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…
8 More Neglected Dogs Found After 11 Rescued In Somerset County: Police 8 More Neglected Dogs Found After 11 Rescued In Somerset County: Police
8 More Neglected Dogs Found After 11 Rescued In Somerset County: Police Just after 11 neglected dogs were rescued from a park in Somerset County, police say eight more have been found — and they're asking for the public’s help. Bound Brook Police said they are actively investigating a growing case of animal neglect involving eight dogs found abandoned in Bound Brook and more than a dozen others located in nearby towns. The first group of dogs was found around 1 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, when Animal Control Officer Chris, two Branchburg police officers, and shelter Vet Tech Gretchen captured 10 small dogs in poor condition, officials said. An 11th dog was capt…
Mystery Surrounds Body Found In Submerged Car Of Manalapan Retention Basin Mystery Surrounds Body Found In Submerged Car Of Manalapan Retention Basin
Mystery Surrounds Body Found In Submerged Car Of Manalapan Retention Basin A body was pulled from a vehicle recovered from a retention basin in New Jersey over the weekend, authorities said. The Manalapan Township Police Department responded around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, after receiving a report of a vehicle submerged in the water off Comtois Road, according to Deputy Chief Michael Hoppock. When officers arrived, they saw the open trunk of the vehicle above the water line, while the front end was completely submerged, Hoppock said. Water Rescue Teams were dispatched to the scene and located one subject deceased inside the vehicle, authorities said. …
Roofer Dies, Second Critical In Fall From Maywood Job Site, Police Say Roofer Dies, Second Critical In Fall From Maywood Job Site, Police Say
Roofer Dies, Second Critical In Fall From Maywood Job Site, Police Say A roofer died and another was critically injured after falling from a roof in Bergen County Wednesday evening, April 23, officials said. The incident happened Wednesday evening, April 23, in the 600 block of Maywood Avenue in Maywood, according to Chief Terence R. Kenny of the Maywood Police Department. Police received the 911 call around 6 p.m., Kenny said in an update Thursday morning. “A roofing company was working at the location when two workers fell from the roof,” Kenny said. “One of the individuals sustained critical injuries, while a second worker suffered a head injury.” Pa…
From One Single Desk To Drones: Paramus Police Department Celebrates 100 Years From One Single Desk To Drones: Paramus Police Department Celebrates 100 Years
From One Single Desk To Drones: Paramus Police Department Celebrates 100 Years The Paramus Police Department is marking 100 years of protecting and serving the borough — a far cry from its humble beginnings as “a desk, a chair, and one file cabinet.” That’s how the late Chief George Jockish once described the department’s earliest days in 1922, when Paramus was still taking shape and the roads that would become Routes 4 and 17 were just lines on a map. The department was officially founded on April 11, 1925, with just one officer: Chief Barney Martin. A century later, the force has grown to 100 sworn officers under Chief Robert Guidetti, who now leads one of the most …
Barricaded Gunman Killed After Shooting Officer In Pottstown, DA Says (UPDATE) Barricaded Gunman Killed After Shooting Officer In Pottstown, DA Says (UPDATE)
Barricaded Gunman Killed After Shooting Officer In Pottstown, DA Says (Update) A Pottstown police officer was shot and a gunman killed during a violent birthday party confrontation that unfolded after a two-car crash on Sunday, April 6, Montgomery County authorities said. Officers were called to Beech Street and North Mount Vernon Street at 5:06 p.m. for the crash, where they say 25-year-old Andrew Jackson Ecker struggled with police and tried to grab a .22 caliber firearm from his vehicle, according to District Attorney Kevin R. Steele.  Ecker fled on foot to his home on Winding Road, where he opened fire and struck Pottstown Police Officer Caleb Whitney in the …
Illegal Ticket Quotas, Racism Cited In 55-Page Lawsuit Filed By Former Pompton Lakes Detective Illegal Ticket Quotas, Racism Cited In 55-Page Lawsuit Filed By Former Pompton Lakes Detective
Illegal Ticket Quotas, Racism Cited In 55-Page Lawsuit Filed By Former Pompton Lakes Detective A former detective has filed a lawsuit against a North Jersey police department, claiming years of retaliation, harassment, and racism by top brass drove him out of the department in early 2024. William Pepe, the Pompton Lakes Police Department's only Black officer at the time, filed the 55-page complaint (attached) in Passaic County Superior Court on Wednesday, March 26. The lawsuit names the Borough of Pompton Lakes, the police department, and multiple unnamed officers as defendants. Borough Administrator Michael Carelli said the borough has not been served an official lawsuit and decline…
Woman Pulled From Burning Ridgewood Home, Rushed To Hospital: Officials Woman Pulled From Burning Ridgewood Home, Rushed To Hospital: Officials
Woman Pulled From Burning Ridgewood Home, Rushed To Hospital: Officials A woman was rushed to the hospital after being pulled from a burning home in Ridgewood Tuesday, April 1, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The fire broke out in a single-family home on the 800 block of Norgate Drive bringing emergency crews to the scene. Emergency crews arrived after receiving an automatic alarm and follow-up 911 call. One victim, believed to be a female resident, was removed from the home and transported by Ridgewood FD/EMS ambulance to The Valley Hospital with unspecified injuries, officials said. Photo(s) of the day, 04/01/2025: One (1) victim was …