Driver Said He Was Pharmacy Tech After Cops Found $5.6K, 191 Pills In Little Ferry Stop: Chief Driver Said He Was Pharmacy Tech After Cops Found $5.6K, 191 Pills In Little Ferry Stop: Chief
Driver Said He Was Pharmacy Tech After Cops Found $5.6K, 191 Pills In Little Ferry Stop: Chief A 26-year-old speeding driver found with hundreds of pills and thousands of dollars in cash told police he was simply a pharmacy tech delivering prescriptions after they found him with a litany of drugs and upwards of $5,600 in Bergen County, police said. Joanis Pellumbi, a Lodi resident and native of Greece, was arrested on Tuesday, March 17, at 11:53 p.m. after officers spotted a Black Chevy Equinox speeding near Washington Avenue, according to Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters. Officers followed the vehicle onto Bergen Turnpike, where it stopped suddenly in the roadway before conti…
Bomb Threat Forces George Mason Library Evacuation Hours After Similar Scare At UVA Bomb Threat Forces George Mason Library Evacuation Hours After Similar Scare At UVA
Bomb Threat Forces George Mason Library Evacuation Hours After Similar Scare At UVA A second Virginia university was targeted with a bomb threat Friday, forcing another library evacuation just hours after a similar scare unfolded across the state. The latest incident happened at George Mason University, where Fenwick Library on the Fairfax campus was shut down Friday afternoon while police investigated a potential bomb threat. Students and staff were ordered to leave the library and avoid the area as university police began searching the building, according to Mason alerts sent to the campus community. Officials emphasized the threat had not been confirmed but investigato…
Speeding Drunk Driver Faces 19 Charges In Death Of Cop In Saint James: Suffolk DA Speeding Drunk Driver Faces 19 Charges In Death Of Cop In Saint James: Suffolk DA
Speeding Drunk Driver Faces 19 Charges In Death Of Cop In Saint James: Suffolk DA A drunk-driving Long Island man who killed a Nassau County police officer was indicted Friday, March 13 on numerous charges, authorities said. Matthew Smith, 20, of Hauppauge, was accused of 19 crimes, including two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide in the death of Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Smith’s blood-alcohol level was 0.20, and he was driving 70 mph in a 30 mph zone on Alexander Avenue before running a red light and slamming into Espinosa’s patrol vehicle at an intersection with Route 347 in Saint James arou…
Washington Twp Cops Bust DoorDash Driver, Then Make Delivery Washington Twp Cops Bust DoorDash Driver, Then Make Delivery
Washington Twp Cops Bust DoorDash Driver, Then Make Delivery Police in Washington Township, Gloucester County, do more than just arrest bad guys. At noon on Sunday, March 1,  officers stopped a vehicle in front Washington Township High School and discovered the driver was a wanted person with warrants, Washington Township police said. While being placed under arrest, the driver told offices he was making a DoorDash delivery right up the block, police said. Sgt. Matt Barnett and Officer Mike Scheer helped make sure the delivery was completed, police said. "And to the resident who answered the door, we are sorry for the surprise and for startling…
Man Caught Soliciting 16-Year-Old Boy At Wheaton Mall Arrested After Argument: Police Man Caught Soliciting 16-Year-Old Boy At Wheaton Mall Arrested After Argument: Police
Man Caught Soliciting 16-Year-Old Boy At Wheaton Mall Arrested After Argument: Police A 58-year-old man who solicited a teen boy at a Maryland mall was arrested on Tuesday after requesting sexual acts from the 16-year-old, police say. Now, the Montgomery County Department of Police is concerned there may be additional victims who have not come forward. Capitol Heights resident Miguel Angel Torres-Manzanerez was arrested at the Wheaton Mall and charged with sexual solicitation of a minor after being caught red-handed with the teen on Tuesday, March 3. At approximately 12:50 p.m., 4th District officers were touring the mall’s security command center when they noticed sus…
Lancaster Spa Workers Raped At Gunpoint By Dauphin County Man, Shot By Police; Sentenced Lancaster Spa Workers Raped At Gunpoint By Dauphin County Man, Shot By Police; Sentenced
Lancaster Spa Workers Raped At Gunpoint By Dauphin County Man, Shot By Police; Sentenced A Dauphin County man who raped two spa workers at gunpoint before being shot by police as he fled has been sentenced to decades behind bars, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Feb. 23. Christopher A. Rivera, 38, of Middletown Borough, was sentenced to 60 to 120 years in state prison by Judge Jeffrey Conrad on Friday after a jury found him guilty following a three-day trial in October. The jury convicted Rivera of two counts each of robbery, rape by forcible compulsion, and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, as well as four counts…
5 AM Music Blaring From Harlem Wakes Edgewater, Fort Lee Residents: Cops 5 AM Music Blaring From Harlem Wakes Edgewater, Fort Lee Residents: Cops
5 AM Music Blaring From Harlem Wakes Edgewater, Fort Lee Residents: Cops Blasting music at 5 a.m. jolted residents awake across Edgewater, Fort Lee, and Cliffside Park over the weekend, and police are pointing to a restaurant on the Hudson River in Harlem, but have not identified which one. Multiple members of the "Edgewater, NJ and Fort Lee, NJ and Cliffside Park, NJ" Facebook group said they were jolted awake by loud music around 5 a.m. Sunday and were trying to figure out where it was coming from. One person said it was so loud on Route 5 that it sounded like it was right next door and noted it had also happened the week before. Commenters said they hear…
Fatal Hartford Police Shooting: State Investigators Release Preliminary Findings, Bodycam Video Fatal Hartford Police Shooting: State Investigators Release Preliminary Findings, Bodycam Video
Fatal Hartford Police Shooting: State Investigators Release Preliminary Findings, Bodycam Video A newly released preliminary report from Connecticut’s Inspector General provides a detailed timeline and key evidence in the Hartford police shooting that left a 53-year-old man dead during a welfare check last week.  Everard Walker, of Hartford, was shot and killed Thursday, Feb. 19, after he pulled a knife and fought with Hartford police officers and his family at his 990 Capitol Ave. apartment, authorities said. Inspector General Eliot D. Prescott released his preliminary findings on the fatal shooting on Monday. (Click here to read the report) According to investigators, a f…
Car Slams Into Utility Pole, Sparks Fire In Berlin Woods; K-9 Tracks Down Driver: Police Car Slams Into Utility Pole, Sparks Fire In Berlin Woods; K-9 Tracks Down Driver: Police
Car Slams Into Utility Pole, Sparks Fire In Berlin Woods; K-9 Tracks Down Driver: Police Police in Connecticut say a car crashed into a utility pole Thursday night, Feb. 19, sparking a fire and triggering a brief manhunt after the driver ran from the wreck. Jayden Elijah Cruz, 23, of Manchester, faces multiple charges following the crash on Elton Road in Berlin around 11:40 p.m., authorities said. Cruz was not hurt in the wreck. Berlin police said Cruz's car went off the road, struck a utility pole, and came to rest against a tree between Old Farms Place and Mallard Lane. The downed lines sparked a fire in nearby woods. Eversource crews cut power to the line, and firefighters e…
Armed, Intoxicated Driver Crashed Into Ansonia Police Cruiser, Sped Away: Cops Armed, Intoxicated Driver Crashed Into Ansonia Police Cruiser, Sped Away: Cops
Armed, Intoxicated Driver Crashed Into Ansonia Police Cruiser, Sped Away: Cops A Connecticut man is facing DUI and gun-related charges after police say he slammed into a parked and marked cruiser and then sped away, authorities said.  Angel Sosa, 44, was arrested on Valentine's Day after authorities said he crashed into an Ansonia police car that was parked on the side of Elm Street as part of an investigation shortly before 10 p.m., officials said. The cruiser had its lights on.  According to Ansonia police, Sosa drove away after hitting the car, but officers found the car on East Main Street soon after. There was a loaded 9mm Sig Sauer handg…
22-Year-Old Shot In Face At Hackensack Apartment Complex: Officials 22-Year-Old Shot In Face At Hackensack Apartment Complex: Officials
22-Year-Old Shot In Face At Hackensack Apartment Complex: Officials A 22-year-old man was shot in the face at a Hackensack apartment complex Wednesday night, Feb. 18, authorities said. At approximately 8:02 p.m., officers from the Hackensack Police Department arrived at the Summit Manor Apartment complex, according to Angermeyer. Officers located a 22-year-old male with a gunshot wound to his face, according to Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer. The victim was immediately taken to HMH Hackensack University Medical Center, according to Angermeyer. He is currently hospitalized, undergoing treatment, and is expected to survive, Angermeyer said. Immedia…
3X Convicted Bank Robber Linked To Multiple Central Heists Waives Hearing In Manchester Case 3X Convicted Bank Robber Linked To Multiple Central Heists Waives Hearing In Manchester Case
3X Convicted Bank Robber Linked To Multiple Central Heists Waives Hearing In Manchester Case A Dauphin County man already accused of robbing a Manchester Township bank is now facing prosecution in Lancaster County after waiving his preliminary hearing in a separate bank heist, prosecutors announced on Friday, Feb. 14. Shannon Eric Steckbeck, 59, of West Hanover Township, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Clark Bearinger on Jan. 6 on a single count of robbery in connection with a Nov. 14 holdup at Truist Bank in the 2600 block of North Reading Road in East Cocalico Township, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators say Steckbeck entered t…