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Passaic, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Shot Multiple Times In Passaic, Dropped At Hospital, Prosecutor Says UPDATE: Man Shot Multiple Times In Passaic, Dropped At Hospital, Prosecutor Says
Update: Man Shot Multiple Times In Passaic, Dropped At Hospital, Prosecutor Says A 28-year-old Passaic man was hospitalized after being shot multiple times in broad daylight on an otherwise quiet street, authorities and neighbors said. Officers were dispatched to St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic at approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, after receiving a report of a shooting, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. At the hospital, officers found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the prosecutor's office. Investigators determined the shooting occurred in the area of Hughes Street and Ter…

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by Cecilia Levine
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Manassas Woman, Fairfax County Police Recruit, Arrested For DWI, Authorities Say Manassas Woman, Fairfax County Police Recruit, Arrested For DWI, Authorities Say
Manassas Woman, Fairfax County Police Recruit, Arrested For DWI, Authorities Say A Fairfax County police recruit was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated in Fauquier County, authorities announced. On Friday, Oct. 24, police say that Fauquier County sheriff's deputies arrested Mariah Raquel Dant, 24, of Manassas, and charged her with DWI. She was placed on administrative leave pending final disciplinary action, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. No additional details were released by either agency. Check Daily Voice for updates.

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by Zak Failla
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Man Shot By Police After Pointing BB Gun During Inspection: Philadelphia DA Investigating Man Shot By Police After Pointing BB Gun During Inspection: Philadelphia DA Investigating
Man Shot By Police After Pointing BB Gun During Inspection: Philadelphia DA Investigating A 36-year-old man was shot by a Philadelphia police officer after pointing what appeared to be a rifle at authorities during a court-ordered inspection, officials said on Wednesday, March 19. The man, who lives on the 1900 block of Morris Street, was the subject of a visit from a city building inspector and sheriff’s deputies around 11 a.m., authorities said in a release from the Philadelphia Police Department. When deputies knocked and announced their presence, the man came to the door holding what looked like a rifle or long gun, police said. A sheriff's deputy pulled his weapon and order…

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by Jillian Pikora
Clifton Park, NY
News
Man Dead Following Shooting At Capital Region Home Man Dead Following Shooting At Capital Region Home
Man Dead Following Shooting At Capital Region Home A man is dead following a shooting at a home in the region. The Saratoga County incident happened at around 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 14, in Malta at the Northway Estates mobile home park on Route 9. Sheriff’s deputies said someone called 911 reporting a shooting inside a residence. When deputies arrived, they found a man dead from a gunshot wound. Nobody else inside the home was injured. Authorities did not speculate on a possible motive for the shooting or say whether anyone was arrested. The victim's name and age had not been released as of Friday afternoon. This is a developing stor…

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by Michael Mashburn
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Central PA Hotel 15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Central PA Hotel
15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Central PA Hotel Fifteen men from across Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Colorado have been arrested while allegedly trying to meet with prostitutes at a Central Pennsylvania hotel. Instead of finding the women, the men thought they had communicated with to arrange for sex in exchange for cash, they found the Cumberland County Human Trafficking Task Force waiting to take them into custody, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attorney's office on Wednesday, Oct. 4.  The men had really been in contact with undercover officers with the task force as they conducted "Operation Impact …

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by Jillian Pikora
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
VA Witnesses Bring Axe, Drugs To Courthouse: Sheriff VA Witnesses Bring Axe, Drugs To Courthouse: Sheriff
VA Witnesses Bring Axe, Drugs To Courthouse: Sheriff Two Stafford residents who showed up to court as witnesses will have their own court cases after bringing drugs and an axe to the Courthouse complex, authorities said. A sheriff's deputy was preparing to testify when he saw someone in the audience on Wednesday, May 24 around 1:30 p.m., the sheriff's department said. Not because of her bright orange hair, but because she was showing signs of being under the influence of narcotics, the agency said. Interested in what this woman’s story was, the deputy went over the woman.  The woman said she was waiting to be a witness in a 10 a.m.…

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by Cecilia Levine
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of NJ Superior Courthouses Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of NJ Superior Courthouses
Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of NJ Superior Courthouses The Superior Courthouses in Middlesex County received a bomb threat, authorities said. The bomb threat was reported shortly before 9 a.m. at the Superior Courthouses located at 50 Paterson Street and 120 New Street in New Brunswick.  The Courthouses and Middlesex County Administration Building were subsequently evacuated by the Sheriff’s Department, according to the county Prosecutor's Office and New Brunswick Police Department Director Anthony A. Caputo.  The investigation is active and continuing.  Anyone with information is urged to call the Midd…

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by Jon Craig
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Caught With Heroin After Traffic Stop In Putnam Westchester Man Caught With Heroin After Traffic Stop In Putnam
Westchester Man Caught With Heroin After Traffic Stop In Putnam A traffic stop in Putnam County led to the arrest of a Westchester man who was allegedly in possession of heroin, according to the Sheriff’s Department. On Wednesday, July 31, members of the Narcotics Enforcement Unit on patrol in Southeast stopped Scarsdale resident Donald Mittan, 44, when he committed a traffic violation. According to the Sheriff’s Department, during the subsequent traffic stop, it was determined that Mittan was in possession of alleged heroin and he was arrested at the scene. Mittan was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and releas…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Truck Gets Stuck On Busy Roadway In Putnam Truck Gets Stuck On Busy Roadway In Putnam
Truck Gets Stuck On Busy Roadway In Putnam A large tractor-trailer got stuck on a Putnam Valley roadway on Tuesday, Jan. 22, blocking traffic. The truck got stuck at the major thoroughfare at the intersection of Oscawana Lake Road and Dunderburg Road in Putnam Valley, the Sheriff's Department said. The truck got hung up on the grade preventing it from moving forward and making a turn. On the scene were the Sheriff’s Putnam Valley Patrol and the ESU Unit. 

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by Kathy Reakes
West Milford, NJ
Police & Fire
Fit Cops: Hackensack Officer Proved Her Academy Class Wrong Fit Cops: Hackensack Officer Proved Her Academy Class Wrong
Fit Cops: Hackensack Officer Proved Her Academy Class Wrong HACKENSACK, N.J. — Neither getting in shape nor becoming a police officer came easy for Hackensack's special officer Emily Dubon. Dropping 40 pounds took as much work as proving to the other recruits in her state law enforcement class that she could indeed hold her own. Dubon, 21 of Englewood, ultimately lost the weight -- and finished at the top of her class for females in 2016, despite being the smallest. As she continues to work toward her goal of becoming a K9 officer in the sheriff's department, she motivates others as a personal trainer. "I really wanted to be a cop, and it’s h…

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by Cecilia Levine