Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Guns, Five Arrests In Less Than 24 Hours: Paterson Crime Crackdown Continues Two Guns, Five Arrests In Less Than 24 Hours: Paterson Crime Crackdown Continues
Two Guns, Five Arrests In Less Than 24 Hours: Paterson Crime Crackdown Continues Paterson police took two guns off the street, arrested four young men and seized a juvenile in a span of less than 24 hours, authorities said. It began when a colleague alerted a detective sergeant and two detectives who were on patrol to a man carrying a handgun. The pair recovered the weapon and took Tysaun Beach, 18, into custody on 12th Avenue, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and NJ State Police Major Frederick Fife said in a joint announcement. Two other officers patrolling downtown the same day spotted Cameron Louzan, 20, who was wanted for a carjacking and weapons off…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Trespassing Prompts Lockdown At Central Jersey High School Trespassing Prompts Lockdown At Central Jersey High School
Trespassing Prompts Lockdown At Central Jersey High School Two youths were charged with juvenile delinquency after trespassing at a Central Jersey high school, authorities said. The incident involving two non-students prompted a lockdown at Metuchen High School on Wednesday, April 26, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Following an investigation by the Metuchen Police Department and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, no threat was found. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Robert Ring of the Metuchen Police Department at (732) 632-8501 or Detective Margaret Kolta of the Middlese…

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by Jon Craig
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Thieving Boston Teens Steal 23 Cell Phones, Came Back For Seconds, Thirds: Police Thieving Boston Teens Steal 23 Cell Phones, Came Back For Seconds, Thirds: Police
Thieving Boston Teens Steal 23 Cell Phones, Came Back For Seconds, Thirds: Police A pair of 14-year-old boys weren't satisfied with their initial helping of stolen goods and left and came back twice to gather more and more ill-gotten electronics.  Thieves smashed a window to 201 Sumner Street in Boston around 4:55 a.m. on Thursday, April 20 and stole multiple cell phones from a wall display, according to the Boston Police Department. A cell phone shop called "celltronic Boston" is listed at that address.  The robbers took the phones and left, but an hour later they returned, broke the glass counter display, and took more cell phones. They left and ret…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Mount Vernon, NY
Police & Fire
Teen, Juvenile Girl Caught After Leading Cops On Chase In Stolen Car In Mount Vernon: Police Teen, Juvenile Girl Caught After Leading Cops On Chase In Stolen Car In Mount Vernon: Police
Teen, Juvenile Girl Caught After Leading Cops On Chase In Stolen Car In Mount Vernon: Police Both a 19-year-old man and a juvenile girl were arrested after allegedly leading authorities on a lengthy chase throughout numerous busy parkways in Westchester in a stolen vehicle, police said.  The incident began on Wednesday, April 19 around 3:30 a.m., when police were alerted of a stolen Honda Civic with Florida plates, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  Soon, County Police located the vehicle on the Sprain Brook Parkway near the Route 100 exit in Yonkers and tried to pull it over. However, it did not stop and a pursuit began, wi…

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by Ben Crnic
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Bronx Boy Charged With Bomb Threats At Kearney High School: Police Bronx Boy Charged With Bomb Threats At Kearney High School: Police
Bronx Boy Charged With Bomb Threats At Kearney High School: Police A 13-year-old boy from The Bronx was charged with juvenile delinquency on Friday, April 14 for calling bomb threats into Kearney High School last week, police said. The boy has no connection to Kearney and picked the school at random, Captain Timothy Wagner said.  He was charged with two counts of terroristic threats in the third degree, Wagner said. A summons complaint was mailed to his residence, Wagner said.

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by Sam Barron
Paterson, NJ
News
Juvenile Trio Knock Down Elderly Woman, Chased Down By Passaic PD Juvenile Trio Knock Down Elderly Woman, Chased Down By Passaic PD
Juvenile Trio Knock Down Elderly Woman, Chased Down By Passaic PD A Passaic senior citizen was injured when three shoplifting teens knocked her down, said police who captured the trio soon after. The victim was bruised but otherwise OK after the incident on Jefferson Street with the boys -- two from Newark, one from Lodi, ages 17, 16 and 13, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. One of them is a convicted delinquent with a robbery history who recently cut off a monitoring bracelet while on house arrest, the mayor said. The juvenile tried to escape by scampering across rooftops and climbing fences, but patrol officers chased them down, he said. Police w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
'I Shot Myself': Teen Suffers Unfortunate Accident Running From Cops In Hillside 'I Shot Myself': Teen Suffers Unfortunate Accident Running From Cops In Hillside
'I Shot Myself': Teen Suffers Unfortunate Accident Running From Cops In Hillside "I shot myself," is what a 16-year-old boy found lying on the ground on Highland Avenue in Hillside told authorities he was running from Thursday night, April 13, police said. The boy and a group of others were caught trying to burglarize cars on Compton Avenue, just blocks from police headquarters, and took off northbound on foot, Hillside Police Chief Vincent Ricciardi said. During the chase, police said they heard a gunshot. As they arrived at 1527 Highland Ave., the Newark boy was found lying on the ground with gunshot wounds — a Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun containing illeg…

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by Cecilia Levine
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Caught With Handgun After Stolen Car Chase, Rt. 78 Crash; 2 Escape: Somerset Prosecutor Teen Caught With Handgun After Stolen Car Chase, Rt. 78 Crash; 2 Escape: Somerset Prosecutor
Teen Caught With Handgun After Stolen Car Chase, Rt. 78 Crash; 2 Escape: Somerset Prosecutor A 15-year-old Newark boy was caught with a handgun after a high-speed chase and crash in a stolen vehicle on Route 78 in Somerset County, while his two cohorts are still at large, authorities allege. The chase was initiated around 12:55 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, when Warren Township Police attempted to stop a vehicle reported stolen in their jurisdiction, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. The driver sped off toward Route 78 and eventually crashed once officers used tire deflation devices, prompting its trio of occupants to flee on foot. The teen was caught and taken into cu…

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by Valerie Musson
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Teen Plows Into Oncoming Traffic Injuring Two Drivers, Upper Allen Twp. Police Say Teen Plows Into Oncoming Traffic Injuring Two Drivers, Upper Allen Twp. Police Say
Teen Plows Into Oncoming Traffic Injuring Two Drivers, Upper Allen Twp. Police Say A juvenile plowed through a red light into oncoming traffic, causing a two-vehicle crash that left both drivers with injuries, Upper Allen Township police say. The unnamed teen driver of a gray Honda Civic was heading south on South Market Street when they did not notice a red light on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.  That's when they drove into oncoming traffic, hitting a black Chevrolet Avalanche traveling west on West Lisburn Road. The Avalanche was "driving through a steady green light," the police stated in the release. "The collision caused severe damage to both vehicles and injur…

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by Jillian Pikora
Englewood, NJ
News
GET THIS: Two Teen Drivers, One 15, Nabbed With Stolen Cars On Palisades Interstate Parkway GET THIS: Two Teen Drivers, One 15, Nabbed With Stolen Cars On Palisades Interstate Parkway
GET This: Two Teen Drivers, One 15, Nabbed With Stolen Cars On Palisades Interstate Parkway A 15-year-old boy drove a stolen car up the Palisades Interstate Parkway to pick up a 17-year-old friend with another stolen vehicle that had become disabled, authorities said. PIP Police Officer Matthew Levine pulled up to the scene of a 2016 Hyundai parked behind a disabled 2015 Hyundai on the parkway’s northbound shoulder in Alpine shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Levine immediately took the 2016 vehicle’s 15-year-old driver into custody, the lieutenant said. The disabled vehicle’s driver bolted into the woods, he said. Parkway police requested …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
News
New Update: 13-Year-Old Student In Critical Condition After Stabbing At Long Island School New Update: 13-Year-Old Student In Critical Condition After Stabbing At Long Island School
New Update: 13-Year-Old Student In Critical Condition After Stabbing At Long Island School This story has been updated. A student at a Long Island school is hospitalized after he was stabbed by another student on campus, authorities said. Emergency crews in Lindenhurst were called at around 12:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, with reports of a stabbing in a second-floor hallway at Lindenhurst Middle School, located on North Wellwood Avenue. According to Suffolk County Police, a 12-year-old boy stabbed a 13-year-old boy in the upper leg, near his groin, with a 6 inch knife. A school employee applied a tourniquet to control the bleeding, and police applied a second tourniquet when they a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Firearm Parts, Forged Documents Seized From Teen In Yorktown: Police Firearm Parts, Forged Documents Seized From Teen In Yorktown: Police
Firearm Parts, Forged Documents Seized From Teen In Yorktown: Police A 17-year-old in Northern Westchester faces charges after authorities found the teen in possession of firearm parts and forged documents, police said.  On Monday, March 13, police in Yorktown learned that a teenager in the town may have obtained firearms, firearm parts, and other components, according to Yorktown Police.  Later that day, around 12 p.m., officers from the Yorktown PD, Westchester County PD, and the Putnam County Sheriff's Office began looking for the teen, who was eventually caught on Baldwin Road. A search was then conducted at a local residence, where police alle…

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by Ben Crnic