Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
33-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Long Island Crash 33-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Long Island Crash
33-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Long Island Crash A 33-year-old man is dead following a collision between his motorcycle and a van on Long Island, police said. It happened in Plainview on South Oyster Bay Road on Tuesday, April 4. A 2017 Chevrolet van turned southbound out of the Plainview Shopping Centre parking lot at 7:40 a.m. and collided with a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle traveling northbound, Nassau County Police said. Suffering severe head and chest injuries, the driver of the motorcycle was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:11 a.m. His identity has not yet been released. The van’s driver, a 30-yea…

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by Sophie Grieser
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Obituaries
Roller Derby Star Killed In UTV Crash In PA: State Police Roller Derby Star Killed In UTV Crash In PA: State Police
Roller Derby Star Killed In UTV Crash In PA: State Police A 38-year-old roller derby star died in a utility task vehicle rollover crash in Leidy Township, on April 1, 2023 Pennsylvania State Police announced the following day. Rachel S. Gaddis— known by her derby name Blackout Betty or just Betty by her friends— of Spring Mills was ejected from the 2023 Yamaha Wolverine RMAX2 1000 on Stewart Hill Road just south of Old Township road around 4 a.m. on Saturday, according to PSP. Preston C. Gaddis, also 38 of Spring Mills was driving the UTV south with Betty "straddling the center console" and Samuel G. Hoy III, 42, of Mill Hall in the passenger seat…

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by Jillian Pikora
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Nassau County Crash 25-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Nassau County Crash
25-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Nassau County Crash Police are investigating a two-vehicle Long Island crash that left a young man seriously injured. It happened around 8:15 p.m. Saturday, March 18 in New Cassel. According to Nassau County Police, the man, age 25, operating a 2011 Honda SUV eastbound on Union Avenue, attempted a left turn onto northbound Grand Boulevard when he was in a collision with a Yamaha dirt bike.  The male operator, also age 25, sustained head trauma and was transported to a local area hospital for treatment of his injuries.  No other injuries were reported and both vehicles were towed from the scene…

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by Joe Lombardi
Hackensack, NJ
News
Ex-Con Had Coke, Oxy, Loaded Gun Within Child's Reach In Hackensack Apartment: Authorities Ex-Con Had Coke, Oxy, Loaded Gun Within Child's Reach In Hackensack Apartment: Authorities
Ex-Con Had Coke, Oxy, Loaded Gun Within Child's Reach In Hackensack Apartment: Authorities An ex-con with a lengthy rap sheet had cocaine, oxycodone and a loaded gun within reach of his young child in one of gentrified Hackensack’s newest apartment buildings, authorities said. Hassan Akeem Coleman, 36, kept the drugs, weapon and ammo in a sliding drawer in the kitchen of his fifth-floor downtown apartment at the Woolworth Residences on Main Street, they said. That made the youngster an abused, neglected and endangered child – which were among 17 charges filed against Coleman by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and Secaucus police following a joint operation. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Vineland, NJ
News
Dirt Bike Rider, 24, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In South Jersey Dirt Bike Rider, 24, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In South Jersey
Dirt Bike Rider, 24, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In South Jersey A 24-year-old dirt bike rider was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer. State Police responded to a crash on Route 56 east at milepost 6.1., in Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, at about 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct.. 9. Based on a preliminary investigation Wilbur Alexia Cea Alvarado of Vineland was operating a Yamaha dirt bike traveling east in the shoulder. Gerson David Cea Alvarado was operating a Yamaha dirt bike directly in front of Wilbur Alvarado. Wilbur Alvarado impacted the rear wheel of Gerson Alvarado’s Yamaha. Wilbur Alvarado lost directional control, overturned, and landed in the eastb…

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by Jon Craig
Bel Air, MD
News
Seen Him? Alert Issued For 50-Year-Old Motorcyclist Reported Missing For A Week In Maryland Seen Him? Alert Issued For 50-Year-Old Motorcyclist Reported Missing For A Week In Maryland
Seen Him? Alert Issued For 50-Year-Old Motorcyclist Reported Missing For A Week In Maryland Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are seeking the public's assistance in locating a 50-year-old man who has been reported missing by friends and family for a week. Abdul Jabbar Nasir was last seen riding a motorcycle at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27 in Harford County, according to the sheriff’s office. Nasir was described as being 5-foot-10, weighing approximately 160 pounds with brown eyes and gray shoulder-length hair. He was last seen driving a silver Yamaha motorcycle with a Maryland registration of “125Y52.” No other information was provided by the Harford County S…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Essex County Crash 22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Essex County Crash
22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Essex County Crash A 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed in an Essex County crash Tuesday, Sept. 27, authorities said. Jordan A. Mayrant, of Bloomfield, was riding on Bloomfield Avenue when his Yamaha YZF collided with an Audi Q5 at High Street in Glen Ridge around 4 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Glen Ride Police Chief Sean Quinn said. Mayrant was taken to University Hospital, Newark, where he was pronounced dead at 4:45 p.m. No charges have been filed against the Audi driver. The investigation is active and ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Pair Of Motorcycles Worth $15K Nabbed From Lehigh Valley Garage, Police Say Pair Of Motorcycles Worth $15K Nabbed From Lehigh Valley Garage, Police Say
Pair Of Motorcycles Worth $15K Nabbed From Lehigh Valley Garage, Police Say Know anything? Police are seeking clues after two motorcycles worth around $15,000 were stolen from a Lehigh Valley garage. The unknown suspect — or suspects — removed a remote garage door opener from a vehicle in a driveway in a home on the 2500 block of Apple Street in Lower Saucon Township sometime between 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, and 7:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, police said. Two motorcycles, a 2020 Orange/White KTM and a 2022 Yamaha YZ65N, were then stolen from the garage, police said. Anyone with information or surveillance footage about the alleged crime is asked to contact Detec…

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by Valerie Musson
Lusby, MD
Police & Fire
Detectives Investigating Burglary, Theft of Dirt Bikes In Maryland Detectives Investigating Burglary, Theft of Dirt Bikes In Maryland
Detectives Investigating Burglary, Theft of Dirt Bikes In Maryland Police investigators in Calvert County are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to identify and locate a suspect wanted for stealing multiple dirt bikes before taking off in a white van, officials said. An alert was issued by the Calvert County Sheriff's Office as they investigate a burglary that happened in the 600 block of Walton Road in Huntingtown when a suspect forcibly entered a detached garage and stole three vehicles. Officials said that the bikes (pictured above) happened between 3:20 a.m. and 4 a.. on Tuesday, July 26. The stolen bikes were listed as: 2019 Husqvarn…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash ID'd As Former HS Lacrosse Player 23-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash ID'd As Former HS Lacrosse Player
23-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash ID'd As Former HS Lacrosse Player A 23-year-old motorcyclist died in a Howell crash Friday, July 29, police said. Dakota Neron was on a 2019 Yamaha bike when he veered off of Norse Drive when he veered off the roadway and struck a utility pole around 10:30 p.m., NJ Advance Media reports citing Howell police. The Jackson resident was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Online records show Neron played lacrosse for Jackson Memorial High School. Click here for more from NJ.com.

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by Cecilia Levine
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Police Seek Clues In Slate Belt Dirt Bike Theft (PHOTOS) Police Seek Clues In Slate Belt Dirt Bike Theft (PHOTOS)
Police Seek Clues In Slate Belt Dirt Bike Theft (Photos) Authorities are seeking the public’s help identifying the brazen thief who made off with a dirt bike in the Slate Belt area. The thief — pictured above — was seen on surveillance footage stealing a blue 2005 Yamaha TTR125 dirt bike from 245 Broadway in Wind Gap just after 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, Slate Belt Regional Police said. Scroll down to view additional security camera photos. Posted by Slate Belt Regional Police Department on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 Posted by Slate Belt Regional Police Department on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 Posted by Slate Belt Regional Police Departme…

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by Valerie Musson
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Four Hurt In Atlantic City Jet Boat Crash, Report Says Four Hurt In Atlantic City Jet Boat Crash, Report Says
Four Hurt In Atlantic City Jet Boat Crash, Report Says Three children were among four people injured in a jet boat accident in Atlantic City July Fourth weekend, NJ Advance Media reports. The 24-foot Yamaha jet boat was carrying five people when it struck a submerged metal piling outside of the channel near North Riverside Drive, ejecting three people in the afternoon hours Saturday, July 2, the outlet said citing the US Coast Guard. None of the victims who were ejected were seriously injured, but one man was hospitalized with serious injuries, officials said. A 29-foot Coast Guard response boat equipped with medical personnel transported …

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by Cecilia Levine