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Pedestrian Hospitalized After Crash In Perkasie Pedestrian Hospitalized After Crash In Perkasie
Pedestrian Hospitalized After Crash In Perkasie A pedestrian was hospitalized with multiple injuries after a crash in Bucks County, authorities said. Perkasie Borough Police are investigating the crash that occurred at about 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5 at Callowhill Road and Dorchester Lane. A 70-year-old pedestrian was crossing in the crosswalk at Callowhill Road and was struck by a Volkswagen Jetta traveling eastbound on Callowhill Road, police said. The pedestrian was transported to Grandview Hospital by medics from St. Luke's Hospital. Perkasie Police were assisted at the scene by Perkasie Fire Company and the Bucks County Distr…
Man Nabbed After Leading Officers On Pursuit In Stolen Car In Rye: Police Man Nabbed After Leading Officers On Pursuit In Stolen Car In Rye: Police
Man Nabbed After Leading Officers On Pursuit In Stolen Car In Rye: Police A 20-year-old Connecticut man faces several charges after leading authorities on a chase in a stolen vehicle in New York, police announced.  New Haven County resident Shyheim Mcquillar of New Haven was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 15 following an incident earlier in the day involving a vehicle stolen out of New Haven on Sunday, Feb. 11, the City of Rye Police Department announced. According to the department, on Thursday around 8:15 a.m., City of Rye Police officers in Westchester County were alerted to a stolen white Volkswagen Jetta traveling within Rye. Police soon found the…
4 Nabbed In Armed Robbery At Long Island Business 4 Nabbed In Armed Robbery At Long Island Business
4 Nabbed In Armed Robbery At Long Island Business Four men are facing charges following a late-night armed robbery at a smoke shop on Long Island. The robbery happened at around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in Ronkonkoma, at the Lucky 7 Smoke Shop on Rosevale Avenue. According to Suffolk County Police, five men entered the store and one, armed with a handgun, restrained the clerk while the other four stole merchandise and cash. All five then ran off toward Rosevale Avenue. A short time later, a Highway Patrol officer spotted them getting into a Volkswagen Jetta and followed them. The car eventually parked in a driveway on Terry Road, …
PA Driver, 23, Killed In Crash On Way To Work PA Driver, 23, Killed In Crash On Way To Work
PA Driver, 23, Killed In Crash On Way To Work A 23-year-old Perkasie man was fatally injured in a car accident on his way to work Monday, Aug. 28, according to authorities and loved ones.  Owen Orser was headed north on Richlandtown Pike in Springfield Township around 4 a.m., state police said in a release. He lost control of his Volkswagen Jetta while negotiating a righthand curve and entered the oncoming lane before hitting a tree, troopers wrote.  He was rushed to Saint Luke's Upper Bucks Hospital in Quakertown where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.  A Perkasie native, Orser was a 2019 graduate of both Pennr…
Driver Seriously Injured In Route 208 Crash Driver Seriously Injured In Route 208 Crash
Driver Seriously Injured In Route 208 Crash A motorist was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when his sedan slammed head-on into a utility pole on Route 208. The airbags in his older-model Volkswagen Jetta deployed in the crash at Harristown Road off the northbound highway in Glen Rock shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31. Members of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson. Police, meanwhile, doused a small engine fire with an extinguisher. Glen Rock police doused a small engine fire with an extinguisher after the Route 208 crash at Harristown Road.Boyd A. L…
Suspect Nabbed After Fatal, 5-Vehicle CT Crash Suspect Nabbed After Fatal, 5-Vehicle CT Crash
Suspect Nabbed After Fatal, 5-Vehicle CT Crash The suspect in a November 2022 five-car fatal Connecticut crash has been apprehended, police announced. New Haven County resident Walter Spencer, aged 64, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, June 14 on 10 charges in relation to the 2022 crash in Cheshire which Connecticut State Police claim he caused. At the time of the incident, which occurred on November 19, 2022, at approximately 4 p.m., Spencer was driving northbound with friend Arthur Wright on Highland Avenue, or Route 10. Spencer and Wright had been accused of shoplifting from a liquor store minutes before, and his black Lex…
Former Mass Governor's Son Arrested For OUI After Driving Erratically Former Mass Governor's Son Arrested For OUI After Driving Erratically
Former Mass Governor's Son Arrested For OUI After Driving Erratically The son of Charlie Baker, the current president of the NCAA and the former governor of Massachusetts, was arrested and booked for driving under the influence of liquor, officials say.  Andrew "A.J." Baker, 29, was arrested on Saturday, May 13 in Lynnfield for driving under the influence, according to Massachusetts State Police.  Peabody police followed and pulled over a Volkswagen Jetta on Route 95 South near Walnut Street in Lynnfield after another driver reported seeing the vehicle moving "erratically."  The Jetta drove onto the highway from Route 114 while police followed…
Passenger Dies, Multiple Drivers Injured In Chain-Reaction, 5-Vehicle Crash In CT Passenger Dies, Multiple Drivers Injured In Chain-Reaction, 5-Vehicle Crash In CT
Passenger Dies, Multiple Drivers Injured In Chain-Reaction, 5-Vehicle Crash In CT A man died and three other people were injured in a five-vehicle chain-reaction crash in Connecticut. The crash happened in the New Haven County town of Cheshire at about 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, according to Connecticut State Police. A 2010 Lexus ES 350 was northbound on Highland Avenue near West Johnson Avenue when it encroached into the southbound lane and the rear portion of its left side struck the left side of a southbound Volkswagen Jetta, police said. The Lexus traveled into the northbound lane and its right side hit the left side of a Jeep Commander, authorities reported. …
Young Teacher Drugged With Fentanyl, Killed On Tinder Date: Police Young Teacher Drugged With Fentanyl, Killed On Tinder Date: Police
Young Teacher Drugged With Fentanyl, Killed On Tinder Date: Police Two years ago, a 24-year-old woman went on a Tinder date and less than 24 hours later she was dead, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, her date was arrested and charged with homicide, police say. Emily "Emmy" Pritsch was outdoorsy; loving water sports and hiking. She enjoyed music, art, and walking her dog Sparkles. She was a 2018 Temple University graduate who was passionate about her job teaching theater to students in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood through the non-profit Playworks. She also liked spending time with her family, and making seemingly everyone who knew her feel like her best f…
Falls Church Woman Arrested For Three-Vehicle Crash That Killed Pedestrian Falls Church Woman Arrested For Three-Vehicle Crash That Killed Pedestrian
Falls Church Woman Arrested For Three-Vehicle Crash That Killed Pedestrian A Falls Church woman was arrested for causing a three-car accident that killed a man, officials said.On August 18, at around 8:30 a.m., 26--year-old Yansi Gonzalez attempted to change lanes, from the left lane on Wilson Boulevard, and hit the side of a Volkswagen Jetta traveling in the same direction, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.The impact of the collision sent the Jetta off the road and into a parking lot, where the car struck and killed 62-year-old Albert Sweat of Maryland, police said. The Jetta also hit a parked car from the force of Gonzalez's hit, authorities repor…
Speed, Drugs Could Be Factors In Crash That Killed Woodbridge Driver: Police Speed, Drugs Could Be Factors In Crash That Killed Woodbridge Driver: Police
Speed, Drugs Could Be Factors In Crash That Killed Woodbridge Driver: Police A Woodbridge driver died in a single-car crash after his car slammed into a retaining wall in Woodbridge, police said.At around 11:30 a.m. on August 20, police arrived at the scene near River Rock Way and Potomac Center Boulevard, where they discovered a Volkswagen Jetta that drove onto the center grass median and into the wall, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Law enforcement said the driver, 32-year-old Garrett Clark, who was not wearing his seat belt, was taken to a local hospital where he later died of his injuries. Speed and drug use do appear to be factors in …
Skateboarder Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland: Police Skateboarder Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland: Police
Skateboarder Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland: Police A skateboarder has died after being struck by a vehicle overnight in Columbia, authorities say. Police are asking for the public's help identifying the suspect and vehicle that fatally struck Joseph Shawn Deliberts, 32, on Snowden River Parkway south of Oakland Mills Road in the overnight hours of Thursday, July 28, according to Howard County police. Investigators have determined that the suspect vehicle is likely a 2015-2018 Volkswagen Jetta with an unknown color. The vehicle likely will have damage to the driver side front end. Deliberts was discovered in the median of the road by a pass…
Wanted Cigarette Thieves At Large In Maryland: Sheriff Wanted Cigarette Thieves At Large In Maryland: Sheriff
Wanted Cigarette Thieves At Large In Maryland: Sheriff Recognize them? The Harford County Sheriff's Office released surveillance photos on Monday, June 27, of two suspects who are wanted for allegedly stealing cigarettes from an area convenience store. Shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Monday, June 13, officials said that an unknown man and woman walked into Royal Farms on the 2200 block of Jack Lane in Bel Air to purchase cigarettes. Before paying the clerk, the man allegedly grabbed the cigarettes and the duo proceeded to flee the store in a Volkswagen Jetta or Passat, according to investigators. The investigation into the theft is ongoing. An…
Suspects Wanted For Separate Credit Card Theft, Fraud Incidents In Harford County Suspects Wanted For Separate Credit Card Theft, Fraud Incidents In Harford County
Suspects Wanted For Separate Credit Card Theft, Fraud Incidents In Harford County Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance in locating two pairs of suspects who allegedly fraudulently used stolen credit cards in separate incidents in Harford County. An alert was issued by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, June 24, as they attempt to track down the four suspects who are wanted on fraud and theft charges. These two wanted suspects used a stolen credit cards to purchase gift cards at the Fallston Walmart.Harford County Sheriff's Office First, between 5:37 p.m. and 5:53 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, two women (pictured above) pu…
Fatal Wreck Closes Road in Fredericksburg (DEVELOPING) Fatal Wreck Closes Road in Fredericksburg (DEVELOPING)
Fatal Wreck Closes Road in Fredericksburg (Developing) One person is dead and two others were hospitalized following a two car wreck Tuesday morning, police said on Twitter.  A Volkswagen Jetta and Honda Accord crashed just after 6 a.m. in the 3700 block of George Mason Drive near Skyline Plaza. It's unclear what caused the wreck, but Fredericksburg police said a passenger in the Jetta died as a result. The drivers of both cars were taken to the hospital for treatment. Police have not released any details on their conditions.  Fredericksburg police shut down all northbound traffic on George Mason Drive and closed one southbound lane near the w…
VIDEO: Man Flees After Hitting Van In Parking Lot Of Lehigh Valley Chick-fil-A, Police Say VIDEO: Man Flees After Hitting Van In Parking Lot Of Lehigh Valley Chick-fil-A, Police Say
Video: Man Flees After Hitting Van In Parking Lot Of Lehigh Valley Chick-fil-A, Police Say Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man they say fled after hitting a car in the parking lot of a Lehigh Valley Chick-fil-A restaurant. A surveillance video shows the man attempting to back a newer model gray-colored Volkswagen Jetta out of a parking space at the Dryland Way location in Lower Nazareth around 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, the Colonial Regional Police Department said in a Saturday release. The man then strikes the van in the spot next to him before fleeing. “It appears that the male knew or should have known that he struck the van,” CRPD said. Scroll down t…
Police In Maryland Investigate Fliers Blaming Jewish People For COVID-19 Police In Maryland Investigate Fliers Blaming Jewish People For COVID-19
Police In Maryland Investigate Fliers Blaming Jewish People For Covid-19 Police in Montgomery County, MD say someone in Silver Spring was spreading Anti-Semitic fliers reportedly blaming Jewish people for COVID-19 and they're trying to find out who is responsible.   Investigators say on Dec. 19, at around 9:40 a.m. officers responded to the 1900 block of Brisbone Street on the report of a bias related incident.  When they arrived, they observed literature containing Anti-Semitic language. A witness says they saw an unknown male in a Volkswagen Jetta throw the literature from his car window at around 12:45 a.m.  Numerous fliers containing…
Police Search Pennsylvania's Mid-state For Missing Man Police Search Pennsylvania's Mid-state For Missing Man
Police Search Pennsylvania's Mid-state For Missing Man UPDATE: Boettinger has been found safe, according to an updated release by police. ORIGINAL: Police in Harrisburg are searching for a man who went missing on Sunday. Andrew Boettinger, 30, of Harrisburg, was reported missing by his family on Nov. 28, according to a release by police. He is believed to be in the mid-state region, according to police. He is thought to be traveling in a white or silver Volkswagen Jetta with a Pennsylvania license plate of LFM-1937, according to the release. If contact you hear fr Boettinger or know of his whereabouts, please contact the Harrisburg Police a…
CT Man Caught With Car Stolen Out Of NY After Parking Illegally In NJ, Police Say CT Man Caught With Car Stolen Out Of NY After Parking Illegally In NJ, Police Say
CT Man Caught With Car Stolen Out Of NY After Parking Illegally In NJ, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested after a police officer in New Jersey found him behind the wheel of a car stolen in New York State, authorities said. Lyndhurst, NJ Police Officer Mark Rivera was doing commercial property checks on and around Chubb Avenue when he spotted the Volkswagen Jetta in a "No Parking Anytime" zone. Seeing him, the driver -- identified as Hartford County resident Maxwell Abankwah, age 48, of Glastonbury -- abruptly pulled away, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. A check of the license plate showed the car had been reported stolen out of Rochester, Auteri said. Rivera …
CT Man Caught With Car Stolen Out Of NY After Parking Illegally, Says Lyndhurst PD CT Man Caught With Car Stolen Out Of NY After Parking Illegally, Says Lyndhurst PD
CT Man Caught With Car Stolen Out Of NY After Parking Illegally, Says Lyndhurst PD A Connecticut man was arrested after a Lyndhurst police officer found him behind the wheel of a car stolen in New York State, authorities said. Officer Mark Rivera was doing commercial property checks on and around Chubb Avenue when he spotted the Volkswagen Jetta in a "No Parking Anytime" zone. Seeing him, the driver -- identified as Maxwell Abankwah, 48, of Glastonbury, CT -- abruptly pulled away, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. A check of the license plate showed the car had been reported stolen out of Rochester, NY, Auteri said. Rivera stopped and arrested Abankwah, who was process…
School Bus Driver Among 2 Killed In NJ Crash Mourned As Loving, Affectionate Grandmother School Bus Driver Among 2 Killed In NJ Crash Mourned As Loving, Affectionate Grandmother
School Bus Driver Among 2 Killed In NJ Crash Mourned As Loving, Affectionate Grandmother A school bus driver was among two people who died in a three-vehicle crash Friday, police said. The International 3000 bus was heading east and carrying 19 students from Olivet Elementary School in Elmer when it was struck by a westbound Nissan Murano on County Road 540 around 4 p.m., New Jersey State Police said in a release. The bus and Nissan both veered into the westbound lanes, hitting a Volkswagon Jetta near milepost 28.5 in Pittsgrove, authorities said. All three vehicles went off the road to the right. The school bus driver and Nissan driver both were killed as a result of the cr…
24-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Telephone Pole In Area, State Police Say 24-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Telephone Pole In Area, State Police Say
24-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Telephone Pole In Area, State Police Say A 24-year-old was killed after a car crashed into a telephone pole overnight in the area. The crash happened around midnight Saturday, Aug. 7 near the area of 1675 Route 6 in the Town of Greenville in Orange County. Troopers arriving at the scene observed a 1991 Volkswagen Jetta in a field off the roadway with serious damage to the driver’s side portion of the vehicle, according to state police. An investigation revealed that the operator of the vehicle, later identified as Anton Saltalamacchiamacri, age 24, from the town of Wawayanda in Orange County, failed to negotiate a curve and struc…
NJSP: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash NJSP: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash
Njsp: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash UPDATE: A driver was seriously injured when his sedan rear-ended a tractor-trailer and rolled on Route 80 in Elmwood Park early Tuesday evening. The Volkswagen Jetta driver was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after the crash on the westbound highway near Exit 61 shortly after 5 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Responders said he was bleeding heavily and having trouble breathing when they arrived. All lanes were closed for nearly three hours so the wreckage could be cleared and the NJSP's fatal accident team could investigate. Route 80, …
5 Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash 5 Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash
5 Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash A driver and four passengers were hospitalized after their sedan crashed Saturday on Route 80, authorities said. The group was headed eastbound when the driver lost control of the Volkswagen Jetta in Totowa between the Minnisink and Squirrelwood road exits around 10:30 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. The sedan slammed the left guard rail, injuring all of the occupants, Peele said. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening, he added. State Police were investigating, he said.
Lehigh Valley Man, 31, Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash Lehigh Valley Man, 31, Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash
Lehigh Valley Man, 31, Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash A 31-year-old man was killed in a head-on motorcycle crash in Berks County Saturday night, authorities said. Elvis Colon-Ramirez, of Allentown, crossed his motorcycle over to the oncoming path of a car on Mount Laurel Street in Alsace Township and hit a Volkswagen Jetta near Delp Road shortly after 6:05 p.m., LehighValleyLive reports citing state police. Colon-Ramirez was pronounced dead at the scene, though he had been wearing a helmet, the report said. The Jetta driver — Kenneth Dietrich, 60, of Muhlenberg Township — as well as a rear passenger were uninjured in the crash. A second passe…
Police: Ridgefield Car Burglars From Hudson Chased Through Cliffside, Crash In Fairview Police: Ridgefield Car Burglars From Hudson Chased Through Cliffside, Crash In Fairview
Police: Ridgefield Car Burglars From Hudson Chased Through Cliffside, Crash In Fairview A police chase that began when a Cliffside Park officer spotted a Hudson County trio trying to steal a sports car in Ridgefield early Wednesday ended with a crash in Fairview and all three in custody. Joshua Bueso, 18, of Union City, was entering the Chevy Corvette on Westview Avenue in Ridgefield when a passing Cliffside Park officer spotted him around 7 a.m., Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Bueso hopped back into a Volkswagen Jetta occupied by two boys – one 16, also from Union City, the other 17, from Jersey City – and hit the gas, Capano said. The chase went several blocks bef…
Palisades Park Pedestrian, 70, Struck By Car Palisades Park Pedestrian, 70, Struck By Car
Palisades Park Pedestrian, 70, Struck By Car A 70-year-old pedestrian was struck by a turning vehicle Thursday afternoon in Palisades Park. The 27-year-old borough driver was making a left from East Edsall Boulevard when his Volkswagen Jetta struck the woman, also from Palisades Park, as she crossed Bergen Boulevard, responders said. She sustained minor injuries, they said. The driver received summonses, including for failing to yield to a pedestrian.
FBI Joins Multi-State Manhunt For College Student Wanted In String Of Slayings FBI Joins Multi-State Manhunt For College Student Wanted In String Of Slayings
FBI Joins Multi-State Manhunt For College Student Wanted In String Of Slayings The FBI has joined the massive multi-state manhunt for a college student who played high school football in Fairfield County who police say is connected to two homicides, a home invasion, and a kidnapping. Newtown High School graduate Peter Manfredonia, a University of Connecticut student, is believed to be armed with several firearms – pistols and long guns – and presumed dangerous, Connecticut State Police said. The 23-year-old Manfredonia drove a stolen black Volkswagen Jetta on Sunday with a sticker paying tribute to victims of the Sandy Hook massacre in his hometown. His stolen getawa…
Armed, Dangerous College Student Wanted After Deadly Rampage Armed, Dangerous College Student Wanted After Deadly Rampage
Armed, Dangerous College Student Wanted After Deadly Rampage Click here for an updated story - New Photos: FBI Joins Multi-State Manhunt For College Student Wanted In String Of Slayings Police are searching for a college student from Fairfield County suspected of killing two people and stealing guns and cars in a three-day rampage that also allegedly included a home invasion and kidnapping. The first homicide happened on Friday, May 22 in Willington, Connecticut and the second on Sunday, May 24 in Derby, Connecticut. Peter Manfredonia, a University of Connecticut student, is believed to be armed with several firearms – pistols and long guns…
Person Struck, Killed By Car In Stamford Person Struck, Killed By Car In Stamford
Person Struck, Killed By Car In Stamford A 61-year-old person was hit and killed while crossing a Stamford street. The Stratford resident was killed around 9:16 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the intersection of Tresser and Washington boulevards, said Stamford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Booth. According to investigators with the department's Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad, the incident took place when a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta, driven by a 23-year-old Stamford resident, was traveling eastbound on Tresser Boulevard.  At the intersection of Tresser Blvd. and Washington Blvd. the Jetta struck the pedestria…
Police Looking For Man Who Took 'Up-skirt' Photos In Union Police Looking For Man Who Took 'Up-skirt' Photos In Union
Police Looking For Man Who Took 'Up-skirt' Photos In Union Police in Union are searching for a man who took intimate pictures of a female without her knowledge, a department spokesman said.  The incident occurred July 12 at a store in the 900 block of Springfield Road. The victim was wearing a skirt when the suspect took the pictures, police said.  The suspect was driving a silver 2012 Volkswagen Jetta.  The suspect, who was not immediately identified, is not from the area but is known to Union police, the spokesman also said.