Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Porsche Cayenne Stolen Days After Christmas In Darien Found, Police Say Porsche Cayenne Stolen Days After Christmas In Darien Found, Police Say
Porsche Cayenne Stolen Days After Christmas In Darien Found, Police Say Following a short search, police located a Porsche that was stolen out of a driveway in Darien. Investigators from the Darien Police Department were dispatched to a North Road home at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 3, when a homeowner reported that his 2015 Porsche Cayenne had been stolen. The vehicle had last been seen in his driveway on Thursday, Dec. 27. Police said that when the homeowner returned home on Jan. 3, he found that the Porsche was missing. The vehicle had been left unlocked and the keys were left inside during the week. The report led to an extensive search for t…

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by Zak Failla
Newtown, CT
Police & Fire
Teen Stolen Car Suspect Nabbed While Appearing In Court On Unrelated Charge In Newtown Teen Stolen Car Suspect Nabbed While Appearing In Court On Unrelated Charge In Newtown
Teen Stolen Car Suspect Nabbed While Appearing In Court On Unrelated Charge In Newtown Police nabbed a stolen car suspect on an active warrant while he was appearing in court on an unrelated charge. Bryan Gomez, 18, of Newtown, was spotted Newtown Police at Danbury Court on Thursday where he was appearing in court for an unrelated charge and placed him under arrest for an active arrest warrant, said the Newtown Police. The warrant stemmed from an incident in October where a stolen Volkswagen Jetta was abandoned on Bancroft Road near the intersection with Pole Bridge Road after getting into a collision on the highway, police said. The incident triggered a “Code Red” alert and…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Clifton Driver, 15, Passenger Jump From Moving Stolen Car Police: Clifton Driver, 15, Passenger Jump From Moving Stolen Car
Police: Clifton Driver, 15, Passenger Jump From Moving Stolen Car A 15-year-old boy and a companion jumped from a stolen car while it was moving before dawn Tuesday during a brief police chase in Clifton that ended with him in custody. Officer Jessenia Levy was patrolling the area of Hazel Street and Grant Avenue around 1:20 a.m. when she spotted the 2004 Honda Accord, which had been reported stolen a day earlier, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. She tried pulling the car over, with assistance from Sgt. Robert Domski and Officer Edgar Duran. Suddenly, both the driver and front-seat passenger jumped from the Honda, which crashed into a nearby car, Brack…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Arrested After Hospitalizing Westchester County Police Officer During Chase On The Hutch Driver Arrested After Hospitalizing Westchester County Police Officer During Chase On The Hutch
Driver Arrested After Hospitalizing Westchester County Police Officer During Chase On The Hutch A Westchester County Police officer was injured when a man rear-ended her patrol car while attempting to evade arrest in a stolen gypsy cab. The Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center alerted the Mount Vernon Police Department of a stolen vehicle in the city shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18, County Police spokesman Kieran O’Leary said.  When officers attempted to pull the stolen vehicle near the intersection of West 1st Street and Vista Place, the driver took off onto the Hutchinson River Parkway. The driver of the stolen vehicle - later identified as 29-year-old G…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Five Arrested After Crashing Stolen Car Into Police Cruiser In Fairfield Five Arrested After Crashing Stolen Car Into Police Cruiser In Fairfield
Five Arrested After Crashing Stolen Car Into Police Cruiser In Fairfield A group of five young men and women in a stolen vehicle drove head-on into a Fairfield police car in an effort to escape. The incident took place around 4 a.m. Monday when a Fairfield police officer patrolling the area of Pequot Avenue observed a suspicious vehicle traveling on Westway Road, said Fairfield Police Lt. Robert Kalamaras.  As the officer began to investigate, the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed down Old South Road. While the officer was traveling west on Pequot Avenue the suspect vehicle swerved into the officer's lane and struck the police car head-on, Kalamaras said.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Clifton PD: Alert Officer Finds Family's Stolen Minivan, Arrests Thief Clifton PD: Alert Officer Finds Family's Stolen Minivan, Arrests Thief
Clifton PD: Alert Officer Finds Family's Stolen Minivan, Arrests Thief A Clifton police officer on the lookout for a stolen minivan quickly found it and arrested the thief, authorities said. Officer Jomarcell Urena responded to the Vale Avenue owner’s 3 a.m. call of her 2005 Chrysler Town & Country minivan being taken sometime within the previous four hours, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Urena was checking the area when he spotted the minivan turning onto Broad Street from Fenner Avenue, Bracken said. He stopped the vehicle and arrested the driver – identified as 18-year-old Nicolas Chaparro of Clifton – on theft and receiving stolen property charges…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Port Authority PD Chase Ends When Woman In Window Points Officers To Hiding Suspect Port Authority PD Chase Ends When Woman In Window Points Officers To Hiding Suspect
Port Authority PD Chase Ends When Woman In Window Points Officers To Hiding Suspect Port Authority police were searching for a suspect who’d just bailed out of a stolen car near the Holland Tunnel when an elderly apartment building resident pointed from her window to a couch in the alleyway below. There, they said, they found the driver who tried to elude them covered in a blanket. Officer Joshua Oliveri first stopped 46-year-old Ismael Hernandez on Hoboken Avenue Thursday night because the vehicle he was driving didn’t have a license plate, Port Authority spokesman Lenis Rodrigues said. Hernandez immediately hopped out and took off, she said. Oliveri chased him, joined …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Trio Caught After Fleeing Car Crash Into Pillar Of Airmont Home Teen Trio Caught After Fleeing Car Crash Into Pillar Of Airmont Home
Teen Trio Caught After Fleeing Car Crash Into Pillar Of Airmont Home Three teens were caught after fleeing the scene when a car stolen from a school parking lot crashed into the brick pillar in front of a house in the Village of Airmont early Saturday morning, Ramapo Police said. The trio fled the scene on foot prior to the arrival of the officers. There was substantial damage done to both the vehicle and the brick pillar.  The three were located walking nearby and placed under arrest. It was later learned that the vehicle was stolen from the parking lot of a school in Monsey.

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by Joe Lombardi
Wilton, CT
Police & Fire
Numerous Car Burglaries, One Stolen Vehicle Reported In Wilton Numerous Car Burglaries, One Stolen Vehicle Reported In Wilton
Numerous Car Burglaries, One Stolen Vehicle Reported In Wilton Car burglars were on the move in Wilton overnight with police reporting numerous burglaries in the northern part of the town. Most the burglaries took place Monday evening on Ridgefield Road, Mountain Road, Millstone Road, and Hickory Hill Road, in the northern part of Wilton, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk.  Cash, personal items, and a handgun were stolen from the vehicles. The department is also investigating a stolen 2015 Porsche Cayenne taken from a driveway on St. Johns Road which has not been recovered, Kluk said.  Kluk said the thieves are targeting unlocked vehicles, and steali…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Maywood Police Stolen Jeep Chase Up Route 17 Ends With Two Teens In Custody Maywood Police Stolen Jeep Chase Up Route 17 Ends With Two Teens In Custody
Maywood Police Stolen Jeep Chase Up Route 17 Ends With Two Teens In Custody Maywood police were chasing a stolen Jeep overnight when it abruptly stopped in the left lane of northbound Route 17. Two juveniles bailed and bolted across the highway. One was caught immediately and the other a short time later, they said. It began just before 2:30 a.m. Thursday, when Officers William Phayre and Michael McMahon spotted the red 2002 Jeep Liberty attempting to enter the northbound highway through the Essex Street exit ramp, Detective Jason Liaban said. A quick check showed the vehicle was reported stolen from Garfield earlier that night, he said. The officers tried pull…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Fort Lee PD: Homeless Ex-Con Fights Shopper For Purse, Flees In Stolen Car Fort Lee PD: Homeless Ex-Con Fights Shopper For Purse, Flees In Stolen Car
Fort Lee PD: Homeless Ex-Con Fights Shopper For Purse, Flees In Stolen Car A Fort Lee supermarket shopper struggled with a homeless career criminal who police said grabbed her purse before speeding off in a stolen car. Gregory Prior, 52, came up from behind and snatched the purse from a shopping cart full of groceries that the woman was pushing through the parking lot of the ACME on Lemoine Avenue shortly after 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Capt. Matthew Hintze said. The woman fought off Prior, then got the license plate number of the getaway car, which had been reported stolen out of Jersey City earlier in the morning, Hintze said. State Police found the car, parked and un…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Five Juveniles In Stolen Vehicle Take Police On High-Speed Chase Five Juveniles In Stolen Vehicle Take Police On High-Speed Chase
Five Juveniles In Stolen Vehicle Take Police On High-Speed Chase A carload of juveniles in a stolen car took police on a high-speed chase early Friday from the City of Poughkeepsie before being stopped in the Town of Amenia, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. The event took place around 1:15 a.m. when sheriff's deputies responded to a call for help from the City of Poughkeepsie Police to stop the vehicle which wasn't complying, said Capt. John Watterson. Once the vehicle was outside the city limits the Sheriff’s Office assumed the lead role and continued attempting to stop the vehicle. The vehicle then continued to travel without stopping…

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by Kathy Reakes