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Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Boston Globe
N.H. mother who fled with four children arrested in Los Angeles
Hall, who was apprehended without incident at a facility on Valley Vista Boulevard, is currently detained at Van Nuys Jail on federal fugitive charges, pending extradition to New Hampshire, according to the statement. '[Today] marks the end to a months-long investigation that spanned thousands of miles, multiple jurisdictions, and required the undivided attention of many dedicated law enforcement professionals that I am proud to work among,' said William R. Hart, Jr., U.S. Marshal for the District of New Hampshire, in the statement. Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up Hall lost custody of her children to Cormier on February 4 in Rochester Family Court and was ordered to surrender them after school on February 10. Instead of complying, she fled the state with all four children, according to the statement. Advertisement On May 13, after 'credible leads' placed Hall and the children in Murrieta, Calif., the Rochester Police Department asked the U.S. Marshals Service in New Hampshire for assistance, the statement said. Murrieta is about 50 miles from Ontario and about 95 miles from the site of Hall's arrest in Los Angeles, according Google Maps. Advertisement Officers from the U.S. Marshals Service's District of California, assisted by the Los Angeles Police Department and other local agencies, found the children and arrested Hall. 'This case highlights the vital role that interagency cooperation plays in safeguarding at-risk children,' said a U.S. Marshals Service spokesperson in a statement last week, following the children's recovery. 'We are grateful for the swift actions of our law enforcement partners in California and commend the Rochester Police Department for their persistence and dedication to this case,' the spokesperson said. Rita Chandler can be reached at
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Rochester community encouraged to celebrate 'Night to Unite' with local law enforcement
May 28—ROCHESTER — The Olmsted County Sheriff's and the Rochester Police Department are celebrating Night to Unite on Aug. 5 to promote police-community partnerships. According to a release, neighbors are encouraged to organize gatherings and register them online. "Building a safer community starts with knowing your neighbors," Rochester Police Chief Jim Franklin said in the release. "Night to Unite is a great opportunity to come together and strengthen our connections in support of a safer Rochester." Law enforcement officers from RPD and OCSO will visit as many neighborhood celebrations as possible, according to a release. "The goals of Night to Unite and our Sheriff's Office mission statement are intertwined, to promote and protect the well-being, safety, and security of all people in our community," Sheriff Kevin Torgerson wrote in the release. "We look forward to joining with our friends and neighbors again this year to work towards those common goals here in Olmsted County. We will see you in your neighborhood on August 5!"
NBC News
3 days ago
- NBC News
Family desperate for answers after New York man Jared Oswald's May disappearance
'We choose faith, and we choose hope,' Esther Kwong told Dateline. 'He will come home.' Esther's brother, Jared Oswald, vanished on May 19. The 50-year-old was last spotted in Rochester, New York. 'He would never do this,' Esther said. Jared, affectionately known as 'Bear' by his family, grew up in Palmyra, New York, the youngest of seven siblings. 'He was just a big little boy, and that's what stuck,' Esther said of her brother's nickname. Esther says the siblings had a very religious upbringing. 'Very good Christian household,' she said. 'We had good parents with really honest, clean values.' The tight-knit family was raised in a big white house with trails, woods, and snakes. 'We were country kids,' she said. 'We were just doing all sorts of things outside, which was wonderful. We were inseparable.' That sibling bond extended into adulthood. Esther says she lives just five minutes away from her baby brother, his wife, and their young son. 'He's not shy, but he's more quiet,' Esther said. 'If you're in a conversation, he's very smart and educated, but he's not going to be the loud voice at the gathering.' Esther says she and Jared bonded over fitness—something he takes very seriously. 'He started bodybuilding when he was like 12 or 13,' she said. 'We're very active people.' She says she last spoke to her brother on Friday, May 16. 'I probably spoke with him about 40 minutes on the phone — just shooting the breeze,' Esther recalled. Then, on the morning of May 19, Esther says she received multiple calls from Jared. 'He had called me around 7:11 a.m., and because I was reading my Bible, I had my phone on Do not Disturb,' she explained. 'He called me again around 7:14 a.m. I didn't see them.' Esther says she checked her phone around 7:30 a.m. and called her brother back, but he didn't answer. 'He did not return my call.' Esther assumed Jared was on his way to work at the time and would call her back later — until she got a concerning message in their family group chat. 'One of my older brothers, who owns the business that my little brother works for, he texted our family,' she said. 'He said, 'Has anyone talked to Bear today? He didn't show up for work.'' Esther says her brother would never miss a day of work. 'We decided as a family right around 11 a.m. to call 911 immediately because for Bear not to go to work — that's so out of character for him,' she said. The Rochester Police Department is investigating Jared's disappearance. Dateline spoke with Captain Greg Bello, who says Jared was last seen on May 19 when he left his house on Harding Road in Charlotte, a neighborhood in Rochester. Security footage last captured him that morning at Turning Point Park, not far from his home. Esther says it's a park Jared went to often. 'So, for him to go to the park frequently was normal, but not when he had to go to work. That would never happen,' she said. Captain Bello says the search has been focused on that park. 'We've conducted multiple searches throughout the park using different technology,' he said. 'We were down there yesterday with some of our rope teams that were down there checking along an embankment. We've checked a few different places along the park, pretty exhaustively, and unfortunately, we haven't located him.' When asked if foul play is suspected in Jared's disappearance, Bello said it's too early to say. 'It's under investigation by detectives from our criminal investigation unit,' he said. 'We don't believe any criminality at this point.' Esther says the family and Jared's friends have been conducting their own searches. 'He has hundreds of friends that he would consider good friends,' she said. 'They were taking off work. They were at my house. We had 420 people show up for his search.' But they have found no sign of him, something that has left them all confused. 'We're all baffled because my brother would never just not contact us in any situation in his life,' she said. 'He's the baby, and he absolutely has contact with his family daily.' Esther believes her brother is still out there and has a message for her baby Bear: 'I want him to know that his family loves him unconditionally. There's nothing that could separate our love from him.' Jared is 5'8' and weighs 175 lbs. He has dirty blond hair and blue eyes. 'He has beautiful sparkling blue eyes,' Esther said. He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie, a green shirt, and blue jeans.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
5-year-old struck by car on Lux Street
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Lux Street in Rochester was closed to traffic on Monday evening after a 5-year-old was struck by a vehicle. Several Rochester Police Department vehicles and officers were at the scene. Police responded to reports of a child struck by a car on Lux Street. Upon arriving at the scene, officers were made aware that a 5-year-old boy had walked south on the street as a vehicle was traveling west. The boy proceeded to walk in the path of the moving vehicle, and the driver was unable to stop the car before striking him. The boy was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital for a non-life-threatening injury to the upper body. RPD has said that neither drugs nor alcohol was a factor in the incident. The driver did not receive a citation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman charged in fatal April crash on Clifford Avenue
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester Police Department has filed charges relating to an April motor vehicle accident that killed a 58-year-old man. 34-year-old Tashara Willis has been charged with two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and several other charges for the April 4 crash. On April 4, around midnight, authorities responded to reports of a head-on collision on Clifford Avenue. 58-year-old Otis Johnson was driving when the vehicle being driven by Willis struck his vehicle head-on. Johnson died of his injuries at the scene. Willis was seriously injured and admitted to the hospital for weeks after the crash. The investigation found that before the accident, Willis had left a nearby bar and was speeding against another vehicle on Clifford Avenue at a speed of over 80 miles per hour. Willis is said by police to have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol and was allegedly driving with a license that had been revoked due to two previous DWI offenses. Willis was also found to be in possession of 20 bags of cocaine the night of the accident. In addition to the vehicular homicide charges, Willis is also charged with the second degree manslaughter, felony DWI, DWI exceeding a BAC of .08%, DWAI- Drugs, DWAI with combined drugs and alcohol, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and violation of ignition interlock device. Willis surrendered to police on Wednesday morning and was arraigned in Monroe County Court. Due to an extensive medical condition, Willis was released without bail and is scheduled to be back in court on August 5. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
