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…
NJ Man Robbed 7-Eleven At Gunpoint, Arrested After Pursuit: Wall Twp PD NJ Man Robbed 7-Eleven At Gunpoint, Arrested After Pursuit: Wall Twp PD
NJ Man Robbed 7-Eleven At Gunpoint, Arrested After Pursuit: Wall Twp PD A 44-year-old Ocean Township man was arrested and charged following a vehicle pursuit on Monday, July 21, after he was identified as the suspect in armed robbery, Wall Township police said. At 9:30 a.m., Ocean Township police alerted officers of an armed robbery and stolen vehicle incident at a 7-Eleven, Wall Township police said. Anthony Bowe, the suspect, was believed to be in Wall Township, police said. Officers observed a stolen vehicle parked in the lot of a local business at Route 138 and Allenwood Road and saw a man matching Bowe’s description, police said. As an officer attempted t…
Bodycam Captures NY Bridal Shop Owner Kicking Bystander, Launching Into Tirade In Asbury Park Bodycam Captures NY Bridal Shop Owner Kicking Bystander, Launching Into Tirade In Asbury Park
Bodycam Captures NY Bridal Shop Owner Kicking Bystander, Launching Into Tirade In Asbury Park A Hudson Valley bridal shop owner ended up in handcuffs after a drunken scuffle outside a popular Asbury Park bar last summer, and the whole thing was caught on police bodycam. Adriana "Addy" Peruso, the owner of Adriana's Bridal in Kingston, NY, was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after she allegedly kicked a man and scuffled with police outside Johnny Mac House of Spirits around 2:19 a.m. on, July 6, 2024, according to a report from the Asbury Park Police Department and footage posted by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube. Officer John Walsh was working an outside detail…
Wrong Way DWI Driver Struck Multiple Cop Cars In Wild Pursuit: Lacey Twp PD Wrong Way DWI Driver Struck Multiple Cop Cars In Wild Pursuit: Lacey Twp PD
Wrong Way DWI Driver Struck Multiple Cop Cars In Wild Pursuit: Lacey Twp PD A 33-year-old Manchester man was arrested and charged with a litany of offenses after driving drunk and leading police on a pursuit in Lacey Township on Thursday, July 17, authorities said. At 3:46 p.m., officers responded to a report of a driver, later identified as Ronald Banilov, drinking alcohol from a bottle while swerving in and out of traffic on Route 9 near Lacey Road, Lacey Township police said. Banilov, driving a silver Hyundai Tucson nearly caused several head-on collisions while driving in the wrong lane of Beach Blvd. before striking a vehicle as it fled the scene, police …
New York Man With Outstanding Warrants Resisted Arrest: Mount Olive Police New York Man With Outstanding Warrants Resisted Arrest: Mount Olive Police
New York Man With Outstanding Warrants Resisted Arrest: Mount Olive Police A 39-year-old Yonkers, NY man was arrested and charged with resisting arrest in Budd Lake on Tuesday, July 15, authorities said. At 3:39 p.m., officers a GMC pickup towing a trailer traveling west on Route 46 with multiple non-functioning brake lights, Mount Olive police said. During a motor vehicle stop, it was determined the driver, Khari Coleman had a suspended warrant and an active warrant out for his arrest $750 from Elizabeth, police said. Officers attempted to place Coleman under arrest, but he resisted, and a brief tussle ensued, police said. Coleman was eventually arrested and tr…
Officer Injured By Combative Woman During Wild Bethpage Disturbance: Nassau Police Officer Injured By Combative Woman During Wild Bethpage Disturbance: Nassau Police
Officer Injured By Combative Woman During Wild Bethpage Disturbance: Nassau Police A Hempstead woman injured a Nassau County police officer during a wild outburst at a Bethpage home, authorities said. Yvena Michel, 39, erupted during a disturbance on Maple Avenue around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, according to detectives with the Eighth Squad. Michel became agitated and uncooperative as officers investigated, police explained. She allegedly made threats, then turned violent while they tried to detain her—injuring an officer’s left arm in the process. Michel was ultimately taken into custody and is facing the following charges: Felony Assault 2nd Degree. Misdemeanor R…