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Drunk Driver 'Violently' Resists Arrest After Erratic I-684 Stop In Brewster, Police Say Drunk Driver 'Violently' Resists Arrest After Erratic I-684 Stop In Brewster, Police Say
Drunk Driver 'Violently' Resists Arrest After Erratic I-684 Stop In Brewster, Police Say A traffic stop on Interstate 684 in the Hudson Valley led to a violent confrontation with an intoxicated Connecticut man who resisted arrest, authorities said. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, when a Putnam County Sheriff's deputy saw a vehicle driving southbound near Exit 10 in Brewster that was allegedly unable to maintain its lane, the Sheriff's Office said on Wednesday, Dec. 18.  After stopping the vehicle, the deputy identified the driver as 36-year-old Fairfield County resident Dimas Minero Argueta of Norwalk and noted that he appeared to be intoxicated, ac…
Stabbing Suspect Shot While Threatening Sheriff's Deputies In Washington County: Investigators Stabbing Suspect Shot While Threatening Sheriff's Deputies In Washington County: Investigators
Stabbing Suspect Shot While Threatening Sheriff's Deputies In Washington County: Investigators A deputy-involved shooting left a man hospitalized after he accosted two others who both suffered stab wounds in Washington County on Thursday afternoon, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies were called at around 3 p.m. on Nov. 7 to the area of East Potomac Street and North Conococheague Street in Williamsport, where there was a reported double stabbing, with a possible suspect skulking in a nearby alley wearing a black hoodie and mask.  Investigators determined that the first victim was working on a building while the suspect was sitting on a stoop beside him. As he continued t…
Man Allegedly Assaults Woman, Tries to Disarm Elizabethtown Officer: Police Man Allegedly Assaults Woman, Tries to Disarm Elizabethtown Officer: Police
Man Allegedly Assaults Woman, Tries to Disarm Elizabethtown Officer: Police A Conestoga probationer allegedly assaulted a woman and attempted to disarm an officer during a domestic disturbance in Elizabethtown, police announced Monday, Nov. 4. Seth Ian Weaver, 32, of Elizabethtown has been charged with felony disarming a law enforcement officer, misdemeanor simple assault, misdemeanor resisting arrest, and summary criminal mischief, according to the police and confirmed by court documents. Elizabethtown Borough Police were called to a report of a woman being assaulted in the 400 block of South Market Street at 12:48 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1.  Arriving offi…
Road Rage: Ballston Spa Man Displays Weapon During Incident In Capital Region, Police Say Road Rage: Ballston Spa Man Displays Weapon During Incident In Capital Region, Police Say
Road Rage: Ballston Spa Man Displays Weapon During Incident In Capital Region, Police Say A Capital Region man was nabbed for road rage after allegedly displaying a weapon to another driver. Saratoga County resident Justin R. Maetzel, age 24, of Ballston Spa, was charged on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at his home for the incident on Route 7 in Albany County near Colonie. According to New York State Police Trooper Stephanie O'Neil, an investigation determined on Route 7 near the I-87 interchange in Colonie, Matzel allegedly displayed what appeared to be a handgun inside his vehicle during a road rage dispute.  Maetzel fled the location while the victim contacted 911. He was later loc…
Combative Driver Injures Officer After Crash In Bellmore, Police Say Combative Driver Injures Officer After Crash In Bellmore, Police Say
Combative Driver Injures Officer After Crash In Bellmore, Police Say A man is accused of assaulting a police officer following a car crash on Long Island. The incident happened in Bellmore, near the intersection of Bellmore Avenue and Merrick Road, shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14. Nassau County Police said 63-year-old Charles Klimovich, of Bellmore, was involved in a car crash and refused to give officers his information to document the incident. Klimovich reportedly became combative and attempted to flee the scene. As officers were attempting to handcuff him, he continued resisting and refused to comply with the officer’s commands, police said. Of…
21-Year-Old Nabbed After Breaking Into Inwood Home, Police Say 21-Year-Old Nabbed After Breaking Into Inwood Home, Police Say
21-Year-Old Nabbed After Breaking Into Inwood Home, Police Say A 21-year-old man is accused of burglarizing a Long Island home. Nassau County Police were called about a break-in at an Inwood residence on Wahl Avenue at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2. When officers arrived, they found Wilber Sigaran fleeing the scene, police said. An officer caught up to Sigaran and deployed a TASER device in order to place him under arrest. Sigaran, of Inwood, is charged with assault and burglary. He was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Thursday, Oct. 3.
Police Release Body Cam Video Of Knife Attack On Woodbury Officer Police Release Body Cam Video Of Knife Attack On Woodbury Officer
Police Release Body Cam Video Of Knife Attack On Woodbury Officer Update: Connecticut State Police released body-worn video from Woodbury Police Officer Tim Wright that shows what led up to the attack that left him with a slash across his throat.  The video begins as Tyler Wilmot approaches Wright's car during a routine traffic stop and threatens to fight the officer.  Click here to watch the video. Viewer discretion is advised.  Original: A Connecticut police officer was in a hospital Thursday night, Oct. 3, recovering from a stab wound to his neck after a traffic stop over a license plate ended in bloodshed, authorities said.&n…
Man With Machete Shot Dead By Police In East Greenville: Montgomery County DA Man With Machete Shot Dead By Police In East Greenville: Montgomery County DA
Man With Machete Shot Dead By Police In East Greenville: Montgomery County DA A man barricaded in a basement with a hatchet and a machete following a fight with a teenager has been shot dead, the Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Sunday, Sept. 15.  East Greenville Police were sent to a home in the 100 block of Cherry Street for a domestic incident called into 911 by an 18-year-old around 8:08 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, as detailed in the release.  Officers "arrived to find a man barricaded in the basement of the home and threatening to harm law enforcement," as stated in the release.  Numerous police agen…
Minors Busted Breaking Into Closed Businesses In Arlington, Police Say Minors Busted Breaking Into Closed Businesses In Arlington, Police Say
Minors Busted Breaking Into Closed Businesses In Arlington, Police Say A pair of minors were busted in Arlington County after being caught breaking into closed businesses overnight, police say. An officer on patrol shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8 found a shattered glass door and two suspects inside a business in the 3500 block of Wilson Boulevard, leading to a pair of foot chases that ended with both in custody. According to the Arlington County Police Department, the first minor refused to stop when officers commanded, and he ran straight into a second officer, who was also ignored, prompting him to deploy a taser to subdue him. A BOLO was then …
Drug, Weapon Charges For Suspect Who Dragged Officer During Traffic Stop In Maryland: Police Drug, Weapon Charges For Suspect Who Dragged Officer During Traffic Stop In Maryland: Police
Drug, Weapon Charges For Suspect Who Dragged Officer During Traffic Stop In Maryland: Police A wanted suspect who attempted to flee from police in Baltimore County before crashing in an alleyway is behind bars after being busted with drugs, cash, and illegal weapons. Xzavier J. Logan, Jr., 25, is facing attempted murder and other charges after being caught with a weapon during a traffic stop and then dragging an officer attempting to detain him, according to police on Tuesday afternoon. Just before midnight on Sunday, an officer stopped Logan in the 3300 block of McShane Way in Dundalk, and while speaking with him, a weapon was found sitting between his legs.  Logan was order…
CT State Troopers Smash Allegedly Drunk Driver’s Window CT State Troopers Smash Allegedly Drunk Driver’s Window
CT State Troopers Smash Allegedly Drunk Driver’s Window Connecticut State Police had to smash a window and use a taser on a 24-year-old man before charging him with alleged drunk driving.  The incident occurred in Middlesex County around 2:30 a.m., Saturday, June 22, on 1-91 northbound in Middletown between the rest area and Exit 20.  According to State Police, troopers found a black GMC Sierra pickup with a Massachusetts license plate parked in the right climbing lane and several damaged DOT traffic cones.  The truck's engine was running, and the driver was slumped over the steering wheel, state police said. Troopers attempted …
Yorktown Police Department To Be Outfitted In Body Cams Yorktown Police Department To Be Outfitted In Body Cams
Yorktown Police Department To Be Outfitted In Body Cams A Northern Westchester town has authorized outfitting its police department with body-worn cameras. In an announcement on Wednesday, June 5, the Yorktown Town Board said it has approved the purchase of body cameras for the Yorktown Police Department as part of an over $478,000 contract with Axon Enterprises.  Officers are expected to begin wearing the cameras during the summer.  Additionally, the five-year contract also includes the purchase of cloud storage and taser-like devices for the department, officials said.  The purchases follow a report on the town's police depart…
Video Shows Bloodied, Naked, Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Police At Fort Lee Condo Video Shows Bloodied, Naked, Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Police At Fort Lee Condo
Video Shows Bloodied, Naked, Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Police At Fort Lee Condo In what looks like a slasher film, a naked and bloodied man wielding a knife on the debris-strewn terrace of a condominium in Fort Lee is shot and killed by police. Two tactical officers are standing on chairs and a third on a table on a neighboring balcony when Mohamed Bounaouar, 42, of Las Vegas emerges from inside a townhouse at the Cedar Court complex shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 4, 2023, police bodycam images released by state authorities on Jan. 12 show. Bounaouar's raised left hand grips a large knife. His mouth and other parts of his body are bloodied. He shouts several words in…
Man Critical Weeks After Hitting Head During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG Man Critical Weeks After Hitting Head During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG
Man Critical Weeks After Hitting Head During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG A probe has been launched by the Maryland Attorney General's Office after a veteran member of the Anne Arundel County Police Department sent a man to the hospital with critical injuries during a pursuit, authorities announced. Officials say that a man is still in critical condition weeks after an officer used a Taser-like device to subdue a man attempting to flee from an arrest in Gambrills in late October. According to investigators, in the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 29, officers from the department were called to the 900 block of Waugh Chapel Way, where there was a report of two men inside…
ID Released For Man Who Died In Police Custody Following Capital Region Arrest ID Released For Man Who Died In Police Custody Following Capital Region Arrest
ID Released For Man Who Died In Police Custody Following Capital Region Arrest Authorities have identified a man who died in police custody following an arrest in the region. The Rensselaer County incident happened just before noon Friday, Oct. 13, in Troy’s Lansingburgh neighborhood. According to Troy Police, officers responded to a home after a resident called 911 reporting a trespasser. When they arrived, they saw 48-year-old Woody Smith, of Troy, crawling out of a first-floor window, police said. One officer pulled out his department-issued TASER device, but did not fire the weapon, according to officials. Smith was then handcuffed on the ground and positioned…
Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death At NY Police Station Doesn't Warrant Criminal Charges, AG Says Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death At NY Police Station Doesn't Warrant Criminal Charges, AG Says
Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death At NY Police Station Doesn't Warrant Criminal Charges, AG Says Three New York police officers are off the hook for criminal charges in the death of a man who caught fire after being hit with a stun gun. The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) found that a prosecutor would not be able to prove that the three officers, all members of the Catskill Police Department in Greene County, committed a crime in the October 2021 death of Jason Jones. Therefore, no criminal charges against the officers will be pursued, the AG’s office announced Friday, Oct. 13. The 29-year-old Jones walked into the Catskill Police Department on Oct. …
Bergen Ex-Con Tried Boarding Newark Flight With AR-15, Taser, Fake US Marshal Creds, More: Feds Bergen Ex-Con Tried Boarding Newark Flight With AR-15, Taser, Fake US Marshal Creds, More: Feds
Bergen Ex-Con Tried Boarding Newark Flight With AR-15, Taser, Fake US Marshal Creds, More: Feds A convicted felon from Bergen County was seized while trying to bring two rifles, a handgun, a Taser, a switchblade and bogus U.S. Marshals credentials onto a flight from Newark to Fort Lauderdale, federal authorities said. Seretse Clouden, 42, of Wallington had a .308-caliber DPMS Panther Arms rifle, a 5.56-caliber AR-15 rifle, a .40-caliber Glock 22 handgun and the phony creds -- which bore his name, photograph and a U.S. Marshal badge -- in his checked baggage, the FBI charged in a complaint. His bags also contained a ballistic vest that said "Deputy Marshal," two magazines containing 15…
Rowdy Patron Puts Anne Arundel County Police Officer In 'Chokehold' At Bar: Police Rowdy Patron Puts Anne Arundel County Police Officer In 'Chokehold' At Bar: Police
Rowdy Patron Puts Anne Arundel County Police Officer In 'Chokehold' At Bar: Police A 25-year-old man has been arrested after wrestling with police officers at an Edgewater sports bar, authorities announced. Anne Arundel County Police officers were called at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 to the Greene Turtle sports bar on Solomons road where they encountered a "disorderly" Gabriel James Tyler. Tyler had reportedly been involved in a fight at the bar and had been asked to leave, but refused, police say. When officers arrived, they attempted to escort Tyler out of the bar when Tyler put one of the officers in a "chokehold." During the struggle, Tyler and the …
Fighting Parents With Taser, Handgun Lock Down Jersey City Schools: Police Fighting Parents With Taser, Handgun Lock Down Jersey City Schools: Police
Fighting Parents With Taser, Handgun Lock Down Jersey City Schools: Police A trio of fighting parents including one who deployed a Taser and another who had a handgun caused two Jersey City schools to go into lockdown early Monday, Feb. 13, authorities said. School No. 3 and Middle School No. 4 on Bright Street went into lockdown around 8:30 a.m., when one woman deployed the Taser, city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace Scalcione said. The male parent, who showed a handgun, was gone upon police arrival but later arrested in Hoboken on charges of causing or risking widespread injury or damage; aggravated assault; unlawful weapon possession; possession of a weapon; …
SWAT Team Called To Somerset County Home After Armed Man Barricades Himself In Bathroom SWAT Team Called To Somerset County Home After Armed Man Barricades Himself In Bathroom
SWAT Team Called To Somerset County Home After Armed Man Barricades Himself In Bathroom A standoff between the local SWAT team and an armed man in a Somerset County home that lasted several hours eventually had what authorities described as a “peaceful resolution.” The Bernards Township Police Department responded alongside the Somerset County SWAT team and the Crisis Negotiators Team to a report of an “emotionally disturbed” resident with a loaded gun at a home on Goltra Drive around 9:45 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. A crisis negotiator started speaking with the barricaded man, who exited the bathroom with a handgun several times.…
NY Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death Prompts $20M Lawsuit Against Police: Report NY Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death Prompts $20M Lawsuit Against Police: Report
NY Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death Prompts $20M Lawsuit Against Police: Report A police department in New York is facing a federal lawsuit in connection with the death of a man who was hit with a TASER device and caught fire in the department’s lobby, WRGB reports. Greene County resident Jason Jones, of Catskill, voluntarily went to the Catskill Police Department on Oct. 30, 2021, and began arguing with officers, according to police. Surveillance footage later released by the New York Attorney General’s Office shows him removing his shirt and shoes before pouring hand sanitizer all over his body, including his hair and face. Moments later, an officer is seen deploy…
Berks Man KO'd Cop And Stole His TASER, Jury Finds Berks Man KO'd Cop And Stole His TASER, Jury Finds
Berks Man KO'd Cop And Stole His TASER, Jury Finds A Berks County man was convicted of wrestling away a police officer's TASER device and then knocking him unconscious, authorities say.  Jacob Aharonian, 23, of Morgantown, was found guilty of aggravated assault and disarming a law enforcement officer following a three-day trial, said District Attorney John T. Adams in a statement Friday, January 27.  The charges stemmed from a June 2020 incident, when police were called to a Sheetz in Caernarvon Township for a reported public disturbance. On arrival, officers found Aharonian, who they claimed "quickly became belligerent and non-co…
Controversial Lower Merion Traffic Stop Captured In Viral Video Controversial Lower Merion Traffic Stop Captured In Viral Video
Controversial Lower Merion Traffic Stop Captured In Viral Video The Lower Merion Police Department is investigating after a video emerged showing officers using a TASER weapon on a woman and pulling her from her car during a traffic stop.  The clip, apparently filmed from a bystander's cell phone and then widely circulated on social media, depicts a traffic stop in a Wawa parking lot on Conshohocken State and Rockhill roads on Sunday, Jan. 8.  ⁦@lowermerionpol1⁩ tase and pull guns on an unarmed Black, Norristown woman. Witnesses state the woman was pulled over for “tailgating.” The woman screams that it is Officer Murphy of the Lower Merion Police w…
Habitual Offender Who Bathed In McDonald's Bathroom Gets Tased Twice: Garfield PD Habitual Offender Who Bathed In McDonald's Bathroom Gets Tased Twice: Garfield PD
Habitual Offender Who Bathed In McDonald's Bathroom Gets Tased Twice: Garfield PD A habitual offender who used a McDonald's bathroom to bathe fought with responding Garfield police officers and ended up being tased twice, authorities said. Officers responding to a call at the Passaic Street fast-food restaurant shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, were told that Robert P. Glodek, 33, was "using their bathroom as a shower and refused to leave," Capt. Mario X. Pozo said. Officer Joseph Kopacz approached Glodek outside the McDonald’s and tried getting his ID in case McDonald's wanted to pursue criminal charges, the captain said. Glodek, of Union Township, "refused to co…
Sex Offender Chokes Woman, Flees, Injures Officer In Central PA, Police Say Sex Offender Chokes Woman, Flees, Injures Officer In Central PA, Police Say
Sex Offender Chokes Woman, Flees, Injures Officer In Central PA, Police Say A 28-year-old registered sex offender injured a police officer during a tussle in Lititz, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, authorities say.  Derek Alan Manz fled before Lititz Borough police responded to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance at a home in the 400 Block of West Marion Street at 6:12 p.m., according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival, a woman told them that Manz assaulted and choked her. Her injuries were non-life-threatening, according to the police.  That wasn't the last officers heard about Manz that evening, around 9:37 p.m., a Lititz Borough officer noti…
Detectives Search For Taser Wielding Teens On The Loose After Glen Burnie Robbery Detectives Search For Taser Wielding Teens On The Loose After Glen Burnie Robbery
Detectives Search For Taser Wielding Teens On The Loose After Glen Burnie Robbery Detectives are looking for a group of armed robbers armed with a taser after a 20-year-old man was robbed while walking in Glen Burnie, authorities say. The victim was reportedly approached by one white male teenager and two black male teenagers while walking in the area of Carolina Avenue and Allen Road around 10 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24, according to Anne Arundel County Police. One of the teens pointed a taser at the victim while another implied he had a handgun as they demanded the victim's property. The victim complied and went home to call police. No injuries were reported as a result of…
Frederick County State's Attorney's Office Not Prosecuting Officers Involved In Fatal Incident Frederick County State's Attorney's Office Not Prosecuting Officers Involved In Fatal Incident
Frederick County State's Attorney's Office Not Prosecuting Officers Involved In Fatal Incident A State's Attorney's Office in Maryland will not be prosecuting a police officer in Frederick for a 2021 fatal incident involving a Taser device, the agency announced. On Nov. 12, 2021, the Frederick Police Department was called to a residence on Greenleese Drive for an individual behaving erratically. Upon arrival, officers found Daniel Michael Holley, 23, unclothed, sweating profusely, and pacing back and forth. Officers attempted to verbally de-escalate the situation and gain a better understanding of exactly what was happening, police said. During those attempts, Holley slapped an offi…
Mother, Son Accused Of Assaulting Multiple People At Parking Lot In Capital District Mother, Son Accused Of Assaulting Multiple People At Parking Lot In Capital District
Mother, Son Accused Of Assaulting Multiple People At Parking Lot In Capital District A 37-year-old woman and her teenage son are facing charges after allegedly assaulting several people at a parking lot in the region. The incident happened Sunday, Aug. 21, in Albany County at the Altamont Fairgrounds. State police were called just after 8 p.m. on the last day of the fair with reports of a physical altercation in the parking lot. Officers determined that Angelique Anaya, of Schenectady, and her 19-year-old son, Sacario Anaya, of Rotterdam, had exited a vehicle and assaulted multiple people during an altercation. At one point Angelique Anaya used a taser, police said. …
Man Killed By Fairfax Police Charged At Officers With 'Object' In His Hand: Chief Man Killed By Fairfax Police Charged At Officers With 'Object' In His Hand: Chief
Man Killed By Fairfax Police Charged At Officers With 'Object' In His Hand: Chief The Fairfax County police chief said the man who police killed Thursday night, July 7, had charged at officers with an "object" in his hand.  In a late-night press conference, chief Kevin Davis discussed his department's second fatal officer-involved shooting in two weeks.  Officers were called to a home in the 6900 block of Arbor Lane in McLean arounm. Thursday night for reports of a man in crisis, but he ran away before police arrived. Nearly two hours later, a second call came in, Davis said. This time, the caller warned that the man had returned and was throwing things, NBC4 r…
Police Subdue Elderly Arlington Woman Who Fired Gun: Police Police Subdue Elderly Arlington Woman Who Fired Gun: Police
Police Subdue Elderly Arlington Woman Who Fired Gun: Police Police restrained an elderly woman last week after she fired several shots into an Arlington home, authorities said. Neighbors called Arlington County police just after 9 p.m. on Friday, May 13, to the 3900 block of 26th St. N., saying an elderly woman had gotten into an argument with someone inside the home before pulling a gun and firing several times into the front door.  When police arrived they demanded the woman drop the weapon, but she refused.  Officers stunned her with a TASER device after she began walking toward them. Paramedics took the woman to an area hosp…
Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Hudson Valley Shooting Attempted To Stab Cops, Police Say Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Hudson Valley Shooting Attempted To Stab Cops, Police Say
Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Hudson Valley Shooting Attempted To Stab Cops, Police Say Authorities have identified a 34-year-old woman who police said was killed in an officer-involved shooting in the Hudson Valley after attempting to stab officers. The incident happened in Dutchess County at a home on North Cross Road in Hyde Park at about 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 29, according to New York State Police. Hyde Park Police Officers Joshua Kemlage and Bryan Sweeney and Trooper Christopher Miller responded to deescalate a physical domestic dispute between the woman, Jamie Feith, and another individual, whose age and identity was not released, state police said.  Stat…