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Spring Break 'Takeovers' Turn Chaotic In Florida Beach Towns: Video Spring Break 'Takeovers' Turn Chaotic In Florida Beach Towns: Video
Spring Break 'Takeovers' Turn Chaotic In Florida Beach Towns: Video Unpermitted spring break "takeovers" are causing chaos in Florida, with law enforcement overwhelmed by massive gatherings, shootings, and street fights in several beach towns. Authorities are responding with stricter enforcement and financial penalties for organizers. Daytona Beach was among the hardest hit over the weekend, according to NBC affiliate WESH 2 News in Orlando.  Four shootings, numerous fights, and video footage of chaotic crowds sent city officials scrambling to restore order. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said deputies made 133 arrests over the weekend, with…
Parolee From CT Caught After Fleeing Cops On NY Parkway, Trying To Run: Police Parolee From CT Caught After Fleeing Cops On NY Parkway, Trying To Run: Police
Parolee From CT Caught After Fleeing Cops On NY Parkway, Trying To Run: Police Just a day after increased patrols began on major Westchester County roadways, police say the new traffic safety initiative has already led to the arrest of a parolee from Connecticut who led officers on a chase.  The arrest stemmed from an incident on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 3, involving a reckless driving incident and brief pursuit on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh, New York State Police said on Wednesday, Feb. 4.  At around 4:15 p.m., troopers with the new District Attorney’s Safer Highways (DASH) initiative tried to stop a 2025 Chevrolet near mile marker 7.6 in the nor…
WATCH Olympian Mary Lou Retton Tie Oxygen Tube To Face During DUI Test In West Virginia: Report WATCH Olympian Mary Lou Retton Tie Oxygen Tube To Face During DUI Test In West Virginia: Report
Watch Olympian Mary Lou Retton Tie Oxygen Tube To Face During DUI Test In West Virginia: Report Olympic legend Mary Lou Retton can be seen struggling to breathe and tying an oxygen tube to her face while attempting a DUI sobriety test, bodycam footage released this month reveals. The footage, obtained by Entertainment Tonight, shows the 57-year-old gymnast on Saturday, May 17, in an AutoZone parking lot in Marion County, West Virginia, where officers say she was found behind the wheel with an open bottle of wine in the passenger seat. Retton gasps and clutches her chest as an officer from the Fairmont City Police Department asks her to raise her leg six inches off the ground and count…
VIDEO: Suspected DUI Pregnant Woman Refuses Sobriety Test In Bodycam Arrest VIDEO: Suspected DUI Pregnant Woman Refuses Sobriety Test In Bodycam Arrest
Video: Suspected DUI Pregnant Woman Refuses Sobriety Test In Bodycam Arrest A New Jersey woman pulled over for speeding was arrested for DUI after officers said she failed a sobriety test — then claimed she was pregnant and needed to go to the hospital, bodycam footage shows. Aymira Rivera-Torres, 28, of Long Branch, was stopped around 12:48 a.m. on April 18 while driving a black 2011 Toyota Yaris on Norwood Avenue in Deal, according to police. Officers said she was driving 52 MPH in a 25 zone and later refused a chemical breath test, according to court summonses Bodycam footage of the stop published by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube this weekend shows River…
Officers ID Teen Behind Mass Shooting At Waterbury Mall; Police Still Looking For Gun Officers ID Teen Behind Mass Shooting At Waterbury Mall; Police Still Looking For Gun
Officers ID Teen Behind Mass Shooting At Waterbury Mall; Police Still Looking For Gun Police say a 19-year-old man, who was out on bail, is responsible for the mass shooting at a Waterbury mall on Tuesday, May 27, that sent five people to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Tajuan Washington, of Waterbury, is charged with five counts of first-degree assault, risk of injury to a child, criminal use of a weapon, illegal discharge of a firearm, reckless endangerment in the first degree, carrying a pistol without a permit, and illegal possession of weapons in a motor vehicle, Waterury police said.  Washington is being held on a $2 million bond.  State and Waterbury poli…
Video Shows NJ Mayor Nearly 4X Legal Limit Arrested After Picking Son Up From School: Cops Video Shows NJ Mayor Nearly 4X Legal Limit Arrested After Picking Son Up From School: Cops
Video Shows NJ Mayor Nearly 4X Legal Limit Arrested After Picking Son Up From School: Cops Newly released bodycam footage shows the DUI arrest of Lumberton Township Mayor Gina LaPlaca, who was nearly four times over the legal limit when she was arrested on St. Patrick's Day for driving with her toddler son in the vehicle, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. LaPlaca, 45, was charged with DWI, child endangerment, and multiple traffic violations following the St. Patrick’s Day incident on Sunday, March 17, Lumberton police said.  The bodycam footage, shared by Transparency Bodycam on Friday, March 28, shows officers arriving at LaPlaca’s home around 5:26 p.m.…
CT Drunk Driver Clocked At 127 MPH, Racing Another Car On I-91: Police CT Drunk Driver Clocked At 127 MPH, Racing Another Car On I-91: Police
CT Drunk Driver Clocked At 127 MPH, Racing Another Car On I-91: Police A Connecticut driver faces a long list of charges after police say he was caught racing another car at more than 125 miles per hour on I-91 while intoxicated. Derrick R. Hannon, 43, of Cheshire, is charged with reckless driving, reckless endangerment, operating under the influence (OUI), and several traffic violations, Connecticut State Police said following his arrest on Friday, Dec. 13. Police were monitoring traffic on I-91 northbound close to exit 11 near North Haven when two vehicles — a red Toyota 4Runner and a white sedan — sped past, weaving through cars in what appeared to be an il…
NY 'Star Trek' Fan Beams Up Legal Help In Battle Over Vanity Plate Snafu NY 'Star Trek' Fan Beams Up Legal Help In Battle Over Vanity Plate Snafu
NY 'Star Trek' Fan Beams Up Legal Help In Battle Over Vanity Plate Snafu A Long Island woman is contesting tickets issued from all over the nation tied to her distinctive "Star Trek" vanity license plates despite not having driven her car in four years, according to a new report. Beda Koorey, a 76-year-old resident of Huntington and a devoted "Star Trek" fan, believes her license plates were cloned, resulting in tickets for violations in locations she never visited, according to CBS News. She says she's even being billed for E-ZPass tolls. The plates bore the same number as the Starship Enterprise: NCC-1701.  Click here to read the complete CBS News repor…
CT Woman Leads Wrong-Way I-84 Pursuit Before Arrest 18 Miles Away: Police CT Woman Leads Wrong-Way I-84 Pursuit Before Arrest 18 Miles Away: Police
CT Woman Leads Wrong-Way I-84 Pursuit Before Arrest 18 Miles Away: Police A 24-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly turning around and driving the wrong way on I-84 before leading police on a pursuit in Connecticut, authorities said. The incident began on Sunday, Nov. 24, just before 1:30 p.m., when a vehicle driven by Tierra Turner was seen traveling erratically and in the wrong direction near Exit 62 on I-84 East in Manchester, according to Connecticut State Police.  The vehicle, a white 2012 Honda Accord, was first reported to have stopped on the left shoulder before it continued east in the right lane erratically, State Police said. …
Drunk, Wrong-Way Driver Arrested on I-84 Ramp In Smoking SUV With Fentanyl Inside: Police Drunk, Wrong-Way Driver Arrested on I-84 Ramp In Smoking SUV With Fentanyl Inside: Police
Drunk, Wrong-Way Driver Arrested on I-84 Ramp In Smoking SUV With Fentanyl Inside: Police A Connecticut man whose blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit was stopped while driving the wrong way on an I-84 off-ramp over the weekend, authorities said. Angel Sanabria, 44, of Hartford, was arrested and charged with multiple felonies and traffic violations after police stopped his SUV, which had heavy front-end damage with smoke billowing from the engine, and fluids leaking onto the road as if he'd been in a recent crash, Connecticut State Police said. Troopers received a wrong-way driver detection alert just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Governor Street o…
4 Days, 2 DUIs: CT Man Busted (Again) After Driving Erratically In Front Of Police 4 Days, 2 DUIs: CT Man Busted (Again) After Driving Erratically In Front Of Police
4 Days, 2 DUIs: CT Man Busted (Again) After Driving Erratically In Front Of Police A Connecticut man who was arrested over the weekend and charged with DUI was arrested again four days later for driving while intoxicated, police said. It was the third time he’s been taken into custody for allegedly getting behind the wheel while impaired. Anthony Benvenuto, 54, of Enfield in Hartford County, was arrested just after 7 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, and charged with DUI, driving with a suspended Maine license, driving without insurance, and multiple traffic violations, according to Connecticut State Police. A state trooper spotted Benvenuto's truck on Interstate 91 near Exit 33…
Man Accused Of Leaving CT Crash Scene, Driving Unregistered Car, More: Police Man Accused Of Leaving CT Crash Scene, Driving Unregistered Car, More: Police
Man Accused Of Leaving CT Crash Scene, Driving Unregistered Car, More: Police A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly crashed into another car on a highway, injuring two, and fled the scene. The New Haven County incident occurred on Friday, July 12 in the town of Seymour, according to Connecticut State Police. Just after 10 p.m. that night, 34-year-old Bethany man Brandon Graham was driving a gray Mercedes-Benz 380SL northbound on Route 8. Near the area of Exit 22, he reportedly hit the back bumper of the car in front of him, a Nissan Sentra carrying two people. After the crash, Graham’s vehicle car veered into the left lane and hit the …