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Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old From Castleton-On-Hudson Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old From Castleton-On-Hudson
Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old From Castleton-On-Hudson Police are asking for help in locating a missing teenager from the region. Rensselaer County resident Joni Crowe, age 16, left her residence in Castleton-on-Hudson at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14. Schodack Police said the teen, who is considered a vulnerable juvenile, was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, light blue crop top, dark colored sweatpants, and red and black Crocs. Crowe also has ties to North Greenbush and Troy. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Schodack Police Department at 518-477-8077. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check back to…

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by Michael Mashburn
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Candy-Offering Creep Hanging Around Playground Behind Annapolis School Wanted: Police Candy-Offering Creep Hanging Around Playground Behind Annapolis School Wanted: Police
Candy-Offering Creep Hanging Around Playground Behind Annapolis School Wanted: Police An alert was issued by the Annapolis Police Department after a man approached a young girl who was working out at an area school.  Shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, police say that a girl was finishing up a workout at a track in the 200 block of Locust Avenue when she was approached by an unknown man. According to police, the suspicious person attempted to engage the girl in conversation and even offered a piece of candy, leaving her uncomfortable before she left the area without further incident. Police say that the suspicious man was also seen hanging around the playground…

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by Zak Failla
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Manayunk Burglar Stole Nearly $5K In 'High-End Purses,' Police Say (VIDEO) Manayunk Burglar Stole Nearly $5K In 'High-End Purses,' Police Say (VIDEO)
Manayunk Burglar Stole Nearly $5K In 'High-End Purses,' Police Say (Video) Authorities are investigating an overnight burglary in Philadelphia's Manayunk neighborhood last Friday, May 10.  Police said the pictured man used a hammer to smash the front window of a store on the 4300 block of Main Street around 2:15 a.m.  He made off with $4,900 in "high-end purses" and was last seen fleeing south on Main Street, according to investigators.  Police footage  PhiladelphiaPolice The suspect is thought to be in his 40s with a full "salt-and-pepper" beard. He was wearing a black Calvin Klein baseball cap with “CK” on the back, a dark gray/black Ne…

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by Mac Bullock
Monmouth
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Holmdel Chipotle, Restaurant Closed Temporarily Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Holmdel Chipotle, Restaurant Closed Temporarily
Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Holmdel Chipotle, Restaurant Closed Temporarily A driver was hospitalized after crashing into a Chipotle in Monmouth County, forcing the restaurant to close temporarily, authorities said. Holmdel police responded to the crash at the Chipotle on Route 35 at around 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, the department said in a Facebook post. The car hopped over the parking lot's curb, broke through the wall, and the front end went into the restaurant's interior. The car driver was brought to Bayshore Hospital with neck pain. No one was injured inside the restaurant. The township's buildings and construction department said Chipotle will…

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by Chris Spiker
Cumberland
Police & Fire
ROAD RAGE: Man Points Gun At 2 People Near Library In Central PA, Police Say ROAD RAGE: Man Points Gun At 2 People Near Library In Central PA, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Points Gun At 2 People Near Library In Central PA, Police Say A man who allegedly pointed a gun at people in a road rage incident was arrested on Wednesday morning, court records show.  William Scott Kent, 57 of Harrisburg, is accused of pointing a handgun at two people in the 200 block of North 19th Street in Camp Hill near the Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, police explained.  They were called to the incident around 7:08 p.m. on May 5, according to the police release about the warrant for his arrest on Tuesday, May 14.  He turned himself in at the Camp Hil police department at 9 a.m. on May 15, the police said.  He has been …

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by Jillian Pikora
Harford
Police & Fire
Shelter-In-Place Order Issued In Bel Air (DEVELOPING) Shelter-In-Place Order Issued In Bel Air (DEVELOPING)
Shelter-In-Place Order Issued In Bel Air (Developing) Some residents in Harford County have been advised to stay in their home amid police activity in the area. An alert was issued by the sheriff's office shortly before 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15 advising that those in the area of Jeannette Way and Rose Way in Bel Air should remain inside until further notice due to police activity in the area. "We appreciate the support of many of you listening on the radio, and ask you please refrain from sharing any tactical details, for the safety of everyone involved," officials said. Details about the increased police presence was unclear on Wednes…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington
Police & Fire
Anti-Government Extremist From MD Gets Time For Torching Supreme Court Vehicles, Self In DC Anti-Government Extremist From MD Gets Time For Torching Supreme Court Vehicles, Self In DC
Anti-Government Extremist From MD Gets Time For Torching Supreme Court Vehicles, Self In DC An extremist from Maryland who claims to be the leader of a militia will spend years in prison after pouring gasoline on Supreme Court vehicles and accidentally lighting himself on fire in Northeast DC, federal authorities announced. Hagerstown native Cody Tarner, who has a history of encounters with law enforcement and has expressed anti-government rhetoric, pleaded guilty earlier this year to arson in connection to an act of rage that went wrong for him, officials said on Jan. 10. On Tuesday, Tarner was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He was…

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by Zak Failla
Cumberland Salem
Police & Fire
Ax-Wielding Deerfield Man Who Forced Ex-GF Into Sex Heads To State Slammer, Prosecutor Says Ax-Wielding Deerfield Man Who Forced Ex-GF Into Sex Heads To State Slammer, Prosecutor Says
Ax-Wielding Deerfield Man Who Forced Ex-GF Into Sex Heads To State Slammer, Prosecutor Says A hatchet-wielding 50-year-old man who forced an ex-girlfriend to have sex was sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison, authorities said. Julio Sigurani, Jr., of Deerfield, was sentenced on Monday, May 13, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-Mcrae. Sigurani was convicted at a trial of sexual assault and kidnapping, Webb-McRae said. The charges stemmed from a sexual assault that occurred on Aug. 13, 2020, in Deerfield. The defendant and victim had previously been in a relationship, the prosecutor said. Shortly after midnight, Sigurani entered the victi…

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by Jon Craig
Norwalk
Police & Fire
Norwalk Carjacking Suspect Nabbed In Waterbury Norwalk Carjacking Suspect Nabbed In Waterbury
Norwalk Carjacking Suspect Nabbed In Waterbury A man wanted for a Fairfield County carjacking and an attempted carjacking has been captured by police. New Haven County resident Tyssan Woods, age 18, of Waterbury, was arrested on Tuesday, May 14, for the Thursday, March 28 incident on Westport Avenue. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, the department received a call around 5 a.m., March 28, for an attempted carjacking at gunpoint in the area of Westport Avenue. As officers were responding to the location, the department received a second call for a gunpoint carjacking of a BMW X3 in the area of Westport Avenue…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hampden
Police & Fire
Accused Rapist Sliced Woman's Throat With Box Cutter On Springfield Sidewalk: Police Accused Rapist Sliced Woman's Throat With Box Cutter On Springfield Sidewalk: Police
Accused Rapist Sliced Woman's Throat With Box Cutter On Springfield Sidewalk: Police A man who is accused of slicing a woman's neck with a box cutter as she was walking down a street in Springfield on Sunday, May 12, has been arrested, police said.  Jovan Murphy, 31, of Springfield, faces multiple felonies for the alleged attack, Springfield police said.  The victim told police she was walking along the 100 block of Union Street around 3:45 a.m. when an unknown man began to follow her. He grabbed her and held a box cutter to her throat, police said. She fought him off and escaped, but he slashed her throat during the fight.  The extent of the woman's injurie…

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by Josh Lanier
Rutherford
Police & Fire
East Rutherford Tenant Dies Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound With Son In Next Room East Rutherford Tenant Dies Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound With Son In Next Room
East Rutherford Tenant Dies Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound With Son In Next Room A 34-year-old tenant died of suicide in his East Rutherford apartment before dawn Wednesday, police reported. Officers who responded to the 3:16 a.m. May 15 call were directed to the second floor of the Mozart Street home, Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. They found the victim dead of a gunshot wound to the head on the kitchen floor, the captain said. He was pronounced at the scene. Responders said the man's 4-year-old son was in the next room at the time. ****** ALSO SEE: An East Rutherford man awaiting trial on child porn charges took his own life by drinking kerosene in the parking…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New Haven
Police & Fire
15 Cars Broken Into At Wallingford Hospital 15 Cars Broken Into At Wallingford Hospital
15 Cars Broken Into At Wallingford Hospital Police are investigating after some 15 vehicles were broken into in the parking area of a Connecticut hospital. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 1:20 p.m., Monday, May 13, at Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford. According to Officer Alex Torres of the Wallingford Police, responding officers found at least 15 employee vehicles had been broken into.  Many had their windows smashed and wallets and valuables taken, Torres said. Several vehicles were parked by the softball field and in the parking area.  The department asks anyone with information to contact the departmen…

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by Kathy Reakes