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Police: Wanted Upstate NY Driver With Gun Pepper-Sprayed After Running From PIP Traffic Stop
An Albany man wanted out of several jurisdictions tried to run from police after they stopped his car on the Palisades Interstate Parkway and found him carrying a gun, authorities said.
Ammar Ali, 33, was driving a 2002 Honda Civic that was stopped on the southbound parkway in Alpine shortly after 1 a.m. Monday, Jan. 2, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said.
Ali tried to identify himself as someone else, but Officer Amir Sikder was familiar with the man whose name he used, having stopped him once before, as well, Walter said.
Backup Officer Matthew Levine also knew that Ali was lying, the…
Canadian Man Called Bomb Threats To Boston Children's Hospital, Others: FBI
Boston and federal officials say they've arrested a 42-year-old Canadian man who is responsible for several bomb threats last month, authorities said on Monday, Oct. 24.
Joshua Kimble, of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, is charged with 12 counts of public mischief, 12 counts of false information, and a charge of failing to comply with a probation officer, Boston police said. Police arrested him last month, and he is being held in Canada. It's unclear when he'll be sent to the US to stand trial.
Authorities said Kimble made a bomb threat to the Children's Hospital on Sept. 9 …
Police: Hit-And-Run Texas Driver, 28, Lied About Cause Of Morris County Crash
A 28-year-old driver lied to police about how he damaged his car after a hit-and-run crash in Hanover, authorities charged.
Adam Barron, 28, left his disabled vehicle on Route 10 in Hanover after a crash on Sunday, August 16, authorities said in a release.
Officers traced it back to Barron at the nearby Extended Stay Hotel.
Barron, of Denton, Texas, told police he was struck while making a U-turn and was chasing down the vehicle that hit him when his own car broke down, authorities said.
Officers later discovered that Barron had actually crashed into a wall and left the scene, authorities…
