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Berlin, CT
Police & Fire
After 40 Years Of Saving Others, Retired Berlin Firefighter Loses Home, 3 Cats In Blaze
A longtime Connecticut firefighter who spent more than four decades serving his community is now the one in need after a devastating blaze destroyed his home and killed three beloved cats. As he begins to rebuild, the town he spent years protecting is rallying around him. Al Pipkin, a well-known member of the Berlin community and surrounding towns, lost everything when a fire on Thursday, June 11, destroyed his house. The tragedy happened as Pipkin was recovering from major back surgery. According to a GoFundMe, the blaze destroyed all of the possessions belonging to Pipkin and his wife, Je…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Crash Outside Indian Hills High School Shuts Down Oakland Road, 1 Hospitalized
A street right outside of a Bergen County high school was closed Friday, June 12, due to a crash investigation. Oakland police said only that Yawpo Avenue was closed between McCoy Road and Page Drive due to the active investigation as of 5:20 p.m. The crash at Yawpo Avenue and Page Drive happened right outside of Indian Hills High School. One person was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment and evaluation, police said. Preliminary information indicates that the crash involved a pedestrian and it happened at approximately 3:20 p.m. It was not immediately clear whether a stude…
Patterson, NY
Police & Fire
Patterson Man, 22, Caught Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material Over Snapchat: Sheriff
A 22-year-old Putnam County man faces felony charges after authorities said they searched his home and found him with child sexual abuse material. Patterson resident Mario R. Leiva, 22, was arrested on Sunday, June 7, before a search of his home, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, June 12. The investigation leading to Leiva's arrest began on May 7, when the Sheriff's Office said it received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the distribution of suspected child sexual abuse material over Snapchat. Investigat…
Norwich, CT
Police & Fire
Green Laser Strikes Delta Plane Over Norwich; FAA Investigating
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after someone shone a green laser into the cockpit of a Delta Air Lines flight as it flew over Connecticut. The incident happened Thursday night, June 11, as a Delta flight from Dallas to Boston began its final descent, according to the FAA. The aircraft was still flying at about 20,000 feet around 9:15 p.m. when the green laser struck the cockpit while passing over the Franklin and Norwich area. The flight landed safely, and no one was injured. FAA officials are investigating. "Shining a laser at an aircraft poses a serious…
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Baltimore Murder Suspect Arrested At Home Weeks After Deadly Southwest Shooting: Police
A Maryland man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting last month is now facing a murder charge after being taken into custody by police, authorities announced. Dedrick Coates, 36, was arrested without incident on Thursday, June 11, at approximately 12:50 p.m. at a home in the 200 block of South Augusta Avenue, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force took Coates into custody in connection with the May 5 murder of Musa Witherspoon, police said. The homicide occurred in the 400 block of South Gilmore Street in Southwest Baltimore. Foll…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man, 30, Lured, Sexually Assaulted Child At Local Englewood Park: Prosecutor
A 30-year-old Bergen County man has been arrested on accusations that he lured and sexually assaulted a child at a local park last weekend. Sebastian Nino-Lopez, of Englewood Cliffs, lured the juvenile to an isolated area in Englewood's Mackay Park where he touched her vagina, knowing that she was "physically helpless or incapacitated," according to the criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. He had apparently also provided the girl with marijuana and alcoholic beverages, the complaint says. Charging documents list the victim as an acquaintance. The incident happened on Saturday, J…
Patterson, NY
Police & Fire
Man Drives Next To Woman Walking Dogs, Exposes Himself In Patterson, Sheriff Says
A Connecticut man has been arrested after allegedly exposing himself to a woman walking her dogs in a Putnam County, NY neighborhood, authorities said. Fairfield County resident Craig A. Kropa, 39, of New Fairfield, was arrested following an investigation into a public lewdness complaint in the Putnam Lake area of the Town of Patterson, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, June 12. According to the Sheriff's Office, the incident happened on Wednesday, June 10, when deputies responded to the Putnam Lake area. There, a resident reported that she was walking her do…
Winchester-Winsted, CT
Police & Fire
Winchester Man Admits Killing Wife Despite Active Protective Order; Held On $3M Bond
A Connecticut man who admitted to killing his estranged wife, a well-loved business owner and mother of three, has been arrested, police said. He also attempted suicide after the attack, but failed. Leon Stetson, 67, was arrested Thursday, June 12, and charged with murder, home invasion, and violation of a protective order in the death of Carrie Stetson, 54, Connecticut State Police said. Police were called to Carrie Stetson's Oak Street home in Winchester at about 9:41 p.m. Monday, June 8, after a witness reported seeing blood inside the house. Related: Support Floods In For Childr…
Southeast-Brewster, NY
Police & Fire
Man Steals Over 200 Tires Worth $37K From Mavis Tire Shop In Southeast: Sheriff
A 39-year-old man has been arrested following an investigation into the theft of more than $37,000 worth of tires from a Putnam County tire shop, authorities said. Martiliano Perez-Vasquez, 39, of Brewster, was arrested following an investigation into missing inventory at Mavis Discount Tire in Southeast, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, June 12. The investigation began on Monday, June 1, when deputies responded to the business after management reported ongoing inventory discrepancies involving tires stored in the shop. According to the Sheriff's Office, compan…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Subaru Slams Into Abma's Farm Market In Wyckoff
A Subaru SUV crashed into Abma's Farm Market in Wyckoff on Friday afternoon, June 12. Witnesses told Daily Voice that the driver, a woman believed to be in her early 70s, accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, sending the vehicle into the side of the popular Lawlins Road market around 3:15 p.m. Abma's Farm Market is part of a fifth-generation family farm that has operated in Wyckoff for more than 90 years. The 32-acre property on Lawlins Road is Bergen County's only produce, egg, and meat farm, according to the market. The farm's historic Dutch-style barn has been converted into a r…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Kids Selling Lemonade Robbed At Gunpoint In Broad Daylight In South Boston: 'It's Horrific'
A pair of children trying to earn extra money from a lemonade stand were robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight in Boston, police said. An 11-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy were running the stand on West Ninth Street in South Boston when two juvenile suspects approached them around 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, according to Boston police. The children told police the suspects asked whether they accepted Apple Pay. Before they could answer, one suspect lifted his shirt and displayed a black firearm tucked into his waistband, police said. The girl pleaded with the suspects to leave the…
East Hampton, NY
Police & Fire
Woman, 32, Found Dead At Camp Hero State Park In Montauk (
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New York State Police are investigating after a woman's body was discovered at a state park on the eastern tip of Long Island. The investigation into the woman's death began on Thursday, June 11, at around 1:42 p.m., when troopers responded to Montauk Point East Overlook in Camp Hero State Park in Montauk following reports of a deceased person, New York State Police announced on Friday, June 12. Once they arrived, investigators found the body of a woman, according to State Police. The woman was later identified as Lauren Balik, 35, of New York City. Authorities have not releas…
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