Gloucester Township, NJ
Police & Fire
One Killed In Building Fire That Displaced Six: Gloucester Township PD One Killed In Building Fire That Displaced Six: Gloucester Township PD
One Killed In Building Fire That Displaced Six: Gloucester Township PD One person was killed following a fire in a building in Gloucester Township on Wednesday, April 9, authorities said. At 8:08 p.m., officers responded to 410 North Black Horse Pike in the Glendora neighborhood and found heavy smoke and fire conditions in the third floor of the building, Gloucester Township police said. Neighboring residences were safely evacuated for precautionary reasons, police said. Numerous fire departments responded to bring the fire under control as the Black Horse Pike was shut down, police said. The resident who was killed in the fire was located by fire person…

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by Sam Barron
Hartford, CT
Obituaries
Bicyclist Killed In Hartford Hit-Run Crash ID’d As 42-Year-Old Local Man Bicyclist Killed In Hartford Hit-Run Crash ID’d As 42-Year-Old Local Man
Bicyclist Killed In Hartford Hit-Run Crash ID’d As 42-Year-Old Local Man Authorities have identified the 42-year-old cyclist who was fatally struck in a hit-and-run crash earlier this week. Nick Thompson was riding his bicycle along Main Street near the intersection with Capen Street in Hartford on Monday, April 7, when a vehicle rear-ended him and then crashed into a parked car, police said. The people inside ran away before officers arrived around 7:30 p.m. Paramedics rushed Thompson to a nearby hospital, but he was later pronounced dead. Tributes poured in on social media, where friends and community members shared memories they had with Thompson. Many descr…

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by Josh Lanier
Clinton, MD
Traffic
Clinton Man Killed, Woman Critical After Mustang Crashes In Montgomery County: Police Clinton Man Killed, Woman Critical After Mustang Crashes In Montgomery County: Police
Clinton Man Killed, Woman Critical After Mustang Crashes In Montgomery County: Police A 25-year-old man from Clinton was killed and a woman critically injured when a Ford Mustang slammed into a tree in Montgomery County over the weekend, police said. Officers responded to the 300 block of Travis Avenue in Gaithersburg just after midnight on Sunday, April 6, where they found the wreckage of a black 2023 Ford Mustang, Montgomery County Police said. The car had been heading east when it struck the median, jumped into the westbound lanes, and crashed into a large tree before bouncing back into the eastbound side, investigators said. The driver, identified as William Giovanis Va…

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by Zak Failla
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
8-Year-Old Elizabeth Girl Among Two Killed In Route 295 Crash: Police 8-Year-Old Elizabeth Girl Among Two Killed In Route 295 Crash: Police
8-Year-Old Elizabeth Girl Among Two Killed In Route 295 Crash: Police Two people from Elizabeth, including an 8-year-old girl were killed in a crash on Route 295 in Burling County on the evening of Sunday, April 6. At 10:17 p.m., a Hyundai Santa Fe and Hyundai Tucson were traveling northbound on Route 295 in Florence, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey Police said. The Santa Fe struck a guardrail, re-entered the roadway and collided with the Tucson, Lebron said. The impact caused both vehicles to run off the road and strike several trees, Lebron said. Sharfu Uddin, 36, and the driver of the Tucson and an 8-year-old girl were killed in the crash, L…

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by Sam Barron
Wilton, CT
News
24-Year-Old Killed By Bull At Texas Event 24-Year-Old Killed By Bull At Texas Event
24-Year-Old Killed By Bull At Texas Event A young American athlete was fatally injured during a bull riding event. The incident occurred on Thursday night, April 3 when the 24-year-old competitor, Dylan Grant, was thrown off his bull and trampled in the second round of the Wharton County Youth Fair Extreme Bulls competition in Texas. Despite the immediate response of first responders who stabilized him in an ambulance, he was subsequently airlifted to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, where he tragically succumbed to his injuries.
 He had been involved in the sport since obtaining a PRCA permit in 2018 and had par…

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by Joe Lombardi
Colonie, NY
Police & Fire
Mom, Son ID'd As Victims In Deadly Fire At Colonie Home Mom, Son ID'd As Victims In Deadly Fire At Colonie Home
Mom, Son ID'd As Victims In Deadly Fire At Colonie Home An early morning fire in the Capital Region claimed the lives of a mother and her son. Firefighters in the Village of Colonie responded to a residence on Tanglewood Road for a structure fire with possible entrapment at around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 26. Arriving crews encountered heavy smoke and fire. The fire was deemed under control in less than 30 minutes, fire officials said. A search of the residence revealed a man and woman, both of whom died from their injuries, Colonie Police said. The victims were identified as: Carroll Debrocky, 76 James Debrocky, 56, son of Carroll T…

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by Michael Mashburn
Piscataway, NJ
Police & Fire
Piscataway Woman Charged In Fatal Hit, Run That Killed Mother Of Three: Prosecutor Piscataway Woman Charged In Fatal Hit, Run That Killed Mother Of Three: Prosecutor
Piscataway Woman Charged In Fatal Hit, Run That Killed Mother Of Three: Prosecutor A 62-year-old Piscataway woman was arrested and charged on Thursday, March 20 for fatally hitting a pedestrian with her car last August and leaving the scene, authorities said. On Friday, Aug. 30, Plainfield police responded the the 400 block of East Front Street and found Jennifer Harris, 65, fatally struck by a vehicle, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James Abney said. Harris was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation determined Shernice Benbow was the driver and she was apprehended and faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident…

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by Sam Barron
East Orange, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Hit By Multiple Cars In East Orange On Garden State Parkway: NJSP Man Killed After Hit By Multiple Cars In East Orange On Garden State Parkway: NJSP
Man Killed After Hit By Multiple Cars In East Orange On Garden State Parkway: Njsp A 43-year-old Suffern, NY man was killed after he was struck by multiple vehicles on the Garden State Parkway on the early morning of Friday, March 21, authorities said. At 12:58 a.m., a Tesla driving southbound on the Garden State Parkway in East Orange was involved in a single car crash and became disabled in the left lane, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police. Eliyahu Fink exited his vehicle and remained in the roadway, Lebron said. A Jeep Cherokee traveling southbound struck Fink and the Tesla causing him to become airborne and thrown in the northbound lanes, Lebr…

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by Sam Barron
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Fatally Stabbed In Newark: Prosecutor Man Fatally Stabbed In Newark: Prosecutor
Man Fatally Stabbed In Newark: Prosecutor A 37-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Newark on Saturday, March 15, authorities said. Police found Donell Watson at 8:40 p.m. on West Market Street in Newark, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead an hour later, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
Darien, CT
News
40 Killed As Storm That Spawned 52 Tornadoes Moves Off East Coast 40 Killed As Storm That Spawned 52 Tornadoes Moves Off East Coast
40 Killed As Storm That Spawned 52 Tornadoes Moves Off East Coast A massive storm that now pushing off the East Coast has left a trail of destruction, mainly in the South and Midwest, with 40 fatalities now reported. As of 8:15 a.m. on Monday, March 17, the system is generating widespread rainfall and thunderstorms as a strong cold front advances. (See the radar image above.) A total of 52 tornadoes have been reported, with more possible, alongside multiple wildfires and a significant dust storm in the Southwest and Midwest, according to AccuWeather. We’re working as fast as we can to get the interstate open. Vehicles involved is now up to 71.The spec…

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by Joe Lombardi
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In Middletown Fire: Cops 1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In Middletown Fire: Cops
1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In Middletown Fire: Cops One person is dead and another is hospitalized after a fire tore through a home in Monmouth County on Saturday morning, March 15, authorities said. Police responded to 25 Dakarla Dr. in Middletown, at approximately 6:48 a.m. after receiving reports of a structure fire, according to Middletown Township Police Deputy Chief Paul Bailey. Officers arrived to find an active blaze, and units from the Middletown Township Fire Department were dispatched to battle the flames, Bailey said. The fire resulted in one fatality and one injury, authorities confirmed. The injured individual was transported …

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by Cecilia Levine
Naugatuck, CT
Police & Fire
Passenger Killed After Minivan Crashes Into Naugatuck Stone Wall Passenger Killed After Minivan Crashes Into Naugatuck Stone Wall
Passenger Killed After Minivan Crashes Into Naugatuck Stone Wall A man was killed on Friday morning, March 14, after the minivan he was riding in left the road and crashed into a stone wall, authorities said.  The crash was reported around 8:30 a.m. on Gunntown Road in Naugatuck when a Kia Sedona driving north crashed into the wall, police said.  The driver sustained minor injuries, but the unnamed passenger was killed in the crash.  Naugatuck police are investigating what caused the vehicle to leave the road. Police urge anyone who witnessed the crash to contact Naugatuck Officer Robert Fulton at 203-729-5221.

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by Josh Lanier