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NJ Driver Who Mowed Down Police, Bystanders On New Year's In NYC Has Drug History, Records Show NJ Driver Who Mowed Down Police, Bystanders On New Year's In NYC Has Drug History, Records Show
NJ Driver Who Mowed Down Police, Bystanders On New Year's In NYC Has Drug History, Records Show UPDATE: A wrong-way driver from Fort Lee who hit a half-dozen people in midtown Manhattan as he tried to flee police on New Year’s Day has a history of drug arrests and convictions, records show. Mohamed Alaouie, 44, was driving a Mercedes sedan that twice mounted the sidewalk on West 34th Street going the wrong way, hitting people, vehicles and a food cart overnight Monday before finally coming to rest, city police said. Alaouie was fleeing uniformed officers 90 minutes or so after the New Year’s ball drop in nearby Times Square when the chain-reaction crashes occurred near Madison Square …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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US Marshals Capture NJ Wawa Gas Thief Casually Walking Down Philly Street: Officials US Marshals Capture NJ Wawa Gas Thief Casually Walking Down Philly Street: Officials
US Marshals Capture NJ Wawa Gas Thief Casually Walking Down Philly Street: Officials Authorities who were looking for an accused thief found their suspect walking down a South Philadelphia street on Tuesday night, Nov. 7.  Bernard Estrada, 51, had been sought in New Jersey where he allegedly stole gas from an Oaklyn Wawa and crashed into police cars while making his escape, sources with direct knowledge of the incident tell Daily Voice. He was spotted by a Philadelphia police task force and taken into custody "without incident" near South 17th and McKean streets, authorities said.  At 7:30 pm, @USMS_Philly was advised that @PhillyPolice South Task Force arrested Bernar…

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by Mac Bullock
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NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA
NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA The man charged with a shooting at a northeast Philadelphia Wawa last week is also wanted for burglary in New Jersey, authorities have announced.  The District Attorney's Office said Joshua Frazier, 23, shot a 34-year-old man in the stomach after getting into an argument at the Wawa on Frankford Avenue and Academy Road in Torresdale just after 4 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, multiple outlets report.  Frazier and a female companion fled the scene on a motorcycle, authorities said. The victim was treated for injuries at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and is in stable condition, accord…

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by Mac Bullock
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Street Racing Driver Nabbed In Head-On Lehigh Valley Crash Faces Felony Charges: Police Street Racing Driver Nabbed In Head-On Lehigh Valley Crash Faces Felony Charges: Police
Street Racing Driver Nabbed In Head-On Lehigh Valley Crash Faces Felony Charges: Police A street racing driver that police say caused a fiery head-on crash in the Lehigh Valley area is facing felony charges. Nyjah A. Golphin, 24, was charged with felony aggravated assault by vehicle, reckless endangerment, racing on highways, and several other motor vehicle offenses, Palmer Township Police said in a release on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The charges stem from a head-on crash near Vanburen Road on Main Street in Palmer Township on Saturday, May 21, police said. Emergency crews responded and found an unconscious man trapped in a vehicle that was on fire. A follow-up investigation and ex…

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by Valerie Musson
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WILD RIDE: Bergen Jitney Driver, 71, Speeds From Police With Passengers Aboard WILD RIDE: Bergen Jitney Driver, 71, Speeds From Police With Passengers Aboard
Wild Ride: Bergen Jitney Driver, 71, Speeds From Police With Passengers Aboard Nearly a dozen jitney passengers survived a wild ride after their 71-year-old driver first pulled over for police in Fairview, then hit the gas and sped from the stop. Adrian Marin was driving erratically when Fairview Police Officer Diego Porras stopped the bus on Bergen Boulevard and Harding Place back on the morning of June 30. Two officers doing jitney bus inspections at the Ascension Greek Orthodox Church on Anderson Avenue headed over as backup as Porras asked Marin for his paperwork, Detective Lt. Michael Martic said. "He started to get his documents, then took off with the 10 passe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Grand Jury Charges Woman With Felony Child Endangerment In Lehigh Valley Shooting Grand Jury Charges Woman With Felony Child Endangerment In Lehigh Valley Shooting
Grand Jury Charges Woman With Felony Child Endangerment In Lehigh Valley Shooting A 40-year-old woman was charged with felony child endangerment and other offenses in connection with a Lehigh Valley shooting, authorities announced. A Northampton County Grand Jury charged Fatimah Scruggs with child endangerment and discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure — both felonies — as well as reckless endangerment, Palmer Township Police said in a release on Friday, Sept. 23. An investigation and examination of found that Scruggs was involved in the December 2020 shooting that occurred on the 100 block of Willow Drive in Palmer Township, police said. Scruggs, of Easton, …

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by Valerie Musson
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Bergen County Fugitive Nabbed In Upstate NY For Second Time This Year Bergen County Fugitive Nabbed In Upstate NY For Second Time This Year
Bergen County Fugitive Nabbed In Upstate NY For Second Time This Year An ex-con was brought to New Jersey this week after police in upstate New York nabbed him on a warrant out of Bergen County for the second time in less than a year, records show. Officers responding to a suspicious-persons complaint in the Ulster County town of Saugerties in late August said they found local resident Christopher P. Rega, 31, staggering down a street in the middle of the afternoon. A quick check turned up some drugs in his backpack, Saugerties police said in a release. They also found a warrant for his arrest issued by a Superior Court judge in Hackensack.  The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Armed Maryland Officer Suspended In NYC Nightclub Fight, Police Say Armed Maryland Officer Suspended In NYC Nightclub Fight, Police Say
Armed Maryland Officer Suspended In NYC Nightclub Fight, Police Say A Prince George’s County Police officer was suspended without pay following his arrest outside of a New York City nightclub, authorities say. First Class Officer Aaron Holliday was off-duty at the time of the incident that occurred at the Manhattan nightclub on Tuesday, June 14, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.  No injuries were reported in the incident. Holliday, who has been with the department for four years has been charged with criminal possession of a loaded firearm, reckless endangerment and menacing. Any questions regarding the arrest should be direc…

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by Annie DeVoe
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SEEN HIM? Man Wanted For Felony Aggravated Assault Near Lehigh Valley Dollar Store SEEN HIM? Man Wanted For Felony Aggravated Assault Near Lehigh Valley Dollar Store
Seen HIM? Man Wanted For Felony Aggravated Assault Near Lehigh Valley Dollar Store Seen him? Police are seeking the public’s help locating a man wanted for a felony aggravated assault near a Lehigh Valley dollar store. A warrant has been issued for the arrest with full extradition of Luis Bryan Jimenez-Rivera, 29, with charges for felony aggravated assault, simple assault, and two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment, Palmer Township Police said in a release on Thursday, May 26. The incident took place at 821 S. 25th St. near Dollar Zone in Easton, police said. Jimenez-Rivera is a Hispanic male with brown eyes and brown hair, authorities said. He stands 5 feet 8 i…

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by Valerie Musson
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Hardcore NJ Trio Ram NYPD Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video Hardcore NJ Trio Ram NYPD Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video
Hardcore NJ Trio Ram Nypd Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video A hardcore criminal trio from Newark who’d stolen $70,000 worth of designer attire from a Manhattan boutique rammed an NYPD cruiser during an attempted getaway, authorities said. Video posted on TikTok shows several NYPD officers slamming the Dodge Charger with batons while seizing all three just outside the Holland Tunnel. Janavia Marable, 29, Brianna Grier, 27, and Jahlil Pamplin, 29, had just fled Kirna Zabete, a high-end boutique in nearby Soho, after snatching armfuls of garments from racks and display cases, the NYPD said. It was the second time in two months that the veteran crew v…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Drunk Lehigh Valley Man ‘Unleashed’ Bulldog On Woman During Argument: Report Drunk Lehigh Valley Man ‘Unleashed’ Bulldog On Woman During Argument: Report
Drunk Lehigh Valley Man ‘Unleashed’ Bulldog On Woman During Argument: Report A Lehigh Valley man had been drinking when he provoked his English bulldog to attack a woman he was having an argument with and later ignored her desperate pleas for help, LehighValleyLive reports. Frank Cappetta, 39, is accused of felony aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment, the outlet says citing court papers.  Police responding to Cappetta's Freemansburg home found the woman bleeding from her forehead with several bite marks and bruises, LVL says. The victim told police that she had gotten into an argument with Cappetta — whom she knew prior to the incident …

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by Valerie Musson
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Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl
Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl Murder charges have been withdrawn for two individuals accused of killing an 8-year-old girl at a Delaware County football stadium last summer, and instead, three local police officers are accused of manslaughter. A.J. Ford and Hasein Strand were initially charged with murder in the shooting death of Fanta Bility near the entrance of the Academy Park High School football stadium on Aug. 27, 2021 in Sharon Hill.  Strand had fired shots toward the three officers monitoring the game, and the Sharon Hill officers -- Devon Smith, Sean Dolan, and Brian Devaney -- fired back, District Attorney Ja…

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by Cecilia Levine
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North Jersey Motel Guest Hospitalized, Manager Charged In CO Alarm Scare: Report North Jersey Motel Guest Hospitalized, Manager Charged In CO Alarm Scare: Report
North Jersey Motel Guest Hospitalized, Manager Charged In CO Alarm Scare: Report A guest at a Days Inn motel in North Jersey was hospitalized and the manager was charged following a carbon monoxide scare that evacuated the building Sunday, WRNJ reports. Kushalkum R. Patel, 33, is accused of neglecting to call the police and “placing guests in imminent danger” when he told them that the Days Inn on Route 46 in Budd Lake was safe despite carbon monoxide alarms going off for several hours, the outlet reports citing police. The Budd Lake and Flanders fire department responded shortly before 12:15 a.m. to evacuate guests, one of whom was taken to a local hospital, the report…

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by Valerie Musson
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15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say 15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say
15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say A 15-year-old boy was stabbed and thrown into oncoming traffic in a brutal attack in Northampton County over the weekend, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a fight on the 1000 block of E. Market Street in Bethlehem found the boy with multiple stab wounds just after 3:45 p.m. Saturday, police said. Officers applied a tourniquet to control the victim’s bleeding before he was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital - Fountain Hill for further treatment. The offender, who police say jumped into a passing car just after the incident, was found a short time later near the 4100…

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by Valerie Musson
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Pennsylvania Woman Named 'Tesla' Dragged Man In Attempted Carjacking, Police Say Pennsylvania Woman Named 'Tesla' Dragged Man In Attempted Carjacking, Police Say
Pennsylvania Woman Named 'Tesla' Dragged Man In Attempted Carjacking, Police Say With a name like "Tesla," cars might be a passion, because this York woman with a name like the car brand has repeatedly been arrested following car related incidents. Tesla Marie Wetzel, 25, of the 1st block of Massa Drive in Windsor, has been arrested after she attempted to take a man's car and dragged him while trying to flee, according to Upper Allen police. This is not the first time Wetzel has made headlines, in Aug. 2019, she fled from state police during a traffic stop at speeds greater than 80 MPH along Route 74 in Chanceford Township.  The then 23-year-old, drove into a corn…

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by Daily Voice
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Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester
Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester UPDATE: A Connecticut driver who authorities said led officers and troopers on a high-speed chase from Bergen to Westchester counties – ramming police cars from both states along the way -- remained jailed Monday pending extradition to New Jersey. Mahwah police initially began chasing an Acura MDX driven by Henry L. Cofrancesco Jr., 51, of Hamden, CT, on southbound Route 287 last Thursday afternoon. South Nyack and New York State Police joined the pursuit at speeds that law enforcement sources said ranged from 75 to 90 miles an hour.  The chase continued through Rockland County and cr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Police Pursuit From NJ Ends In Westchester Authorities: Police Pursuit From NJ Ends In Westchester
Authorities: Police Pursuit From NJ Ends In Westchester UPDATE (JUNE 28): A Connecticut driver who authorities said led officers and troopers on a high-speed chase from Bergen to Westchester counties – ramming police cars from both states along the way -- remained jailed Monday pending extradition to New Jersey. Mahwah police initially began chasing an Acura MDX driven by Henry L. Cofrancesco Jr., 51, of Hamden, CT, on southbound Route 287 last Thursday afternoon. South Nyack and New York State Police joined the pursuit at speeds that law enforcement sources said ranged from 75 to 90 miles an hour. The chase continued through Rockland County a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Phillipsburg Man, 19, Points Gun At Family During Vigil For Deceased Son In Easton, Report Says Phillipsburg Man, 19, Points Gun At Family During Vigil For Deceased Son In Easton, Report Says
Phillipsburg Man, 19, Points Gun At Family During Vigil For Deceased Son In Easton, Report Says “F*** you and your dead son. I’ll kill you right now, I don’t give a f***,” a Phillipsburg man allegedly said while pointing a gun at a family who had gathered at an Easton park to hold a balloon release for a deceased relative last week. Quahmir Conley, 19, fled from Riverview Park on Lehigh Drive in Palmer Township after making the negative statements and threatening to shoot the family as the mother was holding a 1-year-old and mourning her son’s death on May 18, LehighValleyLive reports. Conley was later arrested in Pohatcong and will be charged upon extradition with making terroristic …

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by Valerie Musson
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Trooper Fires Gun At Allentown Driver Who Led NJ, PA Police On Wild Pursuit, Authorities Say Trooper Fires Gun At Allentown Driver Who Led NJ, PA Police On Wild Pursuit, Authorities Say
Trooper Fires Gun At Allentown Driver Who Led NJ, PA Police On Wild Pursuit, Authorities Say A Pennsylvania State Police trooper shot at a pickup truck that struck a police vehicle on Route 80 during a Friday night pursuit that began in New Jersey, authorities said. New Jersey State Police began pursuing a silver Dodge Ram driven by Steven R. Wilson, 51, of Allentown, around 8 p.m. on Route 46 and the westbound side of Route 80 through Warren County, Pennsylvania State Police said. Wilson's truck appeared to have been unregistered out of Pennsylvania, and was spotted speeding, performing unsafe lane changes and driving erratically, authorities said. Wilson led New Jersey troopers …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Jail Protestors Struck By Runaway Sedan In Manhattan Bergen County Jail Protestors Struck By Runaway Sedan In Manhattan
Bergen County Jail Protestors Struck By Runaway Sedan In Manhattan Surveillance video shows a speeding sedan plowing into a group of demonstrators in Manhattan who were demanding the release of ICE detainees at the Bergen County Jail. The NYPD said 52-year-old Kathleen Casillo, of Queens, was charged with reckless endangerment following the incident in the Murray Hill section of Manhattan. Casillo had stopped near the corner of East 39th Street and Third Avenue when some protestors surrounded her car, hitting it, shortly after 4 p.m. responders said. She apparently hit the gas in a panic to get away and struck at least seven people, several who were in th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Investigating Reports That Pace Coach From NJ Hit Freshman In Face With Bat Police Investigating Reports That Pace Coach From NJ Hit Freshman In Face With Bat
Police Investigating Reports That Pace Coach From NJ Hit Freshman In Face With Bat Police are investigating an incident in which a Pace University baseball coach from North Jersey accidentally whacked a freshman player in the face with a bat during a locker room tirade after a loss, then allegedly failed to call an ambulance and instead stormed into his office. Someone familiar with the incident involving Pace Baseball Coach Hank Manning alerted Mount Pleasant police on June 3, nearly two months later, Police Chief Paul Oliva told Daily Voice. "We're looking into it," Oliva said. Pace Athletic Director Mark Brown didn't immediately return a request from Daily Voice for c…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Freed Driver Who Nearly Ran Down Police At Holland Tunnel Caught With Stolen Car In Edgewater Freed Driver Who Nearly Ran Down Police At Holland Tunnel Caught With Stolen Car In Edgewater
Freed Driver Who Nearly Ran Down Police At Holland Tunnel Caught With Stolen Car In Edgewater A driver who was released after nearly running down several police officers at the Holland Tunnel was arrested in a stolen car in Edgewater, authorities said. Delano Andrew Hutchinson, 23, of Sayreville was taken into custody along with Shemar Malik Rogers, 21, of Corona, Queens after Officer Michael Colon found them stopped in the middle of Undercliff Avenue around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Detective Sgt. Tim Farrell said. Colon ran the Florida license plate on the 2019 Toyota Camry, Farrell said, and discovered it had been reported stolen from a Hertz Car Rental on Norm Avenue in the Westchester h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fleeing Driver Nearly Hits Police In Mad Chase Through Holland Tunnel From NYC To NJ And Back Fleeing Driver Nearly Hits Police In Mad Chase Through Holland Tunnel From NYC To NJ And Back
Fleeing Driver Nearly Hits Police In Mad Chase Through Holland Tunnel From NYC To NJ And Back A fleeing driver put police and civilians in danger when he sped through the Holland Tunnel from Manhattan to Jersey City and back again, nearly mowing down several officers who had to break the front windows to get at him, authorities said Wednesday. At different points during the pursuit, the driver moved forward and in reverse, trying to maneuver his way past other vehicles in traffic – and hitting at least two of them -- before he was finally captured, video shows. An NYPD traffic agent told Port Authority Police Officer John Lizares that the motorist – who’d been driving erratically --…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Black Friday Mall Shooter Nabbed Taking Stabbed Friend To Hospital Authorities: Black Friday Mall Shooter Nabbed Taking Stabbed Friend To Hospital
Authorities: Black Friday Mall Shooter Nabbed Taking Stabbed Friend To Hospital UPDATE: A 21-year-old upstate New York man who police said shot another man during a Black Friday food court mall brawl in Syracuse was captured when he showed up at a local hospital after crashing his mother's car into a bus near a city tree-lighting ceremony, authorities said. Kyree J. Truax was driving a friend who was stabbed during the melee in the food court at the Destiny USA mall to an area hospital when the crash occurred, they said. While Truax exchanged information with the bus driver, an ambulance took his friend to the hospital, Syracuse Police Chief Kenton Buckner told reporte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Black Friday Shooting Clears Mall In Syracuse, Accused Shooter Caught After Crash UPDATE: Black Friday Shooting Clears Mall In Syracuse, Accused Shooter Caught After Crash
Update: Black Friday Shooting Clears Mall In Syracuse, Accused Shooter Caught After Crash UPDATE: A 21-year-old upstate New York man who police said shot another man during a Black Friday food court mall brawl in Syracuse was captured when he showed up at a local hospital after crashing his mother's car into a bus near a city tree-lighting ceremony, authorities said. Kyree J. Truax was driving a friend who was stabbed during the melee in the food court at the Destiny USA mall to an area hospital when the crash occurred, they said. While Truax exchanged information with the bus driver, an ambulance took his friend to the hospital, Syracuse Police Chief Kenton Buckner told reporte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom
Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom The ex-girlfriend of a Phillipsburg man hid in the bathroom on a Pennsylvania inn to call 911 after he kidnapped and assaulted her during what she thought was a meeting about possibly getting back together, authorities said. Benaiah Hyatte, 22, was arrested after walking out of the Seipsville Inn, an AirBnb in Palmer Township, where he took the victim after kidnapping her, Palmer police said. Records show Hyatte had been on probation in a first-time offenders program for a Berks County forgery case. The Corliss Street resident was arraigned on a dozen criminal charges including k…

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by Cecilia Levine