Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Details, IDs Released In Stolen Vehicle Crash That Killed 2, Hurt 3 In Newark Details, IDs Released In Stolen Vehicle Crash That Killed 2, Hurt 3 In Newark
Details, IDs Released In Stolen Vehicle Crash That Killed 2, Hurt 3 In Newark Authorities have released details and identified one of the two people killed in a crash involving a stolen vehicle this week in Newark. Felix Valdez, 47, of New York, and an unidentified female died after the Acura they were riding in was struck by a Dodge Charger reported stolen out of Union around 4:35 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. The crash occurred at the intersection of West Runyon and Elizabeth Avenue Stephens said alongside Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. At least three females in the Charger w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
28-Year-Old Killed In Two-Car CT Crash 28-Year-Old Killed In Two-Car CT Crash
28-Year-Old Killed In Two-Car CT Crash A 28-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene of a serious crash in Connecticut that left an Acura split in two after striking a utility pole, police said. Hartford resident Larry Lugo was identified as the man killed in an overnight crash involving an Acura TL and BMW X5, according to officials. The crash happened at approximately 10:30 p.m on Thursday, March 24 at the intersection of Sigourney Street and Farmington in Hartford. Police said that the two vehicles were involved in a crash, and the Acura wound up striking a utility pole and splitting in two. Lugo - who was driving the A…

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by Zak Failla
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Uber Eats Driver Injured During Westport Carjacking, Police Say Uber Eats Driver Injured During Westport Carjacking, Police Say
Uber Eats Driver Injured During Westport Carjacking, Police Say An adult and two juveniles were arrested following a carjacking in Fairfield County that left an Uber Eats driver with a severe head injury. The incident took place around 7 p.m., Saturday, March 5 when Westport Police officers responded to the parking lot of 1759 Post Road East on a report of the possible theft of a motor vehicle.  When officers arrived on the scene, they learned a white Hyundai was stolen and that during the theft the owner of the car, a sixty-four-year-old woman, suffered a head injury, said Lt. David Wolf, of the Westport Police.  The victim, w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
News
UPDATE: Driver, 79, Hospitalized After Sedan Hits Saddle Brook Home UPDATE: Driver, 79, Hospitalized After Sedan Hits Saddle Brook Home
Update: Driver, 79, Hospitalized After Sedan Hits Saddle Brook Home A 79-year-old Saddle Brook driver lost control of her sedan while parking and ended up hitting her neighbor's house. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with what police Capt. John A. Zotollo, Jr. said was a minor injury after her Acura TLK crashed into a corner of the Schepis Avenue home shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday. The impact damaged the electrical panel and forced township firefighters to shore up part of the building. A township building inspector, a PSE&G crew and police also responded, Zotollo said. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story…

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by Jerry DeMarco
York, PA
News
PA Man Kills Victim In Town For Bible Camp: Police PA Man Kills Victim In Town For Bible Camp: Police
PA Man Kills Victim In Town For Bible Camp: Police A 20-year-old woman visiting North Carolina for bible camp was killed a hotel room, according to authorities. Police are looking for Quincy Cheeks Hannah, 26, of York, Pennsylvania, in connection with the murder, according to a release by the Davies County sheriff's office. Investigators were called to assist two other people whose cell phones were missing at the Days Inn motel in located in the 1500 block of Yadkinville Road in Mocksville, North Carolina on Monday around at 9:50 p.m., according to the release. Suzannee Kauffman, 20, of Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was found dea…

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by Jillian Pikora
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Driver Ejected From Vehicle In Serious I-95 Crash In Fairfield County Driver Ejected From Vehicle In Serious I-95 Crash In Fairfield County
Driver Ejected From Vehicle In Serious I-95 Crash In Fairfield County Connecticut State Police are investigating a crash on I-95 in Fairfield County in which a driver was ejected. The crash took place around 7:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 30 in Fairfield, state police said. According to state police, a Volvo box truck was traveling in the right lane of three on I-95 northbound when it was struck from behind by an Acura MDX. The driver of the Acura was ejected from the vehicle and transported to Bridgeport Hospital with serious injuries, state police said. The person's identity has not yet been released. The driver of the box truck was not injured. This case rem…

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by Kathy Reakes
Glen Burnie, MD
Obituaries
Baltimore Driver Dead After Running Stop Sign, Crashing In Anne Arundel Baltimore Driver Dead After Running Stop Sign, Crashing In Anne Arundel
Baltimore Driver Dead After Running Stop Sign, Crashing In Anne Arundel A 40-year-old man from Baltimore died after he ran a stop sign and got into an accident in Anne Arundel County, according to police. Corey Antonio Lawson was heading west on Mountain Road toward Freetown Road when failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by an oncoming Hyundai Santa Fe around 7:40 p.m. Dec. 26, in Pasadena, Anne Arundel County Police said. Lawson was pronounced dead at the scene. A 43-year-old passenger in the Acura was transported to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, the driver of the Hyundai was also hospitalized with minor injuries.   The…

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by Joe Gomez
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Three Cars Stolen From Driveways In One Long Island Hamlet Three Cars Stolen From Driveways In One Long Island Hamlet
Three Cars Stolen From Driveways In One Long Island Hamlet Residents in one Long Island hamlet woke up to find three vehicles stolen. Suffolk County police are investigating three cars stolen from driveways in Fort Salonga on Monday, Dec, 20.  The thefts were reported around 7:15 a.m. and included: 2020 BMW was stolen from outside a residence on Hastings Drive. 2019 Acura was stolen from outside a residence on Linwood Lane. 2009 Audi was stolen from outside a residence on Breezy Hill Drive. In each theft, the key fobs were in the vehicle, police said. "Residents are reminded to lock your car doors and do not keep valuables in your vehicles,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon Carjacked At Gunpoint In Philadelphia Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon Carjacked At Gunpoint In Philadelphia
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon Carjacked At Gunpoint In Philadelphia UPDATE: Delaware State Police have arrested five suspects hours after the gunpoint carjacking of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon in South Philadelphia, authorities said Wednesday. Click here to read more. ** Original story below *** Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon was carjacked at gunpoint in Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Scanlon was walking to her 2017 Acura MDX around 2:45 p.m. in FDR Park when she was approached by two armed men, Philadelphia police said in a statement. She gave them her car keys, and one of them fled in her SUV down the 2000 block of Pattison Ave…

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by Nicole Acosta
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
Passenger Seriously Hurt In NJ Turnpike Crash Passenger Seriously Hurt In NJ Turnpike Crash
Passenger Seriously Hurt In NJ Turnpike Crash A 32-year-old passenger from the Bronx was seriously hurt after being ejected from their car in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County overnight, authorities said. Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash at 12:17a.m. on the turnpike northbound on the inner roadway at milepost 54.1 in Bordentown, a New Jersey State Police spokeswoman said. A silver Acura RDX and a silver Toyota 4 Runner were traveling northbound when the Acura struck the rear of the Toyota, Trooper Brandi Slota said. The Toyota struck a guardrail and came to an uncontrolled final rest on the northbound ou…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
Obituaries
'She Wasn't A Bad Kid': Mom Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Double Fatal Stolen Car Crash Speaks Out 'She Wasn't A Bad Kid': Mom Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Double Fatal Stolen Car Crash Speaks Out
'She Wasn't A Bad Kid': Mom Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Double Fatal Stolen Car Crash Speaks Out Majia Horner wasn't a bad kid, her mom Jennifer Horner says: "She just made a bad choice." The 15-year-old Newark girl was driving a stolen Jeep that crossed a double-yellow line and struck a westbound Acura RDX in Princeton earlier this month, according to her mom and local police. Majia and the other driver, Jodi Marcou, 61, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, were both pronounced dead at the scene. A 14-year-old passenger in the Jeep was hospitalized with serious injuries, police and the teen's mom said. Horner says she's heartbroken that her daughter took two lives. J…

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by Cecilia Levine
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT Trio Nabbed With Gun After Resident Reports Person Under Vehicle CT Trio Nabbed With Gun After Resident Reports Person Under Vehicle
CT Trio Nabbed With Gun After Resident Reports Person Under Vehicle Three Connecticut men were nabbed in Western Massachusetts for allegedly attempting to steal a catalytic converter thanks to a resident who spotted one of the men under a car, said police.  The incident took place around 6:45 a.m., Monday, Nov. 8, when the alert Hampden County resident notified the police in Holyoke of a suspicious person crawling out from under their neighbor's car with what appeared to be a catalytic converter. Officers responding spotted a vehicle matching the getaway vehicle described as a gold Acura on Old Jarvis turning onto Easthampton Road, said ​Holyoke PD Cap…

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by Kathy Reakes