Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way DWI Driver Slams Into 90-Year-Old On NY Thruway, Flips Tractor-Trailer: Police
A wrong-way, drunken Massachusetts driver struck a 90-year-old man's pickup truck head-on on the New York State Thruway before a tractor-trailer overturned trying to avoid the wreck, police said. David Thomas Russell, 24, of Westfield, MA, was driving a 2021 Ford pickup northbound in the southbound lanes when he struck a 2025 Ford pickup driven by a 90-year-old Glens Falls man head-on, at approximately 4:40 a.m., on the southbound side of Interstate 87 near Exit 21A in Coeymans, NYSP said. A 2026 Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by a 34-year-old Troy man swerved to av…
Mullica Hill-Harrison, NJ
Police & Fire
15-Year-Old Passenger Kills Mullica Twp Teen Driver On Route 30: Prosecutor
A 15-year-old has been charged in the shooting death of a 19-year-old driver whose vehicle had crashed along Route 30 in Atlantic County, authorities said. Mullica Township police responded to a single-vehicle crash near Route 30 and Snow Hill Road late Friday night, July 24, where officers found the 19-year-old Javonte Stallworth, of Mullica Township, dead inside the vehicle with a single gunshot wound to the head, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Witnesses told investigators that two people fled the crash scene on foot, authorities said. Police soon found tw…
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
'Bomb-Strapped' Man Threatens To Blow Up Bridgeport Arena, Prompting Evacuation: Police
A Connecticut man is accused of threatening to blow up Bridgeport's Total Mortgage Arena with an explosive device strapped to his body before being arrested nearby, police said. Bridgeport police responded to the arena on Main Street on Wednesday night, July 22, after a man called 911 and threatened to detonate explosives attached to himself, according to a news release issued Friday, July 24. The caller provided his name along with a description of himself and his clothing, police said. Arena security immediately evacuated guests and employees while officers rushed to the scene and es…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
DC AAU Basketball Coach, Five Players Arrested During Florida Tournament Theft Case: Sheriff
A late-night stop at 7-Eleven ended with a Washington, DC-area AAU basketball coach and five of his teenage players in handcuffs. The Run It Up travel basketball team was in Florida for the Puma NXTPro tournament when members of the team were arrested following an alleged theft at a Davenport convenience store, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Detectives said the group entered the 7-Eleven on Ronald Reagan Parkway at approximately 4:10 a.m. on Thursday, July 23, and concealed merchandise before attempting to leave without paying. Investigators said the stolen items included D…
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
'Only The Garage Was Left': Belcamp Family Recalls Walking Through Burned Home
They don't blame Bo. Nearly two weeks after a bizarre Maryland house fire made headlines when investigators determined the family dog accidentally turned on a toaster, Shannon and Chad Ellis are sharing what happened after the cameras left, describing the heartbreak of losing nearly everything, the miracle that saved one beloved pet, and why they hope other families learn from their experience. The Ellis family's Belcamp home was destroyed on Friday, July 10, while no one was home. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, Ring camera footage showed Bo jumping onto …
Wernersville-Robesonia-Womelsdorf, PA
Police & Fire
Girl Airlifted After Hit By Cattle Truck In Berks County (
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A young girl was airlifted to a hospital after she was struck by a heavy-duty pickup truck carrying cattle in Pennsylvania on Friday afternoon, police said. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 24, at the intersection of Wintersville and Temple roads in Tulpehocken Township, according to authorities in Berks County. The girl had been playing nearby when she ran into the roadway and was hit by the truck, authorities explained. The child was flown to Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Her condition has not been released. The driver remained at the scene and imme…
Harrisburg, PA
Police & Fire
Retired PA Trooper Charged With Murder In Double Fatal DUI Crash: Affidavit
A retired Pennsylvania State Police trooper is facing murder charges after investigators say he crossed the center line while driving under the influence, causing a crash that killed two people and seriously injured three others, according to charges filed Friday, July 24. Thomas Edward Reed, 55, of Lanse, was charged with two counts of third-degree murder, two counts each of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and multiple counts of aggravated assault, along with DUI and several traffic violations, court records show.&n…
Great Neck, NY
Police & Fire
8-Year-Old Found Alone In Parked Car, Great Neck Woman Charged
A woman was arrested after police say she left an 8-year-old boy unattended inside a parked vehicle in a Long Island shopping center parking lot. A witness called 911 after spotting the child alone inside a vehicle parked in the lot at 1240 Old Country Rd. in Westbury at approximately 6 p.m. Friday, July 24, according to Nassau County Police. When officers arrived, they found the boy inside the vehicle with the windows partially open, police said. Responding officers gained access to the vehicle and safely removed the child. Following an investigation, police determined Ming Zhang, 46, of …
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Pool At Brentwood Party
A 3-year-old boy died after he was found unresponsive in a swimming pool during a family party on Long Island, police announced on Saturday, July 25. The child was discovered in the pool at a home on Bark Avenue in Central Islip at approximately 8:15 p.m. Friday, July 24, according to a Suffolk County Police. The Brentwood boy had been attending the party with family members when two relatives found him in the water and pulled him from the pool, police said. The boy was taken by ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead, authorities …
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
SWAT Standoff Underway At Hackensack Apartment Building
A woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation after barricading herself inside a Hackensack apartment and claiming to have a knife, prompting a response from the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, authorities said. View this post on Instagram Hackensack police responded to a mental health incident involving a 44-year-old woman at the Park Lane Apartments at Union Street and Conklin Place Friday evening, July 24, Chief Michael Antista tells Daily Voice. When officers made contact, the woman barricaded herself inside an apartment a…
Ansonia, CT
Police & Fire
Ansonia Drug Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl, Cocaine Sentenced To Years In Federal Prison
A Connecticut man who admitted to dealing fentanyl and cocaine will spend the next five years in federal prison after investigators linked him to drug trafficking across the Naugatuck Valley. Josue Muniz, 35, of Ansonia, was sentenced Friday, July 24, by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford. He also was ordered to serve four years of supervised release, according to the US Department of Justice. Federal officials said the Drug Enforcement Administration and Stamford Police Department learned in 2024 that Muniz was trafficking fentanyl and cocaine in the Naugatuck Valley. Investi…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
PA Man Arrested Weeks After Elmwood Park Car Burglary, Police Say
A Pennsylvania man has been arrested in connection with a vehicle burglary reported earlier this month in Bergen County, NJ, police said. David J. Washer, 42, of Dingmans Ferry, PA, was arrested Friday, July 24, following an investigation into the burglary, the Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The investigation began after police received a report on Monday, July 7, that someone unlawfully entered a parked vehicle in the borough and stole property belonging to the victim, the chief said. Detectives identified Washer as the suspect through their investigation, police said…
Waterbury, CT
Police & Fire
Waterbury Man Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Wilby High Student Who Was Waiting On Bus: State
A Connecticut man has been found guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a high school student after prosecutors said he abducted her at gunpoint while waiting for the bus. Felipe Ruano-Duran, 48, of Waterbury, was found guilty earlier this week of second-degree kidnapping, third-degree sexual assault, and third-degree sexual assault with a firearm, according to Waterbury Judicial District State's Attorney Maureen T. Platt. Prosecutors said the attack happened on June 13, 2023. Evidence presented at trial showed the victim had missed the school bus to Wilby High School and went …
Griswold-Lisbon, CT
Police & Fire
Bike Night Assault Suspect Accused Of Plotting To Throw Explosive Device In Griswold Business
A Connecticut man already charged in a violent assault at a Bike Night event is now accused of helping plot an explosive attack on the victim's business. Kevin Lawlor, 48, of Derby, was arrested Thursday, July 23, on charges including conspiracy to commit third-degree arson and conspiracy to commit third-degree criminal mischief, according to Connecticut State Police. The new charges stem from an incident on July 17, two days after a fight at Cadillac Ranch in Southington, where a man was shot, and another was beaten. According to an arrest warrant, someone threw a smoke bomb th…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Wanted Virginia Driver Busted After Hit-Run Reveals Open Booze, Ignition Interlock: Sheriff
If there was a wrong decision to make, deputies say Gordon Bruce made just about all of them. Stafford County deputies arrested the 60-year-old Fredericksburg man, after what started out as a midday hit-and-run rapidly spiraled into one long day for everyone involved. The chain of events unfolded around 4:55 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, along Stafford Lakes Parkway. Deputies say Gordon Bruce, 60, of Fredericksburg, rear-ended another driver before fleeing the scene and running a red light. It didn't get him very far. Responding deputies found Bruce's vehicle nearby with heavy front-end dam…
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Active Police Incident Closes Street In Lancaster (
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An active police incident closed part of a street in Lancaster on Friday, July 24, authorities said. The first block of East Lemon Street between Queen and Duke streets is closed while police remain on scene, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. There is no danger to the public but asked people to avoid the area until further notice, officials said. The incident remains active, and no additional information was immediately released. Police are expected to provide updates as they become available.
East Hanover-Florham Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Florham Park Man Arrested After Coaches Softball Brawl: Report
A Florham Park man has been charged after a fight between adults broke out following a youth girls' softball game in East Hanover, authorities confirmed. East Hanover police responded to Lurker Park on Ridgedale Avenue on Wednesday, July 22, on a report of a physical altercation between adults at the ballfield, Morris County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Meghan Knab said. Citing video of the altercation, NJ.com says the fight erupted among coaches during the postgame handshake after a 12U game between Little Falls and a combined East Hanover/Florham Park team. Several coaches from bo…
Albany, NY
Police & Fire
Teens Flashed Gun To Steal Golf Cart In Albany: Police
Two teenagers robbed an Albany apartment complex at gunpoint on Thursday, July 23, according to police. The 16-year-old and 15-year-old boys stole a golf cart from Capital Crossings apartments on 1 Bleecker Terrace around 6:30 p.m., the Albany Police Department said. When an employee tried to stop them, one of the boys flashed a handgun, investigators said. While the employee backed off and called police, cops spotted the teens shortly afterward entering a residence on North Manning Boulevard near Third Street, according to authorities. Officers arrived and arrested both teens, and one of …
Sayville, NY
Police & Fire
Early-Morning Brawl In Sayville Restaurant Ends With Teen Stabbed: Police
A Long Island man stabbed a teenager inside a restaurant early Friday morning, July 24, police said. Aaron Gonzalez, 23, of Sayville, got into an argument with a 19-year-old man inside a restaurant at 60 South Main Street in the town around 1:15 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. Gonzalez stabbed the victim during an altercation, cops said. The teen was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to authorities. Additionally, Gonzalez traveled in a private vehicle to NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk in Patc…
Colchester, CT
Police & Fire
Colchester Stalker Freed After Planting GPS On Ex's Car: Cops
People go crawling back to their exes all the time, but few of them end up doing it on a security camera. That's what Connecticut State Police say happened when a security camera captured a man crawling on his hands and knees to place a GPS tracking device beneath the bumper of his ex-partner's car. The man ran away once he spotted the camera mounted on the home's garage. Joseph Sanchez, 41, was arrested Wednesday, July 22, after the homeowner reported the incident and shared the surveillance video taken Sunday with investigators, police said. The homeowner identified the person in the vid…
Hagerstown, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Mom Who Fled Before 100-Year Sentence In Baby's Death Case Captured: US Marshals
Ashley Nicole Franklin made the US Marshals' Most Wanted list. Now, nearly a year after disappearing instead of reporting to prison, the Maryland mother convicted in the death of her 10-month-old daughter has been captured hundreds of miles from home. The 39-year-old was arrested on Thursday, July 23, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, ending a months-long manhunt led by the US Marshals Service, according to federal authorities and the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Franklin was convicted on Aug. 6, 2025, of first-degree child abuse resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, and neg…
Wildwood, NJ
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Ingested Cocaine In Wildwood, Man Arrested: Prosecutor
A 39-year-old Ringwood man was arrested and charged after a 2-year-old was found cocaine in their system in Wildwood, authorities announced Friday, July 24. On Monday, July 20, a 2-year-old was taken to a hospital by Alexander Moles because they were having difficulty breathing, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Joseph Murphy said. EMS administered two doses of Narcan to the toddler, authorities said. A blood test revealed the toddler had cocaine, authorities said. An investigation determined Moles was vacationing in Wildwood when the toddler…
Southampton, NY
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed In Car Crash In Water Mill, Investigation Ongoing: Police
A 29-year-old woman was killed in a car crash while running on Long Island on Friday morning, July 24, police said. Stefanie Rock, of New York City, was heading northbound on Deerfield Road near the intersection with Head of Pond Road in Water Mill, the Southampton Town Police Department said. A four-door sedan traveling southbound struck Rock around 8:35 a.m., police said. First responders pronounced her deceased at the scene. The sedan driver remained at the intersection and cooperated with investigators, according to authorities. They were later transported to Southampton Hospital …
Norfolk, MA
Police & Fire
Elderly Man Killed In Fast-Moving Fire That Destroys Falmouth Home; Police Investigating
An elderly man was killed, and a home was destroyed in a morning fire now under investigation. The fire broke out shortly after 6:30 a.m. at a home on Red Brook Road in Falmouth, according to fire officials. A neighbor called 911 to report the blaze. When crews arrived, they found "heavy fire showing from the rear of the building, and heavy smoke from the front door." With help from Falmouth Police, firefighters pulled a man in his 70s from the burning home and began lifesaving efforts. But they were unable to save him. Officials did not release his name. The Office…
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
2 Men Fighting For Their Lives After Overnight Hartford Shooting: Police
Two men are fighting for their lives after a shooting in Hartford, prompting a major police investigation. The men suffering from gunshot wounds were dropped off by private vehicles at an area hospital around 2 p.m. Friday, July 24. Police said evidence shows the shooting happened at 2739 Main St. in Hartford. The first victim, a man in his 20s, was in critical condition. A second victim, a man in his 30s, was listed in critical but stable condition, police said. Hartford detectives and crime scene investigators are handling the investigation. They ask anyone with in…
Hackettstown, NJ
Police & Fire
Drunk Man Refused To Leave Brewery, Blew Horn In People's Faces: Hackettstown PD
A 49-year-old Warren County man was arrested and charged after refusing to leave a brewery in Hackettstown, authorities announced Thursday, July 23. At 5:14 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, Czig Meister Brewing at 106 Valentine St. alerted officers to a drunk man, Marco Manteiro, a Washington Township man, who refused to leave the business after being cut off, Hackettstown police said. Manteiro then went into the beer tent, blew his horn into employees' faces and used profanity, police said. He was asked to leave before running into a crowd, police said. An officer located Manteiro and asked him t…
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Fentanyl-Hauling Duo Busted Headed North In Yonkers: Police
Two New Yorkers driving through Westchester County were busted with pre-packaged fentanyl for sale, authorities said Friday, July 24. Brad Columbus, 41, and Danielle Ostrum, 37, both of Schenectady, were arrested Monday, July 20 after a traffic stop on the northbound New York State Thruway in Yonkers, New York State Police said. Troopers found multiple glassine envelopes with fentanyl, a couple grams of cocaine, and “several other varieties and amounts” of illegal drugs, according to police. Columbus was also busted for driving without a license, authorities said. Both Columbus and Ostrum …
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Driver Killed After Running Red Light, Slamming Into Truck In Woodbridge (
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A wrong-way drive through a red light ended in a deadly crash on a Virginia roadway overnight, police say. The fatal wreck happened around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, July 24, along Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge, where investigators say a 26-year-old driver barreled through a red light before crossing into oncoming lanes and crashing into a parked highway safety truck. Byron Ezequiel Guerrero, of Woodbridge, was behind the wheel of a 2012 Nissan Altima traveling westbound on Prince William Parkway near Minnieville Road when he continued through the red light, according to the Prince William…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Ex-Boston Children's Nurse Charged With Assaulting Teen Patients; DA Warns Of More Victims
A former Boston Children's Hospital nurse is accused of sexually assaulting two teenage boys in his care, and prosecutors believe there could be more victims. John Tam, 33, of Hopedale, is charged with four counts of indecent assault and battery on a person age 14 or older and four counts of indecent assault and battery on a patient by a healthcare provider, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden. The alleged incidents happened in September 2022 and January 2025, according to Hayden. Boston Children's Hospital has not publicly responded to Tam's arrest as of p…
Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Manchester Cocaine Dealer Faces Lengthy Prison Sentence: Prosecutor
A 41-year-old Manchester resident pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine throughout Ocean County, authorities announced Thursday, July 23. Tariki Foster pleaded guilty to possession of five ounces or more of cocaine with intent to distribute along with other drug charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, he faces 18 years in prison. On Friday, June 6, 2025 detectives from the New Jersey State Police executed a search warrant on Foster's residence in Toms River, seizing 10 ounces of cocaine, Billhimer said. A month later, detectives observed…
Uniondale, NY
Police & Fire
Uniondale Pedestrian In Critical Condition Following Car Crash, Authorities Say
A Long Island pedestrian was hospitalized in critical condition following a car crash on Thursday night, July 23, police said. The 39-year-old man was walking northbound on Jerusalem Avenue in Uniondale around 10:15 p.m. when he was struck by a green 2025 Nissan Pathfinder traveling westbound on the same road, the Nassau County Police Department said. The 45-year-old male Pathfinder driver remained on the scene afterward, authorities said. First responders transported the wounded pedestrian to a nearby hospital, where he was admitted in critical condition, police said. The investigation is…
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