Drunk Driving Clifton Park Visitor Crashes, Refuses Breathalyzer: Police
A drunk driving Capital Region visitor caused a car crash on Saturday, Aug. 8, police said.
Joseph Bloecker, 59, of Silverhill, AL, was traveling eastbound on Route 146 through Clifton Park in a 2008 Mercury around 8:45 p.m. Saturday, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
As Bloecker approached the intersection with Clifton Country Road, he rear-ended a 2025 Toyota that had slowed due to traffic, investigators said.
Bloecker and the two people in the Toyota were not injured in the collision, but Bloecker was arrested on suspicion of DWI, authorities said. However, he refused a chemica…
Jersey City Cops Won't Face Charges For Deadly Shooting: AG
Jersey City police officers will not face charges following the deadly officer involved shooting, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 11.
A stand grand jury declined to file charges responsible for the death of Teshawn Rogers, which occurred last October, the Attorney General's Office said.
Shortly after 1 a.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 21, members of the Jersey City Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit, which consists of plainclothes officers operating unmarked vehicles, encountered Rogers in the area of Bergen and Virginia avenues as he walked northbound on Bergen Avenue, authorities said. Two …
Mom Sues Passaic Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run
A New Jersey mother is suing a strip club and the driver accused of fatally striking her 26-year-old son, claiming the club continued serving the motorist alcohol before the deadly crash in August 2024, court records show.
Jeannette Consoro Green, acting on behalf of the estate of her son, Matthew Flores, of Ridgefield Park, filed the wrongful-death lawsuit (attached at the bottom of this news article) in Passaic County Superior Court against Edinson Polo Jr., Silk Gentlemen's Club, and several businesses and individuals associated with the club and nearby parking areas on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
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Cocaine, Meth Pills, Heroin Seized In 2 Separate Drug Busts In Peekskill: Police
Four people are facing charges after two separate drug investigations in a Northern Westchester city led to the seizure of suspected cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine pills, heroin, and thousands of dollars in cash, police said.
The arrests were made days apart in Peekskill as part of efforts targeting alleged narcotics sales, the Peekskill Police Department announced on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
The first investigation resulted in a search warrant being executed at an apartment at 1719 Park St. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, police said. There, Peekskill detectives and members of the W…
Two Suitland Suspects Busted In $500K Retail Theft Ring That Hit 100-Plus Businesses: Police
More than $500,000 in merchandise. More than 100 businesses. Six suspects in custody. And Maryland investigators say they aren't finished yet.
The sprawling organized retail theft investigation began in Prince George's County in February 2025 before eventually stretching across Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Washington, DC, according to local police.
Six suspects are now in custody, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 11:
Daryl Michael Jackson, 30, of Washington, DC;
Cyan Rocke, 25, of Capitol Heights;
Marco Morgan, 37, of Washington, DC;
Tia Courtney, 31, of Capitol …
Two Hospitalized In Drunken Wrong-Way Wreck In Stillwater, Driver Arrested: Police
A wrong-way car crash in the Capital Region sent two people to the hospital, and a Massachusetts man has been arrested for drunk driving, police said.
Dillon R. Gariepy, 42, of Westfield, was traveling westbound on Lake Road through Stillwater around 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Gariepy then crossed into oncoming traffic near the intersection with Whitney Road and struck a vehicle head-on, investigators said. Two people in the other vehicle were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, one in Saratoga and one in Albany, according to authorities…
