Hackensack, NJ
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GOTCHA! Porch Pirate Pinched After Pilfering Package, Rochelle Park Police Say GOTCHA! Porch Pirate Pinched After Pilfering Package, Rochelle Park Police Say
Gotcha! Porch Pirate Pinched After Pilfering Package, Rochelle Park Police Say Porch pirating is in full swing as Christmas draws nearer, say Rochelle Park police who worked with their colleagues in Essex County to nab a suspect from South Jersey. A doorbell camera at a West Oldis Street home captured images of 21-year-old Leandro Malara of Gloucester City snatching a package, Lt. James M. DePreta said. Malara wore a distinctive Adidas-style tracksuit and left his four-door 2018 Maserati -- with stolen license plates--  running out front, he said. Detective Brian Cobb broadcast images of the package thief and was working soon after with his colleagues in Millbu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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GOTCHA! Fugitive Captured By Oakland Police After Getaway Driver Splits GOTCHA! Fugitive Captured By Oakland Police After Getaway Driver Splits
Gotcha! Fugitive Captured By Oakland Police After Getaway Driver Splits A fugitive from New York had just left a Bergen County pharmacy with a bag full of stolen merchandise when he found his getaway driver gone -- and police there instead, authorities said. A UPS driver told Oakland police that both men had approached him on the street a short time earlier. One of them showed him a bogus New Jersey identification card in a failed attempt to collect a package, Capt. Timothy Keenan said. What they didn’t know, Keenan said, was that the UPS “is familiar with the actual residents of that address.” The pair sped off in a black Nissan after he refused their reques…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Paterson Man Used CT Victim's ID To Buy $47.9K Rolex Watch: Police Paterson Man Used CT Victim's ID To Buy $47.9K Rolex Watch: Police
Paterson Man Used CT Victim's ID To Buy $47.9K Rolex Watch: Police A 55-year-old Paterson man used a Connecticut victim's information to buy himself a $47,905 Rolex watch in New York City, authorities said. Douglas Cantey has been wanted by police since May, when the victim told police he'd gotten a UPS delivery of an empty Rolex watch that he didn't purchase, the Darien Police Department said. The victim then found an unauthorized purchase of $47,905 in his bank statement, police said. A warrant for Cantey's arrest was issued on charges of credit card theft, identity theft and more, authorities said. He was arrested by law enforcement officers from C…

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by Nicole Valinote
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed For Stealing From FedEx, UPS Boxes In New Rochelle, Police Say Duo Nabbed For Stealing From FedEx, UPS Boxes In New Rochelle, Police Say
Duo Nabbed For Stealing From FedEx, UPS Boxes In New Rochelle, Police Say Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing from FedEx and USP boxes in the Hudson Valley. The two were caught in Westchester County on Wednesday, Aug. 17 in New Rochelle, after police received reports of the duo taking items from the boxes. New Rochelle police responded to the area of 56 Harrison St., after a resident reported the two men attempting to gain access to the FedEx mailing box, said Deputy Police Commissioner Cosmo Costa, of the New Rochelle Police. Officers responded to the area looking for the two men and a silver SUV but did find anyone suspicious in th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
UPS Driver Shot In Prince George's County: Police UPS Driver Shot In Prince George's County: Police
UPS Driver Shot In Prince George's County: Police A UPS driver has been shot after an attack in Prince George's County, officials say. The shooting occurred the morning of Monday, Aug. 15 in the 4500 block of Silver Hill Road in Suitland, according to Prince George's County Police. Police report that the officers are currently on the scene and that the investigation is still ongoing. This is a developing story, check back for more. 

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by Annie DeVoe
Bristol, PA
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Getaway Driver In NY UPS Warehouse Heist Was Philadelphia Man: Police Getaway Driver In NY UPS Warehouse Heist Was Philadelphia Man: Police
Getaway Driver In NY UPS Warehouse Heist Was Philadelphia Man: Police A Philadelphia man acted as the getaway driver in the heist of a New York UPS warehouse in which the security guard barricaded himself inside, bringing an area SWAT team to the scene, authorities said. The incident took place in Nanuet, Rockland County around 4 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 7, Clarkstown Police Det. Norm Peters said. The guard spotted the men inside the warehouse burglarizing the building, and, because the group suspected of the crime was known to carry guns and be violent, Peters said the department called in the CIRT to help clear the building and rescue the security guard. Th…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
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Suspect Nabbed, Others Escape After Hudson Valley UPS Warehouse Heist, Police Say Suspect Nabbed, Others Escape After Hudson Valley UPS Warehouse Heist, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed, Others Escape After Hudson Valley UPS Warehouse Heist, Police Say A man was arrested and several others escaped following a robbery of a Hudson Valley UPS warehouse. The incident took place in Rockland County around 4 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 7 at the warehouse located at 31 Murray Hill Drive in Nanuet. The first arriving officers spotted a dark-colored sedan in the parking lot with its lights on and removed the driver, said Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police. A lone security guard had barricaded himself in the building after spotting the men inside the warehouse burglarizing the building, Peters said. Because the group suspected of the crime was …

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by Kathy Reakes
Hagerstown, MD
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Support Pours In For Popular UPS Driver In Maryland, Wife Both Battling Cancer Support Pours In For Popular UPS Driver In Maryland, Wife Both Battling Cancer
Support Pours In For Popular UPS Driver In Maryland, Wife Both Battling Cancer A popular UPS driver with routes in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, is seeking the public’s assistance as he and his wife both wage a battle against cancer. UPS employee Jason Ellis, 47, and his wife Shauna, 43, who have been married for 14 years and share two teenage children in Fort Washington, Maryland, now share something more ominous: a cancer diagnosis. In May 2021, Shauna was diagnosed with breast cancer and later went through a double mastectomy and multiple reconstruction surgeries in the past year, according to her husband. While his wife was recovering from the second surg…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
'I'm In Jail!' $10K Reward For Identifying Suspect In Montgomery County 'Grandparent Scam' 'I'm In Jail!' $10K Reward For Identifying Suspect In Montgomery County 'Grandparent Scam'
'I'm In Jail!' $10K Reward For Identifying Suspect In Montgomery County 'Grandparent Scam' Detectives are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of a man allegedly involved in a "grandparent scam" that targeted elderly people in Montgomery County, authorities say. The suspect pictured allegedly ran a scam and contacted multiple elderly people claiming to be a child or grandchild who had been arrested and needed bail money from Tuesday, May 31 to Friday, June 3, according to Montgomery County Police. On Tuesday, May 31, an 84-year-old victim was contacted and told to withdraw the alleged bail money and that a "courier" would be stopping …

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by Annie DeVoe
Bowie, MD
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Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD
Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD A 22-year-old Maryland man arrested four times since March was released each time, only to commit similar crimes again and again, according to authorities, court documents and news reports. Lorenzo Day, of Upper Marlboro, was being held without bond for his latest crime alongside Washington DC's David Zanders, 20: An armed robbery and kidnapping in Suitland, Prince George's County police said. The two were being held without bond for the June 30 incident in the armed robbery of a locksmith. Day is linked to several other incidents dating back to March 19. Each time, he was released:  …

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by Cecilia Levine
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
UPS Tractor-Trailer Veers Off Road, Hits Tree In Lehigh Valley (PHOTOS) UPS Tractor-Trailer Veers Off Road, Hits Tree In Lehigh Valley (PHOTOS)
UPS Tractor-Trailer Veers Off Road, Hits Tree In Lehigh Valley (Photos) A UPS tractor-trailer veered off the roadway and slammed into a tree in the Lehigh Valley area, authorities said. The Lower Mt. Bethel Sandt’s Eddy Fire Company responded with several volunteers to the 5200 block of Berry Hollow Road in Bangor around 11:35 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1, the department said. Upon arrival, crews confirmed that the trailer had veered off the Belvidere Highway detour and struck a tree. No one was hurt in the crash, and the scene was cleared around 1:30 p.m. Assisting agencies include the Lower Mt. Bethel Public Works Dept., Pennsylvania State Police, and Fast Lan…

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by Valerie Musson
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
UPS Driver Used Job To Creepily Stalk Victims In PA: Authorities UPS Driver Used Job To Creepily Stalk Victims In PA: Authorities
UPS Driver Used Job To Creepily Stalk Victims In PA: Authorities A 52-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to time behind bars in part for using his job as a UPS driver to stalk his victims in a disturbing way, authorities said. Thomas F. Wainman Jr., of Lititz, was found guilty by a jury of stalking his neighbors in multiple incidents spanning from May to December 2020, according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Wainman shined spotlights into the victim’s home, peered through their windows, watched them while they were out at their pool, and followed the victims after seeing them at a gas station, the DA's Office …

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by Cecilia Levine