Drunk Driver Found Blocking Road With Damaged Jaguar In Rye: Police Drunk Driver Found Blocking Road With Damaged Jaguar In Rye: Police
Drunk Driver Found Blocking Road With Damaged Jaguar In Rye: Police A 61-year-old man was caught driving while intoxicated after officers found his heavily damaged vehicle blocking a roadway in Westchester late Wednesday night, Feb. 12, police said. Rye Brook resident Lawrence Marks was arrested following reports of an erratic driver near Midland Avenue and Sylvan Place in Rye at approximately 10:45 p.m., the City of Rye Police Department announced on Thursday, Feb. 13.  When officers arrived, they discovered a 2019 Jaguar FPC facing northbound on Midland Avenue, allegedly blocking the roadway with significant front-end damage. It is unclear how t…
Wanted Bloods Killer Hiding In Aunt's Stamford Apartment Arrested In Tactical Response: Cops Wanted Bloods Killer Hiding In Aunt's Stamford Apartment Arrested In Tactical Response: Cops
Wanted Bloods Killer Hiding In Aunt's Stamford Apartment Arrested In Tactical Response: Cops A 19-year-old Bloods gangster wanted for an August murder in Yonkers, NY was tracked down and arrested inside a Stamford, CT apartment this week, authorities said. Kelvin Mitchell was taken into custody at his aunt's apartment on Atlantic Street apartment following the execution of a search warrant on Wednesday, Feb. 5, Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin said. Mitchell was wanted on a fully extraditable warrant for the killing of Daquan Glenn in Yonkers on Aug. 26, 2024, Conklin said. He faces charges of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, second-degree assault, an…
Drunk CT Woman Driving Wrong-Way In Old Saybrook Leads Cops On Slow-Speed Chase: Police Drunk CT Woman Driving Wrong-Way In Old Saybrook Leads Cops On Slow-Speed Chase: Police
Drunk CT Woman Driving Wrong-Way In Old Saybrook Leads Cops On Slow-Speed Chase: Police A Connecticut woman was arrested after allegedly driving the wrong way on Route 9 in Old Saybrook while intoxicated, according to police. Patricia Shanahan, 58, was taken into custody on Saturday, Jan. 18, around 10:30 p.m., following a slow-speed chase between Exits 2 and 3 on Route 9, Connecticut State Police said. Troopers said they spotted Shanahan driving north in the southbound lanes and stopped their cruiser in front of her vehicle to pull her over. Shanahan reportedly told the trooper she didn’t realize she was driving in the wrong direction. Click here to watch police confront&nb…
Man Charged With Shooting North Bergen Resident In Head: Prosecutor Man Charged With Shooting North Bergen Resident In Head: Prosecutor
Man Charged With Shooting North Bergen Resident In Head: Prosecutor A 34-year-ol North Bergen resident was arrested and charged on Monday, Jan. 13, with shooting another man in the head last December, authorities said. On Monday, Dec. 9 at 3:30 p.m., the North Bergen Police Department found Juan Moyet's lifeless body inside a second-floor residence at 9028 Palisade Plaza, Hudson County Prosecutor Ether Suarez said. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, a post-mortem exam was conducted that determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the head, Suarez said. Henry Delgado is charged with murder, disturbing/desecrating human remains and numerous weapons offenses, …
Drunk Lisbon Man Nearly Shoots Neighbor While Killing Squirrels: Police Drunk Lisbon Man Nearly Shoots Neighbor While Killing Squirrels: Police
Drunk Lisbon Man Nearly Shoots Neighbor While Killing Squirrels: Police A Connecticut man is accused of nearly shooting his neighbor while trying to kill squirrels outside his home, state police said. James Adams, 66, of Lisbon, faces charges of illegal discharge of a firearm, illegally carrying a firearm while under the influence, reckless endangerment in the first degree, and second-degree breach of peace, according to Connecticut State Police. A neighbor called the police on Saturday, Jan. 11, just before 4 p.m. after hearing a gunshot and a bullet whiz past their head while working outside. Troopers later found a .22-caliber bullet lodged in the home's exte…
Hamden Driver Who Sped Away From Troopers Forgot Key Detail That Led To Bust: Police Hamden Driver Who Sped Away From Troopers Forgot Key Detail That Led To Bust: Police
Hamden Driver Who Sped Away From Troopers Forgot Key Detail That Led To Bust: Police A routine traffic stop turned into a dangerous pursuit when a driver was caught speeding at 70 mph on side streets and running a red light, authorities said. Eman Elsayed Aglan, 24, of Hamden, was arrested and charged with reckless driving, interfering with an officer, and engaging police in pursuit, according to Connecticut State Police. The incident began just before 8 a.m. on New Year’s Day when a trooper saw Aglan’s 2022 BMW X3M run a red light in West Haven, authorities said. Police initiated a traffic stop, but as Aglan slowed down and began pulling over on Campbell Street, she sudden…
Newark Police Sergeant Charged In Traffic Officer's Death: Prosecutor Newark Police Sergeant Charged In Traffic Officer's Death: Prosecutor
Newark Police Sergeant Charged In Traffic Officer's Death: Prosecutor Victor Ortiz, a Newark police sergeant, was arrested and charged on Thursday, Jan. 2 in connection with the death of Newark Traffic Control Officer Jairo Rodriguez last month, authorities said. At 12:42 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12,  Rodriguez was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic following an event at the Prudential Center, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said.  Rodriguez was found by police unresponsive and was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said. Ortiz, a Hillside resident, was of…
Longtime Kingston Police Officer Suspended Following DWI Longtime Kingston Police Officer Suspended Following DWI
Longtime Kingston Police Officer Suspended Following DWI A longtime police sergeant from the Hudson Valley has been suspended for 30 days without pay after allegedly being caught and charged with driving while intoxicated. According to New York State Trooper Jennifer Alvarez, Eric J. VanAllen, age 46, of Kingston, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 13, for DWI after he was found sleeping in a 2025 Dodge Ram pickup at an intersection in Gardiner. On the scene, troopers found a 2025 Dodge Power Ram pickup truck stopped at the intersection and VanAllen "seemingly sleeping" in the driver's seat.  The vehicle's passenger also appeared asleep in the pa…
Two Out Of Staters Busted In Morris County Burglary: Police Two Out Of Staters Busted In Morris County Burglary: Police
Two Out Of Staters Busted In Morris County Burglary: Police Two people, one from Maryland and New Jersey ran into some trouble attempting a break-in in Morris County on the early morning of Monday, Dec. 16. At 3 a.m., officers responded to a report of a theft in progress at Schooley's Mountain Road in Washington Township, police said. Officers located the vehicle involved in the theft and arrested a 54-year-old man from Maryland and a 38-year-old New York man, police said. The duo were charged with burglary and theft, police said and were lodged in Morris County jail pending a court appearance.
CT Teen Was Going 102 MPH Before I-84 Southington Wreck That Killed Grandmother, Police Say CT Teen Was Going 102 MPH Before I-84 Southington Wreck That Killed Grandmother, Police Say
CT Teen Was Going 102 MPH Before I-84 Southington Wreck That Killed Grandmother, Police Say A 19-year-old Connecticut man was charged this week with killing a 58-year-old woman in a February crash on I-84, authorities said. Maxwell Nemec, of Cheshire, is charged with second-degree manslaughter, reckless driving, and misconduct with a motor vehicle, Connecticut State Police said on Friday, Dec. 6. Nemec was driving a 2014 Nissan Juke eastbound on I-84 on Feb. 15 in Southington shortly after 6:45 p.m. Witnesses told troopers that Nemec was speeding in the left lane when he came up behind Lesley Petrafassi's BMW near Exit 31, a police report said.  Nemec merged into the center…
Woman Bit Child's Back So Hard He Bled During Argument In Oakland: Affidavit Woman Bit Child's Back So Hard He Bled During Argument In Oakland: Affidavit
Woman Bit Child's Back So Hard He Bled During Argument In Oakland: Affidavit A 36-year-old woman from Bergen County has been charged with child endangerment and assault after allegedly biting a child so hard during an argument that he bled, authorities said. Cecilia Murillo Viera was arrested in Oakland on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, after the Oakland Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding suspected child abuse, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. According to the affidavit for probable cause, Murillo Viera scratched the child on the face and back and bit him on the back, causing visible bruising,…
Duo Nabbed For Stealing Thousands From Target In Clifton Park: Police Duo Nabbed For Stealing Thousands From Target In Clifton Park: Police
Duo Nabbed For Stealing Thousands From Target In Clifton Park: Police State Police in the region apprehended a man and a woman on charges of grand larceny and conspiracy following a theft at a Target store. The incident occurred in Saratoga County on Friday, Nov. 22, at the Target in Clifton Park. Trooper Stephanie O'Neil of the New York State Police reported that troopers responded to a theft incident at the Target store in Clifton Park.  They discovered Saratoga County resident Devon C. Allen, age 29, of Ballston, and Brenna M. Wood, age 27, a resident of Cohoes in Albany County, in the parking lot.  The two individuals were allegedly found in p…