Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Killers Stalked Victim In 2020 Neighborhood Bucks County Feud: DA Killers Stalked Victim In 2020 Neighborhood Bucks County Feud: DA
Killers Stalked Victim In 2020 Neighborhood Bucks County Feud: DA Another person has been charged in a neighborhood feud that left a 28-year-old man dead in 2020, authorities in Bucks County announced. Kelvontae Nasheed Perry, 28, has been charged with murder in the December 2020 Bristol Township shooting death of Shaquille Love, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said. Love, 21, was not involved in the feud, but he had a childhood friend associated with one of the feuding neighborhoods, police said. Quashaad Rodney James was also charged in the case after he lied to the Grand Jury under oath by falsely accusing another person as Love’s kill…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Officers Justified In Downing Gunman In Jersey Shore Shootout, Grand Jury Finds Officers Justified In Downing Gunman In Jersey Shore Shootout, Grand Jury Finds
Officers Justified In Downing Gunman In Jersey Shore Shootout, Grand Jury Finds UPDATE: Police in Long Branch were justified in taking out a gunman who wounded a detective, started a fire and then came out shooting while trying to flee with an infant in his arms, a grand jury has found. New Jersey law requires that all civilian deaths involving police be investigated and presented to a grand jury no matter the circumstances. Grand jurors in this case had plenty of evidence supporting the Nov. 6, 2021 shooting death of Mark D. Walker II, 34, of Woodbridge, Virginia, after a nine-hour standoff. A Monmouth County prosecutor's detective was trying to serve a warrant that …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Frederick, MD
News
MD Sheriff Surprised After Being Hit With DOJ Indictment; Will Stay In Office MD Sheriff Surprised After Being Hit With DOJ Indictment; Will Stay In Office
MD Sheriff Surprised After Being Hit With DOJ Indictment; Will Stay In Office Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins was reportedly blindsided by his unexpected indictment on Wednesday afternoon, though he plans to remain active and in office as the legal proceedings play out. Jenkins, 66, a Thurmont resident who has been in office since his election in 2006, was accused on Wednesday, April 5, alongside Machine Gun Nest owner Justin Krop, 36, in a grand jury indictment for an alleged years-long scheme to import machine guns into Frederick County. According to Frederick County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer and spokesperson Todd Wivell on Wednesday after…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
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NJ Attorney General: Agitated Paterson Man Seized By Police Died Of Drug OD NJ Attorney General: Agitated Paterson Man Seized By Police Died Of Drug OD
NJ Attorney General: Agitated Paterson Man Seized By Police Died Of Drug OD UPDATE: An agitated suspect who died while being taken into custody by Paterson police was the victim of a drug overdose, authorities said. The autopsy results were among the evidence reviewed by a grand jury that found police bore no responsibility for the death of Jose Gonzalez, 41, on Oct. 2, 2021, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced on Monday, Dec. 5. Police body camera video previously released by Platkin's office showed Gonzalez writhing uncontrollably, falling down and then going limp while being handcuffed by Paterson police that fateful day. His shorts were s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Carjacker Shot By Paterson Detective Was Armed With Blank Pistol: NJ Attorney General Carjacker Shot By Paterson Detective Was Armed With Blank Pistol: NJ Attorney General
Carjacker Shot By Paterson Detective Was Armed With Blank Pistol: NJ Attorney General A 33-year-old motorist shot and killed by Paterson police was armed with what police later found was a blank pistol as he tried to seize other vehicles after fleeing a crash on foot, authorities said. Hui Zhang, 33, of Pensacola, FL, was identified as the man who died in the police-involved shooting on Oct. 10. Zhang was involved in a collision in the area of Straight and Van Houten streets at 4:12 p.m. that day, according to a release from New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin's office. Zhang "ran from the scene" and "attempted to enter multiple other vehicles, armed with what a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Former Baltimore Prosecutor Who Abused Power To Stalk Ex-Partners Faces Federal Charges Former Baltimore Prosecutor Who Abused Power To Stalk Ex-Partners Faces Federal Charges
Former Baltimore Prosecutor Who Abused Power To Stalk Ex-Partners Faces Federal Charges A former Baltimore City Assistant State's Attorney has been indicted on federal charges for unlawfully obtaining phone records, authorities announce. Adam Lane Chaudry, 43, has been charged with 10 counts of fraud in connection with obtaining confidential phone records after an indictment alleged that Chaudry committed the crime knowing that information may be used in the intent to commit stalking, according to the Department of Justice. From June 2009 to June 18, 2021, Chaudry worked as an Assistant State’s Attorney in the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office. From September 2015 …

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by Annie DeVoe
Worcester, MA
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Woman Charged With Starting Worcester Fire That Killed 4 In Her Old Building Woman Charged With Starting Worcester Fire That Killed 4 In Her Old Building
Woman Charged With Starting Worcester Fire That Killed 4 In Her Old Building A 36-year-old woman is facing several charges in connection with a Worcester fire that killed four people at the same building she used to live earlier this year, the Worcester County District Attorney's office reports.  A Grand Jury indicted Yvonne Ngoiri, whose last known address was in Worcester, on two counts of arson of a dwelling among other charges on Thursday, Sept. 29, the office reports. The charges stem from a four-alarm fire that occurred at a three-decker home at 2 Gage Street in the early morning hours of May 14, 2022. During the fire, one person jumped from a window…

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by David Cifarelli
Englewood, NJ
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Police-Involved Shooting Reported In Englewood Police-Involved Shooting Reported In Englewood
Police-Involved Shooting Reported In Englewood Police responding to a stabbing in Englewood were involved in a fatal shooting, according to multiple sources. CPR was in progress as a shooting victim was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in grave condition with a gunshot wound in the chest following the incident on West Englewood Avenue off the corner of Reade Street shortly before 8:30 a.m. Saturday, they said. He was pronounced dead at EHMC at 9:17 a.m., according to the office of Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin in Trenton. His identity was temporarily being withheld. At least two stabbing victims we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
Body Of Man Chased By Police Pulled From Passaic River Two Days Later Body Of Man Chased By Police Pulled From Passaic River Two Days Later
Body Of Man Chased By Police Pulled From Passaic River Two Days Later The death of a man whose body was recovered from the Passaic River following a police chase was being investigated by county and state authorities, a family member said she was told. Meanwhile, she and other loved ones wait in anguish for answers. Everyone agrees that the body retrieved from the river below Route 21 Monday evening was that of Thadius Wilder, a 35-year-old father of five from Passaic. Wilder, who had a history of drug arrests, was last seen running from police on that very same highway on Saturday, said his sister, Amber Wilder-Hunter. Wilder-Hunter filed a missing person…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Police Sergeant Justified In Shooting Hudson Valley Man During Struggle Over Gun, AG Says Police Sergeant Justified In Shooting Hudson Valley Man During Struggle Over Gun, AG Says
Police Sergeant Justified In Shooting Hudson Valley Man During Struggle Over Gun, AG Says A police sergeant was justified in fatally shooting a New York man who jumped him and tried taking his gun during a furious struggle on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway, a grand jury has found. New Jersey State Police Staff Sgt. Randall Wetzel ended what had been a series of interactions between Dutchess County resident Maurice Gordon, age 28, of Poughkeepsie, and law enforcers in Brick Township, Waretown, Stafford, and, ultimately, Bass River in New Jersey, in an encounter two years ago that was captured on video. New Jersey law required a grand jury review of the incident des…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Officers Behind Police-Involved Dundalk Shooting Won't Be Prosecuted: Report Officers Behind Police-Involved Dundalk Shooting Won't Be Prosecuted: Report
Officers Behind Police-Involved Dundalk Shooting Won't Be Prosecuted: Report The Baltimore County Police officers who were suspended after a police-involved shooting in Dundalk last month will not be prosecuted, WJZ reports.  A grand jury found the four officers were justified in their actions on Monday, May 2, the outlet reports.  The officers include Detectives G. Depew, 16-year veteran, R. Johnson, 33-year veteran, B. Lange, 15-year veteran and J. Trenary, 15-year veteran, WBAL reports.  Police opened gunfire after a suspect rammed into a police cruiser with their own vehicle in the area of Avon Avenue and Maryland Avenue on Thursday, April 14, Baltimore County…

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by David Cifarelli
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Grand Jury: Morris Police Sergeant Justified Shooting Man Pointing Airsoft Gun Grand Jury: Morris Police Sergeant Justified Shooting Man Pointing Airsoft Gun
Grand Jury: Morris Police Sergeant Justified Shooting Man Pointing Airsoft Gun UPDATE: A police sergeant was justified in shooting a Morris Township man who pointed an airsoft gun at him during a domestic disturbance call, a state grand jury has ruled. Timothy O’Shea, 24, was bleeding from the neck and wrists when officers responding to a 911 call found him in the driveway of his Fairchild Avenue home on July 14, 2020, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said Tuesday, April 12. Several responding officers -- from the township, Morris Plains and Morristown – had gotten the older female caller to safety when they encountered O’Shea, the attorney genera…

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by Jerry DeMarco