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Bronxville, NY
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Prompts Search Outside School In Bronxville, Staggered Dismissal Bomb Threat Prompts Search Outside School In Bronxville, Staggered Dismissal
Bomb Threat Prompts Search Outside School In Bronxville, Staggered Dismissal A school in Westchester was put into a hold-in-place after receiving a potential bomb threat, officials announced.  New, updated report - New Update: Bomb Threat To Bronxville School Came From Foreign Country, Police Say The response began at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, when the Bronxville Police Department received information from a National Hotline that reported a possible bomb threat outside the Bronxville school building at 177 Pondfield Rd., according to Bronxville Superintendent Rachel Kelly.  The police department and School Leadership team then imm…

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by Ben Crnic
Woodbine-Dennis, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Arrested After Manhunt Canceled Classes In Dennis Township, Troopers Say Ex-Con Arrested After Manhunt Canceled Classes In Dennis Township, Troopers Say
Ex-Con Arrested After Manhunt Canceled Classes In Dennis Township, Troopers Say A Cape May Court House man was accused of an armed robbery, sparking an investigation that forced Dennis Township schools to cancel classes, authorities said. Jamar Lovett, 28, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 10, a state police spokesperson said. Troopers responded to a shooting report at a home on Kings Highway in Dennis Township at around 5:28 a.m. Investigators said the victim saw two suspects stealing a dirt bike and one male ran away when confronted. The victim reported being shot at when chasing after him. The owner of Tamerlane Campground told the Daily Voice that he c…

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by Chris Spiker
Woodbine-Dennis, NJ
Schools
Police Investigation With Helicopter, K-9s Cancels School In Dennis Township (DEVELOPING) Police Investigation With Helicopter, K-9s Cancels School In Dennis Township (DEVELOPING)
Police Investigation With Helicopter, K-9s Cancels School In Dennis Township (Developing) School was canceled in Dennis Township due to a state police investigation that forced students to stay inside, authorities said. The Dennis Township School District said classes wouldn't be held on Tuesday, Sept. 10 "due to the continued threat in our area" and to keep students and staff safe. The district announced the cancelation in a Facebook post at 9:19 a.m. The township said state police were actively investigating with a helicopter and K-9 units in the South Seaville section of Dennis. "Please be vigilant and keep yourself and property secure," the township said…

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by Chris Spiker
Bethesda, MD
Schools
Teen Who Enlisted 12-Year-Old Boy To Make School Bomb Threats Charged In Montgomery County: PD Teen Who Enlisted 12-Year-Old Boy To Make School Bomb Threats Charged In Montgomery County: PD
Teen Who Enlisted 12-Year-Old Boy To Make School Bomb Threats Charged In Montgomery County: PD Two minors who conspired to make bomb threats targeting Montgomery County schools have been identified as those responsible for causing multiple scares in the community earlier this year. A 15-year-old Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School student is facing multiple charges, and his 12-year-old cohort from Pennsylvania - who will not be charged due to his age - have been accused of making multiple bomb threats that caused chaos in May. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, a threat made on Thursday, May 16 led to a lockdown at the teen's school, as well as the deploy…

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by Zak Failla
Lebanon, PA
News
Shoeless 11-Year-Old Boy Who Ran Away From Grandma's House Found: PA State Police Shoeless 11-Year-Old Boy Who Ran Away From Grandma's House Found: PA State Police
Shoeless 11-Year-Old Boy Who Ran Away From Grandma's House Found: PA State Police A boy who left home without his shoes on has been found safe, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Monday, Aug. 19.  Ace Snook, 11, most recently of the 200 block of East Main Street in Myerstown Borough went missing before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14. PSP officers were called to the home at 11:25 p.m. after he ran away without any shoes, money, or his cell phone.  Ace had been living at the home with his grandmother for the past two weeks. About the search, PSP released the following statement: "An extensive canvass was conducted by patrol units with negativ…

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by Jillian Pikora
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat At Long Island Court Came From Outside US: Police Bomb Threat At Long Island Court Came From Outside US: Police
Bomb Threat At Long Island Court Came From Outside US: Police Police are continuing to investigate a bomb threat sent to a Long Island courthouse. It happened at about 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 17 in Southampton. According to local police, the Southampton Town Justice Court received multiple emails regarding a bomb threat. The threats prompted officers, detectives, and K-9 units to check the court and surrounding areas, which determined the area to be clear. Investigators said the email may have originated from outside the United States and is not linked to the Southampton Court. However, police said the investigation will remain ongoing. 

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by Sophie Grieser
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Juvenile Arrested Months After Making Bomb Threat To Montgomery County High School: Police Juvenile Arrested Months After Making Bomb Threat To Montgomery County High School: Police
Juvenile Arrested Months After Making Bomb Threat To Montgomery County High School: Police A juvenile was arrested months after he made a bomb threat to a Montgomery County high school, as well as schools in several other states, police said Friday, March 1. The suspect called Wootton High School in the 2100 block of Wootton Parkway around 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27 and claimed that bombs had been placed inside specific areas of the school. School personnel contacted 911, prompting students and staff to evacuate. A search by Community Engagement officers, 1st District officers, K-9 units and Montgomery County Fire Rescue did not locate any bombs. The suspect was identified via a…

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by Valerie Musson
Pleasantville, NY
Police & Fire
Shirtless, Shoeless Man Leads Officers On Lengthy Chase In Pleasantville, Police Say Shirtless, Shoeless Man Leads Officers On Lengthy Chase In Pleasantville, Police Say
Shirtless, Shoeless Man Leads Officers On Lengthy Chase In Pleasantville, Police Say A 19-year-old man faces charges after leading officers on an extensive chase through woods, streams, and neighborhoods in Northern Westchester following his theft of a car, police said.  The incident began on Friday, July 28 just before 11:30 a.m., when authorities identified a stolen Ford traveling in Lewisboro, according to Westchester County Police.  Just after this, a Patrol sergeant found the car on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Bedford and tried pulling it over. However, the driver would not stop and kept driving south before officers were able to catch up with it just …

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by Ben Crnic
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Black-Hooded White-Capped Robber In Surgical Mask Flees Fair Lawn Bank UPDATE: Black-Hooded White-Capped Robber In Surgical Mask Flees Fair Lawn Bank
Update: Black-Hooded White-Capped Robber In Surgical Mask Flees Fair Lawn Bank UPDATE: A black-hooded bandit in a white cap and blue surgical mask implied -- but didn't show -- a gun while robbing a Fair Lawn bank Tuesday morning, investigators said. The robber entered the Provident Bank at River Road and Hopper Avenue shortly before 10:30 a.m. July 11. He implied he had a weapon but no one saw one, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. He then fled along Hopper and got into a white Jeep Cherokee parked in the 1300 block of George Street near the John A. Forrest Elementary School, they said. The take: About $2,500. A Bergen County K-9 leads investigators to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lakewood, NJ
News
Four Arrested After Brick Detectives Overhear Them Talking About Drug Sales: Police Four Arrested After Brick Detectives Overhear Them Talking About Drug Sales: Police
Four Arrested After Brick Detectives Overhear Them Talking About Drug Sales: Police Brick detectives were conducting surveillance around the Walmart on Route 88 when they reportedly overheard four suspects talking about their engagement in drug activity, police said. The detectives made contact with the suspects on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. and K-9 Officer Ray LaPoint responded with his K-9 partner Rebel.  An exterior sniff of the suspects’ vehicles resulted in positive indications for the presence of controlled dangerous substances, police said. The ensuing search yielded crack and drug paraphernalia, they said. Charged with multiple drug offenses were: Frank Toma…

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by Jon Craig
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Bucks County Motorcyclist Crashes, Abandons Bike: Police Bucks County Motorcyclist Crashes, Abandons Bike: Police
Bucks County Motorcyclist Crashes, Abandons Bike: Police A motorcyclist in Bucks County abandoned their bike after crashing, according to police.  Authorities in Warrington said they found a motorcycle crashed in a ditch on the Route 202 Parkway near Detweiler Road on Friday, Nov. 4 at around 8:30 p.m.  Police said they searched the area with K-9 units and checked area hospitals for the driver, but came up empty-handed.  Anyone who can identify the motorcycle or its owner are asked to call Warrington Township Police Department at 215-343-8423.

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by Mac Bullock
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
Drones Used As Search Resumes For Missing Teenager In South Jersey Drones Used As Search Resumes For Missing Teenager In South Jersey
Drones Used As Search Resumes For Missing Teenager In South Jersey The search resumed for a 19-year-old man who went missing early Sunday morning, authorities said. "We will be resuming search at 9 a.m. this morning utilizing drones," Pleasantville Captain Stacey Schlachter said on Tuesday. UPDATE: MISSING MAN FOUND Irving Mayren-Guzman of Egg Harbor Township was last seen at Centerfolds Cabaret, 201 E. Delilah Road,  Pleasantville police said. He reportedly left the adult entertainment club on foot heading east on Delilah Road. Mayren-Guzman is described as Hispanic, 5-foot, 5-inches tall and weighing about 170 pounds. He has curly black …

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
News
South Jersey Fugitive Busted With Heroin/Meth: Stafford Police South Jersey Fugitive Busted With Heroin/Meth: Stafford Police
South Jersey Fugitive Busted With Heroin/Meth: Stafford Police A 37-year-old man wanted on a warrant was arrested on the Jersey Shore on multiple drug charges involving methamphetamine and heroin, authorities said. On Sunday at approximately 5 p.m., Stafford police received a call in reference to suspicious activity at 1236 Grays Road in the Warren Grove section of Stafford Township. Police found John B. Sharpe, 37, of Galloway, who was wanted on a warrant from that township, Stafford police said. It was not clear what he was wanted for. An investigation indicated possible manufacturing of meth happening on the property, police said. This led to…

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by Jon Craig
Englewood, NJ
News
WILD NIGHT: Bergen Homeowner Grabs Car Thief, 3 Others Captured In Multi-Agency Dragnet WILD NIGHT: Bergen Homeowner Grabs Car Thief, 3 Others Captured In Multi-Agency Dragnet
Wild Night: Bergen Homeowner Grabs Car Thief, 3 Others Captured In Multi-Agency Dragnet Police from several agencies converged on the area and nabbed three juveniles after an Englewood Cliffs homeowner grabbed their companion and held him for officers, authorities said. The Allison Drive homeowner alerted police after the first thief had entered a car in his driveway shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. Ronald F Waldt said. The other three took off on foot, leaving behind a Mercedes Benz S550 that had been reported stolen on Staten Island late last week. Englewood Cliffs police notified surrounding agencies, a perimeter was established and the search was on, Waldt sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT Man Passed Out At Gas Pump Nabbed With Drugs, Police Say CT Man Passed Out At Gas Pump Nabbed With Drugs, Police Say
CT Man Passed Out At Gas Pump Nabbed With Drugs, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly passing out in his vehicle high on drugs. Hartford County resident Ibrahim Alfolabi, age 30, of Manchester, was arrested around 1:32 a.m., Thursday, April 22, after officers with the Plainfield Police Department saw the clerk of the Citgo gas station located at 65 East Main Street banging on the window of a blue Saturn parked at the gas pumps, said Plainfield Chief of Police Mario A. Arriaga.   The driver, later identified as Alfolabi appeared to be unresponsive in the vehicle. As the officers approached the vehicle Al…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Girl Who Went Missing After Last Seen Entering Woods Found In NYC Girl Who Went Missing After Last Seen Entering Woods Found In NYC
Girl Who Went Missing After Last Seen Entering Woods Found In NYC A young girl who was seen walking into a wooded area on Long Island late a night has been located safe. The girl was seen around 10:23 p.m., on Tuesday, April 13, in Roosevelt, when officers responded to a 911 call by a witness who saw the child, approximately 7 to 8 years old, walking alone through the BP gas station parking lot located at 533 Nassau Road, said the Nassau County Police. Police and K-9 Units searched for the child. Nassau County Police said Wednesday, April 14, the child had been located safe in Queens.  Police said they are investigating why the child was in Rooseve…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Manchester's K-9 Officer Storm Down But Not Out Manchester's K-9 Officer Storm Down But Not Out
Manchester's K-9 Officer Storm Down But Not Out A South Jersey K-9 officer will be off-duty for a few more weeks because of a battle against cancer. Manchester Officer Storm is a solid black, 6-year-old German Shepherd, and one of two members of the township’s K-9 Unit. “Our entire department’s thoughts are with K-9 Storm, who underwent successful surgery this morning (March 10) to remove his left eye due to a cancer diagnosis," the Manchester Police Department announced on its Facebook page. "Thankfully, Storm is resting comfortable under the care of his partner, Patrolman Marc Micciulla, and testing showed that there are no signs of…

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by Jon Craig
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Armed Civilian Report Unfounded, Hudson County Courthouse Lockdown Lifted Authorities: Armed Civilian Report Unfounded, Hudson County Courthouse Lockdown Lifted
Authorities: Armed Civilian Report Unfounded, Hudson County Courthouse Lockdown Lifted UPDATE: Authorities lifted a lockdown at the Hudson County courthouse in Jersey City Thursday afternoon, saying that a report that a civilian was spotted with a gun was unfounded. The Hudson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that K-9 and SWAT units responded. The lockdown at the Newark Avenue complex lasted nearly two hours after the 2:15 p.m. report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Northern Westchester Woman In Wilton Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Northern Westchester Woman In Wilton
Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Northern Westchester Woman In Wilton A 23-year-old Northern Westchester woman who was stopped for speeding in Fairfield County ended up in handcuffs after a police K-9 allegedly found cocaine in her vehicle. Ariana Muriqi, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested around 10:35 a.m., Sunday, June 16, after being stopped for traveling 57 mph in a 40 mph zone on Danbury Road at Westport Road, said the Wilton Police Department. While speaking with Muriqi, officers said she revealed "several indicators," that drugs might be involved. A drug-detecting K-9 was requested at the scene, police said. Once the dog arrived, it altered "positively…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
K-9s, Partners Graduate From Bergen County Sheriff's Training Academy K-9s, Partners Graduate From Bergen County Sheriff's Training Academy
K-9s, Partners Graduate From Bergen County Sheriff's Training Academy The two newest sets of partners with one of the largest, most active law enforcement K-9 units in New Jersey were graduated on Friday. Graduating after nine months of rigorous physical and academic exercises at the Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 Training Academy were: BCSO Officer Sohrab Muossavian and Cash; BCSO Officer Justin Epifano and Johny. Clinton Township Police Sgt. John Tiger and Tapko, with Bergen County Sheriff Anthony CuretonCOURTESY: Bergen County Sheriff They were joined by Clinton Township Police Sgt. John Tiger and Tapko (above). Sheriff’s K-9 Officers Joseph Cutrona …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Full Spit-And-Polish Funeral Set For Passaic County Sheriff's K-9 Leo Full Spit-And-Polish Funeral Set For Passaic County Sheriff's K-9 Leo
Full Spit-And-Polish Funeral Set For Passaic County Sheriff's K-9 Leo The highest level of respect for an officer who gave up his or her life in the line of duty will be paid to Passaic County Sheriff's K-9 Leo, who died Wednesday. Shoes will be shined and hair tucked beneath hats as officers in Class A uniforms assemble for what's known as muster the morning of April 3. A color guard will be part of a large law enforcement turnout. "Taps" will be played. Leo became ill while conducting a search Wednesday and was rushed to an animal hospital, where he passed, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. The 8-year-old German Shepherd "was one of our vetera…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stamford, CT
News
Stamford High School Open Following Threat Stamford High School Open Following Threat
Stamford High School Open Following Threat Stamford High School is up and running after officials received an unspecified threat on Thursday. Assistant Police Chief James Matheny said the school was searched with officers and K-9 dogs around 4 a.m. Friday in an abundance of caution. "The sweep came up clean, with nothing found," he said. Matheny would not describe exactly what the threat was, or where it appeared, due to an ongoing criminal investigation. At least one K-9 and an officer will remain on scene until the afternoon. "We have a great working relationship with school officials and everything is running sm…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Congers Mom, Son Return Home To Burglary In Progress Suspect On Loose After Congers Mom, Son Return Home To Burglary In Progress
Suspect On Loose After Congers Mom, Son Return Home To Burglary In Progress A suspect is at large after a mother and her son returned home to find a burglar caught in the act Saturday night in Congers. The 36-year-old female homeowner and her 3-year-old son had pulled into the driveway of their Kings Highway home at about 8:50 p.m. after returning from a family function when she observed a male with a dark hoodie standing in her living room, Clarkstown Police said. The suspect saw her and appeared to move quickly from the window to the rear of the home, police added. The mother and son then went back into their car and awaited the police. Responding patrol units …

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