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Youth Bystander Hit By Pepper Spray During Shoplifting Arrest In White Plains: Police
A youth bystander was caught in the effects of pepper spray when police officers nabbed a shoplifting suspect at a Target in Westchester, authorities said.
According to White Plains Public Safety, police responded to Target at 9 City Pl on Wednesday, March 12, at 7:12 p.m., after store employees reported a shoplifting incident.
Officers arrested a 58-year-old man from the Bronx, who was accused of stealing more than $250 worth of merchandise. However, when police attempted to take him into custody, the suspect, whose name was not released, allegedly resisted arrest.
To subdue h…
'Unconstitutional:' Feds Slam Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Illegal Stops
Federal investigators have accused the Trenton Police Department (TPD) of widespread civil rights violations, including excessive force and illegal arrests, calling the department’s practices “unconstitutional” in a damning report released Thursday, Nov. 21.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) found that TPD officers routinely stopped and searched individuals without reasonable suspicion, made arrests without probable cause, and escalated encounters with excessive force.
These practices, compounded by poor training, inadequate oversight, and a lack of accountability, have eroded community…
Heroin Found On Driver Pepper Sprayed By Cops After Pursuit Through Mahwah Yards, Police Say
A 50-year-old Rockland County man was found with heroin after leading a police pursuit over state lines, that ended with him hitting multiple vehicles — including police cars — in Mahwah, NJ on Tuesday evening, July 9, police said.
Trouble began sometime around 5:15 p.m., when Eugene McDermott, of Tomkins Cove, NY fled the scene of a motor vehicle accident in Sloatsburg, Mahwah Police Lt. Michael Blondin said.
Officers tried stopping McDermott, who was operating a Dodge pickup truck with significant damage, but he fled, Blondin said.
McDermott struck several vehicles including a Suffern p…
35-Gallon Stockpile Of Gasoline Used In Igniting Deadly Arlington Home Explosion, Probe Finds
Police have released their findings into the Dec. 3, 2023 home explosion set by a 56-year-old suspect in Arlington.
Officers were called to James Yoo's home, a duplex on N. Burlington Street, after Yoo fired multiple rounds from a flare gun out of his window, police said.
Yoo barricaded himself inside, prompting a 3-hour and 40-minute standoff that ended in a home explosion, that authorities are now saying was caused by Yoo.
Investigators determined that Yoo had stockpiled more than 35 gallons of gasoline at his home, federal and local police said on Friday, June 7, 2024.
While offic…
Suspect In Gas Mask With Pepper Spray Ties Up Worker, Robs Restaurant In South Jersey: Police
A man in a gas mask robbed a South Jersey restaurant after pepper-spraying an employee, authorities said.
On Saturday, Sept. 23 at 10:21 p.m., the Evesham Police Department responded to Mikado Japanese Sushi & Steak House, 793 East Route 70, for a report of a robbery, according to Evesham Police Chief Walt Miller.
An investigation found that a lone male suspect entered the business after closing time, Miller said. The suspect pepper sprayed (possibly bear spray) the victim, bound her hands and feet, and duct taped her mouth, Miller said.
The suspect then access…
Punches, Pepper Spray: Long Island Fight Ends In 3 Arrests, Police Say
At least seven people were involved in a Long Island disturbance that ended with three arrested, police said.
The incident occurred late on the night of Wednesday, April 12 in Inwood, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Police say the disturbance started when 21-year-old Ashanti Eskarge, of Westbury, punched a 19-year-old girl in the mouth, lacerating her lower lip.
After that punch, three additional women (ages 37, 19, and 16) and 19-year-old Destiny Rodriquez began to argue.
Authorities allege that at some point, Rodriquez and an unknown male approached the house of th…
