Hartford, CT
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CT Man Charged With Driving Wrong Way On Highway While High On Drugs CT Man Charged With Driving Wrong Way On Highway While High On Drugs
CT Man Charged With Driving Wrong Way On Highway While High On Drugs A Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly driving the wrong way on a highway while high on drugs, causing a crash. The incident took place in Hartford County around 5:3 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 7. Troopers responded to I-384 in Manchester for a report of a crash in which the driver fled the scene while driving the wrong way on the highway, Connecticut State Police. The evading vehicle was described as a gray pickup truck and the caller was able to provide the Connecticut registration plate displayed on the vehicle. During the investigation, it was reported that the pickup truck had a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
Drunk Massachusetts Driver Clocked Going 116 MPH In New Hampshire: Police Drunk Massachusetts Driver Clocked Going 116 MPH In New Hampshire: Police
Drunk Massachusetts Driver Clocked Going 116 MPH In New Hampshire: Police A 25-year-old driver from Massachusetts was arrested for going well over the speed limit while drunk in New Hampshire, authorities said.  Freddy Morocho-Carchi, of Milford, MA, was arrested after State Troopers noticed a vehicle speeding on I-93 in Tilton, NH, around 10:51 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, New Hampshire State Police report. The Trooper monitoring traffic clocked Morocho-Carchi driving at 116 miles per hour. DWI ARRESTOn November 29, 2022 at approximately 10:51PM, Trooper Erin Frost of the #NHSP #TroopD barracks was monitoring traffic on Interstate 93 in the town of Tilton. Whil…

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by David Cifarelli
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed For Impaired Driving In Separate Southampton Stops Duo Nabbed For Impaired Driving In Separate Southampton Stops
Duo Nabbed For Impaired Driving In Separate Southampton Stops Two men are facing charges after police said they each drove while under the influence in separate incidents on Long Island over the weekend. The two traffic stops happened in Southampton on Sunday, Oct. 30, the Southampton Town Police Department reported. The first traffic stop happened at about 4:30 p.m., after 31-year-old James Nill, of Hampton Bays, was seen following another vehicle too closely on Red Creek Road in Hampton Bays, police said. Police pulled him over and determined that he was driving in an impaired condition, authorities said. Police said Nill was also found to be in p…

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by Nicole Valinote
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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SUV Collides With Sedan, Slams Into Restaurant At Bergen-Passaic Border SUV Collides With Sedan, Slams Into Restaurant At Bergen-Passaic Border
SUV Collides With Sedan, Slams Into Restaurant At Bergen-Passaic Border Three people were hospitalized after a collision shortly before daybreak sent an SUV crashing into the window of a restaurant at the Bergen-Passaic border. The collision occurred at the corner of Lincoln and Loretto avenues when a 2010 Nissan driven by a 57-year-old Oak Ridge man knocked a 2007 Honda CR-V into the corner eatery known as First on the Hawthorne side of the street across from Fair Lawn shortly before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19. The other vehicle, a 2010 Nissan, was so badly damaged that a huge chunk of its nose fell off. The Honda driver, 54, of Paterson and passenger, 31,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New Canaan, CT
Police & Fire
Darien Woman Charged With DUI After Running Red Light In New Canaan, Police Say Darien Woman Charged With DUI After Running Red Light In New Canaan, Police Say
Darien Woman Charged With DUI After Running Red Light In New Canaan, Police Say A 59-year-old woman was accused of driving in Fairfield County while intoxicated at more than twice the legal limit. An officer saw a vehicle fail to obey a red traffic signal while traveling on New Norwalk Road in New Canaan, nearly striking another vehicle at the intersection with Silvermine Road at about 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, according to the New Canaan Police Department. Police conducted a motor vehicle stop and identified the driver as Lois Adams Miller, of Darien, authorities said. The officer detected signs of impairment while speaking to Miller, and standardized field sob…

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by Nicole Valinote
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
'In Plain Sight': Gun Sighting Grants Eastern Mass Man OUI, Weapons Charges 'In Plain Sight': Gun Sighting Grants Eastern Mass Man OUI, Weapons Charges
'In Plain Sight': Gun Sighting Grants Eastern Mass Man OUI, Weapons Charges A Massachusetts State Trooper's quick eye and a Brookline man's poor hiding skills resulted in him getting slapped with several weapons and drug-related charges.  Stewart Silvestri, age 24, was arrested after a Trooper spotted a gun "in plain sight" in Silvestri's car while at a weigh station on I-95 in Rowley on Saturday night, Oct. 15, State Police said. Not only did the Trooper see the handgun along with a 50-round drum magazine, he also saw another gun under Silvestri's driver seat.  Silvestri was then pulled from the car, in which Troopers found seven polymer handguns and one AR-style…

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by David Cifarelli
Gettysburg, PA
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Fugitive With Drug Dealing Convictions In Multiple Counties Caught In Ephrata: Police Fugitive With Drug Dealing Convictions In Multiple Counties Caught In Ephrata: Police
Fugitive With Drug Dealing Convictions In Multiple Counties Caught In Ephrata: Police A fugitive with a criminal record going back a decade was arrested in Ephrata on Thursday, Oct. 13, police say. John Jose Figueroa, 32, of Reading, was "a fugitive from justice following an incident in Reinholds area of West Cocalico Township," police say.  The details of that incident were not immediately available beyond how and where he was found.  Figueroa was found sleeping behind a business in the 100 block of West Main Street, Reinholds, around 2:30 a.m., Ephrata police detailed in a release.  The Adams County Sheriff's Department wanted Figueroa for failure to appea…

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by Jillian Pikora
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Found Sleeping In Car On I-84 Accused Of Driving Under Influence Fairfield County Man Found Sleeping In Car On I-84 Accused Of Driving Under Influence
Fairfield County Man Found Sleeping In Car On I-84 Accused Of Driving Under Influence A 30-year-old Fairfield County man was accused of driving under the influence after police said he was found sleeping in his car on a highway. The incident happened in New Haven County on I-84 westbound in Middlebury at about 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, Connecticut State Police reported. A trooper saw a Subaru Impreza stopped in the right lane of travel near the Benson Road overpass, police said. Police said between the Exit 18 on-ramp and the Benson Road overpass, there are signs that read "Emergency stopping only." The trooper parked behind the Subaru and approached the driver, who a…

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by Nicole Valinote
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Drunk Woman Smashes Into Boston Market Storefront On Route 1 In Saugus Drunk Woman Smashes Into Boston Market Storefront On Route 1 In Saugus
Drunk Woman Smashes Into Boston Market Storefront On Route 1 In Saugus A Chelsea woman was charged with driving drunk after crashing her car through the front of a restaurant over the weekend, authorities confirm to Daily Voice.  Saugus Police responded to the crash at the Boston Market on Route 1 around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, Boston's Wicked North Shore said on Facebook.  **CAR ROLLOVER INTO BOSTON MARKET** Around 1:30 this morning a driver flipped their vehicle into Boston Market on Route 1 in Saugus. No update on injuries. Unconfirmed report of drunk driver.  Posted by Boston’s Wicked North Shore on Saturday, October 1, 2022 According to …

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by David Cifarelli
Mechanicsville, MD
Police & Fire
Woman With Kids In Car Busted With Needles, Drugs In Maryland Amid Crash Investigation: Police Woman With Kids In Car Busted With Needles, Drugs In Maryland Amid Crash Investigation: Police
Woman With Kids In Car Busted With Needles, Drugs In Maryland Amid Crash Investigation: Police A Maryland woman is facing charges for allegedly driving while under the influence of drugs with children inside her car before crashing in St. Mary’s County, police say. Lexington Park resident Amy Leigh Burke, 36, is facing multiple charges from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office following an investigation into a motor vehicle crash in California. Deputies from the sheriff's office responded to the 22600 block of There Notch Road in California for the reported crash on Monday, Sept. 26, officials announced on Friday, Sept. 30. During the investigation, deputies said that Burke was …

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say
Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say A Long Island man was driving drunk with three young kids in the vehicle when he crashed into a parked car and then fled the scene, authorities said. Nassau County Police were called at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, with reports of a car crash in New Cassel, near Elton Street and Anna Avenue. Officers determined that Eyler Ortiz Alvarado, of Westbury, was driving a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck when he struck an empty parked vehicle before fleeing the scene, police said. He was found a short time later near Grand and Union avenues. Officers also discovered three kids in the vehic…

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by Michael Mashburn
New Canaan, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Stopped Near Intersection In New Canaan Drove Under Influence, Police Say Woman Stopped Near Intersection In New Canaan Drove Under Influence, Police Say
Woman Stopped Near Intersection In New Canaan Drove Under Influence, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was arrested for alleged DUI after police received calls of a possible intoxicated driver. The incident took place in New Canaan around 9:20 p.m., on Thursday, Sept. 22 in the area of Frogtown Road and Weed Street. According to Lt. Jason Ferraro, of the New Canaan Police, responding officers found the vehicle stopped on Frogtown Road near Hanford Lane.  Upon speaking with the driver, identified as Christina Lynette Furniss, age 43, of Stamford, officers detected signs of impairment, Ferraro said. Furniss was taken into custody and charged with …

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by Kathy Reakes