Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Suspected Drug User Makes Great Escape From Virginia Police Suspected Drug User Makes Great Escape From Virginia Police
Suspected Drug User Makes Great Escape From Virginia Police A wanted man pulled a fast one on police officers attempting to arrest him in Prince William County when he escaped custody and was able to run away from custody, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Isaiah Dimitri Hall, 25, is at large after making his great escape from members of the Prince William County Police Department attempting to apprehend him for alleged illegal drug use in a Bayside Avenue apartment complex. Officers were called to the Bayvue Apartments complex in the 1400 block of Bayside Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, where there was a report of suspected…

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Speed, Drugs Could Be Factors In Crash That Killed Woodbridge Driver: Police Speed, Drugs Could Be Factors In Crash That Killed Woodbridge Driver: Police
Speed, Drugs Could Be Factors In Crash That Killed Woodbridge Driver: Police A Woodbridge driver died in a single-car crash after his car slammed into a retaining wall in Woodbridge, police said.At around 11:30 a.m. on August 20, police arrived at the scene near River Rock Way and Potomac Center Boulevard, where they discovered a Volkswagen Jetta that drove onto the center grass median and into the wall, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Law enforcement said the driver, 32-year-old Garrett Clark, who was not wearing his seat belt, was taken to a local hospital where he later died of his injuries. Speed and drug use do appear to be factors in …

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by AJ Goldbloom
Lower Paxton, PA
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Mass Shooting Threat Leads Pennsylvania Police To Weapons Stockpile At Autistic Man's Home Mass Shooting Threat Leads Pennsylvania Police To Weapons Stockpile At Autistic Man's Home
Mass Shooting Threat Leads Pennsylvania Police To Weapons Stockpile At Autistic Man's Home An Autistic man threatened a mass shooting after a text fight with his girlfriend⁠— and then police found weapons amassed in his home, according to court documents and the Pennsylvania state police.  Evan K. Etzweiler, 23, of Millersburg, began making threatening statements to his 52-year-old ex-girlfriend and her family on July 26 and continued through August 10, 2022, even though she reached out to the police on Aug. 5 after he posted a photo with a gun on Facebook, according to a release by the state police the following week and court documents.  "Etzweiler had previously made…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bridgeport, CT
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Postal Employee From Bridgeport Admits To Theft Of Mail Postal Employee From Bridgeport Admits To Theft Of Mail
Postal Employee From Bridgeport Admits To Theft Of Mail A Connecticut postal worker who admitted to carrying a gun and using drugs on the job has also copped to federal charges of mail theft. Umberto Pignataro, age 46, of Bridgeport, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in federal court in Bridgeport Tuesday, Aug. 9. Prosecutors said Pignataro stole hundreds of pieces of mail between December 2020 and May 2021, while working as a mail carrier for the US Postal Service in Norwalk. Among the pilfered items were packages and greetings cards that contained cash, gift cards, and other valuable items, prosecutors said. Pignatoro was e…

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by Michael Mashburn
Torrington, CT
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Spike In Overdoses Reported In This CT County Spike In Overdoses Reported In This CT County
Spike In Overdoses Reported In This CT County A Connecticut county is reporting a spike alert in overdoses associated with the supply of available drugs in the area. Litchfield County County officials reported that from Tuesday, June 28 to Tuesday, July 5, there were dozens of overdoses, with two of them fatal, according to Fox61. A spike alert is triggered when there have been more than three overdoses in a 24-hour period, officials said. When an alert is issued, the county's Opiate Task Force responds with messaging to make sure that drug users are aware and also offers information on where and how to get help. Some of the resource…

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by Kathy Reakes
York, PA
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Homicide Suspect Arrested For Killing PA Pregnant Mom: Police Homicide Suspect Arrested For Killing PA Pregnant Mom: Police
Homicide Suspect Arrested For Killing PA Pregnant Mom: Police The man wanted for stabbing a pregnant mom in her home was arrested on Tuesday, June, 14, police say.  Tamarra Deloache, 32, of York, was found dead in her home in the first block of North State Street at midnight on Wednesday, May 18, according to the county coroner's office. The York City police were called to "an unknown problem" when they arrived to discover the woman's body, the police said in a release later that morning. Her autopsy determined the cause of death to be sharp force trauma by homicide, according to the coroner's release. The man who is accused of stabbing her to …

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by Jillian Pikora
York, PA
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Homicide Suspect ID'd In Killing Of PA Pregnant Mom: Police Homicide Suspect ID'd In Killing Of PA Pregnant Mom: Police
Homicide Suspect ID'd In Killing Of PA Pregnant Mom: Police A 32-year-old pregnant mom was murdered in her home in central Pennsylvania and police are searching for a man they've identified as their prime suspect. Tamarra Deloache, 32, of York, was found dead in her home in the first block of North State Street at midnight on Wednesday, May 18, according to the county coroner's office. The York City police were called to "an unknown problem" when they arrived to discover the woman's body, the police said in a release later that morning. Her autopsy determined the cause of death to be sharp force trauma by homicide, according to the coroner's releas…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
FAMILY AFFAIR: Parents, Grandma Charged In Fentanyl-Related Death Of Infant In Philly Suburbs FAMILY AFFAIR: Parents, Grandma Charged In Fentanyl-Related Death Of Infant In Philly Suburbs
Family Affair: Parents, Grandma Charged In Fentanyl-Related Death Of Infant In Philly Suburbs Three family members have been charged in the death of an infant who had fentanyl in his system, authorities in Bucks County said. Donna Westmoreland, who was was previously appointed as the four-month-old baby's foster mother, violated a court order on Friday, Jan. 7, when she left her grandson unsupervised with his parents, Felicity Westmoreland and Daniel Howarth, Bensalem police said. Bensalem police officers responding to a report of an infant in cardiac arrest found the baby unresponsive in the living room of an Oak Avenue home in Trevose around 12:35 p.m., police said. The…

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by Nicole Acosta
Brentwood, NY
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Police Respond To Three 'Medical/Drug' Incidents At High School In Suffolk County Police Respond To Three 'Medical/Drug' Incidents At High School In Suffolk County
Police Respond To Three 'Medical/Drug' Incidents At High School In Suffolk County Police are investigating three cases of students needing medical assistance due to drug use in at least two of the cases at a Long Island school. The incidents began on Friday, Feb. 4, at Riverhead High School when officers responded to the school for a possible overdose. According to the Riverhead Police, when officers arrived at the school the student was found alert and conscious. The school nurse reported that Narcan was administered to the student, and the student was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center.  During an interview with the student, he said he used a vap…

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by Kathy Reakes
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
NY Man Uses Drugs On Hunterdon County School Grounds, Tries To Swallow Evidence: State Police NY Man Uses Drugs On Hunterdon County School Grounds, Tries To Swallow Evidence: State Police
NY Man Uses Drugs On Hunterdon County School Grounds, Tries To Swallow Evidence: State Police A New York man was charged Monday afternoon after state police say he used drugs on Hunterdon County school grounds and tried to swallow the evidence. State troopers conducting a property check at Union Township Elementary School saw the driver of a white Honda CRV exit the vehicle and enter the building shortly before 3:15 p.m., state police said in a Wednesday release. Meanwhile, the other occupant, Jerry Melendez, 20, was seen sitting in the car’s front passenger seat in the parking lot and sniffing an unknown substance through a straw, police said. Melendez allegedly attempted to swall…

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by Valerie Musson
Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck PD: Teen Bergenfield Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Had Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Hollow Points Teaneck PD: Teen Bergenfield Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Had Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Hollow Points
Teaneck PD: Teen Bergenfield Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Had Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Hollow Points Responders were extricating an injured 19-year-old Bergenfield driver from his car following a wrong-way crash in Teaneck when a township officer spotted a gun in the teen's waistband, authorities said. Officer Patrick Haase seized the loaded 9mm handgun, rendered it safe and secure, then called for detectives following the crash, Deputy Police Chief John Faggello said. Barsheem Atkins was headed south on Teaneck Road when he lost control of his Ford Fusion for some reason near Holland Terrace shortly after 9 p.m., Faggello said. The sedan veered into oncoming traffic, where it slammed int…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
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Passenger Found Guilty Of Fatal Stabbing Of Driver After Argument In Westchester Passenger Found Guilty Of Fatal Stabbing Of Driver After Argument In Westchester
Passenger Found Guilty Of Fatal Stabbing Of Driver After Argument In Westchester A 39-year-old man will spend time behind bars after being found guilty to the fatal stabbing of another man in a parked car following a three-week trial. Yonkers resident Byron Stinson was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies, for his role in the 2019 stabbing death of another man while the two were doing drugs. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that at approximately 4:30 a.m. on April 24, 2019, Stinson and Yonkers resident Michael Federico were sitting in a parked car on Whetstone Avenue in Yonkers using narcotics.…

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by Zak Failla