Occupied Car Hit By Gunshots In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large Occupied Car Hit By Gunshots In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large
Occupied Car Hit By Gunshots In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large Police are investigating after gunfire struck an occupied vehicle in Dutchess County in broad daylight.  The incident happened around 1:38 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, near 145 Cannon St. in Poughkeepsie near Reservoir Square, the city's police department announced on Thursday, June 5.   Police said a call came in to 911 reporting shots fired in the area. Multiple patrol officers and detectives responded, and once at the scene, found that an occupied vehicle had been hit by gunfire.  The suspect fled before police arrived, officials said. Crime Scene Technicians processed …
Glen Rock Teen Shot At With Airsoft Gun Near High School, Police Say Glen Rock Teen Shot At With Airsoft Gun Near High School, Police Say
Glen Rock Teen Shot At With Airsoft Gun Near High School, Police Say A Glen Rock teenager was shot at with an airsoft gun near the Glen Rock High School football field following a dispute, police said. The incident happened around 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, but wasn’t reported until about 30 minutes later, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The teen told officers they were playing spike ball with friends near the football field when a group of younger teens approached them. Words were exchanged between the two groups, following which one of the younger teens drew an airsoft pellet gun from their waistband and began shooting airsoft pellets at the compl…
Bullets Fly In Poughkeepsie: Home, Car Hit In Triple Shooting Spree Over Holiday Weekend Bullets Fly In Poughkeepsie: Home, Car Hit In Triple Shooting Spree Over Holiday Weekend
Bullets Fly In Poughkeepsie: Home, Car Hit In Triple Shooting Spree Over Holiday Weekend Police in Dutchess County are investigating three separate shootings that occurred over Memorial Day weekend, causing damage to a home and occupied car.  All three shootings happened in the City of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, May 25, and Monday, May 26, the city's police department announced on Tuesday, May 27.  The first shooting happened late Sunday night at around 11:41 p.m. when authorities received reports of shots fired near Gray Street and Forbus Street, police said. Officers arrived to find that a residence on Gray Street had been hit by gunfire. A search of the area turned up…
VIDEOS: 3 Stabbed, 70+ Arrested Memorial Day Weekend In Seaside Heights VIDEOS: 3 Stabbed, 70+ Arrested Memorial Day Weekend In Seaside Heights
Videos: 3 Stabbed, 70+ Arrested Memorial Day Weekend In Seaside Heights A curfew has been installed in Seaside Heights after more than 70 people were arrested amid multiple stabbings on the boardwalk Memorial Day weekend. Three people were stabbed and 52 adults and 21 juveniles were arrested between 6 a.m. Friday, May 23 and 6 a.m. Monday, May 26, Seaside Heights Detective Steve Korman said. On Saturday, May 24, at 8 p.m., officers responded to the Ocean Block of Webster Avenue and found a 21-year-old stabbed in the back, Korman said. The victim was airlifted to a nearby hospital and declined to cooperate with police, Korman said. On Sunday, May 25, at 6:45 p.…
Missing Nutley Teenager Found Missing Nutley Teenager Found
Missing Nutley Teenager Found The missing Nutley teenager was located on Tuesday, May 27, police said.
Woodbridge Mom Beat Son With Belt, Choked Him In Domestic Incident, Police Say Woodbridge Mom Beat Son With Belt, Choked Him In Domestic Incident, Police Say
Woodbridge Mom Beat Son With Belt, Choked Him In Domestic Incident, Police Say A Virginia mother is facing charges after police say she choked her young son and hit him with a belt at their Woodbridge home. Danielle Alexis Hill, 34, of Woodbridge, is accused of strangling and physically disciplining her son — a boy under the age of 10 — during a domestic incident, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police say the assault happened on Thursday, May 22, in their family home in the 14500 block of Gideon Drive. The following day, the child reported the incident to school staff, who then contacted police. A school nurse evaluated the victim and found…
Teen Killed, Four Others Shot, Toddler Barely Escaped At Chester House Party: Police Teen Killed, Four Others Shot, Toddler Barely Escaped At Chester House Party: Police
Teen Killed, Four Others Shot, Toddler Barely Escaped At Chester House Party: Police A teenager was killed and four others were injured during a barrage of gunfire at a Chester house party, police announced on Saturday, May 24. The shooting unfolded just steps from the Chester Police Department on the 200 block of East 10th Street around 10:47 p.m. on Friday, May 23, authorities said. Officers responding to the sound of gunshots discovered a 16-year-old boy lying unresponsive with gunshot wounds on the front steps of 205 E. 10th Street, according to Chester police. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Inside the home, officers found three more shooting victims, ages 16, 25…
DUI Driver Hospitalized After Hitting Child On Scooter In Leesburg, Police Say DUI Driver Hospitalized After Hitting Child On Scooter In Leesburg, Police Say
DUI Driver Hospitalized After Hitting Child On Scooter In Leesburg, Police Say A Virginia man is accused of driving drunk and hitting a child on a scooter before being rushed to the hospital himself, police said. Victor Canchola, 63, was arrested after the crash, which happened around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, near 22 Plaza Street NE in Leesburg, according to the Leesburg Police Department. An officer nearby saw the juvenile fall in the roadway and stopped to help. Witnesses told the officer the child had just been hit by a car, police said. The child, who suffered minor injuries, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment, according to police. Ca…
Driver Flees Scene After Striking Pedestrian In Bethlehem: Police Driver Flees Scene After Striking Pedestrian In Bethlehem: Police
Driver Flees Scene After Striking Pedestrian In Bethlehem: Police A pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Bethlehem, the city’s police department announced on Friday, May 16. The collision happened in the 2100 block of Industrial Drive just before 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, according to Capt. Nicholas Lechman. Multiple 911 callers reported that a person had been struck and was lying unresponsive in the roadway. Officers arrived and found the pedestrian in critical condition. Bethlehem EMS rushed the victim to a local hospital, where they remain with what appear to be serious but not life-threatening injuries, police said. The ve…
Southington Students Charged After Setting School Laptops On Fire In Dangerous TikTok Trend Southington Students Charged After Setting School Laptops On Fire In Dangerous TikTok Trend
Southington Students Charged After Setting School Laptops On Fire In Dangerous TikTok Trend Two Connecticut high school students have been arrested and charged after police said they triggered an evacuation last week by causing their school-issued laptops to produce toxic smoke as part of a viral social media trend, according to reports. Southington High School was evacuated on Wednesday, May 7, after two teens reportedly inserted metal objects into the laptops’ ports, causing the electrical components inside to spark and catch fire, Southington police said. The dangerous trend is known as the "Chromebook Challenge." Multiple schools in Connecticut have been evacuated or disrupted…
Belleville High School Student Sets Chromebook On Fire In TikTok Challenge, Police Say Belleville High School Student Sets Chromebook On Fire In TikTok Challenge, Police Say
Belleville High School Student Sets Chromebook On Fire In TikTok Challenge, Police Say A 15-year-old student at a North Jersey high school has been charged with arson after police say they intentionally set a school-issued Chromebook on fire as part of a TikTok challenge. The fire was reported at Belleville High School on Thursday, May 8, at 9:13 a.m. at Belleville High School, located at 100 Passaic Avenue, according to Detective Lt. John McAloon of the Belleville Police Department. Police and fire officials responded to the school after receiving a report of a fire in Room 219, McAloon said. When officers and firefighters arrived, they found a charred Chromebook outsid…
Disabled Woman Raped For Years By Family Acquaintance, Kennett Square Police Say Disabled Woman Raped For Years By Family Acquaintance, Kennett Square Police Say
Disabled Woman Raped For Years By Family Acquaintance, Kennett Square Police Say A man is wanted for raping a mentally disabled woman for more than four years in Kennett Square, authorities announced on Thursday, May 1. Gilberto Juarez-Mercado, who has also gone by Gilberto Juarez and Gilberto Mercado, is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting an adult female victim with a mental disability, according to the Kennett Square Police Department. Investigators said the woman disclosed the abuse to her caretaker on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The assaults reportedly occurred at a home along the 700 block of South Washington Street. Police identified Juarez-Mercado as a family acqu…