Cassadi Newsome, 19, walked out of district court covering his face after waiving his preliminary hearing Tuesday morning.He's accused of sexually assaulting three children at Inch by Inch Child Care on Route 940 in Pocono Summit.Police say Newsome started working at the daycare in July of 2024 doing odd jobs but was was then hired to help with daily activities in his mother's classroom.Edwin Abrahamsen Jr. is representing one of the families whose daughter was allegedly abused by Newsome.
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Two arrested, facing charges after alleged home invasions
MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men have been arrested in connection with a string of home invasions earlier this week in Monroe County.
According to a release from the Stroud Area Regional Police Department, officers were called to a reported home invasion on Barry Street in Stroudsburg just before 11:00 a.m. on March 20.
ARREST: Kamdar, Jahfari - (1 Count) Theft By Unlawful Taking (F3) and 1 additional charge

ARREST: Davis, Junior - (1 Count) Conspiracy to Commit Theft by Unlawful Taking (F3) and

ARREST: Summa, Anthony Michael - (1 count) (18) 2701 (a)(1) Simple Assault (1) and 4

ARREST: Gonzalez, Abraham - ( 1 Count) DUI (M) and 1 additional charge

Brush fire, smoky conditions shut down road leading in and out of Florida Keys
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Traffic was flowing in and out of the Florida Keys on Wednesday after a brush fire led officials to briefly close U.S. 1, snarling traffic for hours for those trying to enter or leave island chain.
Card Sound Road, the only other road connecting the Keys to Florida City on the mainland, remained closed because of the fire, said Kristen Livengood, a spokeswoman for Monroe County.
“I do not have an estimated time frame for when it will reopen,” Livengood said in an email.
ARREST: Egan, Brian M - (1) Count Defiant Trespassing (M3)

Police investigating invasion of privacy incident in Monroe County
SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials are asking the community for help in their search for a suspect after an invasion of privacy incident in Monroe County.
Courtesy of Pennsylvania State Police
On Friday, March 14, shortly after 2:00 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Troop N Stroudsburg was called to the incident at the Shawnee Mountain Ski Resort in Smithfield Township.

ARREST: Roach, Michael - (2 Counts) Simple Assault (M2) and 5 additional charges

ARREST: DAVIS, JAHIEM - (1 Count) (75) 3742 PA Vehicle Code: Accidents Involving Death or

TheftCaseMar 12, 2025On March 8, 2025 at 8:35pm, the Stroud Area Regional Police responded to the Warrior Bar on Main St in Stroudsburg Boro...

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