Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Montco DUI Driver Fell Asleep At Wheel With 2-Year-Old In Backseat: State Police Montco DUI Driver Fell Asleep At Wheel With 2-Year-Old In Backseat: State Police
Montco DUI Driver Fell Asleep At Wheel With 2-Year-Old In Backseat: State Police A Montgomery County driver is charged with DUI after an incident in March, according to troopers.  Police said they spotted the suspect's car on Blaker Drive in East Greenville Borough after midnight on March 16. The car was stopped in the roadway for 45 minutes when troopers approached, authorities said in a release.  The driver was asleep with his foot on the brakes while the car was still in drive, and his 2-year-old daughter was asleep in the backseat, according to state police.  Authorities said they found a bottle of buprenorphine and rolled-up dollar bills with an "un…

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by Mac Bullock
Fairfax
Police & Fire
$120K In Medications Stolen By New York Trio Arrested At Burke Safeway, Police Say $120K In Medications Stolen By New York Trio Arrested At Burke Safeway, Police Say
$120K In Medications Stolen By New York Trio Arrested At Burke Safeway, Police Say Three New Yorkers have been arrested in a spree of over-the-counter medication thefts totaling $120,000 in Fairfax County, authorities said. In February, detectives with the Fairfax County Police Department a tip that an organized retail theft crew was targeting businesses that sold over-the-counter medications in the area. The crew was implicated in thefts totaling over $120,000 dating back to October 2022. Following a thorough investigation, detectives learned the crew had returned to Fairfax County and on May 18, found the trio at the Burke Centre Parkway Safeway store, county police sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
Two Children Injured After Car Crashes Into Tree On Route 80 Two Children Injured After Car Crashes Into Tree On Route 80
Two Children Injured After Car Crashes Into Tree On Route 80 Two children were injured after a car crashed into a tree on Route 80 in Warren County on Monday, May 27, authorities said. At 10:08 p.m., a Toyota vehicle was traveling westbound on Route 80 in Knowlton Township when the driver lost control, ran off the roadway and struck a tree, Sgt. Charles Marchan of the New Jersey State Police said. The two children were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said. 

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by Sam Barron
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
Hackettstown Man Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old: Prosecutor Hackettstown Man Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old: Prosecutor
Hackettstown Man Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 23 with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old, authorities said. Matthew Canavan was identified as the suspect by Independence Township Police and charged with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of criminal sexual conduct and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Acting Warren County Prosecutor Anthony Picione said. Canavan was known to the victim, Picione said. He is currently being held at the Warren County Correctional Facility, Picione said.

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by Sam Barron
Norwalk
Police & Fire
Norwalk Drug Dealer Busted During Raid Of Apartment, Cops Say Norwalk Drug Dealer Busted During Raid Of Apartment, Cops Say
Norwalk Drug Dealer Busted During Raid Of Apartment, Cops Say An alleged Fairfield County drug dealer was busted with a substantial amount of fentanyl and other drugs during a warrant search of his apartment. Keith Johnson, age 33, of Norwalk, was arrested on Tuesday, May 28, at the Waypointe Apartment Complex in Norwalk. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, members of the department's Special Services Division, assisted by members of the Patrol Division, executed the search warrants following a surveillance of the apartment complex. During the search, Podgorski said a large amount of narcotics was seized including: 1,167 folds …

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by Kathy Reakes
Prince William
Police & Fire
Gunman Who Beat 53-Year-Old With Metal Baton At Gas Pump Arrested In Woodbridge, Police Say Gunman Who Beat 53-Year-Old With Metal Baton At Gas Pump Arrested In Woodbridge, Police Say
Gunman Who Beat 53-Year-Old With Metal Baton At Gas Pump Arrested In Woodbridge, Police Say A 31-year-old man has been arrested for beating a 53-year-old man with a metal baton at a 7-Eleven gas pump last week in Prince William County, police said. Gregory Robinson, of Woodbridge, had been wanted for the May 22 incident at the Dale Boulevard 7-Eleven, Prince William County police said. The investigation revealed the victims, a 26-year-old man and a 53-year-old man, parked at a gas pump when a white Buick parked in front of their vehicle around 11:45 a.m.  The driver of the Buick, later identified as Robinson, got out and began arguing with the victims while pulling a firearm…

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by Cecilia Levine
Camden
Police & Fire
Water Company Worker Killed, 3 Others Injured In White Horse Pike Crash: Prosecutor Water Company Worker Killed, 3 Others Injured In White Horse Pike Crash: Prosecutor
Water Company Worker Killed, 3 Others Injured In White Horse Pike Crash: Prosecutor A worker from New Jersey American Water was killed and three others were injured when the crew was hit by a vehicle on the White Horse Pike in Camden County, authorities said. The crash occurred around 9:55 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29 on the 500 block of N. White Horse Pike in Magnolia, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. The northbound right lane of the White Horse Pike was shut down for repair work and was an active work zone.  A vehicle hit a parking curb, a bush, and struck four workers from New Jersey American Water who were working in the work zone, the p…

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by Jon Craig
Nassau
Police & Fire
Fatal South Farmingdale Hit-Run Suspect Nabbed, Police Say Fatal South Farmingdale Hit-Run Suspect Nabbed, Police Say
Fatal South Farmingdale Hit-Run Suspect Nabbed, Police Say Months after a 24-year-old hit-and-run victim was left for dead in the street, police have arrested the man they say was behind the crime. Christopher Rosselli’s arrest in relation to the South Farmingdale incident was announced by Nassau County Police on Tuesday, May 28. Just after 3 a.m. on January 28, the 24-year-old Rosselli was reported to have been driving a silver pickup truck on Merrits Road when he struck Mohamed Elromi near the Farmingdale Public Library. Earlier Report: ID Released For 24-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck In Hit-Run South Farmingdale Crash After…

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by Sophie Grieser
Ulster Sullivan
Police & Fire
Man Parks SUV In Train's Path In Esopus, Runs Away, Cops Say Man Parks SUV In Train's Path In Esopus, Runs Away, Cops Say
Man Parks SUV In Train's Path In Esopus, Runs Away, Cops Say Police in New York say a Connecticut man intentionally parked his Chevy Equinox on train tracks in the path of a CSX train and then ran away only to be caught. The Hudson Valley incident occurred in Ulster County around 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 28, south of the Esopus Avenue railroad crossing in the town of Espous. According to Capt. Joseph Sciutto of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a report of a train hitting a car. When first responders arrived, they saw a car seat in the back seat and quickly checked to ensure no children were injured, Sciutto said. Deputies found …

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by Kathy Reakes
Bucks
Police & Fire
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Tyler Sullivan pleaded guilty to the third-degree murder of his infant son in a Bucks County court on Wednesday, May 29, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Authorities have said they were called to Sullivan's Radcliffe Street home in Bristol last May 25 to find his 4-month-old son Timothy was "not breathing and cold to the touch." Officers performed life-saving measures but eventually took the baby to Lower Bucks Hospital where he died.  Medical staff at the hospital said the boy's injuries were "indicative of a battered child" — he suffered "contusions, bruising, and …

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by Mac Bullock
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Boy Nearly Drowns In South Plainfield Pool: Prosecutor 2-Year-Old Boy Nearly Drowns In South Plainfield Pool: Prosecutor
2-Year-Old Boy Nearly Drowns In South Plainfield Pool: Prosecutor A 2-year-old boy remains in critical condition after nearly drowning in a pool in South Plainfield, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 28, at approximately 7:36 p.m.., South Plainfield Police Department received a 911 call reporting that a child was found in the pool and wasn’t breathing, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. Authorities performed CPR on the boy and took him to JFK Hospital where he has remained in critical condition, the prosecutor said on Wednesday afternoon, May 29. The incident is being reviewed by Detective Craig Magnani of the …

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by Jon Craig
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Home Invaders Thwarted By Rifle-Wielding Homeowner In Anne Arundel County, Police Say Home Invaders Thwarted By Rifle-Wielding Homeowner In Anne Arundel County, Police Say
Home Invaders Thwarted By Rifle-Wielding Homeowner In Anne Arundel County, Police Say A group of home invaders picked the wrong person to mess with on Tuesday night after being met by a rifle-wielding homeowner in Anne Arundel County, police say. Officers were called at around 9:30 p.m. on May 28 to the 1400 block of Colony Road in Pasadena, near the White Rocks Marina and Boatyard, where a 21-year-old man reported that he had been followed into his home by several armed suspects.  Police say that the would-be victim was able to retreat into his home, retrieved a rifle, and fired several shots, causing the suspects to scatter and flee. It is unclear if any of the suspe…

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by Zak Failla