Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In U-Haul Truck Crash ID'd As Spotswood Woman, 53 Driver Killed In U-Haul Truck Crash ID'd As Spotswood Woman, 53
Driver Killed In U-Haul Truck Crash ID'd As Spotswood Woman, 53 Marlboro police released the name of the driver who died on Monday after her car toppled a telephone pole and collided with a parked U-Haul truck. Donna Piegaro, 53, of Spotswood was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which closed Route 9 southbound for more than nine hours from Old Bridge to Manalapan Township, a Marlboro police spokesman said.  The crash toppled a telephone pole onto the victim's Ford Edge and wires onto four other vehicles, Marlboro Captain Stephen Levy said. No one else was hurt, he said. Piegaro was trapped after the pole fell next to the U-Haul park…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Spotswood Driver, 53, Dies After Her Car Topples Telephone Pole, Collides With U-Haul Truck Spotswood Driver, 53, Dies After Her Car Topples Telephone Pole, Collides With U-Haul Truck
Spotswood Driver, 53, Dies After Her Car Topples Telephone Pole, Collides With U-Haul Truck UPDATED: An unidentified driver was killed on Monday afternoon when her car toppled a telephone pole and collided with a parked U-Haul truck, authorities said. Route 9 was closed in both directions in Marlboro and Manalapan townships after the fatal one-car crash at 1 p.m. toppled wires onto four other vehicles, a Marlboro police spokesman said. No one else was hurt, he said. The driver of a Ford Edge was trapped when the telephone pole fell onto her car in the U-Haul parking lot at 415 Route 9 South, according to Marlboro Police Capt. Stephen Levy. The driver was pronounced dead at t…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Closes Route 9 In Marlboro, Telephone Pole Traps Driver, Drops Wires Onto 4 Cars Fatal Crash Closes Route 9 In Marlboro, Telephone Pole Traps Driver, Drops Wires Onto 4 Cars
Fatal Crash Closes Route 9 In Marlboro, Telephone Pole Traps Driver, Drops Wires Onto 4 Cars UPDATED: Route 9 was closed in both directions in Marlboro Township on Monday afternoon after a fatal crash toppled a telephone poll, authorities said. The driver of a Ford Edge -- which struck a telephone pole then crashed into a U-Haul truck that was parked in the U-Haul parking lot at 415 Route 9 South -- was pronounced dead at the scene, Marlboro police said.  ALSO SEE: Police release name of driver killed in Monday's crash.  The driver's identity was not released pending notification of her family, according to Capt. Stephen Levy, a Marlboro police spokesman. …

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by Jon Craig
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Saddle Brook Detective Outwits Walmart Electronics Thieves Police: Saddle Brook Detective Outwits Walmart Electronics Thieves
Police: Saddle Brook Detective Outwits Walmart Electronics Thieves Saddle Brook police tracked down two men who they said loaded a pair of shopping carts with home theater equipment and assorted household items and tossed them into the back of a U-Haul parked right outside a Walmart fire exit. Brendan Hunt, 43, of Garfield and Gerard Hill, 53, of Passaic left the truck there for a quick getaway from the Route 46 store around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Detective Capt. John Zotollo said. They got onto westbound Route 46 and apparently seemed free and clear. Saddle Brook Detective Robert Littlejohn changed all that when he went to a Passaic spot where thieves often…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Know Them? Man, Woman Wanted For Stealing From Long Island Kohl's Know Them? Man, Woman Wanted For Stealing From Long Island Kohl's
Know Them? Man, Woman Wanted For Stealing From Long Island Kohl's Recognize them? Police investigators on Long Island have released surveillance photos of a man and woman driving a U-Haul that was reported stolen who allegedly stole speakers from an area Kohl’s store. According to police, the pair stole JBL speakers from Kohl’s on Ronkonkoma Avenue in Ronkonkoma at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, leaving the store without paying. The two then fled in a U-Haul van that was reported stolen in Florida. Anyone with information regarding the man or woman has been asked to contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-220-TIPS or submit…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Missing Former Northern Westchester HS Soccer Standout, 29, Found Dead In California Missing Former Northern Westchester HS Soccer Standout, 29, Found Dead In California
Missing Former Northern Westchester HS Soccer Standout, 29, Found Dead In California The body of a former varsity soccer standout in Northern Westchester who went missing in California was discovered inside an abandoned U-Haul, according to authorities. Ashley Manning, a 2008 graduate of Somers High School, was 29 years old. The cause of death will be determined by toxicology results, Anaheim Police said. Police are investigating the death as suspicious but say they are not calling it a homicide yet, according to media reports in Los Angeles. Related story: Funeral Arrangements Scheduled For Former Somers HS Soccer Captain Ashley Manning, 29 Manning was reported miss…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Leaves Scene After Boat Crashes Into Utility Pole In Westchester, Police Say Driver Leaves Scene After Boat Crashes Into Utility Pole In Westchester, Police Say
Driver Leaves Scene After Boat Crashes Into Utility Pole In Westchester, Police Say A dump your boat and run crash closed Saw Mill River Road in Ardsley for several hours. The crash took place around 7:48 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 7, when a boat being towed by a U-Haul box truck broke loose and smashed into a utility pole, said Ardsley Police Lt. Carl Calabrese. The driver left the scene, but witnesses were able to tell police that the boat was being towed by the U-Haul truck, Calabrese said. The driver, or the truck, has not been located, yet, he added. Saw Mill River Road was closed between Revolutionary Road and Secor Road for several hours while repairs were made.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
New Canaan, CT
Police & Fire
Man In Stolen U-Haul Tracked Down After Stealing Items From New Canaan Business, Police Say Man In Stolen U-Haul Tracked Down After Stealing Items From New Canaan Business, Police Say
Man In Stolen U-Haul Tracked Down After Stealing Items From New Canaan Business, Police Say A man driving a stolen U-Haul who allegedly robbed a local business was tracked down at a gas station in New Canaan, police said. Investigators from the New Canaan Police Department received a report on Monday, Aug. 5 from employees of a Grove Street business who said a man - later identified as Hoyt Moyles - who was acting suspiciously. The suspect allegedly took several items from the business without permission and took off in a U-Haul. The employees were able to provide investigators with a photograph of the vehicle and the license plate. A check of the plate determined that the U-Haul …

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by Zak Failla