14-Year-Old Smithtown High Girl Stopped, Offered $300 By Creep In SUV: Police 14-Year-Old Smithtown High Girl Stopped, Offered $300 By Creep In SUV: Police 14-Year-Old Smithtown High Girl Stopped, Offered $300 By Creep In SUV: Police
14-Year-Old Smithtown High Girl Stopped, Offered $300 By Creep In SUV: Police A 14-year-old Long Island high school student was accosted by a bald man in an SUV, and now police are searching for the man. The female student at Smithtown High School East was walking home Friday, Sept. 11 when she reached Lincoln Avenue and 6th Street in St. James, the Suffolk County Police Department said Thursday, Oct. 1. At the intersection, a bald man between 40 and 50 years old driving a black Audi SUV parked in front of her, made an "inappropriate comment,” and offered her $300, police said. Traffic cameras captured the man’s SUV on video, and he is wanted for child endangerment,…
'Leaf Peeper' Trains Return To Metro-North For Autumn Lovers In Hudson Valley: Here's When 'Leaf Peeper' Trains Return To Metro-North For Autumn Lovers In Hudson Valley: Here's When 'Leaf Peeper' Trains Return To Metro-North For Autumn Lovers In Hudson Valley: Here's When
'Leaf Peeper' Trains Return To Metro-North For Autumn Lovers In Hudson Valley: Here's When A popular seasonal service for Metro-North riders looking to take in the region's fall foliage is making its return.  Metro-North's popular “Leaf Peeper” trains will return on Saturday, Oct. 3, adding six trains each weekend for travelers heading along the Hudson Line during peak foliage season, the MTA announced on Thursday, Oct. 1.  The seasonal service will continue every weekend through Sunday, Nov. 8.  Three additional morning trains will travel north toward Beacon and Poughkeepsie, giving riders more opportunities to visit the Hudson Valley as autumn colors spread acro…
Shots Fired In Hagerstown Send Suspects Racing Across State Lines Before Arrest, Police Say Shots Fired In Hagerstown Send Suspects Racing Across State Lines Before Arrest, Police Say Shots Fired In Hagerstown Send Suspects Racing Across State Lines Before Arrest, Police Say
Shots Fired In Hagerstown Send Suspects Racing Across State Lines Before Arrest, Police Say A reported shooting in Maryland sent police on an interstate chase before two suspects were captured across state lines, authorities said. Hagerstown Police were called to the 400 block of Sumans Avenue at approximately 12:26 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, where officers found evidence that shots had been fired. No one was injured, but the gunfire was only the beginning. Investigators identified a suspect vehicle and later spotted it with two people inside in the 13000 block of Maugansville Road, police said. Officers moved in to make a traffic stop near Salem and Indiana avenues. The driv…
Half-Kilo Of Oxycodone Seized In Routine Albany Traffic Stop: Police Half-Kilo Of Oxycodone Seized In Routine Albany Traffic Stop: Police Half-Kilo Of Oxycodone Seized In Routine Albany Traffic Stop: Police
Half-Kilo Of Oxycodone Seized In Routine Albany Traffic Stop: Police Two men were busted with nearly half a kilo of oxycodone after a traffic stop in the Capital District, police said. Tasheem Haggray, 31, of Amsterdam, and Ptolemy Sutherland, 26, of Schenectady, had 506.5 grams of oxycodone in their car when they were pulled over, New York State Police said Thursday, Oct. 1. Haggray was behind the wheel of a 2004 Buick sedan traveling northbound on the New York State Thruway in Albany on Friday, Sept. 25 when troopers pulled the vehicle over around 8:30 a.m., state police said. Investigators found the oxycodone in the car and said Haggray showed signs of a…
Who Ordered 1,818 Radiators? CBP Says Stolen Identities Led To $206K Virginia Haul Who Ordered 1,818 Radiators? CBP Says Stolen Identities Led To $206K Virginia Haul Who Ordered 1,818 Radiators? CBP Says Stolen Identities Led To $206K Virginia Haul
Who Ordered 1,818 Radiators? CBP Says Stolen Identities Led To $206K Virginia Haul Imagine getting a call from customs about the hundreds of car radiators you ordered. Except you didn't. That's essentially what happened in Virginia, where US Customs and Border Protection officers seized three shipments containing 1,818 automotive radiators worth more than $206,000 after tracking the paperwork back to people who said they had absolutely nothing to do with them. The shipments arrived in Norfolk from China between July 21 and Aug. 14, carrying radiators bearing Reach and CarQuest brand names. Something in the paperwork didn't add up. CBP officers found discrepancies in th…
Suffield School Bus Crashes Into Building, Sending 11 To Hospitals Suffield School Bus Crashes Into Building, Sending 11 To Hospitals Suffield School Bus Crashes Into Building, Sending 11 To Hospitals
Suffield School Bus Crashes Into Building, Sending 11 To Hospitals A Connecticut school bus carrying students crashed into a building, sending 11 people to local hospitals with minor injuries, authorities said. Police responded to 425 South Grand St. in Suffield around 9:49 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, after a report of a crash with possible injuries. The Region 12 School District bus was driving north toward Mountain Road when it went off the right side of South Grand Street and struck a building, according to the preliminary investigation. Suffield police said paramedics took 11 people to two local hospitals to treat minor injuries. Authorities did not p…
Escaping Car Crashes In Plainfield Home, 2 Schools Enter Secure Mode After Gas Station Theft Escaping Car Crashes In Plainfield Home, 2 Schools Enter Secure Mode After Gas Station Theft Escaping Car Crashes In Plainfield Home, 2 Schools Enter Secure Mode After Gas Station Theft
Escaping Car Crashes In Plainfield Home, 2 Schools Enter Secure Mode After Gas Station Theft Two Connecticut schools entered secure mode during a search for gas station theft suspects whose car crashed into a home, police said. The investigation began around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, when police received a report of a theft at Admore Fuel Station on Norwich Road in Plainfield. An employee gave officers descriptions of the suspects and their vehicle. Plainfield officers spotted the car behind another nearby business, but when they approached, the driver sped away, police said.  An officer assigned to traffic duty later saw the car speeding on Cemetery Road. Police la…
Andrew Cuomo Drops Nearly $10 Million On Remsenburg Estate — With Surprising Feature Andrew Cuomo Drops Nearly $10 Million On Remsenburg Estate — With Surprising Feature Andrew Cuomo Drops Nearly $10 Million On Remsenburg Estate — With Surprising Feature
Andrew Cuomo Drops Nearly $10 Million On Remsenburg Estate — With Surprising Feature Former New York governor and NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo has purchased a $9.6 million property in the Hamptons, according to multiple reports. The property lies on the western edge of the Hamptons in Remsenburg, the New York Times reported Wednesday, Sept. 30. The transaction closed back on June 23, sources told the paper. Cuomo’s purchase includes four parcels of land, including two homes, according to the New York Post. He’s planning to use it as a summer home and investment property, the Post reported. The ex-governor still maintains an apartment in Manhattan; his living situa…
Gunfire Erupts During Altercation In Lower Paxton McDonald’s Parking Lot, Police Say Gunfire Erupts During Altercation In Lower Paxton McDonald’s Parking Lot, Police Say Gunfire Erupts During Altercation In Lower Paxton McDonald’s Parking Lot, Police Say
Gunfire Erupts During Altercation In Lower Paxton McDonald’s Parking Lot, Police Say A man accused of firing into a juvenile’s vehicle during an altercation in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s parking lot was arrested in Maryland, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. The shooting happened at the McDonald’s at 1043 Briarsdale Road in Lower Paxton Township around 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to the Lower Paxton Bureau of Police. The juvenile told investigators that an altercation began with a male acquaintance in the parking lot. The acquaintance, identified as Mechanicsburg resident Azhan Nadeem, pulled out a gun and fired once into the juvenile’s vehicle, narrow…
Airmont Man Wins $1M Scratch-Off Prize — Here's Where He Bought His Ticket Airmont Man Wins $1M Scratch-Off Prize — Here's Where He Bought His Ticket Airmont Man Wins $1M Scratch-Off Prize — Here's Where He Bought His Ticket
Airmont Man Wins $1M Scratch-Off Prize — Here's Where He Bought His Ticket A Rockland County lottery player has hit it big, claiming a $1 million top prize on a New York Lottery scratch-off ticket.  Airmont resident Pasquale Guido won the prize playing the $1,000,000 50X Cashword scratch-off game, the New York Lottery announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Guido chose a single lump-sum payment and received $436,173 after required withholdings, according to Lottery officials.  The winning ticket was purchased at M & M Super Shoppe, located at 104 Lafayette Ave. in Suffern. If you're looking to repeat Guido's luck, three $1 million top prizes remaine…
Police Search Chambersburg Middle School As Students Shelter In Place Police Search Chambersburg Middle School As Students Shelter In Place Police Search Chambersburg Middle School As Students Shelter In Place
Police Search Chambersburg Middle School As Students Shelter In Place A Pennsylvania middle school was placed under a shelter-in-place protocol while law enforcement searched the building on Thursday morning, Oct. 1, according to an email sent to families. Chambersburg Area Middle School North students were accounted for in their homerooms as Pennsylvania State Police, local law enforcement, and Chambersburg Area School District police searched the school, district officials said. There was no active threat, the district stressed. The reason for the investigation was not immediately made public. Officials said they were following established procedures to c…
Video: Woodbridge Officer With Fractured Neck, Back Gets Hospital Clapout Video: Woodbridge Officer With Fractured Neck, Back Gets Hospital Clapout Video: Woodbridge Officer With Fractured Neck, Back Gets Hospital Clapout
Video: Woodbridge Officer With Fractured Neck, Back Gets Hospital Clapout A Woodbridge police officer who suffered a fractured neck and back when he was struck by a vehicle while helping someone in the roadway is home from the hospital. Officer Alexander Rebelo was discharged from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Woodbridge PBA Local 38 announced. Video shared by the union shows officers lining the hospital as Rebelo was wheeled out during a walkout before being escorted home to begin his recovery. “Our guy is discharged!!!" the caption reads. "Earlier today we were able to conduct a walk out at the hospital and escort him to his home to…