Danbury
Police & Fire
24-Year-Old Accused Of Operating Drug Factory In Danbury After Residents Complaints 24-Year-Old Accused Of Operating Drug Factory In Danbury After Residents Complaints
24-Year-Old Accused Of Operating Drug Factory In Danbury After Residents Complaints Complaints from residents of drug dealing led to a several months investigation and the arrest of a Fairfield County man for operating a drug factory. Dakota Lancey, age 24, of Danbury, was charged on Thursday, May 30, by the Danbury Police Department's Special Investigations Division. According to Erin Henry, spokesperson for the Danbury Police, detectives executed several search warrants following a several-month investigation into illegal drug sales throughout the city of Danbury.  Detectives had received complaints from concerned citizens about illegal drug sales by…

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by Kathy Reakes
Prince William
Police & Fire
Emergency Vehicles At I-95 Tractor Trailer Crash Scene In Prince William County Emergency Vehicles At I-95 Tractor Trailer Crash Scene In Prince William County
Emergency Vehicles At I-95 Tractor Trailer Crash Scene In Prince William County A tractor trailer crash slowed traffic along I-95 in Prince William County on Friday afternoon, May 31. It happened at milepost 155.3 in Neabsco, in the northbound lanes. VDOT cameras show a firetruck and ambulance at the scene. The north right lane and right shoulder were closed.

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by Cecilia Levine
Howard
Police & Fire
Police ID Family Involved In Overnight Murder-Suicide In Elkridge Police ID Family Involved In Overnight Murder-Suicide In Elkridge
Police ID Family Involved In Overnight Murder-Suicide In Elkridge New details have been released by the Howard County Police Department after the patriarch of a family died at the hospital following a murder-suicide in Elkridge on Thursday night. Nayyar Abbas Syed, 61, the believed shooter, was pronounced dead at St. Agnes hospital overnight, according to officials, who also identified his other victims. The shooting suspect's wife, Syeda Aalia Nayyar, 57; daughter, Syeda Fatima, 25; and daughter-in-law, Alizey Fatima, 33, were all pronounced dead at the scene.  His son, Muhammad Ali Hamza, 31, is currently at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma…

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by Zak Failla
Sussex
Police & Fire
UPDATE: State Authorities Probe Police Vehicle Crash In Sussex County That Killed Woman, 19 UPDATE: State Authorities Probe Police Vehicle Crash In Sussex County That Killed Woman, 19
Update: State Authorities Probe Police Vehicle Crash In Sussex County That Killed Woman, 19 State authorities are investigating a police-involved Memorial Day crash in Sussex County that killed a 19-year-old passenger in a private vehicle. The on-duty officer's car T-boned the civilian vehicle outside the ShopRite of Franklin shopping center on Route 23 at Walsh Road, according to witnesses, shortly after 10:30 a.m. May 27. Deanna D’Arco was rushed to Morristown Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday.  Her organs were donated through the New Jersey Sharing Network. "The male driver of the civilian vehicle was treated and released," said N…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Frederick
Police & Fire
Hospital Ceiling Proves To Be Poor Escape Route For Burglar Busted In Frederick County: Sheriff Hospital Ceiling Proves To Be Poor Escape Route For Burglar Busted In Frederick County: Sheriff
Hospital Ceiling Proves To Be Poor Escape Route For Burglar Busted In Frederick County: Sheriff A trespassing man who attempted his best John McClane impression after being arrested is facing burglary and other charges after being busted in Frederick County.  James Abraham Prevatt III, who has no fixed address, was arrested early on Thursday morning after the sheriff's office received a complaint about a possible trespasser in Woodsboro. According to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office, the call to deputies came in at approximately 7:50 a.m. on May 30 regarding a burglary in progress in the 300 block of Cooper Oaks Drive, when a man was seen inside the residence. That report c…

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by Zak Failla
Bedford
Police & Fire
Mother, 2 Children Pulled From Burning Bedford Hills Home Mother, 2 Children Pulled From Burning Bedford Hills Home
Mother, 2 Children Pulled From Burning Bedford Hills Home A mother and her two young children were taken to a hospital after they were rescued from a burning residence in Northern Westchester. The blaze began on Friday, May 31, around 2:45 a.m. at 38 Park Ave. in Bedford Hills.  Responding police and firefighters soon realized that three people were trapped inside, according to Assistant Chief Zachary Patierno of the Bedford Hills Fire Department. Arriving police soon found a 35-year-old woman hanging from a small bathroom window in distress who told officers her two children were still inside. Bedford Police officers then kicked in the…

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by Ben Crnic
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Shooter Accused Of Killing One Teen, Hospitalizing Another In Baltimore: Police Shooter Accused Of Killing One Teen, Hospitalizing Another In Baltimore: Police
Shooter Accused Of Killing One Teen, Hospitalizing Another In Baltimore: Police A 22-year-old Baltimore man who attempted to avoid his arrest has been charged in connection to the death of a 17-year-old in a double shooting that left a second teen boy hospitalized, police say. Korey Hopson has been taken into custody and charged with murder and other offenses following a deadly midday May shooting that left Denzel Johnson with fatal wounds.  According to the Baltimore Police Department, shortly before 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, officers were called to the 900 block of North Dukeland Street, where there were reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found Joh…

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by Zak Failla
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: Remains Of Unidentified Child Found In Philadelphia's Germantown COLD CASE: Remains Of Unidentified Child Found In Philadelphia's Germantown
Cold CASE: Remains Of Unidentified Child Found In Philadelphia's Germantown Almost 40 years after her remains were discovered in Philadelphia, authorities are still working to identify the Collom Street Jane Doe.  Skeletal remains including a skull, a jaw, and three other bones were located in a wooded area on Nov. 25, 1984, according to state police and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. The bones were discovered by a resident's dog behind a property at 456 E. Collom Street, authorities say. Police were never able to locate the rest of the victim's remains.  Investigators believe the remains belonged to a black girl between …

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by Mac Bullock
Fairfax
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead On Apartment Floor In Bailey's Crossroads Still Not ID'd, Police Say Man Found Dead On Apartment Floor In Bailey's Crossroads Still Not ID'd, Police Say
Man Found Dead On Apartment Floor In Bailey's Crossroads Still Not ID'd, Police Say Police in Fairfax County are seeking the public's help identifying a man who was found dead in the area last month. The man's body was discovered on the floor of an apartment building on the 6000 block of Argyle Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads around 12:35 p.m. April 6, the county police department said. He was pronounced dead at the scene and no foul play was suspected. "Despite extensive efforts, detectives have been unable to identify the man," police said.  He is described as a Hispanic male, believed to be in his 30s, approximately 5’ to 5’5 feet tall, and weighing around 168 …

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by Cecilia Levine
Prince William
Police & Fire
Drugs, Ammo, Stolen Gun Found On Man Who Fired Shots In Woodbridge Street Argument, Cops Say Drugs, Ammo, Stolen Gun Found On Man Who Fired Shots In Woodbridge Street Argument, Cops Say
Drugs, Ammo, Stolen Gun Found On Man Who Fired Shots In Woodbridge Street Argument, Cops Say A 24-year-old man has been arrested after police say he fired a gun in an area roadway during an argument in which Good Samaritans had stopped to help. Dan Benedict Galvez had been arguing with a woman around 6:50 a.m. on May 29 at Shoppers Best Way near Worth Avenue, where Good Samaritans had stopped to assist, Prince William County police said. During the encounter, an argument escalated at which point Galvez fired a handgun into the air, police said. Later that day, officers found Galvez and detained him without incident.  He was found in possession of the firea…

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by Cecilia Levine
Saratoga
Police & Fire
Body In River Hoax Sparks Police Response In Mechanicville Body In River Hoax Sparks Police Response In Mechanicville
Body In River Hoax Sparks Police Response In Mechanicville At first glance, it had all the markings of a heinous crime. But authorities in Saratoga County said what appeared to be a dead body wrapped in plastic and duct tape and floating in a river was just a sick joke. Mechanicville Police were called to the Anthony Kill on Thursday, May 30, after someone came across two suspicious packages that seemed to resemble a concealed human body. However, when officers cut the plastic open they were relieved to find that it just contained stuffed fabric shaped into a person’s outline. “Two suspicious packages designed to look like a dead body were disco…

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by Michael Mashburn
Hudson
Police & Fire
Jersey City Police Lieutenant's Cremation To Follow Saturday Funeral Mass Jersey City Police Lieutenant's Cremation To Follow Saturday Funeral Mass
Jersey City Police Lieutenant's Cremation To Follow Saturday Funeral Mass She devoted her life to those in need and put others first. She was "the glue that held her family and friends together." And at only 44 years old, Jersey City Police Lt. Marina Angelica Ugolini is gone far too soon. Ugolini died Tuesday evening, May 28. The 19-year department veteran, who was promoted to lieutenant six years ago this month, worked in the city's North District. Ugolini was an alumnus of Jersey City Medical Center and Ambucar EMS who "took pride in helping people by devoting her life to serving those in need," her obituary says. "She transported the first medical …

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by Jerry DeMarco