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Drunk Driver Barrels Down LIRR Tracks In Bellerose, Wreaking Damage, Delays: Police (VIDEO) Drunk Driver Barrels Down LIRR Tracks In Bellerose, Wreaking Damage, Delays: Police (VIDEO)
Drunk Driver Barrels Down Lirr Tracks In Bellerose, Wreaking Damage, Delays: Police (Video) Bystander video captured an alleged drunk driver barreling down a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) track, leaving significant damage and delays in his wake. Watch video of the incident below. MTA Police said a Honda SUV drove onto the LIRR’s main line tracks near the Elmont-UBS Arena station shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. The vehicle made it nearly a half mile east before its damaged tires caught fire and it came to a stop between the Bellerose and Floral Park stations. Floral Park firefighters quickly extinguished the flames, but the vehicle caused significant damage to the third rai…
PA Man Attacked Middle Township Homeowner With Thermos In Side Yard, Police Say PA Man Attacked Middle Township Homeowner With Thermos In Side Yard, Police Say
PA Man Attacked Middle Township Homeowner With Thermos In Side Yard, Police Say A Pennsylvania man was accused of hitting a Middle Township man in the head with a metal thermos early one morning, authorities said. Michael Bogue of Marcus Hook, PA, was arrested in the attack, the Middle Township Police Department said in a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 4. He was charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon, and criminal trespassing. Middle Township police responded to an assault report on Lafayette Avenue in the Green Creek section at around 5:46 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Officers learned the homeowner first spotted a m…
Alert Mahjong Players Help Catch Man Accused Of Trying To Break Into Rye Home Alert Mahjong Players Help Catch Man Accused Of Trying To Break Into Rye Home
Alert Mahjong Players Help Catch Man Accused Of Trying To Break Into Rye Home A 21-year-old Long Island man faces a long list of charges after he was caught with a stolen vehicle and pills following his attempt to break into a Westchester County residence, police said. Nassau County resident Allen Jose Corona of Malverne was arrested on Monday, Nov. 4 following an incident that occurred in Rye, according to an announcement made by the City of Rye Police Department on Wednesday, Nov. 6.  At around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, a resident of Louden Woods told police that a man had tried entering her home. A search of the area and a look at security footage produced an imag…
Man Peeped On Andover Neighbor As She Bathed With Baby: Police Man Peeped On Andover Neighbor As She Bathed With Baby: Police
Man Peeped On Andover Neighbor As She Bathed With Baby: Police Authorities said a Connecticut woman who was bathing with her 1-year-old child caught her neighbor peeping into her window to watch them.  Joshua Gonsalves, age 34, of Andover in Hartford County, was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing in the third degree, disorderly conduct, and voyeurism, Connecticut State Police said.  The woman told police she was in the tub with her child around 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, when she saw a man watching them through a window. She recognized him as her neighbor: Joshua Gonsalves, police said.  Startled, she slapped the window w…
Woman Previously Banned From Walmart Busted For Shoplifting: Mt Olive PD Woman Previously Banned From Walmart Busted For Shoplifting: Mt Olive PD
Woman Previously Banned From Walmart Busted For Shoplifting: Mt Olive PD A woman with a history of shoplifting at a Walmart in Mount Olive was arrested again for the same crime on Friday, Nov. 1, authorities said. At 7:21 p.m., officers responded to Walmart for a shoplifter, later identified as Diane Perez-Cortes, a 57-year-old Franklin woman, in custody by loss prevention, Mount Olive police said. Loss prevention said Perez-Cortes was formally banned from all Walmart stores due to previous shoplifting attempts, police said. They observed Ms. Perez-Cortes in the store and watched her conceal multiple items on her person before attempting to exit withou…
Houseguests Barricaded Themselves In Lancaster County Home, Police Say Houseguests Barricaded Themselves In Lancaster County Home, Police Say
Houseguests Barricaded Themselves In Lancaster County Home, Police Say A man and a woman were arrested at a Quarryville home late last month after barricading themselves inside with a shotgun, police said in a release on Wednesday, July 3.  Branden Hunter and Joanna Hagens were guests at a residence in Oak Bottom Village when they got into a "physical altercation" with the homeowners on June 24, according to borough police.  Authorities were called to the Groffdale Drive home around 9:15 p.m., officials said. A Lancaster County Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) was dispatched after they ignored police pleas to come outside, authorities…
Officers, Guards Injured During Arrests At UBS Arena Officers, Guards Injured During Arrests At UBS Arena
Officers, Guards Injured During Arrests At UBS Arena Five people were arrested after they allegedly caused disruptions outside of a concert. The incidents occurred on Friday, June 21 in Elmont. According to Nassau County Police, multiple disturbances were reported at UBS Arena, located at 2400 Hempstead Turnpike, during the venue’s MegaBash MX event, which saw multiple popular bands and singers gather under one roof. One person being escorted from the venue — 24-year-old Eduardo Flores Hernandez of the Bronx — allegedly became non-compliant, leading to his arrest. Police also said that at that time, 25-year-old Dana Morales (also from t…
Woman Injures Long Island Officer After Refusing To Leave UBS Arena: Police Woman Injures Long Island Officer After Refusing To Leave UBS Arena: Police
Woman Injures Long Island Officer After Refusing To Leave UBS Arena: Police A Westchester County woman was arrested on Long Island after she refused to leave UBS Arena, injuring an officer in the process. The Nassau County incident took place in Elmont on Tuesday, June 11. At about 11:50 p.m., police arrived at UBS Arena, located at 2400 Hempstead Turnpike. Nancy Zhingri, a 31-year-old from Ossining, was reportedly refusing to leave the sports and concert venue, despite multiple lawful commands. As she was being placed under arrest, Zhingri allegedly injured an officer. Both the Zhingri and the officer were taken to local hospitals. She is charged with ass…
Stalker Cut Ex's Power, Disconnected Internet, Put GPS On Car: Bensalem PD Stalker Cut Ex's Power, Disconnected Internet, Put GPS On Car: Bensalem PD
Stalker Cut Ex's Power, Disconnected Internet, Put GPS On Car: Bensalem PD A King of Prussia man is accused of stalking a woman he met on a dating app "on at least 9 occasions," and broke into her home in Bensalem, according to a township police release on June 3, 2024. The woman he is accused of stalking went on several dates with 33-year-old Matthew Bustin but "felt uncomfortable after odd behavior arose," the police stated in the release. She ended the relationship and blocked him on social media but he continued to text her and show up unexpectedly," investigators said.  In April, while the victim was on vacation, police said Bustin went into her hom…
Apartment Superintendent Trespasses In NJ Tenant's Home, Caught Due To Careless Mistake: Police Apartment Superintendent Trespasses In NJ Tenant's Home, Caught Due To Careless Mistake: Police
Apartment Superintendent Trespasses In NJ Tenant's Home, Caught Due To Careless Mistake: Police A 29-year-old Denville apartment complex superintendent was arrested and charged on Friday, May 3, with trespassing in one of his tenant's homes, authorities said. A resident of the Pinefield Manor Apartment Complex told officers that upon returning to her apartment she noticed a suspicious item in her house, and suspected someone may have unlawfully entered, Denville police said in a release.  Following an investigation, police determined Gerardo Monroy-Cardemas unlawfully entered her apartment and dropped an item prior to exiting, officers said. Monroy-Cardemas was charged with crim…
Philly Burglar Targeting Asian-American Business Owners Arrested In Bucks County: Cops Philly Burglar Targeting Asian-American Business Owners Arrested In Bucks County: Cops
Philly Burglar Targeting Asian-American Business Owners Arrested In Bucks County: Cops A Philadelphia man was arrested in connection with the ransacking of a Bensalem home last fall, and may be connected to other crimes targeting Asian-American business owners, township police said in a release.  Frederick Gray is charged with burglary, criminal trespassing, and criminal mischief, said Bensalem police.  Authorities believe Gray and others targeted a home on Village Greene Boulevard last Sept. 30, forced open the basement door, and made off in a white van. The residents were not home during the burglary but the thieves and their vehicle were caught on the home's…
Hackensack Rapper Charged With Punching Security Guard At Teaneck Purim Celebration Hackensack Rapper Charged With Punching Security Guard At Teaneck Purim Celebration
Hackensack Rapper Charged With Punching Security Guard At Teaneck Purim Celebration A trespasser punched a security guard during a Purim celebration at a Jewish high school in Teaneck before he was subdued and turned over to police, authorities said. Nakieme Murphy – a 29-year-old aspiring rapper from Hackensack who goes by the name “Kieme Lynx” – entered Hiechal HaTorah High School on Sterling Place just after midnight Sunday, March 24, said Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr. Murphy refused to leave and was being escorted to an exit when he punched the officer, the chief said. Security staff and event attendees subdued Murphy and held him for police. They charged M…
Montco Burglar Caught With Fake License Plate Taped To Car, Police Say Montco Burglar Caught With Fake License Plate Taped To Car, Police Say
Montco Burglar Caught With Fake License Plate Taped To Car, Police Say A would-be car burglar was caught prowling at an Upper Merion apartment complex last Tuesday, March 12, township police said in a release.  Authorities were called to Indigo, 301 Village Drive in King of Prussia, around 4 a.m. Witnesses reported seeing a man in a ski mask dressed in black in the parking area, police said.  Officers said they found the man on the third floor of the parking garage with the ski mask now lowered around his neck. He said he "had gotten into a domestic with his wife" and was looking for a parking space, but police found a fake license plate taped over t…
Burglar Caught With Car Full Of Sex Toys, Drugs Convicted, Cumberland DA Burglar Caught With Car Full Of Sex Toys, Drugs Convicted, Cumberland DA
Burglar Caught With Car Full Of Sex Toys, Drugs Convicted, Cumberland DA Well, this was awkward, a 36-year-old Camp Hill man high on drugs burglarized "Excitement Video"  — and sped off with a car full of sex toys — when he got his car stuck in someone's yard, the authorities explained.   Andrew Angle was found in this unusual situation when the Lower Allen Township police came to investigate "suspicious activity" in the 2200 block of Orchard Road on Jan. 26 at around 8:33 a.m. as the police stated in a release on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Nearly a year later, Angle has been convicted on all charges connected with the case.  The l…
Suspect Crashed Into Two Cars During Allentown Police Chase, Authorities Say Suspect Crashed Into Two Cars During Allentown Police Chase, Authorities Say
Suspect Crashed Into Two Cars During Allentown Police Chase, Authorities Say A police pursuit in Allentown on Wednesday, March 13 ended in two accidents and an arrest, city police said in a release.  Johnathan Pacheco, 32, is charged with multiple offenses including criminal trespassing, fleeing police, and assault, authorities said.  Officers were called to the 800 block of Greenleaf Street around 10:30 a.m. for a suspicious vehicle, authorities said. Pacheco fled when they arrived and police gave chase, according to the release.  Authorities said Pacheco crashed into a police vehicle and then struck a bystander's car. He was arrested after fleeing …
Man Shot After Breaking Into Reading Home, Attacking Residents: Authorities Man Shot After Breaking Into Reading Home, Attacking Residents: Authorities
Man Shot After Breaking Into Reading Home, Attacking Residents: Authorities A trespasser who forced his way inside a Reading home Thursday night, March 7, is now recovering from a gunshot wound, according to city police.  Timothy Harris, 37, went inside a house on the 100 block of South 5th Street, an RPD spokesperson told Daily Voice.  When confronted by residents, police said Harris attacked two of them before he was shot in the leg. He fled the scene but was picked up by police a short time later, authorities said.  Harris was treated at Reading Hospital and then charged with criminal trespassing, assault, and related counts, according to police.…
Paramus Detectives Nab Thief Accused Of Burglarizing Local Home, Stealing BMW, Eluding Pursuit Paramus Detectives Nab Thief Accused Of Burglarizing Local Home, Stealing BMW, Eluding Pursuit
Paramus Detectives Nab Thief Accused Of Burglarizing Local Home, Stealing BMW, Eluding Pursuit Paramus police detectives identified and arrested an Irvington resident who they said stole a brand new BMW during a burglary and forced a uniformed officer to terminate a pursuit out of safety concerns. Kasieum Frye, 21, and an accomplice broke into an Oakwood Drive home and snatched the key fob for the 2024 X6 shortly before 4:30 a.m. late last September, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. A neighbor alerted police, who found sliding glass doors to the kitchen pried open, the chief said on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Officer Matthew Mulick pursued the SUV on Farview Avenue until high spe…
New Charges Filed Against One-Time PA Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante New Charges Filed Against One-Time PA Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante
New Charges Filed Against One-Time PA Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office has charged former fugitive Danelo Cavalcante with a host of new offenses related to his two-week manhunt over the summer, according to officials.  The 34-year-old is now faced with an additional 20 charges related to the gun, van, and personal items he allegedly stole while evading state police in September, said the AG's Office.  Cavalcante had been convicted of killing his girlfriend in front of her children when he escaped by scaling a wall at the Chester County jail on Aug. 31.  State, local, and federal authorities canvas…
Would-Be Burglars Caught Hiding In HVAC Unit On Roof: Upper Merion PD Would-Be Burglars Caught Hiding In HVAC Unit On Roof: Upper Merion PD
Would-Be Burglars Caught Hiding In HVAC Unit On Roof: Upper Merion PD A pair of attempted burglars were found hiding in a roof HVAC unit after a 90-minute search at an industrial building in Upper Merion, township police said.  It happened at the old Philadelphia Inquirer printing plant at 800 River Road on Monday, Oct. 16, authorities said.  A witness saw a man on the roof just before 10 a.m. and called police, but the man spotted the witness fled across the roof, according to the department.  Arriving police said they found signs of a break-in as well as tools and equipment "commonly used (...) to steal copper." Canine units and a drone wer…
Reward Offered For Accused Burglar From Eastern PA Reward Offered For Accused Burglar From Eastern PA
Reward Offered For Accused Burglar From Eastern PA A man accused of multiple felony break-ins is sought by police in West Chester. Francis Timothy Bango is charged with burglary, attempted burglary, criminal trespassing, loitering and prowling, and related offenses, according to state police and public court records.  The 23-year-old allegedly committed the offenses on Aug. 21, 2022, according to court documents. The West Chester resident is described as being 6-foot-2-inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, with black hair, and brown eyes, the police detailed in the release.  A cash reward of an unnamed amount is available for inform…
Teen Sexually Assaulted Rahway Woman: Authorities Teen Sexually Assaulted Rahway Woman: Authorities
Teen Sexually Assaulted Rahway Woman: Authorities Elijah Finis, an 18-year-old Woodbridge teenager was charged Tuesday, August 15 with sexually assaulting a Rahway woman on Thursday, August 10, authorities said. At 11 a.m., Rahway police responded to the 2000 block of Elizabeth Avenue and met with a woman who said she had been sexually assaulted by Finis, who entered her residence unlawfully, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Rahway Police Director Nicholas G. Breiner said. Finis was charged with sexual assault in the second degree and criminal trespassing in the fourth degree, Daniel and Breiner said.. He is awaiting…
Man Stabbed, Blood-Covered Suspect Seized In Englewood Man Stabbed, Blood-Covered Suspect Seized In Englewood
Man Stabbed, Blood-Covered Suspect Seized In Englewood A homeless drenched in blood and holding a knife was captured by Englewood police after he stabbed a fellow squatter in a vacant building, authorities said. The 44-year-old victim was expected to survive cuts to his hands, elbow, shoulder and foot, as well as an injury to the bridge of the nose, following the attack shortly before 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. The victim staggered out of the long-unoccupied building at 215 West Englewood Avenue near Lafayette Place and collapsed on the sidewalk, witnesses told responding officers, the lieutenant said. He was …
Chesco Burglar 'Lunged' At Homeowner With Knife: Police Chesco Burglar 'Lunged' At Homeowner With Knife: Police
Chesco Burglar 'Lunged' At Homeowner With Knife: Police A Chester County resident returned to their home to find a knife-wielding stranger loitering inside, according to authorities.  Oxford Borough police were called to a home on the 300 block of South Fifth Street for a burglary in progress just before midnight on Tuesday, May 16, the department wrote in a release.  They arrived to find 21-year-old Nicole M. Parsons of Nottingham standing on the porch, police said.  The homeowner told police he found Parsons in the home when he arrived. When he confronted her, the homeowner said the 21-year-old "lunged at him with a knife."&nbs…
Escaped Prisoner Who Assaulted Officer Found By Pennsylvania State Police Escaped Prisoner Who Assaulted Officer Found By Pennsylvania State Police
Escaped Prisoner Who Assaulted Officer Found By Pennsylvania State Police UPDATE: Escaped prisoner, Bruce William Miller II, has been recaptured, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an updated release published later the same day that he escaped. Additional information was not released.  ORIGINAL: A prisoner has escaped less than 12 days after he led State police in Venango County are looking for an escaped prisoner. Bruce William Miller II, 43, of Franklin City, was arrested and taken to Venango County Jail on May 6, 2023 after he was caught fleeing from police who were attempting to arrest him on outstanding warrants from Mercer County with full …
Distraction Burglars Fool Montvale Resident, 87, But Joke's On Them, Chief Says Distraction Burglars Fool Montvale Resident, 87, But Joke's On Them, Chief Says
Distraction Burglars Fool Montvale Resident, 87, But Joke's On Them, Chief Says An 87-year-old Montvale homeowner was kept distracted by a burglar whose partner slipped in and swiped a lock box from the victim's home. The joke was on them, however: There weren't any valuables in it, authorities said. Dino Pizzo, 47, was arrested at his Edison home on Saturday, April 29, after Montvale Police Detective Sgt. Andrew Fedick identified him as the stealthy intruder, Police Chief Douglas McDowell said. Pizzo's partner went to the victim's home on a dead-end street on the east side of town shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday with a story about doing tree work and a question abou…
Madison PD Corporal Hurt Trying To Detain Bank Fraud Suspect Who Clung To Side Of Getaway Car Madison PD Corporal Hurt Trying To Detain Bank Fraud Suspect Who Clung To Side Of Getaway Car
Madison PD Corporal Hurt Trying To Detain Bank Fraud Suspect Who Clung To Side Of Getaway Car A Madison Police Corporal was hurt while attempting to detain a 46-year-old bank fraud suspect who fled by clinging to the side of a vehicle and later arrested on Monday, April 3, authorities said. Officers responded to the fraud report at Citizens Bank at 134 Main St. around 4 p.m., Madison Communication Director Michael Pellessier said in a Tuesday release. Christopher Barrington White was found inside and fled through the front door, where Police Department Corporal Aquino was hurt during a detention attempt, the release said. White, of Brooklyn, then allegedly fled the scene by clingin…
Bensalem Burglar Broke Into 9-Year-Old's Bed, Police Say Bensalem Burglar Broke Into 9-Year-Old's Bed, Police Say
Bensalem Burglar Broke Into 9-Year-Old's Bed, Police Say A Bensalem man is in police custody after authorities say he was found in a child's bed in the middle of the night.  Paddy Purcell, 32, was arrested early Sunday, March 12 and charged with burglary, criminal trespassing, and indecent assault of a child under 13, Bensalem Township police said in a statement.  The department was called to the 300 block of Thunder Circle at about 1 a.m. Sunday for a reported burglary in progress, authorities said. On the scene, police were told that the 9-year-old victim woke up to find a strange man with an Irish accent wearing only underwear in her…
Philly Mosque Vandal Arrested, Charged Philly Mosque Vandal Arrested, Charged
Philly Mosque Vandal Arrested, Charged Philadelphia police say they caught the man responsible for vandalizing a mosque in West Oak Lane over the weekend.  Johnathan Boone, 47, of Germantown section, was charged with criminal mischief, institutional vandalism, and criminal trespassing, city police said in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 28.  The incident occurred at Masjidullah, 7401 Limekiln Pike, just before midnight on Friday, Feb. 24, Daily Voice has reported. Mosque leaders posted photos to Facebook on Saturday, Feb. 25 showing crudely painted messages and images on the house of worship's doors and walls. A despicable act o…
Poconos Man Stole Drugs From His Impounded Car, Police Say Poconos Man Stole Drugs From His Impounded Car, Police Say
Poconos Man Stole Drugs From His Impounded Car, Police Say A Monroe County man faces criminal trespassing charges for allegedly trying to sneak into a police impound lot and remove marijuana from his confiscated car, authorities say.  Leroy Litus, 23, of Tobyhanna, was pulled over by Pocono Township police for a traffic stop around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, the department said.  Officers claimed they could smell marijuana and asked for permission to search Litus' car, which he declined. Police seized the vehicle and impounded it while they worked to obtain a search warrant, authorities said.  A few hours later, at about 5 a.m., off…
‘Stalker’s Christmas’: Accused Restraining Order Violator Spends Valentine's Day In Bergen Jail ‘Stalker’s Christmas’: Accused Restraining Order Violator Spends Valentine's Day In Bergen Jail
‘Stalker’s Christmas’: Accused Restraining Order Violator Spends Valentine's Day In Bergen Jail The approach of Valentine’s Day this year brought a repeat stalker all the way from Queens to Franklin Lakes – and then to jail, authorities reported. Chiawei Chuang, 41, of Flushing had previously been charged with stalking the same person when she allegedly showed up again late Monday, Feb. 13, on a small street in the northwest Bergen County town where the victim lives. Police were called shortly before 10 p.m. and arrested Chuang, who criminal records list as a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia. She remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Tuesday while awaiting a first a…
'Partially Dressed' Burglar Raided Bucks Tailor Shop, Cops Say 'Partially Dressed' Burglar Raided Bucks Tailor Shop, Cops Say
'Partially Dressed' Burglar Raided Bucks Tailor Shop, Cops Say An accused burglar was caught with his pants down at a Bucks County tailor shop early on Sunday, Jan. 15, authorities say.  Central Bucks police were called Ventresca's Tailoring at 145 West State Street in Doylestown when a security alarm was tripped at about 1:30 a.m., the department said in a statement.  On arrival, officers said they found 23-year-old Jean Carlos Ortega-Garrido "partially undressed" with merchandise strewn across the store. Ortega-Garrido's own clothes were found in a dressing room, they added.  Investigators believe the 23-year-old forced entry through …