Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Virginia Neighbors Beat Man With Hammer, Leaf Blower In Property Line Dispute: Police Virginia Neighbors Beat Man With Hammer, Leaf Blower In Property Line Dispute: Police
Virginia Neighbors Beat Man With Hammer, Leaf Blower In Property Line Dispute: Police A property line dispute in Virginia allegedly ended with a hammer, a leaf blower, and a 73-year-old man hospitalized with what police say could be permanent injuries. The attack happened around 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 17, in the 1100 block of Oakmont Court in Culpeper, where officers responded to a report of a fight, according to the Culpeper Police Department. Investigators say the confrontation between neighbors escalated when 70-year-old Louis Chevalier Sr. and 72-year-old Gail Chevalier armed themselves with a hammer and a leaf blower before attacking the victim. When officers arrived…

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by Zak Failla
Passaic, NJ
Police & Fire
Attempted Murder For Gunman In Triple Shooting On Fourth Of July: Passaic County Prosecutor Attempted Murder For Gunman In Triple Shooting On Fourth Of July: Passaic County Prosecutor
Attempted Murder For Gunman In Triple Shooting On Fourth Of July: Passaic County Prosecutor A Passaic man is facing an attempted murder charge after authorities say he shot three people during on the Fourth of July in the city before turning himself in more than two weeks later. Orlando Bravo, 20, was arrested Tuesday, July 21, in connection with the July 4 shooting near Essex Street and Third Street in Passaic, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman announced. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 8:30 p.m. on July 4 and found that three Passaic residents, a 22-year-old man, a 19-year-old woman and a 34-year-old …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Dozens Of Dogs Seized From Maryland Property During Animal Neglect Probe, Sheriff Says Dozens Of Dogs Seized From Maryland Property During Animal Neglect Probe, Sheriff Says
Dozens Of Dogs Seized From Maryland Property During Animal Neglect Probe, Sheriff Says Forty-three dogs. One Maryland property. Now, investigators are trying to determine what happened there. The animals were removed from a home in the 26200 block of East State Street in Sharptown on Friday, July 17, after the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office responded to assist Animal Control with an investigation into the welfare of numerous dogs being kept on the property. As deputies and Animal Control officers assessed the scene, they found approximately 43 dogs, according to the sheriff's office. Based on what they observed, Animal Control determined the animals should be removed for t…

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by Zak Failla
New Britain, CT
Police & Fire
New Britain Fire Kills Neurologist, Wife Who Also Worked At L+M In Infectious Diseases New Britain Fire Kills Neurologist, Wife Who Also Worked At L+M In Infectious Diseases
New Britain Fire Kills Neurologist, Wife Who Also Worked At L+M In Infectious Diseases Authorities have identified the two people killed in an overnight Connecticut house fire as retired neurologist Dr. Daniel Moalli and his wife, Glenna Moalli, who worked in infectious diseases. New London police said Daniel Moalli, 90, and Glenna Moalli, 77, were killed when a fire broke out at their Chapel Drive home around 11:20 p.m. Monday, July 20. Firefighters arrived within minutes and found a working fire on the first floor, New London Fire Chief Vernon Skau said. Four people had been inside the home when the fire started. Two occupants escaped before crews arrived. Firefighters sea…

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by Josh Lanier
Southington, CT
Police & Fire
Bystander Shot At Southington Bar Still On Life Support; Faces Months Of Surgeries: Family Bystander Shot At Southington Bar Still On Life Support; Faces Months Of Surgeries: Family
Bystander Shot At Southington Bar Still On Life Support; Faces Months Of Surgeries: Family A 25-year-old man whose family said he was caught in the crossfire during a violent Connecticut bar fight last week remains on life support after being shot in the chest, and he now faces months of surgeries and rehabilitation. Justin Woodbury was shot Wednesday evening, July 15, during the weekly Bike Night event at Southington's Cadillac Ranch, which attracts motorcycle enthusiasts and members of several motorcycle clubs. During the event, a large fight broke out, ending with Woodbury being shot and a 44-year-old man being severely beaten by four people, police said. Related: 8 Men Arres…

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by Josh Lanier
Leesburg, VA
Police & Fire
Ashburn Man Accused Of Breaking Into Leesburg Church, Stealing Property: Police Ashburn Man Accused Of Breaking Into Leesburg Church, Stealing Property: Police
Ashburn Man Accused Of Breaking Into Leesburg Church, Stealing Property: Police Someone smashed a church window, slipped inside, and disappeared with stolen property. Four months later, Virginia detectives say they've found the man responsible. Leesburg Police have arrested 44-year-old Cengiz Camlicay, of Ashburn, in connection with a burglary at the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Dry Mill Road earlier this year. Officers responded to the church at 712 Dry Mill Road on Friday, March 20, after receiving a report that the building had been burglarized sometime between March 15 and March 20, according to the police department. Investigators determined a window had been…

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by Zak Failla
Meriden, CT
Police & Fire
Body Cam Shows Lethal Meriden Police Shooting In Fatal Bat Attack; Police ID Suspect Body Cam Shows Lethal Meriden Police Shooting In Fatal Bat Attack; Police ID Suspect
Body Cam Shows Lethal Meriden Police Shooting In Fatal Bat Attack; Police ID Suspect Newly released body camera video shows the moments a Meriden police officer fatally shot a man who investigators say ignored repeated commands to stop beating another man with a baseball bat. The footage was released with a preliminary status report from Connecticut Inspector General Eliot D. Prescott on Tuesday, July 21, detailing the ongoing investigation into the fatal police shooting that happened on Sunday, July 19, on Sagamore Road in Meriden. According to the Inspector General, Officer Anthony Offiaeli was the first officer to arrive after police were dispatched to an active domestic…

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by Josh Lanier
Silver Spring, MD
Police & Fire
Silver Spring Family Returns To Ruins After Fire Destroys Home Shared By Three Generations Silver Spring Family Returns To Ruins After Fire Destroys Home Shared By Three Generations
Silver Spring Family Returns To Ruins After Fire Destroys Home Shared By Three Generations They escaped the flames. Now comes the hard part. A Maryland family is trying to rebuild after a fast-moving fire destroyed the home where three generations lived together, leaving six people displaced and facing the daunting task of starting over. The fire broke out around 5:15 a.m. on Monday, July 20, at a home on the 14800 block of Marydale Court in Silver Spring, where Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews arrived to find heavy fire pouring from the front entrance and extending deep into the house. The fire in Silver Spring. Twitter/@DavidPazos15 All six occupants, t…

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by Zak Failla
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
Toms River Man Got Child Porn From App: Prosecutor Toms River Man Got Child Porn From App: Prosecutor
Toms River Man Got Child Porn From App: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Toms River man was arrested and charged with accessing child porn from an app, authorities announced Tuesday, July 21. An investigation into Cory Baxter began after New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual was sending/receiving images of child pornography from the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Baxter was accessing images of child pornography via a Kik messaging application, Billhimer said. A forensic exami…

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by Sam Barron
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials
Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials A 23-year-old Jersey City woman is accused of setting a fire beneath the Tonnelle Avenue underpass, then trapping a man as he tried to escape the flames, authorities said. Janet Leigh Mullone was arrested after police said she set a fire near 276 Tonnelle Ave. at approximately 2:39 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, according to Nathaniel Styer and Kim Wallace Scalcione, spokespeople for the city. Responding officers found flames burning beneath the underpass, where members of the Jersey City Fire Department worked to contain the blaze. Investigators said a 57-year-old man had been sleeping in a con…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hempstead, NY
Police & Fire
68 Tickets In Several Hours: State Troopers Crack Down On LI Drivers In Work Zone 68 Tickets In Several Hours: State Troopers Crack Down On LI Drivers In Work Zone
68 Tickets In Several Hours: State Troopers Crack Down On LI Drivers In Work Zone Nearly 70 people were ticketed for traffic violations in a work zone on Long Island on Monday, July 20, state police said. State troopers launched a targeted operation Monday on the Southern State Parkway to enforce work zone rules on the road, according to New York State Police. Over “several hours,” they issued 68 tickets, including 33 for speeding. “The number of violations observed in such a short period shows the ongoing risks faced by highway workers and the importance of driver awareness in these areas,” state police wrote Tuesday, July 21 in a press release. Other editions of “Oper…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Bridgeton-Upper Deerfield, NJ
Police & Fire
Son Stabbed Father Dead In Bridgeton, Left Body To Decompose: Prosecutor Son Stabbed Father Dead In Bridgeton, Left Body To Decompose: Prosecutor
Son Stabbed Father Dead In Bridgeton, Left Body To Decompose: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Vineland man was arrested and charged with killing his father in Bridgeton, authorities announced Tuesday, July 21. On Sunday July 19, at 12:15pm Bridgeton Police received a complaint describing a bad odor coming from a residence on Fayette Street in the City of Bridgeton, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Upon officers’ arrival they located Anthony Williams, a 67-year-old Bridgeton man dead and in an advanced state of decomposition, Webb-McRae said. Anttoine Williams, his son, stabbed his father on Wednesday, July 15 and then tampered with the e…

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by Sam Barron