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Michael Brown

Washington Township-Long Valley, NJ
Obituaries
Long Valley Native Michael Brown, 23, Was Set To Begin New Job At EY, Obituary Says Long Valley Native Michael Brown, 23, Was Set To Begin New Job At EY, Obituary Says
Long Valley Native Michael Brown, 23, Was Set To Begin New Job At EY, Obituary Says Michael Brown, a Morris County native set to start a new career in accounting, died on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. He was 23 years old. According to his obituary on the William Leber Funeral Home website, Michael graduated from  West Morris Central High School before earning a degree from the University of Alabama. He was set to begin a new job at EY in Atlanta, GA. He had checked off an item on a summer bucket list this year, hiking across national parks along the West Coast, camping out or sleeping on a friend's couch, Michael's obituary reads.  In tributes published to socia…

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by Cecilia Levine
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Michael Brown Death: Bodycam Video Shows Struggle With Officers Before In-Custody CT Death Michael Brown Death: Bodycam Video Shows Struggle With Officers Before In-Custody CT Death
Michael Brown Death: Bodycam Video Shows Struggle With Officers Before In-Custody CT Death Newly released video shows a Connecticut man resisting arrest shortly before he died in police custody. The New Haven County incident happened at around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, in Milford, in the Big Y Grocery Store parking lot on Boston Post Road. Milford Police said officers approached 52-year-old Michael Brown, of Bridgeport, after store employees claimed he attempted to steal $648 worth of non-food items. A Stop and Shop loss prevention employee identified Brown as the suspect. Earlier Report: Man Dies While In Milford Police Custody At the time, Brown had eight outstanding ar…

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by Michael Mashburn
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
CT Man Dies While In Police Custody CT Man Dies While In Police Custody
CT Man Dies While In Police Custody A Connecticut man picked up in a grocery store parking lot on warrants died while in police custody. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 5, in the Big Y Grocery Store parking lot on Boston Post Road in Milford. According to Milford Police, Michael Brown, whose age and address are unknown, was picked up by officers in the grocery store parking lot on several active arrest warrants.  Police said Brown was also a suspect in a reported larceny at another Milford grocery store. Brown was handcuffed and under control, but he appeared to be…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
News
Gilgo Beach Murders: Rex Heuermann Appears In Court For First Time Since Arrest Gilgo Beach Murders: Rex Heuermann Appears In Court For First Time Since Arrest
Gilgo Beach Murders: Rex Heuermann Appears In Court For First Time Since Arrest Accused serial killer Rex Heuermann made his first court appearance since he was arrested in the murders of three young women who were found dead on a Long Island beach over a decade ago. The 59-year-old architect, of Massapequa Park in Nassau County, attended a status conference in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 1. Heuermann is charged with murder in the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello at Gilgo Beach, located off the south shore of Suffolk County. He is also the primary suspect in the disappearance and killing of Maureen …

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by Michael Mashburn
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
String Of Drug Arrests: 5 Suspects Face Charges In Hudson Valley String Of Drug Arrests: 5 Suspects Face Charges In Hudson Valley
String Of Drug Arrests: 5 Suspects Face Charges In Hudson Valley A total of five people face drug-related charges after authorities made arrests in three separate incidents in the Hudson Valley, police said.  The five arrests were all made by the Narcotics Enforcement Unit in Putnam County and stemmed from three incidents on Tuesday, June 13, Wednesday, June 14, and Wednesday, May 31, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  The first three arrests resulted from the May 31 incident, when NEU members saw three suspects allegedly committing larcenies at a business in the town of Southeast. When authorities attempted to pull over the susp…

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by Ben Crnic
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Aspiring Maryland Marine Michael Brown Dies, 20 Aspiring Maryland Marine Michael Brown Dies, 20
Aspiring Maryland Marine Michael Brown Dies, 20 An aspiring US Marine from Maryland was killed last month, his family in Maryland says. Michael Brown's life of service was cut short in the early hours of Monday, June 20, in a hit-and-run crash according to a GoFundMe launched by his sister, Kristin Brown. Details in the crash were not immediately known. Michael was "the sweetest kid" who "always gave his last and wanted nothing in return," who sought out a life of serving others by being a part of volunteer organizations such as the Rosedale Fire Department, his sister said. The GoFundMe was launched to help aid their family w…

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by Annie DeVoe
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man Under Influence Drove Wrong Way On CT Roadway, State Police Say Man Under Influence Drove Wrong Way On CT Roadway, State Police Say
Man Under Influence Drove Wrong Way On CT Roadway, State Police Say A man is facing charges after police said he drove the wrong way on a Connecticut highway while under the influence.  Authorities received reports of a vehicle driving the wrong way on Route 8 southbound near Exit 20 in New Haven County at about 3 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, in Seymour, according to Connecticut State Police. The Seymour Police Department pulled the vehicle over on the Exit 22 entrance ramp, state police said. The driver, identified as 54-year-old Hartford County resident Michael Brown, of Manchester, was observed as having bloodshot eyes, and he smelled of an alcoholi…

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by Nicole Valinote
Franklin Township, NJ
News
Black NJ Teen Pinned In Viral Video Hires Lawyer Who Repped George Floyd, Breonna Taylor Black NJ Teen Pinned In Viral Video Hires Lawyer Who Repped George Floyd, Breonna Taylor
Black NJ Teen Pinned In Viral Video Hires Lawyer Who Repped George Floyd, Breonna Taylor The nationally renowned civil rights attorney who represented the families of George Floyd, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery has been retained by the New Jersey teen pinned to the ground and handcuffed by police during a mall fight. Benjamin Crump announced he has been retained to help 14-year-old Z’Kye Husain, who he said was standing up for a middle schooler being bullied by an 11th grader at the Bridgewater Commons last Saturday. The video shows officers forcefully pinning Z’Kye to the ground with their arms and legs handcuffing him, while the white teen involved in the fi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver After Crash Killing CT Man Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver After Crash Killing CT Man
Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver After Crash Killing CT Man Hartford Police are asking the public for help identifying the driver of a black Infiniti G35 who allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian and fled the scene. Michael Brown, age 51, of Windsor, was found in the roadway around 12:10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 1, when Hartford Police responded to a report of a crash. According to Lt. Aarron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police, when officers arrived in the area of Main Street at Battles Street, they found Brown in the roadway, unresponsive, and suffering from severe life-threatening injuries.  He was transported to St. Francis Hospital, wh…

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by Kathy Reakes
Jersey City, NJ
News
NJ Transit: Wise Out-Of-State Boy, 11, Who Got On Wrong Light Rail Reunited With Parents NJ Transit: Wise Out-Of-State Boy, 11, Who Got On Wrong Light Rail Reunited With Parents
NJ Transit: Wise Out-Of-State Boy, 11, Who Got On Wrong Light Rail Reunited With Parents A vacationing 11-year-old boy from Houston who mistakenly boarded a departing light rail in Jersey City without his parents was a cool customer, an NJ Transit officer said. The boy didn’t realize they weren’t behind him when he excitedly dashed onto the wrong Hudson–Bergen light rail Friday morning at Exchange Place. You could understand his enthusiasm -- visiting a busier-than-usual New York City blessed by beautiful weather during a momentous anniversary. Realizing his mistake, the boy got off at the next stop, NJ Transit K9 Officer Michael Brown said. He pulled out his cellphone, calle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines
Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines A homeless man has raised more than $1,000 online to help pay for the expected fines he'll get for taking a photo of himself with his pants down in the Hawthorne public library pretending to defecate on the American flag. A summons accuses Michael Brown of “a flagrantly lewd and offensive act” for “exposing his buttocks and squatting over an American flag,” according to the 56-year-old folk singer, who has a host of social media pages and posts videos singing with his guitar. "I'm a free expression guy," Brown wrote on Facebook. "I don't usually do deliberate provocation but …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines
Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines A homeless man has raised more than $1,000 online to help pay for the expected fines he'll get for taking a photo of himself with his pants down in the Hawthorne public library pretending to defecate on the American flag. A summons accuses Michael Brown of “a flagrantly lewd and offensive act” for “exposing his buttocks and squatting over an American flag,” according to the 56-year-old folk singer, who has a host of social media pages and posts videos singing with his guitar. "I'm a free expression guy," Brown wrote on Facebook. "I don't usually do deliberate provocation but …

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by Jerry DeMarco