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Officer Hit By Bottle Thrown By Attendee Of Party With Underage Drinkers In Hasbrouck Heights Officer Hit By Bottle Thrown By Attendee Of Party With Underage Drinkers In Hasbrouck Heights
Officer Hit By Bottle Thrown By Attendee Of Party With Underage Drinkers In Hasbrouck Heights A Hasbrouck Heights police officer was struck by a bottle thrown through the open window of a patrol car while approaching a group of 75 mostly underage attendees of an illegal drinking party at a local home, authorities said. Although the officer escaped serious injury, whoever threw the bottle will be prosecuted aggressively, Hasbrouck Heights Police Chief Joseph Rinke said. Homeowners Joshua and Cynthia Daniels were criminally charged with allowing underage drinking at their Ottawa Avenue home, a couple of doors down from the Hasbrouck Heights Middle and High School, Lt. John Behr said. …
Suspect Arrested Hours After Hitting Officer With Car While Fleeing In Maryland: Police Suspect Arrested Hours After Hitting Officer With Car While Fleeing In Maryland: Police
Suspect Arrested Hours After Hitting Officer With Car While Fleeing In Maryland: Police The man who ran down a police officer in Maryland who was forced to fire his gun has been apprehended in Baltimore, police say. City resident Willie Millings, 25, has been charged with multiple counts of assault after an officer-involved shooting on Sunday night when police were investigating reports of an armed man. Shortly after 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, officers responded to the 1200 block of East North Avenue, where there were calls about a suspicious man in the area who was possibly holding a weapon. Police say that Millings then got into a car and first responders were able to tr…
PWC Man Who Swung At Cop Swiftly Arrested: Police PWC Man Who Swung At Cop Swiftly Arrested: Police
PWC Man Who Swung At Cop Swiftly Arrested: Police A 26-year-old man was arrested for attempting to assault a police officer in Prince William County, authorities said. Police were assisting at the scene of a person in crisis when Killian Mark Lang charged at an officer and then swung in their direction on the 4700 block of Charter Court in Woodbridge on Thursday, Sept. 14, county police said. The officer was able to block the strike to their face and Lang was detained without further incident. No injuries were reported.  Lang was charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer. Want breaking news in the DMV as it …
'Enraged' Methuen Man Spits On, Punches 3 Tewksbury Cops: Police 'Enraged' Methuen Man Spits On, Punches 3 Tewksbury Cops: Police
'Enraged' Methuen Man Spits On, Punches 3 Tewksbury Cops: Police An "unruly" hotel customer was arrested for assaulted a trio of police officers, officials say.  Police were called to a hotel located at 1910 Andover Street in Tewksbury when Patrick Buckley, of Methuen, refused to check out of his room on Saturday, May 13 at around 12 p.m., according to the Tewksbury Police Department.   Hotel employees informed police that 36-year-old Buckley was "unruly." Officers arrived to find an "enraged" Buckley shouting and refusing to check out or re-book his hotel room for another night, police said. Buckley then assaulted the officers…
Jan. 6: Ex-Boston Officer Attacked Police During Assault On US Capitol, FBI Says Jan. 6: Ex-Boston Officer Attacked Police During Assault On US Capitol, FBI Says
Jan. 6: Ex-Boston Officer Attacked Police During Assault On US Capitol, FBI Says The FBI arrested a retired Boston police officer on Thursday, March 30, and charged him with taking part in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, including assaulting a police officer with a chair during the melee, authorities said.  Joseph Fisher, 52, is charged with felony counts of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, among other charges, according to court documents released by NBC News. Video taken during the riot shows Fisher allegedly shoving a chair into a police officer who was chasing someone who had sprayed …
Teen Benz Driver Who Hit Police In Virginia Not Quite Fast Enough Teen Benz Driver Who Hit Police In Virginia Not Quite Fast Enough
Teen Benz Driver Who Hit Police In Virginia Not Quite Fast Enough A tricky teen driver has been taken into custody after intentionally attempting to harm a police officer in Virginia attempting to conduct a traffic stop of a Mercedes in Woodbridge in Prince William County on Tuesday night. Angel Isaac Cabrera Chirinos, 18, was wanted on a host of charges following a strange scene that played out on Tuesday, Dec. 20, when officers attempted to stop a 2008 Mercedes SC 400 in Woodbridge. He turned himself in to the police on Monday, Dec. 26, when he was charged with:  Attempted malicious wounding of a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO); Two counts of felon…
Unruly Inmate Strikes Again After Assaulting Officers In Virginia Unruly Inmate Strikes Again After Assaulting Officers In Virginia
Unruly Inmate Strikes Again After Assaulting Officers In Virginia A woman who had become combative with officers struck again and is facing additional charges after kicking an officer in the head, authorities say. Officers were attempting to transport Kristen Nicole Stephens, 34, around 11 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21 to another medical facility when the attack happened, just days after she initially attacked officers on Monday, Dec. 19, according to Prince William County police. During the attempted transfer, Stephens was able to kick an officer in the head so hard he lost his balance and fell backwards. Stephens was being detained on an active Temporary Det…
Maryland Woman Runs Over Police Officer While Fleeing Crime Scene Maryland Woman Runs Over Police Officer While Fleeing Crime Scene
Maryland Woman Runs Over Police Officer While Fleeing Crime Scene A police officer was partially run over by a woman in Gambrills following a domestic incident over the weekend, authorities say. Michelle Sherman, 26, was arrested after fleeing the scene of a domestic incident in the 1000 block of Crain Highway around 9:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2, according to Anne Arundel County police. The officer reportedly made contact with Sherman and her partner after reports of domestic violence when Sherman attempted to flee the scene in a vehicle.  As Sherman was attempting to drive away, she drove over the officer's foot. Investigators were later able to deter…
DC Woman Who Repeatedly Head-Butted US Deputy In Court Sentenced To Prison Time: DOJ DC Woman Who Repeatedly Head-Butted US Deputy In Court Sentenced To Prison Time: DOJ
DC Woman Who Repeatedly Head-Butted US Deputy In Court Sentenced To Prison Time: DOJ Federal authorities say that a Washington, DC woman will spend more than a year behind bars for assaulting a Deputy US Marshal during a separate court proceeding earlier this year. Annabelle Liebsch, 38, was sentenced to 36 months in prison, with all but 18 months suspended pending the completion of 18 months probation after being found guilty by a jury in September of felony assault of a police officer. Liebsch was sentenced this week by Judge Jason Park. According to federal prosecutors, on May 2, Liebsch was physically present in a Superior Court courtroom before Judge Thomas Motley, i…
Teens Jump, Seriously Beat Officer At Forest Hills MBTA Station In Boston Teens Jump, Seriously Beat Officer At Forest Hills MBTA Station In Boston
Teens Jump, Seriously Beat Officer At Forest Hills MBTA Station In Boston A group of teenagers is accused of beating a transit police officer at the Forest Hills station Monday, Nov. 14, authorities said.  The 10-year transit police veteran was assigned to the Jamaica Plain station for the public school break. Transit police said some 40 to 50 teenagers were loitering at the station just before 4 p.m. When the officer told them to "utilize the transportation services available to them" or leave, a group of teens "violently set upon the officer," transit police said in a statement.  They punched and kicked him until he fell to the ground, where they stom…
Woodbridge Man Assaults Woman, Then Law Enforcement Officer: Police Woodbridge Man Assaults Woman, Then Law Enforcement Officer: Police
Woodbridge Man Assaults Woman, Then Law Enforcement Officer: Police A Woodbridge man was arrested for brutally assaulting a woman in his home, before assaulting an officer at the scene, as well, police said.On September 13, at around 11 p.m., officers responded to the Harbor Point West Condominiums, where they discovered a domestic assault suspect, Kenneth Johnson Jr., according to the Prince William County Police Department. Johnson Jr. resisted the officers, before he wrapped his arm around an officer’s neck and struck the officer, officials reported. Law enforcement's initial investigation of the domestic assault incident revealed that Johnson …
Thief Jailed After Jumping Into Hudson, Headbutting Edgewater Officer: Authorities (UPDATE) Thief Jailed After Jumping Into Hudson, Headbutting Edgewater Officer: Authorities (UPDATE)
Thief Jailed After Jumping Into Hudson, Headbutting Edgewater Officer: Authorities (Update) A thief who jumped into the Hudson River while running from Edgewater police head-butted an officer when he was finally taken into custody, authorities said. An officer responding to The Promenade apartments off River Road on a call of a theft of an apartment key from the guardhouse spotted Anthony M. Quinones Savino, 32, shortly after 6 a.m., Detective Lt. Steven Tibus said. Quinones bolted, ignoring commands to stop, the lieutenant said. He ran into the parking deck, then jumped a railing into the river, Tibus said. Police summoned the borough, New Jersey State Police and North Hudson R…
Anne Arundel Officer Assaulted By Combative Suspect During Arrest: Authorities Anne Arundel Officer Assaulted By Combative Suspect During Arrest: Authorities
Anne Arundel Officer Assaulted By Combative Suspect During Arrest: Authorities An Anne Arundel County police officer was assaulted after attempting to transport a wanted suspect to a detention center following his arrest, authorities say. Alonzo Banks, 31, who has no fixed address, was arrested on outstanding warrants at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 19 when he assaulted the officer, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. While the officer attempted to place Banks in the patrol car, he allegedly became combative and attempted to kick the officer and spat on him, officials said. Once Banks was inside the vehicle, he kicked the dashboard and windshield, accor…
CT Man Accused Of Intentionally Ramming Police Cruiser CT Man Accused Of Intentionally Ramming Police Cruiser
CT Man Accused Of Intentionally Ramming Police Cruiser A Connecticut police officer was injured after a man allegedly intentionally drove into his police cruiser and then threatened to shoot the officer. The incident took place in New London County around 6:40 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 25 in the area of Judd Road in Norwich, said Sgt. Christopher Chastang, of the Norwich Police Department.  According to Chastang, the officer was parked in the area of Judd Road in a marked police car when a blue Honda Accord operated by Roland Euell, age 28, intentionally drove into the front passenger side of the marked patrol vehicle.  Euell&nbs…
Lehigh Valley Police Officer Attacked While Responding To Break-In Call, Report Says Lehigh Valley Police Officer Attacked While Responding To Break-In Call, Report Says
Lehigh Valley Police Officer Attacked While Responding To Break-In Call, Report Says A Lehigh Valley police officer was attacked while responding to a break-in call last week, LehighValleyLive reports. Allentown resident Isaiah Dion Mosley, 29, tried to break through the door of an apartment on the 2300 block of Main Street in Northampton Borough around 3 p.m. Friday, the outlet said citing court records. He then lunged at responding Officer Geoffrey Perry, punching him in the head and choking him, the report said. Mosley later told two other responding officers that he had the right to resist an arrest he considered to be “unlawful,” the report says. Perry was taken …
Freelance Writer From NY Charged With Assaulting Fort Lee Police During Welfare Check Freelance Writer From NY Charged With Assaulting Fort Lee Police During Welfare Check
Freelance Writer From NY Charged With Assaulting Fort Lee Police During Welfare Check Fort Lee police were checking on the welfare of a man at a local high-rise when he assaulted them and was taken into custody, authorities said. Matthew D. Gilgoff, a 45-year-old freelance writer from Ulster County, NY, was alert and conscious but under the influence of drugs when officers found him on the floor at 2100 Linwood Avenue, Capt. Edward Young said. Gilgoff told both of them that they “will die tonight” and also “made a statement that was biased in nature,” Young said. He then kicked an officer and wrapped his legs around the officer’s in an attempt at a tackle, the captain said…
Local Officer Injured During Unprovoked Attack In Westchester, Police Say Local Officer Injured During Unprovoked Attack In Westchester, Police Say
Local Officer Injured During Unprovoked Attack In Westchester, Police Say A police officer is being treated at an area hospital after being seriously injured in an unprovoked attack in Westchester County. A Dobbs Ferry officer assigned to assist a Con Edison crew was assaulted around 2 p.m., Thursday, May 20, in the area of Keller Lane and Beacon Hill, according to ABC 7. Dobbs Ferry Police did not reveal the severity of the injuries and said it would be releasing more detailed information later. The police department, who said there is no danger to the public, has a suspect in custody, ABC 7 said. Residents should expect road closures in the area during the in…
Bayonne PD: Drug Dealer With Gun, Loaded Mag, Heroin, Cocaine, Shoves Female Officer To Ground Bayonne PD: Drug Dealer With Gun, Loaded Mag, Heroin, Cocaine, Shoves Female Officer To Ground
Bayonne PD: Drug Dealer With Gun, Loaded Mag, Heroin, Cocaine, Shoves Female Officer To Ground A Bayonne drug dealer arrested last January is in police custody again -- this time while shoving a female officer to the ground while in possession of heroin, cocaine, a handgun and loaded magazine, city police said. Officers were investigating a drug deal involving Daouda H. Coulibaly, 24, near East 53 Street when he tried to run away on foot after being ordered by police to stop around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. As officers attempted to prevent Coulibaly from fleeing, he repeatedly twisted his body and pulled away from the officers and, at one point, sho…
Cop Making Fentanyl Bust Bitten By Suspect On Dirt Bike In Massachusetts, Police Say Cop Making Fentanyl Bust Bitten By Suspect On Dirt Bike In Massachusetts, Police Say
Cop Making Fentanyl Bust Bitten By Suspect On Dirt Bike In Massachusetts, Police Say A Massachusetts police officer was bitten several times while attempting to take down a suspect in a fentanyl trafficking case.   The incident took place around 2:40 p.m., Thursday, April 8, when Worcester Police officers assigned to the Neighborhood Response Team spotted two dirt bikes being illegally operated on the public way of Beacon St., said the Worcester Police. The officers followed in their unmarked vehicles until one of the bikes had stalled out, at which point officers approached the two riders.  One of the riders, identified as Paulino Crisostomo, 22, of Worcest…