Ephrata Cub Scout Leader Embezzles $5.9K For DoorDash, Netflix, Tattoo, Police Say
An Ephrata woman is accused of embezzling nearly $6,000 from a local Cub Scouting Pack’s accounts, police announced on Friday, Aug. 29.
Amy Jo Mody, 49, of Ephrata, was charged with one count of felony theft by unlawful taking after an investigation into financial discrepancies in the Cub Scouting Pack’s account, the Ephrata Police Department said.
The probe began in May 2025 when the current Committee Chair reported suspicious activity in the group’s Ephrata National Bank account, according to police.
Investigators determined that Mody, who held multiple leadership roles within the Pack s…
Child, Parents Dead In Catonsville Double Murder-Suicide, Police Say (Updated)
New details have been released by police in Maryland after a child and two adults were found dead in an apparent double murder-suicide in Baltimore County, authorities confirmed.
Officers were called at around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, to the 700 block of Wilton Farm Drive, where there was a reported call for service, according to police.
Upon arrival, officers found Chantel Sharieff, 42, suffering from traumatic injuries, along with her 6-year-old child, Kimana Sharieff, who had sustained a gunshot wound.
Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
A third person, 43-year-old Mustafa S…
Police ID Men Killed In New Haven Double Shooting
A deadly shooting in New Haven has left two families grieving after an argument turned violent. Police say two men were gunned down during the confrontation, which investigators believe began as a fight among a group of men.
The shooting between Daiquan Hyman, 26, of East Haven, and Ernest Williams, 32, of New Haven, happened on Monday afternoon, Aug. 25, on Dickerman Street, authorities said.
Paramedics rushed them both to Yale New Haven Hospital, where Hyman died soon after arriving. Doctors rushed Williams into emergency surgery, but they were unable to save his life, New…
