Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Holiday Shooting That Wounded 3 In Paterson Committed By Two 16-Year-Olds, Authorities Charge Holiday Shooting That Wounded 3 In Paterson Committed By Two 16-Year-Olds, Authorities Charge
Holiday Shooting That Wounded 3 In Paterson Committed By Two 16-Year-Olds, Authorities Charge A Labor Day weekend shooting in Paterson that wounded three men last year was committed by two 16-year-olds, authorities said. A lengthy investigation led to the detentions of both boys, one from Paterson, the other from Clifton, for the Sept. 3 shooting, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi announced. Delinquency complaints charge both with attempted murder and weapons offenses, they said. City police found two victims – one 28 from Elmwood Park and the other 33 from Paterson – while responding to a 2:40 a.m. call at Unio…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Five Teens Arrested In Ocean County After Stealing Luxury SUV In North Jersey: Police Five Teens Arrested In Ocean County After Stealing Luxury SUV In North Jersey: Police
Five Teens Arrested In Ocean County After Stealing Luxury SUV In North Jersey: Police Five teens were accused of stealing a luxury SUV in North Jersey and leading police in Ocean County on a chase, authorities said. Stafford Township police received a report of a stolen vehicle traveling near Route 72 and the Garden State Parkway at around 9:57 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 29. The black 2019 Mercedes GLC was reported stolen from Nutley and was liked to a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian in Newark earlier that day. Officers responded to the area and found the SUV heading with on Route 72 near Marsha Drive. The driver refused to pull over for police and sped away from them. Spike s…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker
Bethlehem, PA
Schools
Monroe County Student, 12, Arrested For Violent Threats: Troopers Monroe County Student, 12, Arrested For Violent Threats: Troopers
Monroe County Student, 12, Arrested For Violent Threats: Troopers A Pleasant Valley Middle School student was arrested after state police say he threatened to carry out a school shooting.  Troopers said they were notified about "verbal threats (...) directed toward multiple administrators" on Friday morning, Feb. 23.  Investigators conducted interviews and seized electronic devices before arresting a 12-year-old boy on Monday, Feb. 26, state police said. He's charged with causing or risking catastrophe, threatening to use weapons of mass destruction, terroristic threats, and reckless endangerment, according to the release.  The boy was tak…

SHARE

by Mac Bullock
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Terrorizing Teen Girl Bit Officer During Dispute In Prince William County: Police Terrorizing Teen Girl Bit Officer During Dispute In Prince William County: Police
Terrorizing Teen Girl Bit Officer During Dispute In Prince William County: Police A 15-year-old girl put on a show in Prince William County, refusing to go down quietly as she was being apprehended during a domestic dispute, police say. Over the weekend, officers were called to a residence in Manassas, where there was a reported incident involving the teen after she allegedly assaulted a family member. Members of the Prince William County Police Department were called at around 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 to a home in the 7700 block of Quail Run Court in Manassas when a fight broke out and the girl prevented police contact before leaving the area. Police say that fir…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Newark Boy Carjacked Victim In Cranford: Police 13-Year-Old Newark Boy Carjacked Victim In Cranford: Police
13-Year-Old Newark Boy Carjacked Victim In Cranford: Police A 13-year-old Newark boy was recently arrested for a carjacking in Cranford that occurred last fall, authorities said. On Saturday, Sept. 23 at 9:26 p.m., police responded to a business on the 300 block of East North Avenue following a report of a motor vehicle theft, Detective Lieutenant  Spencer Durkin of the Cranford Police Department, said.  The victim said a person entered the passenger side of their car and tried to drive off while they were putting air in the tires, Durkin said. The two got into a physical altercation, during which a second suspect arrived and threatened th…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Juvenile Nabbed In Police Attack During CT Street Takeover Incident, Police Say Juvenile Nabbed In Police Attack During CT Street Takeover Incident, Police Say
Juvenile Nabbed In Police Attack During CT Street Takeover Incident, Police Say A juvenile has been charged with attacking a police officer during an alleged street takeover in a Connecticut parking lot last year. The unnamed New Haven County juvenile was charged on Monday, Jan. 22 by Milford Police for the incident that took place on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, at 1:45 a.m., in the Stop & Shop parking lot located at 855 Bridgeport Ave. According to Milford Police, the officer was injured when he responded to the takeover and found more than 100 people and cars in the parking lot. The officer was immediately confronted by several individuals including the teen we…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Teen Duo Nabbed In Carjacking Inside Home Garage In Westport, Stolen Cars Recovered Teen Duo Nabbed In Carjacking Inside Home Garage In Westport, Stolen Cars Recovered
Teen Duo Nabbed In Carjacking Inside Home Garage In Westport, Stolen Cars Recovered Two 16-year-old boys have been charged with the brutal carjacking and beating of the vehicle owner in Fairfield County. Click here for a new, updated story: Third Suspect Now Sought In Violent Home Garage Carjacking In Westport On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Westport Police arrested one of the teens in connection with the carjacking that took place in Westport around 3:50 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 17 on Bayberry Lane. Based on information obtained by the Detective Bureau, a warrant to search a residence in Hartford County in Berlin was secured, said Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police. On Monday, …

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
9 Escaped Inmates Recaptured After Riot At 'Secure' PA Facility (UPDATE) 9 Escaped Inmates Recaptured After Riot At 'Secure' PA Facility (UPDATE)
9 Escaped Inmates Recaptured After Riot At 'Secure' PA Facility (Update) All nine juveniles that broke out of Abraxas Academy juvenile detention center have been recaptured, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Beohm said on Monday morning.  The teens escaped the "secure youth treatment facility" Abraxas Academy located at 1000 Academy Drive, Morgantown, Caernarvon Township, on Sunday, Sept. 17 around 8 p.m., according to area police.  Trooper Beohm said these boys were at the Academy as a holding facility not the long-term location of sentenced youth.  The boys were between the ages of 14 and 17 years of age. Seven of them were from Harrisburg, one from Lehigh Co…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Teenager Posted Sex Video Of Young Victim On SnapChat: Egg Harbor Police Teenager Posted Sex Video Of Young Victim On SnapChat: Egg Harbor Police
Teenager Posted Sex Video Of Young Victim On SnapChat: Egg Harbor Police A 13-year-old boy  from Egg Harbor Township has been arrested in connection with posting a sex video on social media, authorities said. The "disturbing video," widely circulated among high school and middle school students, involved a younger victim, Egg Harbor Township police said. The youth was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated assault and two counts of child endangerment, police said. He allegedly created child pornography and shared it on the SnapChat messaging site. After a brief investigation, the teenager was charged and lodged in a juvenile detention facility…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Little Ferry Boy, Companion Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting 14-Year-Old Little Ferry Boy, Companion Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting
14-Year-Old Little Ferry Boy, Companion Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting UPDATE: Two youths – one 14, the other 15 – were charged with attempted murder and other crimes after the younger one fired a gunshot at three teens in Moonachie, authorities said. The Little Ferry boy was on a bicycle with the older borough teen when he fired at the trio near the corner of Edstan Drive and Rooney Place shortly before 7:30 p.m. late last week, Moonachie Chief Richard Behrens said. Sgt. Victor Migliorino heard the shot and raced to the scene, where a vehicle had been struck and a shell casing was recovered, the chief said. An investigation into the planned May 25 incident l…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Teen Charged With Stabbing Victim In Neck In West Hartford, Causing Serious Injuries: Police Teen Charged With Stabbing Victim In Neck In West Hartford, Causing Serious Injuries: Police
Teen Charged With Stabbing Victim In Neck In West Hartford, Causing Serious Injuries: Police A 16-year-old faces attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing a victim in the neck in West Hartford, police said.  The stabbing happened on Monday, Feb. 20 around 9 p.m., when West Hartford Police responded to a residence on Federal Street where the incident took place.  Once arriving at the residence, officers gave emergency medical care to the adult victim who had been stabbed. After the area was made sure to be safe, more paramedics and ambulance personnel were able to arrive and transport the victim to an area hospital.  The victim suffered serious neck injuries …

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
'KID JAIL': PA Juvie Rife With Sex Misconduct, Verbal Abuse, Says AG 'KID JAIL': PA Juvie Rife With Sex Misconduct, Verbal Abuse, Says AG
'KID Jail': PA Juvie Rife With Sex Misconduct, Verbal Abuse, Says AG A juvenile detention facility in Delaware County is under fire after a newly-released Grand Jury report alleged "systemic failure" that led to a "culture of unprofessionalism, violence, sexual misconduct and coverup."  In the 200-page report released Tuesday, Dec. 13, investigators with the state Attorney General's Office claim staff at the Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center (DCJDC) ran the facility as a "kid jail" that treated detained youths as criminals and fostered an institutional culture "intent on punishment, not reform." DCJDC first came under review in March 2021, when Dela…

SHARE

by Mac Bullock