Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Liquor Company CEO Took Acid Before Fatal Fall At Citi Field Concert, Reports Say Liquor Company CEO Took Acid Before Fatal Fall At Citi Field Concert, Reports Say
Liquor Company CEO Took Acid Before Fatal Fall At Citi Field Concert, Reports Say A liquor company CEO was on drugs when he fell to his death while attending a concert at Citi Field Friday, reports say. Ian Matthew Crystal, 46, had allegedly taken acid and had been drinking and smoking pot before falling 30 to 50 feet during intermission at the Dead & Company show, NYPD told NY Post. Crystal is the Co-Founder & CEO of Evolution Spirits Inc., the creator of Monkey Rum, according to his LinkedIn page. Crystal was pronounced dead at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Queens, the outlet reports. Click here for the full report by NY Post.

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by Nicole Acosta
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Morris County Man Who Left Scene Of Pickup Truck Crash Nabbed For Drug Use Hours Later Police: Morris County Man Who Left Scene Of Pickup Truck Crash Nabbed For Drug Use Hours Later
Police: Morris County Man Who Left Scene Of Pickup Truck Crash Nabbed For Drug Use Hours Later A Morris County man who left the scene after crashing his pickup truck into a stream in Hackettstown was arrested for suspected drug use just hours later, authorities said. Damian Plewa, 35, was seen acting lethargic and exhibiting signs of suspected drug use as officers responded to a suspicious person report near the entrance to Alumni Field (100 block of Willow Grove Street) in Hackettstown just before 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Plewa, of Budd Lake, was charged with being under the influence of CDS and released before being taken to Hackettstown Medical Center by the Mansfield To…

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by Valerie Musson
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT Man Accused Of Attempting To Hit Cop With Vehicle, Police Say CT Man Accused Of Attempting To Hit Cop With Vehicle, Police Say
CT Man Accused Of Attempting To Hit Cop With Vehicle, Police Say A Connecticut man who was allegedly found passed out in his vehicle from drugs and then attempted to run over a Connecticut State trooper has been arrested. Hartford County resident Steve Kaminski, age 35, of Enfield, was arrested on On Tuesday, May 25, on a warrant for the incident that took place on Friday, April 30 in front of the Home Depot in Enfield. The incident began when a state trooper was in the store parking lot when he was stopped by two men who told him there was a man passed out in a vehicle they could wake up, said the Connecticut State Police. The trooper pulled his cruise…

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by Kathy Reakes
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
AG: Lehigh County Man Forced Another To Illegally Buy 29 Firearms To Support Meth Habit AG: Lehigh County Man Forced Another To Illegally Buy 29 Firearms To Support Meth Habit
AG: Lehigh County Man Forced Another To Illegally Buy 29 Firearms To Support Meth Habit A pair of Lehigh County men were arrested for their roles in the illegal straw purchases of 29 firearms in an effort to make up for the debt related to one of the man's drug use, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office announced. James Gleason, 38, of Emmaus, was instructed by Reynold Lewis, 37, of Allentown, to make straw purchases of firearms to pay back debt related to Gleason’s methamphetamine use, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.  Agents executed a search warrant on Lewis' hotel room and vehicle on May 3, and recovered one handgun, ammunition, firearm parts, and accesso…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
News
HEROES: Palisades Park Police Resuscitate OD Victim HEROES: Palisades Park Police Resuscitate OD Victim
Heroes: Palisades Park Police Resuscitate OD Victim A 17-year-old drug user showed no signs of life when a trio of Palisades Park police officers found her on the back deck of a home off Broad Avenue. Officer Theo Christolias administered two doses of Narcan as Sgt. Marc Messing and Officer Robert DeVito conducted CPR, Detective Alex Monteleone said. DeVito applied defibrillator pads that advised no shock, Monteleone said. Messing and Christolias continued CPR and she eventually came around, the detective said . The girl was alert and conscious when taken to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
LI Man Nabbed After Car Chase, Two Purse Snatchings, Crash, Police Said LI Man Nabbed After Car Chase, Two Purse Snatchings, Crash, Police Said
LI Man Nabbed After Car Chase, Two Purse Snatchings, Crash, Police Said A Long Island man who was allegedly high on drugs, was arrested after stealing a vehicle, snatching two purses from women, and then taking police on a pursuit before crashing. The incident took place on Friday, Nov. 27, after Southampton Town were informed by Suffolk County Police that patrol units were in search of a vehicle that was involved in a vehicle pursuit after a man had stolen a vehicle in the county police district and led officers to the Southampton Town area, said Lt. Susan Ralph. At the same time, Southampton Police received a call from a victim in Macy’s parkin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lakewood, NJ
News
Planning Trip To Point Pleasant? Smart To Know New Beach Rules First Planning Trip To Point Pleasant? Smart To Know New Beach Rules First
Planning Trip To Point Pleasant? Smart To Know New Beach Rules First Trying to smuggle drugs or alcohol onto the beach at Point Pleasant? Think again. Council members on Tuesday introduced an ordinance limiting the size of coolers allowed on the sand, banning loud music and closing the beach after 7 p.m. to everyone except fishermen and surfers. (The beach now closes to the general public at 8 p.m.) A second reading of the ordinance is set for Aug. 4 -- during the next town council meeting -- when any new rules, still open to revision, can be approved as local law. Beachgoers would be barred from using coolers larger than 13 inches in width, length or heigh…

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party
Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party UPDATE: A pair of Brick Township police officers breaking up a wild house party and street revelers were struck by a vehicle -- sending one of the officers to the hospital, authorities said. Darius Edwards, 24, of Brooklyn, fled in a white Mercedes Benz after hitting Brick Officer Joseph Riccio and a detective overnight Monday, Sgt. Jim Kelly later said. Riccio was treated for a knee injury at Ocean Medical Center, while the detective was not injured, Kelly said. Initial responding officers estimated there were more than 400 partygoers at the Atlantic Drive home of Michelle Cicchillo, who …

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by Jon Craig
Kingston, NY
Lifestyle
Stress, Anxiety And COVID-19 Stress, Anxiety And COVID-19
Stress, Anxiety And Covid-19 Stress is a normal psychological and physical reaction to the demands of life. Everyone reacts differently to difficult situations, especially when it’s a situation that necessitates social distancing, isolation and quarantine. Multiple challenges daily can push you beyond your ability to cope. During the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be experiencing stress, anxiety, fear, sadness and loneliness. You are not alone. Everyone is experiencing stress during these unprecedented times. The single, most important thing you can do is to avoid feeling isolated and stay connected. Take advantage of th…

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Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Passaic Police Bust 4, Summons Others In Outdoor Overnight Bash, Mayor Vows Continued Crackdown Passaic Police Bust 4, Summons Others In Outdoor Overnight Bash, Mayor Vows Continued Crackdown
Passaic Police Bust 4, Summons Others In Outdoor Overnight Bash, Mayor Vows Continued Crackdown A large and rowdy crowd didn’t like Passaic police breaking up their party in the middle of the night, leading to four arrests and a host of summonses at a city public housing complex, authorities said. It also prompted a stern warning from Mayor Hector Lora, who said that such quality-of-life offenses “will not be tolerated” and that police will continue to make arrests and issue summonses to violators. Possibly as many as 100 people were gathered on Aspen Place in the Speer Village complex when police who received several reports of loud music and drug and alcohol use arrived around 12:30…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Wayne PD: Car Burglar Who Victimized Elderly Identified, Caught By Detective Wayne PD: Car Burglar Who Victimized Elderly Identified, Caught By Detective
Wayne PD: Car Burglar Who Victimized Elderly Identified, Caught By Detective Wayne police identified and arrested a local drug user who they said burglarized a half-dozen elderly residents cars. Joseph Derissio, 21, removed coins and other items from unlocked cars at the Edward Sisco Village, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said Thursday. Detective Ken Hart identified Derissio as the suspect and had hi come to headquarters, where he was charged Wednesday with six counts of burglary and one of heroin possession, Martin said. He was sent to the Passaic County Jail to await a detention hearing. ****** ALSO SEE: Claiming he’d only just been released for carrying…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Driver Who Crashed Into Fairfield Police Vehicle Charged With DUI Driver Who Crashed Into Fairfield Police Vehicle Charged With DUI
Driver Who Crashed Into Fairfield Police Vehicle Charged With DUI A 50-year-old man has been arrested by Fairfield Police for driving under the influence of drugs and other charges in connection with a wrong-way crash with a police vehicle. James Crowther of Bridgeport was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 6, in connection with the Sunday, Jan. 20, crash, said Capt. Robert Kalamaras. When the incident occurred around 10:53 p.m., the Fairfield Police Dispatch Center began receiving radio transmissions that a Fairfield police officer was just involved in a serious motor vehicle collision on Kings Highway cutoff near New England Avenue while he was on his w…

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by Kathy Reakes