Clifton, NJ
Police & Fire
Suspect In Clifton BMW Carjacking Rams Cop Cars In Pursuit From Fort Lee To Edgewater: PD Suspect In Clifton BMW Carjacking Rams Cop Cars In Pursuit From Fort Lee To Edgewater: PD
Suspect In Clifton BMW Carjacking Rams Cop Cars In Pursuit From Fort Lee To Edgewater: PD A juvenile suspect wanted in a Clifton carjacking was arrested two days later during a pursuit in which he rammed police vehicles and fled during a chase that ended in Edgewater, authorities said. On Sunday, Dec. 28, Fort Lee police were alerted to a stolen black BMW whose occupants were wanted in connection with the carjacking Friday morning, Dec. 26 on Lexington Avenue in Clifton, police confirm (scroll for more info on the carjacking). At approximately 5:55 p.m. on Sunday, officers attempted a motor vehicle stop near the George Washington Bridge, but the driver fled, ramming a police veh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Killingly-Danielson, CT
Police & Fire
2 Arrested In Violent Christmas Eve Robbery In Killingly Drug Store Parking Lot 2 Arrested In Violent Christmas Eve Robbery In Killingly Drug Store Parking Lot
2 Arrested In Violent Christmas Eve Robbery In Killingly Drug Store Parking Lot A Connecticut man who was robbed in broad daylight outside of a Walgreens last week identified two of his attackers, authorities said, leading to their arrests.  Police in Killingly responded to a Christmas Eve robbery at the North Main Street store around noon. They arrived to find a Putnam man who said three men had jumped him in the parking lot and robbed him before running away.  Police say the man identified 37-year-old Clifford McNeill, of Killingly, and later 28-year-old Jai Hylton of Webster, Massachusetts, as two of the people who robbed him.  The victim s…

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by Josh Lanier
Camp Hill, PA
Police & Fire
4 Women Charged After Infant Thrown From Stroller During Capital City Mall Fight (UPDATE) 4 Women Charged After Infant Thrown From Stroller During Capital City Mall Fight (UPDATE)
4 Women Charged After Infant Thrown From Stroller During Capital City Mall Fight (Update) A fight involving four women in a Capital City Mall parking lot turned dangerous when an infant was thrown from a stroller during the brawl, Lower Allen Township police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 17. The incident unfolded around 12:27 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, in the parking lot of the Capital City Mall at 3506 Capital City Mall Drive in Camp Hill, according to police. Investigators say surveillance video captured all four women mutually engaging in the fight. Police identified the participants as Oriel Dykes, 26; Kajah George, 30; Carrie Bowman, 46; and Messiah Cloud, 21. Officers arrivi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
Police & Fire
Serial Car Burglar Busted Three Times In Two Days: Stafford Police Serial Car Burglar Busted Three Times In Two Days: Stafford Police
Serial Car Burglar Busted Three Times In Two Days: Stafford Police A 20-year-old Atlantic City man was arrested multiple times in Stafford for breaking into vehicles, authorities announced this week. On Tuesday, Dec. 9, at midnight, officers responded to the Manahawkin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Route 70 after Jose Amaro entered an employee's car and drove off with it before returning to the parking lot several minutes later, Stafford police said. Amaro was located in a nearby gazebo where he was arrested for theft of a motor vehicle, police said. The next day, at 5:30 p.m., officers responded to 691 Washington Ave. for a report of a suspicious …

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by Sam Barron
Susquehanna Township, PA
News
6-Month-Old Infant Thrown, Mom Strangled During Fight With BF In Susquehanna Township: Police 6-Month-Old Infant Thrown, Mom Strangled During Fight With BF In Susquehanna Township: Police
6-Month-Old Infant Thrown, Mom Strangled During Fight With BF In Susquehanna Township: Police A 6-month-old infant was thrown, and the baby’s mother strangled during a violent fight with her boyfriend in Susquehanna Township on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 10 p.m., police announced on Friday, Dec. 5. Ramesh Gurung was arrested after officers responded to a 911 call where the line was left open in the 500 block of Lawrence Drive in Harrisburg, according to the release. When officers arrived, they learned Gurung allegedly hurled the infant onto a bed and strangled his girlfriend during the domestic argument, investigators said. The child was taken by EMS for evaluation and was found to have h…

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by Jillian Pikora
West Haven, CT
Police & Fire
West Haven Cop Accused Of Hitting Man 18 Times During Arrest, Charged With Assault: Chief West Haven Cop Accused Of Hitting Man 18 Times During Arrest, Charged With Assault: Chief
West Haven Cop Accused Of Hitting Man 18 Times During Arrest, Charged With Assault: Chief A Connecticut police officer is on leave and accused of using excessive force after authorities say he viciously beat a suspect so badly that other officers had to intervene. West Haven Police Chief Joseph Perno held a news conference on Wednesday, Dec. 3, to share new information in the case against Officer Richard Naccarato, who was arrested on a second-degree assault charge in October. He has been on administrative leave since July. It all began on July 1 outside JR’s Bar & Grill on Campbell Avenue, where police were called for an "unwanted person" outside the restaurant. Naccarato a…

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by Josh Lanier
North Plainfield, NJ
Police & Fire
North Plainfield Soccer Coach Kicked 16-Year-Old Player: Union County Police North Plainfield Soccer Coach Kicked 16-Year-Old Player: Union County Police
North Plainfield Soccer Coach Kicked 16-Year-Old Player: Union County Police A North Plainfield soccer coach has been arrested after he kicked a 16-year-old player on the opposing team in Roselle, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 2. During a soccer match between North Plainfield Soccer Elite and Elizabeth Youth Soccer at the Wariananco Sports Center on Sunday, Oct. 19, a player was involved in a play and fell to the ground near the sideline, Union County police said. Gustavo Rosas Pena then kicked the 16-year-old player from the Elizabeth team, police said. Plata is charged with simple assault, police said.

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by Sam Barron
Poughkeepsie, NY
News
Man Fires 12 Shots In Busy Area, Injuring 1 In Poughkeepsie: Faces Attempted Murder, DA Says Man Fires 12 Shots In Busy Area, Injuring 1 In Poughkeepsie: Faces Attempted Murder, DA Says
Man Fires 12 Shots In Busy Area, Injuring 1 In Poughkeepsie: Faces Attempted Murder, DA Says A 31-year-old man accused of firing a dozen shots on a busy Dutchess County street over the summer, hitting an innocent bystander in the process, has been arraigned on attempted murder charges.  Poughkeepsie resident Anthony Guillen was arraigned on Friday, Nov. 28, in Dutchess County Court on six felony counts returned by a grand jury, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Saturday, Nov. 29. The indictment includes two counts of attempted murder, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and two separate counts of first-degree assault…

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by Ben Crnic
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Chase Suspect Who Fled Hospital Now In Frederick Adult Detention Center: Sheriff Wrong-Way Chase Suspect Who Fled Hospital Now In Frederick Adult Detention Center: Sheriff
Wrong-Way Chase Suspect Who Fled Hospital Now In Frederick Adult Detention Center: Sheriff The Maryland man accused of barreling the wrong way down I-270 with three children in his car during a wild police chase has been transferred to the Frederick County Adult Detention Center, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies also released the booking photo of Cory Thomas Burkhardt, 37, of Idlewylde, marking the first public look at the man behind the chaos. Burkhardt made headlines earlier this month after a Frederick County deputy spotted him driving recklessly on US Route 15 near Rosemont Avenue at about 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21.  Investigators said he crossed the median a…

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by Zak Failla
Norristown, PA
Police & Fire
Gunfire From Second-Floor Window Kills 23-Year-Old Norristown Man In Philadelphia, Police Say Gunfire From Second-Floor Window Kills 23-Year-Old Norristown Man In Philadelphia, Police Say
Gunfire From Second-Floor Window Kills 23-Year-Old Norristown Man In Philadelphia, Police Say A man was shot and killed in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park neighborhood in the early morning hours on Monday, Nov. 17, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Officers were called to the area of 1100 W. Venango Street at 1:40 a.m., where they found an unresponsive man lying between two parked vehicles on the 3500 block of North Warnock Street, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The victim was identified as 23-year-old Quamar Adams of Norristown. He had been shot multiple times in the back and was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:05 a.m., pol…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Stabbing Victim Drives To Firehouse For Help After Lexington Park Robbery: Sheriff Stabbing Victim Drives To Firehouse For Help After Lexington Park Robbery: Sheriff
Stabbing Victim Drives To Firehouse For Help After Lexington Park Robbery: Sheriff A man and a teenage girl have been arrested in a Maryland robbery and stabbing that sent a victim to the hospital, authorities said. Deputies arrested Devonte Twain Harrod, 26, of Lexington Park, and a 16-year-old girl on Tuesday, Nov. 18 following a violent incident two days earlier, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were first called to a suspicious incident on Spyglass Way in Lexington Park on Nov. 16. Minutes later, a second call reported a walk-in stabbing victim at the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department, also in Lexington Park. The victim told deputies…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Westminster Man Killed Crossing Road; Son Accused Of Attacking Passenger After Impact: Police Westminster Man Killed Crossing Road; Son Accused Of Attacking Passenger After Impact: Police
Westminster Man Killed Crossing Road; Son Accused Of Attacking Passenger After Impact: Police A Maryland man was killed on a Carroll County highway — and police say his son assaulted a passenger inside the striking vehicle moments after the impact. Maryland State Police troopers were called shortly before 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14, to westbound Baltimore Boulevard (MD-140) near Gorsuch Road for a crash involving a pedestrian, officials said. Troopers said David Comer, 53, of Westminster, was running from the median with another pedestrian when he “entered the travel portion of the roadway” and was struck by a 2014 Kia Optima. Comer died at the scene, according to Maryland State …

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by Zak Failla