MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced
MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced A Montgomery County school bus driver has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually abusing children who rode his bus. Etienne Kabongo, 67, claimed he was not criminally responsible for abusing the four girls due to a mental disorder after he pleaded guilty to the crime, announced the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Kabongo was accused of abusing the special needs girls, who were ages 12, 12, 18, and 20 at the time of the incidents. Officials began investigating the incidents after one of the victims came forward in 2018. Surveillance footage of t…
Youth HS Basketball Coach Accused Of Sexually Explicit Conversation, Touching Player: Sheriff Youth HS Basketball Coach Accused Of Sexually Explicit Conversation, Touching Player: Sheriff Youth HS Basketball Coach Accused Of Sexually Explicit Conversation, Touching Player: Sheriff
Youth HS Basketball Coach Accused Of Sexually Explicit Conversation, Touching Player: Sheriff A former volunteer basketball coach at a Stafford County high school has been arrested for allegedly acting inappropriately with a student on the team during a road trip, according to the sheriff’s office. Fredericksburg resident Tyler Trotter, 25, formerly a coach at Brooke Pointe High School, is facing charges following an investigation by the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office into alleged “indecent liberties with a child.” A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that earlier this month, a minor reported that she was on a Stafford County school bus traveling to an away game when an a…
Student Struck By Car In Lakewood Student Struck By Car In Lakewood Student Struck By Car In Lakewood
Student Struck By Car In Lakewood An 18-year-old student was struck by a car after exiting a school bus late Wednesday, March 22 in Lakewood, authorities said. The incident occurred at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Courtney Road, Lakewood police said. The school bus was traveling south on Madison Avenue prior to the driver activating its flashing red lights, police said. After coming to a stop at the northwest corner of Courtney Road, the student exited the bus and began crossing over towards the northbound lane, police said.  As he cleared the bus he was struck by a 2020 Acura operated by a 24-year-old Howe…
Montgomery County School Bus Crashes Head On Into Passenger Van: Police Montgomery County School Bus Crashes Head On Into Passenger Van: Police Montgomery County School Bus Crashes Head On Into Passenger Van: Police
Montgomery County School Bus Crashes Head On Into Passenger Van: Police Authorities say that a school bus full of kids is safe after colliding with a passenger van on Wednesday morning. The van appeared to have crashed head-on with the occupied bus around 9 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the 9600 block of Accord Drive, off River Road, according to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson.  Rescue personnel quickly arrived to help after the collision, and evaluated all parties involved, he said. Update (~9a) Accord Dr, Potomac, collision, involved passenger vehicle & occupied school bus, ~30 passengers on bus, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluated everyone invol…
School Bus Driver In MD Responsible For Sexually Abusing Special Needs Passengers: Prosecutors School Bus Driver In MD Responsible For Sexually Abusing Special Needs Passengers: Prosecutors School Bus Driver In MD Responsible For Sexually Abusing Special Needs Passengers: Prosecutors
School Bus Driver In MD Responsible For Sexually Abusing Special Needs Passengers: Prosecutors Prosecutors say that a school bus driver in Montgomery County who drove special education students was found criminally responsible for sexually abusing four girls on his route following a lengthy investigation. Gaithersburg resident Etienne Kabongo, 67, was found guilty by a jury on Thursday, Feb. 9 to multiple counts of rape and sexual abuse of a minor after one of his victims came forward and several other victims were identified during the investigation. A driver for Montgomery County Public Schools, officials said that one of Kabongo’s victims came forward following an incident in July…
School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Yonkers: Police School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Yonkers: Police School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Yonkers: Police
School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Yonkers: Police A school bus driven by a 78-year-old man hit two 16-year-olds before then leaving the scene in Westchester County, police said.  The incident happened on Tuesday morning, Jan. 31 in Yonkers when the two teens were crossing the street while the bus turned left from Warburton Avenue onto Lamartine Avenue, Yonkers Police Public Information Officer Dean Politopoulos said.  The two teens suffered minor injuries and were treated at a hospital. They were later released.  The driver of the bus initially told police that he was unaware that he had hit anyone. However, after…
Man Boards School Bus, Touches Girl In Chester County: Officials Man Boards School Bus, Touches Girl In Chester County: Officials Man Boards School Bus, Touches Girl In Chester County: Officials
Man Boards School Bus, Touches Girl In Chester County: Officials Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the man who boarded a Coatesville school bus and touched a student early Thursday, Jan. 26. The man got on the bus that had stopped to pick up students around 6:50 a.m. at E. Chestnut and N. 6th streets, sat next to a girl and inappropriately touched her leg, officials said. The Coatesville Area School District Police are investigating.
School Bus Cleared After Bomb Threat In VA Deemed Not Credible, Police Say School Bus Cleared After Bomb Threat In VA Deemed Not Credible, Police Say School Bus Cleared After Bomb Threat In VA Deemed Not Credible, Police Say
School Bus Cleared After Bomb Threat In VA Deemed Not Credible, Police Say A school bus at Forest Park High School had to be cleared on Thursday afternoon after officials received a threat reportedly targeting the vehicle, according to police. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, the Prince William County Police Department announced it was called to investigate an alleged bomb threat aboard a school bus, which was returned to the high school, and students were safely removed. Officials say that the bus remained unoccupied as a Bomb K9 responded to the scene. *UPDATE: Ref #bombthreat aboard bus at Forest Park HS; the bus has been cleared. No device was …
Pellet-Firing Teen Charged For 'Shooting Missile' At Prince William County School Bus: Police Pellet-Firing Teen Charged For 'Shooting Missile' At Prince William County School Bus: Police Pellet-Firing Teen Charged For 'Shooting Missile' At Prince William County School Bus: Police
Pellet-Firing Teen Charged For 'Shooting Missile' At Prince William County School Bus: Police Police say that a Philadelphia teen was causing trouble in Virginia on Monday afternoon and he now faces charges in Prince William County for shooting projectiles at a school bus. Yazid Abdul Withrow Thomas, 18, was arrested in Woodbridge on Monday, Jan. 9, following an investigation into an incident involving a school bus occupied by a driver and one student, according to officials. Shortly before 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon, police say that they were called to the intersection of Rollingwood Drive and Jenny Drive to investigate reports of projectiles that were shot at the bus. While respo…
Theft Of Catalytic Converters From Torrington School Buses Delays Start Time By 2 Hours Theft Of Catalytic Converters From Torrington School Buses Delays Start Time By 2 Hours Theft Of Catalytic Converters From Torrington School Buses Delays Start Time By 2 Hours
Theft Of Catalytic Converters From Torrington School Buses Delays Start Time By 2 Hours A Connecticut school district is on a two-hour delay due to the theft of catalytic converters from school buses. The thefts took place in Litchfield County sometime overnight on Monday, Jan. 9, in Torrington. The Torrington School District said on its website that school had to be delayed for up to two hours due to the thefts. The district did not say how many converters were stolen, or how soon the buses would be repaired. An investigation is ongoing by the Torrington Police Department.
Warren County School Bus Crash Sends Woman To Hospital, State Police Say Warren County School Bus Crash Sends Woman To Hospital, State Police Say Warren County School Bus Crash Sends Woman To Hospital, State Police Say
Warren County School Bus Crash Sends Woman To Hospital, State Police Say A Warren County crash involving a school bus and a Honda sent a woman to the hospital on Tuesday, Jan. 3, state police said. The bus collided with a Honda Accord on Brass Castle Road in White Township just before 3:55 p.m., Sgt. Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. The woman driving the Honda was extricated and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Goez said. The school bus driver and passenger were unharmed. The scene was cleared by around 5 p.m., Goez said. The crash remained under investigation. No further details were released.
Stranger On The School Bus: Man Hitches Ride With Bensalem Teens Stranger On The School Bus: Man Hitches Ride With Bensalem Teens Stranger On The School Bus: Man Hitches Ride With Bensalem Teens
Stranger On The School Bus: Man Hitches Ride With Bensalem Teens "There's a strange man on this bus," was the terrifying message that Bensalem parents received from their children heading to school on Friday, Nov. 4. The teens reached out to their families after noticing that a grown man wearing a hoodie and a face mask had boarded their bus to Bensalem High School around 6:40 a.m., district officials said. Parents called 911, and police pulled the bus over at at Galloway and Mechanicsville roads, where Elliott Smith Jr., of Philadelphia, was arrested, 6abc reports. Smith, who had a warrant out for his arrest, was Smith is charged with un…