Officers ID Teen Behind Mass Shooting At Waterbury Mall; Police Still Looking For Gun Officers ID Teen Behind Mass Shooting At Waterbury Mall; Police Still Looking For Gun
Officers ID Teen Behind Mass Shooting At Waterbury Mall; Police Still Looking For Gun Police say a 19-year-old man, who was out on bail, is responsible for the mass shooting at a Waterbury mall on Tuesday, May 27, that sent five people to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Tajuan Washington, of Waterbury, is charged with five counts of first-degree assault, risk of injury to a child, criminal use of a weapon, illegal discharge of a firearm, reckless endangerment in the first degree, carrying a pistol without a permit, and illegal possession of weapons in a motor vehicle, Waterury police said.  Washington is being held on a $2 million bond.  State and Waterbury poli…
Drunk Yorktown Man Caught With 14-Year-Old Passenger In Jeep: Police Drunk Yorktown Man Caught With 14-Year-Old Passenger In Jeep: Police
Drunk Yorktown Man Caught With 14-Year-Old Passenger In Jeep: Police A 41-year-old man is facing felony charges after allegedly driving drunk with a child in his Jeep during a late-night traffic stop in Westchester, police said. The incident happened Friday night, May 23, around 10:10 p.m., when a trooper pulled over a 2003 Jeep on East Main Street in Cortlandt for alleged traffic violations, New York State Police said. The driver, identified as 41-year-old Alberto Pimentel Garcia of Yorktown Heights, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests, according to authorities.  Further investigation revealed that a 14-year-old child was also…
Driver With 26 License Suspensions Busted In South Glans Falls Let Go With Tickets, Police Say Driver With 26 License Suspensions Busted In South Glans Falls Let Go With Tickets, Police Say
Driver With 26 License Suspensions Busted In South Glans Falls Let Go With Tickets, Police Say A New York man was pulled over for a busted plate light — and what deputies say they uncovered next was a jaw-dropper. Jason Stover, 45, of Ballston Spa, was behind the wheel in the village of South Glens Falls just after midnight Monday, April 28, when deputies stopped him for a routine equipment violation, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office. Stover’s driver’s license had a staggering 26 active suspensions, including 23 for failing to answer summonses — all spread out across 10 different dates, deputies said. He was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation …
Passenger, 25, Killed In Route 9 Newburgh Police Chase Was Father To Young Son: Campaign Passenger, 25, Killed In Route 9 Newburgh Police Chase Was Father To Young Son: Campaign
Passenger, 25, Killed In Route 9 Newburgh Police Chase Was Father To Young Son: Campaign Support is on the rise for the family of a 25-year-old man who was killed in a crash following a high-speed police chase in Orange County last week. Phelipe Figueroa, of Otisville, was a passenger in the GMC Sierra pickup truck operated by Liam F. McNichol, 25, of Port Jervis, that New York State troopers had attempted to stop for vehicle and traffic violations on Route 9W in Newburgh, early Friday, April 25, authorities said. McNichol fled onto Interstate 84 west, where troopers discontinued the pursuit due to the vehicle's dangerously high speeds, as previously reported by Daily Voice.&nb…
Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car, Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit In Wappinger: NYSP Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car, Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit In Wappinger: NYSP
Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car, Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit In Wappinger: Nysp A 42-year-old man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk with three children in his vehicle in Dutchess County and registering a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit, police said.  The incident happened on Friday, April 18, when a trooper pulled over a 2016 Acura on Old Post Road in Wappinger for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 22.  Police said the driver, Jordan T. White, 42, of Poughkeepsie, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests. Troopers then discovered that three children, ages 1, 8, …
Teen Charged In I-91 DUI Crash That Killed Branford High School Senior: Police Teen Charged In I-91 DUI Crash That Killed Branford High School Senior: Police
Teen Charged In I-91 DUI Crash That Killed Branford High School Senior: Police A Connecticut teenager has been arrested and charged in the death of Isabela Jane Osler, a Branford High School senior who died in a drunk-driving crash on Interstate 91 last year, authorities said. The teen, whose name has not been released due to his age, is facing charges of manslaughter, driving without a license, operating under the influence, reckless driving, and multiple traffic violations, according to Connecticut State Police. The fatal crash happened on April 10, 2024, when a 1993 Jeep Cherokee Sport began swerving into the right-center lane near Exit 7 Southbound on I-91, where …
Drunk Driver Hits Pedestrian At Busy Marietta Intersection: Police Drunk Driver Hits Pedestrian At Busy Marietta Intersection: Police
Drunk Driver Hits Pedestrian At Busy Marietta Intersection: Police A Lancaster County man plowed into a pedestrian while driving drunk in broad daylight, Susquehanna Regional Police announced in a release on Monday, April 15. Michael A. Green, 59, was behind the wheel of a blue Mazda hatchback when he struck the victim at the intersection of North Gay Street and Longenecker Avenue in Marietta around 11:50 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, according to police. Green showed signs of impairment and was taken into custody at the scene, investigators explained. He’s now charged with: Felony Aggravated Assault by Vehicle. Misdemeanor DUI. Summary Disregarding Traffic…
Video Shows Lumberton Mayor Nearly 4X Legal Limit In DUI Arrest: Cops Video Shows Lumberton Mayor Nearly 4X Legal Limit In DUI Arrest: Cops
Video Shows Lumberton Mayor Nearly 4X Legal Limit In DUI Arrest: Cops Newly released bodycam footage shows the DUI arrest of Lumberton Township Mayor Gina LaPlaca, who was nearly four times over the legal limit when she was arrested on St. Patrick's Day for driving with her toddler son in the vehicle, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. LaPlaca, 45, was charged with DWI, child endangerment, and multiple traffic violations following the St. Patrick’s Day incident on Sunday, March 17, Lumberton police said.  The bodycam footage, shared by Transparency Bodycam on Friday, March 28, shows officers arriving at LaPlaca’s home around 5:26 p.m.…
Man Drives Drunk With Child In Car In Millerton, Has Past Conviction: Sheriff Man Drives Drunk With Child In Car In Millerton, Has Past Conviction: Sheriff
Man Drives Drunk With Child In Car In Millerton, Has Past Conviction: Sheriff A 33-year-old man is facing felony drunk driving charges after deputies say he was caught driving under the influence with a child in the car in Dutchess County, according to police. Millerton resident Roman I. Xo-ical was pulled over around 11:35 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, on North Elm Avenue in Millerton for traffic violations, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, March 20.  During the stop, deputies said they determined that Xo-ical was intoxicated, and also saw that a child passenger was in the car with him. He was then taken into custody at the scene, the …
3 Caught Drunk Driving In Southeast Over St. Patrick’s Day Weekend: Sheriff 3 Caught Drunk Driving In Southeast Over St. Patrick’s Day Weekend: Sheriff
3 Caught Drunk Driving In Southeast Over St. Patrick’s Day Weekend: Sheriff Deputies arrested three drivers for DWI in Putnam County over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday weekend, authorities said. The arrests took place in Southeast between Sunday, March 16, and Monday, March 17, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, March 19.  Felony DWI Arrest The first arrest happened on Saturday, March 16, around 1 a.m., when a deputy on Route 22 spotted a vehicle swerving out of its lane and running a red light. The driver, identified as Dutchess County man Jacob T. Westcott, 24, of Dover Plains, was found to be intoxicated and failed field sobriety tes…
Underage Unlicensed DWI Driver Busted On Route 46 After Driving Erratically: Mt Olive PD Underage Unlicensed DWI Driver Busted On Route 46 After Driving Erratically: Mt Olive PD
Underage Unlicensed DWI Driver Busted On Route 46 After Driving Erratically: Mt Olive PD A 20-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Budd Lake on Thursday, March 13, authorities said. At 1:54 a.m., officers responded to Route 46 on a report of an erratic driver and found a silver Hyundai stopped in the intersection of Route 46 and North Mt. Olive Road, Mt. Olive police said. The vehicle, driven by Jordan Griffith, remained stopped at the intersection through a full cycle of the light, failing to proceed when the light turned green, police said. As police spoke with Griffith they detected the odor of burnt marijuana and he …
Traffic Stop Leads to Armed Felon, Stolen Virginia Gun, Drugs in Waldorf: Sheriff Traffic Stop Leads to Armed Felon, Stolen Virginia Gun, Drugs in Waldorf: Sheriff
Traffic Stop Leads to Armed Felon, Stolen Virginia Gun, Drugs in Waldorf: Sheriff A Maryland man who tried to flee from police in a vehicle reported stolen in Virginia is now behind bars after officers found a stolen gun and a large quantity of drugs inside his car, officials said. John Thomas White III, 20, of Hyattsville, was taken into custody late Tuesday, March 11, following a police pursuit in Waldorf, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Officers were alerted to a stolen vehicle near Promenade Place and Aldergate Place around 10:45 p.m., authorities said, though when they attempted to stop the driver, White hit the gas and took off, prompting a pursui…