Officer Injured By Violent Suspect With Bag Of Meth, Tased In Garden City Traffic Stop: Police Officer Injured By Violent Suspect With Bag Of Meth, Tased In Garden City Traffic Stop: Police
Officer Injured By Violent Suspect With Bag Of Meth, Tased In Garden City Traffic Stop: Police A drug arrest in East Garden City turned violent when a suspect fled on foot and fought with officers, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, Aug. 9. Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team officers were on routine patrol when they spotted a red 2024 Toyota speeding and changing lanes unsafely southbound on Merchant Concourse at 11:26 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, according to detectives. During the stop, officers saw a clear plastic bag filled with suspected methylenedioxymethamphetamine in plain sight, police said. As officers moved to arrest the occupants, Shaking Vereen, 34, of Westbur…
3 Officers Hospitalized After Violent Arrest In North Massapequa Arrest: Nassau County Police 3 Officers Hospitalized After Violent Arrest In North Massapequa Arrest: Nassau County Police
3 Officers Hospitalized After Violent Arrest In North Massapequa Arrest: Nassau County Police A violent man injured three police officers during a chaotic arrest in North Massapequa, authorities said on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Stephen Reill, 24, was acting disorderly at a home on Mohawk Drive when officers were called around 9:25 a.m., according to a release from Nassau County Police. Reill allegedly refused to obey officers’ commands and became increasingly irate. A struggle broke out, during which Reill became combative and physically resisted arrest, detectives said. Three officers were injured in the scuffle and taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police sa…
Bicycle Chase Injures Officer In Mineola; Wanted Man Arrested: Nassau Police Bicycle Chase Injures Officer In Mineola; Wanted Man Arrested: Nassau Police
Bicycle Chase Injures Officer In Mineola; Wanted Man Arrested: Nassau Police A wanted man was arrested after a bicycle chase ended with an injured officer in Mineola, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Detectives said officers spotted Christopher Douso, 58, near Old Country Road and Willis Avenue around 12:05 a.m. on Wednesday. They recognized him as having active Nassau County warrants. When officers attempted to arrest Douso, he fled northbound on Willis Avenue before turning eastbound onto Third Street, according to police. After catching up to him, Douso resisted, resulting in one officer sustaining minor injuries. The officer was transported …
Raging Patron At Carlstadt Strip Club Robs, Beats Security Guard: Police Raging Patron At Carlstadt Strip Club Robs, Beats Security Guard: Police
Raging Patron At Carlstadt Strip Club Robs, Beats Security Guard: Police A 33-year-old man caused a scene at a Bergen County strip club, beat up a security guard, and stole his jewelry before being tackled and cuffed by police, authorities said. Carlstadt Police Officers Moustafa Abdulla and Julio Perez-Tavera were called to Stiletto’s on Paterson Plank Road Sunday, Aug. 3, for a reported dispute, Detective Sgt. Mark Wong said. When officers arrived, they saw Indrit Lamcaj yelling at security guards, with "blood on his hands," Wong said. One of the guards had "blood on his mouth and face," the officer noted. Lamcaj ignored repeated police commands to calm down,…
Naked Woman Attacked Officers During Bizarre Woodbridge Sidewalk Arrest: Police Naked Woman Attacked Officers During Bizarre Woodbridge Sidewalk Arrest: Police
Naked Woman Attacked Officers During Bizarre Woodbridge Sidewalk Arrest: Police A nude morning walk ended in handcuffs for a Virginia woman who police say assaulted officers during a bizarre indecent exposure incident. Susan Yohannes Tewolde, 32, was arrested after allegedly walking naked along a sidewalk in Woodbridge and fighting with police when they tried to detain her, according to the Prince William County Police Department. It happened around 7:39 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, in the 14700 block of Candlewood Court, officials said in a release issued Friday. When officers arrived, they saw Tewolde walking unclothed on the sidewalk.  As they approached, she …
WATCH: Germantown Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest WATCH: Germantown Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest
Watch: Germantown Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest Disaster was largely avoided during a standoff in Maryland between police and a man holding his young son hostage at knifepoint. The Germantown father is behind bars after police said he held a knife to his 9-year-old son’s throat during a domestic disturbance that ended with him in handcuffs. Video has been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a brief barricade involving Dugan Gokhan, 47. Officers were first called at around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, to the 19900 block of Stoney Point Way, where there was a reported domestic incident involving a chi…
Patient Tries To Disarm Officer After Breaking Free At Sentera Medical Center, Police Say Patient Tries To Disarm Officer After Breaking Free At Sentera Medical Center, Police Say
Patient Tries To Disarm Officer After Breaking Free At Sentera Medical Center, Police Say A man being evaluated at a Virginia hospital allegedly broke free from his restraints and tried to take an officer’s gun, police said. Anthony Jermaine Bowles, 33, of Woodbridge, was in custody for an evaluation at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center on Opitz Boulevard in Woodbridge around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, when he became combative and removed his restraints, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said Bowles left the room, and a struggle ensued with the officer. During the encounter, Bowles “attempted to reach for the officer’s firearm,” the departm…
Woman Assaulted ICE, FBI Agents Trying To Deport Gang Member In DC: Feds Woman Assaulted ICE, FBI Agents Trying To Deport Gang Member In DC: Feds
Woman Assaulted ICE, FBI Agents Trying To Deport Gang Member In DC: Feds A woman from DC who attacked ICE and FBI agents in an effort to block the transfer of a suspected 18th Street gang member is facing charges of her own, authorities announced. Sydney Lori Reid, 44, was charged in US District Court on Tuesday, July 23, with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the US Attorney’s Office on Tuesday. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22 outside the DC Central Detention Facility, federal prosecutors said. According to ICE, Homeland Security Investigations…
$125K Scam Foiled: Fake FBI Agents Tried Conning NY Woman Out Of Gold, Police Say $125K Scam Foiled: Fake FBI Agents Tried Conning NY Woman Out Of Gold, Police Say
$125K Scam Foiled: Fake FBI Agents Tried Conning NY Woman Out Of Gold, Police Say A pair of New Jersey men are accused of trying to scam an elderly Long Island woman into handing over $125,000 in gold. The attempted heist unfolded Thursday, July 24, in Massapequa, when an 80-year-old woman was contacted by a man claiming to be with the FBI, according to Nassau County Police. After telling the woman she was under federal investigation, the purported agent said she would be arrested unless she purchased and surrendered $125,000 in gold. A “courier” would be sent to her home to collect the gold, he warned. Detectives were alerted to the suspicious activity when the woman t…
Parsippany Man Crashes Stolen Motorcycle, Found With Crack In Middletown: Cops Parsippany Man Crashes Stolen Motorcycle, Found With Crack In Middletown: Cops
Parsippany Man Crashes Stolen Motorcycle, Found With Crack In Middletown: Cops A Parsippany man was arrested after crashing a stolen motorcycle and running from police in Middletown, authorities said. Michael Crupi, 48, was taken into custody Monday, July 21, following a crash involving two cars and a motorcycle near State Route 35 and Cherry Tree Farm Road, according to Middletown Township Police Chief R. Craig Weber. Police said the motorcyclist fled the scene before officers arrived. Ptl. Salvatore Albanese later spotted the motorcycle near Wilson Avenue and State Route 36. When the officer approached, Crupi ran, according to police. Ptl. Albanese and Detective Li…
Ski-Masked Passaic Offender Caught With Loaded Gun After Clifton Chase, Police Say Ski-Masked Passaic Offender Caught With Loaded Gun After Clifton Chase, Police Say
Ski-Masked Passaic Offender Caught With Loaded Gun After Clifton Chase, Police Say A 24-year-old repeat offender from Passaic was arrested after officers found him wearing a ski mask and in possession of a loaded handgun during a foot chase in Clifton, authorities said. Justin Santana was taken into custody around 1:42 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, after officers responded to Brighton Avenue and Walnut Street for a report of two males pulling on door handles of parked cars, according to Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson. Officers Benjamin Bressel and Stephen Aggi arrived in the area and saw a man, later identified as Santana, sitting on a moped while wearing a ski mask. The …
Knife-Wielding Man Who Sparked Lancaster Standoff Waives Hearing: DA Knife-Wielding Man Who Sparked Lancaster Standoff Waives Hearing: DA
Knife-Wielding Man Who Sparked Lancaster Standoff Waives Hearing: DA A man who pulled a knife on someone and then barricaded himself inside a Lancaster home, triggering a standoff, waived his preliminary hearing, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 22. Harry James Thomas Jr., 41, is charged with felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor terroristic threats, misdemeanor resisting arrest, and misdemeanor evading arrest, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Thomas threatened to kill a man while swinging a steak knife at him in the 600 block of North Plum Street just before 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, police explained. The victim call…