Feds Charge NJ Man With Hate Crimes For Series Of 'Blood Bath' Assaults On Orthodox Jews Feds Charge NJ Man With Hate Crimes For Series Of 'Blood Bath' Assaults On Orthodox Jews
Feds Charge NJ Man With Hate Crimes For Series Of 'Blood Bath' Assaults On Orthodox Jews UPDATE: An antisemitic Jersey Shore man who authorities said warned of a “blood bath” before an hours-long spree of violent attacks on members of the Orthodox Jewish community in and around Lakewood has been charged with federal hate crimes. Dion Marsh, 27, of Manchester, originally was charged locally with three counts of attempted murder and bias intimidation after police said he ran down two men and stabbed another in the chest last weekend. U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced on Wednesday, April 20 that his office and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division…
Trauma Surgeon Shot In Attempted Carjacking Aided By Hopkins Colleagues Trauma Surgeon Shot In Attempted Carjacking Aided By Hopkins Colleagues
Trauma Surgeon Shot In Attempted Carjacking Aided By Hopkins Colleagues What they first thought was a twisted April Fools joke turned out to be a chilling reality for surgeons in the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Friday morning. One of their own surgeons had been shot in an attempted carjacking, and he needed their help. Officers found Madhu Subramanian, 38, suffering a gunshot wound in the 1200 block of East 36th Street in Northeast Baltimore just after 7 a.m., city police said.  According to the hospital website, Subramanian specializes in acute care, trauma surgery, critical care, burn care, and general surgery. The hospital's chief trauma surgeon …
Road Rage Driver Sends Two Cops To Hospital After Chase Through Philadelphia: Police Road Rage Driver Sends Two Cops To Hospital After Chase Through Philadelphia: Police
Road Rage Driver Sends Two Cops To Hospital After Chase Through Philadelphia: Police A 24-year-old road rage driver sent two police officers to the hospital Tuesday, March 29, after a chase through Philadelphia, authorities said. Officers initially responded to a 911 call of a road rage incident near Witte and Allegheny Avenue around 9:30 p.m., Philadelphia police said. The victim told officers that Malik Johnson, of Horsham, who was driving a white Toyota, pointed a gun at him. Officers tried to pull Johnson over in the 3100 block of Jasper Street, but he ignored their commands and fled the scene, they said. A police helicopter chase ensued, which ended in the 2000 block…
Boy Shot While Grabbing Water From Family's Car In Philly Dies Boy Shot While Grabbing Water From Family's Car In Philly Dies
Boy Shot While Grabbing Water From Family's Car In Philly Dies A 15-year-old boy struck by stray bullets while grabbing a case of water from the back seat of his family car in Philadelphia Thursday, March 24 died the following day, CBS3 reports. Sean Toomey wasn't the intended target when would-be carjackers shot at another man in front of his home at the corner of Mulberry and Devereaux Streets in the Wissinoming section of the city around 9 p.m., the outlet reports. Mercy Career and Technical High School remembered the sophomore in a Facebook tribute. "The Mercy Tech family mourns the loss of former student, Sean Toomey, class of 2024," the stateme…
UPDATE: Teen Boy Dies After Being Shot Grabbing Case Of Water From Family Car In Philly UPDATE: Teen Boy Dies After Being Shot Grabbing Case Of Water From Family Car In Philly
Update: Teen Boy Dies After Being Shot Grabbing Case Of Water From Family Car In Philly UPDATE: A 15-year-old boy died Friday, March 25 after being shot by stray bullets while grabbing a case of water from the back seat of his family car in Philadelphia Thursday, March 24, CBS3 reports. Sean Toomey wasn't the intended target when would-be carjackers shot at another man in front of his home at the corner of Mulberry and Devereaux Streets in the Wissinoming section of the city around 9 p.m., the outlet reports. Mercy Career and Technical High School remembered the sophomore in a Facebook tribute. "The Mercy Tech family mourns the loss of former student, Sean Toomey, class of 2…
FBI Charges Newark Man With Carjacking Montclair Woman In Driveway FBI Charges Newark Man With Carjacking Montclair Woman In Driveway
FBI Charges Newark Man With Carjacking Montclair Woman In Driveway Federal authorities took over the case of a Newark man charged with carjacking a Montclair woman at gunpoint in her driveway. Andy Cook, 23, was captured by Essex County sheriff's officers shortly after he and a gunman accosted the victim on Melrose Place in the township's Estate section shortly before 7:30 p.m. last Dec. 6, authorities said. The victim told police she'd just returned home when Cook's crony pointed a gun at her, demanded she get out of the car and ordered her to leave her purse, phone and keys behind, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. The gunman ran away as Cook got …
Armed Carjacking Suspect Ties Up FedEx Delivery Driver, Flees With Packages: Philly PD (VIDEO) Armed Carjacking Suspect Ties Up FedEx Delivery Driver, Flees With Packages: Philly PD (VIDEO)
Armed Carjacking Suspect Ties Up FedEx Delivery Driver, Flees With Packages: Philly PD (Video) An armed carjacking suspect who was seen on video tying up a FedEx delivery driver and fleeing with packages in Philadelphia was being sought by police. A camera on the mail delivery truck captured the Thursday, Feb. 10 incident on the 4300 block of Tackawanna Street, which shows the masked suspect walking into the vehicle, pointing a gun at the driver, and tying him up before driving a short distance, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The Philadelphia Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying this suspect in this video: On February 10, 2022, at appr…
Aerial Video Tracks Carjacker's Philly Pursuit, Arrest After Stealing Car During NJ Test Drive Aerial Video Tracks Carjacker's Philly Pursuit, Arrest After Stealing Car During NJ Test Drive
Aerial Video Tracks Carjacker's Philly Pursuit, Arrest After Stealing Car During NJ Test Drive Aerial footage captured by NBC10 shows a man in a carjacked SUV leading a police pursuit through Philadelphia, after stealing a vehicle during a test drive in New Jersey. Trouble began last Thursday when the 41-year-old suspect is believed to have forced a car salesman out of a 2022 Kia Sorento during the test drive in Cherry Hill, police said during a press conference. The stolen car was spotted speeding through a North Philadelphia neighborhood on Monday night. The suspect had threatened to shoot if the salesperson did not get out of the car, and fled from police on the 1800 blo…
FACT CHECK: Do Carjackers Put Plastic Bottles In Wheel Wells To Distract Drivers? FACT CHECK: Do Carjackers Put Plastic Bottles In Wheel Wells To Distract Drivers?
Fact Check: Do Carjackers Put Plastic Bottles In Wheel Wells To Distract Drivers? Despite what someone you know might have shared, carjackers aren't going around shoving empty plastic bottles between motorists' tires and wheel wells as a distraction. Next month marks four years since the mythical "warning" emerged out of Africa and worked its way around the globe. The idea, it's said, is you'll hear the sound of the bottle being crushed and get out of your car to investigate. At that point, the carjacker robs you of your ride. The bogus alert begins: "PLEASE READ Police warn: if you find a plastic bottle near your car, you may be in danger." You won't and you're not, a…
Philly Man Didn't Have License For Gun He Used To Shoot Attempted Carjacker Who Died: Police Philly Man Didn't Have License For Gun He Used To Shoot Attempted Carjacker Who Died: Police
Philly Man Didn't Have License For Gun He Used To Shoot Attempted Carjacker Who Died: Police A 54-year-old Philadelphia man didn't have a license for his gun, which he used to shoot and kill a man who tried to carjack him, authorities said. Steven Thompson shot one of three men who approached him and tried to carjack him on the 5800 block of Cobbs Creek Pkwy. just after 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, city police said. The victim fled westbound in his own Grey Honda Accord on Cobbs Creek Parkway, where he crashed into a school bus, according to police. The man was then taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and pronounced dead just after 9 a.m., police said. His name had not yet been releas…
5 Teens Arrested In Philadelphia Carjacking Of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon 5 Teens Arrested In Philadelphia Carjacking Of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
5 Teens Arrested In Philadelphia Carjacking Of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon Delaware State Police have arrested five suspects hours after the gunpoint carjacking of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon in South Philadelphia, authorities said Wednesday. Police recovered the 2017 Blue Acura MDX belonging to Rep. Scanlon around 9 p.m. at 2800 Fashion Center Boulevard in Newark, Delaware State Police said. Her car was stolen by two armed men after a meeting around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday in FDR Park on Pattison Avenue, her office said in a statement. Her personal cell phone, government cell phone, purse, and identification were also taken by the suspects, according to…
Chester County Man Convicted In Deadly Carjacking Of 31-Year-Old Victim Chester County Man Convicted In Deadly Carjacking Of 31-Year-Old Victim
Chester County Man Convicted In Deadly Carjacking Of 31-Year-Old Victim A Chester County man was found guilty of murdering a 31-year-old Lancaster County man during a carjacking three years ago, authorities said. Hakeem Smith, 33, of Oxford, was convicted on charges of second-degree murder, robbery of a motor vehicle, and related offenses for the shooting death of Samuel Algarin, of Quarryville, in Sept. 2018, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. After spending the evening with his mother and two sons, Algarin picked up his car in a Lower Oxford parking lot to drive back to his mother’s house, authorities said. Investigators say Smi…