Alexandria
Police & Fire
Alexandria Officers Save Lifeless Newborn After 'Sudden' Birth Alexandria Officers Save Lifeless Newborn After 'Sudden' Birth
Alexandria Officers Save Lifeless Newborn After 'Sudden' Birth Without Alexandria police officers Hiltz and Reilly, Baby Luis IV likely wouldn't be alive. The officers were called to a home on the 3800 block of Executive Avenue, responding to a 9-1-1 call. When they arrived, they were met with a lifeless Luis IV. He wasn't breathing, and he had no heartbeat. His mother was frantic, but the officers were cool and collected, or at least, appeared to be, as their training kicked in. Officer Hiltz began performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while Officer Reilly managed to keep the family calm. After two rounds of CPR Officer Hiltz, found a …

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfax
Police & Fire
Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495 Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495
Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495 Harrowing video shows the moment a Virginia State Trooper was slammed to the ground in a crash caused by two DUI drivers on I-495. Trooper C. Aziz is seen speaking to Erica D. Bernard, 43, of Albright, WV, who was stopped in the northbound lanes near Exit 52 in Fairfax County around 3 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, Virginia State Police said. Moments later, Joanna F. Hatch, 35, of Arlington, pulls up in a Jeep Cherokee and hits a tractor-trailer that had stopped due to the travel lane being closed by the sedan, State Police said. The impact of that crash caused the Jeep to spin around an…

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by Cecilia Levine
The Berkshires
Police & Fire
(UPDATE) 'My Heart Is Broken': Victim In Pittsfield Shooting ID'd As 38-Year-Old Man (UPDATE) 'My Heart Is Broken': Victim In Pittsfield Shooting ID'd As 38-Year-Old Man
(Update) 'My Heart Is Broken': Victim In Pittsfield Shooting ID'd As 38-Year-Old Man Update: Police have arrested Jeremy Stanton in the shooting death of Ryan Babcock. Click here for more information.  Original: Authorities in Berkshire County have identified the man who was found shot inside a car in Pittsfield on Tuesday, June 11.  Ryan Babcock was found around 4:30 p.m. in the driver's seat of a vehicle in the 500 block of Fenn Street, The Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Paramedics attempted to resuscitate him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.  No arrests have been made in the fatal shooting as of Wednesday evening.  B…

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by Josh Lanier
Lyndhurst
Police & Fire
GOTCHA! Fleeing Check Forger Nabbed By Lyndhurst Patrol, Detectives: PD GOTCHA! Fleeing Check Forger Nabbed By Lyndhurst Patrol, Detectives: PD
Gotcha! Fleeing Check Forger Nabbed By Lyndhurst Patrol, Detectives: PD He showed the bank teller a driver's license with his photo on it. The name on the DL matched that on a $3,400 check he was trying to cash. But something didn't smell quite right. Lyndhurst police who responded to a call from the bank arrested Russel Fastnacht, 52, of Newark moments later. Officer Michael D’Alessandro was joined at the Citizen's Bank on Ridge Road by Detectives Tom McSweeney and Steve Batista shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. "They were advised at that time that the suspect had fled the bank after being challenged by a bank…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Chester
Police & Fire
Louisiana Homicide Suspect Captured After 2 Stolen Vehicle Pursuits, Crash In Coatesville: Cops Louisiana Homicide Suspect Captured After 2 Stolen Vehicle Pursuits, Crash In Coatesville: Cops
Louisiana Homicide Suspect Captured After 2 Stolen Vehicle Pursuits, Crash In Coatesville: Cops A Louisiana homicide suspect was arrested in Pennsylvania by police investigating a pair of crashes involving stolen vehicles and thefts from a car dealership. Zyun Thomas, 18 — who has been wanted in a March 2023 homicide case out of Shrevport, LA — was arrested after he was developed as a suspect in car thefts and pursuits from Jeff D'Ambrosio Dealership in West Caln on June 4, and was spotted going into a convenience store  on East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville police said. Officers approached Thomas, who immediately began to resist, police said. Thomas was found to have an active wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Grieving Sister Says Hatboro Brother Was Murdered Days Before 38th Birthday Grieving Sister Says Hatboro Brother Was Murdered Days Before 38th Birthday
Grieving Sister Says Hatboro Brother Was Murdered Days Before 38th Birthday Loved ones are collecting donations for the Hatboro man shot and killed during an altercation with a neighbor on Saturday, June 8.  Stephen Strassburg was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Razor Reese's Salon and Spa, authorities have said. He was taken to Abington Hospital where he died from his injuries.  The DA's Office believes Strassburg was shot by Maurice Byrd, the owner of Razor Reese's, while Byrd was on the phone with 911 dispatchers. He is charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bail.  On Facebook on Saturday, St…

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by Mac Bullock
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Lexus-Driving Shooter Charged With Murder Of 34-Year-Old In Baltimore, Police Say Lexus-Driving Shooter Charged With Murder Of 34-Year-Old In Baltimore, Police Say
Lexus-Driving Shooter Charged With Murder Of 34-Year-Old In Baltimore, Police Say More than a week after a fatal shooting in Baltimore, police have apprehended and charged a suspect who was spotted in a fancy ride, authorities announced. Aquil Tamir King, 25, is facing murder and other charges in connection to the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Jarmal Harrid earlier this month. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called shortly after 3:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 2 to the 500 block of West Mulberry Street, where they found Harrid suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the time and police say that his assailant fled the area in a red …

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed In Broad Daylight Robbery At Riverside Park, Police Say Duo Nabbed In Broad Daylight Robbery At Riverside Park, Police Say
Duo Nabbed In Broad Daylight Robbery At Riverside Park, Police Say Two men are behind bars after allegedly robbing a man in broad daylight in a Long Island park. The incident happened at around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, in Riverside, at the Riverside Maritime Trail Park near Flanders Road and Vail Avenue. Southampton Town Police said a Riverside resident was walking in the park when two men approached, grabbed him from behind, and pulled him to the ground. The duo then stole cash from his pockets before fleeing. The victim was not injured. A Southampton Village K-9 officer located the two suspects a short time later in a nearby wooded area. The pair…

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by Michael Mashburn
Dauphin
Police & Fire
VA Man With Criminal Charges In WV, MD Arrested For Murder In PA: Police VA Man With Criminal Charges In WV, MD Arrested For Murder In PA: Police
VA Man With Criminal Charges In WV, MD Arrested For Murder In PA: Police A Virginia man with a criminal record in both West Virginia and Maryland has been charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting in May, police announced on June 12, 2024.  Kameron Lamont (or Lamond) Hymes, 27 of Culpeper, Virginia, has been charged with Criminal Homicide Murder, Felony Possession of a Firearm Prohibited, and Felony Carrying a Firearm Without a License, as well as four misdemeanor counts of Recklessly Endangering Another Person, the Harrisburg City Bureau of Police detailed in a release on Wednesday.  The charges stem from his alleged involvement in …

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by Jillian Pikora
Essex MA
Police & Fire
60 Boxer Dogs Seized From Merrimac Home Taxing Help Networks 60 Boxer Dogs Seized From Merrimac Home Taxing Help Networks
60 Boxer Dogs Seized From Merrimac Home Taxing Help Networks The MSPCA is asking for help after the group took in 60 boxers from a home in Essex County earlier this week, making it one of the largest seizures in the group's history.  Police said officers removed the dogs from a home on Locust Grove Road in Merrimac on Tuesday, June 11, after receiving reports of animal hoarding and overcrowding. The owner voluntarily forfeited the dogs to authorities.  Police did not release the owner's name as no charges have been filed, but a multi-agency investigation involving Haverhill, Windham (New Hampshire), and Merrimac police is ongoing. …

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by Josh Lanier
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Killing Two Men In Separate Shootings On Same Day In Baltimore: Police Man Accused Of Killing Two Men In Separate Shootings On Same Day In Baltimore: Police
Man Accused Of Killing Two Men In Separate Shootings On Same Day In Baltimore: Police A 32-year-old man is facing multiple murder charges following two separate fatal shootings on the same day in Baltimore, police say. Munir Dawan Matin has been arrested and charged following an investigation into two shootings that claimed the lives of two men on Sunday, June 9, authorities announced on Wednesday. Matin's crime spree began at approximately 3:50 a.m. on June 2, when officers responded to the 500 block of West Mulberry Street, where they found 55-year-old Mark Grimes suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside a business. Paramedics responded and treated Grimes, who was la…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Police & Fire
Woman Injures Officer After Refusing To Leave UBS Arena In Elmont: Police Woman Injures Officer After Refusing To Leave UBS Arena In Elmont: Police
Woman Injures Officer After Refusing To Leave UBS Arena In Elmont: Police A Westchester County woman was arrested on Long Island after she refused to leave UBS Arena, injuring an officer in the process. The Nassau County incident took place in Elmont on Tuesday, June 11. At about 11:50 p.m., police arrived at UBS Arena, located at 2400 Hempstead Turnpike. Nancy Zhingri, a 31-year-old from Ossining, was reportedly refusing to leave the sports and concert venue, despite multiple lawful commands. As she was being placed under arrest, Zhingri allegedly injured an officer. Both the Zhingri and the officer were taken to local hospitals. She is charged with ass…

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by Sophie Grieser