Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport HS Evacuated After Pepper Spray Incident, Police Say Bridgeport HS Evacuated After Pepper Spray Incident, Police Say
Bridgeport HS Evacuated After Pepper Spray Incident, Police Say Police are on the scene at a high school n Fairfield County after receiving several calls regarding the accidental discharge of pepper spray. The incident took place in Bridgeport at Bassick High School, around 8:15 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 10. Preliminary reports indicate the building was being evacuated and numerous students were affected by the substance, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport. Bridgeport fire, police, and ambulances have responded, Appleby said. No word yet from school officials. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updat…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
News
Pepper Spray Used To Force Fairfield Man In Standoff With Police Out Of House Pepper Spray Used To Force Fairfield Man In Standoff With Police Out Of House
Pepper Spray Used To Force Fairfield Man In Standoff With Police Out Of House Police used pepper spray to make a Fairfield County man come out of his home during a standoff after he failed to show up in court and was wanted on several domestic violence-related warrants. The incident took place in Fairfield on Wednesday, Oct. 26. According to Fairfield Police Lt. Michael Paris, officers went to the home of Neil Bhatia, age 46, after learning he failed to show up in court for his arrest on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and for several other domestic violence-related warrants. Bhatia had been arrested by Fairfield Police on Tuesday and charged with risk of injury to a minor and di…

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by Kathy Reakes
West Chester, PA
Schools
Coatesville Student Discharges Pepper Spray On School Bus Coatesville Student Discharges Pepper Spray On School Bus
Coatesville Student Discharges Pepper Spray On School Bus A Coatesville high school student discharged pepper spray on a school bus carrying nearly 50 students Monday, Sept. 12, dispatch tells Daily Voice. No students were sickened in the incident near N Chester Avenue and Coates Street around 2:45 p.m., district officials said. Several students were evaluated but most did not leave the bus, per instruction from EMS. One student complained of mild respiratory irritation, but refused medical treatment. The student's father signed off saying he did not want his son to be treated, officials said.  The bus was ventilated and students …

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by Cecilia Levine
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Kidnapper Burns Mom Trying To Get Toddler Back With Cigarette On Playground In VA: Police Kidnapper Burns Mom Trying To Get Toddler Back With Cigarette On Playground In VA: Police
Kidnapper Burns Mom Trying To Get Toddler Back With Cigarette On Playground In VA: Police A man who burned a woman with a cigarette trying to get her child back from him after he snatched the child from a playground been arrested, authorities in Prince William County said. Abraham Cinto Jr., 27, was arguing with the 23-year-old victim as her son played on the playground the evening of Aug. 30 in Manassas, authorities said. When things turned violent, Cinto tried taking the woman's property then walked away with her toddler, PWC police said. Despite the woman's efforts to get her son back, Cinto Jr. physically prevented her from reaching the child by burning her with a cigarette…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Man Repeatedly Pepper-Sprayed Over Road Rage Incident In Manassas: Police Man Repeatedly Pepper-Sprayed Over Road Rage Incident In Manassas: Police
Man Repeatedly Pepper-Sprayed Over Road Rage Incident In Manassas: Police An argument over parking lot etiquette took a nasty turn earlier this week when a Manassas man attacked someone with pepper spray, police said.  A 41-year-old man said he was driving in a parking in the 8300 block of Sudley Road on Wednesday afternoon when another car barrelled into the lot and nearly crashed into him, an incident report said. The man parked his car and confronted the offending driver, who was now walking into a store.   That's when police say Luis Amilca Ayala, 58, grabbed a can of pepper spray and showered the 41-year-old with burning chemicals several…

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by Josh Lanier
Cherry Hill, NJ
News
NJ Puppy, Owner's Aircraft Mechanic Roommate Recover After Brutal Attack NJ Puppy, Owner's Aircraft Mechanic Roommate Recover After Brutal Attack
NJ Puppy, Owner's Aircraft Mechanic Roommate Recover After Brutal Attack A 4-month-old dog and his owner's roommate were recovering from a brutal attack by an unleashed pit bull in Camden County. The puppy's owner, Nicholas Denny of Cherry Hill, recently became a dad to Cheddar. He works as an aircraft mechanic at McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Air Force Base with his roommate, Brett Spaulding. Nick Denny and Cheddar.Nick Denny Facebook "Tonight my roommate was taking the little guy for a walk around our neighborhood when the worst possible thing happened," Denny wrote on this GoFundMe page about last week's attack.  "They were attacked by an unleashed, unmuzzled dog…

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by Jon Craig
Edison, NJ
News
2 Students Charged With Firing Pepper Spray Prompting South Brunswick HS Evacuation: Police 2 Students Charged With Firing Pepper Spray Prompting South Brunswick HS Evacuation: Police
2 Students Charged With Firing Pepper Spray Prompting South Brunswick HS Evacuation: Police Two students have been charged in connection with the evacuation of 3,000 high school students in Central Jersey, authorities said. At 12:25 p.m. on Friday, March 11, South Brunswick police were notified about several students reporting eye and throat irritation following exposure to a chemical odor in a science classroom at the South Brunswick High School. While students and staff evacuated the building, twelve additional police officers responded to maintain safety and security. Fire departments from Monmouth Junction, Kendall Park, and Kingston responded to the scene with four trucks an…

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by Jon Craig
Edison, NJ
News
South Brunswick High School Evacuated Due To Chemical Smell: Police South Brunswick High School Evacuated Due To Chemical Smell: Police
South Brunswick High School Evacuated Due To Chemical Smell: Police South Brunswick High School was evacuated Friday afternoon due to a chemical smell, authorities said. Police, firefighters and EMS crews were at the scene. The incident occurred at about 12:45 p.m. on March 11 at the high school at  Ridge Road and Stouts Lane, initial reports said. No one was reported hurt.  It was not immediately clear where the chemical smell originated. There was an unconfirmed report that the smell came from a pepper spray. South Brunswick advised residents to avoid the area.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Good Samaritan Pepper Sprayed Trying To Stop Robbers At Suburban Philly Target Store: Police Good Samaritan Pepper Sprayed Trying To Stop Robbers At Suburban Philly Target Store: Police
Good Samaritan Pepper Sprayed Trying To Stop Robbers At Suburban Philly Target Store: Police A group of men who allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of over-the-counter medications from a Target in the Philadelphia suburbs pepper-sprayed a Good Samaritan as they fled after being stopped by security, authorities said. Four men were stopped by a security officer after being spotted filling large bags with OTC medications worth more than $3,500 at the Target store on Easton Road in Warrington around 8:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25, Warrington Township police said. They attempted to avoid the security guard and flee the store, but the security guard was able to grab one of the bags …

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by Nicole Acosta
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT Shoplifting Suspect Pepper Sprays Security Guard, Makes Escape, Police Say CT Shoplifting Suspect Pepper Sprays Security Guard, Makes Escape, Police Say
CT Shoplifting Suspect Pepper Sprays Security Guard, Makes Escape, Police Say A woman who allegedly shoplifted items from a Connecticut Walmart store pepper-sprayed an employee as she fled after being stopped, police said. The incident took place in Hartford County just before 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, at the Walmart, located at 1400 Framington Ave., in Bristol. According to Lt. Christopher Lennon, of the Bristol Police, the woman was stopped after being spotted placing numerous items in her personal bag.  She then exited the store, and when security personnel stopped her and asked for a receipt, she ignored them and kept walking, Lennon said. When the sec…

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by Kathy Reakes
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Trio Busted For Hanging 'Sheets Of Stickers' On Municipal Property: Prosecutor NJ Trio Busted For Hanging 'Sheets Of Stickers' On Municipal Property: Prosecutor
NJ Trio Busted For Hanging 'Sheets Of Stickers' On Municipal Property: Prosecutor Three men were arrested for hanging sheets of stickers on parking and traffic signs near the Somerville Train Station, according to police.  Claudino G. Petruccelli, 22, Steve V. Koshlyak, 34, and Zackerji I. Ivanovic, 41 were arrested for criminal mischief for placing stickers on Borough and State property after a Somerville Patrol Officer witnessed them do it the evening of Nov. 27, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. One of the men even had on latex gloves to hide his fingerprints while placing the sheets of stickers on parking and traffic signs, according to …

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by Joe Gomez
Rutherford, NJ
News
AMERICAN DREAM MALL ROBBERY: Fleeing Bandits Pepper-Spray Employee At Saks AMERICAN DREAM MALL ROBBERY: Fleeing Bandits Pepper-Spray Employee At Saks
American Dream Mall Robbery: Fleeing Bandits Pepper-Spray Employee At Saks Two would-be robbers doused an employee with pepper spray before fleeing empty-handed from the Saks Fifth Avenue store in the American Dream Mall, New Jersey State Police confirmed. Troopers responding to the store shortly after 6 p.m. Monday found that the bandit blasted the employee after he tried to stop them from shoplifting at the East Rutherford mall, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. "The employee was able recover the stolen merchandise and the suspects fled the scene," he said. Authorities didn't provide a description of the robbers. They did issue a "Be On the Lookout (BOLO)" aler…

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by Jerry DeMarco