Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Police ID Motorcyclist Ejected, Killed Crashing Into Guardrail In Montgomery County Police ID Motorcyclist Ejected, Killed Crashing Into Guardrail In Montgomery County
Police ID Motorcyclist Ejected, Killed Crashing Into Guardrail In Montgomery County For the third time in a week, a motorcyclist was killed in a Maryland crash. Beltsville resident Yuan Long Yuin, 43, has been identified as the Montgomery County Department of Police as the rider who was killed during a crash in Silver Spring on Wednesday morning.  According to the agency, shortly before 1:30 a.m. on June 12, first responders were called to the area of Columbia Pike and Fairland Road, where there was a reported single-vehicle crash involving a green 2002 Honda CBR600 motorcycle. Google Maps street view Police say that it is believed Yuin was heading south …

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by Zak Failla
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Teen Accused Of Spraying Bullets At Cambridge Basketball Court In Double Shooting: DA Teen Accused Of Spraying Bullets At Cambridge Basketball Court In Double Shooting: DA
Teen Accused Of Spraying Bullets At Cambridge Basketball Court In Double Shooting: DA A 19-year-old man is now the second person accused in a double shooting at a basketball court last month in Cambridge, authorities said.  Machyus Battle, of Cambridge, was arraigned on multiple felonies linked to the May 23 shooting at Donnelly Field. Battle was being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.  Cambridge police were called to the 91 Berkshire Street park just after 9:30 p.m. for reports of multiple gunshots. Investigators said Battle and 23-year-old Yonayvi Cruceta had gotten into an argument on a basketball court that quickly turned violent. Cr…

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by Josh Lanier
Arlington
Police & Fire
Gunman Who Shot Father, 5-Year-Old Daughter In Northeast DC Charged: Feds Gunman Who Shot Father, 5-Year-Old Daughter In Northeast DC Charged: Feds
Gunman Who Shot Father, 5-Year-Old Daughter In Northeast DC Charged: Feds A wanted man who allegedly shot a father and his 5-year-old daughter earlier this year has been charged, federal authorities announced on Thursday. District resident Alante Partlow, 29, was charged in Superior Court with assault and other offenses following the April shooting in Northeast DC, according to officials. At around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, police say that officers were called to the 4800 block of North Capitol Street NE, where they found a man and his daughter suffering from gunshot wounds outside an apartment building in the Fort Totten neighborhood. Both were treated a…

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by Zak Failla
Howard
Police & Fire
Paintball Pistol-Packing Man Arrested For Road Rage Incident In Howard County: State Police Paintball Pistol-Packing Man Arrested For Road Rage Incident In Howard County: State Police
Paintball Pistol-Packing Man Arrested For Road Rage Incident In Howard County: State Police An Ohio man who got into it with another driver in Maryland is facing charges after brandishing a weapon, state police say. James Wells, 39, was charged with assault following an investigation into a road rage incident on I-70 in Howard County when he pointed a paintball pistol at another person. Troopers were called at around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday morning to a stretch of the westbound lanes of the interstate near the West Friendship Scale House, when a person called 911 and reported the driver of a blue Chevy pointed a weapon at his during a bout of road rage. The victim was also able to …

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by Zak Failla
Somerset
Police & Fire
PA Man Extradited For 2023 Armed Robbery Of North Plainfield Gas Station PA Man Extradited For 2023 Armed Robbery Of North Plainfield Gas Station
PA Man Extradited For 2023 Armed Robbery Of North Plainfield Gas Station A 27-year-old Allentown, PA man was arrested and charged with a 2023 armed robbery in North Plainfield, NJ, authorities said. On Sept. 30, 2023, at 4:50 a.m., police in North Plainfield responded to a gas station at Route 22 for an armed robbery, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. The gas station attendant told police that an unknown male, later identified as Elijah Nunnally, pulled into the station and asked him to fill the tank, authorities said.  Nunnally then got out of his vehicle and pointed a handgun at the attendant, demanding money, before leaving with the ca…

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by Sam Barron
Delaware
Police & Fire
Robbers Forced Victim To Stay On SEPTA Train, Police Say (VIDEO) Robbers Forced Victim To Stay On SEPTA Train, Police Say (VIDEO)
Robbers Forced Victim To Stay On SEPTA Train, Police Say (Video) Video from a SEPTA train shows multiple suspects stop a woman from fleeing before stealing her phone, Philadelphia police say.  Authorities said it happened on the "El" train in West Philadelphia around noon on May 28.  The suspects confronted the victim then prevented her from getting off the train when it stopped, according to police. They stole her phone then blocked her exit again to prevent her from chasing them, the video shows.  SEPTA footage from PPD.  PhiladelphiaPolice Police believe the suspects are teenagers.  Anyone who can identify them is asked…

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by Mac Bullock
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Shot Fired By Clifton Homeowner Scares Off Overnight Car Thieves Shot Fired By Clifton Homeowner Scares Off Overnight Car Thieves
Shot Fired By Clifton Homeowner Scares Off Overnight Car Thieves An armed Clifton homeowner confronted and apparently scared off a group of vehicle thieves by firing a gunshot into the air, authorities said. At least four bandits approached the Robin Hood Road home in the city's Montclair Heights section shortly after 3:15 a.m. Thursday, June 13, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. "Although we can confirm that entry was not made into the home, the details of how the crime unfolded are still under investigation," the lieutenant said. "However, at some point during the incident, an altercation took place between the homeowner and the suspects which result…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ulster Sullivan
Police & Fire
33-Year-Old Man Nabbed After Ulster County Police Pursuit, Crash 33-Year-Old Man Nabbed After Ulster County Police Pursuit, Crash
33-Year-Old Man Nabbed After Ulster County Police Pursuit, Crash A 33-year-old Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly taking New York State Police on a pursuit, ending in a crash with damage to a police car. Dutchess County resident Christopher Melvin, age 33, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested in Orange County on Tuesday, June 11, in the town of Newburgh after crashing into a police vehicle. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, the incident began around 12:15 p.m., June 11, when troopers from the Troop F Community Stabilization Unit attempted to stop a 2017 Honda Civic traveling south on Route 9W in Ulster County in the t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Nassau
Police & Fire
Man Exposes Genitals To 9-Year-Old In East Meadow, Police Say Man Exposes Genitals To 9-Year-Old In East Meadow, Police Say
Man Exposes Genitals To 9-Year-Old In East Meadow, Police Say Police are searching for a man who lured a little girl over to him before exposing himself. The East Meadow incident occurred on Wednesday, June 12, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 8 p.m. that evening, a 9-year-old girl was standing outside of her Falcon Street home when a white van parked across the street. The man motioned for the girl to come over. When she did, the adult exposed himself, and she ran away, telling her father about the interaction. Police described the suspect as an adult man with a medium complexion, short black hair, and a thin mustache. He was weari…

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by Sophie Grieser
Bridgeport
Police & Fire
Explosion At Apartment Building Causes Evacuation In Bridgeport Explosion At Apartment Building Causes Evacuation In Bridgeport
Explosion At Apartment Building Causes Evacuation In Bridgeport Police, along with the FBI, are investigating an explosion in the hallway of an apartment complex in Fairfield County that sent residents scrambling for safety. Related: Person Of Interest Arrested In Bridgeport Apartment Explosion The explosion occurred in Bridgeport at around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, outside a third-floor apartment unit at 1512 North Ave. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police, first responders discovered what appeared to be damage from an explosion that went off in the hallway outside one of the apartments on the third floor. No injur…

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by Kathy Reakes
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Thieves Snag $35K Cash From South Philadelphia Driver: Police Thieves Snag $35K Cash From South Philadelphia Driver: Police
Thieves Snag $35K Cash From South Philadelphia Driver: Police A man was robbed of $35,000 early Thursday morning, June 13, city police say.  The victim, a store owner, was driving near Oregon Avenue and 19th Street when a blue Chevrolet pickup truck "tapped the rear of his car," authorities said.  He got out of his vehicle and three men emerged from the Chevy. One of them placed the victim in a headlock while another went into his car and stole the bag containing the cash, according to investigators.  The trio fled south down 19th Street in their truck, authorities said. The victim was not injured.  South Detectives are investiga…

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by Mac Bullock
Delaware
Police & Fire
Delco Parents Charged For Elementary School Student's Truancy Delco Parents Charged For Elementary School Student's Truancy
Delco Parents Charged For Elementary School Student's Truancy Two parents in Lower Chichester Township face misdemeanor charges after police say their child missed school for over 60 days.  Carolyn L. Gill and John E. Spires are charged with corruption of minors, said township police.  According to authorities, their 8-year-old had 64 unexcused absences at Linwood Elementary School between Aug. 28 and Dec. 15 last year.  During a wellness check at their home on Nov. 15, Gill and Spires allegedly told police they were in the process of obtaining medical records to enroll their child in an online school.  "This was later found to n…

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by Mac Bullock