Bellmore, NY
Police & Fire
Sledgehammer Rampage By PFA Violator End With Officers Hospitalized In Bellmore: Police Sledgehammer Rampage By PFA Violator End With Officers Hospitalized In Bellmore: Police
Sledgehammer Rampage By PFA Violator End With Officers Hospitalized In Bellmore: Police A Long Island man is accused of swinging a sledgehammer and injuring two police officers during a violent arrest, detectives announced on Friday, Sept. 19. Jason Franco, 34, of Bellmore, was involved in a domestic disturbance at a North Bellmore home on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 4:40 p.m., according to police. Franco got into a verbal argument with a 77-year-old man, then used a sledgehammer to smash through the victim’s bedroom door,  detectives said. The victim, fearing for his life, dialed 911. Nassau County Police Officers arrived and tried to take Franco into custody, but he became c…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bel Air, MD
Traffic
Bel Air School Bus Crash Leaves 8 Hospitalized, 2 Fighting For Lives: Sheriff (DEVELOPING) Bel Air School Bus Crash Leaves 8 Hospitalized, 2 Fighting For Lives: Sheriff (DEVELOPING)
Bel Air School Bus Crash Leaves 8 Hospitalized, 2 Fighting For Lives: Sheriff (Developing) Chaos on a Maryland highway sent eight people to hospitals after a school bus and two passenger vehicles collided, leaving two people fighting for their lives, deputies said. Deputies responded to Route 543 near Crescent Knoll Drive in Bel Air on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 17, for reports of a serious crash, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said the wreck involved a school bus and two passenger vehicles. Eight people were transported to various hospitals. Six suffered injuries that were considered non-life-threatening, while two others — who were not occupants…

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by Zak Failla
Somers, NY
Police & Fire
Car Collides With School Bus, Sending Children, Driver To Hospital In Somers Car Collides With School Bus, Sending Children, Driver To Hospital In Somers
Car Collides With School Bus, Sending Children, Driver To Hospital In Somers A crash between a school bus and a car in Northern Westchester sent several people to the hospital, police said. The collision happened just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, in the area of Route 202 and Old Croton Falls Road in Somers, according to New York State Police Trooper Krystal Paolicelli.  Four people aboard the bus — three children and the driver — were transported to a hospital with minor, non-life-threatening injuries. Fourteen children were riding the bus at the time of the crash.  The driver of the car was not injured, police said.  The bus had students fr…

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by Ben Crnic
Port Jervis, NY
Police & Fire
1 Hospitalized After Car, Motorcycle Collide In Port Jervis 1 Hospitalized After Car, Motorcycle Collide In Port Jervis
1 Hospitalized After Car, Motorcycle Collide In Port Jervis One person was taken to a hospital after a motorcycle and a car collided in Orange County. The crash happened on Wednesday evening, Sept. 17, on Front Street in Port Jervis near Sussex Street, according to the Port Jervis Fire Department. One person involved was transported to a medical center by EMS after suffering injuries.  More information about the crash was not immediately available. 

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by Ben Crnic
Burlington, NJ
Police & Fire
Car Struck By Train At Railroad Crossing In Burlington County: NJSP Car Struck By Train At Railroad Crossing In Burlington County: NJSP
Car Struck By Train At Railroad Crossing In Burlington County: Njsp Two people were injured after a car was struck by a train at a railroad crossing in Burlington County on Wednesday, Sept. 17, authorities said. At 1:16 p.m., troopers responded to County Route 674 in Hainesport Township after a Kershaw Ballast Regulator traveling eastbound on the Conrail rail line collided with a Honda passenger vehicle driven by an 81-year-old Mount Holly man, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. A passenger in the vehicle sustained serious injuries while the driver sustained moderate injuries, Postorino said. Both were transported …

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by Sam Barron
Valley Stream, NY
News
12-Year-Old Stabs Mom During Argument In Valley Stream, Police Say 12-Year-Old Stabs Mom During Argument In Valley Stream, Police Say
12-Year-Old Stabs Mom During Argument In Valley Stream, Police Say A 12-year-old boy is accused of stabbing his mother during an argument inside their Valley Stream home. The incident happened around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, according to Nassau County Police. A preliminary investigation concluded that the boy and his 48-year-old mother were arguing inside their residence when the dispute escalated.  The child grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed his mother twice in the chest, causing a partially collapsed lung, police said. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where police said she is in stable condition. The boy was arrested and charged with fir…

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by Michael Mashburn
Linden, NJ
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Woman Shot In Wendy's Parking Lot: Linden PD Elizabeth Woman Shot In Wendy's Parking Lot: Linden PD
Elizabeth Woman Shot In Wendy's Parking Lot: Linden PD A35-year-old Elizabeth woman was shot at a Wendy's parking lot in Linden on Monday, Sept. 15, authorities said. At 7 p.m., officers responded to 709 S. Wood Ave. and found a woman with a single gunshot wound she sustained while sitting inside a vehicle in the parking lot, police said. The woman was treated on scene and transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. This incident remains under investigation and anyone with information is urged to contact Det. Jim Garrison at (908) 474-8045 or via email at [email protected].

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by Sam Barron
Setauket-Stony Brook, NY
News
84-Year-Old Run Over During Walmart Carjacking In Setauket: Police 84-Year-Old Run Over During Walmart Carjacking In Setauket: Police
84-Year-Old Run Over During Walmart Carjacking In Setauket: Police An elderly woman was seriously injured during a violent carjacking outside a Long Island Walmart, Suffolk County Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 11. Dareine Heller, 34, is accused of stealing an 84-year-old woman’s vehicle and running her over in the parking lot of Walmart at 3990 Nesconset Highway in Setauket. The victim had exited her 2013 Subaru Forester around 1 p.m. to remove a shopping cart from her parking spot when Heller allegedly ran to the car, jumped into the driver’s seat, and tried to take off. The elderly woman attempted to stop her, prompting a struggle, police explained…

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by Jillian Pikora
Holmdel, NJ
Police & Fire
Crash At PNC Bank Arts Center Kills 85-Year-Old Woman: NJSP Crash At PNC Bank Arts Center Kills 85-Year-Old Woman: NJSP
Crash At PNC Bank Arts Center Kills 85-Year-Old Woman: Njsp An 85-year-old woman was killed and two people were injured following a crash at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Monmouth County Tuesday, Sept. 9, authorities said. At 4:32 p.m.. Nancy Johnston, a Wharton resident was operating a Subaru when she sustained a medical episode while exiting the parking lot in Holmdel and lost directional control of her vehicle, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The Subaru collided with a parked Ford Bronco and two pedestrians, Lebron said.  As a result of the crash, Johnston sustained fatal injuries, and the two pedestrians…

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by Sam Barron
West Haven, CT
Schools
West Haven School Bus Crash Sends 2 Children To Hospital West Haven School Bus Crash Sends 2 Children To Hospital
West Haven School Bus Crash Sends 2 Children To Hospital Two children were taken to a hospital after a car rear-ended the bus they were on Tuesday morning, Sept. 9, police said. A New Haven school bus was turning from Spring Street onto Front Avenue in West Haven when another vehicle crashed into the back of it. One child suffered minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital, police said. A second student also reported being hurt and was transported to a hospital for evaluation. Authorities did not identify the school or release the students’ ages. The driver of the vehicle that struck the bus declined medical attention, authorities sa…

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by Josh Lanier
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Teens Shot In Jersey City At Car Meetup: Authorities Two Teens Shot In Jersey City At Car Meetup: Authorities
Two Teens Shot In Jersey City At Car Meetup: Authorities Two teenagers are in stable condition after they were shot while attending a car meetup in Jersey City on Monday, Sept. 8, At 1 a.m., Jersey City police responded to Dey Street where more than 100 vehicles were gathered for a car meetup, Kimberly Wallace Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. At 3:20 a.m.,  police responded to a call for shots fired in the area of St. Paul’s and Duffield avenues and observed 40 vehicles leaving the scene, Wallace-Scalfione said. Two victims were privately transported to the hospital. A 16-year-old girl suffered a non-life-threaten…

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by Sam Barron
Hauppauge, NY
Police & Fire
Scooter Operator Seriously Injured In Hauppauge Multi-Vehicle Crash: Police Scooter Operator Seriously Injured In Hauppauge Multi-Vehicle Crash: Police
Scooter Operator Seriously Injured In Hauppauge Multi-Vehicle Crash: Police A 23-year-old woman was seriously injured after her scooter collided with a car and triggered a chain-reaction crash in Hauppauge, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The Brentwood woman was traveling north on Washington Avenue when she attempted to make a left turn onto Motor Parkway at 3:42 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, police said. She collided with a 2010 Chevrolet driven eastbound on Motor Parkway by German Castro Penuelas, 25, of Brentwood. The impact pushed the Chevrolet into a 2009 Jeep that was stopped in the left turning lane. That Jeep was then forced into a 2003 Mazd…

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by Jillian Pikora