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Greenbelt, MD
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Greenbelt Man Rammed NSA Police Cars, Injured Officer After Blowing Checkpoint: Feds
A Maryland man is facing federal charges after authorities say he plowed through a checkpoint at the National Security Agency, rammed two police vehicles, and injured an officer before slamming into a concrete wall. Federal prosecutors announced Monday, Sept. 29, that 23-year-old Greenbelt resident Amir Phillip Wilson has been charged with assaulting federal law enforcement officers following the violent encounter at the NSA campus in Fort Meade. On Wednesday, Sept. 24, an NSA officer at a checkpoint saw Wilson drive past without showing the credentials required to access the secured proper…
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LI K-9 Attacks Bystander At Funeral For Slain
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A Suffolk County police K-9 broke free from its handler and bit a bystander during a packed funeral service for fallen NYPD officer Didarul Islam, Daily Voice has learned. The incident happened Thursday, July 31, during services for Islam, who was among four people shot and killed earlier this week inside a Manhattan highrise on Park Avenue. A Suffolk County Police spokesperson told Daily Voice the door of a police vehicle became ajar during the funeral, allowing the department’s K-9 to escape. The dog bit a bystander before officers were able to intervene and restrain it. “The dog's handl…
Troy, NY
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Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During Troy Parking Enforcement: Police
A man in upstate New York turned a routine construction detail into a standoff after firing a pellet rifle at a marked police car from his apartment window, police said. Troy Police officers were using sirens and loudspeakers to clear 5th Avenue at around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, to notify residents to move their vehicles so roadwork could continue without towing, the agency said. That’s when 26-year-old Zachary Charney-Schatz leaned out of a second-story window and fired an air-powered pellet rifle at a marked Troy police vehicle, striking and damaging its door panel, police said. Offi…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Stolen Mercedes Rams Leonia Cop Car Twice Before Crashing Near GWB, Police Say
Three people were arrested and two others remain at large after a stolen car rammed a police vehicle twice during a high-speed chase that ended near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Leonia Police Sgt. Ray Forsdahl was on patrol on Broad Avenue near the Englewood border around 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, when a license plate reader hit on a black 2017 Mercedes-Benz 4-door sedan that had been reported stolen earlier that day in Newark, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. The vehicle entered Englewood and briefly pulled over on Broad Avenue before making a sudden U-turn an…
Woodbury, NY
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Motorcyclist Collides With Police Car With Lights On, Seriously Injured In Woodbury:
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A motorcyclist was seriously injured Wednesday evening, April 9, after crashing into a police vehicle on Route 6 in Orange County, authorities said. The crash happened at around 6:37 p.m. on Wednesday, when troopers responded to reports of a collision involving a motorcycle and a marked police SUV on Route 6 in the village of Woodbury, New York State Police announced on Thursday, April 10. According to a preliminary investigation, a 2024 Dodge Durango operated by a Town of Woodbury Police Officer was driving eastbound in the passing lane when the officer activated emergenc…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Christmas Day Lowe's Burglary Ends In Arrest After Box Truck Chase: Police
A Christmas Day burglary at a closed Lowe's in Plymouth Township led to the arrest of a man after a chase involving a box truck, foot pursuit, and a K9 unit, authorities said. The incident began on Dec. 25, 2024, at 10:38 a.m., when Plymouth Township Police responded to Lowe's on Chemical Road for a burglary in progress, according to a press release. Lowe's remote monitoring center had detected a man inside the store, which was closed for the holiday. When officers arrived, they observed a large Budget Rental box truck fleeing from the garden center side of the store. Police attempted to st…
Fairfax, VA
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Police Probing Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Pursuit In Virginia
One person was killed and several troopers are on administrative leave after an officer-involved shooting following a police pursuit in Virginia. A carjacking suspect wanted by US Parkway Police was spotted by a Virginia State Police trooper at round 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday night driving south on I-95, which led to a lengthy police pursuit when the driver refused to stop. During the pursuit, the suspect - who has not been identified - struck a Virginia State Police vehicle, causing it to overturn, and it continued on until they were able to force the driver to stop. According to a state po…
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Bodycam Footage Shows Response To Deadly Pedestrian Crash Involving Police Car In South Jersey
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has released radio communications and bodycam footage of the police response to a deadly pedestrian crash involving a police vehicle last November. Christofe “Christopher” Wita, 44, of Berlin, was struck by a Waterford police vehicle in the Atco section of Waterford on Nov. 23, 2023, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The fatal police encounter is under investigation by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA). Click here to view the footage and listen to the radio transmissions. Wita was struck by on-duty Waterford P…
Brentwood, NY
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Man Accused Of Driving Drunk After Crashing Into Police Cruiser On LIE In Dix Hills
A man has been accused of driving while intoxicated after he crashed his car into a marked police vehicle on the Long Island Expressway. The incident happened around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, June 29, in Dix Hills, on the westbound side near Exit 50. The cruiser was stopped and had been responding to another call, Suffolk County Police said. Jason Ligon, age 57, of Great Neck, was driving a 2020 Mercedes sedan when he crashed his vehicle into the rear of the cruiser, said police. The one officer in the police vehicle was transported to a local hosp…
Towson, MD
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Police Vehicle Struck By Gunfire In Maryland Work Zone: Officials
A police vehicle with the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) was struck by gunfire during a pre-dawn shooting in a work zone on Tuesday, Jan. 30, according to authorities who are looking for leads. An MDTA officer was assisting with a work zone closure in the right lane of the ramp from northbound I-95 to I-395 (Exit 53) in Baltimore City when investigators believe a shot was fired from a passing vehicle around 2:15 a.m. The shot struck the MDTA Police vehicle, an unmarked Dodge Charger, which had its emergency lights activated, officials said. The officer was not hurt. It wasn’t cle…
Massapequa, NY
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47-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Police Car On Long Island
A 47-year-old man has died after being struck by a police vehicle on Long Island, authorities said. The incident happened at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, in Uniondale, near Front Street and New York Avenue, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said Miguel Romero, age 47, of Uniondale, was attempting to cross southbound on Front Street when he was struck by an unmarked Nassau County Police vehicle, suffering multiple injuries, police said. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Officers were also treated for minor injuries, according to police. No other vehicles we…
Massapequa, NY
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Nassau County Police Vehicle Fatally Strikes Man In Uniondale
An investigation is underway after an unmarked Nassau County Police vehicle fatally struck a 46-year-old man. The crash happened in Uniondale at about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, the Nassau County Police Department said. The police vehicle struck the man while he was attempting to cross south on Front Street at the intersection of New York Avenue, police said. NCPD said the man was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. His identity was not released. Police said officers were also taken to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries. This is a developing s…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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? Hit-Run Pickup Slams Into Fairview Police Car
Authorities were looking for the driver of a hit-and-run pickup truck that slammed into a Fairview police vehicle before dawn Sunday. The rented Chevy Tahoe slammed into the rear driver's side corner of the marked SUV directly across from police headquarters, Chief Martin Kahn said. The impact knocked the police vehicle onto the sidewalk just after midnight, he said. No one was injured, the chief said. The SUV was parked directly across from Fairview police headquarters.COURTESY: Fairview PD The Chevy Tahoe driver took off, police said.COURTESY: Fairview PD The impact knocked th…
New Canaan, CT
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Three Thieves Targeting New Canaan Ralph Lauren Store Take Cops On Chase, Hit Cruiser
A trio of professional rip-off thieves who have allegedly been targeting the Ralph Lauren store in New Canaan got away after a high-speed chase and driving into a police vehicle. The incident took place around 3:20 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13, while a New Canaan officer was working a security assignment at the store located at 51 Elm St., said New Canaan Lt. Jason Ferraro. The store had hired off-duty security as a result of several recent larcenies that involved two black men and a black woman who would pull up in front of the store in a no-parking zone, Ferraro said. One of the men would…
