Pair Linked To Shots Fired At MPD Officer Charged After Landover Crash: Police Pair Linked To Shots Fired At MPD Officer Charged After Landover Crash: Police
Pair Linked To Shots Fired At MPD Officer Charged After Landover Crash: Police Two men implicated in a shooting involving a veteran Metropolitan Police Department officer are facing weapons charges after crashing in Prince George's County during a police pursuit, officials say. Rasheed Thorne, and William Walker IV, both 21, neither of whom has a fixed address, were taken into custody and charged with weapons offenses after crashing their vehicle in Landover, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Update: Chief Pamela A. Smith provides an update regarding the off-duty MPD captain injured when shots were fired at their personal vehicle in the 580…
SEEN THEM? Hoboken PD Seeks Help ID'ing 'Persons Of Interest' In Aborted Carjacking SEEN THEM? Hoboken PD Seeks Help ID'ing 'Persons Of Interest' In Aborted Carjacking
Seen Them? Hoboken PD Seeks Help ID'ing 'Persons Of Interest' In Aborted Carjacking Hoboken police are asking the public for help identifying two people who may -- or may not -- have been directly involved in a botched carjacking nearly two months ago. The victim’s 2020 Range Rover was unlocked and running in the 100 block of River Street shortly before 3:30 p.m. March 27, police said. Seeing someone get into the driver’s seat, the victim jumped into the passenger seat, tussled with the intruder and turned off the engine, they said. The victim told police he took a shot to the face before the assailant bailed out and ran off with a second person. Hoboken EMS treated the …
Two Vehicles Go Up In Flames On Saw Mill River Parkway In Chappaqua Two Vehicles Go Up In Flames On Saw Mill River Parkway In Chappaqua
Two Vehicles Go Up In Flames On Saw Mill River Parkway In Chappaqua Multiple people were injured after two vehicles caught on fire on a busy parkway in Northern Westchester. The incident happened on Monday, May 20 around 11:45 a.m., when three cars were involved in a collision on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Chappaqua at Roaring Brook Road.  According to the Chappaqua Fire Department, arriving crews found two cars on fire and a damaged third vehicle. Officers from the New Castle Police Department then confirmed that all drivers and occupants were safely out of the three involved cars.   Fire crews put out the blaze by just after noon using …
South Jersey Man Crashes, Found Shot In Vehicle: Police South Jersey Man Crashes, Found Shot In Vehicle: Police
South Jersey Man Crashes, Found Shot In Vehicle: Police A driver was shot shortly before he was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in South Jersey, authorities said. The 30-year-old man from Voorhees had a gunshot wound when police arrived at the crash scene at Route 73 and Cooper Road at about 11:15 p.m. on Friday, May 17, Voorhees police said. The man was brought to Cooper University Hospital for treatment. This investigation is active and ongoing.  Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Cody Skinner of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office at (856) 580-6053 and Detective John Loberto of the Voorhees Township Police Depart…
Heroin, Crack Found During Lancaster Arrest: Police Heroin, Crack Found During Lancaster Arrest: Police
Heroin, Crack Found During Lancaster Arrest: Police A Lancaster man is accused of ditching a bag full of drugs while fleeing city police on Sunday night, May 19.  Jose Burgos-Garcia, 29, is charged with possession with intent to deliver, authorities said in a release.  Police said they were called to a home on the 200 block of Ruby Street around 10 p.m. for a reported domestic disturbance. When they arrived, officers said Burgos-Garcia fled the house and ditched a "cross-body bag."  Fifteen grams of heroin, three grams of crack cocaine, various amounts of THC wax and marijuana, and an "unknown clear liquid in a glass vial" we…
Fugitive Admits To Home Invasion, Kidnapping In Atlantic City: Prosecutors Fugitive Admits To Home Invasion, Kidnapping In Atlantic City: Prosecutors
Fugitive Admits To Home Invasion, Kidnapping In Atlantic City: Prosecutors An Atlantic City man admitted to a home invasion and forcing a victim at gunpoint to withdraw money from an ATM, authorities said. Glen Graves, 33, pleaded guilty on Monday, May 20 to first-degree kidnapping, second-degree possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree resisting arrest by flight. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced his guilty plea in a news release. Investigators said Graves forced his way into an Atlantic City apartment with a gun on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. He "ransacked" the apartment and forced a resident at gunpoint …
Crash Closes All Lanes Of Route 21 In Belleville, DOT Says Crash Closes All Lanes Of Route 21 In Belleville, DOT Says
Crash Closes All Lanes Of Route 21 In Belleville, DOT Says A crash with injuries in Route 21 in Belleville has closed all lanes on Tuesday, May 21, according to the state Department of Transportation. The crash occurred at 11:19 a.m. northbound on Route 21 near Exit 7 at Main Street in Belleville, the state Department of Transportation said. It is unknown how many people are injured.  Drivers can expect delays.
New Update: 7-Car Crash, Dump Truck Rollover Injures 6 People On Highway In Kent New Update: 7-Car Crash, Dump Truck Rollover Injures 6 People On Highway In Kent
New Update: 7-Car Crash, Dump Truck Rollover Injures 6 People On Highway In Kent This story has been updated. Six people were hospitalized following a crash on a Hudson Valley highway that involved seven vehicles, including a dump truck, officials announced. The crash happened on Tuesday, May 21 around 11:30 a.m. when seven vehicles, including a dump truck, collided on Interstate 84 East in the Putnam County town of Kent between the Bowen Road overpass and Route 311 just west of Exit 61, according to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. The incident, which involved a dump truck rollover, caused I-84 East to temporarily close between Bowen Road and R…
Metro-North Train Becomes Tangled In Wires, Causing Delays, Small Fire In Norwalk Metro-North Train Becomes Tangled In Wires, Causing Delays, Small Fire In Norwalk
Metro-North Train Becomes Tangled In Wires, Causing Delays, Small Fire In Norwalk A Metro-North train got tangled in overhead power wires in Fairfield County, causing a small brush fire and stopping the train, causing delays. The incident occurred in Norwalk around 4:45 p.m. Monday, May 20, on an eastbound train near Moore Place, carrying passengers who had become entangled in the overhead wires that supply operational power to the train. According to Deputy Chief Jonathan Maggio of the Norwalk Fire Department, the circuit breaker for the track detected the fault and de-energized it automatically.  Maggio said a small brush fire was extinguished adjacent …
Elderly Man Missing In West Orange Elderly Man Missing In West Orange
Elderly Man Missing In West Orange Timothy Robinson has been missing from West Orange since Thursday, May 16, authorities said. He was last seen at 4:25 p.m. on Central Avenue near the Orange border, West Orange police said. Robinson is an elderly man who has memory loss, police said. He was last seen wearing a brown jacket, black sweatpants and a blue hat. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the West Orange Police Department at 973-325-4000.
Man Charged With Hate Crime At Kingston Synagogue Man Charged With Hate Crime At Kingston Synagogue
Man Charged With Hate Crime At Kingston Synagogue A Hudson Valley man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly posting an anti-semitic banner at a synagogue. Ulster County resident Caleb H. Rochester, age 55, of Kingston, was arrested on Thursday, May 16, for the Monday, March 25 incident at Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Kingston.  According to Capt. Joseph Sciutto of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, congregants discovered a banner with anti-semitic language and artwork adhered to the exterior of the synagogue.  Sciutto said the adhesive product used had also caused damage to the exterior…
Man Shot Dead On Richmond Highway In Fair Haven Man Shot Dead On Richmond Highway In Fair Haven
Man Shot Dead On Richmond Highway In Fair Haven Police in Fairfax County are investigating an early-morning shooting on Richmond Highway. Authorities said only that a man was shot and declared dead at the scene on the 6200 block of Richmond Highway in Fair Haven around 6 a.m. A dark-colored SUV with VA tags was being sought.