Mass Man Stabbed Wife 28 Times In East Hartford Home, Left Body For Daughter-In-Law: Jury
A Massachusetts man has been found guilty of fatally stabbing his estranged wife at a Connecticut home in 2023.
Wilkid Valcinord, 60, of Chicopee, was convicted of murder on April 2, 2026, following a jury trial in Superior Court in Hartford, according to Hartford Judicial District State’s Attorney Sharmese L. Walcott.
Prosecutors said the case centered on a planned attack that crossed state lines.
Evidence showed Valcinord drove from Chicopee to East Hartford on the night of June 17, 2023. Investigators said he went there with the intent to kill his wife, Andra Brown.
Hours later, the sc…
Plainfield Man Gets 6½ Years For Raping Students At NY High School: DA
A Connecticut man who worked inside a New York high school now faces years behind bars for abusing two teenage students.
Reid Kappler, 32, of Plainfield, was sentenced last week in Ulster County Court, New York, to six-and-a-half years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, according to the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office. Kappler pleaded guilty in January to three counts of third-degree rape.
Prosecutors said Kappler abused two students, ages 15 and 16, at Saugerties High School during 2023 and 2024. At the time, he worked as a custodian and wrestling co…
Germantown Man Who Opened Fire On Officer Struck In Shootout, Hospitalized, Arrested: Police
A Maryland man who fired shots at a police officer during a wild pursuit is behind bars, officials confirmed.
Germantown native Andre Duvall is facing charges after a shootout ended with him suffering a gunshot wound and being arrested for attempted murder, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police.
Shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, officers were patrolling the area of Contour Road in Montgomery Village following community complaints of criminal activity including aggravated assaults, robberies, thefts, drug activity, disorderly conduct, and other public nuisance cri…
NY Mayor Raped Teen Girl For Three Years In Clifton Park: State Police
A small town New York mayor repeatedly raped a teenage girl in the Capital Region for three years, state police said Wednesday, March 25.
Frank Kovacs, elected mayor of Laurens in 2025, began assaulting the girl when she was 13, New York State Police said. The attacks occurred between 2008 and 2011, according to authorities.
Kovacs, 61, was first arrested and accused of raping a teen girl in June 2025. At the time, state police said they began investigating him in December 2024 “when a victim reported that over a decade ago, they had been sexually assaulted by Kovacs for several years, in m…
Toms River Man Found Not Guilty By Insanity After Killing Brother: Prosecutor
A New Jersey man was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Wednesday, March 18, after killing his brother in Princeton, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said.
At a bench hearing, Judge Robert Lytle agreed with experts from both prosecutors and the defense that Matthew Hertgen was legally insane at the time of he incident, Court TV reported.
On Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, Princeton police responded to the Michelle Mews Apartments and found Matthew next to the body of his brother, Joseph, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Joseph was pronounced dead at the scene, police said…
