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Moped

Kearny, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Charged In Crash That Injured Kearny Moped Operator On Super Bowl Sunday: Prosecutor Two Charged In Crash That Injured Kearny Moped Operator On Super Bowl Sunday: Prosecutor
Two Charged In Crash That Injured Kearny Moped Operator On Super Bowl Sunday: Prosecutor Two Kearny residents were arrested and charged on Monday, Dec. 2  after a moped operator was seriously injured in a crash on Super Bowl Sunday authorities said. On Sunday, Feb. 11, a moped operator was struck by a cargo van in the area of Harrison Avenue and Bergen Avenue in Kearny, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A 67-year-old North Arlington man sustained life-threatening injuries, Suarez said. The cargo van did not remain on the scene, but was recovered near the crash site, Suarez said. Sandra Morocho, 33,  falsely reported she was operating the vehicle w…

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by Sam Barron
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Security Guard Robs Victim In Hackensack, Found With Brass Knuckles: Police Security Guard Robs Victim In Hackensack, Found With Brass Knuckles: Police
Security Guard Robs Victim In Hackensack, Found With Brass Knuckles: Police A security guard from Hackensack has been arrested and charged in connection with an armed robbery that occurred early Monday morning, Nov. 25, police said. Hudhaifa Johnson, 25, of Hackensack, implied he had a weapon before robbing a 24-year-old man from Monroe Township near Fair and Lodi Streets around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2024, according to Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista. Johnson demanded the victim's jewelry and belongings before fleeing the scene on a moped. Later that evening, Patrol Officers Roselys Salas and Angelo Vicale located Johnson on Essex Street around 8 p.m. and …

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by Cecilia Levine
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Dozens Of Mopeds, Motorcycles Impounded During Enforcement Detail In Yonkers Dozens Of Mopeds, Motorcycles Impounded During Enforcement Detail In Yonkers
Dozens Of Mopeds, Motorcycles Impounded During Enforcement Detail In Yonkers A crackdown on the reckless operation of mopeds and motorcycles in Westchester resulted in police impounding dozens of vehicles and apprehending a man caught dangerously speeding during rush hour, authorities announced.  The targeted enforcement detail was conducted over three hours by Yonkers Police, which ended up impounding nearly 30 mopeds, scooters, and motorcycles, the department said on Friday, Oct. 11.  According to the department, the vehicles were taken off the road for reasons such as registration and equipment violations and reckless driving. Additionally, more than 50…

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by Ben Crnic
Arlington, VA
News
Former DC Police Officers Sentenced For Causing Pursuit That Killed New Father Former DC Police Officers Sentenced For Causing Pursuit That Killed New Father
Former DC Police Officers Sentenced For Causing Pursuit That Killed New Father Two former members of the Metropolitan Police Department will spend years on the other side of the bars after being sentenced for their roles in an unauthorized police pursuit that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old new father, federal authorities announced. Officer Terence Sutton, 40, and former Lt. Andrew Zabavsky, 56, were both found guilty by a US District Court jury in DC on multiple charges in connection to a police pursuit on Oct. 23, 2020, in Northwest DC that led to the death of Karon Hylton-Brown. This week, a federal judge announced that Sutton had been sentenced to 66 months…

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by Zak Failla
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Unlicensed Operator Busted On Stolen Moped In Lyndhurst, Police Say Unlicensed Operator Busted On Stolen Moped In Lyndhurst, Police Say
Unlicensed Operator Busted On Stolen Moped In Lyndhurst, Police Say A 41-year-old Irvington man is facing charges out of Lyndhurst for operating a stolen moped without a license, police said. Lt. Paul Haggerty saw the gas-powered moped operating without a license plate at Riverside and Post Avenues just before 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 2, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Haggerty followed the moped and stopped it, then asked the operator, identified as Mario Franseca, for his credentials, police said. That's when Franseca told him that he did not have a driver’s license nor did he have any proof of registration or insurance, according…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Unlicensed Belleville Man Busted On Stolen Moped In Lyndhurst: Police Unlicensed Belleville Man Busted On Stolen Moped In Lyndhurst: Police
Unlicensed Belleville Man Busted On Stolen Moped In Lyndhurst: Police A 48-year-old Belleville man was arrested in Lyndhurst after police caught him on a stolen moped without a license. Lyndhurst Officer Anthony Morreale was on patrol near Riverside Avenue and Valley Brook Avenue when he saw a moped cruising south on Riverside Avenue without a license plate on Monday, Aug. 26, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said.  Morreale proceeded to follow the moped before executing a traffic stop. When Morreale asked for the proper credentials, the operator, identified as Leonardo Herrada Torrecilla, said to him that he did not have a driver’s license …

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains, NY
News
Dozens Of Mopeds, Scooters Impounded In Crackdown On Illegal Operation In Westchester Dozens Of Mopeds, Scooters Impounded In Crackdown On Illegal Operation In Westchester
Dozens Of Mopeds, Scooters Impounded In Crackdown On Illegal Operation In Westchester Moped and scooter riders in Westchester, watch out—the county's police departments are cracking down on those who operate the vehicles where they are not supposed to. The initiative was announced on Friday, Aug. 16 by the Westchester County Police Department, which revealed that it had impounded a total of 16 mopeds and scooters and written 54 summonses over a week.  According to the department, the effort was meant to address the illegal operation of motorized or battery-powered vehicles on county bike paths and trailways. Mopeds and scooters are prohibited from operating on paved rec…

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by Ben Crnic
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
65-Year-Old Killed In CT 2-Vehicle Crash 65-Year-Old Killed In CT 2-Vehicle Crash
65-Year-Old Killed In CT 2-Vehicle Crash A Connecticut resident was killed after he allegedly hit another vehicle, police said. The crash occurred in New Haven County on Tuesday, Aug. 13, in the area of 1061 Boston Post Road (Route 1) in Milford. According to the Milford Police, a preliminary investigation reveals that a vehicle traveling east on Boston Post Road was struck by an Asceno R2/50 moped.  The moped operator, identified as Brian McGrory, age 65, of Milford, was transported to Bridgeport Hospital, where he died.  Anyone with information on this accident, please get in touch with the Milford Police D…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Food Delivery Worker Knocked Out, Robbed: Newark PD Food Delivery Worker Knocked Out, Robbed: Newark PD
Food Delivery Worker Knocked Out, Robbed: Newark PD A food delivery worker was robbed and knocked into unconsciousness in Newark on Friday, July 19, authorities said. At 9:30 p.m., a delivery person arrived on a moped with a food order at an apartment building on the 900 block of Broad Street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  After parking his vehicle in the parking lot, the suspect struck the worker in the back of the head, calling him to fall to the ground unconscious, Fragé said. The suspect then took the delivery person's red 2023 Jiajue moped and drove away westbound on West Kearny Street, then onto Vine S…

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by Sam Barron
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Moped Rider Killed In I-81 Crash With Tractor-Trailer, PA State Police Say Moped Rider Killed In I-81 Crash With Tractor-Trailer, PA State Police Say
Moped Rider Killed In I-81 Crash With Tractor-Trailer, PA State Police Say A Manchester man has died following a crash while riding his moped on Interstate 81, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, July 16.  Richard Thornton Fletcher, 70, was riding a gold Yamaha YW50F south on I-81 when he attempted to merge from the right in front of Anthony James Snyder, 26 of Harrisburg's white 2023 Freightliner M2 in the left lane, as detailed in the release by PSP Harrisburg Trooper David Jeffers. The moped's rear bumper collided with the front passenger's side bumper of the tractor-trailer, causing Fletcher to lose control and fall off into the highway's shou…

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by Jillian Pikora
Rye, NY
Police & Fire
Officer Injured While Chasing Moped In Rye During Rush Hour Officer Injured While Chasing Moped In Rye During Rush Hour
Officer Injured While Chasing Moped In Rye During Rush Hour A 22-year-old man faces several charges after leading officers on a chase with a moped in Westchester, during which one was injured, police said. The incident happened during the evening rush hour on Friday, July 5, when a man led officers on a short pursuit on a moped in Rye on Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye Police announced on Monday, July 8.  During the chase, one officer sustained injuries, the department said. The extent and cause of the injuries was not released.  Officers eventually caught up with the suspect, identified as Wilver Hiraldo, and apprehended him.  Hiraldo, …

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by Ben Crnic
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released For 48-Year-Old Killed In 3-Vehicle North Lawrence Crash ID Released For 48-Year-Old Killed In 3-Vehicle North Lawrence Crash
ID Released For 48-Year-Old Killed In 3-Vehicle North Lawrence Crash The identity has been released of a man killed in a crash involving three vehicles on Long Island. It happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7, in North Lawrence. The victim was riding a blue moped in the wrong direction (westbound in the eastbound lane) on Rockaway Turnpike, according to Nassau County Police. He was then involved in a head-on collision with a 2015 Honda SUV being driven by a 57-year-old man Following the initial collision, the moped and its operator were struck by a 2004 box truck, also traveling eastbound in front of 605 Rockaway Turnpike, driven by a 21-year-old m…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
48-Year-Old Killed In 3-Vehicle North Lawrence Crash 48-Year-Old Killed In 3-Vehicle North Lawrence Crash
48-Year-Old Killed In 3-Vehicle North Lawrence Crash One person was killed in a crash involving three vehicles overnight on Long Island. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For 48-Year-Old Killed In 3-Vehicle North Lawrence Crash It happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7, in North Lawrence. A 48-year-old man was riding a blue moped in the wrong direction (westbound in the eastbound lane) on Rockaway Turnpike, according to Nassau County Police. He was then involved in a head-on collision with a 2015 Honda SUV being driven by a 57-year-old man Following the initial collision, the moped and its operator were struck by a …

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by Joe Lombardi
Jersey City, NJ
News
Hit-Run Crash Seriously Injures 2 Moped Riders In Jersey City: Prosecutor Hit-Run Crash Seriously Injures 2 Moped Riders In Jersey City: Prosecutor
Hit-Run Crash Seriously Injures 2 Moped Riders In Jersey City: Prosecutor Two moped riders were seriously injured following a hit-and-run crash in Jersey City on the early morning of Saturday, June 29, authorities said. At 12:20 a.m., two moped riders, a 36-year-old East Orange man and a 26-year-old Newark woman were riding their mopeds at Martin Luther King Drive and Wilkinson Avenue when they were struck by a vehicle, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  The vehicle did not remain at the scene, Suarez said. Both victims were transported to a nearby hospital where they are being treated for their injuries, Suarez said. The vehicle has be…

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by Sam Barron
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Female Victim Robbed At Knifepoint By Duo On Moped In Yonkers Park: Suspects At Large Female Victim Robbed At Knifepoint By Duo On Moped In Yonkers Park: Suspects At Large
Female Victim Robbed At Knifepoint By Duo On Moped In Yonkers Park: Suspects At Large Police are searching for two suspects who robbed a female victim of her phone at knifepoint at a park in Westchester.  The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 12 around 1:10 p.m., when the victim called authorities and told them she had been robbed of her phone at knifepoint by two men riding on a moped at Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  After the robbery, the moped allegedly drove south on the South County Trailway away from the park, O'Leary said.  Police then searched the …

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by Ben Crnic
Bowie, MD
Traffic
Moped Rider Killed In Crash During Morning Commute In Maryland, Police Say Moped Rider Killed In Crash During Morning Commute In Maryland, Police Say
Moped Rider Killed In Crash During Morning Commute In Maryland, Police Say Police confirmed that a moped rider was killed early on Tuesday morning in a Prince George's County crash. At approximately 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, officers were called to the scene of a fatal crash near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway and Columbia Park Road in Landover. A police spokesperson said that the driver of the moped was struck by a sedan, which caromed off the road while the moped landed in the median on the highway. The moped rider was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders, while the other driver remained near the crash to assist with the investigatio…

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by Zak Failla
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 45-Year-Old Struck By SUV In Norwalk Fatal Crash: 45-Year-Old Struck By SUV In Norwalk
Fatal Crash: 45-Year-Old Struck By SUV In Norwalk A 45-year-old man died as a result of injuries suffered when he was struck by a SUV in Fairfield County. Joseph Velez, of Norwalk, was riding a moped when the incident happened  around 10 p.m., Friday, July 21 at Maple Street and Van Buren Avenue, authorities say. Sgt. Sofia Gulino of the Norwalk Police said Velez was transported to Norwalk Hospital with significant injuries and was later pronounced dead. The driver of the Infiniti SUV stayed on the scene and is cooperating with police investigators, Gulino said.  "The staff of the Norwalk Police Department would…

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by Kathy Reakes
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Moped Gets Stuck In Truck Bumper During Stafford Crash: Police Moped Gets Stuck In Truck Bumper During Stafford Crash: Police
Moped Gets Stuck In Truck Bumper During Stafford Crash: Police A Stafford moped driver had a scary encounter with a semi-truck, police said. At around 11:15 p.m. on Sept. 18, officers arrived at the scene of a crash in the 1400 block of Warrenton Road, where they saw a moped stuck in the bumper of a Mack truck, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Law enforcement's investigation revealed that the truck driver was driving closely behind the moped and rear-ended the bike, officials said. The moped driver was not harmed, but was taken to a local hospital to …

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by AJ Goldbloom
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Strong-Arm Robbery In Westchester Suspect At Large After Strong-Arm Robbery In Westchester
Suspect At Large After Strong-Arm Robbery In Westchester A man is wanted after allegedly coming close to an auto accident on his moped before assaulting and stealing a backpack from another driver in Westchester, police said. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to the intersection of Palmer Avenue and Stephenson Boulevard at 3:32 p.m. on Friday, June 4, where there was a report of a strong-arm robbery. Upon arrival, officials said that officers spoke to the victim, a New Rochelle resident, who said that the suspect had almost struck his car on his moped, at which point an argument ensued. Police said that during the argume…

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by Zak Failla