Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Englewood PD: Shots Fired Nearby Not Connected To People Throwing Rocks At Police Englewood PD: Shots Fired Nearby Not Connected To People Throwing Rocks At Police
Englewood PD: Shots Fired Nearby Not Connected To People Throwing Rocks At Police Dozens of people were throwing rocks and other objects at police responding to a call in Englewood late Thursday when shots were fired on a nearby block, authorities said. Nearly 80 police from several other towns converged on the city – among them, officers from Hackensack, Cliffside Park, Fort Lee and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office -- but things eventually calmed down. City police responding to an 11:30 p.m. disturbance call found about 60 people standing in the middle of the street on Palisade Place, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. There was “no indication at this time …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Large 'Unpermitted' Car Show Leads To One Being Tased, Arrested In Area, Police Say Large 'Unpermitted' Car Show Leads To One Being Tased, Arrested In Area, Police Say
Large 'Unpermitted' Car Show Leads To One Being Tased, Arrested In Area, Police Say A large car show with more than 250 people that drew complaints from neighbors ended with one of the attendees being tased and placed under arrest. Wappingers Falls police were alerted to the "unofficial" show in the parking lot of Dutchess Plaza on Route 9, around 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, said Wappingers Falls Police Lt. Paolo Capparelli. When police responded they found more than 250 people attending the unpermitted event with the cars engines revving and backfiring, Capparelli said. The parking lot has been a gathering spot in the past for such events, but once police arrived on the sce…

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by Kathy Reakes
Wilton, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Arrested For Failing To Pay Ticket For Causing Public Disturbance, Cops Say Woman Arrested For Failing To Pay Ticket For Causing Public Disturbance, Cops Say
Woman Arrested For Failing To Pay Ticket For Causing Public Disturbance, Cops Say A 27-year-old area woman was arrested for failing to pay a ticket after being stopped for a routine traffic violation. Raneisha Wright of Bridgeport was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 13, by the Newtown Police when officers determined that she had an active warrant, said Newtown Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde. The warrant stemmed from Bridgeport and failure to pay for a ticket for creating a public disturbance, police said. Wright was arrested and charged with one count of failure to appear to an infraction. She was released on $100 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, Oct. 24.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Spectators Interfering With Police Sparked Passaic Softball Game Melee, Authorities Say VIDEO: Spectators Interfering With Police Sparked Passaic Softball Game Melee, Authorities Say
Video: Spectators Interfering With Police Sparked Passaic Softball Game Melee, Authorities Say A softball game at a Passaic park escalated into arrests when people interfered with police who were trying to issue summonses to those drinking and smoking there, authorities said. One of those charged is a Brooklyn man who officers said threw water on them. Another who was taken into custody told a TV news reporter he believed police overreacted. No other accounts of the incident were reported by local news media in the wake of the melee. A review by Daily Voice of police reports and cellphone video shot during the incident tell this story: Responding to complaints, four members of the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Agitated Woman Takes Scissors At Westchester Salon, Begins Cutting Own Hair, Police Say Agitated Woman Takes Scissors At Westchester Salon, Begins Cutting Own Hair, Police Say
Agitated Woman Takes Scissors At Westchester Salon, Begins Cutting Own Hair, Police Say Police intervention was required at a salon in Westchester when a woman became agitated, took a pair of scissors from an employee and began styling her own hair, investigators said. Officers responded to a Christie Place salon in Scarsdale shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 1, when the owner reported that there was an incident involving a customer. According to police, a woman - whose name was not released - took a pair of scissors out of an employee’s hand while she was getting a haircut, alleging that she had her head cut by the scissors, despite the employee’s protestation. The wo…

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by Zak Failla
Bridgeport, CT
News
Fight Breaks Out At Bridgeport Courthouse, Leading To Street Closure Fight Breaks Out At Bridgeport Courthouse, Leading To Street Closure
Fight Breaks Out At Bridgeport Courthouse, Leading To Street Closure State and local police were called to the Bridgeport Superior courthouse Monday after a fight broke out between the families and friends of a man being arraigned for the murder of another on Sunday. The violence broke out in the lobby of the court on Golden Hill Street where Jayvell Washington was set to be arraigned for the shooting death of 50-year-old Eugene Rogers Jr. outside the Citgo gas station on Reservoir Avenue on Sunday, officials said. State police described the incident as "a large disturbance at the court involving multiple people. Unknown on the exact amount," a spokespe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Masturbating In Front Of Woman In Westport, Police Say Man Nabbed For Masturbating In Front Of Woman In Westport, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Masturbating In Front Of Woman In Westport, Police Say A man wanted for five months for masturbating in front of a woman at a medical facility was nabbed on a warrant. Devon Rose, 30, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, but for the incident that took place in July at a Westport medical facility, said Westport Police Lt. Jillian Cabana. During the July incident officers were dispatched to a Westport medical facility on a report of indecent exposure. Upon arrival, officers learned Rose had exposed himself to the victim and began masturbating while sitting across from her in a common area, Cabana said. An arrest warran…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Detail At Park In Stamford Finds Illegal Activity Detail At Park In Stamford Finds Illegal Activity
Detail At Park In Stamford Finds Illegal Activity After receiving numerous complaints from residents of drug dealing, alcohol use and other problems at Lione Park, the Stamford Police conducted a "Quality of Life," enforcement detail at the park. Nine officers with the department's patrol division conducted the operation Thursday in an effort to curb the illegal activity that also included public urination, unruliness and parking issues, and to let the public know it won't be tolerated, said Capt. Diedrich Hohn. During the operation officers issued 33 infraction summonses for offenses ranging from drug and alcohol sales to runnin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mt. Kisco, NY
Police & Fire
Threatening Texts, Angry Taxi Rider Top Mount Kisco Police Blotter Threatening Texts, Angry Taxi Rider Top Mount Kisco Police Blotter
Threatening Texts, Angry Taxi Rider Top Mount Kisco Police Blotter Westchester County Police detectives are investigating a series of allegedly threatening texts that a Mount Kisco student was receiving from a former classmate. A woman contacted Westchester County Police last week to report that her son was being harassed and had received multiple, unwanted, and threatening messages from a former classmate. A report was filed and police said that the case has been turned over to detectives for further investigation. Other items on the Mount Kisco Police blotter from Monday, March 12 through Friday, March 16 include: Officers were dispatched to the inter…

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by Zak Failla
Newtown, CT
Police & Fire
Newtown Bank Employee Cited For Writing "HELP" On Bank Window As Prank Newtown Bank Employee Cited For Writing "HELP" On Bank Window As Prank
Newtown Bank Employee Cited For Writing "Help" On Bank Window As Prank NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A Newtown bank employee who wrote "HELP" on a fogged-up window was cited for creating a public disturbance Friday morning after someone saw it and called 911. At 8:44 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Wells Fargo Bank at 22 Church Hill Road in Newtown on a report of suspicious activity. Someone had gone to the entrance of the bank and seen that the word "HELP" had been written on the fogged-up glass, police said. Fearing that somebody was in trouble, the person called 911. Responding officers saw several cars in the parking lot and several people in…

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by Casey Donahue