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Suspect Nabbed For Allegedly Harassing Trooper In Wappingers Falls ATV Mob Incident Suspect Nabbed For Allegedly Harassing Trooper In Wappingers Falls ATV Mob Incident
Suspect Nabbed For Allegedly Harassing Trooper In Wappingers Falls ATV Mob Incident An out-of-state man was charged with harassing a New York State trooper during an alleged "street takeover" in the Hudson Valley, which included 30 to 40 ATVs and motorcycles. Related: ATV Mob Causes Havoc On Roadway In Wappingers Falls The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 4:10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls.  According to State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, troopers responded to a report of 30 to 40 motorcycles and off-highway vehicles operating "recklessly" on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls and on sidewalks. When a trooper arrived in a mark…
Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament
Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament Five people killed in a small plane crash in New York have been identified as members of a family who were in the region for a baseball tournament in Cooperstown, the site of the sport's Hall of Fame and Museum. The single-engine Piper PA-46 went down in Catskill Park around 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30, in the small Delaware County village of Sidney. According to the Federation Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane had departed from Oneonta about 20 minutes earlier. Drones, ATVs, and helicopters were used during the hours-long search, leading to the discovery of debris and, ultimately, to th…
Police ID 29-Year-Old Rider Killed In Maryland ATV Crash Police ID 29-Year-Old Rider Killed In Maryland ATV Crash
Police ID 29-Year-Old Rider Killed In Maryland ATV Crash An ATV rider who crashed into a pick-up truck driver overnight was killed in Prince George's County, police say. Ronald Hayes, 29, of Upper Marlboro, has been identified by investigators as the man killed in a crash in Capitol Heights on Monday night that also left a woman with critical injuries. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department responded at around 10 p.m. on June 17 to the 7500 block of Walker Mill Road, where they found Hayes and the woman suffering from traumatic injuries. FATAL COLLISION: Officers responded to the 7500 block of Walker Mill Rd around 10:00 p…
Attempted Street Takeover: 5 Charged After CT Incident Involving 100 ATVs Attempted Street Takeover: 5 Charged After CT Incident Involving 100 ATVs
Attempted Street Takeover: 5 Charged After CT Incident Involving 100 ATVs Two men are facing charges after more than 100 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) attempted a street takeover in a Connecticut city. The incident occurred in Hartford around 6 p.m., Saturday, March 30. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, the department received numerous complaints from throughout the city regarding a group of ATVs driving recklessly and causing hazardous conditions. Boisvert said the group of 100 or more attempted to conduct a street takeover in the city. Some of the ATVs were seized.  Hartford Police Department In response, the department's street c…
Athletic Fields Damaged By ATVs At School In CT Athletic Fields Damaged By ATVs At School In CT
Athletic Fields Damaged By ATVs At School In CT Police in a Connecticut town are asking the public for help identifying and locating two ATVs and their drivers who allegedly caused heaving damage to a middle school soccer/softball field. The vandalism took place in Hartford County around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Plainville.  A witness reported that the quads were ridden by teenage boys, police said. The camouflage ATV.  Plaiville Police Department One quad was green camouflage and the other was neon orange and white. The orange and white ATV.  Plaiville Police Department If anyone has any informati…
300-Vehicle Street Takeover: CT Woman Nabbed For Blocking Crash, Police Say 300-Vehicle Street Takeover: CT Woman Nabbed For Blocking Crash, Police Say
300-Vehicle Street Takeover: CT Woman Nabbed For Blocking Crash, Police Say A 24-year-old woman who was involved in a massive Connecticut street takeover, and allegedly hindered aid to the victims of takeover-related crash, has been apprehended, police reported. The New Haven County event happened on Saturday, July 8 in the city of Milford. Around 7 p.m. that day, a street takeover comprised of approximately 300 ATVs, motorcycles, and dirt bikes bombarded the city, causing delays and violations across Milford, police reported. Nashaly Vega-Vega, age 24, of New Haven, was spotted by police traveling west on Boston Post Road, according to the Milford Police …
9 Charged As Police Thwart Burglary Attempt Totaling Nearly $500K At Rt. 46 Motorsports Store 9 Charged As Police Thwart Burglary Attempt Totaling Nearly $500K At Rt. 46 Motorsports Store
9 Charged As Police Thwart Burglary Attempt Totaling Nearly $500K At Rt. 46 Motorsports Store Authorities thwarted an early morning burglary at a Morris County power sports store on Friday, Sept. 8, resulting in a slew of charges for nine and preventing nearly half a million dollars in losses. Roxbury Police responded to an unwanted persons report at Ledgewood Power Sports on Rt. 46 east in Ledgewood just after 4:10 a.m., the department said. Officers found nine people in a fenced-in area containing ATVs and UTVs. Five were taken into custody immediately, while the others fled and were later found in a wooded area behind the business with help from the Morris County Sheriff’s Office…
24-Year-Old Fairfield University Grad Killed In Crash ID'd As Daughter Of Ex-NBA Player 24-Year-Old Fairfield University Grad Killed In Crash ID'd As Daughter Of Ex-NBA Player
24-Year-Old Fairfield University Grad Killed In Crash ID'd As Daughter Of Ex-nba Player A young woman killed in a horrific Connecticut crash earlier this week was the first child and only daughter of a former NBA player. Tiara Wheeler was 24 years old. Her father, Tyson Wheeler, played for the University of Rhode Island men's basketball team as point guard from 1994 to 1998 when the Rams advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight before being drafted by the Toronto Raptors. He later appeared in an NBA game as a member of the Denver Nuggets in 1999. The crash took place in New London County on Monday, Aug. 28 at around 9:30 p.m. in Groton at the intersection of Long Hill Road and t…
Public Park Torn Up By ATVs, Dirt-Bikes In Yonkers: Suspects At Large Public Park Torn Up By ATVs, Dirt-Bikes In Yonkers: Suspects At Large
Public Park Torn Up By ATVs, Dirt-Bikes In Yonkers: Suspects At Large Police are searching for suspects who damaged a park in Westchester that was already under renovation by driving all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes over a field, leaving a number of tread marks.  The incident happened over Memorial Day weekend at Redmond Park in Yonkers on Cook Avenue, Yonkers Police reported on Tuesday, May 30.  According to authorities, the trespassers tore up the park's field with ATVs and dirt bikes. The resulting damage will likely delay the reopening of the park, which was already under renovation.  Investigators are now working to find the suspects w…
No Fuel For Annoying ATVs, Dirt Bikes: Jersey City Mayor No Fuel For Annoying ATVs, Dirt Bikes: Jersey City Mayor
No Fuel For Annoying ATVs, Dirt Bikes: Jersey City Mayor Illegal ATVs and dirt bikes have become a nuisance to residents, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said.  Fulop and two Jersey City City Councilwomen are proposing a new city ordinance that would prohibit gas stations from selling fuel to illegally operated dirt bikes and ATVs. The proposal will be introduced at the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday, April 12. Since last June, police in Jersey City have responded to 100 calls involving dirt bikes and ATVs, according to the mayor's office.  “We have been working closely with our police department as this issue has become in…
Atlantic City Cracks Down On ATVs, Dirt Bikes At Gas Pumps: Report Atlantic City Cracks Down On ATVs, Dirt Bikes At Gas Pumps: Report
Atlantic City Cracks Down On ATVs, Dirt Bikes At Gas Pumps: Report ATVs and dirt bikes are no longer allowed to fill up their tanks at the gas pumps in Atlantic City, NJ Advance Media reported. City officials passed a new law, by a 7-2 vote for the new restriction which follows an earlier ban on all local roads. Now, ATVs and dirt bikes must be in a trailer or the back of a truck to have their gas tanks filled up, the outlet said. Atlantic City gas station owners and workers can be fined at least $500 for violating the ordinance. Self-storage facility owners also can be fined the same amount if they fail to evict ATVs and dirt bikes from their proper…
200 Trespassers Busted At NJ 'Hidden Gem' Popularized On TikTok 200 Trespassers Busted At NJ 'Hidden Gem' Popularized On TikTok
200 Trespassers Busted At NJ 'Hidden Gem' Popularized On TikTok Police issued 131 tickets to trespassers found on boats and ATVs at a private property along the Jersey Shore popularized on TikTok. Noise complaints brought multiple police agencies to Heritage Minerals — commonly known as Crystal Lake — on Saturday, July 30, where they found nearly 200 people in ATVs, boats and cars all around the lake, Manchester police said. Originally operated by American Smelting and Refining Company, Inc., the property was sold to and subsequently operated by Heritage Minerals until the cessation of mining operations in the early 1980s.  It's since remained closed f…
ATVs Truly Taken Off-Road After Men Busted Driving Recklessly In Maryland: Sheriff ATVs Truly Taken Off-Road After Men Busted Driving Recklessly In Maryland: Sheriff
ATVs Truly Taken Off-Road After Men Busted Driving Recklessly In Maryland: Sheriff Two Maryland men drove a little too fast and too furious on their off-road vehicles and are now facing charges after their ATVs were seized, the sheriff’s department announced. Waldorf residents Tavon James Dodson, 26, and Sean Gerard Estep, 36, were the subject of multiple noise complaints about operating their vehicles recklessly in Charles County, leading to a special enforcement detail in their hometown that led to their arrests on Wednesday, June 29. Officers from the sheriff's office said that investigators were made aware of reckless driving in the area of St. Thomas Drive, Village S…
Know Them? Three Wanted For CT Library Vandalism Know Them? Three Wanted For CT Library Vandalism
Know Them? Three Wanted For CT Library Vandalism Police are asking the public for identifying three men who rode dirt bikes and ATVs on a library lawn in Connecticut, causing extensive damage. The incident was reported in New Haven County around 1:10 p.m., Wednesday, July 14 in Waterbury. Waterbury Police Department said officers responded to the Silas Bronson Library, located at 267 Grand St., on a criminal mischief complaint.  The callers reported that two ATV quads and one dirt bike were riding through Library Park damaging the lawn area, said Sgt. Robert Davis. When police arrived on the scene, all vehicles had l…
Large Group of Dirt Bike, ATV Riders Race Through Streets In Area, Frightening Residents Large Group of Dirt Bike, ATV Riders Race Through Streets In Area, Frightening Residents
Large Group of Dirt Bike, ATV Riders Race Through Streets In Area, Frightening Residents A large group of more than 30 dirt bike and ATV drivers were arrested after the group allegedly drove through the streets of the City of Newburgh at high speeds, frightening residents and other drivers. The incident took place around 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18, when the large group of riders gathered in the City of Newburgh, said City of Newburgh Police Lt. Brandon Rola. According to Rola, the riders were traveling recklessly through city streets, sidewalks, private yards, and business parking lots.  Police also received calls that several of the riders were crashing into …
3rd Trenton Shooting Victim Dies, Mayor Orders Curfew Condemning Violent Weekend 3rd Trenton Shooting Victim Dies, Mayor Orders Curfew Condemning Violent Weekend
3rd Trenton Shooting Victim Dies, Mayor Orders Curfew Condemning Violent Weekend Trenton Mayor W. Reed Gusciora announced the city has a mandatory 8 p.m. curfew, affecting everyone who isn't working and all businesses, including restaurants, gas stations and corner stores. “Yesterday was Palm Sunday, yet it was anything other than peaceful in the Capital City,'' Gusciora said in a statement. Trenton's 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew came as authorities announced a third person died of injuries from a spattering of shootings on Sunday.  "Too many took to the parks and streets without regard to the public’s health and well-being,'' Gusciora said. "Moreover, much of the viol…
Video: Police Ask Public's Help IDing Riders Of ATVs On Roadways Video: Police Ask Public's Help IDing Riders Of ATVs On Roadways
Video: Police Ask Public's Help IDing Riders Of ATVs On Roadways Recognize them? Investigators from the Stratford Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in locating several suspects who were caught recklessly riding dirt bikes and ATVs on multiple area roadways. In the video, the suspects can be seen doing wheelies, crossing double yellow lines and speeding away. Some of the motorists were without helmets, while others were masked. Anyone with information regarding the incident or who recognizes any of the riders has been asked to contact the Stratford Police Department by calling (203) 385-4068. 
Father, Son Killed After Falling Off Cliff In Connecticut Father, Son Killed After Falling Off Cliff In Connecticut
Father, Son Killed After Falling Off Cliff In Connecticut A father and son out for a ride on their ATVs with a friend died after falling off a 75-foot cliff in Connecticut. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18 in the area of the old abandoned Tilcon quarry at 232 Colt Highway in Farmington, said Farmington Police Lt. Timothy S. McKenzie. Farmington Police received a 911 call from the friend and rushed to the area where they found Steven Price, 71, of Forestville, and his son Mark Price, 30, of Plainville, at the bottom of the cliff. The friend said on a 911 call that the two were standing by the cliff when the fath…
Dozens Of Dirt Bike, ATV Riders Wanted For Reckless Driving On Sunrise Highway, Police Say Dozens Of Dirt Bike, ATV Riders Wanted For Reckless Driving On Sunrise Highway, Police Say
Dozens Of Dirt Bike, ATV Riders Wanted For Reckless Driving On Sunrise Highway, Police Say Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down dozens of members of a group that created chaos by driving dirt bikes and ATVs recklessly on Sunrise Highway. The Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County First Precinct Crime Section officers are attempting to locate the group of as many as 70 who drove dirt bikes and ATVs from Brentwood into Nassau County on Sunday, Sept. 15. In an attempt to locate the suspects, investigators released a photo of one of the riders who was with the group in front of the Sunrise Highway service road in West Baby…