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Man Killed After Leading Troopers On Pursuit, Hitting Tree In Somers Man Killed After Leading Troopers On Pursuit, Hitting Tree In Somers
Man Killed After Leading Troopers On Pursuit, Hitting Tree In Somers A 66-year-old Hudson Valley man was killed when he crashed into a tree after leading authorities on a short pursuit in Northern Westchester, police said. According to authorities, an incident occurred on Tuesday, April 30, around 3:40 p.m. when New York State Police attempted to pull over a 2019 Nissan Altima on Route 100 in Somers.  The car was allegedly not staying in its lane. After this, the vehicle did not stop and soon led police on a short chase before leaving the roadway for unknown reasons and striking a tree, state police said. The driver, identified as 66-year-old Putnam C…
Officer Put On Restricted Duty After Investigation Into Use Of Force In Yonkers: Police Officer Put On Restricted Duty After Investigation Into Use Of Force In Yonkers: Police
Officer Put On Restricted Duty After Investigation Into Use Of Force In Yonkers: Police A police officer in Westchester was put on restricted duty following an investigation into his use of force while apprehending a suspect who led authorities on a pursuit.  In an announcement on Friday, March 29, the Yonkers Police Department revealed that one of their officers was placed on restricted duty in connection with their conduct during an incident on Thursday, March 14. According to the department, just after 9:45 p.m. on the day of the incident, a victim went up to Yonkers officers in the area of McLean and Van Cortlandt Park Avenues and told them his vehicle had just b…
Route 80 Pursuit Through Morris County Turns Up Handgun, Nets Three Arrests: Police Route 80 Pursuit Through Morris County Turns Up Handgun, Nets Three Arrests: Police
Route 80 Pursuit Through Morris County Turns Up Handgun, Nets Three Arrests: Police Three people were arrested after a vehicle pursuit ended with the discovery of a handgun on the early morning of Saturday, Feb. 10, Mountain Lakes Police said. At 3:12 a.m., police were notified the Boonton Police Department was involved in a motor vehicle pursuit, Mountain Lakes Police said on Facebook.  After police in Boonton terminated the pursuit, the suspect vehicle was involved in a crash on Route 80 in Parsippany, police said.  The driver of the vehicle fled the scene following the accident, police said. Mountain Lakes police were able to locate the driver on Parsipp…
Thieves Lead Turnpike Pursuit In Stolen Mercedes Benz Through Ridgefield, Ditch Car In Newark Thieves Lead Turnpike Pursuit In Stolen Mercedes Benz Through Ridgefield, Ditch Car In Newark
Thieves Lead Turnpike Pursuit In Stolen Mercedes Benz Through Ridgefield, Ditch Car In Newark Two suspects remain at large after leading cops on a vehicle pursuit through Northern New Jersey on the late afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 8, authorities said. At 5:49 p.m., state troopers observed a blue Mercedes Benz reported stolen out of Montclair traveling north on the New Jersey Turnpike near Ridgefield, state police said. Troopers attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop but the driver refused and continued onto Route 46 West, state police said. After a brief pursuit, troopers lost visual sight of the Mercedes Benz, and the pursuit was terminated, police said. The Mercedes Benz was la…
Three Caught With Meth, Loaded Firearm After Police Pursuit In Charles County, Sheriff Says Three Caught With Meth, Loaded Firearm After Police Pursuit In Charles County, Sheriff Says
Three Caught With Meth, Loaded Firearm After Police Pursuit In Charles County, Sheriff Says Three people are in custody in Charles County after putting police through their paces before ultimately being thwarted by stop sticks during a pursuit, officials say. Members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office attempted to initiate a traffic stop in the area of Crain Highway and Talbot Street in La Plata after a computer check determined that the plates belonged to a different vehicle, leading to an unfortunate series of events for three suspects. According to officials, the driver refused to stop and instead sped away in a vehicle that was later determined to have been stolen from a n…
Ski-Masked Thieves Lead High-Speed Route 3 Pursuit: Police Ski-Masked Thieves Lead High-Speed Route 3 Pursuit: Police
Ski-Masked Thieves Lead High-Speed Route 3 Pursuit: Police Two ski-masked men were arrested after their vehicle crash culminating a Route 3 pursuit Wednesday, Feb. 7, authorities said. A resident called police saying two men in ski masks were stealing from homes in the north end of Secaucus around 10:40 a.m., Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. While en route to the scene, officer Kasey Kelly could hear the roar of a vehicle’s engine from several blocks away, before he could even see the suspects’ 2005 black Honda Accord.   The suspect vehicle drove at excessive speeds with disregarded traffic  against the flow of traffic towa…
US Marshals Arrest Porch Pirate Who Allegedly Rammed South Jersey Officer With Vehicle US Marshals Arrest Porch Pirate Who Allegedly Rammed South Jersey Officer With Vehicle
US Marshals Arrest Porch Pirate Who Allegedly Rammed South Jersey Officer With Vehicle U.S. Marshals arrested a porch pirate who rammed a South Jersey police officer with her vehicle while fleeing from him, authorities said. Ebony E. Gomez of Jacksonville, FL, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 11 in Monroe Township and turned over to Gloucester Township police. Gomez was wanted on various charges including second-degree eluding, endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault, and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. Gomez fled police in a white Dodge Journey on Jarvis Road in the Sicklerville section of Gloucester Township around 1:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, loca…
Eatontown Man Wanted After Arizona Pursuit Near Mexico Border: Authorities Eatontown Man Wanted After Arizona Pursuit Near Mexico Border: Authorities
Eatontown Man Wanted After Arizona Pursuit Near Mexico Border: Authorities A Monmouth County man on federal probation eluded authorities in Arizona after engaging police in a vehicle pursuit on Tuesday, Nov. 7. At 9:56 p.m., police in Wilcox, a town in Cochise County, attempted to stop a 2023 Telluride that was driving at a high rate of speed.  Arthur Mathurin, a 32-year-old Eatontown resident, failed to yield, and continued to drive at an excessive rate of speed, the Cochise County's Sherriff Office said.  Mathurin eventually bailed from his vehicle along with four other people, the sheriff's office said. Police were only able to apprehend one of the p…
Wrong-Way Drunken Driver From NY Nearly Hit Stafford Sheriff's Deputy Before Chase: Authorities Wrong-Way Drunken Driver From NY Nearly Hit Stafford Sheriff's Deputy Before Chase: Authorities
Wrong-Way Drunken Driver From NY Nearly Hit Stafford Sheriff's Deputy Before Chase: Authorities A 24-year-old drunken driver nearly hit a sheriff's deputy as he drove the wrong way on a Stafford County roadway then initiating a pursuit, authorities said. Bryan Galdames Cruz, of Brooklyn, NY, was heading north in the southbound lanes of Richmond Highway when  Deputy S.C. Martin, on his motorcycle, noticed the vehicle headed directly at him around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Cruz was traveling on the wrong side of the road in order to pass vehicles, Decatur said. After witnessing the blatant disregard for traffic safety, Martin would make a…
Police ID Ashburn Motorcyclist Killed During Police Pursuit In Virginia Police ID Ashburn Motorcyclist Killed During Police Pursuit In Virginia
Police ID Ashburn Motorcyclist Killed During Police Pursuit In Virginia A motorcyclist died after refusing to stop for Virginia State Police troopers and crashing, authorities announced. Nicholas Thompson, 33, of Ashburn, was killed after attempting to evade a traffic stop while speeding away from troopers before he ultimately lost control and violently crashed. Police say that shortly after 1:45 p.m. on Friday, a trooper spotted Thompson cutting through an emergency vehicle crossover on Route 7 in Loudoun County, and when he caught up to him and attempted to stop him, Thompson refused and sped away down Route 7 into Clarke County. Thompson took his 2020 Suzuk…
SHOOTING SPREE: Two Teens, Young Woman Dead In Trio Of Paterson Attacks SHOOTING SPREE: Two Teens, Young Woman Dead In Trio Of Paterson Attacks
Shooting Spree: Two Teens, Young Woman Dead In Trio Of Paterson Attacks UPDATE: Gunfire claimed the lives of two 19-year-old men and a 22-year-old woman in a daylong Sunday shooting spree in three different Paterson neighborhoods. It began when no fewer than seven shots were fired at the busy intersection of Park Avenue and East 22nd Street, cutting down one of the men, shortly after 6:30 a.m. Oct. 1. Police found him on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi confirmed. He was pronounced dead a short time later at nearby St. Joseph’s University Medical …
13-Year-Old Girl Shot In Front Of Yale New Haven Hospital 13-Year-Old Girl Shot In Front Of Yale New Haven Hospital
13-Year-Old Girl Shot In Front Of Yale New Haven Hospital A 13-year-old girl was shot in front of a large Connecticut hospital during what police are calling a gunfight between the occupants of two vehicles. The incident took place in New Haven around 2:30 a.m., Sunday, July 30 in front of Yale New Haven Hospital. Detectives have determined that the shooting was not a deliberate attack on the hospital or its personnel, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police.  Instead, video surveillance footage revealed that two vehicles were chasing each other near Howard Avenue and Park Street. One of the vehicles fired shots at the o…
Three Firearms Seized In High-Speed Pursuit On I-95 In Stafford County Three Firearms Seized In High-Speed Pursuit On I-95 In Stafford County
Three Firearms Seized In High-Speed Pursuit On I-95 In Stafford County Three firearms were seized and three men were arrested following a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 95 over the weekend, authorities said. Derry Barcenas, 20, of Woodbridge, was behind the wheel of the black Toyota Corolla that neared speeds of 90 mph on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, the sheriff's office said. Also in his vehicle were Deomany Melgar Guardado, 20 and Isiah Campbell, 20, both of Woodbridge, police said. Pursuit Arrest Three suspects may be too young to remember Eddie Rabbit’s 1980 hit “I Love a Rainy Night,” but they are... Posted by Office of Stafford County Sheri…
Six Kids Crashed Stolen Car While Fleeing From Officers: Fairfield Police Six Kids Crashed Stolen Car While Fleeing From Officers: Fairfield Police
Six Kids Crashed Stolen Car While Fleeing From Officers: Fairfield Police Six kids between the ages of 12 to 14 were arrested after they crashed a stolen car while fleeing from Fairfield Police on the early morning on Sunday, June 4, authorities said. Police said they initially received a call at 3 a.m., of a group of kids trying to break into a vehicle on Big Piece Road. They were then seen heading toward Horseneck Road driving a red sedan, police said. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the vehicle refused to stop and a pursuit ensued, police said. Due to the high speeds and concern for public safety, police said they terminated the pursuit. The red se…
Know Him? Man Wanted By CT State Police For Escape Last Seen In Windsor Locks Know Him? Man Wanted By CT State Police For Escape Last Seen In Windsor Locks
Know Him? Man Wanted By CT State Police For Escape Last Seen In Windsor Locks A Connecticut man wanted by state police for escape managed to evade police during a pursuit after he was found staying at an area hotel. The incident took place in Hartford County in Windsor Locks on Tuesday, May 30. According to Lt. Paul Cherniack of the Windsor Locks Police, officers attempted to conduct a vehicle stop on a gray 2019 Subaru with the Connecticut tag BH27022, being driven by Bruce Michaud, age 36.  Windsor Locks Police had information that Michaud, who is wanted by State Police for the charge of escape, was staying at a hotel in the area of Ella Grasso Turnpike in Wi…
Pursuit Leads To Standoff With Armed Driver In Yorktown Pursuit Leads To Standoff With Armed Driver In Yorktown
Pursuit Leads To Standoff With Armed Driver In Yorktown This story has been updated.  A vehicle pursuit in Northern Westchester eventually led to a long standoff with an armed driver that caused a busy road to close for hours, police said.  The incident happened in Yorktown on Friday evening, April 14 around 7:10 p.m., when state police were called to the Taconic State Parkway for a report of a man driving north with a possible firearm. The vehicle, a gray Nissan Altima, was soon located, and a chase began.  The vehicle eventually traveled through numerous roads in Yorktown and came to a stop on Route 6 westbound near the M…
Shooting Pursuit Leads To Crash That Shuts Down Prince George's County Roads Shooting Pursuit Leads To Crash That Shuts Down Prince George's County Roads
Shooting Pursuit Leads To Crash That Shuts Down Prince George's County Roads Several roads in Prince George's County are shut down as police investigate a shooting. Prince George's County Police officers are on the scene in the 5200 block of St Barnabas Road after pursuing a shooting suspect around 11 a.m., Friday, April 7. The suspect crashed his vehicle after striking two other vehicles during the pursuit.  PRELIMINARY INFORMATION:Officers are on scene in the 5200 block of St Barnabas Road. Officers pursued a suspect wanted for a shooting. The suspect crashed his vehicle after striking 2 other vehicles. 2 occupants in those vehicles suffered injuries not cons…
UPDATE: Three Caught, Passersby Hospitalized After Teen Driver T-Bones SUV In Paramus Pursuit UPDATE: Three Caught, Passersby Hospitalized After Teen Driver T-Bones SUV In Paramus Pursuit
Update: Three Caught, Passersby Hospitalized After Teen Driver T-Bones SUV In Paramus Pursuit UPDATE: A 17-year-old vehicle thief rammed a Paramus police car during a late-night pursuit that ended moments later in a crash that sent two civilians to the hospital, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Thursday. Officers Slavko Bajovic and Michael Mordaga began pursuing the Hyundai Tucson while responding to a report of an attempted auto theft on Lawrence Drive shortly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, the chief said. The SUV had been reported stolen out of Irvington earlier in the day, he said. One of the vehicle occupants is taken into custody by Paramus police following a pur…
Wild Paramus Police Pursuit Ends With Crash, Arrests, Injuries, SUV On A Rim (PHOTOS) Wild Paramus Police Pursuit Ends With Crash, Arrests, Injuries, SUV On A Rim (PHOTOS)
Wild Paramus Police Pursuit Ends With Crash, Arrests, Injuries, SUV On A Rim (Photos) UPDATE: A 17-year-old vehicle thief rammed a Paramus police car during a late-night pursuit that ended moments later in a crash that sent two innocent civilians to the hospital, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Thursday. Officers Slavko Bajovic and Michael Mordaga began pursuing the Hyundai Tucson while responding to a report of an attempted auto theft on Lawrence Drive shortly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, the chief said. The SUV had been reported stolen out of Irvington earlier in the day, he said. A passing vehicle was T-boned by the fleeing SUV at the corner of Century a…
Fleeing Florida Men Crash Into Police Car Outside Detention Center In Stafford County: Sheriff Fleeing Florida Men Crash Into Police Car Outside Detention Center In Stafford County: Sheriff
Fleeing Florida Men Crash Into Police Car Outside Detention Center In Stafford County: Sheriff Of course it was a Florida man. Two men are in custody in Stafford County after taking police on a lengthy pursuit in an attempt to escape justice before ultimately being apprehended not far from their new home at the local jail. Jeffrey Wilson, 21 of Oakland Park, and Miami resident Leskeil Richards, 27, are facing dozens of charges after being busted by members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s office, state police, and neighboring agencies. At approximately 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, the Fredericksburg Police Department was notified that multiple vehicles were broken into in the area,…
Man With Several Arrest Warrants Caught Driving Stolen Vehicle In Reading: Police Man With Several Arrest Warrants Caught Driving Stolen Vehicle In Reading: Police
Man With Several Arrest Warrants Caught Driving Stolen Vehicle In Reading: Police A 37-year-old man from Western Massachusetts with several arrest warrants was tracked down while driving a stolen vehicle in the Greater Boston area last week, authorities said. Police saw a gray Honda CRV speeding south down Main Street in Reading around 7:12 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, Police Chief David J. Clark reports.  Officers tried stopping the vehicle and followed the driver, later identified as Anthony Pavone, of Agawam, for more than two miles before it stopped on High Street. Pavone gave officers a fake name when they asked him to identify himself, Clark said. Pol…
District Man Who Lured Victims Into Dead-End Street Gets 120 Years For Triple Murder District Man Who Lured Victims Into Dead-End Street Gets 120 Years For Triple Murder
District Man Who Lured Victims Into Dead-End Street Gets 120 Years For Triple Murder The 31-year-old man who gunned down three others in a quiet Washington, DC street four years ago while sporting a stolen Lexus that was later found smoldering in Maryland will spend the rest of his life behind bars. District resident Rakeem Willis was sentenced to 120 years in prison for his roles in the 2019 murders of Sean Shuler, 26, Javon Abney, 26, and Tyrik Hagood, 24, federal prosecutors announced. Officials say that on Jan. 26, 2019, Willis lured the three men into what was described as a “quiet, dead-end street” in the 1500 block of Fort Davis Place SE, where they were shot multipl…
Monroe Man Drives On Walking Path Before Crashing During Pursuit, Police Say Monroe Man Drives On Walking Path Before Crashing During Pursuit, Police Say
Monroe Man Drives On Walking Path Before Crashing During Pursuit, Police Say A Hudson Valley man nabbed for allegedly fleeing from the state police for driving without a license took a wild ride at a high rate of speed down a popular walking path before crashing. The incident took place in Orange County around 3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 21 in the town of Monroe. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, troopers spotted a 2018 Nissan Altima traveling north on Orange Turnpike in the town of Monroe at a high rate of speed.  The driver of the car saw the trooper and attempted to flee the area. The trooper lost sight of the car and a short time later spotted the Altima run a…
Ankle Bracelet-Bearing Convict Busted After Springfield Drug Deal: Police Ankle Bracelet-Bearing Convict Busted After Springfield Drug Deal: Police
Ankle Bracelet-Bearing Convict Busted After Springfield Drug Deal: Police A convicted drug felon with a GPS tracking system around his ankle found himself running in with the law once again, authorities said. Edwin Harrison, age 43, of Springfield, was slapped with several charges after he was arrested following a drug deal in the city around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, Springfield Police report. Harrison was the suspect of an illegal firearms and narcotics investigation under the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit for weeks, police said. That investigation led the FIU to catch Harrison after he left a drug transaction on the 100 block of Mill Stree…
Honda In Philly-NJ Pursuit No Longer Linked To Mass Shooting (UPDATE) Honda In Philly-NJ Pursuit No Longer Linked To Mass Shooting (UPDATE)
Honda In Philly-NJ Pursuit No Longer Linked To Mass Shooting (Update) While police initially believed that a vehicle involved in a pursuit from Philadelphia to New Jersey was linked to a weekend mass shooting, they say that's no longer the case, according to CBS Philadelphia. The dark-colored Honda Accord matched specific characteristics of a suspect vehicle linked to the shooting that left nine people hurt over the weekend, Chief Inspector Scott Small told the outlet. Once the suspect was taken into custody following the chase, it became clear to investigators that he was not associated with the incident, CBS says citing police. The chase began Wednesd…
Maryland State Police Helicopter Called To Rescue Man In West Virginia Who Fell 200 Yards Maryland State Police Helicopter Called To Rescue Man In West Virginia Who Fell 200 Yards
Maryland State Police Helicopter Called To Rescue Man In West Virginia Who Fell 200 Yards A Maryland State Police helicopter unit gave an assist to a neighbor in need after a vehicle pursuit left a driver in a precarious position in West Virginia. On Saturday, Oct. 29, a state police helicopter crew assisted first responders from Hardy County in West Virginia with the rescue of an injured driver in the area of Howards Lick Road in Mathias. Shortly after 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, the Hardy County Sheriff’s Department requested the assistance of the Maryland State Police Aerial Unit based in Cumberland, to respond to Mathias in West Virginia “after rescue personnel encountered…
Spotsylvania Husband Hitchhiked To Avoid Drug Charges, Wife Arrested: Police Spotsylvania Husband Hitchhiked To Avoid Drug Charges, Wife Arrested: Police
Spotsylvania Husband Hitchhiked To Avoid Drug Charges, Wife Arrested: Police A couple from Spotsylvania went to great lengths to avoid charges for their drug crimes, police said. In the middle of the day on Oct. 5, an officer tried to pull over 24-year-old Sydney Woodyard and 25-year-old John Woodyard, who were both wanted by police, but the couple refused to stop their car, according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office.  The husband and wife abandoned their vehicle near the National Park Service on Brock Road and someone passing by gave John a ride away from the wooded area, officials said.  Once the citizen returned from dropping off the hitchhiker, th…
GOTCHA! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4 GOTCHA! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4
Gotcha! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4 Two out-of-state teens were captured after crashing a stolen car into two vehicles -- sending a driver to the hospital -- while trying to cross from one busy Paramus highway to another, authorities said. Parris Lamont Dennis, 18, of Jamaica, Queens, and Shahiem X. McCrimmon, 19, of the Bronx bailed out but were caught after bystanders advised police of their movements shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, They were taken into custody without incident, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. A Saddle River police officer began chasing the 2019 Honda Civic with Vermont licens…
Port Chester PD: Man Caught With Catalytic Converters After Fleeing Cops Port Chester PD: Man Caught With Catalytic Converters After Fleeing Cops
Port Chester PD: Man Caught With Catalytic Converters After Fleeing Cops A Connecticut man was apprehended after police said he traveled in a vehicle containing "numerous" catalytic converters in Westchester County and ran away from officers. Police responded to a report of a suspicious incident on Poningo Street in Port Chester on the morning of Saturday, June 4, and saw a vehicle leave the scene, according to the Port Chester Police Department. Officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, and the vehicle led officers on a short pursuit onto Byram Road in Greenwich, before it struck a traffic island as it neared I-95, police said. When the vehicle became disab…
Wrong-Way Driver Fleeing Police Hits Three Cars In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Wrong-Way Driver Fleeing Police Hits Three Cars In Poughkeepsie, Police Say
Wrong-Way Driver Fleeing Police Hits Three Cars In Poughkeepsie, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was imparied by drugs when he tried to outrun state troopers and struck three other vehicles, according to New York State Police. A trooper first spotted the man speeding eastbound across the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Poughkeepsie at around 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 18. When the trooper attempted to stop Tyzhan Catts, age 23, of Poughkeepsie, he kept going and began passing vehicles by driving into oncoming traffic, police said. His escape attempt was eventually foiled when he struck two other cars and a motorcycle, according to police. The 62-year-old motorcyclist and a 31-ye…
Foursome Arrested For Auto Thefts On Jersey Shore: Police Foursome Arrested For Auto Thefts On Jersey Shore: Police
Foursome Arrested For Auto Thefts On Jersey Shore: Police After a high-speed chase, four suspects were arrested in connection with stealing and breaking into cars, authorities said. On Monday, May 9, at approximately 6:36 a.m, Marlboro police received a 911 call from a resident who said that an unknown subject was attempting to gain entry into his neighbor’s vehicle.  The vehicle, a 2018 Porche Macan was locked and parked in the driveway, police said. The caller was able to provide a description of the suspect as well as his vehicle which was described as a blue BMW. A short time later, Marlboro police officers were able to lo…