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James Smith
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Roselle Fentanyl Dealer Gets 10 Years, Prosecutor Says
A 49-year-old Roselle man was sentenced to 10 years in state prison on Friday, May 24, after being convicted of distributing heroin and fentanyl, authorities said. In May 2021, Union County Prosecutor’s Opioid Task Force, assisted by the Roselle Police Department Narcotics Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence, located within the 200 block of Park Street in Roselle, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Roselle Police Acting-Chief Helder Freire said. James Smith was arrested at the scene and was found to be in possession of an additional quantity of co…
Albany, NY
Police & Fire
Burglar Who Targeted Capital Region Businesses Nabbed Over Year Later, Police Say
A suspected burglar is facing charges more than a year after allegedly targeting multiple businesses in the region. Columbia County resident James Smith, age 52, of Hudson, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 20, in connection with a burglary at a Brunswick business in Rensselaer County in April 2022. According to New York State Police, Smith broke into a business on Hoosick Road at around 4:40 a.m. on April 3, 2022. The business was closed and unoccupied at the time. He then tried breaking into a nearby restaurant with a burglary tool on the same day, but was unable to get inside, troopers said…
Port Chester, NY
Obituaries
Port Chester's Michael T. Smith, 84, Was A Gardener Extraordinaire
Michael T. Smith, a longtime resident of Port Chester, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at Greenwich Hospital. Born in Port Chester on July 30, 1938, he was the son of Michael J. and Margaret (Blakesley). Michael is survived by his wife Medelyn (Ronquero); sisters Kathleen Remington and Peggy Dunleavy; nephews Eric and Brian; nieces Tara, Kris, and Meghan; and many great-nieces and -nephews—including his beloved great-niece Shylin Santana. In addition to his parents, Michael is pre-deceased by his siblings Nora and James. Mickey was a passionate gardener planting and mai…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Lifestyle
Christmas Night Gas Can Explosion Leaves South Jersey Dad With Severe Burns And Wave Of Support
A heartbreaking Christmas night gas can explosion that left a South Jersey dad with severe burns and a long road to recovery has prompted a massive wave of support from the local community. Nicole Smith, of Hammonton, was sitting on the couch with family on Christmas evening when she heard a loud ‘boom’ after her husband, James, went outside to make a fire, according to a GoFundMe launched for the family. “I thought it was a gunshot,” Smith writes. “Then, my dad starts screaming, ‘James is on fire.’” James was airlifted to Temple Burn Center, where Smith says he faces a “very long recovery…
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
PA Gangsters Found Guilty In 2017 Double Kidnapping Homicide: AG
A pair of gang members were found guilty in a 2017 double kidnapping and beating death of two Pennsylvania men, the state attorney general said. A Somerset County jury returned guilty verdicts against Samson Washington and Marekus Benson, members of the East Main Money Gang (EMMG), State Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Friday, Oct. 21. Washington and Benson tracked down Damien Staniszewski and James Smith in March 2017, after they stole drugs and cash from an EMMG house, Shapiro said. Washington and Benson then kidnapped the two young men, tied them up, and assaulted…
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Couple Nabbed For Robbery In Region, Police Say
A man and a woman from the region are facing felony charges after police said they robbed a victim in his home and then fled the scene in his pickup truck. Police received a report about a robbery in Sullivan County on Old Liberty Road in Monticello at about 2:40 a.m. on Friday, July 15, according to New York State Police. The victim told troopers he heard a knock at his door, and when he opened the door he saw a woman who asked him for help, police said. A man who was carrying a machete and a pocket knife then pushed his way into the home, and he and the woman robbed the man o…
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Nabbed In Atlanta For 2021 Baltimore Slaying, Police Say
A 19-year-old man was arrested in Atlanta, GA in connection with a fatal June 2021 Baltimore shooting, police said. James Smith was being held without bail on a first-degree murder charge for the June 21, 2021 death of Dwayne Edmonds, 32, Baltimore police announced. Smith was arrested on Feb. 3, they said. The shooting happened at a store on the 2500 block of Orleans for a reported shooting just after 3 p.m., where police found Edmonds suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to John Hopkins Hospital and died shortly after. After being arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, Smith has b…
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT Murder Suspect Nabbed By US Marshals
Police in Fairfield County nabbed a man wanted for the murder of another man last month. Gerome Philips, age 23, of the Bronx, was arrested on Tuesday, June 8 by US Marshals and extradited to Waterbury, on Friday, June 11, said Sgt. Robert Davis of the Waterbury Police. Philips faces charges regarding the murder of 25-year-old James Smith of Waterbury on Thursday, May 13. Philips was charged with: Murder Criminal use of a weapon Carrying a pistol without a permit Illegal discharge of a firearm Illegal sale or transfer of a pistol or revolver. He is being held on a $2 million bo…
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Philly Police Officers Charged With Beating Autistic Man
Two Philadelphia police officers are facing charges for beating a man on the autism spectrum last summer, according to a local news report. The two men charged are brothers: Inspector James Smith, 52, and former detective Patrick Smith, 53, News21 reports. Both were in plain clothes and were off-duty during the time of the incident, the outlet says. The pair are facing criminal charges for their alleged role in the pursuit and assault of a 27-year-old man with Asperger syndrome, a form of autism. On the morning of Aug. 19, the man was chased by the two off-duty officers in a car, into a s…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
President Biden Talks
Covid-
19 Relief Package During Visit To Black-Owned PA Business
President Joe Biden visited a small business in Delaware County Tuesday afternoon to discuss the recent COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress. Biden made a stop at Smith Flooring, a Black-owned union-operated business on Townsend Street in Chester around 3:30 p.m, 6abc says. Smith Flooring received Paycheck Protection Program loans and qualifies for additional programs under the American Rescue Plan, according to a statement released by White House officials. The company received its second PPP loan during the Biden-Harris administration’s two-week exclusive period for small business…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
State Police: Newton Man, 23, Dies In Horrific Wantage Crash
A 23-year-old Sussex County man died in a Wantage crash Tuesday evening, authorities said. James Smith, of Newton, was behind the wheel of the Toyota Camry headed south on County Road 519, when the car veered off the road to the right and struck a concrete bridge end just after 7:40 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The car continued down an embankment and went up in flames at milepost 79.4, killing Smith, Goez said. No other vehicles or passengers involved. The accident remains under investigation.
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Police ID Victim, 23, Of Horrific Wantage Crash
A 23-year-old Sussex County man died in a Wantage crash Tuesday evening, authorities said. James Smith, of Newton, was behind the wheel of the Toyota Camry headed south on County Road 519, when the car veered off the road to the right and struck a concrete bridge end just after 7:40 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The car continued down an embankment and went up in flames at milepost 79.4, killing Smith, Goez said. No other vehicles or passengers involved. The accident remains under investigation.
Stamford, CT
Obituaries
Walt Smith, Stamford Firefighter For 41 Years, Dies At 88
A 41-year veteran of the Stamford Fire Department Walter 'Walt' Smith has died. A lifelong resident of Stamford, Smith died Sunday, June 30 in Norwalk at age 88. He was born in Stamford on July 31, 1930, one of two sons, to the late B. Frederick and Florence (Schaffer) Smith. Smith attended Stamford public schools and graduated from Stamford High School. Following in his father’s and brother’s footsteps, Smith went on to join the Stamford Fire Department and served as a career firefighter for 41 years before retiring in July of 1999. Smith is survived by daughters, Kath…
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
Governor Expands Economic Development Team To Attract, Retain Businesses
This story has been updated. Gov. Ned Lamont has attracted some international heavy-hitters to his Economic Development team including former top executives from PepsiCo and IBM. That's good news for a state that has not recovered from the worst recession since the Great Depression. This month, Lamont added two more board members, Donald Kendall, Jr., co-founder and chair of Social Venture Partners Connecticut, and R. Adam Norwitt, president and CEO of Amphenol Corp., to the Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Inc., a nonprofit that promotes business growth. “There is nobody better to s…
