A Ventnor woman has been indicted for the 2007 murder of her husband, announced Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain.

On Tuesday, 62-year-old Loretta Doyle Burroughs was indicted for murder and hindering her own apprehension in connection with stabbing death of her husband, 66-year-old Daniel Burroughs.

Daniel Burroughs was reported missing in September 2007, when the couple lived in Mays Landing.

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While authorities investigated the case at the time, it eventually went cold.

In February 2013, a family member of Daniel Burroughs contacted the Atlantic City Cold Case Unit, and the case was reopened.

Authorities searched Loretta Burroughs’ Ventnor home in May 2013, where they found human remains inside a closet that were positively identified as Daniel Burroughs (See Previous Story).

Authorities say that following the disappearance of her husband, Loretta Burroughs moved to Ventnor. She was in the process of selling her Ventnor home to move to Cape May County.

Loretta Burroughs was arrested at the Cape May County residence and charged with murder.

She remains lodged at the Atlantic County Justice Facility in lieu of $2 million bail.

A homicide victim whose body was found in Novato over the weekend was identified as a 29-year-old Novato man, police said.

The body of Jimmy Lucero Tejada was discovered at about 5:40 p.m. Saturday by an off-duty firefighter hiking in the open space area near Calle Arboleda, a residential street near Alameda del Prado and Ignacio Boulevard.

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Tejada had a history of gang-related violence, according to court records, but police did not say whether they suspect his killing to be gang-related.

“We are investigating all potential leads and exploring all possibilities,” said Novato police Lt. Jennifer Welch.

Novato police also did not disclose the nature of Tejada’s injuries. The Marin County coroner’s division is also investigating the circumstances of the death.

Investigators released a police sketch of a possible suspect and offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to his identification. Police said the man could be from a Central American country.

Anyone with information can call the Novato Police Department at 899-7032. Welch said there is “no apparent threat to the community at this time.”

According to court records, Tejada was born in Los Angeles and spent most of his life in the Bay Area, with prior residences in San Rafael and Richmond. He was married.

In recent years, he was convicted of a gang-related knife assault in San Rafael, an attack on another inmate at the Marin County Jail and a domestic violence incident. At one point he was ordered to be registered as a gang member.

Deputy Public Defender Pedro Oliveros said Tejeda had worked to put his gang life behind him and was performing well, including enrollment in automotive classes at College of Marin in Novato.

Authorities in Connecticut are asking the public for help locating a missing Hamden teen who hasn’t been seen since early Tuesday morning.

A Silver Alert was issued for Victor Mercado, 14, Tuesday afternoon. Connecticut’s silver alert system is commonly used to spread the word about runaways and endangered runaways, as well as missing persons with dementia and other cognitive impairments.

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Mercado is described as a Hispanic male, standing 5-feet, 8-inches tall, weighing approximately 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt, tan pants and sneakers.

Anyone with information regarding Mercado’s whereabouts is asked to call the Hamden Police Department at 203-230-4000.

Boone County officials said an inmate who had escaped from work detail last week has turned himself in.

Jail officials say Zachary Boling, 20, turned himself in Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at the Boone County Detention Center.

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Boling was part of a work detail at the Boone County Recycling Center on Idlewild Road in Burlington, when he walked away around 10 a.m. Friday.

Boling was serving a six-year sentence on a drug conviction. He will now face escape second degree.

Fire investigators say the fire that burned through a vacant house on State Street Tuesday morning was intentionally set.

Two people driving along the street spotted the fire and called 911 just before 5 a.m. When firefighters arrived, the first floor was fully engulfed. Crews contained the blaze to the first floor.

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There were no reported injuries.

Police estimate between 4,000 and 5,000 people packed State Street after the NCAA Championship game, but the crowds had cleared the area at the time of the house fire. Officials say they can’t say whether or not the fire was connected to the postgame chaos.

D.C. police say they have identified the man in a video released last week who was sought by authorities in connection with the case of missing 8-year-old Relisha Rudd.

Police say the man has been interviewed and is cooperating with the investigation, but they have not learned any new information about Rudd’s whereabouts.

Rudd has been missing since March 1 and an Amber Alert was issued for Rudd on March 20. She was last seen with Khalil Tatum, a janitor at a D.C. homeless shelter where Rudd was living with her family.

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Tatum was charged with killing his wife, 51-year-old Andrea Tatum, whose body was found on March 20 in a motel room in Oxon Hill, Md. Officers found her body while they were searching for Rudd. A warrant was issued for his arrest, and he was charged with first-degree murder and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Authorities performed a week-long search for Rudd at Kenilworth Park, which ended last Thursday. Tatum’s body was found last Monday inside an equipment shed on the grounds of the park. Police say his death was a suicide.

D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said Tatum purchased a carton of 43-gallon self-tying black trash bags on March 2, and later was in the area of the aquatic gardens in Kenilworth Park for a period of time. After that, Lanier said Tatum was going to work and was seen in D.C. through March 20, but Relisha was not seen.

D.C. officials also announced that Tatum had posed as Relisha’s doctor, taking calls from her elementary school teacher and telling them the little girl was sick. Officials familiar with the investigation say Rudd’s mother, grandmother and Tatum were all working together in an effort to fool teachers and administrators at Payne Elementary School into believing the 8-year-old was not coming to school because she was sick.

“He basically assured the school the child had been ill and gave some detailed information around that,” said Bebe Otero, the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services.

Administration officials not authorized to speak on the record said Rudd’s grandmother and mother gave Tatum’s phone number to the school claiming he was the girl’s doctor.

Relisha is described as a black girl, weighing about 70 to 80 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a medium complexion.

If you have any information on Rudd’s whereabouts, you are asked to call D.C. police at 202-727-9099. You can also text your tip to their text tip line at 50411.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the location and return of Relisha Rudd. If you see her, call 911 immediately. You may also call the FBI at (800) CALL-FBI.

Authorities are looking for a bank robber who has hit multiple banks in the Denver metro area.

He’s called the “Good Grammar Bandit” because his demand notes are typed with proper spelling, grammar and punctuation. Police and the FBI believe he’s responsible for as many as four bank robberies in April.

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In each robbery, the suspect entered the bank, presented a demand note and left on foot. He’s described as a 5’9″ to 6′ tall black male in his 30s. He has a a slender build.

Here’s the list of banks that were robbed:

April 2, 2014, 2:03 P.M.

TCF Bank
2185 East 120th Avenue
Northglenn

April 3, 2014, 9:42 A.M.

Chase Bank
9379 Sheridan Boulevard
Westminster

April 6, 2014 10:15 A.M.

TCF Bank
4400 West 144th Avenue
Broomfield

April 7, 2014 9:10 A.M.

Chase Bank
13781 Colorado Blvd
Thornton

If you have information about the suspect or any of the bank robberies, please call the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force at 303-629-7171; or, you can remain anonymous and earn up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 720-913-STOP (7867).

The Albuquerque Police Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for a 73-year-old man reported missing early Monday.

According to the man’s granddaughter, Raymond Montoya left at 2:45 a.m. to take his son to work in the area of Edith and Comanche. He never returned home.

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Montoya is described as 5’6″ tall and 120 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

Montoya drives a tan 1989 Ford pickup truck with license plate number 553ABX.

Anyone with information should contact the APD Missing Person Unit at (505)-235-1039 or (505)-924-6096.

McGregor man was arrested last week after police found marijuana-laced chocolate bars and methamphetamine at his home.

Eric Coleman, 37, was booked into the McLennan County Jail last Thursday charged with two counts of possession of controlled substance but posted a $20,000 bond and was released, jail records showed.

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Coleman was arrested after McGregor police were sent to an address in the city on a disturbance call and when there noticed a strong odor of burning marijuana.

Police summoned a drug dog from Woodway police, which quickly alerted for the presence of narcotics.

McGregor police obtained a search warrant for the house and a car and during a search located marijuana, methamphetamine, “Dabba” chocolate bars, which are laced with THC, a package of “Juice” which also is laced with THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, firearms and $1,000 in cash.