Alert Issued For Man Who Went Missing From Long Island Veterans Center Alert Issued For Man Who Went Missing From Long Island Veterans Center
Alert Issued For Man Who Went Missing From Long Island Veterans Center A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 56-year-old veteran who lives with a mental illness, according to police.  Perry Brown, of Patchogue, was last seen leaving the Northport Veterans Association Center on Thursday, Dec. 3 at approximately 3 p.m., but never returned to his home on Station Avenue, according to Suffolk County Police.  He is approximately 5-foot-8, weighs about 120 pounds and wears wire-rim glasses. Police said he may have left the hospital via bus.  Anyone with information on Brown's whereabouts is asked to call 911 or contact the Fifth Squad at 631-85…
SEEN HIM? Missing Bucks County Man Suffers Bipolar Disorder, Police Say SEEN HIM? Missing Bucks County Man Suffers Bipolar Disorder, Police Say
Seen HIM? Missing Bucks County Man Suffers Bipolar Disorder, Police Say Authorities in Bucks County are seeking the public's help locating a man who they say has a mental illness and may be at risk. Trevor Nazian, 42, was last seen Dec. 1 walking toward 7-Eleven at Oxford Valley and Trenton roads in Falls Township, authorities said. Nazian is 6 feet tall, 270 pounds and last seen wearing a t-shirt and shorts. He is bipolar and in need of his medication, police said. Anyone with information as to his whereabouts is to contact the Falls Township Police Department at 215-328-8501 or Detective Dennis O’Connell at [email protected] or submit a tip. Source: F…
SEEN HER? Alert Issued For Missing, Endangered Middletown Woman, 62 SEEN HER? Alert Issued For Missing, Endangered Middletown Woman, 62
Seen HER? Alert Issued For Missing, Endangered Middletown Woman, 62 Middletown and New Jersey State Police are seeking the public's help in locating a missing, endangered woman. Mary Silengo, 62, of Middletown Township was lsat seen about 11 p.m. on Tuesday at her home near Concord Court in Shadow Lake Village, police said in an alert. Silengo suffers from a mental illness and is in need of her medications, police said. First responders continued to search for Silengo early Thursday afternoon in Shadow Lake. Silengo is described as a white woman, about 5-foot 3-inches tall and weighing 121 pounds, with blonde-gray hair and blue eyes, police said. Sh…
Distraught Boy, 17, Drowns In Passaic River After Officers Dive In To Try And Rescue Him Distraught Boy, 17, Drowns In Passaic River After Officers Dive In To Try And Rescue Him
Distraught Boy, 17, Drowns In Passaic River After Officers Dive In To Try And Rescue Him A distraught 17-year-old boy drowned in the Passaic River Friday night after he jumped off a bridge between Passaic and Wallington, authorities said. The Lakeview Learning Center student jumped off the Market Street bridge in front of his father shortly before 6:30 p.m., responders said. Two city police officers, showing no regard for their own safety, jumped right in after him. "We were trying to help him," a ranking officer told Daily Voice. "He jumped in, so we went in to try and rescue him. It's such a tragedy." Sgt. Robert Cancel and Officer Paul Zapata waded through waist-high mud …
New Shrewsbury Police Chief Sworn In New Shrewsbury Police Chief Sworn In
New Shrewsbury Police Chief Sworn In Shrewsbury has a new police chief: former interim chief Kevin Anderson. Anderson was promoted to the full chief on July 20, according to a town-issued statement. He is a 26-year veteran of the Shrewsbury Police Department and, before taking on the interim role, was Detective Lieutenant, Detective Bureau Commanding Officer. Anderson first joined the Shrewsbury Police in 1994 as a patrolman. As chief, he will oversee a department with 64 employees serving a town of about 38,000 residents. Board of Selectmen Chairwoman Beth Casavant said Anderson impressed the board with his plans for the com…
'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings 'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings
'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings The family of a college senior who played varsity football in Fairfield County and who is the subject of a massive search by law enforcement for a string of slayings is asking him to surrender. Police began searching for the University of Connecticut student Peter Manfredonia, 23, after State Police say that he was seen leaving the scene of the brutal murder of Thomas DeMers in Willington, on Friday, May 22. Manfredonia, a 2015 Newtown High School grad, is also wanted in connection with another homicide, a kidnapping and home invasion, and a violent assault.  He was last seen Sunday, May …
SEEN HER? Concern Grows Over Missing Jersey Shore Woman, 66, With Bergen County Family SEEN HER? Concern Grows Over Missing Jersey Shore Woman, 66, With Bergen County Family
Seen HER? Concern Grows Over Missing Jersey Shore Woman, 66, With Bergen County Family A 66-year-old Lakewood woman with family in Bergen County and suffering from mental illness has now been missing more than a month, authorities said. Dale Murberg, 66, left the Lexington Rest Home on 7th Street in Lakewood on April 18 and hasn't been seen since, authorities confirmed Tuesday. She’s about 5-foot-6 and 190 pounds, with grey hair and hazel eyes, and cannot care for herself, the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit and police in Hillsdale , where her sister lives, said in a joint announcement. Spreading the word across the state gives authorities a better chance of fin…
Hanukkah Stabbing Victim Dies Three Months After Machete Attack Hanukkah Stabbing Victim Dies Three Months After Machete Attack
Hanukkah Stabbing Victim Dies Three Months After Machete Attack The man who has been struggling for life since a machete attack at a rabbi's home in the area this past December has died from his injuries. Rabbi Yisroel Kahan of Monsey said on Sunday, March 29, that the family had been holding out hope he would improve, but Josef Neuman, 72, died on Sunday. "With great sadness, we mourn the passing of Josef Neuman at the age of 72, who succumbed to injuries sustained during the #MonseyStabbing while celebrating Chanukah on December 28th," Kahan said on Twitter. "May his memory be a blessing." Neumann was one of five men attacked with a machete at the h…
Monsey Hanukkah Attack Suspect Incompetent To Stand Trial, Psychiatrist Says Monsey Hanukkah Attack Suspect Incompetent To Stand Trial, Psychiatrist Says
Monsey Hanukkah Attack Suspect Incompetent To Stand Trial, Psychiatrist Says A psychiatrist hired by to evaluate Grafton Thomas, the man charged in a machete attack at a rabbi's house, has found he is incompetent to stand trial, his defense attorney said. In a statement on Monday, Jan. 27, his attorney Michael Sussman said that Dr. Andrew Levin found that "Mr. Thomas was not competent to stand trial." Thomas, of Greenwood Lake in Orange County, is charged with federal hate crimes for the Dec. 28 attack on attendees of a Hanukkah party at the rabbi's Monsey home that left a 72-year-old man in a coma. Earlier Story: Monsey Stabbing Suspect Interviewed By Police…
Trucks Of Armed Security Officers Now Patrol Rockland Synagogues After Hanukkah Attack Trucks Of Armed Security Officers Now Patrol Rockland Synagogues After Hanukkah Attack
Trucks Of Armed Security Officers Now Patrol Rockland Synagogues After Hanukkah Attack In the wake of a stabbing attack of five people celebrating Hannukah at a rabbi's home in Monsey, a high-profile security firm is providing extra security to the Hasidic Jewish community. During a press conference on Monday, Dec. 30, Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced that Brosan Security had offered to provide the coverage to fight what Day called "disturbing cancer taking place."  “We are fighting back as a community, as a county, we are fighting back,” Day said. According to Patrick Brosan, the CEO of the firm, the company will pay former FBI agents, state po…
28 Graduate Dutchess County’s Crisis Intervention Team Training 28 Graduate Dutchess County’s Crisis Intervention Team Training
28 Graduate Dutchess County’s Crisis Intervention Team Training A group of law enforcement officers has successfully completed Dutchess County’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training. The training is hosted by the Dutchess County Government, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, the Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health (DBCH), the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department, and PEOPLe, Inc. as part of the Dutchess County Police Academy. The 28 graduates were recognized in a ceremony Friday, Nov. 30 at the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department on Tucker Drive.  Since the program’s 2015 inception, more than 300 law enforcem…
State AG Candidates Vow To Take On Corruption In Albany At Forum In Westchester State AG Candidates Vow To Take On Corruption In Albany At Forum In Westchester
State AG Candidates Vow To Take On Corruption In Albany At Forum In Westchester Candidates for Attorney General and state Senate visited the Mediterranean Political Action Committee in Yonkers on Thursday to discuss statewide issues. The election is Nov. 6. Democrat Letitia "Tish" James and Green Party Candidate Michael Sussman spoke at the forum, discussing the criminalizaing of mental illness, criminal justice reform, corruption in Albany, gender and race.Republican Keith Wofford did not attend.  "Mental illness should not be a crime, and poverty should not be a crime," James said.  Sussman pointed out that 40 elected officials have been prosecu…