Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Killed After Being Struck By Jeep On Nassau County Roadway Woman Killed After Being Struck By Jeep On Nassau County Roadway
Woman Killed After Being Struck By Jeep On Nassau County Roadway An investigation is underway after a woman was hit and killed by a man driving a Jeep Cherokee while walking along a roadway. The incident took place in Nassau County around 8 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8, in Roslyn Heights as the 56-year-old woman walked along Roslyn Road at Willets Road. According to Nassau County Police, the woman was struck by a southbound 2018 Jeep Cherokee that was being driven by a 30-year-old man. The driver remained on the scene and waited for police to respond, police said. As a result of the collision, the woman, whose identity has not yet been released, suffere…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Deadly Crash On PA Turnpike Deadly Crash On PA Turnpike
Deadly Crash On PA Turnpike One person was killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Friday morning. CRASH - BLOCKAGE -Due to a crash on I-76 westbound at milepost 232.2, the right lane is closed. Motorist should expect slow or stopped traffic in this area. Stay alert and use caution.@TotalTrafficMDT#PaTurnpike pic.twitter.com/DMjATpvDtu — PA Turnpike Alerts (@PATurnpikeAlert) January 28, 2022 The single vehicle crash happened in the westbound lanes of Interstate 76 at mile maker 232.4 in Silver Springs Township, Cumberland County, around 5 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation…

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by Jillian Pikora
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Police Search For Motorist Wanted For Leaving Scene Of Suffolk County Crash Police Search For Motorist Wanted For Leaving Scene Of Suffolk County Crash
Police Search For Motorist Wanted For Leaving Scene Of Suffolk County Crash Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance in locating the driver of a vehicle who struck and killed a pedestrian earlier this month. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Southampton Town Police Department issued an alert as they attempt to track down a person who struck and killed a man in Riverside on Thursday, Jan. 13. Police said that at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 13, a person in a Jeep Cherokee struck a pedestrian on Flanders Road near Old Quogue Road in Riverside and proceeded to speed away. The 33-year-old pedestrian was transported to Stony Brook …

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by Zak Failla
Mamaroneck, NY
Police & Fire
Man Involved In I-287 Crash Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say Man Involved In I-287 Crash Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say
Man Involved In I-287 Crash Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say A driver had a blood alcohol concentration more than double the legal limit when he was involved in a one-vehicle crash on I-287 in the Hudson Valley, state police announced. In Rockland County, New York State Police troopers responded to the reported crash on I-287 at approximately 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11 in Hillburn, where there was a Jeep disabled in the left lane. Police said that the investigation into the incident determined that Nyack resident Fredy Mazariego Martinez, age 37, was driving his 2021 Jeep Cherokee when he unexpectedly lost control, struck the guardrail and his …

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Trio Arrested In String Of 20 MoCo Burglaries: Police Trio Arrested In String Of 20 MoCo Burglaries: Police
Trio Arrested In String Of 20 MoCo Burglaries: Police Three men have been arrested in a series of 20 commercial burglaries in the Silver Spring and Wheaton areas, according to police. Kevon Neal, 32, of Washington DC, Jaron Anderson, 22 of District Heights, and Kevin Bing, 27, of Washington DC were arrested and charged for a series of burglaries and auto theft by the Montgomery County Police Department. Detectives say the series of burglaries began on Dec. 17, 2021. In each case, detectives learned that the suspects would operate a black or dark-colored Jeep Cherokee displaying a stolen Maryland temporary license plate. The three men would d…

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by Joe Gomez
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
One Killed After Train Hits Jeep In Area, Police Say One Killed After Train Hits Jeep In Area, Police Say
One Killed After Train Hits Jeep In Area, Police Say One person was killed and another injured after the Jeep Cherokee they were driving was hit by a train in the region. The incident took place around 4 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Ulster County when Kingston Police responded to a report of a car struck by a train at the Smith Avenue crossing. An initial investigation found that a 1996 Jeep Cherokee operated by a 29-year-old Saugerties woman was traveling on Smith Avenue in a south-easterly direction, said the Kingston Police. It is apparent that the railroad crossing gates were completely down for an approaching northbound CSX on the m…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
News
Off-Duty Passaic Police Officer Says He Was Shot At In Clifton Off-Duty Passaic Police Officer Says He Was Shot At In Clifton
Off-Duty Passaic Police Officer Says He Was Shot At In Clifton An off-duty City of Passaic police officer reported being shot at in Clifton on the way home from work earlier this week, authorities from both cities confirmed. The officer told Clifton police that a Jeep Cherokee with heavy front-end damage was following him when someone in it opened fire at Main and Clifton avenues near the Walgreens around 11 p.m. Monday, they said. The officer wasn't injured but went to St. Joseph's Regional Hospital in Paterson for an evaluation, they added. Clifton police were investigating. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office was notified. Neither local police …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lancaster, PA
News
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Three Vehicles On Central PA Highway, State Police Say Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Three Vehicles On Central PA Highway, State Police Say
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Three Vehicles On Central PA Highway, State Police Say A pedestrian was hit multiple times crossing Route 272 in Lancaster County, according to Pennsylvania State Police. State police troopers were called the stretch of highway known as Lancaster Pike in East Drumore Township Saturday around 10:45 p.m. A pedestrian was apparently struck just south of Deaver Road by a vehicle traveling northbound. The initial impact threw the victim into the opposing traffic, where the victim was hit by a late 1990s blue Jeep Cherokee with Maryland plates, according to state police. A second vehicle traveling southbound, behind the Jeep, struck the victim as …

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by Jillian Pikora
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed During CT Home Burglary In Progress, State Police Say Suspect Nabbed During CT Home Burglary In Progress, State Police Say
Suspect Nabbed During CT Home Burglary In Progress, State Police Say A 31-year-old was arrested after police said a Connecticut teen found the man burglarizing his home. New London County resident Benjamin Dahm was arrested at about 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 20, according to Connecticut State Police. Police responded to a residence in the Town of Old Lyme after the 16-year-old reported that there was an unknown man in his home, authorities said.  Old Lyme Police officers saw Dahm inside the home upon arrival and discovered a Jeep Cherokee in the garage.  The Jeep did not have license plates and did not belong there, police said. Authorities report…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Cruiser Rammed During Execution Of Search Warrants At CT Hotel, Police Say Cruiser Rammed During Execution Of Search Warrants At CT Hotel, Police Say
Cruiser Rammed During Execution Of Search Warrants At CT Hotel, Police Say An Audi rammed a police vehicle in an effort to get away as officers served two search warrants at a Connecticut hotel related to narcotics and firearms-related crimes, according to authorities. The incident took place in Hartford County at the Hawthrone Suites, located at 191 Spencer St., in Manchester on Thursday, Aug. 12. Police officers, along with the Capitol Region Emergency Services Team (CREST), and East Central Narcotics Task Force, executed two search warrants on two rooms at the hotel and seized both firearms and narcotics, said Manchester Police Department Lt. Ryan She…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
New Details Emerge On Hit-Run Long Island Crash That Critically Injured Pedestrian New Details Emerge On Hit-Run Long Island Crash That Critically Injured Pedestrian
New Details Emerge On Hit-Run Long Island Crash That Critically Injured Pedestrian Police have released new details about a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian who was crossing a Long Island street. Investigators said on Wednesday, July 21 that they have determined that the vehicle that hit a pedestrian in Hempstead shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 10, was a newer model Jeep Cherokee that was dark in color, the Nassau County Police Department said. NCPD said authorities can also now confirm that the driver had been northbound on Franklin Avenue when they struck the victim. The driver then fled the scene by going east on Jackson street, NCPD said…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man Driving Drunk With Baby In Jeep Crashes On Long Island Expressway, Police Say Man Driving Drunk With Baby In Jeep Crashes On Long Island Expressway, Police Say
Man Driving Drunk With Baby In Jeep Crashes On Long Island Expressway, Police Say A man driving on the Long Island Expressway was allegedly intoxicated and driving with a toddler in the car when he was involved in a crash, police said. Nassau County Police investigators said that Ron Michael Delph, age 25, of Fresh Meadows, Queens, was driving a red Jeep Cherokee on the LIE near exit 34 at 4:50 a.m. on Friday, June 4 when he was involved in a crash. Upon arrival to the scene of the crash, officers said that Delph was standing outside the vehicle while his 2-year-old passenger was sitting in the back of the Jeep in a car seat. It is alleged that at the time of the cras…

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by Zak Failla