Tag: Police Investigation
Violent Attack Inside Montgomery County Jail Turns Deadly As Police Identify Victim (Updated)
A violent attack inside a Maryland jail has turned deadly, with police identifying the 35-year-old victim who succumbed to his injuries a day later.
Carlos Marcano Becerra, who had no fixed address, died on Thursday, Nov. 12, one day after he was found with severe injuries to his head and upper body at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds, according to police.
Officers and fire rescue personnel were called around 11:12 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, to the facility in the 22800 block of Whelan Lane, where they discovered Becerra suffering from severe trauma, officials said.
He…
27 Gun Arrests In Jersey City Include Teen Accused Of Attempted Murder
A teenager accused of shooting a man in the leg is among 27 people arrested on gun-related charges in Jersey City since the beginning of September, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 19.
Nahzir Spencer, 18, was arrested in Newark on Thursday, Oct. 15, in connection with a Sept. 2 shooting in the courtyard of 85-87 Van Wagenen Avenue, Jersey City Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said.
The shooting happened around 4:29 a.m., leaving a man with a gunshot wound to his leg, Ambrose said.
Following an investigation by the Jersey City Police Department's Cease Fire Unit, the department's Cr…
Possible Murder-Suicide: 3 Found Dead In Skillman Mansion, Prosecutor Says
Three people were found shot dead in a New Jersey home, including one person who was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday, Oct. 2, officials said.
At 5:52 p.m., the three bodies were discovered at a home on Wild Azalea Lane, in Skillman, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said.
Caution tape was seen outside of the mansion 39 Wild Azalea Ln., as published by The Montgomery News.
The investigation began a day earlier, when Montgomery Township police received a request to check on the occupants of the home just before 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, McDonald said.&nb…
Teen Waives Hearing In Fatal Columbia Street Stabbing, Case Heads To Court
A teenager charged with fatally stabbing a Pennsylvania man in the chest on a Columbia Borough street has waived his preliminary hearing, sending the case to county court, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Sept. 16.
The Columbia teen is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and tampering with evidence in the July 8 killing of Anthony Stoy-Velazquez, 26, of Marietta, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Daily Voice is not identifying the suspect because he is a minor. Under company policy, juveniles are not named unless they are convicted as adults.
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16-Year-Old Shot During Fight At Piscataway Park, Police Say
A 16-year-old boy was shot in the arm during a fight involving his brother and two other males at a Piscataway park, authorities said.
The shooting happened at Irishtown Park, 101 Mountain Ave., on Sunday, Sept. 6, at approximately 7:44 p.m., Piscataway police said.
The Middlesex Borough teen had been at the park with family and friends when two males approached the group, police said.
A fight broke out involving the teen, his brother, and the two males, according to police. During the fight, one of the males pulled out a firearm and fired, striking the 16-year-old in the arm, police said.…
Police ID 2 Men Killed In New Haven Shooting, Give Update On 13-Year-Old Hurt In Attack
Two men were killed, and a 13-year-old girl was injured after gunfire erupted during what police believe was a prearranged meeting.
Chavis Goldson, 19, and Lorenzo Foreman, 25, were both killed during a shooting at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, in the 50 block of Judson Avenue in New Haven, according to police.
Responders were called around 8:30 p.m. and found the men suffering from life-threatening injuries. Paramedics took them to an area hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
A 13-year-old girl was also hurt when a bullet went through a nearby home and str…
Man Brandishes Screwdriver, Triggers Heavy Police Response In Wallkill (Update)
This story has been updated.
A man has been arrested after menacing a victim with a screwdriver, prompting a large police response at an apartment complex in Orange County, authorities said.
Multiple agencies, including Town of Wallkill Police, New York State Police, and Orange County Sheriff’s deputies, responded Monday evening, April 13, to a multi-family home at 327 East Main St. in Wallkill after a reported disturbance involving a possible weapon, Town of Wallkill Police said in an update on Tuesday afternoon, April 14.
Initial information based on an alleged victim’s account des…
