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Three Juveniles Apprehended, Two Officers Injured In Pursuit: Newark PD Three Juveniles Apprehended, Two Officers Injured In Pursuit: Newark PD
Three Juveniles Apprehended, Two Officers Injured In Pursuit: Newark PD Three juveniles were apprehended following a pursuit with Newark police on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 23, authorities said. At 7:46 p.m., police at Hunterdon Street and 14th Avenue attempted to pull over a suspected felony vehicle, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The driver ignored officers and continued driving, eluding police, Fragé said. The felony vehicle was once again observed at Osborne Terrace and Yates Avenue and a brief pursuit ensued, Fragé said.. Three juvenile suspects bailed out of the vehicle and each was apprehended, Fragé said.&…
Serial Seafood, Meat, Alcohol Thieves Caught At NJ Turnpike Rest Stop In Cranbury: Troopers Serial Seafood, Meat, Alcohol Thieves Caught At NJ Turnpike Rest Stop In Cranbury: Troopers
Serial Seafood, Meat, Alcohol Thieves Caught At NJ Turnpike Rest Stop In Cranbury: Troopers Four Philadelphia men were accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of food and alcohol over several years, authorities said. In a news release on Monday, Sept. 16, New Jersey State Police announced the arrests of 23-year-old Shaun Coleman, 37-year-old Salahudin Reddy, 31-year-old Hanif Tucker, and 26-year-old Rashan Clark-Reddy. They were charged after a two-month investigation into nine burglaries at New Jersey Turnpike service areas that troopers called "Operation Beef Bandit". Investigators said an organized criminal crew broke into parked and often occupie…
Trooper Shoots Man Who Aimed Vehicle At Officer In Region, Police Say Trooper Shoots Man Who Aimed Vehicle At Officer In Region, Police Say
Trooper Shoots Man Who Aimed Vehicle At Officer In Region, Police Say A 63-year-old man was shot once by a New York State trooper after he allegedly drove toward a police officer at a high rate of speed after threatening them with a gun.  The incident occurred in Sullivan County around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, at two locations on Route 97. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, troopers responded to a report of a suspicious person in a vehicle at a business on Route 97 in Barryville.  Troopers located the man, who claimed to have a gun and said that he would shoot the troopers, Nevel said. Nevel said troopers then att…
21-Year-Old Charged After SUV Crashes Into Hudson Valley Home 21-Year-Old Charged After SUV Crashes Into Hudson Valley Home
21-Year-Old Charged After SUV Crashes Into Hudson Valley Home A man is facing charges after an SUV crashed into a house in the Hudson Valley. The chain of events began around 2:10 a.m. Saturday, April 6 in Orange County. New York State Police troopers from the Montgomery barracks attempted to stop a 2018 Nissan Murano on Creek Run Road in the town of Newburgh for vehicle and traffic law violations.  The SUV failed to comply and fled from the troopers, state police said. While attempting to elude the troopers, the operator of the vehicle, identified as Hector Balbuena, age 21, of Newburgh, lost control of the car and struck a house at Woodlawn T…
Driver In Deadly Delco Hit-Run Was Fleeing Police In Stolen Car, Troopers Say Driver In Deadly Delco Hit-Run Was Fleeing Police In Stolen Car, Troopers Say
Driver In Deadly Delco Hit-Run Was Fleeing Police In Stolen Car, Troopers Say State troopers have announced charges against the driver who allegedly hit and killed a motorcyclist while fleeing police in Delaware County last month.  Zamir Walthour was spotted in a stolen Toyota Camry on MacDade Boulevard in Ridley Township late on Jan. 12, state police said in a release.  Walthour fled when Chester city police tried to pull him over and intentionally rammed one squad car during his escape, troopers wrote.  He pulled onto I-476 southbound from MacDade Boulevard and was driving down the shoulder when he struck 53-year-old motorcyclist Firoz Jahangir from…
Speeding Motorist Nabbed After Leading Officers On Chase In Hudson Valley: Police Speeding Motorist Nabbed After Leading Officers On Chase In Hudson Valley: Police
Speeding Motorist Nabbed After Leading Officers On Chase In Hudson Valley: Police A 23-year-old man was arrested after leading police on a chase in the Hudson Valley until his motorcycle became disabled, authorities said. The incident began in Putnam County on Saturday, Feb. 10, when Carmel Police officers spotted a motorcyclist traveling at high speed on Route 6 in Mahopac. An officer tried pulling him over, but instead, the motorcyclist sped off, according to Carmel Police Lt. Michael Bodo. Police then began pursuing the motorcycle and eventually caught up with it on Route 6 in the area of the Reed Memorial Library in Carmel. There, the driver tried making a U-tur…
I-270 Drag Racer Throws Stolen Charger In Reverse Before Arrest: Cops I-270 Drag Racer Throws Stolen Charger In Reverse Before Arrest: Cops
I-270 Drag Racer Throws Stolen Charger In Reverse Before Arrest: Cops A car reported stolen out of New Jersey was at the center of a drag racing scandal in Maryland that landed one man behind bars.  Capitol Heights resident Keith Andre Gorham, 25, pushed things to the limit and now faces more than a dozen charges after he was caught racing a Dodge Charger that had been taken from Highland Park, NJ, a spokesperson for the Frederick County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday. The arrest came following reported racing late on Veteran's Day in the area of I-270 and I-70 in Frederick County. According to the sheriff's office, deputies were called to the ar…
FBI Assists In Arrest Of Catalytic Converter Thief Who Led 100 MPH Pursuit: Secaucus PD FBI Assists In Arrest Of Catalytic Converter Thief Who Led 100 MPH Pursuit: Secaucus PD
FBI Assists In Arrest Of Catalytic Converter Thief Who Led 100 MPH Pursuit: Secaucus PD A 24-year-old man wanted for catalytic converter thefts was arrested with help from the FBI in Hudson County, authorities said. Randy Severino of Bayonne became the center of an investigation last June, when police in Garfield notified surrounding jurisdictions of a white Honda Civic, involved in catalytic converter thefts, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Secaucus Police Officer Jason Mitchell spotted the vehicle on Route 3 East traveling at speeds over 100 mile per hour, Miller said. The vehicle, which had been stolen out of Newark, failed to stop for police and a vehicle pursuit…
Smash-Grab Suspect On Run After Incident In New Canaan Park Smash-Grab Suspect On Run After Incident In New Canaan Park
Smash-Grab Suspect On Run After Incident In New Canaan Park Police are searching for a suspect who managed to get away after smashing a parked car's window at a popular park in Fairfield County and stealing items before fleeing. The incident occurred in New Canaan in the pool parking lot at Waveny Park at 677 South Ave., on Saturday, June 10. The responding officer was in Waveny Park assisting New Canaan EMS on a separate unrelated medical call when they spotted a white SUV driving slowly in the parking lot, said Lt. Marc DeFelice of the New Canaan Police. The officer attempted to get behind the vehicle to identify the registration but was unable …
Naked Florida Man With Dead Deer In School Bus Leads PA Police On Chase Naked Florida Man With Dead Deer In School Bus Leads PA Police On Chase
Naked Florida Man With Dead Deer In School Bus Leads PA Police On Chase The day before Tony Jay Saunders Jr. turned 25, he led Pennsylvania state police on a chase, crashed a BMW, killed a deer, stole a school bus— putting the deer inside to "use as fertilizer"— led police on a chase, fled from the school bus— stripped naked— led police on a foot chase, was arrested and admitted to it all with a smile on his face, according to a police release. Saunders of Port Saint Lucie, Florida has no known current address in Pennsylvania, yet when he was arrested he told the police that he had taken the bus after crashing the the BMW, apparently into the deer, in the e…
Elderly Woman Killed In Baltimore Police Chase Elderly Woman Killed In Baltimore Police Chase
Elderly Woman Killed In Baltimore Police Chase An elderly woman was killed in a crash after police attempted to stop a vehicle connected to a string of Westminster robberies, police say. Shortly before midnight, Saturday, March 25, police were alerted that a License Plate Reader had spotted a wanted vehicle near the 1000 block of West North Avenue, according to Baltimore Police Department officials. Officers immediately attempted to stop the vehicle, which sped off and ultimately crashed in the 5000 block of Roland Avenue. The 74-year-old front passenger of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was rushed to a nearb…
GOTCHA! Jersey City Driver Who Fled Palisades Parkway Stop Caught With Ghost Gun, Ammo: PIP PD GOTCHA! Jersey City Driver Who Fled Palisades Parkway Stop Caught With Ghost Gun, Ammo: PIP PD
Gotcha! Jersey City Driver Who Fled Palisades Parkway Stop Caught With Ghost Gun, Ammo: PIP PD A speeding Jersey City driver eluded Palisades Interstate Parkway police before an officer caught him with a ghost gun, a high-capacity magazine and hollow-point bullets when he tried to do it again, authorities said. PIP Police Officer Gabriel Roldan pulled back rather than pursue a black Hyundai Palisade whose driver recklessly swerved in and out of traffic to elude him just after noon on Monday, Jan. 23, Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Roldan tossed the information to PIP detectives, who traced a fictitious plate on the SUV to an Ocean Avenue address in Jersey City, the lieutenant said. Fur…
Scranton DUI Dad Arrested Months After High-Speed Chase In Lebanon County: Police Scranton DUI Dad Arrested Months After High-Speed Chase In Lebanon County: Police
Scranton DUI Dad Arrested Months After High-Speed Chase In Lebanon County: Police Nearly six months after a high sped chase in central Pennsylvania, authorities have announced the arrested of a former convict who led police on a chase over the summer.  40-year-old Neil Swatsky, was arrested in Dauphin County on Oct. 20, 2022— four months after he fled from a traffic stop in a black Ford Explorer on June 20 and had eluded police ever since, according to the release by Palmyra Borough police on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Swatsky has previously served about six years in prison for various crimes as follows: over a year in prison for theft in 2010, another year for breaking…
120+MPH Chase On I-81 In Lebanon County: Pennsylvania State Police 120+MPH Chase On I-81 In Lebanon County: Pennsylvania State Police
120+MPH Chase On I-81 In Lebanon County: Pennsylvania State Police A 20-year-old led state troopers on a chase along Interstate 81 at speeds over 120 mph in Lebanon County on Monday, July 11, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police.  Aaron Almanzar first began the chase when troopers attempted a traffic stop for speeding—but instead of stopping he turned his headlights off and fled on I-81 north around 9 p.m., police say.  The pursuit reached speeds of over 120 miles per hour as it went into Lebanon County. Almazar apparently went home, as police later arrested him there, according to the release.  Police found mariju…
Teen Driver Wanted By FBI ID'd After Chase, Crash In Westchester Teen Driver Wanted By FBI ID'd After Chase, Crash In Westchester
Teen Driver Wanted By FBI ID'd After Chase, Crash In Westchester A teenage suspect who was one of four wanted by the FBI is facing multiple felony charges after taking police on a chase through Westchester before crashing and being apprehended, authorities announced. The Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center alerted the New Rochelle Police Department that a vehicle driven by suspects wanted by the FBI was driving through the city in the area of North Avenue and Huguenot Street. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that the call to the department came at approximately 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Earlier story - Suspects W…
PA Man Burglarized Bowling Alley, Police Say PA Man Burglarized Bowling Alley, Police Say
PA Man Burglarized Bowling Alley, Police Say A man was arrested on a warrant after burglarizing the Dutch Lane Bowling Alley and fleeing from the police, according to a by West Earl Township police. West Earl Township Police were dispatched for an alarm at the Dutch Lane Bowling Alley, located at 4311 Oregon Pike on Nov. 1 at 3:12 a.m., according to the police release. The 911 dispatchers had been notified of the alert by the alarm company, police said in the release. Upon arrival police saw a Suzuki SUV parked to the rear of the bowling alley, according to the release. Windows and tools were used to gain entry into the building, …
Three CT Men Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle Wanted For Various Other Crimes, Police Say Three CT Men Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle Wanted For Various Other Crimes, Police Say
Three CT Men Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle Wanted For Various Other Crimes, Police Say Three men wanted in dozens of car break-ins and catalytic converter thefts through Connecticut have been arrested after attempting to evade police. The incident started around 6 a.m., Tuesday, July 27, when Hartford Police patrol officers observed a blue Infiniti M35 bearing a Massachusetts registration, police said. This vehicle was wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on Addison Street on Sunday, July 25, said Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert. The vehicle was also wanted in connection with dozens of car break-ins and catalytic converter thefts in numerous t…
HERO: Sergeant Rescues Suspects From Burning SUV After Pursuit Ends In Crash Near NJ-NY Border HERO: Sergeant Rescues Suspects From Burning SUV After Pursuit Ends In Crash Near NJ-NY Border
Hero: Sergeant Rescues Suspects From Burning SUV After Pursuit Ends In Crash Near Nj-ny Border UPDATE: A Palisades Interstate Parkway police sergeant rescued two suspects from a burning SUV after it crashed into two other vehicles and overturned during a stolen-vehicle chase Thursday afternoon, authorities said. A group of suspects who'd become the subjects of a suspicious persons report fled the Englewood Cliffs Marina in a GMC Envoy shortly before 3 p.m., PIP Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. An alert went out to surrounding departments about the SUV, which had been reported stolen out of Onondaga County, NY, he said. Englewood Cliffs police began pursuing the vehicle b…
Man Arrested With Drug Stash While Fleeing On Foot From Police in Lancaster After Vehicle Chase Man Arrested With Drug Stash While Fleeing On Foot From Police in Lancaster After Vehicle Chase
Man Arrested With Drug Stash While Fleeing On Foot From Police in Lancaster After Vehicle Chase A man with an active warrant was arrested with a variety of drugs while fleeing on foot from a vehicle chase in Lancaster County early Wednesday morning, say police. Larry Lee Adams, 40 of Oxford, led police on a chase after a patrolman spotted him sitting in a park SUV along Route 372 around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Adams had an active warrant for his arrest so the patrolman approached the vehicle and asked him to get out, police said, but he drove away--nearly hitting the officer. After several miles, Adams' vehicle broke down, so he got and fled on foot. The foot chase was brief, as…
State Police Needs Your Help Identifying Suspect In Incident At CT Home Depot State Police Needs Your Help Identifying Suspect In Incident At CT Home Depot
State Police Needs Your Help Identifying Suspect In Incident At CT Home Depot A wanted suspect is at large following an incident in the parking lot of an area Home Depot and police are asking the public's help in locating him. Connecticut State Police released info on the case on Sunday, April 25. An off-duty trooper was flagged down by a concerned citizen in Hartford County in the parking lot of the Enfield Home Depot on Thursday, March 15, at approximately 11:55 a.m. The concerned citizen advised the trooper that there was a male slumped over the steering wheel in his parked vehicle near where the trooper was parked. The trooper donned identifiable clothing and …
Taking Liberties: Burglars Ate, Drank, Showered While Englewood Child, Sitter Were Home Taking Liberties: Burglars Ate, Drank, Showered While Englewood Child, Sitter Were Home
Taking Liberties: Burglars Ate, Drank, Showered While Englewood Child, Sitter Were Home A babysitter was alone with a young child when a Pennsylvania couple broke into an Englewood home, helped themselves to food, drink – even a shower – and fled in the victims’ SUV, authorities said. They may have even had sex there, too. The babysitter eventually discovered the pair, who fled in the homeowner’s Lincoln Navigator with jewelry, a wallet, clothing and a backpack -- while leaving the clunker they drove up in behind, they said. They also took the one item that authorities said would lead police directly to them: an iPhone. Alex Ray Yeakley, of Myerstown, and Amanda Lentz, o…
Authorities: Fleeing Rockland Driver Who Hit Women At Garden State Parkway Rest Stop Captured Authorities: Fleeing Rockland Driver Who Hit Women At Garden State Parkway Rest Stop Captured
Authorities: Fleeing Rockland Driver Who Hit Women At Garden State Parkway Rest Stop Captured Two women were hospitalized with head injuries after a Rockland County driver struck them with his sedan while fleeing police at a Garden State Parkway service area, authorities said. The women, both 19, were conscious and alert but but seriously injured after they were struck by the BMW driven by William Schaeffer, 26, of Monsey in the parking lot of the Montvale Service Area shortly before 1 a.m. Friday, State Police said. Schaeffer had been doing doughnuts at a car meetup when a Montvale police officer tried to stop him, responders said. Schaeffer hit the gas and drove the wrong way thr…
Closter Police Officer Dragged By Paramus Driver Closter Police Officer Dragged By Paramus Driver
Closter Police Officer Dragged By Paramus Driver A Closter police officer was hospitalized after being dragged by a fleeing motorist from Paramus on Thursday, authorities said. Sang Lee, 24, initially drove past several "road closed" signs on Closter Dock Road while ignoring three uniformed officers who tried to stop him, forcing a group of construction workers to flee to safety, Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. Two officers chased Lee a quarter mile before he stopped at an Exxon gas station at the corner of Closter Dock and Piermont roads, Aiello said. Lee "refused to provide his pedigree or exit the vehicle," the lieutenant said. "A…
Woman Attempts To Elude Cops By Driving On Lawns Of Rockland Homes, Police Say Woman Attempts To Elude Cops By Driving On Lawns Of Rockland Homes, Police Say
Woman Attempts To Elude Cops By Driving On Lawns Of Rockland Homes, Police Say A woman took police on a slow-speed chase that ended when they say she hit a tree. The incident took place in Rockland County Friday, Feb. 28, when an officer attempted to stop the vehicle and the driver would not comply, said the Ramapo Police Department. The woman, who refused to stop, attempted to elude officers by driving across lawns in the area before hitting a tree in the area of Rockland Lane and Alexander Avenue in the Hillcrest section of Ramapo, police said. The unidentified woman was arrested. 
Overnight Clifton Stolen Car Chase Begins In Lyndhurst, Ends In Hackensack Crash Overnight Clifton Stolen Car Chase Begins In Lyndhurst, Ends In Hackensack Crash
Overnight Clifton Stolen Car Chase Begins In Lyndhurst, Ends In Hackensack Crash A Lyndhurst police officer pursued a stolen car through six towns overnight Wednesday before the driver crashed and bailed out in Hackensack. Officer Mark Rivera saw the driver of the silver Ford Focus reported stolen out of Clifton make an improper right turn onto Riverside Avenue from Valley Brook Avenue around 12:30 a.m., Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. Rivera tried to pull the driver over, but he kept going, making unsafe lane changes and crossing over the double yellow line into Rutherford, he said. Speeds topped out at 55 mph as the pursuit continued onto Jackson Avenue and into …