2 Northampton County Prison Inmates Died By Suicide Days Apart: Coroner
Two prison inmates in Pennsylvania died by suicide days apart this month, the coroner confirmed on Monday, June 22.
Katelyn M. Godiska, 34, of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead after being transported from Northampton County Prison to St. Luke's Hospital's Easton campus on Sunday, June 14, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said in a release.
Five days later, Randolph P. Adams, 35, of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead after being transported from the prison to the same hospital on Friday, June 19, according to the coroner.
The cause of death for both inmates was asphyxiation, and the manne…
Throat Punch During Clark Ace Hardware Theft Lands Couple In Trouble: Police
Arrest warrants have been issued for two Jackson residents accused of stealing power tools from an Ace Hardware store in Clark and assaulting an employee during their escape, authorities said.
Officers responded to Ace Hardware on Westfield Avenue around 1:08 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, for a reported shoplifting, according to police in Clark.
A man and woman, later identified as Michael D. Ritz, 32, and Brielle M. Winston, 28, both of Jackson, entered the store and went to the power tool aisle before filling a shopping cart with merchandise and heading toward the checkout area. Before …
TD Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed Week After Lake Ronkonkoma Heist: Police
The man who robbed a TD Bank in Lake Ronkonkoma has been arrested about a week after making off with the cash, police said Friday, May 15.
Sage Arias-Brown, 33, was nabbed Friday and set for arraignment on a charge of third-degree robbery on Saturday, May 16, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Arias-Brown, of Lake Ronkonkoma, entered TD Bank at 474 Portion Road around 5:15 p.m. on Friday, May 8 and passed the teller a note demanding cash, investigators said.
The teller complied with the note, and Arias-Brown fled on foot, cops said. He will be held overnight following his detainmen…
Suspect Nabbed In Savage Deer Park Carjacking That Killed 65-Year-Old: Police
A suspect has been arrested more than a year after a Long Island man was killed in a carjacking, authorities announced Monday, May 11.
Jason Buttchampagne, 25, was charged with second-degree murder for the killing of Donald Klune in Deer Park in December 2024, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Klune, a 65-year-old Deer Park man, was sitting in his car, a 2009 Mitsubishi, on Brook Avenue around 8:35 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2024, when at least one person approached the vehicle, yanked him out of the car, then punched and kicked him at the scene, police said. He died two days later.
The att…
