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Essex NJ
Police & Fire
6-Car Crash Kills 41-Year-Old On Garden State Parkway In Irvington: State Police
A 41-year-old North Carolina man was killed in a multi-car crash on the Garden State Parkway in Essex County early Wednesday, April 17, authorities said. Tarron Francis was heading north in a Nissan SUV when he was struck by a Dodge passenger vehicle around 12:45 a.m. in Irvington, said Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police. The impact caused a chain reaction crash involving four other vehicles, two Toyota SUVs, a GMC SUV and a Kia passenger vehicle, Lebron said. Francis died as a result of the crash, and the driver of the Dodge sustained moderate injuries and was tak…
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Video Shows Suspect Who Stabbed, Ran Over 22-Year-Old In South Philadelphia: Police
New footage shows the suspected killer of 22-year-old Mang Sang, according to Philadelphia police investigators. Authorities have said Sang was stabbed in the throat under the Delaware Expressway last Monday night, April 8. The attacker ran him over then fled the scene in a different car, police believe. Sang was found pinned under a white Kia GT sedan and pronounced dead at the scene. PPD footage PhiladelphiaPolice The suspect is described as an Asian in his early to mid-20s with a light mustache and medium build. He was wearing a black hoodie, …
Prince William
Police & Fire
$5K Reward Offered In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woodbridge Mom
Police have announced a $5,000 reward in a hit-and-run crash last month that killed a Woodbridge mom. Carla "Casey" Andrea Mejia was struck by an SUV while walking in the westbound lane of Minnieville Road in Woodbridge wearing all dark clothing around 11:35 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, Prince William County police said. Police say that the vehicle is believed to have been a 2009-2012 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV or 2009-2013 Kia Sorento SUV, silver or light in color, with possible damage to the front, wheel well, and/or undercarriage areas. The crash happened at Minnieville Road and Bobcat Court …
Atlantic
Police & Fire
Teens Arrested In Attempted Vehicle Theft In Galloway Township
Two teens were arrested after police said they tried to steal a car that's been targeted by thieves as part of a social media challenge, authorities said. Galloway Township police said officers responded to a report of three people trying to steal a Kia vehicle on Mohave Drive at around 3:46 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14. When police arrived, the three suspects ran away, but an officer did arrest a 16-year-old boy from Pleasantville. At around 5:30 a.m., a man living on nearby Rumson Drive called police about a teen at his door who was asking to use his cell phone. Officers said the 15-year-ol…
New Haven
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Wallingford Apartment Complex Damaging Structure
A car crashed into a Connecticut apartment building after the driver failed to make a turn and drove straight into the complex, according to police. The incident took place in New Haven County around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 13 in Wallingford at 327 South Elm St. According to Lt. Stephen Jaques of the Wallingford Police, officers discovered that a gray 2016 Kia Optima crashed into the front side of the complex causing damage to the structure. The driver of the Kia was transported to the hospital for evaluation of suspected minor injuries. No other injuries were reported, …
Suffolk MA
Sports
Ben Affleck Dunkin' Super Bowl Commercial Finishes 2nd In Poll Behind Ad Reuniting Castmates
The lead-up to the Super Bowl is two weeks of speculation over what team will take home the Lombardi trophy, but the discussion over which company will have the most viral ad is its own cottage industry. And with the average 30-second spot selling for $7 million, the stakes can be just as high for some companies as for the teams taking up the time between ads. To find out which commercials were the most popular, USA Today polled more than 160,000 readers to find out their favorite. Despite Dunkin shelling out a fortune for its star-studded ad featuring Ben Affleck, his wife…
Ocean
Police & Fire
Mangled Mustang, Banged Up Benz In 5-Car Manchester Crash That Injured Two Victims: Police
Two people were injured after five vehicles crashed in Manchester Township, authorities said. Manchester Township police responded to the crash near the intersection of county route 571 and Commonwealth Boulevard at around 7:20 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, the department announced on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Officers found a red Ford Mustang and silver Mercedes-Benz CLK in the road with extensive front-end damage. A black Kia Sportage was seen with extensive front-end damage on a nearby property of 1991 Ridgeway Road. Another SUV and a pickup were also found at that property wit…
Atlantic
News
How Ventnor City Is Fighting Back Against 'Kia Boyz' Social Media Trend Of Rampant Car Thefts
Ventnor City is trying to crack down on thieves taking advantage of a social media trend by helping the car owners who could be targeted. The city's police department said it will give away free steering wheel locks to owners of certain Kia and Hyundai vehicles. The affected Kia vehicles are between the model years 2011 and 2021. The impacted Hyundai vehicles are between the model years 2015 and 2021. The wheel locks will be given away at Ventnor City Hall on Saturday, Jan. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. City residents must show proof of residency and vehicle ownership to receive a …
Loudoun
Police & Fire
Thieves Armed With Long Guns After Plowing Stolen Car Through Leesburg Shop (
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Masked thieves plowed a stolen car through the front of a Loudoun County gun store before swiping long guns overnight, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of sounds of a crash found the stolen 4-door Kia sedan lodged in the front of Loudoun Guns on Industrial Court in Leesburg around 4 a.m., local police said. Four masked individuals then went into the building and stole multiple long guns, police said. The four suspects fled the scene before officers arrived, leaving the vehicle behind. Police are investigating the incident as a burglary but did not say whether or…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Double-Fatal Crash: Car Strikes 3 Vehicles After Fleeing From Earlier Collision In Hempstead
Two people were killed after a car that fled the scene of an earlier crash struck three other vehicles overnight on Long Island, according to authorities. Click here for a new, updated story -- Update: IDs Released For 2 Killed During Hempstead Crash The chain of events began just after 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22 in Hempstead. A 2005 Chrysler traveling eastbound on Fulton Avenue was involved in a collision with a 2021 Genesis, occupied by four people, at Hilton Avenue. The 2005 Chrysler then fled the scene eastbound on Fulton Avenue and hit three vehicles -- a 2023 Kia, a 2007 Honda,…
Morris
Police & Fire
Interrupted Burglary: Parsippany Police Recover Family's Luxury Car, Nab Alleged Thief
A 21-year-old West Orange man was busted in a car stolen out of Newark in Parsippany this week, police said. A Rita Drive resident told Parsippany police they saw a dark sedan drop off a person dressed in all black around 6:20 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, and begin pulling on car door handles trying to get in, local police said. A responding officer saw a 2022 BMW x7 leaving a driveway on Sedgefield Drive and leave the area. He also saw a dark colored Kia with its headlights off, slowly moving away from the home that the BMW x7 had just left from, police said. The BMW owners told police their hom…
Baltimore
News
Serial Bank Robber Serving Sentence In Baltimore Re-Entry Program Cops To New Heists: Feds
A convicted serial bank robber who was serving out his sentence in Baltimore admitted to a string of new robberies in Maryland. Kevin Maurice Lawson, 55, pleaded guilty this week to three armed bank robberies that were all conducted while he was living in a residential re-entry program to finish out his sentence for a 2004 robbery, federal authorities announced. According to his plea, Lawson admitted to three armed bank robberies in Baltimore between June 6 and July 18, 2022, using a black air gun in each while wearing a surgical mask and gloves. In his first two robberies, Lawson approach…
Prince George's
News
Police ID Fourth Teen Killed Crashing Carjacked Kia After Fiery Crash In Bowie
More than a month after an investigation was launched into a fatal crash that left several teenagers dead in Prince George's County, a new victim has been identified. Upper Marlboro resident Darteal Byers, 17, is the fourth victim to be named in the crash that also took the lives of driver Marquay Swann, 14, of Lanham, 15-year-old Zyshaun Cuffey, of Glenarden, and Upper Marlboro native Serenity Sellman, 15, the Medical Examiner's Office confirmed. Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 to the intersection of Lottsford Road and Palmetto Drive in Mitchellville, where t…
Atlantic
Police & Fire
3 Atlantic City Youths Arrested Breaking Into Cars: Police
Three juveniles were arrested after they attempted to burglarize and steal two cars, authorities said. On Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 5:31 p.m., Atlantic CIty patrol officers responded to the area of North Carolina and Pacific Avenues in reference to three juveniles breaking into vehicles, they said. Officer Latray Butcher arrived in the area and observed the three juveniles. Upon attempting to speak with them, they all fled. Officer Butcher apprehended one male, 16, after a brief foot pursuit. The male was found in possession of two screwdrivers. Two other males, 12 and 15, were a…
Morris
Traffic
Tractor Trailer Crash, Fuel Spill Jams Route 287 In Hanover
Traffic on Route 287 was delayed Wednesday morning, Oct. 25 for a crash involving a tractor trailer and two passenger cars in Morris County. The crash happened on the northbound side in Hanover Township around 8:40 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Troy McNair said. A Kia passenger vehicle, a Chevrolet passenger vehicle, and tractor trailer were all headed north when the Chevy collided with the tractor trailer near milepost 39, McNair said. The Kia was struck subsequently. The NJDOT reported a fuel spill, too. There were minor injuries reported. The crash remains under investigation a…
Hudson
Police & Fire
Driver Was Going 100MPH+ Before Triple Fatal Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old driver was going more than 100 mph in a crash that left three people dead earlier this week in Jersey City, authorities said. Ziyang Wang, of Jersey City, was behind the wheel of a BMW X5 M0i that struck a Kia Amanti driven by 26-year-old Dylan Weidenfeld head-on, on Paterson Plank Road around 12:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16. Weidenfeld and two of Wang's passengers, whose names were not released, both died. A third passenger of Wang's remains in critical condition, while a front-seat passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Suarez said. Wang, who was going more than 100…
Hudson
Police & Fire
Victim Of Triple Fatal Jersey City Crash Was Actor With Passion For Entertaining
A 26-year-old Jersey City resident was identified as one of three people killed in a violent crash Monday, Oct. 16. Dylan Weidenfeld was operating the Kia that collided with a BMW on Paterson Plank Road around 12:45 a.m., Hudson County prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Relatives identified Dylan as an actor with a passion for entertaining. Honestly, this is the hardest post I ever thought I would share and the last thing I could have ever imagined would... Posted by Lisa Lieberman-Wang on Monday, October 16, 2023 Two passengers in the BMW, which was c…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Quartet Steals Lotto Tickets, Cash From Oceanside Store
Police are on the lookout for four people who broke into a Long Island convenience store, taking off with hundreds of dollars and tons of lottery tickets. The burglary happened at 3:13 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6 in Oceanside, according to Nassau County Police. The group broke into Ocean Cigar and Vape, located at 3015 Long Beach Road, by throwing a rock at the glass door. They then took $500 in cash, along with nearly 73 cases of New York Lottery scratch-off tickets. Once the looting was through, they got into a gray Kia and fled northbound on Long Beach Road. Police said the first susp…
Hudson
Police & Fire
Three Dead, Three Injured In Jersey City Crash
Three people died and three others were hurt in a Jersey City crash overnight, authorities said. UPDATE: Victim Of Paterson Plank Road Triple Fatal Crash ID'd As Actor With Passion For Entertaining Prosecutor Esther Suarez's office said only that two vehicles were involved in the Paterson Plank Road crash, and that it was expected to be closed through the Monday, Oct. 16 morning commute. HudPost shared video of the investigation. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HudPost (@hudpost) According to abc7, the crash happened near Cong…
Prince George's
Obituaries
Stolen Kia Driver Kills Popular Pair In Fiery Prince George's County Crash, Police Say
Police have identified a pair from Cameroon who emigrated to the United States and settled in Maryland before being killed by a hit-and-run driver late last month. John Fombi, 42, of Bladensburg, and Hyattsville resident Emmaculate Enoh, 34, were driving home from work in late August when they were hit by a driver in Prince William County who fled the scene, leaving the two behind, according to their families. A driver in a stolen Kia was traveling north on Landover Road when it struck a second car attempting to make a turn onto the roadway. Both the Kia and the Toyota Camry that was hit, w…
Prince George's
Traffic
Two Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Cheverly: Police
Two people were killed in an early morning hit-and-run crash in Prince George's County, police say. Shortly before 2:40 a.m. on Wednesday morning, officers were called to the area of Landover Road and Old Landover Road in Cheverly to investigate a reported crash involving two vehicles. According to police, a driver in a Kia stolen out of Upper Marlboro crashed into a Toyota Camry that was attempting to make a lefthand turn onto Landover Road. The Camry caught fire and the driver of the Kia ran from the crash scene. Both the driver and a passenger in the Toyota were pronounced dead at the …
Atlantic
Police & Fire
Teens Arrested After Stolen Car Overheats: Police
A pair of teenagers were arrested after their stolen vehicle overheated, authorities said. On Friday, Aug. 18, at 2:20 p.m., Atlantic City Police Officers Troy Grams and Michael Regalbuto observed a Kia Rio traveling in the area of the 1200 block of Drexel Avenue. The Kia had been reported stolen earlier in the day. The officers attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop when the vehicle sped off leading the officers on a pursuit. The driver, 14, led officers to Route 30 where he proceeded to drive westbound. As the vehicle was leaving Atlantic City, the officers terminated th…
Atlantic
Police & Fire
3 Killed In Crash On Garden State Parkway
Three people were killed in a crash when their car left the Garden State Parkway and struck a tree, authorities said. The crash occurred at 9:52 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 6 on the southbound lanes of the highway near milepost 44.6 in Port Republic in Atlantic County, according to New Jersey State Police. A Kia struck the rear of a Toyota, causing the Kia to lose control and run off the road and hit a tree, State Police said. The Kia's driver, Sabrina Kontos, 24, of Ocean Grove, and two passengers were killed in the crash: Dion Bullock, 27, of Asbury Park, and Omar Williams, 28, of Eatontown. The…
Morris
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Route 80 Crash In Denville
A 12-year-old child was seriously hurt in a crash on Route 80 overnight in Morris County, authorities said. The child was in a Honda that was parked on the right shoulder of the westbound side of the highway at milepost 38.2 in Denville, when a Kia passenger car struck the back of the car around 1:15 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The Honda was redirected off the right side of the road and struck a metal guardrail. A 12-year-old was taken to a hospital with serious injuries and the crash remains under investigation.
Atlantic
Police & Fire
Teens Arrested Trying To Break Into Kias At Bally's Casino Parking Lot: Police
Three 14-year-old boys were arrested after three Kia cars in Bally’s Atlantic City casino-hotel parking garage were broken into, authorities said. Two of the boys allegedly damaged the steering columns of the Kias while trying to steal them, Atlantic City police said on Facebook. A third boy had credit cards retrieved from a stolen vehicle, police said. Detectives Christopher Dodson, Alberto Valles, Eric Evans, and Troy Grams found the boys walking near Connecticut and Wabash avenues at about 9:20 p.m. on Friday, July 14, they said. The detectives were investigating a series of car burgla…
St. Mary's
Police & Fire
Police ID Popular Teen Killed In Head-On MD Rollover Crash
A teen driver had to be airlifted to a Maryland hospital and a teenager is dead after they rolled over a Kia crashing into a Dodge Durango in St. Mary's County on Sunday afternoon. Hunter Sansbury, 14, has been identified by the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office as the person killed in a head-on crash that left at least three others with various injuries shortly before 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 16. First responders were called to the violent crash near the 2200 block of Newtowne Neck Road in Leonardtown, when a Kia Rio struck the truck when a juvenile driver lost control. Officials said that…
Lehigh
Police & Fire
Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says
The man who shot and killed another at an Allentown Autozone early last month will face no charges, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin's Office announced in a release. Twenty-two-year-old Edgar Gonzalez was fatally shot in the parking lot at 1871 South 5th St. on June 4, in what prosecutors are now calling an act of self-defense. A second victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at an area hospital, authorities said then. Now, the DA's Office says the gunfight followed an "altercation and confrontation" between two groups of people that began at the ne…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Seen Them? Duo Smashes Window, Steals From Car At Garden Traffic Light, Police Say (
Watch
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Police are searching for a duo that they say broke a car’s window and stole a newly-purchased Apple Watch from the backseat while both cars were stopped at a stoplight. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 24 in North New Hyde Park, Nassau County Police reported. A man was driving back after purchasing an Apple Watch from the Apple Store at the Roosevelt Field Mall, located at 630 Old Country Road in Garden City, according to police. At approximately 7:40 p.m., he was driving to another destination when he came to a stop at a red light in the vicinity of Lakeville Road and Fairfield…
Greenwich
Police & Fire
'Kia Challenge' Leads To Hospitalizations, Stolen Cars, Damages In Greenwich
One person was arrested and two people were hospitalized in a single night amid a slew of car thefts and damages, officials say. In Fairfield County, police stayed busy on the night of Wednesday, June 28, responding to five separate incidents associated with the "Kia Challenge," according to the Greenwich Police Department. Police responded to Oak Ridge Street around 11:30 on Wednesday for a report of two people entering parked cars. When officers arrived, they learned that a fight had broken out between the two people and several area residents. Two residents suffer…
Arlington
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Without Helmet Killed Crashing In DC Intersection, Police Say
Police have identified the 29-year-old motorcyclist who was riding without a helmet and was killed crashing in a busy Washington, DC intersection. Dejuan George was killed following a crash with a Kia that he struck while crossing through the intersection of Holbrook Terrace and Montello Avenue last week, the Metropolitan Police Department announced on Tuesday, June 27. The Northeast DC resident was riding his 2018 Royal Enfield motorcycle without a helmet shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 22 on Montello Avenue NE when he entered the intersection of Holbrook Terrace NE, where he st…
Prince George's
Police & Fire
Steering Wheel Lock Leads to Downfall Of Would-Be DC Teen Kia Carjackers In Oxon Hill
A steering wheel lock came to the rescue of a woman who was the victim of an attempted carjacking when four teenagers assaulted her in Prince George’s County. Four teens - ages 16, 15, 15, and 14 - from the Washington, DC area are all facing charges following an incident in Oxon Hill when they failed to carjack a woman before fleeing in a stolen vehicle, according to officials. At approximately 11:10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, a spokesperson for the Prince George’s County Police Department said that officers were called to the 1500 block of Iverson Street when a woman was pushed to the gro…
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