Bucks Woman Sentenced In Drunken Thanksgiving Crash That Left Motorcyclist Severely Injured Bucks Woman Sentenced In Drunken Thanksgiving Crash That Left Motorcyclist Severely Injured
Bucks Woman Sentenced In Drunken Thanksgiving Crash That Left Motorcyclist Severely Injured A 41-year-old Bucks woman was sentenced to two and a half to seven years behind bars for driving drunk and crashing into a motorcyclist, leaving him temporarily wheelchair-bound, authorities said. Police arrived on the scene of the crash to find a motorcycle lying in the westbound lane of East Bristol Road and 62-year-old Joseph Caruso lying on the side of the road next to a telephone pole, around 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 28, 2019, Deputy District Attorney Megan A. Hunsicker said in court Friday. A witness reported seeing a tan Ford Fusion, driven by Robin Duffy, of Northampton Town…
Video Shows NJ Officer Risking His Life On Thanksgiving To Save Driver From Burning Car Video Shows NJ Officer Risking His Life On Thanksgiving To Save Driver From Burning Car
Video Shows NJ Officer Risking His Life On Thanksgiving To Save Driver From Burning Car A heart-stopping video posted by a Middlesex County police department shows an officer running out of his car to rescue a driver from a burning vehicle in a Thanksgiving Day crash. The 3-minute and 40-second dashcam tape shows Monroe Township officer Douglas Perrone jumping out of his vehicle to  Pergola Avenue near Namsan Drive around 8:40 p.m., and running straight to the fully-engulfed Ford Fusion -- the driver trapped inside. Perrone tried using his fire extinguisher to put out the blaze, but when that wasn't working, he climbed inside of the vehicle and pulled the driver from the …
Police: Armed Robber Told Route 46 Hotel Clerk He Needed Money Because Of COVID Police: Armed Robber Told Route 46 Hotel Clerk He Needed Money Because Of COVID
Police: Armed Robber Told Route 46 Hotel Clerk He Needed Money Because Of COVID Authorities are seeking an armed robber they say told the clerk of a Route 46 hotel in Essex County he needed money because of COVID.  A white man wearing a surgical mask walked into the Comfort Inn in Fairfield around 6 p.m., and showed the clerk a silver handgun in his waistband, Police Chief Anthony Manna said. The man told the clerk he needed their money because of COVID, Manna said. After being handed the cash, the man walked calmly out of the hotel and got into what is believed to be a newer model, silver or gray Ford Fusion with silver rims, tinted windows, dual exhaust pipes a…
Hit-Run Driver Sends Pedestrian To Hospital In Area, Police Say Hit-Run Driver Sends Pedestrian To Hospital In Area, Police Say
Hit-Run Driver Sends Pedestrian To Hospital In Area, Police Say Police are looking for a man who struck a woman who was getting out of her car, leaving contusions over her body that necessitated hospitalization. According to police, the 38-year-old woman was parked in Kingston in the area of 442 Hasbrouck Ave. when she opened her driver's side door and stepped out at approximately 10:24 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.  Another vehicle, driving down Hasbrouck Avenue toward O'Reilly Street, allegedly struck her and her vehicle as it passed, and fled the scene, said  Kingston Police. Police said the vehicle was a small dark gray sedan, possible …
PD: Overdosing Driver From Bergenfield Crashes Into Route 4 Dealership Lot In Paramus PD: Overdosing Driver From Bergenfield Crashes Into Route 4 Dealership Lot In Paramus
PD: Overdosing Driver From Bergenfield Crashes Into Route 4 Dealership Lot In Paramus A 47-year-old Bergenfield driver had to be revived with Narcan after he passed out behind the wheel on Route 4 and his car slammed into two vehicles in a car dealership parking lot, Paramus police said. Miraculously, no one else was injured when the 2010 Ford Fusion driven by Glenn D. Gross careened off the eastbound highway and barreled across a grass median into the Paramus Honda lot, where it struck a parked Porsche and SUV shortly after 12:30 p.m. Officers immediately treated the unconscious and unresponsive Gross with Narcan, reviving him, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Paramus…
Authorities: Drunk Elmwood Park Car Salesman Flees After Hitting Pedestrian In Front Of Police Authorities: Drunk Elmwood Park Car Salesman Flees After Hitting Pedestrian In Front Of Police
Authorities: Drunk Elmwood Park Car Salesman Flees After Hitting Pedestrian In Front Of Police A car salesman from Elmwood Park who’d turned 21 just hours earlier was drunk when he struck and critically injured a pedestrian right in front of borough police and then tried to flee, authorities said. Omar Firozvi was driving a Ford Fusion that struck an 18-year-old New York man who was standing next to a disabled vehicle on River Drive near Marginal Road shortly after 2 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Borough police officers who were assisting the driver whose car broke down witnessed the crash, then chased and quickly caught Firozvi, who’d kept going north on River D…
Three Arrested In Jersey City 'Revenge Robbery' Three Arrested In Jersey City 'Revenge Robbery'
Three Arrested In Jersey City 'Revenge Robbery' Three people have been arrested -- one with help from the U.S. Marshal's -- in connection with an armed Jersey City robbery planned by one of the suspects as revenge for another incident, authorities said. Orasha Wilkes, 40, arranged the armed robbery of Colin Baskerville, her boyfriend, whom she said hit her in the face and head with the same handgun she used to rob him, Hudson County Sheriff Frank X. Schillari said. Wilkes, Larry Johnson, and Tyrone Baskin were all involved in robbing Baskerville at gunpoint, taking his wallet, shoes and phone while he was sitting in his car near the…
Missing Long Island Man Found Missing Long Island Man Found
Missing Long Island Man Found Update: A 44-year-old Long Island man who went missing has been located. Vincent Sclafani had last been seen at his Hicksville residence on Emerson Road on Friday, Oct. 11 at 11:45 a.m.  Nassau County Police said early Saturday afternoon, Oct. 12 that Sclafani has been found. Original report: A 44-year-old man has gone missing on Long Island and authorities are asking the public's help in locating him. According to Nassau County Police detectives, Vincent Sclafani . was last seen at his Hicksville residence on Emerson Road on Friday, Oct. 11 at 11:45 a.m. His disappearanc…
Second Woman Arrested In Stabbing Of Man At Westfield Trumbull Mall Second Woman Arrested In Stabbing Of Man At Westfield Trumbull Mall
Second Woman Arrested In Stabbing Of Man At Westfield Trumbull Mall Police detectives tracked down and arrested a second person wanted in connection with a stabbing incident that took place at the Westfield Trumbull Mall in August.  Mykelle Bullock-Frye, 18, of Beechwood Ave., Bridgeport, was arrested at her home Wednesday, Oct. 9, without incident, said Trumbull Police Lt. Brian Weir She was charged with larceny for her involvement in the stabbing of a Bridgeport man on Wednesday, Aug. 21, after he confronted Bullock-Frye and another woman, Alizen Elliston, who allegedly stole his vehicle and then used a credit left inside at the mall, …
Man Stabbed By Teenage Girl After Locating Stolen Car At Trumbull Mall, Police Say Man Stabbed By Teenage Girl After Locating Stolen Car At Trumbull Mall, Police Say
Man Stabbed By Teenage Girl After Locating Stolen Car At Trumbull Mall, Police Say A 22-year-old was stabbed at the Westfield Trumbull Mall after confronting two teenage girls who had allegedly stolen his vehicle. Alizen Elliston, 19, of Bridgeport was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and charged with assault, said Trumbull Police Department Lt. Brian Weir. According to Weir, the victim, a Bridgeport man, learned that a credit card which had been left in his stolen vehicle was being used at a store at the mall. Shortly after noon, the man went to the mall and located his stolen vehicle in the mall parking lot with the two young teens inside. When the man approached the te…
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured After Driver Runs Through Stop Sign In Manorville, Police Say Motorcyclist Seriously Injured After Driver Runs Through Stop Sign In Manorville, Police Say
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured After Driver Runs Through Stop Sign In Manorville, Police Say A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash involving a car and SUV that occurred after another motorist ran through a stop sign on Long Island, police said. The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7 in Manorville, Suffolk County Police said.  Joseph Carpinella, 79, of Ronkonkoma was operating a 2018 Ford Fusion eastbound on Moriches-Middle Island Road when he failed to stop at the four-way stop sign and hit a 2012 Toyota SR5 being driven northbound on Weeks Avenue by Thomas Bisagni, 48, of Shirley, according to police.  The Ford spun in the …
Unintended Rollaways Lead To Recall Of 270,000 Ford Vehicles Unintended Rollaways Lead To Recall Of 270,000 Ford Vehicles
Unintended Rollaways Lead To Recall Of 270,000 Ford Vehicles More than a quarter million Ford vehicles are being recalled in North America due to a transmission glitch that can cause cars to shift gears and roll away. The company announced that the recall is for Fusion models with 2.5-liter engines that were produced between 2013 and 2016. The recalled vehicles were built at Ford’s Flat Rock, Michigan and Hermosillo, Mexico, assembly plants. According to the company, the bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the vehicle’s transmission may detach, which can result in “unintended vehicle movement.” Ford said it is aware of three reports of propert…