Lancaster, PA
News
Child On Scooter Struck By Vehicle In Lancaster County (DEVELOPING) Child On Scooter Struck By Vehicle In Lancaster County (DEVELOPING)
Child On Scooter Struck By Vehicle In Lancaster County (Developing) A child riding a scooter was hit by a vehicle in Lancaster county on Thursday, Feb. 22, emergency dispatchers said. The child was struck the intersection of Glenola Drive and East Main Street/Route 23 in Upper Leacock Township at 6:36 a.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. They were transported to a hospital for treatment, but their condition has not been released. Their age remains unknown at this time. The vehicle that struck the child remained at the scene, authorities said. Glenola Drive and East Main Street were shut down while crews responded but have since reopene…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bristol, CT
Police & Fire
Bristol's New Crime Fighting Unit Lands Major Bust On 1st Day Of Operation Bristol's New Crime Fighting Unit Lands Major Bust On 1st Day Of Operation
Bristol's New Crime Fighting Unit Lands Major Bust On 1st Day Of Operation A new crime-fighting team wasted no time making an impact.  On its first shift, Bristol's Crime Suppression Unit (CSU) arrested a New Britain man allegedly carrying cocaine, over three pounds of marijuana, and cash linked to drug sales, authorities said.  Coron Burrell, 26, was taken into custody after CSU officers spotted him driving a vehicle that had previously refused to stop for police in a previous attempted bust. During the stop, officers found 3.3 pounds of marijuana packaged for sale, 1.8 grams of cocaine, and over $700 in cash. Police estimate the marijuana’s street valu…

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by Josh Lanier
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed, Vehicle Flees In Egg Harbor Township: Police Pedestrian Killed, Vehicle Flees In Egg Harbor Township: Police
Pedestrian Killed, Vehicle Flees In Egg Harbor Township: Police A pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash on the Black Horse Pike Tuesday night, Feb. 18, Egg Harbor Township police said. Officers responded to the crash around 8 p.m. in front of the Economy Inn in the West Atlantic City section of the township, authorities said. The driver took off, and police are still working to identify both the pedestrian and the vehicle involved. The westbound lanes of the Black Horse Pike are shut down as the investigation continues. Authorities are asking drivers to avoid the area and expect closures for several hours. Anyone who saw the crash or…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, CT
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Police ID Middletown Man Found Dead Inside Burning Car In Crowell Police ID Middletown Man Found Dead Inside Burning Car In Crowell
Police ID Middletown Man Found Dead Inside Burning Car In Crowell Police have identified the 67-year-old man who was found dead inside a burning vehicle over the weekend.  Roger Dailey, of Middletown, was located inside the vehicle at Riverport Park in Cromwell on Sunday, Feb. 16, police said.  Multiple people called 911 to report the blaze off River Road. Firefighters didn't find Dailey's body until they had put out the blaze, Cromwell police said.  It's unclear what sparked the blaze. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner has ruled the death accidental. 

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by Josh Lanier
North Bergen-Guttenberg, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed, Pinned Against Guardrail In North Bergen: Police Pedestrian Killed, Pinned Against Guardrail In North Bergen: Police
Pedestrian Killed, Pinned Against Guardrail In North Bergen: Police A pedestrian pinned against a guardrail and "instantly killed" early Monday, Feb. 10 in North Bergen, authorities tell Daily Voice. The crash occurred at 91st Street and Tonnelle Avenue and led to numerous road closures and detours, including at Route 1 and 9, North Bergen police said. The roadway was eventually reopened, police said. Footage of the crash was shared by HudPost on Instagram (note the story disappears after 24 hours).

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by Sam Barron
Galloway, NJ
Police & Fire
Galloway Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Cops Galloway Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Cops
Galloway Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Cops A 57-year-old motorcyclist from Galloway Township was killed in a crash in Egg Harbor City on Friday evening, Feb. 7, police said. The Egg Harbor City Police Department responded to the intersection of Route 30 and Cincinnati Avenue at approximately 6:34 p.m. for a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle, the department said. Officers determined that the motorcyclist, later identified as Louis Hilton Jr., was traveling eastbound on Route 30 when he was struck by a vehicle attempting to make a left turn onto Cincinnati Avenue, police said. The driver…

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by Cecilia Levine
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys State Highway Administration Facility In Maryland, Investigators Say Fire Destroys State Highway Administration Facility In Maryland, Investigators Say
Fire Destroys State Highway Administration Facility In Maryland, Investigators Say A massive fire tore through a Maryland State Highway Administration facility in Centreville, causing an estimated $800,000 in damages, officials said. The Office of the State Fire Marshal reported that the blaze broke out around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6 at the SHA facility on 111 Safety Drive, according to investigators.  Fire crews from Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding agencies arrived to find heavy flames consuming multiple vehicles and the storage garage where they were parked. The fire quickly escalated to two alarms, requiring dozens of firefighters to battle …

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by Zak Failla
Bay Shore, NY
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'Career Criminal' Robbed Bay Shore Laundromat At Gunpoint, Jury Finds 'Career Criminal' Robbed Bay Shore Laundromat At Gunpoint, Jury Finds
'Career Criminal' Robbed Bay Shore Laundromat At Gunpoint, Jury Finds An ex-convict could be heading back to prison after being convicted of robbing a Long Island laundromat at gunpoint. Emilio Hernandez, 54, of Bay Shore, was found guilty of robbery and related charges by a Suffolk County jury on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Hernandez was armed with a pistol when he entered a laundromat on the Sunrise Highway Service Road in Bay Shore donning a mask, hat, and sunglasses on April 11, 2023, according to prosecutors. After robbing the business, he was filmed driving away from the scene by a witness. Suffolk County Police stopped him a short time later nearby, where the…

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by Michael Mashburn
Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
Police & Fire
Suspect Arrested In Stabbing, Body Dumped At Paxtang Cemetery: Police (UPDATE) Suspect Arrested In Stabbing, Body Dumped At Paxtang Cemetery: Police (UPDATE)
Suspect Arrested In Stabbing, Body Dumped At Paxtang Cemetery: Police (Update) A Harrisburg man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man whose body was found inside a vehicle at Paxtang Cemetery, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Frankelin Franco-Colome was taken into custody earlier in the morning and charged with one count of criminal homicide, according to Swatara Township police. He was arraigned and is being held in Dauphin County Prison without bail. The victim, 61-year-old Jorge Morales of Harrisburg, was attacked on Jan. 27 around 10 p.m. at 2771 Paxton Street, where officers later found blood in the parking lot, investigators s…

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by Jillian Pikora
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Vehicles Crash Into Poles, Rocks, Hydrants Amid Snowstorm In Monsey, Airmont (VIDEO) Vehicles Crash Into Poles, Rocks, Hydrants Amid Snowstorm In Monsey, Airmont (VIDEO)
Vehicles Crash Into Poles, Rocks, Hydrants Amid Snowstorm In Monsey, Airmont (Video) Snowy and slippery conditions on Rockland County roads caused numerous vehicles to lose control and crash on Sunday night, Feb. 2.  The crashes occurred during a weather system that arrived in Rockland at around 6 p.m. on Sunday and brought around an inch of snow.  One such incident happened in Airmont near South Monsey Road and Saddle River Road, where a vehicle slid off the road and struck rocks. The car was eventually safely removed, The Monsey Scoop reported.  Another crash happened in Monsey at the intersection of Ralph Boulevard and Route 306, where an SUV struck a pole after sliding…

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by Ben Crnic
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (VIDEO) Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (VIDEO)
Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (Video) The black box from the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia has been located, providing investigators with a key piece of evidence to determine the cause of the deadly crash, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced Sunday evening, Feb. 2. Black Box, Flight Data Components Recovered The cockpit voice recorder (CVR), commonly referred to as a black box, was found buried eight feet underground at the crash site, officials said. Investigators also recovered the plane’s enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), which may contain flight data cru…

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by Jillian Pikora
Valley Stream, NY
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Pedestrian Killed In Hit-And-Run On Broadway In Valley Stream: Police Pedestrian Killed In Hit-And-Run On Broadway In Valley Stream: Police
Pedestrian Killed In Hit-And-Run On Broadway In Valley Stream: Police A man in his forties was struck and killed by a vehicle that fled the scene in Valley Stream on Monday night, Jan. 27, Nassau County police said. Officers responded to Broadway near Ash Street at 7:57 p.m. after receiving reports of a man lying in the roadway bleeding, detectives said in a release. The victim had suffered severe head trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene by a police medic. The vehicle involved in the incident fled before officers arrived, and no description of the car or driver has been released at this time. Detectives with the Nassau County Police Department’s Hom…

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by Jillian Pikora