West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte Killed In Upmc Memorial Hospital Shooting
West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte was killed in the line of duty on Saturday, Feb. 22, after a gunman opened fire and took staff hostage inside the ICU at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County, authorities said.
The shooter, identified as Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, entered the hospital around 10:35 a.m. with a bag containing a semiautomatic handgun and zip ties, according to York County District Attorney Timothy Barker. He proceeded to the ICU, where he held staff hostage and shot a doctor, nurse, and custodian, Barker said.
UPMC security officers responded and were fired upon, …
Bronx Man Drags Victim With Car, Injures Montvale LT After Stealing $3.5K Camera: Cops
A 29-year-old Bronx man stole a $3,500 camera from a victim in a Bergen County liquor store, whom he dragged the victim with his car while trying to escape, also leaving a police officer injured, authorities said.
Woodcliff Lake officers were alerted to a vehicle with a stolen New Jersey license plate near the Whole Foods shopping center on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 12:09 p.m., Capt. Chad Malloy said. Officers, with help from Montvale police, located the vehicle driving recklessly in the parking lot and stopped it, detaining both the driver and passenger for further investigation, authorities s…
Deadly Taxi Crash: No Charges Against Cop After 2023 Elizabeth Pursuit, AG Says
An Elizabeth police officer will not face charges following a pursuit that left a taxi cab driver and his passenger dead in Dec. 2023, authorities said.
A state grand jury declined to indict Officer Michael White on Monday, Jan. 27 State Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.
On Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, at 5:42 a.m., police were pursuing a vehicle of interest after gunshots were heard in Elizabeth on Fourth Avenue and Centre Street, Platkin said.
At the intersection of Grand Street and Routes 1 and 9, the vehicle, driven by 21-year-old Jamie Fernandez, drove through a red light and crashed i…
