Mall Brawl In Paramus Brings Police From Several Towns, Arrests Made Mall Brawl In Paramus Brings Police From Several Towns, Arrests Made
Mall Brawl In Paramus Brings Police From Several Towns, Arrests Made UPDATE: Several people were taken into custody in a weekend brawl that brought police reinforcements from various towns to the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, responders said. No one was hurt and no major property damage was reported in the Saturday night flareup, which witnesses said quickly ended once borough police began making arrests. Police had been "having weekend problems with large numbers of juveniles" at the mall, a veteran law enforcement officer said Sunday. Saturday's trouble began when some began resisting efforts by a security guard and a few Paramus officers to move a large…
Cop Injured Trying To Restrain Naked Man Running Down Long Island Road, Police Say Cop Injured Trying To Restrain Naked Man Running Down Long Island Road, Police Say
Cop Injured Trying To Restrain Naked Man Running Down Long Island Road, Police Say A police officer was injured while attempting to restrain a naked man who was running through the road. The Nassau County Police Department reported that the incident happened in Massapequa at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 10. Police said the man was known to officers from previous interactions.  After removing the man safely from the roadway, the officer was injured while trying to restrain him, according to police. Police said the officer suffered an injury to his right shoulder. The officer was taken to the hospital, where he was treated and released. The man was also brought to…
Panic At Newark Airport (UPDATE): Things Get Hairy After Traveler Breaches Checkpoint Panic At Newark Airport (UPDATE): Things Get Hairy After Traveler Breaches Checkpoint
Panic At Newark Airport (Update): Things Get Hairy After Traveler Breaches Checkpoint UPDATE: Panic ensued Monday morning after a woman "breached a security checkpoint" at Newark Airport, a Port Authority police spokesperson said. "Around 10:20 am a woman breached a security checkpoint in Terminal C and PAPD responded," Public Information Officer Abigail Goldring said. "PAPD took the individual into custody, moved passengers onto the street, and conducted a sweep of the affected areas as a precaution.  "While there was no bomb threat nor shooting that occurred, the disturbance caused significant public alarm to ticketed passengers who consequently ran from the disturbance a…
Allendale PD: Assault Suspect Spits On Police, Urinates On Cell Floor, More Allendale PD: Assault Suspect Spits On Police, Urinates On Cell Floor, More
Allendale PD: Assault Suspect Spits On Police, Urinates On Cell Floor, More An Allendale man arrested for domestic assault went berserk at police headquarters – urinating on the floor of a holding cell, stuffing a blanket into the toilet, spitting in an officer’s face and shouting racial epithets -- authorities said. Officers responding to a 1:30 a.m. call Sunday at an Elm Street home found Timothy Fay, 52, outside, Police Chief George Scherb said. “Take me to jail,” he told them, placing his hands behind his back, the chief said. Officers were trying to process Fay at headquarters when he “became extremely combative, kicking his legs at officers, flailing his arm…
Man Causes Scene At Northern Westchester T-Mobile Store, Police Say Man Causes Scene At Northern Westchester T-Mobile Store, Police Say
Man Causes Scene At Northern Westchester T-Mobile Store, Police Say A Northern Westchester man was arrested after allegedly causing a scene at a T-Mobile store by yelling obscenities and scaring customers.  Jan Kluk, age 66, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 4, following the disturbance at the store located at 650 Lee Blvd., at the Jefferson Valley Mall, in Yorktown Heights, said the Yorktown Police. According to police, Kluk caused a public disturbance by yelling obscenities and using threatening language in a public place, frightening other patrons.  He was arrested at the store and charged with disorderly conduct, police said. …
Fight Draws Large Police Presence To Garden State Plaza Fight Draws Large Police Presence To Garden State Plaza
Fight Draws Large Police Presence To Garden State Plaza A fight drew a large police presence to the Garden State Plaza Saturday evening. The melee broke out on first floor near the AMC theater around 8:15 p.m. The Paramus Police Department was assisted by the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, along with officers from Ridgewood, Maywood, Rochelle Park and other local departments while diffusing the situation. Footage of the fight posted to Instagram by user passaicshoefights2 shows what appears to be teenage boys fighting outside stores on the outskirts of the food court. A video sent to Daily Voice shows dozens of people running from the food c…
Woman Arrested Following Reports Of An Attempted Child Luring In Naugatuck, Police Say Woman Arrested Following Reports Of An Attempted Child Luring In Naugatuck, Police Say
Woman Arrested Following Reports Of An Attempted Child Luring In Naugatuck, Police Say Following reports of a suspicious vehicle driven by a man attempting to lure a child into a car, police have arrested a woman who was a passenger. The alleged incident took place around 10:30 p.m., Monday, June 22, when the Naugatuck Police in New Haven County, responded to Cold Spring Circle for a complaint of a suspicious vehicle, said  When police arrived on the scene, officers were told that an unknown individual attempted to lure an 11-year-old child into his vehicle, police said. Following the report, police were able to track down and identify the driver involved in the inciden…
Englewood PD: Shots Fired Nearby Not Connected To People Throwing Rocks At Police Englewood PD: Shots Fired Nearby Not Connected To People Throwing Rocks At Police
Englewood PD: Shots Fired Nearby Not Connected To People Throwing Rocks At Police Dozens of people were throwing rocks and other objects at police responding to a call in Englewood late Thursday when shots were fired on a nearby block, authorities said. Nearly 80 police from several other towns converged on the city – among them, officers from Hackensack, Cliffside Park, Fort Lee and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office -- but things eventually calmed down. City police responding to an 11:30 p.m. disturbance call found about 60 people standing in the middle of the street on Palisade Place, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. There was “no indication at this time …
Large 'Unpermitted' Car Show Leads To One Being Tased, Arrested In Area, Police Say Large 'Unpermitted' Car Show Leads To One Being Tased, Arrested In Area, Police Say
Large 'Unpermitted' Car Show Leads To One Being Tased, Arrested In Area, Police Say A large car show with more than 250 people that drew complaints from neighbors ended with one of the attendees being tased and placed under arrest. Wappingers Falls police were alerted to the "unofficial" show in the parking lot of Dutchess Plaza on Route 9, around 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, said Wappingers Falls Police Lt. Paolo Capparelli. When police responded they found more than 250 people attending the unpermitted event with the cars engines revving and backfiring, Capparelli said. The parking lot has been a gathering spot in the past for such events, but once police arrived on the sce…
Woman Arrested For Failing To Pay Ticket For Causing Public Disturbance, Cops Say Woman Arrested For Failing To Pay Ticket For Causing Public Disturbance, Cops Say
Woman Arrested For Failing To Pay Ticket For Causing Public Disturbance, Cops Say A 27-year-old area woman was arrested for failing to pay a ticket after being stopped for a routine traffic violation. Raneisha Wright of Bridgeport was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 13, by the Newtown Police when officers determined that she had an active warrant, said Newtown Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde. The warrant stemmed from Bridgeport and failure to pay for a ticket for creating a public disturbance, police said. Wright was arrested and charged with one count of failure to appear to an infraction. She was released on $100 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, Oct. 24.…
VIDEO: Spectators Interfering With Police Sparked Passaic Softball Game Melee, Authorities Say VIDEO: Spectators Interfering With Police Sparked Passaic Softball Game Melee, Authorities Say
Video: Spectators Interfering With Police Sparked Passaic Softball Game Melee, Authorities Say A softball game at a Passaic park escalated into arrests when people interfered with police who were trying to issue summonses to those drinking and smoking there, authorities said. One of those charged is a Brooklyn man who officers said threw water on them. Another who was taken into custody told a TV news reporter he believed police overreacted. No other accounts of the incident were reported by local news media in the wake of the melee. A review by Daily Voice of police reports and cellphone video shot during the incident tell this story: Responding to complaints, four members of the…
Agitated Woman Takes Scissors At Westchester Salon, Begins Cutting Own Hair, Police Say Agitated Woman Takes Scissors At Westchester Salon, Begins Cutting Own Hair, Police Say
Agitated Woman Takes Scissors At Westchester Salon, Begins Cutting Own Hair, Police Say Police intervention was required at a salon in Westchester when a woman became agitated, took a pair of scissors from an employee and began styling her own hair, investigators said. Officers responded to a Christie Place salon in Scarsdale shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 1, when the owner reported that there was an incident involving a customer. According to police, a woman - whose name was not released - took a pair of scissors out of an employee’s hand while she was getting a haircut, alleging that she had her head cut by the scissors, despite the employee’s protestation. The wo…