Man Breaks Into Chaplin Home, Flees Cops, Found Hiding in Backyard Hours Later: Police Man Breaks Into Chaplin Home, Flees Cops, Found Hiding in Backyard Hours Later: Police
Man Breaks Into Chaplin Home, Flees Cops, Found Hiding in Backyard Hours Later: Police A Connecticut man was arrested after police say he broke into a Chaplin home and then disappeared, prompting a search that stretched across multiple agencies and ended in a backyard arrest. Travis Stimson, 50, of Canterbury, was identified by the resident of a home on Willimantic Road in Chaplin as the person who forced his way through her damaged back door early Tuesday, Aug. 5, and started arguing with her guest, according to Connecticut State Police. She said Stimson left only after she threatened to call the authorities. The woman told officers that Stimson had broken the door on a prev…
Phillipsburg Man Arrested For Shooting In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor Phillipsburg Man Arrested For Shooting In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor
Phillipsburg Man Arrested For Shooting In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Phillipsburg man was arrested and charged with firing several shots at a residence, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 4. On Sunday, Aug. 3, at 3:36 a.m., Phillipsburg police responded to the 400 block of Anderson Street after receiving a ShotSpotter alert and discovered a suspect, later identified as Andrew Weaver, fired several shots at a residence, one of which penetrated through a window, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. No injuries were reported, authorities said. Video footage identified the shooter as Weaver, authorities said. At 3 p.m., that same say, Penns…
Paterson Bus Rider Refused To Pay, Then Beat Up Drivers, Smashed Windows: Authorities Paterson Bus Rider Refused To Pay, Then Beat Up Drivers, Smashed Windows: Authorities
Paterson Bus Rider Refused To Pay, Then Beat Up Drivers, Smashed Windows: Authorities A Paterson man who refused to pay his bus fare multiple times is accused of physically attacking drivers and smashing windows with rocks and bottles, authorities in Passaic County said. Juan C. Hichez, 37, was arrested on Tuesday, July 29, near Madison and Park avenues in Paterson, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said. Hichez is accused of assaulting drivers and damaging jitney buses in a series of incidents dating back to January. In one case, police say he threw a rock at a bus door, shattering the glass. In another, he allegedly struck a driver in the head "multiple times" after refu…
Pliers, Politics, And A Bike: Road Rage Over Candidate's Sign Leads To Bristol Street Brawl Pliers, Politics, And A Bike: Road Rage Over Candidate's Sign Leads To Bristol Street Brawl
Pliers, Politics, And A Bike: Road Rage Over Candidate's Sign Leads To Bristol Street Brawl A fight that started over a political sign led to a street brawl involving a bicycle, a smashed car window, and even a pair of pliers, police said.  Just after 9 a.m. Friday, July 25, officers responded to multiple calls about two men fighting at the intersection of Brook Street and Farmington Avenue in Bristol.  The individuals were identified as 36-year-old Tomek Paluch, of Bristol, and 65-year-old John Provenzano, of Torrington. Bristol investigators say Paluch was riding his bike when he pulled a political sign from a yard and threw it. Provenzano saw what happened and confro…
Fort Lee Burglars Caught In The Act, Cops Say Fort Lee Burglars Caught In The Act, Cops Say
Fort Lee Burglars Caught In The Act, Cops Say Three people were arrested after police in Fort Lee interrupted a burglary in progress just after midnight on Monday, July 21, authorities said. The incident happened around 12:46 a.m. near 206 New York Avenue, Fort Lee Deputy Police Chief Edward Young said in a press release. Gerardine Paolello, 57, of Belleville; Tamir McFadden-Jordan, 33, of East Orange; and Nylah Walker, 24, of Newark were caught entering a parked vehicle in the area, the deputy chief said. Officers detained all three. Police say the group had conspired to break into a nearby home. During the arrest, McFadden-Jordan wa…
Evicted Woman Sparks House Fire, Injures 2 Firefighters In Trainer Borough: State Police Evicted Woman Sparks House Fire, Injures 2 Firefighters In Trainer Borough: State Police
Evicted Woman Sparks House Fire, Injures 2 Firefighters In Trainer Borough: State Police A woman sparked a house fire that injured two firefighters after being evicted from the Delaware County home, Pennsylvania State Police announced. Kristin Mae Dolores Bennett, 40, of Marcus Hook, was charged with felony risking catastrophe, misdemeanor criminal trespassing, misdemeanor criminal mischief, and misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, court documents show. The fire broke out just after 1 a.m. on Monday, May 20, at 4412 Post Road in Trainer Borough, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Aston Township Fire Department officials. Bennett had been legally evicted f…
Home Intruder Tried Stabbing Residents In Ellenville, Police Say Home Intruder Tried Stabbing Residents In Ellenville, Police Say
Home Intruder Tried Stabbing Residents In Ellenville, Police Say A man armed with a knife tried breaking into a Hudson Valley home before attempting to stab residents inside, police said. Emergency crews in Ulster County responded to an Ellenville residence on Mill Street for an armed home invasion at around 5:45 a.m Tuesday, July 22, according to Ellenville Police. Residents told arriving officers that a man armed with a knife had climbed up onto a small porch and removed a security camera before smashing out a window to get inside. As the man was trying to get inside, he was confronted by occupants and began to stab at them through the window, polic…
Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During Troy Parking Enforcement: Police Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During Troy Parking Enforcement: Police
Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During Troy Parking Enforcement: Police A man in upstate New York turned a routine construction detail into a standoff after firing a pellet rifle at a marked police car from his apartment window, police said. Troy Police officers were using sirens and loudspeakers to clear 5th Avenue at around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, to notify residents to move their vehicles so roadwork could continue without towing, the agency said. That’s when 26-year-old Zachary Charney-Schatz leaned out of a second-story window and fired an air-powered pellet rifle at a marked Troy police vehicle, striking and damaging its door panel, police said. Offi…
Man Ripped Down Pride Flag At Cape May Ice Cream Shop: Police Man Ripped Down Pride Flag At Cape May Ice Cream Shop: Police
Man Ripped Down Pride Flag At Cape May Ice Cream Shop: Police A 21-year-old Marlton man was arrested and charged with taking down a pride flag displayed at an ice cream shop in Cape May, authorities announced Friday, July 17. On Friday, July 4 at 1 a.m., David Ebner removed and destroyed a Pride flag displayed at Fine Fellows Creamery at 313 Beach Ave., Cape May police said. Ebner is charged with criminal mischief and bias intimidation, police said. “The Cape May Police Department is committed to supporting all communities by standing against bias and ensuring that every individual—whether visiting or residing in our town—is treated fairly, with dign…
Lynbrook Man Assaulted PSEG Worker, Then Kicked Hospital Wall, Cops Say Lynbrook Man Assaulted PSEG Worker, Then Kicked Hospital Wall, Cops Say
Lynbrook Man Assaulted Pseg Worker, Then Kicked Hospital Wall, Cops Say A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a PSEG worker, then caused damage to a hospital wall while in custody, Nassau County Police said. The incident happened on Saturday, July 19, at 11:03 a.m. on Atlantic Avenue near Marina Pointe Drive in East Rockaway, detectives from the Fourth Squad said in an arrest report. According to police, the victim, a 61-year-old male PSEG employee working as an Environmental Engineer, was on site investigating hazardous materials when he was approached by a man later identified as John A. Spears, 33, of Lynbrook. “A verbal argument ensue…
Wrong Way DWI Driver Struck Multiple Cop Cars In Wild Pursuit: Lacey Twp PD Wrong Way DWI Driver Struck Multiple Cop Cars In Wild Pursuit: Lacey Twp PD
Wrong Way DWI Driver Struck Multiple Cop Cars In Wild Pursuit: Lacey Twp PD A 33-year-old Manchester man was arrested and charged with a litany of offenses after driving drunk and leading police on a pursuit in Lacey Township on Thursday, July 17, authorities said. At 3:46 p.m., officers responded to a report of a driver, later identified as Ronald Banilov, drinking alcohol from a bottle while swerving in and out of traffic on Route 9 near Lacey Road, Lacey Township police said. Banilov, driving a silver Hyundai Tucson nearly caused several head-on collisions while driving in the wrong lane of Beach Blvd. before striking a vehicle as it fled the scene, police …
Knife-Wielding Westbury Man Snatches Phones, Slashes Tire During Dispute With Child Present: PD Knife-Wielding Westbury Man Snatches Phones, Slashes Tire During Dispute With Child Present: PD
Knife-Wielding Westbury Man Snatches Phones, Slashes Tire During Dispute With Child Present: PD A Long Island man is facing multiple charges after a domestic disturbance spiraled into a violent robbery in front of a child, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, July 17. Officers were called to a home on Magnolia Avenue in New Cassel at 4:10 a.m. for a reported disturbance, according to the Third Squad detectives. When they arrived, they discovered 21-year-old Ernest Naranjo of Westbury had gotten into an argument with his child’s mother, police said. During the altercation, Naranjo allegedly grabbed a knife and threatened to harm himself while the child was present. When the woma…