Tag:

Gas station

Alexandria
News
Couple Tricked Cousin Into Indentured Servitude In Virginia: Feds Couple Tricked Cousin Into Indentured Servitude In Virginia: Feds
Couple Tricked Cousin Into Indentured Servitude In Virginia: Feds A couple who attempted to bring slavery back to Virginia are facing captivity of their own after being convicted by a federal jury of coercing a family member into the country to work for them under false pretenses. Harmanpreet Singh, 30, and Kulbir Kaur, 43, are facing prison time after being found guilty following a two-week trial for enticing the former's cousin to provide services for them at a gas station and convenience store in North Chesterfield in questionable conditions. “(This couple) engaged in an egregious bait-and-switch, luring the victim with false promises of an education i…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Nassau
News
$22 Murder: Man Ran Over, Killed Gas Station Worker In North Baldwin, Jury Finds $22 Murder: Man Ran Over, Killed Gas Station Worker In North Baldwin, Jury Finds
$22 Murder: Man Ran Over, Killed Gas Station Worker In North Baldwin, Jury Finds A Long Island man was convicted by a jury of killing a gas station worker after stealing just around $20 of gas. Joshua Roston, age 38 of Baldwin, received his conviction on Friday, Oct. 27 for the 2019 murder of Cemal ‘John’ Dagdeviren, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. At approximately 7:20 a.m. on Jan. 14, 2019, Roston pulled up in his GMC SUV to the Pit Stop gas station, located at 1210 Grand Avenue in North Baldwin. He asked the attendant to fill his tank. After Roston received $22 worth of gas, he told the attendant that he wanted to pay inside the station with a cr…

SHARE

by Sophie Grieser
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
Union County Man, 59, Killed In Route 9 Sayreville Crash With Dump Truck Union County Man, 59, Killed In Route 9 Sayreville Crash With Dump Truck
Union County Man, 59, Killed In Route 9 Sayreville Crash With Dump Truck A 59-year-old man from Union County was killed while pulling into a gas station in a collision with a dump truck on Route 9 in Central Jersey, authorities said. Renan Perez, of Linden, died Thursday, Sept. 21 after the crash in the Parlin section of Sayreville, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone alongside Chief Daniel Plumacker of the Sayreville Police Department. At 5:16 a.m., police responded to Route 9 South in the vicinity of 912 US 9 South after the report of a fatal crash. Police found a 2020 Kenworth dump truck and 2000 Ford Ranger. …

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Prince George's
Police & Fire
Teen Shot, Killed In Targeted Shooting At Clinton Gas Station, Police Say Teen Shot, Killed In Targeted Shooting At Clinton Gas Station, Police Say
Teen Shot, Killed In Targeted Shooting At Clinton Gas Station, Police Say An investigation has been launched in Maryland after a teenager was shot and killed over the weekend. Robert Isiah Walker, 16, of Clinton, has been identified as the person who was shot and killed in the early hours of Saturday, Aug. 12, authorities confirmed. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called at approximately 2:40 a.m. on Saturday morning to a gas station in the 9800 block of Piscataway Road in Clinton, where there was a reported shooting. Once inside the gas station, first responders found Walker suffering with gunshot wounds, who was pronounced dead …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Scooter Hit, Run: Woman Hospitalized In Revere, Man Cited Scooter Hit, Run: Woman Hospitalized In Revere, Man Cited
Scooter Hit, Run: Woman Hospitalized In Revere, Man Cited A woman was getting off an MBTA bus when she was hit by a moped in Suffolk County, injuring her leg, officials say.  A 28-year-old Revere man crashed his moped into a woman who had just gotten off of an MBTA bus on American Legion Highway in Revere on Tuesday, July 18, according to the Revere Police Department.  Police arrived at the scene around 3:50 p.m. and found the woman suffering from a leg injury. She told police that she was standing on the sidewalk when the moped hit her.  The driver drove away from the injured woman initially, but later returned and identified himself. The woman…

SHARE

by Morgan Gonzales
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Creepy Teens Surround Woman At Annapolis Gas Station Before Shooting At Passenger Creepy Teens Surround Woman At Annapolis Gas Station Before Shooting At Passenger
Creepy Teens Surround Woman At Annapolis Gas Station Before Shooting At Passenger Police are on the lookout for a man they believe shot at two people at an Annapolis gas station. Just after 1:30 p.m., Saturday, March 18, Anne Arundel County Police officers received a report of a shooting at a gas station in the 2000 block of West Street. Investigators say several men in a white van approached a woman who had pulled into the gas station after the man accompanying her had walked inside to pay. The driver of the white van reportedly asked the woman if she was using the pump that her vehicle was parked next to, while another stared at her, police said. A third man allegedly…

SHARE

by Annie DeVoe
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Teen Hospitalized After Baltimore Shooting Near School, Gas Station Teen Hospitalized After Baltimore Shooting Near School, Gas Station
Teen Hospitalized After Baltimore Shooting Near School, Gas Station Officers are investigating a shooting after a 16-year-old boy was injured in Baltimore, authorities say. The teen was found with gunshot wounds in the 2500 block of Harford Road shortly before 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, according to Baltimore Police Department officials. Officials say that the teen was found at a gas station near the intersection of East 25th Street, which is blocks away from the REACH! Partnership school. The victim reportedly suffered non-life-threatening injuries due to the shooting and was taken to a hospital for further evaluation and treatment.  Anyone with a…

SHARE

by Annie DeVoe
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Hammer-Wielding Man Threatens To Kill Employees At Somerville Gas Station: Police Hammer-Wielding Man Threatens To Kill Employees At Somerville Gas Station: Police
Hammer-Wielding Man Threatens To Kill Employees At Somerville Gas Station: Police Police arrested a man who who threatened employees both verbally and physically at a Somerville gas station last month. Police responded to a report of a suspicious person at a gas station on Alewife Brook Parkway just before 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, according to a Somerville Police crime log.  Upon arrival, officers learned that a man walked into the store and was rude to employees. After he was told to leave, the man grabbed a hammer, chased the employees and threatened to kill them before leaving the store. Officers arrested the man when he came back to the same area around 9 p…

SHARE

by David Cifarelli
Baltimore
News
Baltimore Police Still Trying To Solve 2021 Gas Station Shooting Baltimore Police Still Trying To Solve 2021 Gas Station Shooting
Baltimore Police Still Trying To Solve 2021 Gas Station Shooting Police are asking for the public's help identifying a person they believe is key to solving a shooting that happened at a Baltimore gas station in 2021. Images of the person of interest have been released this week in an effort to help solve the shooting of a 20-year-old man that occurred in the 6800 block of Reisterstown Road on Dec. 22, 2021, according to Baltimore police. Throughout the investigation, police were able to obtain video footage of the individual, who they believe serves as an important piece of the investigation. Police are asking anyone with identifying information about …

SHARE

by Annie DeVoe
Bucks
Police & Fire
Scammers Sold Victim Pickup Truck With Phony Papers: Bensalem PD Scammers Sold Victim Pickup Truck With Phony Papers: Bensalem PD
Scammers Sold Victim Pickup Truck With Phony Papers: Bensalem PD Bensalem police are looking for three scammers who sold a pickup truck to a victim on a false paper tag and a phony bill of sale, authorities said in a release.  The three suspects were caught on security camera at a gas station, and police are asking the public to keep an eye out for the men in the footage.  Anyone with information should call the Bensalem Police Department at 215-633-3719, or submit an anonymous tip at the Bucks County Crime Watch webpage. 

SHARE

by Mac Bullock
Lehigh
Business
Wawa Days Away From Opening Pocono Store: Report Wawa Days Away From Opening Pocono Store: Report
Wawa Days Away From Opening Pocono Store: Report Wawa is nearing the opening of a Monroe County store, WFMZ reports. The popular convenience store and gas station chain is set to open Thursday, Nov. 3 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and T-shirt giveaway to the first 100 customers beginning at 8 a.m., the outlet says. Wawa will be located at 3190 Route 940 in Mount Pocono. Click here for more from WFMZ.

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Prince George's
Police & Fire
Shooting Suspect On The Loose In Following Murder At District Heights Gas Station: Police Shooting Suspect On The Loose In Following Murder At District Heights Gas Station: Police
Shooting Suspect On The Loose In Following Murder At District Heights Gas Station: Police Police investigators in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating whoever is responsible for the murder of a 28-year-old man this week. Capitol Heights resident Kenneth Morris III was found by members of the Prince George's County Police Department shortly after 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20 at a gas station in the 3200 block of Walters Lane in District Heights, according to officials. Upon arrival, police say that they found Morris with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. No suspects have been identified nor has a motive for the f…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Prince George's
News
One Hospitalized When School Bus Crashes Into Gas Station Building In Prince George's County. One Hospitalized When School Bus Crashes Into Gas Station Building In Prince George's County.
One Hospitalized When School Bus Crashes Into Gas Station Building In Prince George's County. One person was injured on Thursday morning when a private school bus crashed into a building in Maryland. At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, crews from the Prince George's County Fire Department responded to the 3600 block of Forestville Road near Stewart Road in Forestville for a collapse investigation, officials said. Upon arrival, first responders found the bus, which struck a gas station mart and went partially through the rear of the property, causing a partial collapse. No children were on the bus at the time of the crash. Forestville Road and Stewart RoadPrince G…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Atlantic
News
Atlantic City Cracks Down On ATVs, Dirt Bikes At Gas Pumps: Report Atlantic City Cracks Down On ATVs, Dirt Bikes At Gas Pumps: Report
Atlantic City Cracks Down On ATVs, Dirt Bikes At Gas Pumps: Report ATVs and dirt bikes are no longer allowed to fill up their tanks at the gas pumps in Atlantic City, NJ Advance Media reported. City officials passed a new law, by a 7-2 vote for the new restriction which follows an earlier ban on all local roads. Now, ATVs and dirt bikes must be in a trailer or the back of a truck to have their gas tanks filled up, the outlet said. Atlantic City gas station owners and workers can be fined at least $500 for violating the ordinance. Self-storage facility owners also can be fined the same amount if they fail to evict ATVs and dirt bikes from their proper…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Nassau
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Burglary At Plainview Gas Station Suspect At Large After Burglary At Plainview Gas Station
Suspect At Large After Burglary At Plainview Gas Station Police are investigating a burglary at a Long Island gas station. It happened between Friday, Sept. 23, and Saturday, Sept. 24, in Plainview, Nassau County Police said. An unknown person entered the Mobil station at 220 Manetto Hill Road and removed an unknown amount of US currency, cigarette cartons and Lottery tickets, said police.  The suspect fled in an unknown direction. Detectives request anyone with information on the incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Adams
Police & Fire
Woman Shoved In Van, Attempted Abductors Pursued By Pennsylvania State Police Woman Shoved In Van, Attempted Abductors Pursued By Pennsylvania State Police
Woman Shoved In Van, Attempted Abductors Pursued By Pennsylvania State Police A woman working at a western Pennsylvania gas station was lured outside and shoved into a van— but she managed to escape, and now her attempted abductors are wanted by the Pennsylvania state police.  The two men pictured went into a gas station in Franklin Township at 8:50 p.m. on July 12, state police say.  After they lured the gas station clerk outside by their gray van, one man grabbed her and attempted to pull her into the van, according to the police release. Somehow the woman was able to break free unharmed, police say.  The van with a red and white logo on the side a…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Morris
Business
PA Man Burglarized 6 Morris County Businesses In 3 Months, Prosecutor Says PA Man Burglarized 6 Morris County Businesses In 3 Months, Prosecutor Says
PA Man Burglarized 6 Morris County Businesses In 3 Months, Prosecutor Says A Pennsylvania man is behind bars on allegations that he burglarized half a dozen Morris County businesses — including a retail and convenience store, restaurant, and three gas stations — over the course of three months, authorities announced. Kenneth K. Cook, 48, was charged with various counts of theft, burglary, criminal mischief, and conspiracy, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a release with local officials on Tuesday, June 7. Cook, of Allentown, is accused of smashing a glass door and stealing up to 80 cigarette packs from a store in Randolph on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021.…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Lancaster
News
Teenager Killed At PA Gas Station Over Unpaid Phone Bill: DA Teenager Killed At PA Gas Station Over Unpaid Phone Bill: DA
Teenager Killed At PA Gas Station Over Unpaid Phone Bill: DA New details have emerged in the killing of a 19-year-old at a central Pennsylvania gas station— including that the fight was over a phone bill, authorities say. Carlos Almanzar-Torres, 21, had argued with Damian Santiago, 19, before and chasing Santiago around the gas station located at 111 West Orange Street around 10 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 11, Lancaster City bureau police said multiple releases in the days that followed. New details about that deadly encounter have emerged partially thanks to five minutes of footage from surveillance footage taken at the Sunoco/A-Plus which was released du…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Morris
Police & Fire
Parsippany Gas Stations Targeted In Back-To-Back Armed Robberies: Prosecutor Parsippany Gas Stations Targeted In Back-To-Back Armed Robberies: Prosecutor
Parsippany Gas Stations Targeted In Back-To-Back Armed Robberies: Prosecutor Two gas stations in Parsippany were targeted in back-to-back robberies, authorities said Tuesday. The first occurred when a man driving a black or dark gray BMW X5 stopped at Shell on Route 46 East, asked the attendant for $25 worth of gas and pulled a knife when their back was turned around 7:55 p.m. Friday, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The vehicle then fled eastbound on Route 46, authorities said. About 10 minutes later, a man driving a vehicle with the same description stopped at Conoco on Route 46 West and asked for a gas refill before approaching the attendant from…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Authorities Ask For Info After Man Accused Of Robbing Suffolk County Gas Station Authorities Ask For Info After Man Accused Of Robbing Suffolk County Gas Station
Authorities Ask For Info After Man Accused Of Robbing Suffolk County Gas Station Authorities are asking the public for help locating a man accused of robbing a gas station on Long Island. A man entered Sunoco in North Amityville at about 11:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 4, and threatened a clerk with a beer bottle that he had broken, according to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers said the man demanded money, and the clerk complied. The man then ran away with an unknown amount of cash, authorities said.  The gas station is located at 616 Broadway. Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS. Authorities are offering a cash reward for information th…

SHARE

by Nicole Valinote
Mahwah-Ramsey
News
GOTCHA! Accused Mahwah Roommate Killer Captured By NYPD GOTCHA! Accused Mahwah Roommate Killer Captured By NYPD
Gotcha! Accused Mahwah Roommate Killer Captured By Nypd UPDATE: A trio of New York City police officers helped capture a 23-year-old Mahwah man who authorities said fled after shooting his roommate dead Monday night. Milan Ghimire was nabbed in the Bronx by members of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit after killing 56-year-old Phu Tsewang, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. The two men worked together at a local gas station, the prosecutor said. Ghimire remained held at the 45th Precinct in the Bronx and will be held pending extradition proceedings. He'll face charges of murder, weapons possession and evidence tampering in …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Morris
Business
New Sunoco Gas Station, Convenience Store Opens In Morris County New Sunoco Gas Station, Convenience Store Opens In Morris County
New Sunoco Gas Station, Convenience Store Opens In Morris County A new Sunoco gas station and convenience store is now open in Morris County. The grand opening was held Tuesday for the new location at 15 Route 46 in Budd Lake, according to a Facebook post from Mount Olive Mayor Rob Greenbaum, who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The gas station and convenience store chain joins nearby Morris County locations in Morristown (E Hanover Avenue), Parsippany (Route 46 West), Denville (Route 10 East), Pompton Plains (Route 23 and Newark Pompton Turnpike) and Long Valley (E Mill Road). The new Sunoco is open Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. an…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Lehigh
Police & Fire
New Wawa Opening This Week In Emmaus New Wawa Opening This Week In Emmaus
New Wawa Opening This Week In Emmaus The newest eastern Pennsylvania Wawa location is set to open Thursday in Emmaus, Lehigh County, reports say. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 7:30 a.m., on April 8, a mere 30 minutes before the South Cedar Crest Boulevard store and gas station opens its doors to customers, LehighValleyLive reports. The 5,500 square-foot facility will feature new menu items, including burgers, which officially launched across 900 stores earlier this year, the outlet says. The location will also be selling alcohol Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. The st…

SHARE

by Nicole Acosta
Lehigh
News
Allentown Armed Gas Station Convenience Store Robber Gets 14 Years-Plus In Fed Pen Allentown Armed Gas Station Convenience Store Robber Gets 14 Years-Plus In Fed Pen
Allentown Armed Gas Station Convenience Store Robber Gets 14 Years-Plus In Fed Pen A federal judge in Philadelphia sentenced a New Jersey man to a plea-bargained 14 years and nine months in prison for robbing a gas station convenience store in Allentown with a sawed-off rifle. Brandon Garcia, 22, of Jersey City, poked one Speedway station employee with the gun as he ordered him to “get down!” while demanding cash and Newports during one of the robberies on March 28, 2017, Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. A good Samaritan who’d pulled in for gas saw Garcia all dressed in black with his hood up and holding a gun, so he dialed 911. The citizen then fol…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
South Passaic
Business
Wawa Approved In Wayne, 4 Other NJ Locations Opening Soon Wawa Approved In Wayne, 4 Other NJ Locations Opening Soon
Wawa Approved In Wayne, 4 Other NJ Locations Opening Soon Wawa is coming to Wayne. The township's Planning Board on Monday unanimously approved plans for the convenience store and gas station at the former site of Nagel's Candy Barn on Route 23. The 4,736-square-foot convenience store comes with eight fuel pumps with two dispensers each.  Nagel's Candy Barn closed in 2015 after the owner got sick, after nearly 60 years in business. Several other Wawa stores are expected to open in the following locations, its website says: Mount Holly: 570 Rancocas Road, Fall 2020 Eatontown: Route 35 Nr. Meridian Way, Winter 2021 Randolph: 502…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
WATCH: Gas Pumps Struck By SUV On Route 1 Burst Into Flames WATCH: Gas Pumps Struck By SUV On Route 1 Burst Into Flames
Watch: Gas Pumps Struck By SUV On Route 1 Burst Into Flames Surveillance video captured a chain-reaction crash in which a vehicle slammed into two gas pumps that burst into flames on Route 1 in Middlesex County. The attendant had just finished servicing a customer and was walking away when the driver of a sedan in the center lane tries to suddenly turn right into the station Tuesday morning. A red SUV coming up on the right side sideswipes that vehicle before careening into the station pumps in the video released by North Brunswick police. Both pumps then burst into flames. “This morning, we received multiple 911 calls for a motor vehicle crash at…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Putnam
News
COVID-19: Diagnostic Drive-Through Testing Clinic Scheduled In Putnam COVID-19: Diagnostic Drive-Through Testing Clinic Scheduled In Putnam
Covid-19: Diagnostic Drive-Through Testing Clinic Scheduled In Putnam The Putnam County Department of Health is holding another drive-through testing clinic for essential workers and residents with symptoms of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The COVID-19 diagnostic drive-thru testing clinic will run from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., on Tuesday, May 5, the location has not been announced. The testing, which is not antibody testing, is limited to 150 people who live or work in Putnam County. To qualify for the testing you must meet the following criteria: Have a history of COVID-19 symptoms or Have current COVID-19 symptoms or Have been in close contact with a po…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Sussex
Lifestyle
Hopatcong Man Wins $100G Playing North Carolina Lottery Hopatcong Man Wins $100G Playing North Carolina Lottery
Hopatcong Man Wins $100G Playing North Carolina Lottery A Hopatcong man won $100,000 playing the North Carolina Lottery. Junde Zhang bought his lucky 100X The Cash ticket for $20 at gas station convenience store in North Carolina. He claimed his prize Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state withholdings, Zhang took home $70,756.

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Seen Them? Police Looking For Pair Who Held Up Newark Gas Station Seen Them? Police Looking For Pair Who Held Up Newark Gas Station
Seen Them? Police Looking For Pair Who Held Up Newark Gas Station Police in Newark are looking for two men who robbed a gas station Friday.  The men (pictured) robbed two attendants at Gas/Diesel Gas Station, 1285 McCarter Highway, around 10 a.m. They made off with about $653.  One of the men is described as 6’2” with a slim build. He was wearing a black hooded sweater and dark blue jeans. The other is also about 6’2” tall with a slim build and was wearing a black hooded sweater and light blue jeans. Anyone with information about these suspects is being asked to call the police department's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-87…

SHARE

by Paul Milo
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Wayne PD: Burglar Caught Near Locked-Down High School, Gun Report Unfounded Wayne PD: Burglar Caught Near Locked-Down High School, Gun Report Unfounded
Wayne PD: Burglar Caught Near Locked-Down High School, Gun Report Unfounded Wayne police captured two burglars Friday after officials locked down nearby DePaul Catholic High School and other area schools were sheltered in place, authorities told Daily Voice. An officer responding to the Sherwood Street burglary call from an alert neighbor stopped the getaway driver at Alps Road and Mac Donald Drive, Capt. Jack McNiff said. An accomplice was found a couple of miles away on Kenwood Road, about four blocks from DePaul, he said The second suspect claimed to have been dropped off there by a carjacker armed with a gun, but police said they quickly saw through that story…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Just Out Of Prison Charged With Bergen Gas Station Burglary Spree Ex-Con Just Out Of Prison Charged With Bergen Gas Station Burglary Spree
Ex-Con Just Out Of Prison Charged With Bergen Gas Station Burglary Spree An ex-con with a rap sheet that stretches back more than a decade was charged with a series of gas station break-ins in Bergen County and elsewhere that began a little over a month after he was released from state prison. Yorghi Turkmany, 30, of Newark remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Thursday pending a detention hearing this Friday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. From July 21 to Aug. 18, Turkmany burglarized gas stations in Franklin Lakes, Montvale, New Milford, Oradell, Ramsey, Ridgewood and Washington Township, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo sai…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco