Garbage Truck Backs Into Cape May Building, Firefighters Prevent Porch Collapse Garbage Truck Backs Into Cape May Building, Firefighters Prevent Porch Collapse
Garbage Truck Backs Into Cape May Building, Firefighters Prevent Porch Collapse A garbage truck crashed into a building in Cape May and nearly caused outdoor porches to collapse, authorities said. The Cape May Fire Department responded to the crash on Decatur Street at around 12:46 p.m. on Monday, May 13, the city's firefighters union said in a Facebook post. Crews found the garbage truck backed into the building and hit a utility pole. Photos showed damage to a support column on the first-floor porch and the building was evacuated. Crews worked for three hours to prevent the second- and third-story porches from collapsing. At 1246hrs, Cape May Firefighters (B Shi…
Man Made Threats With Stun Gun, Knife In Warren County: Police Man Made Threats With Stun Gun, Knife In Warren County: Police
Man Made Threats With Stun Gun, Knife In Warren County: Police A 30-year-old Warren County man faces numerous charges after making terrorist threats while possessing a stun gun on Tuesday, April 30, authorities said. At 4:44 p.m., Washington Township Police said they responded to a harassment complaint on the 100 block of W. Washington Avenue in Washington Borough. Upon the officer's arrival and investigation, a man was arrested and charged with terrorist threats, harassment, disorderly unlawful possession of a knife and unlawful possession of a stun gun, police said in a release on Facebook. The man, a Washington resident who was not identified, was p…
Fatal Crash: 22-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Jericho Turnpike In Commack Fatal Crash: 22-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Jericho Turnpike In Commack
Fatal Crash: 22-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Jericho Turnpike In Commack A 22-year-old was killed in a two-vehicle crash on a busy Long Island roadway. The incident happened around 4:15 p.m. Monday, May 13 in Commack. Suffolk County Police said a 51-year-old Hauppauge woman was driving a 2020 Volkswagen westbound on Jericho Turnpike when she attempted to make a left turn into a parking lot at 6070 Jericho Turnpike and collided with a 2017 Kawasaki motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle, Jordan Aristondo, of Commack, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Volkswagen was not injured. Anyone with information about this crash is asked to conta…
Second Bergen Mom In Two Days Charged With Driving To Child's School Drunk Second Bergen Mom In Two Days Charged With Driving To Child's School Drunk
Second Bergen Mom In Two Days Charged With Driving To Child's School Drunk A mom who fellow attendees of a pre-Mother's Day event at a Mahwah elementary school said arrived 15 minutes late and then parked illegally was arrested moments later for DWI and for being under the influence, authorities confirmed. A staff member at the Lenape Meadows School alerted Resource Officer Michael Jack to a possibly drunk woman attending a special Mother’s Day tea on the property shortly after 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 10, Mahwah Police Lt. Michael Blondin said. She reportedly “was stumbling and her speech was slurred,” the lieutenant said. Deanna Pellington, 31, of Ringwood, "looke…
Shot Spotter Alert Leads To Trio's Freeport Arrest Shot Spotter Alert Leads To Trio's Freeport Arrest
Shot Spotter Alert Leads To Trio's Freeport Arrest Police announced that three people were arrested after they were allegedly seen fleeing from the scene of a shooting. It happened on Sunday, May 12 in Freeport, according to Nassau County Police. Just after 2:30 a.m. that morning, authorities were alerted by Shot Spotter of a shooting that had occurred in the area of Main Street and Leonard Avenue. Shortly after, a nearby officer noticed a grey 2008 Honda CRV with dark-tinted windows racing away from the scene of the shooting. The car, which had three passengers, was pulled over and investigated, according to authorities. The rear p…
Fight At Packed Groton Park Causes Panic, Hundreds Flee, Police Say Fight At Packed Groton Park Causes Panic, Hundreds Flee, Police Say
Fight At Packed Groton Park Causes Panic, Hundreds Flee, Police Say Hundreds of Connecticut parkgoers were sent into a panic and ran after two men got into a fight, and one allegedly showed a weapon. The incident occurred in New London County around 1 p.m., Saturday, May 11, at Poquonnock Plains Park in Groton. According to Capt. Gregory McCarthy of the Groton Police, at the time of the incident, the park was the site of several youth sporting events with several hundred spectators in attendance.  McCarthy said an investigation found that two men identified as Massachusetts resident Randall J. Clark, age 43, of Medford in Middlese…
Tractor Trailer Driver Seriously Injured In NJ Turnpike Crash In Mount Laurel (UPDATED) Tractor Trailer Driver Seriously Injured In NJ Turnpike Crash In Mount Laurel (UPDATED)
Tractor Trailer Driver Seriously Injured In NJ Turnpike Crash In Mount Laurel (Updated) A vehicle crash and overturned tractor-trailer brought a massive emergency response to the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County early Tuesday, May 14. A driver from Philadelphia was seriously hurt in the crash, according to New Jersey State Police. Troopers responded to the crash at about 6 a.m. at Interchange 4 in Mount Laurel Township. Based on a preliminary investigation, a Mack tractor-trailer operated by a 59-year-old Philadelphia man was traveling northbound on the Turnpike and was negotiating a curve of the entrance ramp at milepost 34.6, State Police said. That's when the…
SWAT STANDOFF: Man Standing On Church Steeple Points Long Gun At Officers In Philly, Police Say SWAT STANDOFF: Man Standing On Church Steeple Points Long Gun At Officers In Philly, Police Say
SWAT Standoff: Man Standing On Church Steeple Points Long Gun At Officers In Philly, Police Say A barricade situation involving a man standing on a church steeple was unfolding Monday night, May 13 in Philadelphia, police said. Officers were dispatched to a church on the 700 block of E Cornwall Street around 8:15 p.m. for a man, believed be under the influence of drugs, standing on the steeple of a church, city police said. Google Maps Upon arrival, the man pointed a long gun at the officers, leading to the declaration of a barricade situation at 8:41 p.m., police said.  The staging area is at G & Westmoreland, with SWAT and Tactical Air units on location. This is a devel…
Union Man Charged With Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Juvenile Victim, Police Say Union Man Charged With Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Juvenile Victim, Police Say
Union Man Charged With Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Juvenile Victim, Police Say A 41-year-old Union man has been arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted a minor, authorities announced.  Solomon Blay was arrested on Wednesday, May 8 in Newark and charged with one count first-degree kidnapping by unlawful confinement, one count first-degree aggravated sexual assault, one count second-degree sexual assault, one count third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and one count fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. The arrest stemmed from a referral to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victi…
28-Year-Old Woman Killed In Union County, Prosecutor Says 28-Year-Old Woman Killed In Union County, Prosecutor Says
28-Year-Old Woman Killed In Union County, Prosecutor Says Police are investigating the murder of a 28-year-old woman in Union County last week. Kerline Joseph Charles was found dead at the crime scene on the 300 block of Greenbriar Drive in Union, late Friday, May 10, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. No further details were provided. The incident is being probed as a homicide and anyone with information about this matter is urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant Filipe Afonso at 908-965-3807, Detective Jennifer Smith at 908-759-8254 or Union Police Department’s Detective Adedeji Akere at 908-851-5030 and Detective Earl Biddy at 90…
'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre 'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre
'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre FBI agents in New Jersey seized a discharged U.S. Marine who they said publicly threatened to massacre as many white people as he could. "I want to erase them," Joshua Cobb, 23, posted on social media, according to U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger. "All of them really, but in this case as many as I possibly can." Interviewed by law enforcement, Cobb admitted writing the posts and even identified what he'd considered potential targets, including a Jersey Strong gym and an Aldi grocery store in Robbinsville, the U.S. attorney said on Monday, May 13. He "also discussed hi…
Everett Woman's Death Caused By Medical Procedure Performed At Somerville House: DA Everett Woman's Death Caused By Medical Procedure Performed At Somerville House: DA
Everett Woman's Death Caused By Medical Procedure Performed At Somerville House: DA A 35-year-old Everett woman died last week after having a liposuction procedure conducted at a home in Somerville, authorities said. A second woman was hospitalized after having the same procedure there.  Police were called to the 35-year-old's Bucknam Street home on Friday, May 10, to reports of a person in medical distress. Paramedics rushed her to CHA Everett, where she was pronounced dead, the Middlesex District Attorney said. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner is performing an autopsy to determine what caused the woman's death.  Detectives began investigating the woman…