Kidnapping In Jersey City Leads To Pursuit, Multiple Crashes In Brooklyn: Nypd
A 25-year-old man was apprehended after a report of a kidnapping in Jersey City led to a police pursuit in Brooklyn on Thursday, March 19, authorities said.
At 1:36 p.m., Jersey City police responded to 15 Hobson St. after a woman said she was in danger, Kimberly Wallace Scalfione, a spokesperson for the mayor's office said. While en route, police were advised the caller was in a moving vehicle, Wallace-Scalfione said.
The vehicle was tracked from Newark through Irvington and Elizabeth, Wallace-Scalfione said.. At 3:11 p.m., officers observed a dark colored vehicle matching the description …
31-Time Offender Tosses Gun, Fentanyl From DC High-Rise As Child Watches: Feds
A repeat offender with 31 prior arrests tried to dump a bag packed with a loaded gun and thousands of fentanyl pills out of a DC apartment window — with a 4-year-old child inside — as police closed in.
Derrick Thomas Martin, 33, was convicted by a federal jury in Washington, DC, on Thursday, March 19, after jurors needed less than a day to find him guilty on multiple drug and gun charges.
The case traces back to Nov. 25, 2024, when Metropolitan Police officers went to an apartment on Pennsylvania Avenue SE to arrest Martin on an outstanding warrant.
Instead of surrendering, Martin went for…
