Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
LaGrange Man Charged With Burglary Of Business, Causing Extensive Damage LaGrange Man Charged With Burglary Of Business, Causing Extensive Damage
LaGrange Man Charged With Burglary Of Business, Causing Extensive Damage A man from the region has been charged with the alleged burglary of a business that caused extensive damage. Dutchess County resident Konrad Gumper, age 46, of LaGrange, was arrested early Thursday, June 7, in connection with a burglary at Vale Fox Distillery on Noxon Road in LaGrange. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office deputies located Gumper on the premises when he fled on foot, and an area search was conducted.  A short time later, Gumper was located close to the scene and taken into custody. "At this time, Mr. G…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Norwalk
Police & Fire
Norwalk Police Officer Arrested For Fourth Time, Accused Of Threatening Citizen Norwalk Police Officer Arrested For Fourth Time, Accused Of Threatening Citizen
Norwalk Police Officer Arrested For Fourth Time, Accused Of Threatening Citizen A patrol officer in Fairfield County who was arrested earlier this year for alleged stalking and harassment and has been arrested three times in the past has been charged again, this time with threatening a citizen. Related: Norwalk Police Officer Charged With Stalking, Harassment Placed On Leave Norwalk Officer Hector Delgado was arrested on Friday, June 7, after Police Chief James Walsh received a complaint from a citizen on Thursday, June 6, who reported an off-duty disturbance involving Delgado.  Walsh said that based on the information received, a criminal invest…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
1 Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Medford Crash 1 Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Medford Crash
1 Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Medford Crash One person was killed and another seriously injured in an overnight hit-and-run crash on Long Island. Click here for a new, updated story - Fatal Hit-Run Medford Crash: Suspect Nabbed, Victim ID'd It happened just before 2 a.m. Saturday, June 8, in Medford. A tractor-trailer was traveling northwest on Horseblock Road and attempting to make a left turn onto Express Drive North when it was struck by a 2008 BMW, Suffolk County Police said.  The driver of the BMW fled on foot. One passenger in the BMW was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Of…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Westport
Police & Fire
Trapped Driver Rescued After I-95 Crash In Westport Trapped Driver Rescued After I-95 Crash In Westport
Trapped Driver Rescued After I-95 Crash In Westport A driver was extricated during an overnight crash on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut. It happened just before 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 7, in Westport, northbound between exits 17 and 18.  According to Westport Fire Department Assistant Chief Brian Meadows, when engines arrived, one vehicle with heavy damage was pinned under the guard rail, with one occupant still inside.  A crew conducted an initial patient assessment, deployed a protective hose line, and assisted with stabilization.  After the vehicle was stabilized, they began extricating the …

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Darien
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Man Tries Stealing From Vehicles In Darien Parking Lot, Then Runs Away: Police 21-Year-Old Man Tries Stealing From Vehicles In Darien Parking Lot, Then Runs Away: Police
21-Year-Old Man Tries Stealing From Vehicles In Darien Parking Lot, Then Runs Away: Police A 21-year-old man faces charges after trying to steal from vehicles in a Connecticut parking lot, police announced.  The arrest stemmed from an incident on Saturday, June 1 around 1:15 a.m., when a suspicious person was seen trying to open locked cars in the Center Street parking lot in Darien, according to Darien Police.  After a witness reported the incident to officers, they found him running west on Post Road (Route 1) and apprehended him in another nearby parking lot.  The suspect, New Haven County resident James Reilly of Milford, was positively identified by the witne…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Paramus
Police & Fire
Overturned Tractor Trailer Closes Ramp From Route 17 To Route 4 In Paramus Overturned Tractor Trailer Closes Ramp From Route 17 To Route 4 In Paramus
Overturned Tractor Trailer Closes Ramp From Route 17 To Route 4 In Paramus An overturned tractor trailer closed the ramp between two major highways in Paramus early Saturday, June 8. Responders said the truck overturned from the Route 17 ramp to the Route 4 west ramp around 7:30 a.m. UPDATE: The flyover has reopened. The driver had self-extricated by the time emergency responders arrived and was taken to HMH Hackensack University Medical Center by Paramus EMS with unknown injuries. As of 8:55 a.m., the ramp remained closed, as responders were working to remove the truck from the roadway, Paramus Police Sgt. Brian Gleason said.

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Stamford
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 23-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Stamford Fatal Crash: 23-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Stamford
Fatal Crash: 23-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Stamford One person was killed in an overnight crash in Fairfield County. It happened just before 11:10 p.m. Friday, June 7, in Stamford at 100 Bridge St. in Scalzi Park, An initial investigation revealed that Oscar Chinchilla-Najarro, a 23-year-old Stamford resident, was operating a 2001 Kawasaki dirt bike in the park. While traveling around the outer roadway of the park, Chinchilla-Najarro lost control of the motorcycle, mounted the curb, and crashed along the guardrail on the east side of the park, according to Sgt. Jeffrey Booth of the Stamford Police Department. Chinchilla-Najarro s…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Nassau
Police & Fire
45-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Old Brookville Crash 45-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Old Brookville Crash
45-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Old Brookville Crash Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle Long Island crash. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For 45-Year-Old From Wantagh Killed In 2-Vehicle Old Brookville Crash It happened around 3 p.m. Friday, June 7, in Old Brookville. A 45-year-old man operating a 2002 Suzuki motorcycle traveling westbound, was involved in the collision with a 65-year-old man operating a 2022 GMC pickup truck traveling eastbound on Northern Boulevard near Hickory Road. As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau …

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Lehigh
Police & Fire
NYPD Busts Whitehall Dad Of Saquon Barkley With Loaded Gun In Unregistered Corvette NYPD Busts Whitehall Dad Of Saquon Barkley With Loaded Gun In Unregistered Corvette
Nypd Busts Whitehall Dad Of Saquon Barkley With Loaded Gun In Unregistered Corvette The father of Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was arrested with a loaded gun in a New York City traffic stop this week, police said. Police stopped Alibay Barkley, 55, of Whitehall, PA, in a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette with an obstructed license plates that didn't match the car, at East 140 St. and Third Avenue around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, the NYPD said. An investigation found that Barkley had a loaded gun and that the car was unregistered, police said. According to 6abc, Barkley told police the pink gun shared to X by the NYPD was his wife's gun that they keep for safet…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Somerset
Police & Fire
Man Dies By Suicide At Sourland Mountain Preserve, Police Say Man Dies By Suicide At Sourland Mountain Preserve, Police Say
Man Dies By Suicide At Sourland Mountain Preserve, Police Say The search for a missing man ended in tragedy on Friday, June 7, when police found he'd died by suicide in a popular New Jersey hiking area. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the Sourland Mountain Preserve around 3:05 p.m. after Somerset County dispatch was notified by Princeton police that a man had gone missing, Hillsborough Police Sgt. Philip Wolff said. The victim, who was potentially armed with a firearm and emotionally distraught, was seen entering the park in his vehicle around 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, Wolff said. That same vehicle was found empty in the parking lo…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Ocean
Police & Fire
Lacey Township Man Admits To Racist Amazon Driver Threats, Illegally Growing Weed: Prosecutor Lacey Township Man Admits To Racist Amazon Driver Threats, Illegally Growing Weed: Prosecutor
Lacey Township Man Admits To Racist Amazon Driver Threats, Illegally Growing Weed: Prosecutor A Lacey Township man admitted to racist threats against an Amazon driver and illegally selling large amounts of marijuana, authorities said. John Vincentini, 64, pleaded guilty in two separate cases on Friday, June 7, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He and his wife, 64-year-old Karen Vincentini, have been held in the Ocean County Jail since March. John Vincentini pleaded guilty to bias intimidation after he was indicted back in June 2023. He was accused of threatening an Amazon delivery driver on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Investi…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker
Atlantic
Police & Fire
Egg Harbor Township Toddler Overdoses On Meth, Two Women Arrested: Police Egg Harbor Township Toddler Overdoses On Meth, Two Women Arrested: Police
Egg Harbor Township Toddler Overdoses On Meth, Two Women Arrested: Police Two Atlantic County women were arrested after a toddler overdosed on methamphetamine, authorities said. Holly Peace, 43, of Egg Harbor Township, and Gabrielle DePasquale, 44, of Atlantic City, were charged with endangering the welfare of a child, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release on Friday, June 7. Peace was also charged with neglect of a child and possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Egg Harbor Township police received a report on Tuesday, Apr. 30 of a 16-month-old child who suffered overdose symptoms after ingesting meth. …

SHARE

by Chris Spiker