Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Near LI Expressway Off-Ramp: 39-Year-Old From Medford ID'd As Victim In Calverton Fatal Crash Near LI Expressway Off-Ramp: 39-Year-Old From Medford ID'd As Victim In Calverton
Fatal Crash Near LI Expressway Off-Ramp: 39-Year-Old From Medford ID'd As Victim In Calverton One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash overnight near a busy Long Island intersection. It happened around 7:35 p.m. Saturday, July 8 in Calverton. A 39-year-old Medford man was operating a 2022 Ducati motorcycle southbound on County Road 24 when he struck a 2010 Honda CRV that was turning onto the northbound lanes from the eastbound Long Island Expressway Exit 71 off-ramp, Suffolk County Police said. The man, identified as Yener Can, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.  The dr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Killed In Bensalem Hit-Run, Say Police 14-Year-Old Killed In Bensalem Hit-Run, Say Police
14-Year-Old Killed In Bensalem Hit-Run, Say Police A teenager is dead following a hit-and-run accident in Bensalem late Thursday night, township police say.  It happened in the westbound lanes of Street Road near the Route 1 overpass around 10:15 p.m. on July 6, the department said.  Two teens were crossing the road mid-block when an oncoming sedan swerved left to avoid them, according to police. The sedan "possibly" hit the second juvenile, 14, as he was standing in the middle lane, they added.  The 14-year-old was hit again by a Hyundai Tuscon while he was laying in the road, the department said.  Police said the tee…

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by Mac Bullock
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Serious Crash: 23-Year-Old Critically Injured At Bay Shore Intersection Serious Crash: 23-Year-Old Critically Injured At Bay Shore Intersection
Serious Crash: 23-Year-Old Critically Injured At Bay Shore Intersection One person suffered critical injuries after a two-vehicle crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened around 9:10 p.m. Thursday, July 6 in Bay Shore. A 23-year-old Bay Shore man was operating a 2009 Suzuki motorcycle southbound on 5th Avenue when he drove into the driver’s side door of a 2003 Honda sedan traveling eastbound through the intersection at Dowsing Avenue, Suffolk County Police. He was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore in critical condition.  The driver of the Honda, a 20-year-old Bay Shore man, was transported to the…

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by Joe Lombardi
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says
Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says The man who shot and killed another at an Allentown Autozone early last month will face no charges, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin's Office announced in a release.  Twenty-two-year-old Edgar Gonzalez was fatally shot in the parking lot at 1871 South 5th St. on June 4, in what prosecutors are now calling an act of self-defense.  A second victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at an area hospital, authorities said then.  Now, the DA's Office says the gunfight followed an "altercation and confrontation" between two groups of people that began at the ne…

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by Mac Bullock
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Fill It Up: Robber Attempts To Use Cup During Botched Theft At MD Gas Station: Police Fill It Up: Robber Attempts To Use Cup During Botched Theft At MD Gas Station: Police
Fill It Up: Robber Attempts To Use Cup During Botched Theft At MD Gas Station: Police A would-be burglar who needs to brush up on his skills is on the run after attempting to hold up an Anne Arundel gas station with a peculiar weapon, police say. During a strange stick-up at the Shell gas station on Nursery Road in Linthicum Heights this week, it is alleged that a suspect pulled out an empty cup and demanded that the clerk fill it with gas. According to police, at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Monday, July 3, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the station, where the clerk says a man walked into the store and requested cigarettes. Once at t…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Fatal DWI Crash: 23-Year-Old Huntington Station Resident ID'd As Victim In West Hills Fatal DWI Crash: 23-Year-Old Huntington Station Resident ID'd As Victim In West Hills
Fatal DWI Crash: 23-Year-Old Huntington Station Resident ID'd As Victim In West Hills A man has been accused of driving drunk after a fatal crash in a residential Long Island neighborhood. The crash happened just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 4 in West Hills. A Huntington Station man was driving a 2017 Honda Accord northbound on Sweet Hollow Road, south of Chichester Road, when the vehicle crossed into the southbound lanes and struck a 2010 Toyota Prius head-on, Suffolk County Police said. A passenger in the back seat of the Honda, Marlon Nunez, age 23, of Huntington Station, was transported to Plainview Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Flores Gracia…

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by Joe Lombardi
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Vehicles Collide At Busy Hackensack Intersection Vehicles Collide At Busy Hackensack Intersection
Vehicles Collide At Busy Hackensack Intersection An SUV and a wagon collided at a busy Hackensack intersection on Friday. No serious injuries were immediately reported in the June 30 late-morning crash involving a Honda CRV and a Volvo wagon at Central Avenue and Union Street. City police and firefighters responded along with an EMS rig from Hackensack Meridian Health. Hackensack Auto Body towed both the Honda, which got the worst of the collision, and the wagon. Hackensack Auto Body towed the vehicles.Paul D. Nickels for DAILY VOICE Firefighters cleaned up a minor fuel spill. City police are investigating. Paul D. Nickels took th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Driving Dangerously: CT 25-Year-Old Flees After Attempted Stop, Police Say Driving Dangerously: CT 25-Year-Old Flees After Attempted Stop, Police Say
Driving Dangerously: CT 25-Year-Old Flees After Attempted Stop, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with driving dangerously and fleeing police when they attempted to stop. him. New Haven County resident Henry White, age 25, of Waterbury was arrested on a warrant on Monday, June 26, for the incident which started in Beacon Falls on Route 8 on Friday, June 16. According to Connecticut State Police, a trooper patrolling Route 8 southbound in the area of Beacon Falls, was traveling in the left lane when he spotted a silver Honda Accord with heavily tinted windows approaching the rear of his cruiser at a high rate of speed. In an effort to view the registr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Fiery Crash: Good Samaritans, Off-Duty Cop Save Victims From Burning Vehicle On Long Island Fiery Crash: Good Samaritans, Off-Duty Cop Save Victims From Burning Vehicle On Long Island
Fiery Crash: Good Samaritans, Off-Duty Cop Save Victims From Burning Vehicle On Long Island An off-duty police officer and two Good Samaritans saved two people from their burning car after a Long Island car crash, authorities announced. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 24 in Farmingville. Maribel Ramirez, aged 45, of Coram, was driving a 2014 Honda northbound on Country Road 83, near South Bicycle Path. At approximately 5:20 a.m., Ramirez’s car hit a guard rail and overturned. Officer Kevin Farina was on his way to work when he saw the flipped car and jumped into action. With the assistance of two Good Samaritans, the trio was able to save Ramirez and her passenger,…

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by Sophie Grieser
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man In Critical Condition After Vehicles Collide On Long Island Man In Critical Condition After Vehicles Collide On Long Island
Man In Critical Condition After Vehicles Collide On Long Island Two are injured, with one in critical condition, when two vehicles collided in a Long Island intersection, authorities said. The incident occurred on Thursday, June 22 on Merrick Road near the intersection of Joludow Drive in Massapequa, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 8:30 p.m., a 74-year-old man driving westbound in a 2019 white Genesis sedan crashed into a 2015 blue Honda Pilot traveling east. The driver of the Genesis suffered serious injuries. He was transported to a local hospital where he is listed in critical condition as of publication The driver of the Ho…

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by Sophie Grieser
Vernon-Rockville, CT
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 27-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84 Fatal Crash: 27-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84
Fatal Crash: 27-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84 Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash on a stretch of Interstate 84. It happened around 5:50 p.m. Saturday, June 17 in Tolland County, in the town of Vernon. A 2014 Honda RGL was traveling westbound in the center lane and a 2009 Nissan Altima was traveling in the left lane when the Altima sideswiped the pickup truck, then overcorrected causing the Nissan to strike the median and roll over, Connecticut State Police said. The collision caused disabling damage to the Altima and minor damage to the pickup truck.   The operator of the Nissan, Alejandr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
West Babylon Woman Killed In Crash After Car Runs Through Red Light In Lindenhurst, Police Say West Babylon Woman Killed In Crash After Car Runs Through Red Light In Lindenhurst, Police Say
West Babylon Woman Killed In Crash After Car Runs Through Red Light In Lindenhurst, Police Say A local woman was killed in a crash after a car ran a red light at a Long Island intersection, according to police. It happened around 7:10 a.m. Sunday, June 18 in Lindenhurst. That's when a 56-year-old Babylon man was driving a 2016 Toyota Camry eastbound on Route 109 when his vehicle failed to stop at a red light and struck a 2010 Honda Civic traveling southbound on Straight Path, Suffolk County Police said. The driver of the Honda, Giuseppa Giordano, age 59, of West Babylon, was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.  Her 12-year-old pas…

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by Joe Lombardi