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Violent Carjacking: Trio Robs, Stabs Man In Valley Stream, Police Say Violent Carjacking: Trio Robs, Stabs Man In Valley Stream, Police Say
Violent Carjacking: Trio Robs, Stabs Man In Valley Stream, Police Say Three young women were arrested after they allegedly robbed a man on Long Island, stabbing him before taking off in his car. The incident occurred on Tuesday, Feb. 13 in Valley Stream, according to Nassau County Police. It was about 10 p.m. when a trio of girls — one of which was underage — approached a 37-year-old man at the Shell Station located at 100 West Merrick Road. Police said the group demanded the man get out of his white 2017 Kia Sportage. He refused, and a scuffle ensued. During the struggle, the man was stabbed in the middle of his back. The trio got into his car and dr…
Man Shot Getting Out Of Car With Kids Inside: Philadelphia Police Man Shot Getting Out Of Car With Kids Inside: Philadelphia Police
Man Shot Getting Out Of Car With Kids Inside: Philadelphia Police A 36-year-old man has died after he was shot down in Northeast Philadelphia on Monday night, Feb. 12, authorities told Daily Voice.  It happened on the 4300 block of Bermuda Street around 6:45 p.m., police said. The victim was exiting a black Kia Sportage where four other passengers — including two young children — were sitting, the department said.  He was struck multiple times and taken to Temple University Hospital in critical condition but later succumbed to his wounds, according to police. The other Kia passengers were unharmed.  Surveillance footage showed a …
PIP FATAL: SUV Crash On NJ Side Kills Rockland Driver, 61 PIP FATAL: SUV Crash On NJ Side Kills Rockland Driver, 61
PIP Fatal: SUV Crash On NJ Side Kills Rockland Driver, 61 UPDATE: A driver from Rockland County died after his SUV slammed into a tree Tuesday afternoon on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Tenafly. Tenafly firefighters extricated Aron Yishai Unger, 61, of Spring Valley following the single-vehicle crash between Exits 1 and 2 of the southbound Parkway at 1:45 p.m., Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Members of Bergen Hatzalah conducted CPR while rushing the driver to the hospital after a medical chopper was summoned and then canceled. Unger was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center a short tim…
Dispute Between Tow-Truck Companies May Have Led To Philly Murder: Police Dispute Between Tow-Truck Companies May Have Led To Philly Murder: Police
Dispute Between Tow-Truck Companies May Have Led To Philly Murder: Police The early morning slaying of a 25-year-old in Philadelphia last month may have been the result of "a dispute between competing tow-truck companies responding to a car accident," city police believe. The male victim was shot dead around 1 a.m. on the corner of Chester Avenue and 52nd Street on Sept. 23, the department said.  In video footage released by police, the shooter is seen getting out of the backseat of a 2014 to 2016 Kia Sportage along with the driver, approaching a group on the corner, and opening fire.  Footage from the Sept. 23 shooting released by PPD. YouTube/Philadelphia…
Driver Hospitalized After Fierce Glen Rock Rollover Crash (PHOTOS) Driver Hospitalized After Fierce Glen Rock Rollover Crash (PHOTOS)
Driver Hospitalized After Fierce Glen Rock Rollover Crash (Photos) UPDATE: Bystanders helped free a 30-year-old driver after she fell asleep and her SUV slammed into a utility pole in Glen Rock, authorities said. The 2011 Kia Sportage split the pole into pieces, then rolled onto the driveway of a Lincoln Avenue residence just north of Isabella Place shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Good Samaritans helped open a hole in the windshield and, with the help of a blanket to cover some of the jagged edges, got the Hawthorne driver out as police pulled up. EMS workers and police tend to the driver whose SUV…
Joyriding Teens Take Stolen Car From Baltimore Into Anne Arundel Before Crash: Police Joyriding Teens Take Stolen Car From Baltimore Into Anne Arundel Before Crash: Police
Joyriding Teens Take Stolen Car From Baltimore Into Anne Arundel Before Crash: Police A group of joyriding teenagers who crashed into a yard in Brooklyn took Anne Arundel County Police officers for a ride overnight. Shortly before midnight, the Baltimore Police Aviation Unit alerted the Anne Arundel County Police Department about a stolen vehicle that was tracked to the area of Doris Avenue and 4th Street in Brooklyn. Police say that five minors were seen getting out of the stolen Hyundai Sonata and getting into a Kia Sportage which crashed in a yard at approximately 12:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2. Following the crash landing, all five minors fled the vehicle, though four…
Burglars Crash Into Gun Shop In Capital Region, Steal Merchandise Burglars Crash Into Gun Shop In Capital Region, Steal Merchandise
Burglars Crash Into Gun Shop In Capital Region, Steal Merchandise Police are seeking tips after a group of thieves forced their way into a gun shop in the region and stole merchandise. The Washington County break-in happened at around 7:40 a.m. Sunday, July 16, in Easton, at the Beecroft’s Shooters Supply on State Route 40. A Kia Sportage intentionally drove into the store’s front door, allowing several people to enter and steal items, according to New York State Police. The owner told investigators that no guns appeared to be missing. Troopers said the suspects fled the scene in the Kia, which had been stolen in Schenectady. The car was later recovered…
Seen Him? Man Stole Over $18K In Euros From Car In Williston Park, Police Say Seen Him? Man Stole Over $18K In Euros From Car In Williston Park, Police Say
Seen Him? Man Stole Over $18K In Euros From Car In Williston Park, Police Say Police are searching for a man who they say stole $18,000 worth of euros from a car while it was parked at a Long Island diner. On Friday, June 30, the victim, a 38-year-old man, went to a bank in New Hyde Park to exchange $18,500 for approximately 16,959 euros, according to the Nassau County Police. After leaving the bank, the victim put the money inside the glove box of his Nissan Altima and drove to the Williston Diner, located at 112 Hillside Avenue. At 4:45 p.m., while the victim was inside the diner, police reported that a man walked into the parking lot, opened the Nissan Altima’…
Luxury Larceny: Group Robs East Garden City Lous Vuitton, Authorities Say Luxury Larceny: Group Robs East Garden City Lous Vuitton, Authorities Say
Luxury Larceny: Group Robs East Garden City Lous Vuitton, Authorities Say A group of people stole a handful of luxury purses totaling over $20,000, authorities, mirroring an incident that happened only a few days prior, police said. On Friday, April 27 at around noon, three women and one man entered the East Garden City Louis Vuitton, located at the Roosevelt Field Mall on 630 Old County Road, according to Nassau County Police. They allegedly were holding box cutters, which they used to cut the security wires that were holding purses in place. Detectives said the group made off with seven handbags, worth approximately $23,000 total. Then, the thieves fled t…
Woman Struck, Killed In Early-Morning Patchogue Crash: Police Woman Struck, Killed In Early-Morning Patchogue Crash: Police
Woman Struck, Killed In Early-Morning Patchogue Crash: Police A 73-year-old Long Island resident was killed after being hit by a car while walking through a parking lot, police said. The driver, Alyssa Grudzinski, age 30, of Patchogue, was driving her SUV through the parking lot of Heatherwood House at Patchogue (located at 99 Waverly Avenue) on the morning of Tuesday, April 18, according to Suffolk County Police. At around 6:50 a.m., Grudzinski’s 2010 Kia Sportage allegedly struck fellow Patchogue resident Ida Papik. Papik was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Grudzinkski does not have any injuries, a…
Out-Of-Control SUV Smacks Into Garage, Fence, Gate In Paramus Out-Of-Control SUV Smacks Into Garage, Fence, Gate In Paramus
Out-Of-Control SUV Smacks Into Garage, Fence, Gate In Paramus No injuries were reported when an SUV damaged a Paramus homeowner's garage, gate and fence. The Kia Sportage entered the home's West Midland Avenue driveway off the corner of Paramus Road and kept going, clipping the corner of the three-car detached garage and ramming the fence, around noontime Wednesday, Oct. 5. All Points Towing removed the vehicle. Paramus police and firefighters responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story. Company! West Midland Avenue at Paramus Road in Paramus around noontime Wednesday, Oct. 5.Boyd A. Loving
Park Outside: Kia Recalling 70,000 SUVs Due To Possible Fire Risk Park Outside: Kia Recalling 70,000 SUVs Due To Possible Fire Risk
Park Outside: Kia Recalling 70,000 SUVs Due To Possible Fire Risk Some Kia SUV owners are being advised to park their vehicles outside due to a potential fire risk that led to a recall of 70,000 vehicles. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a recall of Kia Sorento and Sportage SUV models that were produced between 2016 and 2023 for a faulty tow hitch that could catch fire. Specifically, the recall includes: Sorento models years 2016-2022; Sorento Hybrid model years 2021-2023; Sorento Plug-in Hybrid 2022-2023; Kia Sportage 2017-2022. The vehicles either come with a tow hitch harness built in or purchased as an ad…
Driver Critically Hurt In 3-Car Crash On Jersey Shore: Police Driver Critically Hurt In 3-Car Crash On Jersey Shore: Police
Driver Critically Hurt In 3-Car Crash On Jersey Shore: Police An 83-year-old man from Lakewood is in critical condition after a three-car collision in Ocean County, authorities said. The crash occurred at 3:25 p.m. on Thursday, May 5 on Route 70 at Morris Avenue in Brick Township, police said. Vincent C. Grillo suffered multiple internal injuries, a cut to the head and unconsciousness as a result of the crash, police said. A preliminary investigation indicates that Grillo was traveling east on Route 70, near Olden Street when he struck the concrete divider. As he was approaching the intersection of Morris Avenue, he purportedly ran thr…
SUVs Collide In Bogota SUVs Collide In Bogota
SUVs Collide In Bogota Four adults refused medical attention after two SUVs collided Wednesday afternoon in Bogota. A Toyota RAV4 whose driver turned suddenly off River Road onto West Main Street was struck by a Kia Sportage headed in the opposite direction around 1 p.m., responders said. The four occupants were treated by a Holy Name Medical Center Ambulance crew for airbag scrapes. The vehicles had to be towed.
Two Long Island Women Seriously Injured In Crash Between SUV, Mercedes-Benz Two Long Island Women Seriously Injured In Crash Between SUV, Mercedes-Benz
Two Long Island Women Seriously Injured In Crash Between SUV, Mercedes-Benz Two Long Island women were seriously injured in a crash between an SUV and Mercedes-Benz. It happened Friday, Dec. 4 at about 6:30 p.m. in Bay Shore. Jose Rodriguez, 28, of Brentwood, was driving a 2019 Kia Sportage SUV southbound on Fifth Avenue at Reil Place, when the vehicle was side-swiped by a southbound 2020 Mercedes-Benz sedan driven by Mayda Villatoro, 20, of Brentwood, Suffolk County Police said. The collision caused the SUV to spin into a wooded area, and the sedan crashed into a tree, according to police. Villatoro and the front passenger of the Mercedes, Yaneth…
Pleasantville Motorcyclist, 49, Dies After Slamming Disabled SUV Pleasantville Motorcyclist, 49, Dies After Slamming Disabled SUV
Pleasantville Motorcyclist, 49, Dies After Slamming Disabled SUV A Pleasantville motorcyclist was killed when he struck an SUV left disabled on Route 30 over the weekend, authorities said. A driver was pulled over in their Volkswagon Jetta when a Kia Sportage left the roadway and hit it just before 2 a.m., Sunday, Atlantic City police said. The SUV had come to rest in the right lane when a motorcycle operated by Brian Lewis, 49, and hit its side near milepost 55.2, police said. The force of the motorcycle's collision caused the Kia to flip onto its side, police said. Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers of the two cars were not hurt…
Kind, Generous Fair Lawn Grandfather Dies Kind, Generous Fair Lawn Grandfather Dies
Kind, Generous Fair Lawn Grandfather Dies Tributes continued to mount as news spread of the death of a beloved 75-year-old Fair Lawn man over the weekend. Andrew Feci, 75, was pronounced dead at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where his wife works, after he went into cardiac arrest behind the wheel of his SUV on Saturday. Andy Feci had a strong mind, a soft heart and a constant smile, those who knew him said. He was "kind, generous and would do anything for anyone," a family friend wrote in tribute. "It came from the heart." The retired over-the-road trucker and his wife "had a love like no other through thick and thin and rais…
SUV Driver Suffers Critical Medical Episode At Route 17 Exit SUV Driver Suffers Critical Medical Episode At Route 17 Exit
SUV Driver Suffers Critical Medical Episode At Route 17 Exit A driver whose SUV crashed off Route 17 in Ridgewood Saturday afternoon apparently suffered a medical episode beforehand, responders said. The Kia Sportage came to rest against a wall on the northbound exit ramp to Linwood Avenue around 3 p.m. Responders conducted CPR before the gravely injured driver was brought to The Valley Hospital in Village police, firefighters and EMS and a Valley EMS unit responded.  City Wide towed the vehicle. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account. ****** ALSO SEE: An N95 mask worn by a driver may not have been the r…
Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Hit-Run Crash With Injuries In Westchester Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Hit-Run Crash With Injuries In Westchester
Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Hit-Run Crash With Injuries In Westchester State Police are asking the public's help in an investigation of a hit-and-run motor-vehicle crash with injuries in Westchester. It happened on Thursday, Dec. 26 at approximately 8:20 a.m. on the southbound Sprain Brook Parkway in Yonkers. The suspect vehicle, described as silver, possibly a Honda Civic, rear-ended a red 2019 Kia Sportage. Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has information regarding the possible suspect vehicle they are asked to please contact NYSP Hawthorne at 914-769-2600 and reference #9343438.