Albany, NY
Police & Fire
Teens Busted With AR-15 Rifle, Handgun In Capital District, Police Say Teens Busted With AR-15 Rifle, Handgun In Capital District, Police Say
Teens Busted With AR-15 Rifle, Handgun In Capital District, Police Say Two 16-and-17-year-old boys are facing charges after they were allegedly busted carrying loaded guns in the Capital District. Albany Police said they spotted the teens at around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, June 22, as the boys walked near McCrossin Avenue and Thornton Street in Albany. When detectives tried to stop the teens as part of an ongoing investigation, they took off running, police said. The 16-year-old boy was caught and arrested a short time later in the backyard of a home on McCrossin Avenue. He was carrying a loaded .40 caliber handgun, according to police. The 17-year-old suspect …

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by Michael Mashburn
Hartford, CT
News
Two Fatally Shot In CT Home Invasion ID'd As Teenage Boys Two Fatally Shot In CT Home Invasion ID'd As Teenage Boys
Two Fatally Shot In CT Home Invasion ID'd As Teenage Boys Two teenage boys were shot and killed by a Connecticut homeowner during an alleged home invasion. The incident took place in East Hartford shortly after midnight on Thursday, June 16. East Hartford police responded to the area of 87 Graham Road on reports of shots fired, said Deputy Chief Joshua Litwin. Upon arrival, they were met by the resident who directed officers to two people inside his residence injured by gunfire, Litwin said. They were attended to by East Hartford Fire Department paramedics and rushed to local hospitals where they were pronounced dead, he added. See Earlie…

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by Kathy Reakes
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Stabbing Death Of 18-Year-Old Alexandria Student: Police Arrest Made In Stabbing Death Of 18-Year-Old Alexandria Student: Police
Arrest Made In Stabbing Death Of 18-Year-Old Alexandria Student: Police A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Luis Mejia Hernandez last week, authorities said. Hernandez was injured in a fight at the Bradlee Shopping Center, located in the area of the 3600 block of King Street, around 12:26 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, Alexandria Police said.  He later died from his injuries at a local hospital. The incident forced Alexandria City Public Schools to shift to remote learning and sent shockwaves through the community.  The teen was charged with murder and is being held in the Northern Vi…

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by David Cifarelli
Norwich, CT
News
Teen Dies While Swimming At CT Pond Teen Dies While Swimming At CT Pond
Teen Dies While Swimming At CT Pond A 16-year-old boy drowned while swimming with friends in a Connecticut pond. The incident took place in New London County around 4:40 p.m., Saturday, May 21 in Lyme. State Department of Environmental Conservation Police, along with State Police and the Lyme Fire Department responded to a report of a missing 16-year-old male last seen in the water at Uncas Pond off the beach in Nehantic State Forest, Lyme, said Will Healey, spokesman for DEEP.  The teen was swimming with friends and at a certain point, went under the water, Healey said. He was located by Lt. Bill O’Donnell, of the Mi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lancaster, PA
News
MD Teen Felon Under House Arrest Runs Out Of Gas In PA Driving Stolen Car: Police MD Teen Felon Under House Arrest Runs Out Of Gas In PA Driving Stolen Car: Police
MD Teen Felon Under House Arrest Runs Out Of Gas In PA Driving Stolen Car: Police A 16-year-old boy with a felony record has been arrested in Pennsylvania after running out of gas while driving a car he was accused of stealing in Baltimore, police say. The 2013 Ford Fusion the teen was driving was spotted partially parked in the roadway at Auction and Graystone Roads in PennTownship around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 14, by Northern Lancaster County Regional police. He told police that he had pulled over because he ran out of gas and then gave the police a license that belonged to someone else, according to the police. Police soon learned the car was stolen and were able…

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by Jillian Pikora
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Baltimore Teenager, 16, Arrested For The Murder Of Marco Nunez: Police Baltimore Teenager, 16, Arrested For The Murder Of Marco Nunez: Police
Baltimore Teenager, 16, Arrested For The Murder Of Marco Nunez: Police A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a recent Fells Point homicide, authorities said. The teenager was arrested and charged with the murder of 30-year-old Marco Nunez, Baltimore Police said.  Nunez was shot and killed as he tried to break up a fight in the 1700 block of Thames Street last month, police said.  The teenager is currently being questioned and afterwards will be charged with first-degree murder and other related charges, police said. 

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by David Cifarelli
Torrington, CT
Police & Fire
Teen Nabbed For Making Charges On Credit Card Stolen From Car, CT State Police Say Teen Nabbed For Making Charges On Credit Card Stolen From Car, CT State Police Say
Teen Nabbed For Making Charges On Credit Card Stolen From Car, CT State Police Say A 16-year-old boy was arrested and accused of using a woman's stolen credit cards in Connecticut.  Troopers responded to a Litchfield County home in New Hartford on Sunday, Oct. 24, and a woman told police that she had been notified by her bank of potential fraudulent activity on her account, and discovered her purse had been stolen from her vehicle, according to Connecticut State Police.  The woman found that the charges were being made using her stolen credit cards at businesses in the area. State police obtained surveillance footage from the businesses, where fraudulent credit…

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by Nicole Valinote
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From CT Big Y Parking Lot Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From CT Big Y Parking Lot
Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From CT Big Y Parking Lot A Connecticut man and a teen have been arrested for the alleged kidnapping, carjacking, and brutal beating of a woman from a supermarket parking lot last year. On Tuesday, March 1, state police arrested Kenneth Gordon, age 20, of Hartford, and a 16-year-old boy following a five-month investigation into the events which took place at the Big Y parking lot in Marlborough on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2021. At the time of the crime, police said the 64-year-old woman was getting into her car with groceries when she was approached by two masked men who demanded money.  When she resisted, the two, a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Girl Faces Criminal Charges In Accidental Shooting Of Teenage Boy: Police Maryland Girl Faces Criminal Charges In Accidental Shooting Of Teenage Boy: Police
Maryland Girl Faces Criminal Charges In Accidental Shooting Of Teenage Boy: Police A 15-year-old girl faces manslaughter charges after shooting a 16-year-old boy in Oxon Hill, in what police believe was an accident, according to officials.  The juvenile girl was handling a firearm at a home in the 4900 block of Glassmanor Drive when it discharged, striking the teenage boy at around 6:00 p.m. on Jan. 26, Prince George's County Police said.   He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. Detectives believe the shooting was an accident and are continuing their investigation.

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by Joe Gomez
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead In Camden 16-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead In Camden
16-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead In Camden Camden police are investigating the deadly shooting of a 16-year-old boy. The boy was gunned down around 8:20 p.m. on Dec. 12 in the 2100 block of Sewell Street, according to officials, the prosecutor's office said. He was found unconscious and suffering from a gunshot wound when authorities arrived. The boy was taken to Cooper Hospital where he died of his injuries. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Lance Merrill with the CCPO’s Homicide Unit at 609-789-3766 or CCPD Det. Matthew Kreidler at 609-519-6918.

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by Joe Gomez
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Boy, 16, Charged In Deadly Jersey City Shooting Boy, 16, Charged In Deadly Jersey City Shooting
Boy, 16, Charged In Deadly Jersey City Shooting A 16-year-old boy was charged in a Jersey City shooting that left a 21-year-old man dead. The teen was charged as a juvenile in the April 13 killing of Rodney Wallace, on June 10, inside of a store at 245 Old Bergen Road, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses. Wallace was Wallace with gunshot wounds to the upper body around 11 p.m. April 13. He was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 11:45 p.m. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determ…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Boy Arrested In Killing Of Jersey City Man, 40 16-Year-Old Boy Arrested In Killing Of Jersey City Man, 40
16-Year-Old Boy Arrested In Killing Of Jersey City Man, 40 A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in the killing of a 40-year-old Jersey City man. The unidentified teen has been charged with murder and is facing several weapons offenses in connection with the death of Benjamin Stone, who was found dead in a Storms Avenue apartment on April 27, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The boy was arrested on May 6 around 3:30 p.m. at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. More than $16,700 had been raised as of Friday morning on a GoFundMe honoring Stone. He was found by officers performing a welfare check around 1:30 a.m., and pronounced dead app…

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by Cecilia Levine