 22, following a medical emergency at a Secret Service firing range in Maryland.
Kleinsmith was walking off the range on a Friday afternoon when he suddenly collapsed, according to his brother, Erik Kleinsmith, who said fellow Secret Service Uniformed Division s…
Watch: 'Grappler' Ends High-Speed Chase After Tractor Supply Burglary In Patterson
A high-speed police chase spanning two counties ended with the first successful use of a specialized vehicle-stopping device in Putnam County — and two arrests, authorities said.
Orange County residents Frank V. Commisso, 35, of Newburgh, and Hilary L. Rampe, 39, of Walden, were both arrested following the pursuit on Thursday, Oct. 22, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced.
The chase, which lasted more than 30 minutes, began after a reported theft at the Tractor Supply on Route 311 in Patterson just before 6:40 p.m. on Thursday. There, authorities said a man sto…
