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Royersford-Limerick, PA

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Triple Fatal Crash: DA Clears Police In Chase Killing PA HS Students After Alleged Theft Montgomery County prosecutors have cleared Limerick Township Police of any wrongdoing in a June crash that killed three Owen J. Roberts High School students, District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Wednesday, July 30. The deadly pursuit began at 9:06 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, when police responded to a 911 call about a possible theft at the Target store on Ridge Pike in Royersford. A responding officer spotted a Toyota Camry leaving the lot without headlights and attempted a traffic stop with lights and sirens activated, Steele said. Instead of stopping, the vehicle accelerated westbo…

by Jillian Pikora

07/30/2025

Silver Spring, MD

Police & Fire

Facebook Marketplace BMW Sale Turns Violent: Seller Robbed At Gunpoint, Cops Say A Facebook Marketplace meeting to buy a BMW in Maryland ended in gunfire threats and a crash after three men allegedly robbed the seller at gunpoint and tried to get away in a stolen Infiniti, police said. When the men arrived, 18-year-old Julian Chase Rose, of Beltsville, and 19-year-old Prince Chukang, of Silver Spring, “displayed a handgun and demanded the keys to the BMW,” according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. “The victim dropped the keys and ran,” police continued. A third suspect, 20-year-old Kendric Rock, of Silver Spring, had driven the men to the home in a 2019 …

by Zak Failla

07/29/2025

Hackensack, NJ

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Hackensack Residents Livid Over Sudden $70 Parking Tickets Dozens of Hackensack residents say they were blindsided with $70 parking tickets last week — and now they want answers. The tickets began Thursday, July 24, along Maple Hill Drive, where a homeowner allegedly complained about too many vehicles parked on the street without City of Hackensack residency stickers, neighbors said. By Friday and Monday, a Hackensack traffic enforcement officer had issued tickets on nearby streets including The Esplanade, Colonial Road, and Crestwood Avenue. On Tuesday, residents of Heath Place and Club Way woke up to tickets on their vehicles, too. According to …

by Cecilia Levine

07/29/2025

Chambersburg, PA

Police & Fire

‘Truly Evil' Killer Of Pregnant Amish Mom Sentenced: PA AG The man who stabbed and shot a pregnant Amish mom of two inside her Crawford County home has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, July 28. Shawn Cranston, 53, of Corry, was convicted last month of First-Degree Murder and Second-Degree Murder of an Unborn Child for the killing of 23-year-old Rebekah A. Byler in her Sparta Township home on Feb. 26, 2024. “This defendant committed a truly evil act, and is now held fully accountable as he will spend the rest of his life behind bars without an opportunity to ever a…

by Jillian Pikora

07/29/2025

Paramus, NJ

Police & Fire

Teaneck Widow, 64, Missing For 3 Weeks: Paramus Police Seek Help Police are asking for the public’s help finding a 64-year-old Bergen County widow who hasn’t been seen in three weeks. Velvet Poveromo, who lost her husband, Charlie, in 2018, was last seen at her home in the Teaneck area, according to the Paramus Police Department. Her daughter was the last person to contact her, police said. Poveromo has not been heard from or seen since. Poveromo was married to Charlie Poveromo, the former owner of Henley’s Bar & Grill in New Milford and manager of Grissini Restaurant in Englewood Cliffs. Velvet is described as having gray and black hair…

by Cecilia Levine

07/28/2025

Warwick, NY

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5 Dead, Including Nypd Cop, Suspect, In Active Shooter Incident At Midtown Skyscraper Five people, including an off-duty NYPD cop and a suspect, are dead after an active shooter incident at one of midtown Manhattan's prime skyscrapers, according to authorities. Click here for a new, updated story: Suspect ID'd In Shooting At Prestigious Midtown Building Killing NYPD Cop, 4 Others It happened early Monday evening, July 28, at 345 Park Ave., which includes the NFL headquarters. The shooter entered the building and fired at a police officer, who was working private security at the time, and a civilian, ABC7 New York reports. After shooting two other civilians, p…

by Joe Lombardi

07/28/2025

Plainfield, CT

Police & Fire

Ex-High School Wrestling Coach Accused Of Raping Students Nabbed In CT: Police A former New York high school wrestling coach accused of repeatedly raping two students — ages 15 and 16 — has been arrested in Connecticut as a fugitive from justice, authorities said. Reid Kappler, 32, is facing 18 charges, including rape, in Ulster County, New York. He was captured on July 14 in the Moosup section of Plainfield, Connecticut, police announced on Monday, July 28. Kappler has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Kappler, now residing in Plainfield, worked as a custodian and wrestling coach at Saugerties High School from 2023 to 2024. Police say he repeatedly raped the two gir…

by Josh Lanier

07/28/2025

Medford, NJ

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Search For Missing Nurse Ends, But NJ Cops Won't Disclose Outcome A search for a 60-year-old nurse who was last seen in a South Jersey wildlife refuge over the weekend has ended, though police are not saying why. April Chmielinski was last seen on Saturday, July 26 in the area of the Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, the Medford Township Police Department said in a missing person alert issued that day. Police said the case was being treated as a missing person investigation. On Sunday afternoon, July 27, the department announced that “all active search operations have now concluded.” “After an exhaustive and coordinated effort, all active search operations have…

by Cecilia Levine

07/28/2025

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