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Baltimore Man Who Took Deputies On 120 MPH Pursuit Taken Down By K9 In Virginia: Sheriff Baltimore Man Who Took Deputies On 120 MPH Pursuit Taken Down By K9 In Virginia: Sheriff
Baltimore Man Who Took Deputies On 120 MPH Pursuit Taken Down By K9 In Virginia: Sheriff A Baltimore man took police on a high speed pursuit in Virginia, but he wasn't quick enough to outrun a police K9 in Fauquier County, officials say. Marcus Johnson, 46, is facing multiple charges after being treated for a dog bite following a pursuit that approached 120 mph over the holiday weekend. According the the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office, shortly after noon on Sunday, Sept. 1, a deputy in the area of Opal spotted a reckless driver in a silver Cadillac casually drinking a beer, launching the pursuit. The deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but Johnson took off, spe…
Wanted Reckless Driver Busted For DUI After Hit-Run Crash In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Wanted Reckless Driver Busted For DUI After Hit-Run Crash In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Wanted Reckless Driver Busted For DUI After Hit-Run Crash In Stafford County, Sheriff Says A hit-and-run driver in Stafford County was already wanted before being busted for DUI on Friday night, officials say. Stafford resident Patrick Ridenour, 35, is facing a host of new charges following a crash at around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 in the 800 block of Garrisonville Road. Members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate the hit-and-run, and a keen-eyed deputy spotted the suspect vehicle while he was responding to the crash scene. It was also determined that Ridenour was wanted in Stafford County. During a subsequent traffic stop on Shiloh Way, it was …
Repeat DWI Driver Hit 100 MPH Before Arrest In Virginia, Police Say Repeat DWI Driver Hit 100 MPH Before Arrest In Virginia, Police Say
Repeat DWI Driver Hit 100 MPH Before Arrest In Virginia, Police Say A driver with the need for speed is facing his second DWI after being busted going 100 mph on Tuesday night in Loudoun County, according to police. Daniel Basurto Vargas, 35, is facing a host of charges after being stopped by members of the Leesburg Police Department on patrol late on July 30 near a busy intersection. According to a spokesperson from the department, shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday night, the officer spotted Vargas heading westbound on East Market Street near Battlefield Parkway traveling 100 mph in a 55 mph zone, prompting a traffic stop. During the subsequent stop, it w…
Police Helicopter Helps Track Down DC Tourists Wanted Following Shooting Incident Police Helicopter Helps Track Down DC Tourists Wanted Following Shooting Incident
Police Helicopter Helps Track Down DC Tourists Wanted Following Shooting Incident Three people are facing charges in the nation's capital after being caught up in a shooting incident in Northwest DC overnight with booze in their vehicle, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. On Thursday night, officers on patrol at around 8:15 p.m. responded to sounds of gunshots near the intersection of Florida Avenue and W Street NW, though they were initially unable to identify a possible shooter. Witnesses were able to provide first responders with a description of their car, and using a department helicopter, they were able to relay its location to officers, who stopped t…
Involuntary Manslaughter For DUI Driver In Northern VA Crash That Killed Passenger: Police Involuntary Manslaughter For DUI Driver In Northern VA Crash That Killed Passenger: Police
Involuntary Manslaughter For DUI Driver In Northern VA Crash That Killed Passenger: Police A 37-year-old Virginia woman is facing charges for a crash that left her passenger dead, authorities said. Shannon P. Day, of Sumerduck, was driving under the influence at the time of the Shipps Tore Road crash in Fauquier County on Saturday, March 2 at 10:25 p.m., Virginia State Police said. Day was in a 2018 Ford Explorer going west on Route 637 when she failed to maneuver a curve ran off the right side of the roadway and collided with a tree, police said. Day suffered minor injuries in the crash and refused treatment. Her passenger, Claire E. Caruso, 50, of Charlottesville, died at…
Bordentown Township PD: Driver Crashes SUV Into Police Car In Second DWI In Less Than 24 Hours Bordentown Township PD: Driver Crashes SUV Into Police Car In Second DWI In Less Than 24 Hours
Bordentown Township PD: Driver Crashes SUV Into Police Car In Second DWI In Less Than 24 Hours A 48-year-old driver from Trenton was arrested twice for driving drunk in one weekend -- the second time after he crashed his SUV into a Bordentown city police car, their colleagues in Bordentown Township said. Andre Moses was driving a 2004 Cadillac Escalade when police found him stopped at green light on Route 206 at Stanton Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. March 6, township police said in a statement. They charged him with DWI, reckless driving, disregarding a traffic control device, failure to maintain lane, having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle, obstructing the passage of…
Hasbrouck Heights PD: Hackensack Driver Who Toppled Pole In Crash Was DWI Hasbrouck Heights PD: Hackensack Driver Who Toppled Pole In Crash Was DWI
Hasbrouck Heights PD: Hackensack Driver Who Toppled Pole In Crash Was DWI A Hackensack man was drunk when his car knocked down a utility pole at a busy Hasbrouck Heights intersection, authorities said. The 2001 Audi Quattro driven by Dmitriy Sidorenko, 50, went off the road on Boulevard at the Passaic Avenue Circle shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage and the pole needed to be replaced by PSE&G, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri Jr. said. Sidorensko, who wasn’t seriously injured, received several summonses, including having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and refusing to take a breath test, in addition to…
Police Chase: Wayne Man Wanted In Attempted Water Gap Kidnap Captured On Route 46 Police Chase: Wayne Man Wanted In Attempted Water Gap Kidnap Captured On Route 46
Police Chase: Wayne Man Wanted In Attempted Water Gap Kidnap Captured On Route 46 A Wayne man wanted for an attempted kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon at the Delaware Water Gap national park was captured in Warren County, authorities said. An off-duty firefighter called police early Monday evening while following a vehicle driven by 57-year-old Jeffrey A. Mulcahy on eastbound Route 46 in Independence Township following the incident, said Hackettstown police, who'd heard the alert and were waiting for him. Mulcahy kept going when they tried stopping him, throwing a t-shirt out the window during a brief pursuit, they said. He eventually pulled over, refused at …
Westchester Man Faces DWI Charge After Parking Lot Stop Westchester Man Faces DWI Charge After Parking Lot Stop
Westchester Man Faces DWI Charge After Parking Lot Stop A Northern Westchester man allegedly driving under the influence with a beer can in his car was taken into Westchester County Police custody by police custody during a traffic stop in an area, investigators said. Mount Kisco resident Ishiah Jacoby, 61, was stopped in the Blackeby parking lot at approximately 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, after he was seen driving erratically through a stop sign, a Westchester County Police spokesman said.  Jacoby was driving while impaired and blew through a stop sign, said police. During the subsequent traffic stop, it was determined that Jacoby had an …
Former High School Athlete Charged With DWI After River Vale Crash Former High School Athlete Charged With DWI After River Vale Crash
Former High School Athlete Charged With DWI After River Vale Crash A multi-sport athlete from Rockland was drunk when his car jumped a curb, toppled a street sign and slammed into a telephone pole in River Vale, authorities said. Raymond Amato, 22, of Pearl River was behind the wheel of a speeding car on Rivervale Road when an officer pulled behind him shortly before 3 a.m. May 26, police said. Amato turned on to Prospect Avenue and immediately crashed, they said. The officer found Amato assessing the damage, Detective Sergeant Peter Martin said. He "immediately detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath," Martin said. The officer…
DWI Motorist Driving On Rim Fights With West Milford Police, Authorities Charge DWI Motorist Driving On Rim Fights With West Milford Police, Authorities Charge
DWI Motorist Driving On Rim Fights With West Milford Police, Authorities Charge A drunken motorist driving on a rim fought with West Milford police who took him into custody, authorities said. Officers Anthony Frassa and Jill Brickman had a pair of drug suspects stopped when they spotted the disabled car heading north, sparks flying, on Clinton Road near Route 23. “After getting the vehicle to stop, [Brickman] noticed vomit outside the driver’s door,” according to a police report. Both officers subdued and arrested the driver, identified as 21-year-old Connor Backes of Denville. They charged him with DWI, leaving the scene of a crash, reckless driving and having an op…