'Voice Of God' Told Woman To Speed 120 MPH Before Crashing Into PA Buildings: Affidavit 'Voice Of God' Told Woman To Speed 120 MPH Before Crashing Into PA Buildings: Affidavit
'Voice Of God' Told Woman To Speed 120 MPH Before Crashing Into PA Buildings: Affidavit A Missouri woman told police she was obeying the “voice of God” when she drove 120 mph through Pleasant Gap, went airborne, and slammed into multiple vehicles and buildings in Centre County, according to an affidavit released by Spring Township Police Wednesday, July 9. The crash happened around 2 p.m. Monday, July 8, in the 100 block of West College Avenue, police said. Deputies with the Centre County Sheriff’s Office arrived first and spotted a woman trying to climb onto the back of a flatbed truck to flee. They stopped her and seated her on the porch of an occupied home she had just cras…
Virginia Man Wanted In Hit-Run Caught After Stairwell Struggle With Officers, Police Say Virginia Man Wanted In Hit-Run Caught After Stairwell Struggle With Officers, Police Say
Virginia Man Wanted In Hit-Run Caught After Stairwell Struggle With Officers, Police Say What started as a welfare check in a stairwell turned into a full-blown takedown of a wanted fugitive linked to a stolen car crash, drug possession, and a violent hit-and-run in Virginia. Police in Prince William County responding to a call for an unconscious man in an apartment stairwell ended up arresting a wanted fugitive tied to a stolen car crash, multiple property crimes, and a months-old hit-and-run that left a woman injured, officials said. Officers were called to the Bayvue Apartments in the 1300 block of E. Longview Drive in Woodbridge around 1:47 p.m. on Monday, July 7, to check …
Virginia Fugitive Hits Cop Car, Escapes During Drug Probe In Manassas: Police Virginia Fugitive Hits Cop Car, Escapes During Drug Probe In Manassas: Police
Virginia Fugitive Hits Cop Car, Escapes During Drug Probe In Manassas: Police A 21-year-old Manassas woman who allegedly rammed a Prince William County Police cruiser during a wild escape attempt has been arrested, officials said. Jessica Siomara Rivera-Vanegas was taken into custody on Sunday, July 6, nearly two weeks after police say she slammed into a marked patrol car while trying to flee a drug investigation in Manassas. The chaos began shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, June 23, when detectives spotted a suspicious vehicle parked behind a business in the 10400 block of Sudley Manor Drive, police said. As officers approached and saw what appeared to be illegal dr…
Drug Trafficking Rings Uncovered During Hagerstown Retail Theft Sting, Police Say Drug Trafficking Rings Uncovered During Hagerstown Retail Theft Sting, Police Say
Drug Trafficking Rings Uncovered During Hagerstown Retail Theft Sting, Police Say Nearly 100 people have been arrested or charged in a massive retail theft crackdown in Maryland that police say also uncovered stolen vehicles, illegal guns, and drug trafficking organizations. The Hagerstown Police Department announced the results of “Operation Blue Light Special,” a year-long investigation targeting repeat retail theft offenders, fencing operations, and criminal drug networks. “The objectives of the investigation were to identify repeat offenders who commit retail thefts from multiple stores, identify where the stolen property was being sold, and ultimately identify the d…
Heroin, Crack, And A 2-Year-Old: Duo Charged In 7-Eleven Rochelle Park Traffic Stop, Cops Say Heroin, Crack, And A 2-Year-Old: Duo Charged In 7-Eleven Rochelle Park Traffic Stop, Cops Say
Heroin, Crack, And A 2-Year-Old: Duo Charged In 7-Eleven Rochelle Park Traffic Stop, Cops Say A Lodi man and woman were arrested after police say they were driving with heroin, crack cocaine, and a 2-year-old in the car on the Fourth of July in Rochelle Park. Officer Chris Kiszka stopped a Ford F-150 at 11:45 p.m., after the vehicle was seen being driven carelessly into the 7-Eleven parking lot on Rochelle Avenue, police said in a release from Capt. James DePreta. The driver, Reginald Murph, 40, refused to take field sobriety tests and was arrested for DUI, police said. A search of the vehicle turned up suspected heroin, crack cocaine, and drug paraphernalia, according to police. M…
Ex-Con Busted With Brambles In Hair On I-95 After Fleeing Drug Bust In Stafford: Sheriff Ex-Con Busted With Brambles In Hair On I-95 After Fleeing Drug Bust In Stafford: Sheriff
Ex-Con Busted With Brambles In Hair On I-95 After Fleeing Drug Bust In Stafford: Sheriff An ex-con ran from a drug bust and ended up on the side of I-95 with brambles in his hair — and now he’s back behind bars in Virginia, police said. A North Stafford drug investigation turned into a brief manhunt after Keialto Walker, 46, of Warsaw, bolted from a hotel Thursday evening, July 3, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called around 6:30 p.m. to the Staybridge Suites on Richmond Highway for a disturbance, officials say.  They quickly arrested one wanted suspect. While continuing the investigation, they found suspected drugs and identified a seco…
Trio Ran $500K Luxury Car ID Theft Ring On LI, Dragged Cop While Fleeing: DOJ Trio Ran $500K Luxury Car ID Theft Ring On LI, Dragged Cop While Fleeing: DOJ
Trio Ran $500K Luxury Car ID Theft Ring On LI, Dragged Cop While Fleeing: DOJ Three men are accused of running a sophisticated identity theft ring that used stolen personal information of unsuspecting victims to buy luxury cars—some of which were stored on Long Island. The defendants—Tiansi Gong, 26, of Manhattan; Kevin McCarthy, 31, of Selden; and Matthew Hibner, 36, of Huntington Station—are accused of conspiring to obtain high-end vehicles using stolen identities, then stashing the cars at a lot on Zorn Avenue in Yaphank. Investigators determined that the scheme involved more than $500,000 in fraudulent vehicle loans tied to at least 35 identity theft victims, acc…
Sixth Person Arrested In Drug Bust At Jersey City Deli: Prosecutor Sixth Person Arrested In Drug Bust At Jersey City Deli: Prosecutor
Sixth Person Arrested In Drug Bust At Jersey City Deli: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Jersey City resident was arrested and charged on Tuesday, July 1, as part of an investigation into narcotics being sold at a deli on Martin Luther King Drive, authorities said. Jamari Champagne faces numerous drug distribution and drug possession charges, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. In February, law enforcement conducted a court-authorized search of Kaelyn Deli and Grocery at 156 Martin Luther King Drive, Suarez said. During the search, investigators recovered various quantities of suspected cocaine, heroin, drug paraphernalia, and money in various l…
Two Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Denville PD Two Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Denville PD
Two Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Denville PD Two people were arrested and charged after they found unconscious in a vehicle in Denville, authorities announced Tuesday, July 1. On Thursday, June 26, at 2:47 p.m., an ambulance was flagged down by a pedestrian in the ACME parking lot at 125 East Main St, after two people appeared to be unconscious inside a parked vehicle, Denville police said. Officers were able to awaken the two occupants and observed suspected narcotics inside the vehicle, police said. The duo were identified as Brandy Teabo, an East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania resident and Kyle Wolf, a 29-year-old Blairstown resident, p…
Man With Crack Pipe, Homemade Knife Degrades Cops Before Wayne Wawa Arrest, Police Say Man With Crack Pipe, Homemade Knife Degrades Cops Before Wayne Wawa Arrest, Police Say
Man With Crack Pipe, Homemade Knife Degrades Cops Before Wayne Wawa Arrest, Police Say A 56-year-old Andover man was arrested after police say he was caught with multiple weapons and suspected drugs during a late-night stop at Wawa in Wayne. The arrest happened on Sunday, June 22, around 11:45 p.m., when Wayne Police Officer Michael Sweeney spotted a 2007 Honda Pilot with a headlight out and a smashed windshield driving on Route 23 North, a release from Capt. Dan Daly says. The vehicle was stopped in the Wawa parking lot, where Officer Gerard Parent arrived to assist. While speaking with the driver, Sweeney noticed what he believed to be “a crack pipe with burn marks on it a…
Mahwah Couple Ran Coke Ring Out Of Condo, Three More Arrested, Police Say Mahwah Couple Ran Coke Ring Out Of Condo, Three More Arrested, Police Say
Mahwah Couple Ran Coke Ring Out Of Condo, Three More Arrested, Police Say An anonymous tip led police to arrest a Mahwah couple accused of selling cocaine out of their condo, authorities said in a release on Monday, June 30. Daniel Santos, 49, and Natalie Sarkissian, 34, were arrested following a search warrant executed by police at the Paddington Square development along Airmont Avenue after they received “a complaint of suspicious activity,” Mahwah Police Capt. Michael Blondin said. Detectives found a quantity of cocaine, packaging material, and alleged proceeds from the sales, Blondin said. Santos and Sarkissian were charged with: Distribution of a Controlle…
Katana-Styled Sword Snatched At Gunpoint In Woodbridge Robbery: Police Katana-Styled Sword Snatched At Gunpoint In Woodbridge Robbery: Police
Katana-Styled Sword Snatched At Gunpoint In Woodbridge Robbery: Police Three suspects from Woodbridge are in custody after a man was robbed of a katana-style blade at gunpoint during a violent apartment complex encounter, according to Prince William County Police. Jaden Patrick Kofi Asante, 21, Jayla Yvette Goodridge, 22, and Jashay’e Ruban Thomas, 21, were arrested on Wednesday, June 25, after officers responded to a robbery at The Landings at Markhams Grant Apartments on the 2700 block of Haverford Loop in Woodbridge, police said. The victims — a 22-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man — were meeting with friends when a fight broke out around 8:39 p.m., poli…