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2 Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Long Branch TikTok Star: Monmouth County Prosecutor
Two people, including a juvenile, were arrested and charged on Monday, June 30 with a fatal shooting on Long Branch that killed a popular TikToker, authorities said.
On Thursday, June 12 at 8:58 p.m., Long Branch police responded to the beach area between the shoreline and the boardwalk of Pier Village for a report of shots fired, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Upon arrival, officers discovered Chrystopher Whyte suffering from a single gunshot wound, Santiago said.
Whyte was pronounced dead at the scene, Santiago said.
The juvenile is charged with juvenile complaints tha…
Man Robs Gas Station At Gunpoint, Flees With $2.5K In Cash In Hyde Park: Police
An armed robbery at a Dutchess County gas station ended with a major arrest thanks to what police called a swift and thorough investigation.
Dalton J. Desimone, 33, of Florida, was taken into custody on Sunday, June 29, after allegedly robbing a Sunoco Gas Station in Hyde Park just three days earlier, the Town of Hyde Park Police Department announced.
The robbery happened around 10:51 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, at the Sunoco station at 4299 Albany Post Rd. Police said Desimone entered the store, took out what appeared to be a black handgun, and demanded cash. He then took off in a…
NJ Man Arrested Fleeing To Delaware After Fatally Shooting Girlfriend: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Orange man was arrested in Delaware after he fatally shot his girlfriend in East Orange Sunday, June 29, authorities said.
At 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a shooting at 15 N 16th St. and found Shalamar Brown critically injured, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Brown sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his upper chest, abdomen and thigh, authorities said. She was taken to University Hospital where she died in surgery, police said.
Darian Ficklin, her boyfriend, fled to Delaware and was pursued by Delaware State Police for over an hour, authorities said. He was ap…
$43K, Crack, PCP, Guns Seized; 5 Arrested In Massive Germantown Drug Bust: Police
Five men were busted and thousands in cash, crack, and guns were seized in Maryland after a months-long drug investigation, authorities said.
Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department executed a trio of search warrants on Wednesday, June 25, targeting properties in connection to drug activity on Gunners Branch Road in Germantown, according to the department.
The takedown stemmed from community complaints that the department received beginning last fall.
During the searches, police say detectives recovered:
Four firearms;
Distribution quantities of crack cocaine, PCP, and MD…
Truck Crashes Into Wires, Causing Power Outage In Fairfield
A truck crashed into wires, causing dozens of businesses to be without power in Fairfield on Monday, June 30, authorities said.
The truck was exiting a business driveway when it struck low hanging wires, causing the chain reaction, Fairfield police said. The crash caused damage to eight poles and several of them broke, police said. The wires fell on parked cars, causing several to catch fire, police said.
Eldridge Road is closed at this time while repairs are being made, police said. Power is expected to be completely restored by midnight, police said. It is unknown how many residents…
Three Men At Large After Phillipsburg Shooting: Police
Three people fled on foot following a shooting in Phillipsburg on early Monday morning, June 30, authorities said.
At 1:49 a.m., officers responded to Mercer Street at River Street on a report of a shooting, Phillipsburg police said. Upon arrival, officers confirmed the shooting occurred and recovered a stolen vehicle out of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and a handgun, police said.
There are no known injuries and only property damage was discovered, police said. Three men fled the scene on foot, police said.
The shooting remains under investigation, police said.
Heroin Bags, Felony DWI: Repeat Drunk Driver, Drug Suspect Caught In Kent, Cops Say
Two men were arrested in Putnam County following separate traffic stops that led to a repeat drunk driver getting more charges and a man being caught with bags of heroin, police said.
The first arrest happened in Kent on Friday night, June 6, around 8:50 p.m., when officers pulled over a vehicle near Kent Recycling on Route 52 for vehicle and traffic law violations. The driver, 27-year-old Oscar Patino of Carmel, was found to be intoxicated after field sobriety tests, the Kent Police Department said on Friday, June 27.
Further investigation revealed that Patino had a prior DWI c…
Man Struck, Killed By Yankee Clipper Train In White Plains: Police Investigating
A 42-year-old man was struck and killed by a Metro-North train on its way to Yankee Stadium in Westchester County, authorities said.
The incident happened just before 11:30 a.m., when Metro-North Train 7620, which was traveling from the Putnam County town of Southeast to Yankee Stadium, was entering the White Plains station and struck the man, who was on the tracks without authorization, the MTA Police Department said on Monday, June 30.
The victim, identified as Alexander Newman of North Kensico Avenue in White Plains, was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS at 11:45 a.m. No pa…
Lured To Basement, Robbed And Held Down: Trio Charged In Elmwood Park Home Ambush, Cops Say
A man was lured into a basement and robbed after meeting a woman outside a 7-Eleven in Elmwood Park, authorities said.
The victim walked into the Elmwood Park Police Department headquarters around 5:15 a.m. to report the robbery, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He told officers he had met a woman, later identified as Elizabeth Womack, 37, of Elmwood Park, outside the 7-Eleven at Market Street and Mola Boulevard earlier that morning. Womack then invited him to a nearby residence in the area of Hillman Drive, the chief said.
Once inside, the woman led him to a side door that o…
100 MPH West Babylon Pursuit Ends In Ejection, Rollover Crash, State Police Say
A high-speed police chase topping 100 mph ended in a violent rollover crash on the Meadowbrook State Parkway, seriously injuring a 42-year-old Long Island man, New York State Police said.
Troopers attempted to stop a white Chevrolet Equinox in West Babylon around 12:55 a.m. Saturday, June 28, after it was seen speeding southbound in the area of Exit M6 in Hempstead, according to Trooper Brittany Burton.
The driver, identified as Raphael Chuan, 42, failed to pull over, prompting troopers to initiate a pursuit.
The chase ended when Chuan’s SUV collided with an uninvolved vehicle and rolled o…
