Teen Followed Home, Long Island Man Charged With Harassment, Police Say Teen Followed Home, Long Island Man Charged With Harassment, Police Say
Teen Followed Home, Long Island Man Charged With Harassment, Police Say A Long Island man who allegedly followed a 17-year-old girl home earlier this year has been charged with harassment and criminal trespass for walking in her garage. Suffolk County resident Ismail Sarimehmet, age 47, of Deer Park, was arrested on Thursday, March 9 at his home.  The incident took place on Sunday, Jan. 29 when the girl was on her way to her Dix Hills home when she noticed a driver of a black pickup truck was following her to her house around 4:15 p.m., said the Suffolk County Police. The man pulled up in front of her home, walked up the driveway and entered her…
Ridgefield Man Attempts To Set Fire To Hospital In New Canaan, Police Say Ridgefield Man Attempts To Set Fire To Hospital In New Canaan, Police Say
Ridgefield Man Attempts To Set Fire To Hospital In New Canaan, Police Say A Ridgefield man has been charged with allegedly breaking windows with a baseball bat and attempting to set fire to a hospital in New Canaan. Darren Yu Huang, age 23, was arrested by New Canaan Police on Tuesday, March 7, for the incident which took place on Monday, Feb. 20 at Silver Hill Hospital. Officers responded to the hospital around 6 p.m. after receiving a report of an individual with a baseball bat breaking windows and pouring gasoline around one of the buildings of the hospital campus, said Lt. Marc DeFelice, of the New Canaan Police. Based on an investigation, Huang was identifi…
Arson At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say Arson At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say
Arson At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say A man set a Sheetz in Shippensburg on fire during a burglary on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, authorities say.  James Allen Duncan, 30, of Shippensburg, went to the closed Sheetz at 15 North Washington Street and kicked in a side door to enter around 5 p.m. on March 7, 2023, area police stated in a release the following day.  Smoke was seen billowing from the building between 10 to 15 minutes after Duncan left it, according to the police. "When the Fire Department arrived they observed Duncan walking East on Martin Ave. toward the Sheetz. Officers came into contact with Duncan at…
Hudson Valley Man Attempts To Carjack Vehicle, Attacks Woman, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Attempts To Carjack Vehicle, Attacks Woman, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Attempts To Carjack Vehicle, Attacks Woman, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was charged after allegedly attempting to carjack a vehicle and then attacking a woman at an area home. The incident took place in Rockland County on Saturday, March 4 in Nanuet. Officers from the Clarkstown Police Department responded to reports of a dispute in front of 6 Second Ave. in Nanuet where they found a victim who said he was sitting in his vehicle when a man opened the door and began trying to pull him out, said Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police. The suspect then began punching the victim in his face and body. After failing attempts to …
Mall Fight: CT Man Accused Of Being 'Combative' With Security Mall Fight: CT Man Accused Of Being 'Combative' With Security
Mall Fight: CT Man Accused Of Being 'Combative' With Security An 18-year-old man was charged after allegedly getting into a large fight at a Connecticut mall and being combative with a security guard. The incident took place in New Haven County at the Connecticut Post Mall on Saturday, Feb. 25 in Milford. Milford officers responded to the Connecticut Post Mall for a report of a large fight. When they arrived they found Lamont Jefferson, of Derby, causing a disturbance with mall security officers, police said. Security said that they were attempting to break up a large fight when Jefferson became combative and refused to leave when asked. He was…
Man Assaults, Injures Officer On Long Island, Police Say Man Assaults, Injures Officer On Long Island, Police Say
Man Assaults, Injures Officer On Long Island, Police Say A Long Island man was charged with assault after allegedly injuring a police officer while resisting arrest. The incident took place in Nassau County around 12:15 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 26. According to detectives, a 38-year-old man in Hicksville called the police to report that a man identified as Alek Zitti, age 30, of Hempstead, was inside his Newbridge Road residence without his permission.  When officers responded, police said Zitti became restless and disobeyed the officer’s requests to stop putting his hands in his pockets.  An investigation determined t…
Rake-Wielding Man Assaults Victim In Milford, Police Say Rake-Wielding Man Assaults Victim In Milford, Police Say
Rake-Wielding Man Assaults Victim In Milford, Police Say A rake-wielding man has been charged with allegedly attacking a person with the garden tool as they got out of their car, injuring them. The incident took place in New Haven County on Wednesday, Feb. 15 on Meadows End Road in Milford. According to Milford Police, officers responded to the area for a report of an assault. When they arrived, they found a victim who told officers when they got out of their car, Lindell Datadeen, age 69, of Milford running toward them with a rake with four metal prongs raised in the air.  Unprovoked, Datadeen ran at the victim saying they were going …
Trespasser Punches, Injures Officers During Arrest On Long Island, Police Say Trespasser Punches, Injures Officers During Arrest On Long Island, Police Say
Trespasser Punches, Injures Officers During Arrest On Long Island, Police Say A call about a suspected trespasser ended with a 31-year-old man behind bars for assaulting two police officers, authorities said. Police were initially called at around 10:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, with reports of a suspicious person at a commercial building in Valley Stream, located on Franklin Avenue near Sunrise Highway, according to Nassau County Police. Following an investigation, officers arrested David Owusu, of Valley Stream, on a charge of third-degree criminal trespass. While in custody at the Fifth Precinct in Elmont, police allege that Owusu punched an officer in the head befo…
Mother Sneaks Into Hudson Valley HS Dressed As Student To Watch Daughter Fight, Police Say Mother Sneaks Into Hudson Valley HS Dressed As Student To Watch Daughter Fight, Police Say
Mother Sneaks Into Hudson Valley HS Dressed As Student To Watch Daughter Fight, Police Say The mother of a high school student in the region has been arrested for allegedly sneaking into the school dressed as a student so she could watch her daughter fight with another student. The incident took place in Dutchess County at Arlington High School around 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17. Immediately following the altercation, it was discovered that the mother of one of the students involved in the fight was in the building without prior authorization, said Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. "She allegedly entered the building during arrival disg…
Eight People Arrested For Ephrata Robbery That Sent Someone To The Hospital Eight People Arrested For Ephrata Robbery That Sent Someone To The Hospital
Eight People Arrested For Ephrata Robbery That Sent Someone To The Hospital Eight people have been charged in connection to a home robbery that sent one person to the hospital. The home robbery and assault in the 1100 block of Steinments Road in Ephrata Township on Dec. 22, 2022, at 8:33 p.m., according to the police release on Thursday, January 19.  A television set was the only noted item stolen, the police explain in the release.  The below people have been charged with the following offenses, according to the Ephrata Police Department: Timothy Secret Kauffman, 21, of Harrisonburg, VA was charged with one count each of Robbery, Aggravated …
500 Gallons Of Cooking Oil Stolen From Restaurant: Westchester Duo Nabbed In CT, Police Say 500 Gallons Of Cooking Oil Stolen From Restaurant: Westchester Duo Nabbed In CT, Police Say
500 Gallons Of Cooking Oil Stolen From Restaurant: Westchester Duo Nabbed In CT, Police Say Two New York men have been arrested for allegedly stealing more than 500 gallons of used cooking oil at a Connecticut restaurant. The men, both from Westchester County, were stopped in Litchfield County in Harwinton around 5:45 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 12. According to Connecticut State Police, the duo, identified as Yonkers residents Jeyson Santiago, age 25, and Isaac Then, age 25, were stopped after troopers received a 911 call regarding a suspicious vehicle parked near a restaurant in Harwinton. Troopers located the vehicle fleeing the scene, but were able to stop it on Route 8. Troopers de…
Burglar Alarm Foils Atlantic City Break-In Burglar Alarm Foils Atlantic City Break-In
Burglar Alarm Foils Atlantic City Break-In A burglar alarm helped foil a break-in in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Tuesday, Jan. 10, officers responding to a residential burglar alarm located a male and a female inside the residence and recovered a stolen handgun, police said. At 6:30 p.m., Officers John Bell and Dylan Imbrenda responded to a residence in the 1500 block of north Michigan Avenue in reference to a residential burglar alarm. After conducting a check of the perimeter, the officers discovered an open window on the side of the residence. After further investigation, the officers observed a male, Janai Gibbs, and a …