Pennsylvania Man Arrested In Atlantic City With Heroin, Coke, Pot, Ecstasy: Police Pennsylvania Man Arrested In Atlantic City With Heroin, Coke, Pot, Ecstasy: Police
Pennsylvania Man Arrested In Atlantic City With Heroin, Coke, Pot, Ecstasy: Police Atlantic City police conducted surveillance that resulted in the arrest of two men — including one from Philadelphia — and the recovery of a handgun and assorted drugs, authorities said. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, Detectives Christopher Dodson and James Barrett were conducting surveillance in the first block of south Mansion Avenue when they allegedly observed Malik Jones of Atlantic City and Camron Izzard of Philadelphia appearing to be dealing drugs, police said. Detectives watched as Jones was inside of a parked vehicle with Izzard. The detectives converged after finding that Jones had an …
Door-To-Door Contractors Bilk Bloomfield Victim Out Of $125K: Police Door-To-Door Contractors Bilk Bloomfield Victim Out Of $125K: Police
Door-To-Door Contractors Bilk Bloomfield Victim Out Of $125K: Police A pair of door-to-door contractors were arrested after police say they scammed a North Jersey woman out of $125,000. The victim hired Patrick O'Doherty and Anthony Doherty to repair to sets of concrete steps for $3,800, paid in full in advance, on Aug. 20, Bloomfield police said. Once the demolition began on the steps, Doherty and O'Doherty would show up sporadically, usually in the late afternoon hours, to do more demolition work. The problem was, though, every time they came, they'd perform more demolition work and ask for more money — never repairing the actual steps, police said. The …
Jersey City Man Shot By Police Charged At Them Wielding Large Knife, Videos Show Jersey City Man Shot By Police Charged At Them Wielding Large Knife, Videos Show
Jersey City Man Shot By Police Charged At Them Wielding Large Knife, Videos Show UPDATE: Less than a month after Jersey City police shot and killed a disturbed resident, state authorities publicly released videos that show him charging at tactical officers with a knife. Family members, friends and others have spent the time since the Aug. 27 incident calling city police murderers, accusing authorities of withholding information and demanding what they say is accountability for Andrew Washington’s death. During a protest outside City Hall on Wednesday, Sept.,20, they claimed that they were deliberately being kept in the dark. What some may not have known is that an inve…
Man Accused Of Using Counterfeit Currency At 10 Suffolk County Businesses Man Accused Of Using Counterfeit Currency At 10 Suffolk County Businesses
Man Accused Of Using Counterfeit Currency At 10 Suffolk County Businesses A man has been accused of using counterfeit currency at 10 Long Island businesses. The Southampton Police Department advised Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives that the suspect was in custody on Friday evening, Sept. 22 after he was arrested for using counterfeit cash throughout the Seventh and Fifth Precinct of Suffolk County, as well as Westhampton Village, Southampton Village and Easthampton Village. Following an investigation, it was determined that Nicolas Munoz, age 22, of Queens, was responsible for passing counterfeit $100 bills at the foll…
Man Accused Of Setting Own Van On Fire, Driving On Railroad Tracks In Hagerstown: Officials Man Accused Of Setting Own Van On Fire, Driving On Railroad Tracks In Hagerstown: Officials
Man Accused Of Setting Own Van On Fire, Driving On Railroad Tracks In Hagerstown: Officials A firebug who set his own van on fire with furniture inside near railroad tracks in Maryland is now facing criminal charges. Hagerstown resident Merridth Richard Boyd was charged with arson following an investigation into a strange scene that played out in Washington County earlier this week, the State Fire Marshal announced on Saturday afternoon. On Monday, Sept. 18, the Washington County Sheriff's Office was tipped off about a vehicle that was driving on the tracks behind a home in the 14600 block of Daley Road in Hagerstown. The fire was reported behind 14635 Daley Road in Washington…
Seen 'Em? Men Rob North Lawrence Store, Push Employee: Police Seen 'Em? Men Rob North Lawrence Store, Push Employee: Police
Seen 'Em? Men Rob North Lawrence Store, Push Employee: Police Police are searching for a pair of men who robbed a Long Island store in broad daylight. It happened in North Lawrence on Thursday, Sept. 21, according to Nassau County Police. Police say that just after 11 a.m., a 21-year-old female employee was working at Snipes Shoe Store, located at 253-01 Rockaway Turnpike, when the two alleged robbers walked in. The duo took several clothing items off the shelves and shoved the employee out of the way as they fled the store on foot in an unknown direction. Police described the first of the two robbers as a Black man, standing approximately six fe…
Double Shooting In Southeast Baltimore Leaves One Dead, One Injured, Police Say Double Shooting In Southeast Baltimore Leaves One Dead, One Injured, Police Say
Double Shooting In Southeast Baltimore Leaves One Dead, One Injured, Police Say A gray and rainy day turned red in Southeast Baltimore on Saturday morning when two people were shot, leaving one dead. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 400 block of North Curley Street shortly after 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, where there was a reported shooting that left two men down. Upon arrival, police say that they found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds, one of whom was pronounced dead at the scene, and the second was rushed to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation. The victim had not been ID'd by the police.  No informatio…
New Haven Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say New Haven Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say
New Haven Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say Police in Connecticut are working to connect a large fight to the overdose death of a woman and a man who was stabbed multiple times. The incidents took place in New Haven around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21 when the New Haven Fire Department responded to a call of an unconscious woman in the 300 block of Howard Avenue. Upon arrival, fire department personnel determined that the woman was suffering from an overdose. While aid was being rendered to the woman, a man who suffered from multiple stab wounds approached firefighters, said Sgt. Cherelle Carr of the New Haven Police. Both…
Pedestrian Walking On I-495 Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Capitol Heights: State Police Pedestrian Walking On I-495 Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Capitol Heights: State Police
Pedestrian Walking On I-495 Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Capitol Heights: State Police One person was killed early on Saturday morning by a hit-and-run driver in Maryland, police say. Maryland State Police investigators are on the hunt for a Mini-Cooper that is suspected to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run that was reported at around 2 a.m. in Prince George's County. According to the agency, the pedestrian was killed in the southbound side of I-495 in the area of Ritchie Marlboro Road in Capitol Heights She was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders after being struck. Investigators say that the vehicle involved in the fatal incident was a Mini-Cooper that was p…
NJ House Explosion: Search-And-Rescue Operation Saves Family Members, Friends (UPDATE) NJ House Explosion: Search-And-Rescue Operation Saves Family Members, Friends (UPDATE)
NJ House Explosion: Search-And-Rescue Operation Saves Family Members, Friends (Update) HEROES: Everyone feared the worst. Yet if there’s a silver lining to be found in a devastating house explosion in West Milford on Friday, it’s that rescuers got those involved out alive. That includes a victim who was trapped for nearly an hour as firefighters tunneled their way into the leveled single-story ranch house. Five of those injured were airlifted to area hospitals following the dramatic search and rescue operation. A sixth declined further medical attention at the scene. Investigations continued combing through the wreckage well past daybreak as they try to determine what caused…
Jason Kelce Sponsors New Haverford Police K9 Jason Kelce Sponsors New Haverford Police K9
Jason Kelce Sponsors New Haverford Police K9 A Pennsylvania police department is getting a new K9 officer, thanks in part to the Philadelphia Eagles's center Jason Kelce. Two-year-old Winnie joined the Haverford police force this week due to a partnership between Steve Videon, of Videon Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep & Ram, and football player Kelce. The Haverford Police Department is extremely grateful for the partnership with Steve Videon (of Videon Chrysler, Dodge,... Posted by Haverford Township Police Department on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 The pup was acquired from Pacific Coast K-9 this year and is a single-pu…
Man Nabbed For Possessing Several Firearms, Ghost Gun In New Rochelle: Police Man Nabbed For Possessing Several Firearms, Ghost Gun In New Rochelle: Police
Man Nabbed For Possessing Several Firearms, Ghost Gun In New Rochelle: Police A 58-year-old Westchester man faces charges for illegally possessing numerous firearms, including a ghost gun, police said. New Rochelle resident Paul Pisani, age 58, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 21 following an investigation conducted by New Rochelle Police, the Westchester County Police Conditions Unit, and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne.  According to Coyne, Pisani had been in possession of several handguns, including one without a serial number known as a ghost gun.  Pisani was arrested without…
Crews Cut Off Door To Free Crash Victim Near Parkway In Valhalla Crews Cut Off Door To Free Crash Victim Near Parkway In Valhalla
Crews Cut Off Door To Free Crash Victim Near Parkway In Valhalla A driver had to be freed from their vehicle following a crash near a parkway in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Sept. 20 around 6 a.m., when emergency crews in Valhalla responded to a crash on Grasslands Road near the Sprain Brook Parkway off-ramp.  According to the Valhalla Fire Department, arriving crews found that the vehicle's driver was stuck inside and needed to be extricated.  The vehicle's doors and center post were then cut off to free the occupant, who was then transferred to EMS personnel, fire officials said.  The Valhalla Fi…
Fatal DUI Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Vehicles Collide On I-95 In Milford Fatal DUI Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Vehicles Collide On I-95 In Milford
Fatal DUI Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Vehicles Collide On I-95 In Milford One person was killed in a crash involving an allegedly drunk driver on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut overnight. It happened on the northbound side around 7:20 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 in Milford. Middlesex County resident Bilbraut Angel Caraballo, age 42, of Middlefield, was driving a truck towing a trailer south of Exit 39 A, when the truck drifted into the left lane and collided with a motorcycle, which was pushed into the concrete median, Connecticut State Police said. Victor Ryan Forbes, age 34, of West Haven, the driver of the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the sce…
Not So Fast: Drunk Driver Hits Utility Pole In Eastport, Tries Running Away, Police Say Not So Fast: Drunk Driver Hits Utility Pole In Eastport, Tries Running Away, Police Say
Not So Fast: Drunk Driver Hits Utility Pole In Eastport, Tries Running Away, Police Say A 30-year-old man is facing drunk driving charges after allegedly crashing into a utility pole on Long Island and then fleeing on foot. The incident happened shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in Eastport, at the intersection of Montauk Highway and South Bay Avenue. According to Southampton Town Police, Ismael Garcia-Chitay, of Eastport, was driving eastbound on Montauk Highway when he drove off the roadway and struck a utility pole. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, and nobody was injured. Garcia-Chitay ran from the scene on foot but was arrested a short time later, p…
Poughkeepsie Drug Dealer Busted By Task Force, Police Say Poughkeepsie Drug Dealer Busted By Task Force, Police Say
Poughkeepsie Drug Dealer Busted By Task Force, Police Say A Hudson Valley alleged drug dealer was busted by the Drug Task Force following a warrant search of his home. Dutchess County resident Anthony Howlett, age 32, from the town of Poughkeepsie, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 21 with criminal sale of a controlled substance. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, agents opened an investigation into Howlett for selling narcotics in the Poughkeepsie area. Agents searched Howlett's home in Pleasant Valley where drugs were found, police said. Narcotics are often mixed with fentanyl causing a significant number …
Smooth-Skinned Criminals: Men Stole $10K In Health, Beauty Products in Holyoke, Police Say Smooth-Skinned Criminals: Men Stole $10K In Health, Beauty Products in Holyoke, Police Say
Smooth-Skinned Criminals: Men Stole $10K In Health, Beauty Products in Holyoke, Police Say Two wanted men were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 21, after Hampden County police said they went on a crime spree stealing thousands of dollars worth of health and beauty items from stores.  Jayson Johnson, 25, and Sequanne Madden, 19, both of Queens, New York, face several charges after being busted by Holyoke police, authorities said.  Officers were called to Stop and Shop on Northampton Street after the store's security saw the men stealing thousands of dollars worth of products, Holyoke police said.  Police arrived as the men spotted them and tried to make a geta…
Scam Alert: Callers Falsely Posing As 'Westchester Sheriff,' Police Say Scam Alert: Callers Falsely Posing As 'Westchester Sheriff,' Police Say
Scam Alert: Callers Falsely Posing As 'Westchester Sheriff,' Police Say Authorities in Westchester are warning residents of a scam involving callers falsely posing as police and claiming that there is a warrant out for the arrest of the victim.  The scam has consisted of callers pretending to be from the “Westchester County Sheriff’s Office," which does not exist, the Westchester County Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 22.  According to the department, the police impersonators will then proceed to claim that there is a warrant for the arrest of the victim being contacted for failure to appear for grand jury duty. The scammers will al…
Waterbury Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Husky Found With Chain Embedded In Neck Waterbury Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Husky Found With Chain Embedded In Neck
Waterbury Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Husky Found With Chain Embedded In Neck A Connecticut man has been charged with animal cruelty and other charges after he was identified as the owner of a Siberian Husky found wandering in May with a chain embedded in his neck with skin beginning to grow over it. New Haven County resident Waterbury Emanuel Pizarro-Boria, age 38, of Waterbury, was charged on Tuesday, Sept. 19 after turning himself in to Naugatuck Police. According to Naugatuck Police, Pizarro-Boria was charged with cruelty to animals, no rabies vaccination, and allowing a dog to roam. During a news conference on Wednesday, Sept. 20, Naugatuck Police said whe…
Married PA Trooper Frames GF As 'Crazy', Chokes Her, Places In 72 Hold: Affidavit (VIDEO) Married PA Trooper Frames GF As 'Crazy', Chokes Her, Places In 72 Hold: Affidavit (VIDEO)
Married PA Trooper Frames GF As 'Crazy', Chokes Her, Places In 72 Hold: Affidavit (Video) "F--k around and find out," a Pennsylvania State Trooper told his now ex-girlfriend before he "paint(ed) her as crazy," took her into custody without his supervisor's permission –  choked her when she resisted, which a bystander recorded – then had her commitment to a hospital for mental health for five days, according to a lengthy affidavit and video obtained by Daily Voice.  Pennsylvania State Trooper 37-year-old Ronald Keith Davis of Williamstown who "is married with a family in Dauphin County," fought with his ex-girlfriend at the end of August, Dauphin County Di…
Passenger Killed When Speeding Driver Flips Dodge Charger In Philadelphia: Police Passenger Killed When Speeding Driver Flips Dodge Charger In Philadelphia: Police
Passenger Killed When Speeding Driver Flips Dodge Charger In Philadelphia: Police A 31-year-old man was killed when a speeding driver lost control of his car and flipped it in Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 22, police said. The unknown driver was speeding in a black Dodge Charger down the 6800 block of Essington Avenue around 5 p.m., when he lost control and struck three other cars, police said. The passenger was taken to Presbyterian Hospital and pronounced dead at 5:35 p.m.
Moped Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Paterson Collision While Fleeing Totowa PD: State AG Moped Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Paterson Collision While Fleeing Totowa PD: State AG
Moped Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Paterson Collision While Fleeing Totowa PD: State AG UPDATE: A moped driver was killed and a passenger injured when the scooter collided with a sedan at a Paterson intersection during a Totowa police chase, authorities said. Totowa police in marked vehicles followed the gas-powered scooter into Paterson, apparently over the 31st Street Bridge over the Passaic River. The moped then collided with a Lexus at the intersection of McBride and Murray avenues shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, according to a release issued Friday by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.The scooter driver was thrown against the windshield, smashin…
Alert Issued For Missing West Hempstead Man Alert Issued For Missing West Hempstead Man
Alert Issued For Missing West Hempstead Man A man has disappeared after leaving his Long Island home, according to authorities searching for him. Charles Ford was last seen at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21 leaving his home in West Hempstead on Hempstead Avenue, according to Nassau County Police. The 58-year-old was wearing a red shirt, a gray hoodie, black pants, yellow socks, and white flip-flops. He is described as 5-foot-11 with brown eyes and gray hair; he weighs approximately 160 pounds. Police reported that Ford’s destination may be South Hempstead. Anyone with information regarding Ford’s whereabouts is encouraged to co…
Englewood Killer Sentenced To Life For Shooting Rapper, Then Dumping Burned Body In Paramus Englewood Killer Sentenced To Life For Shooting Rapper, Then Dumping Burned Body In Paramus
Englewood Killer Sentenced To Life For Shooting Rapper, Then Dumping Burned Body In Paramus UPDATE: An ex-con convicted a second time of shooting an aspiring rapper in a vacant home in Englewood, then burning the body and dumping it on a quiet Paramus cul-de-sac was sentenced to life in prison, authorities said. "There is nothing more cowardly than shooting someone in the back," Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Gary Donatello said before Randy Manning was sentenced in Superior Court in Hackensack for killing Rhian “Kampane” Stoute in 2011. Manning was originally convicted for the same crime and sent to state prison for life in 2014, but he got the conviction overturned in 2020 a…
Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minor For Three Years Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minor For Three Years
Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minor For Three Years A 21-year-old Newark man was convicted of sexually assaulting a relative for three years, from the age of eight through 11, authorities said. Luis Ferino assaulted the victim in her bedroom at night when other family members were asleep, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. The girl eventually told a social worker who contacted the Division of Child Protection and Permanency and notified authorities, Stephens said. Ferino was found guilty of multiple counts of sexual assault and faces 25 years to life in state prison, Stephens said.
State Trooper Struck, Dragged By Car At Highway Rest Stop In Holyoke: Suspect Caught State Trooper Struck, Dragged By Car At Highway Rest Stop In Holyoke: Suspect Caught
State Trooper Struck, Dragged By Car At Highway Rest Stop In Holyoke: Suspect Caught This story has been updated. Authorities have apprehended the driver of a car that hit a state trooper and dragged him at a Massachusetts rest stop, causing him to be hospitalized, police said.  Related: Police ID Driver Accused Of Dragging Trooper During Traffic Stop The incident happened in Hampden County on Friday, Sept. 22, at 3 p.m., when a Massachusetts state trooper was struck and dragged by a vehicle he had tried stopping in the Holyoke rest area on northbound Interstate 91, according to state police.  The trooper was able to free himself from the car before it co…
Woman Hit, Killed By New Britain Police Cruiser Identified Woman Hit, Killed By New Britain Police Cruiser Identified
Woman Hit, Killed By New Britain Police Cruiser Identified A woman who was hit and killed by a Connecticut police cruiser while crossing a roadway has been identified and the officer involved has been placed on restricted duty. The incident took place in Hartford County in New Britain on West Main Street around 1:10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 21. Earlier report: Woman Struck, Killed By New Britain Police Cruiser According to New Britain Chief Of Police Matthew Marino, a 2017 Ford Police Interceptor Utility, driven by Officer Connor Reinsch, was traveling westbound on West Main Street when a woman, identified as Katherine Colon, age 39, of New Britain…
Habitual Offender Charged With Death Of Garfield Man From Fake Oxy Pills Full Of Fentanyl Habitual Offender Charged With Death Of Garfield Man From Fake Oxy Pills Full Of Fentanyl
Habitual Offender Charged With Death Of Garfield Man From Fake Oxy Pills Full Of Fentanyl A habitual offender killed a fellow Garfield resident by giving him bogus oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl, authorities charged. Juhaan Justice Hammond, 30, is charged with strict liability for the drug-induced death this past Sunday of Ivan Santiago in Garfield, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced on Friday, Sept. 22. Santiago and an unidentified second person were hospitalized after overdosing on Lincoln Place shortly after 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17, Musella said. Narcan was administered, the prosecutor said, adding that Santiago was pronounced dead at the hospital. Detectiv…
Man Assaulted, Robbed In Toms River Restaurant Bathroom; Teenagers Charged: Police Man Assaulted, Robbed In Toms River Restaurant Bathroom; Teenagers Charged: Police
Man Assaulted, Robbed In Toms River Restaurant Bathroom; Teenagers Charged: Police Two teenagers were arrested in connection with an assault and robbery of a man in a Jersey Shore restaurant bathroom, authorities said. On Sunday, Sept. 17, at approximately 2 a.m., Toms River police were called to a restaurant on Route 37 East for a report of an injured man. Police did not identify the restaurant. The 25-year-old male victim told police he had been in the restroom washing his hands when he was assaulted by two males. The males then allegedly took his car keys and left in his vehicle which was parked in the parking lot, police said. The victim was taken to&…
Woman Stands Idly By While Cigarette Bandits Rob 7-Eleven In Millersville, Police Say Woman Stands Idly By While Cigarette Bandits Rob 7-Eleven In Millersville, Police Say
Woman Stands Idly By While Cigarette Bandits Rob 7-Eleven In Millersville, Police Say She saw something, but she did not say something. Police in Anne Arundel County are on the lookout for two men and a woman who are wanted in connection to a possibly armed robbery that took place early on Friday morning at 7-Eleven in the Olde Mill Village Center in Millersville. According to investigators, a clerk said that a woman came into the store around 1 a.m. on Friday and purchased a pack of cigarettes before retreating to the back of the store to make a phone call. Once that call was made, police said that two men then stormed into the store, with one pointing what the clerk belie…
Woodstown Man, 37, Killed In Greenwich Crash With Tree: State Police Woodstown Man, 37, Killed In Greenwich Crash With Tree: State Police
Woodstown Man, 37, Killed In Greenwich Crash With Tree: State Police A 37-year-old Salem County man was killed when he ran off a Cumberland County road and hit a tree, authorities said. Douglas G. Hitchner Jr., of Woodstown, was driving south in a Chevrolet SUV on Tindall Island Road in Greenwich Township at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19 when his vehicle veered off the road to the right side, according to Detective I Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman with the New Jersey State Police. The SUV hit a tree and Hitchner sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation.