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Neighbor Dispute

Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
PA Man Sentenced In Fatal Stabbing During Argument Over Snoring, DA Says PA Man Sentenced In Fatal Stabbing During Argument Over Snoring, DA Says
PA Man Sentenced In Fatal Stabbing During Argument Over Snoring, DA Says A Hatboro man has been sentenced to almost a year in jail after stabbing his neighbor dead during an ongoing dispute over his snoring, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said on Friday, Aug. 16. Christopher Casey, 55, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced on Aug. 7, in the death of of 62-year-old Robert Wallace, according to a DA spokeswoman.  Casey was sentenced to 11½ to 23 months in prison, followed by three years probation, she said. He also pleaded guilty to possession of an instrument of crime. Authorities said Casey and Wallace were both kno…

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by Jon Craig
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
'Hazmat Incident': Residents Evacuated On Multiple Philly Blocks, Police Say (UPDATED) 'Hazmat Incident': Residents Evacuated On Multiple Philly Blocks, Police Say (UPDATED)
'Hazmat Incident': Residents Evacuated On Multiple Philly Blocks, Police Say (Updated) A reported hazardous materials incident cleared multiple city blocks in South Philadelphia on Friday, July 19, according to authorities.  A possible neighbor dispute and a strong smell of bleach and ammonia were reported on the 1200 block of South 22nd Street around 11:15 a.m., city police said. All residents on the 1200 block of South 22nd Street, the 2200 block of Oakford Street, and the 2200 block of Latona Street were evacuated, according to PPD. Counterterrorism, hazmat, and SWAT teams were also called to the scene.  A barricade situation was declared at 1:05 p.m. …

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by Mac Bullock
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
PA Man Stabbed Neighbor To Death In Argument Over Snoring, DA Says PA Man Stabbed Neighbor To Death In Argument Over Snoring, DA Says
PA Man Stabbed Neighbor To Death In Argument Over Snoring, DA Says A Hatboro man is accused of stabbing his neighbor dead during an ongoing dispute over his snoring, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.  Christopher Casey, 55, is charged with the third-degree murder of 62-year-old Robert Wallace, according to prosecutors.  Authorities said Casey and Wallace were both known to Upper Moreland police for "ongoing arguments, including arguments about the (Casey's) loud snoring, which (Wallace) could hear" through the shared wall of their homes.  Casey told police he was eating dinner around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14, when W…

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by Mac Bullock
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Threaten Each Other With Machetes During Dispute Over Car In Bridgeport, Police Say Man, Woman Threaten Each Other With Machetes During Dispute Over Car In Bridgeport, Police Say
Man, Woman Threaten Each Other With Machetes During Dispute Over Car In Bridgeport, Police Say A man and woman involved in a neighbor dispute in Fairfield County ended up threatening each other with machetes as the fight escalated. The incident took place in Bridgeport on Sunday, Sept. 17 on the 200 block of  Willow Street. On-scene witness reports indicated the dispute was about a vehicle blocking a driveway and a verbal altercation between Clive Samuels, age 46, of Stratford, and Christine Medley, age 47, of New Haven, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport's Emergency Management. It was reported that during the dispute Samuels grabbed what was reported to be a machete an…

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by Kathy Reakes
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Police Respond To Report Of Shotgun Blasts During Neighbor Dispute In Yonkers Police Respond To Report Of Shotgun Blasts During Neighbor Dispute In Yonkers
Police Respond To Report Of Shotgun Blasts During Neighbor Dispute In Yonkers Police are investigating after responding to reports of shots fired from a shotgun during a dispute between neighbors in Westchester County.  On Sunday, Dec. 4 around 3:30 p.m., police responded to a residence in Yonkers on Ridge Road, where the shots were reported, according to Yonkers Police.  After arriving at the home, police searched the residence and found no threat to the public, and then determined that no shots had been fired, police said.  Police then found that the incident had been a dispute between neighbors, and a shotgun may have been displayed during the conf…

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by Ben Crnic
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Reading Man Shot In Mouth Over Dispute With Neighbor: Police Reading Man Shot In Mouth Over Dispute With Neighbor: Police
Reading Man Shot In Mouth Over Dispute With Neighbor: Police A Reading man took a bullet to the mouth during an argument with a neighbor, authorities say.  Police were dispatched to a home on the 500 block of South Court just before 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 after receiving reports of gunfire, officials said in a release.  On arrival, officers said they found a 29-year-old man suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the mouth. Police said there had been a "fight on the block" related to a "neighbor dispute." The victim was rushed to an area hospital where he is listed in stable condition, they added.  It's not clear …

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by Mac Bullock
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
CT Woman Dies From Injuries In Shooting Over Dog That Left Two Others Dead, Police Say CT Woman Dies From Injuries In Shooting Over Dog That Left Two Others Dead, Police Say
CT Woman Dies From Injuries In Shooting Over Dog That Left Two Others Dead, Police Say A Connecticut woman who was shot during a dispute between neighbors over a dog that left two others dead has died from her injuries. Nikia Rankins, age 27, of Hartford, died on Friday, July 1 from injuries incurred during the incident on Sunday, June 19. Rankins was found shot when police responded to a report of gunfire at a multi-family home on Franklin Avenue and located three unresponsive victims with gunshot wounds, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police. See Earlier Story: Dispute Over Dog Leads To Shooting Deaths Of Man, Woman In Hartford The couple, identified as…

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by Kathy Reakes
York, PA
Schools
More Details Emerge After PA Teacher Killed In Front Of Her Three-Year-Old Daughter: Police More Details Emerge After PA Teacher Killed In Front Of Her Three-Year-Old Daughter: Police
More Details Emerge After PA Teacher Killed In Front Of Her Three-Year-Old Daughter: Police New details are emerging about a dispute between neighbors that ended in a murder-suicide. Erin Michelle Walker, 36, was shot dead by her neighbor, Daniel Berry, 59, in an apparent murder-suicide in the 400 block of Hill Street in Spring Garden Township around 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 21— she was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. on Sunday, May, 22, according to the York County coroner’s office. Her killer, Berry, was pronounced dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to a separate release from the coroner’s office. It is now known that Walker’s 3-year-o…

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by Jillian Pikora
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT Middle School Bomb Threat Cleared As Unfounded, Police Say CT Middle School Bomb Threat Cleared As Unfounded, Police Say
CT Middle School Bomb Threat Cleared As Unfounded, Police Say A bomb threat at a Connecticut school has been deemed unfounded after a search of the facility by bomb-sniffing dogs, state police, and the FBI. The incident began around 11:45 a.m., Friday, March when officials with the FBI contacted the Ansonia Police to report they received a complaint that a person threatened to blow up the middle school, said Ansonia Police Lieutenant Patrick Lynch.  After consulting with the Ansonia Board of Education, a decision was made to send home the Pre-K students, all other students were on a remote learning day.  A check of the school inside an…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Man Wanted For Slashing Neighbor During Argument, Authorities Say Newark Man Wanted For Slashing Neighbor During Argument, Authorities Say
Newark Man Wanted For Slashing Neighbor During Argument, Authorities Say A Newark man is wanted on an aggravated assault charge stemming from a neighbors dispute last week, authorities said. A man was cut in the hand with a knife following an argument with a neighbor around 12 p.m. on the 200 block of Woodside Avenue Dec. 21, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Patrick A. Morales, 29, was later identified as a suspect, Ambrose said. He is described as being 5’4” tall and 180 pounds. Director Ambrose urges anyone with information about the whereabouts of Patrick Morales to call the Division's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK…

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by Cecilia Levine
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Duo Charged With Wiping Dog Feces On Neighbor's Door, Police Say Duo Charged With Wiping Dog Feces On Neighbor's Door, Police Say
Duo Charged With Wiping Dog Feces On Neighbor's Door, Police Say Two area residents who allegedly wiped dog feces on the back door of a neighbor was arrested for harassment. Ulster County residents Travis J. Cuvelier, 23, and Ashley E. Miller. 23, both of Saugerties, were arrested on Sunday, Nov. 8, after police responded to Market Street for a report of a neighbor dispute, involving a neighbor wiping dog feces on the back door of the complainant’s residence, said Chief Joseph Sinagra. Cuvelier and Miller were taken into custody, processed, and released on appearance tickets. They are scheduled to appear in court on Monday, Nov. 23.&…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Dispute Over Leaf-Blowing Leads To Arrest Dispute Over Leaf-Blowing Leads To Arrest
Dispute Over Leaf-Blowing Leads To Arrest A dispute between neighbors over leaf-blowing led to a Milford man’s arrest, Wed., Aug. 6. Police responded to a Glen Street residence Wednesday at around 5 p.m. to find neighbors arguing about whether one of them blew leaves toward the other’s lawn. One of the neighbors, a 76-year-old man, allegedly threatened to have someone break the other person’s legs due to them blowing leaves towards his yard. The man was arrested for second-degree threatening. 

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by Kristin Palpini