Officer Injured When Drunk Driver Crashes Into Patrol Car In NY: Police Officer Injured When Drunk Driver Crashes Into Patrol Car In NY: Police
Officer Injured When Drunk Driver Crashes Into Patrol Car In NY: Police A suspected drunk driver slammed into a police vehicle, sending an officer to the hospital in New York, police announced on Tuesday, June 16. Rene Dominguez Alonso, 38, of North New Hyde Park, was arrested after the crash near New Hyde Park Road and Aberdeen Road in North New Hyde Park at 4:20 a.m., according to Nassau County Police. A Third Precinct officer was on routine patrol when a gray 2004 Infiniti sedan struck the patrol vehicle from behind, police said. Another patrol unit nearby on an unrelated assignment witnessed the collision. The driver remained at the scene while officers …
Man Arrested 3 Times In 5 Days, Accused Of Stealing Cars, Wallet In NY: Police Man Arrested 3 Times In 5 Days, Accused Of Stealing Cars, Wallet In NY: Police
Man Arrested 3 Times In 5 Days, Accused Of Stealing Cars, Wallet In NY: Police A 24-year-old man was arrested three times in five days in Ulster County and is accused of stealing multiple vehicles and a wallet — and being repeatedly released, police said.  Luke M. Heiser, 24, was arrested in connection with a string of separate crimes that occurred between June 9 and June 13, the City of Kingston Police Department announced Monday, June 15.  The investigation began on June 9 when a victim reported a stolen wallet and the unauthorized use of credit cards that had been inside it. Police said the wallet was later found in a storm drain where it had been di…
Officer Loses Part Of Vision After Assault In Hudson Valley: Man, 35, Charged Officer Loses Part Of Vision After Assault In Hudson Valley: Man, 35, Charged
Officer Loses Part Of Vision After Assault In Hudson Valley: Man, 35, Charged A man has been charged with felony assault after authorities said he seriously injured a police officer in Ulster County. Saugerties resident John M. Gilkes, 35, was arrested at around 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, in connection with the assault, the Town of Saugerties Police Department announced.  The department said Gilkes was charged with second-degree assault for allegedly causing serious physical injury to a Saugerties police officer.  The officer was first transported to HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston and then transferred to Westchester Medical Center, where he is be…
ICE Agent Fires Shots After Illegal Immigrant Rams Car In NJ, FBI Investigating: Feds ICE Agent Fires Shots After Illegal Immigrant Rams Car In NJ, FBI Investigating: Feds
ICE Agent Fires Shots After Illegal Immigrant Rams Car In NJ, FBI Investigating: Feds The FBI is investigating after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fired gunshots after being struck by a vehicle on Monday morning, June 15, federal officials confirmed. At 9:30 a.m., ICE was trying to make an arrest on Route 72 near Mermaid Drive in Manahawkin when the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle, striking the agent, Stafford police said. The agent fired his weapon at the vehicle, repeatedly striking it, police said. ICE said that the agent was attempting to arrest Freidrich Castillo-Ormeno, an illegal immigrant from Peru, who was given a final order of rem…
Worker Sustains Chemical Burns After Chlorine Leak At DEP Facility In Hudson Valley Worker Sustains Chemical Burns After Chlorine Leak At DEP Facility In Hudson Valley
Worker Sustains Chemical Burns After Chlorine Leak At DEP Facility In Hudson Valley A worker was hospitalized after a chlorine leak at a New York City Department of Environmental Protection facility in Westchester County.  The incident happened on Sunday, June 14, when crews were dispatched at around 1:45 p.m. to an active chlorine leak at DEP Shaft 18 at 20 Westlake Dr. in Valhalla, according to the Valhalla Fire Department.  Arriving first responders and DEP Police secured the area while firefighters and HazMat personnel assessed the situation.  According to the fire department, crews worked to contain and mitigate the leak while also monitoring the …
Woman 3 Times Legal Limit Caught With Child In Car At Gas Station In Hudson Valley: NYSP Woman 3 Times Legal Limit Caught With Child In Car At Gas Station In Hudson Valley: NYSP
Woman 3 Times Legal Limit Caught With Child In Car At Gas Station In Hudson Valley: Nysp A Dutchess County woman is facing a felony charge after police said she drove drunk with a 1-year-old child in her vehicle in Columbia County.  The incident leading to the arrest happened on Friday, June 12, at around 6:10 p.m., when troopers conducted a welfare check on the driver of a 2008 Hyundai at the East Chatham Xtra Mart on Route 295 in Chatham, New York State Police said on Sunday, June 14.  Before the welfare check, troopers had received a report of an erratic driver on the Taconic State Parkway, according to the agency. The driver was identified as Tianna M. Houle, 23,…
Cops ID Victim, 64, Killed In I-287 Crash Cops ID Victim, 64, Killed In I-287 Crash
Cops ID Victim, 64, Killed In I-287 Crash A 64-year-old New Jersey grandfather has been identified as the victim of a deadly crash on an Interstate 287 ramp in Rockland County over the weekend. Troopers from the Tarrytown Thruway Barracks responded to a two-vehicle crash at approximately 1:19 a.m. on Sunday, June 14, on the northbound Interstate 287 ramp leading to the Interstate 87 northbound/southbound split in the Village of Hillburn, according to NY State Police. A 2010 Honda Odyssey was attempting to transition from Interstate 287 to Interstate 87 when it stopped on the center shoulder, over the white fog line and partially wi…
Woman Dragged By SUV During Protection Order Incident In NY: Sheriff Woman Dragged By SUV During Protection Order Incident In NY: Sheriff
Woman Dragged By SUV During Protection Order Incident In NY: Sheriff A woman suffered injuries after she was partially dragged by a vehicle during a domestic-related incident in New York, authorities announced on Sunday, June 14. Craig A. Simmons, 39, of Malta, was arrested following an investigation into a personal injury crash reported on Ellsworth Boulevard in Malta at 10:11 a.m. on Friday, May 30, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office. Simmons was charged on Sunday, June 1, with aggravated family offense and first-degree criminal contempt, both class E felonies, as well as second-degree reckless endangerment, a class A misdemeanor, the sheri…
Retired Firefighter Shoots 3 Philadelphia Police Officers In Gunfight Retired Firefighter Shoots 3 Philadelphia Police Officers In Gunfight
Retired Firefighter Shoots 3 Philadelphia Police Officers In Gunfight Three Philadelphia police officers were wounded after a retired firefighter opened fire during a confrontation at an active crime scene in West Philadelphia, authorities said. The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 13, near North 54th and Arlington streets in the city's Wynnefield neighborhood, according to Philadelphia police. Officers assigned to the 19th District had responded to reports of a person with a weapon and shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, they began investigating and canvassing for witnesses and evidence. During that investigation, a 57-year-old man, now…
Westchester Dad Drove Drunk With Child On Taconic: Police Westchester Dad Drove Drunk With Child On Taconic: Police
Westchester Dad Drove Drunk With Child On Taconic: Police A 49-year-old Westchester dad was arrested on felony DWI charges after New York State Police said he was driving intoxicated with a 10-year-old child in his vehicle on the Taconic State Parkway. Troopers stopped a Chevrolet Suburban traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway in the Town of Milan at approximately 1:48 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, for a traffic violation, according to New York State Police. Police identified the driver as Thomas P. Dunn, 49, of South Salem, who displayed signs of intoxication and failed standardized field sobriety tests, according to NYSP. Troopers …
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Overnight Crash On I-287 At NY/NJ State Line 1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Overnight Crash On I-287 At NY/NJ State Line
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Overnight Crash On I-287 At NY/NJ State Line UPDATE: Authorities have identified the Mini Cooper driver killed as a 64-year-old New Jersey man. One person was killed and two others were injured in a serious overnight crash on Route 287 in Rockland County, just north of the New Jersey state line, the Monsey Scoop reports. The crash occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. Sunday, June 14, on the northbound New York State Thruway between Exits 15 and 15A, where an older-model Honda Odyssey and a Mini Cooper collided, the outlet said. Hatzoloh EMS, Spring Hill EMS, Faist EMS, Rockland Paramedics, the Hillburn Fire Department, the Ta…
Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes Into Tree On Long Island; Passenger Seriously Hurt Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes Into Tree On Long Island; Passenger Seriously Hurt
Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes Into Tree On Long Island; Passenger Seriously Hurt A passenger was seriously injured when a driver fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into a tree on Long Island, police announced. Joseph Michael Uhl, 31, of Coram, was driving a 2004 Jeep SUV northbound on Ocean Avenue in Ronkonkoma, when he fell asleep and the vehicle left the roadway, striking a tree at approximately 3:08 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, according to Suffolk County Police. Uhl suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment, police said. The passenger, a 50-year-old East Northport woman, was transported to the same hos…