Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Men Posing As Police Attack, Rob Female Uber Driver On Long Island, Police Say Men Posing As Police Attack, Rob Female Uber Driver On Long Island, Police Say
Men Posing As Police Attack, Rob Female Uber Driver On Long Island, Police Say Police are searching for two men who allegedly posed as police officers to stop, attack and rob a female Uber driver on Long Island. The incident took place around 5:15 p.m., Sunday, April 26 in Freeport, said the Nassau County Police.  According to detectives, the 34-year-old female, while driving for Uber, was stopped at the intersection of South Long Beach Avenue and Porterfield Place by a black four-door sedan with a push bar on the front of the vehicle and flashing blue and white lights.  The vehicle was operated by two unknown men who used a police siren to pull the victim …

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man Pretending To Be Cop Charged With Robbing Long Island Lowe's, Police Say Man Pretending To Be Cop Charged With Robbing Long Island Lowe's, Police Say
Man Pretending To Be Cop Charged With Robbing Long Island Lowe's, Police Say An alleged shoplifter at a Long Island Lowe’s location is facing a host of charges after allegedly posing as a cop, threatening store employees and customers with a weapon, police said. Bronx resident Sekou Shutsha, 51, allegedly entered Lowe’s on Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21 with the intention of stealing items from the store. According to police, Shutsha was observed by a store employee placing multiple items under his clothing and attempting to leave without paying.  When Shutsha was approached by a store employee and instructe…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Previously Raided Wayne House Hit Once More, Brothers Busted With Drugs Again Police: Previously Raided Wayne House Hit Once More, Brothers Busted With Drugs Again
Police: Previously Raided Wayne House Hit Once More, Brothers Busted With Drugs Again Wayne police raided the same home for the second time in less than two years Friday, arresting two brothers and a third man while seizing cocaine, pot and hash, along with two security badges and a simulated tactical vest labeled “POLICE.” Nelphy Peralta, 21, also was charged with child endangerment for committing crimes with an underage youngster living in the house, Detective Capt. Laurence W. Martin said. Police arrested both him and his brother, 25-year-old Jewry Peralta-Reyes on drug charges following the 6:30 a.m. raid, Martin said. They also charged Raymond Morales, 26, who shares t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Police & Fire
Easton EMS Volunteer Accused Of Taking Inappropriate Photos Of Patients Easton EMS Volunteer Accused Of Taking Inappropriate Photos Of Patients
Easton EMS Volunteer Accused Of Taking Inappropriate Photos Of Patients A 21-year-old volunteering with the Easton EMS took inappropriate photos of patients riding in the ambulance, according to multiple reports. Christopher Barlow of Massachusetts -- who is also suspected of placing a hidden camera inside of a bathroom at the EMS building -- was arrested and charged with two counts of voyeurism Wednesday, reports say. Barlow is also accused of stealing two firearms from a co-worker, providing a false statement on a firearm application and forging documents to present himself as an Easton police officer, the New York Post reports. Click here for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Port Authority PD: Police Impersonator Had Loaded Gun At GWB Port Authority PD: Police Impersonator Had Loaded Gun At GWB
Port Authority PD: Police Impersonator Had Loaded Gun At GWB FORT LEE, N.J. -- A driver who made a U-turn at the George Washington Bridge was carrying a loaded gun while pretending to be a police officer, said authorities who arrested her. Officers stopped the black Dodge SUV near the upper level toll plaza after the driver made the illegal turn from the Fort Lee exit from the bridge back onto the I-95 ramp, the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. The vehicle "had an obstructed license plate obscured by a smoked out plastic plate cover," he said. Officers immediately spotted the loaded Glock 19 in the driver's waistband, Pentangelo sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Caught Impersonating Officer, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Caught Impersonating Officer, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Caught Impersonating Officer, Police Say State Police are asking residents who may have been stopped by a person saying they were an on-duty police officer to contact their offices following the arrest of a local man who posed as an officer. Christopher S. Kirkpatrick, 27, of Wawayanda, was charged with criminal impersonation on Monday, Feb. 5 after stopping a motorist traveling westbound on the I-84 in Wawayanda, said Trooper Steven Nevel. During the stop, Kirkpatrick identified himself as both an off-duty Rockland County Police Officer and Poughkeepsie Police Officer. He was driving a green 2002 Ford F150 pickup at the time of t…

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by Kathy Reakes