Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
FBI: Middlesex Man Tried To Torch Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest FBI: Middlesex Man Tried To Torch Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest
FBI: Middlesex Man Tried To Torch Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest Federal authorities seized a Middlesex County man who they said stuffed a rag into the gas tank of a police cruiser and tried to set it on fire during a riot that erupted in Trenton following what had been a peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd. Justin Spry, 21, of South Plainfield tried claiming on Twitter that he was brutalized by police, but U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said that surveillance video captured him and an accomplice trying to torch the police car Sunday night. “Law enforcement officers on scene observed Spry as he attempted to ignite the vehicle,” …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Large Long Island Melee Leads To 10 Arrests, With Cops Attacked, Injured Large Long Island Melee Leads To 10 Arrests, With Cops Attacked, Injured
Large Long Island Melee Leads To 10 Arrests, With Cops Attacked, Injured Ten people were arrested after they allegedly attacked police officers attempting to break up a large street party, sending four to the hospital. Nassau County Police said the incident took place around 9:50 p.m., Sunday, May 17, in Baldwin. According to detectives, officers responded to a large disturbance in the vicinity of Dean Drive and Shell Street and saw about 20 people in the street smashing glass bottles and playing loud music.  When officers attempted to calm the disturbance the crowd allegedly became violent and started throwing bottles at the officers, police said. "As of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
More Arrests In Viral-Video Jersey City Beating More Arrests In Viral-Video Jersey City Beating
More Arrests In Viral-Video Jersey City Beating Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with an assault on a Newark man in Jersey City that was filmed and posted online earlier this month,  a city spokeswoman said Thursday.  Danyisha Beverly, 25, of Jersey City, has been charged with robbery and riot following her arrest Tuesday afternoon, the spokeswoman said. Rasheed Reed, 29, of Jersey City, has been charged with criminal mischief and riot.  On July 14, a 42-year-old man was pulled from his car at MLK Boulevard and Orient Way and struck by several people. The disturbing incident was captured on video, wh…

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by Paul Milo
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Riot At West Babylon Festival Leads To Teen's Stabbing Riot At West Babylon Festival Leads To Teen's Stabbing
Riot At West Babylon Festival Leads To Teen's Stabbing An 18-year-old Wyandanch man was stabbed during a riot of about 12 people during a festival in West Babylon. The incident took place around 8:45 p.m., Sunday, June 9, during St. Anthony's Feast when more than a dozen people got into a fight on East Little Neck Road, said the Suffolk County Police. The teen was stabbed in the abdomen and was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip for treatment of non-life threatening injuries police. No one has been arrested for the stabbing, but two 18-year-old males were charged with second-degree riot in relation to the fight.

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by Kathy Reakes