3 Shot In School Parking Lot After Basketball Event In White Plains, Police Say 3 Shot In School Parking Lot After Basketball Event In White Plains, Police Say
3 Shot In School Parking Lot After Basketball Event In White Plains, Police Say Three people, including a teenager, were injured after more than 20 shots were fired during an altercation at an elementary school parking lot in Westchester, police said. The shooting happened around 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, in the parking lot entrance of the Church Street School at 295 Church St. in White Plains, according to the city's police department. Police said the gunfire followed a dispute among a group of people who had just left an organized basketball event at the nearby Gardella Park. A total of three Bronx residents were injured: an 18-year-old man, a 21-year-old man, …
Staff Member Held Pillow To Resident's Face At Autism Center In Hyde Park: Police Staff Member Held Pillow To Resident's Face At Autism Center In Hyde Park: Police
Staff Member Held Pillow To Resident's Face At Autism Center In Hyde Park: Police A residential care staff member at a center for autism in Dutchess County is facing charges after a resident was found with visible injuries, police said.  The incident happened on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Anderson Center for Autism in the Town of Hyde Park, New York State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 8. Troopers responded around 10:30 a.m. after a report of a resident with visible bruising. An investigation eventually found that staff member Deijeanae S. Edwards, 22, of Poughkeepsie, had allegedly held a pillow against the resident’s face while restraining their arm, accordin…
2 Boats Stolen From Marina In Stony Point: Suspects At Large 2 Boats Stolen From Marina In Stony Point: Suspects At Large
2 Boats Stolen From Marina In Stony Point: Suspects At Large Police are investigating the theft of two boats from a marina in Rockland County. The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 3, around 1 p.m. at Patsy’s Bay Marina, located at 9 Hudson Dr. in Stony Point, the Stony Point Police Department said in an announcement on Thursday, Aug. 7. Two Yamaha boats were taken from the property. Police also released images of two suspect vehicles connected to the theft.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Stony Point Police Detective Bureau at 845-786-2422 or email [email protected].  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily V…
Gunfire Erupts, Strikes Parked Car In Middletown: Police Investigating Gunfire Erupts, Strikes Parked Car In Middletown: Police Investigating
Gunfire Erupts, Strikes Parked Car In Middletown: Police Investigating Police are looking for whoever was involved in a shooting that damaged a parked car in Orange County. The incident happened in Middletown in the area of East Main Street and Railroad Avenue around 2:05 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, the City of Middletown Police Department announced on Thursday, Aug, 7.  A New York State Trooper traveling on East Main Street in a marked patrol vehicle reported hearing several gunshots nearby. Officers from the Middletown Police Department then responded to the area along with uniformed troopers.  Police said a search of the neighborhood and further inve…
Man Stabbed In Targeted Attack In Yonkers: Suspect Gets Attempted Murder Charge, Police Say Man Stabbed In Targeted Attack In Yonkers: Suspect Gets Attempted Murder Charge, Police Say
Man Stabbed In Targeted Attack In Yonkers: Suspect Gets Attempted Murder Charge, Police Say A man was stabbed multiple times in a targeted attack in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 6, just after 2 p.m. at 47 Riverdale Ave. in Yonkers, Yonkers Police Lt. Robert Spink said on Thursday, Aug. 7. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from multiple stab wounds. They provided emergency medical care, using a tourniquet to control the bleeding. The victim was taken to an area hospital in stable condition.  Spink said the investigation quickly identified a suspect, 50-year-old Yonkers resident Peter Coles. The stabbing is believed to have be…
‘I Deserve Justice’: Girl’s Courtroom Words Help Put King Of Prussia Rapist Behind Bars ‘I Deserve Justice’: Girl’s Courtroom Words Help Put King Of Prussia Rapist Behind Bars
‘I Deserve Justice’: Girl’s Courtroom Words Help Put King Of Prussia Rapist Behind Bars A girl who was repeatedly raped by a family acquaintance from the age of 9 told a Bucks County courtroom, “I am not here for pity. I am here because I deserve justice,” as her abuser was sentenced to up to 36 years in prison, authorities said Wednesday, Aug. 6. Powerful Victim Statement Charles J. Sylvester, 39, of King of Prussia, was sentenced to 18 to 36 years in state prison for raping and sexually assaulting the girl over a three-year period in Bristol Township, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced. The girl, who is now a teenager, delivered a powerful impact statement…
Boxed Baby Boy Buried In Backyard After Dangerous Abortion; Lancaster Grandma Waives Hearing Boxed Baby Boy Buried In Backyard After Dangerous Abortion; Lancaster Grandma Waives Hearing
Boxed Baby Boy Buried In Backyard After Dangerous Abortion; Lancaster Grandma Waives Hearing A Lancaster County woman accused of endangering her teen daughter with an unsupervised, late-term abortion and then helping to bury the baby boy’s body has waived her preliminary hearing, prosecutors said on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Shannon Noelle Jones, 50, of East Donegal Township, will face trial in county court on charges of Endangering the Welfare of Children, Corruption of Minors, and Conspiracy to Conceal the Death of a Child. Jones allegedly purchased abortion medication online for her then-17-year-old daughter despite knowing the girl was too far along in her pregnancy to qualify for a l…
Center City Sex Assault Suspect Caught After Attacking 5 Women: Philadelphia Police Center City Sex Assault Suspect Caught After Attacking 5 Women: Philadelphia Police
Center City Sex Assault Suspect Caught After Attacking 5 Women: Philadelphia Police UPDATE: A man accused of ambushing five women in Center City has been apprehended, Philadelphia police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Dynel Walker, wanted in a string of sexual assaults that terrorized women across the 9th and 17th Districts, was captured after a two-week manhunt, police said. Walker was identified as the suspect in five separate attacks between Friday, July 18, and Sunday, Aug. 3, all occurring in early morning or overnight hours and sharing the same pattern — victims approached from behind and sexually assaulted. July 18, 6:40 a.m. — 19XX Spruce St: A woman walking her…
PA Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit PA Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit
PA Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit A Pennsylvania mother is facing felony charges after police said her four children were found living in a home filled with feces, rotten food, and no running water, according to court records and a criminal complaint filed on Tuesday, Aug. 5.  Heidi Lynn Beer, 35, Vandergrift, was arrested by Vandergrift Borough police following an investigation that began after officers responded to a fight involving four children ages 16 to 9. The oldest child told authorities their mother had not been home since Friday and that she had been caring for her siblings without food or water. Inside …
Helmetless Glen Burnie Teen Critically Hurt In Hit-Run With Minivan: Police Helmetless Glen Burnie Teen Critically Hurt In Hit-Run With Minivan: Police
Helmetless Glen Burnie Teen Critically Hurt In Hit-Run With Minivan: Police A helmetless teen dirt bike rider was left critically injured after a hit-and-run crash with a minivan in Maryland, police said. The crash happened around 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3 on Crain Highway near Main Avenue SW, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Police said an 18-year-old man from Glen Burnie was riding a Honda 125R dirt bike southbound on Crain Highway when he began weaving through traffic and disobeying traffic signals. He entered the center turn lane, just as a gold or tan minivan made a U-turn into his path. The dirt bike and the minivan collided. The miniv…
'Devastated': Stamford School IDs 12-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Crash; Police Have Suspect 'Devastated': Stamford School IDs 12-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Crash; Police Have Suspect
'Devastated': Stamford School IDs 12-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Crash; Police Have Suspect Brisley Reyes, a 12-year-old boy, has been identified as the victim in a tragic hit-and-run crash over the weekend in Stamford. Police say they have also identified a suspect in connection with his death. Reyes was a soon-to-be seventh grader at Dolan Middle School. "Like so many of you, I am devastated," Principal Joseph Claps III wrote in a message to parents and teachers. "Brisley was a sweet, kind, and joyful child who I had the privilege of getting to know well during his sixth-grade year. His loss is deeply felt by all of us at Dolan." Original Report: 12-Year-Old Killed In Stamfor…
‘Police Incident’ Closes Road In Franklin Township: Officials (DEVELOPING) ‘Police Incident’ Closes Road In Franklin Township: Officials (DEVELOPING)
‘Police Incident’ Closes Road In Franklin Township: Officials (Developing) An active police investigation prompted the closure of Upper Kingtown Road in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County on Saturday, Aug. 2, according to the Quakertown Fire Company. Authorities sent an alert to residents’ phones on Saturday afternoon notifying them of the road closure, the fire company said. Access for residents can be made by speaking with officers at the manned roadblocks, officials explained. New Jersey State Police confirmed they are assisting with the investigation but did not release details about what prompted the closure or the nature of the incident. The public is adv…