Fatally Stabbed New Haven Woman Names Ex-Boyfriend As Attacker, Police Say
A Connecticut man has been arrested after police say he fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend inside her apartment.
Matthew Almontes, 39, was arrested and charged with murder and tampering with evidence in the Wednesday, Aug. 12, New Haven homicide, police said.
Tisha Marinoccio, 42, called New Haven police just after 3:30 p.m. to say Almontes had stabbed her before running out of her sixth-floor apartment with the knife, authorities said. Almontes also lived in the 358 Orange St. apartment building.
Marinoccio was responsive when police arrived, but her condit…
Somerville Woman Found Stabbed To Death: Prosecutor
A 46-year-old Somerville woman was found stabbed to death on Thursday, Aug. 6, authorities said.
At 7:25 p.m., Somerville police responded to a 9-1-1 call on Brookside Avenue and found the woman with multiple lacerations to her chest, neck and thigh, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay and Somerville Chief of Police Dennis Manning said.
The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The death remains under investigation, authorities said…
Bridgeton Teen Mourned After Deadly Stabbing
Jamar Byrd was fatally stabbed in Bridgeton on Tuesday, June 30, authorities said.
A GoFundMe has been established by his father, Jamar Byrd, Sr., to support the family in the wake of his death.
"His life was taken far too soon," Byrd wrote. "I watched helplessly as he fought for his life, and our family is devastated by this unimaginable loss. The pain and trauma of that night have left us struggling to cope, and we are doing our best to support each other through this difficult time."
At 3:05 p.m., Bridgeton police responded to Ivy Square Apartments on Cottage Avenue and found Byrd, the…
Garfield Bar Murder Suspect Extradited
The fifth and final fugitive wanted in a 2024 stabbing outside of a Bergen County bar has been extradited to New Jersey.
Ricky “Angel” Vargas, 37, was lodged in the Bergen County Jail on Tuesday, May 26, after being arrested at a home in Longview, TX, Thursday, May 7. Vargas, of East Stroudsburg, PA, had spent more than two years as a fugitive in the February 2024 killing of 31-year-old Hawthorne resident Richard Franceschi, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Garfield police responded to the stabbing at approximately 12:44 a.m. on Feb. 4, 2024, at JoJo's Ba…
Man Who Fatally Stabbed Neighbor In Mount Vernon, Then Fled State Gets Decades Behind Bars
A man who admitted to fatally stabbing his neighbor in Westchester County before fleeing to Virginia will spend more than 20 years in state prison, prosecutors announced.
Ronald Hechavarria, 36, was sentenced to 25 years in state prison on Friday, May 8, in Westchester County Court after previously pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the killing of 37-year-old Michael Clay, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, May 11.
The fatal stabbing happened on Aug. 1, 2024, at 204 Union Ave. in Mount Vernon. Authorities said Hechavarria stabbed Clay multipl…
