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DUI Crash Closed Maywood Avenue Hours Before Child Was Struck Nearby: Police
A DUI crash that snapped a telephone pole shut down Maywood Avenue for hours—just blocks from where a child was struck by a vehicle later that evening, authorities said.
The first crash occurred just after 2 a.m. on Thursday, March 13, when Malcolm Lee, 35, of Hackensack, was driving southbound on Maywood Avenue near Lenox Avenue in a 2006 Honda CR-V, Maywood Police Chief Terence Kenny said.
Lee sideswiped a telephone pole, then continued another 50 feet and struck a second pole, snapping it on impact, Kenny said. He was arrested for DWI and hospitalized with a significant injury, police sa…
$200K Scheme: Man Accused of Embezzling From Civic Organizations In Garrison, Police Say
A Putnam County resident entrusted as the treasurer for two local civic organizations has been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $200,000 over several years, authorities announced.
Mark A. Kenny, age 61, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, on grand larceny charges following an investigation that began in December, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, March 13.
According to the Sheriff's Office, the investigation began when board members from a civic organization in Garrison contacted authorities, suspecting that their treasurer was stealing funds.…
Body Found In Ross Dock ID'd As NY Man, Authorities Seek Next Of Kin
Authorities have identified the body discovered along the shoreline in Fort Lee’s Ross Dock last weekend, but they are still trying to locate his next of kin, officials said.
Jairo Lopez-Lopez, 25, of Hempstead, NY, was found dead along the Hudson River at 10:58 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, according to Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer.
Palisades Interstate Parkway Police responded to the scene after a body was spotted near the water, Angermeyer said. A joint investigation was launched with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Uni…
Two Killed, Two Injured In Targeted Severn Shooting; Victims Identified: Police
A deadly shooting in Severn left two men dead and two others injured, as detectives work to piece together what led to the violence, authorities said.
Officers with the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded around 7 p.m. on Monday, March 4, to reports of gunfire in the 8100 block of Meade Village Road.
When officers arrived, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds.
One victim, identified as 23-year-old Derrick Purcell Ahmad McDonald of Severn, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The second victim, 28-year-old Mack Samuel Galloway III of Glen Burni…
Bristol School Staffer Busted With Child Porn: Police
A Connecticut school staff member was arrested following a months-long investigation into the possession of child sexual abuse material, police said.
Jacob Senick, 24, of Bristol, was charged with first-degree possession of child sexual abuse material after being arrested on Tuesday morning, March 4, authorities said. He is being held on a $200,000 bond.
Senick, a paraprofessional at Destinations Academy on the campus of Bristol Eastern High School, was identified as possessing explicit videos involving minors, investigators said.
Authorities obtained both an arrest warrant for Senick and …
Man, 22, Accused Of Rape In Haverstraw Sexual Assault: Police
A 22-year-old man has been nabbed in connection with an alleged sexual assault reported in Rockland County in December, police announced.
Following a months-long investigation, Haverstraw Police identified Brahyan CepinRodriguez as a suspect in the incident, which occurred in late December 2024. He was taken into custody last week and charged with two counts of first-degree rape, Haverstraw Police announced on Monday, March 3.
CepinRodriguez was arraigned in Village of Haverstraw Justice Court, where his bail was set at $25,000 cash, $40,000 bond, or $40,000 partially secured bo…
Woman, Pet Cat Killed In Devastating North Massapequa House Fire: Police
A woman and her pet cat were killed after a house fire broke out in North Massapequa, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, Feb. 27.
Emergency crews responded to a 911 call for a fire at 150 N Hawthorne Street at 1:20 p.m., detectives said. Firefighters from the North Massapequa Fire Department extinguished the blaze and pulled a 64-year-old woman from the home.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead by medical personnel, police said.
Initially reported missing, the family's cat, Max, was later found dead underneath a bed, according to animal rescuer J…
