Waltham Officer, Utility Worker Killed In Hit, Run Crash; Driver Stole Police Car To Escape: DA Waltham Officer, Utility Worker Killed In Hit, Run Crash; Driver Stole Police Car To Escape: DA
Waltham Officer, Utility Worker Killed In Hit, Run Crash; Driver Stole Police Car To Escape: DA A Waltham police officer and utility worker are dead, and two more are injured by a man who crashed into them and stole a police cruiser in an escape attempt on Wednesday, Dec. 6, authorities said.  Peter Simon, 54, of Woodsville, New Hampshire, is charged with two counts of manslaughter and armed robbery, but more charges are likely forthcoming, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. He will be arraigned on Thursday.  The prosecutor said Simon was driving a pick-up truck on Totten Pond Road in Waltham when he suddenly made a U-turn in the middle of the road and crashed in…
27-Year-Old Dump Truck Driver Lost Control In Wreck That Killed SUV Driver In Amity: Police 27-Year-Old Dump Truck Driver Lost Control In Wreck That Killed SUV Driver In Amity: Police
27-Year-Old Dump Truck Driver Lost Control In Wreck That Killed SUV Driver In Amity: Police One person died in a three vehicle crash involving a dump truck towing a woodchipper, an SUV and a tractor trailer on Wednesday, Dec. 6 in Berks County. The crash that killed Ford Explorer driver, Lawrence Urban 65, of Birdsboro, happened around 10:45 a.m. on Ben Franklin Highway (Rt. 422) and N. Monocacy Creek Road in Amity Township, Chief Jeffrey Smith said. The dump truck towing the woodchipper was heading east when it lost control just before the N. Monocacy Creek Road intersection and went into the westbound lanes, hitting the Ford Explorer. The Explorer was then struck by a Peterbil…
Cluttered Home Leads To Tricky Conditions For Firefighters Battling Blaze In Ferndale Cluttered Home Leads To Tricky Conditions For Firefighters Battling Blaze In Ferndale
Cluttered Home Leads To Tricky Conditions For Firefighters Battling Blaze In Ferndale More than $200,000 worth of damage was done to an Anne Arundel home early on Wednesday morning as crews had to contend with tricky conditions as they battled a blaze that broke out in an empty home, officials say. At around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, firefighters were called to a single-family home in the 400 block of Broadview Boulevard in Ferndale, where neighbors reported that there was a fire that had broken out inside the residence, prompting a heavy response by first responders. It took a team of nearly four dozen firefighters nearly an hour to get the fire under control, though the home…
One Dead, Two Critical In Shooting At North Philly Corner Store: Officials One Dead, Two Critical In Shooting At North Philly Corner Store: Officials
One Dead, Two Critical In Shooting At North Philly Corner Store: Officials Gunfire rang out in a Philadelphia convenience store Wednesday evening, Dec. 6, killing one man and sending two others to the hospital, police told Daily Voice.  It happened on the 2900 block of North Hancock Street around 5 p.m., a department spokesperson said.  A 34-year-old man was shot twice in the head and once in the chest before dying at Temple Hospital, said authorities. A 61-year-old man and a man in his mid-20s were both struck in the head and remain in critical condition, they added.  No weapons were recovered and no arrests had been made as of Wednesday nigh…
Do You Know The Smoking Bandit? If So, Boston Police Want To Speak With You Do You Know The Smoking Bandit? If So, Boston Police Want To Speak With You
Do You Know The Smoking Bandit? If So, Boston Police Want To Speak With You Police in Boston are searching for a smoking man who was caught on camera stealing several packages in an apartment building in Mattapan. A resident said they smelled cigarettes and found multiple opened packages in the lobby of the building located on River Street shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30. Surveillance videos released by Boston police showed the man entering the lobby while carrying the stolen packages and then roaming the halls. BPD Community Alert: Detectives Assigned to District B-3 Seek the Public’s Help to Identify the following individual In a package theft http…
Police Asking For Help Tracking Down SVU Used In Bloomfield Homicide Police Asking For Help Tracking Down SVU Used In Bloomfield Homicide
Police Asking For Help Tracking Down SVU Used In Bloomfield Homicide Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help finding an SUV wanted in connection with a homicide. The incident took place in Hartford County around 8:50 a.m., Monday, Dec. 4 at the intersection of Bloomfield Avenue and Cottage Grove Road in the Town of Bloomfield. According to Capt. Stephen Hajdasz of the Bloomfield Police, at the time of the homicide, the white Hyundai Tucson with a GLS trim package possibly had a rear registration plate from South Carolina JDD955, however, the SUV was captured on camera in the area after the homicide occurred with no rear regis…
Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Montgomery County Mall: Police Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Montgomery County Mall: Police
Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Montgomery County Mall: Police New details have been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a four-hour standoff inside an area department store. Armed with a knife, police say that Christopher Lawrence, 37, attempted to steal a watch from JC Penney at the Westfield Wheaton Mall, but was caught and wound up barricading himself inside of a fitting room, forcing an evacuation of the store while police worked to resolve the situation. The barricade was reported at JC Penney at the Wheaton Mall Google Maps street view The incident began at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, with dozens …
Teen Strangled While Breaking Up Fight In PWC Apartment, Police Say Teen Strangled While Breaking Up Fight In PWC Apartment, Police Say
Teen Strangled While Breaking Up Fight In PWC Apartment, Police Say A grown man who choked a teenager attempting to intervene during a domestic dispute involving a woman in Prince William County is at large, according to police. Shortly before 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday night, officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to the Woodburn Apartment complex in the 11300 block of Golden Leaf Circle in Manassas, where there was a reported incident involving 39-year-old Joseph Edward Moore III and a woman. According to police, Moore was involved in a verbal altercation with the 34-year-old woman that rapidly escalated, leading him to allegedly pu…
MYSTERY SOLVED: Camden Man Killed Haddon Twp. Woman Then Dumped Her Body, Cops Say MYSTERY SOLVED: Camden Man Killed Haddon Twp. Woman Then Dumped Her Body, Cops Say
Mystery Solved: Camden Man Killed Haddon Twp. Woman Then Dumped Her Body, Cops Say Harrowing details are beginning to surface in the death of a South Jersey woman. After being charged with second-degree disturbing human remains, 53-year-old Carlos Acevedo, of Camden, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Cathleen McGrath, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. McGrath, of Haddon Township, was found dead near 8th Street and Atlantic Avenue in Camden City on Nov. 15, at approximately 2 p.m., after having been missing for several weeks. Philly Folks - my friend’s niece, Cathleen McGrath,…
Driver Dies After Crashing Into Telephone Pole, Hitting Tree In Wellesley Driver Dies After Crashing Into Telephone Pole, Hitting Tree In Wellesley
Driver Dies After Crashing Into Telephone Pole, Hitting Tree In Wellesley An SUV driver died Wednesday morning, Dec. 6, after slamming into a utility pole, uprooting it, and then hitting a tree in Wellesley in a single-vehicle crash, police said. Emergency crews arrived at the crash on Route 9 near Cedar Street shortly after 7 a.m. and found the downed power pole and SUV wrapped around a nearby tree, according to the Wellesley Police Department. “The driver of the vehicle was found to be unconscious and unresponsive,” police said. “There was no one else in the vehicle, and it appears as if there were no other vehicles involved in the crash.” Wellesley Po…
36-Year-Old Man Nabbed For Burglarizing 2 Croton-On-Hudson Homes 36-Year-Old Man Nabbed For Burglarizing 2 Croton-On-Hudson Homes
36-Year-Old Man Nabbed For Burglarizing 2 Croton-On-Hudson Homes A 36-year-old man has been apprehended in connection with two residential burglaries in Northern Westchester, police announced. The suspect, a Bronx resident, was arrested by Croton-on-Hudson Police on Tuesday evening, Dec. 5 in connection with two burglaries that took place within the village, according to the department.  The two burglaries happened on Wells Avenue and Piney Point Avenue, police said. The man, whose name was not released by authorities, was charged with:  Two counts of second-degree burglary; Third-degree criminal mischief; Petit larceny.  The depar…
Escaped PA Prisoner May Be Near Port Richmond, US Marshals Warn Escaped PA Prisoner May Be Near Port Richmond, US Marshals Warn
Escaped PA Prisoner May Be Near Port Richmond, US Marshals Warn An inmate who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison over the weekend might have been in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section on Wednesday, Dec. 6, according to US Marshals.  Isaiah Robert Tilghman slipped past guards at the Blair County Prison on Sunday, Dec. 3, and fled the area in a stolen red 2011 Ford F-150, authorities said.  The 33-year-old was being held on drug charges and alleged parole violations, officials noted.  Around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police said they found the plate from the truck Tilghman stole attached to a similar Ford on the 3500 block of Belgrade Stre…
Gun Found After Fight At Chicopee High School: Police Gun Found After Fight At Chicopee High School: Police
Gun Found After Fight At Chicopee High School: Police Police in Hampden County have arrested two teens after they were involved in a fight outside Chicopee High School that involved a gun, authorities said.  The 15 and 16-year-olds, whose names were not released because of their ages, were involved in the fight around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, Chicopee police said.  Neither of the boys are students at the school, officers added.  The fight began as the school was letting out for the day. As the student resource officer went to break it up, one of the boys ran toward Wheatland Avenue.  Students yelled to the …
'Fugitive Of The Month' Went On 11-Day Burglary Spree In South Bound Brook: Prosecutor 'Fugitive Of The Month' Went On 11-Day Burglary Spree In South Bound Brook: Prosecutor
'Fugitive Of The Month' Went On 11-Day Burglary Spree In South Bound Brook: Prosecutor Police are attempting to locate Somerset County’s "Fugitive of the Month" who was arrested back in September for an 11-day burglary spree. Brian Cicerelle, 53, is wanted for eight counts of burglary, three counts of intent to defraud, two counts of credit card theft, and resisting arrest following incidents that occurred in South Bound Brook on Tuesday, August 29 and Thursday, Sept. 7, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Fugitive Unit said. Cicerelle was accused of burglarizing cars in the early-morning hours and refusing to comply with the arrest, Daily Voice reported. Cicerelle is 6 …
Drunk Driver Injures Spotsy Sheriff's Deputy In Head-On Crash, Investigators Say Drunk Driver Injures Spotsy Sheriff's Deputy In Head-On Crash, Investigators Say
Drunk Driver Injures Spotsy Sheriff's Deputy In Head-On Crash, Investigators Say Sheriff's deputies in Spotsylvania didn't have to go far to track down a suspect drunk driver, in fact, he came straight for them. A midday call came into the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office on Friday, Dec. 1 regarding a possibly drunk driver who was in the area of Orange Plank Road near the Orange County Line, officials said on Wednesday. A deputy responded to the area, near the intersection of West Catharpin Road and Dulin Lake, at which point the driver, Spotsylvania resident John Anthony Fields, 57, lost control of his SUV and struck the police cruiser head-on. The deputy was take…
Man Gets Prison Time For Rite Aid Robbery In Millville: Prosecutor Man Gets Prison Time For Rite Aid Robbery In Millville: Prosecutor
Man Gets Prison Time For Rite Aid Robbery In Millville: Prosecutor A 54-year-old man from Burlington County has been sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison for the robbery of a Rite Aid store in Cumberland County, authorities said. Rodney Green, of Willingboro, was sentenced for robbery on Tuesday, Dec. 5, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. He must serve over 12 1⁄2 years before being eligible for parole, she said. The robbery occurred on Sept. 29, 2020, at Rite Aid on 907 North High Street in Millville. Green entered the store, demanded money from the cashier, and threatened to kill her and everyone el…
Gunman Killed In Confrontation With Manchester Township Police Gunman Killed In Confrontation With Manchester Township Police
Gunman Killed In Confrontation With Manchester Township Police An armed man was shot and killed by police Tuesday night in Manchester Township, authorities confirmed. The officers had responded to a 911 call on Elizabeth Avenue in the Ocean County township shortly before 8:30 p.m. Nov. 6, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Two of them fired their service weapons, fatally wounding, the gunman after finding him nearly 45 minutes later, the attorney general said Wednesday. "A firearm was recovered near the subject," Platkin added. The man's name was being withheld, at least for the time being. State law and his own guidelines require Pla…
Lancaster Man Knocked Victim Out, Revived Them, Then Choked Them Again: Police Lancaster Man Knocked Victim Out, Revived Them, Then Choked Them Again: Police
Lancaster Man Knocked Victim Out, Revived Them, Then Choked Them Again: Police A Lancaster man is accused of reviving someone he strangled unconscious only to choke them again, according to authorities.  Manheim police said it happened at a house on North Queen Street on Nov. 23.  Corey Lee Aaron, 29, started an argument with the victim before snatching their phone and breaking it, a witness told investigators. He then threatened to kill the victim and choked them until they blacked out, police claimed.  When the victim lost consciousness, Aaron performed rescue breaths and chest compressions until they woke up, authorities said.  That's whe…
Alert Issued For Teen Last Seen Leaving Levittown Home Alert Issued For Teen Last Seen Leaving Levittown Home
Alert Issued For Teen Last Seen Leaving Levittown Home Police are searching for a teenage girl who they said went missing after leaving her Long Island home. Fifteen-year-old Brissney Matheu was last seen in Levittown on Tuesday, Dec. 5. According to Nassau County Police, she left her home around 7:15 a.m. and has not been seen since. Brissney is described as 5-foot-5 with brown hair and brown eyes. She weighs approximately 110 pounds. No description of her clothing was available. Anyone with information regarding Brissney’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Nassau County Missing Persons Squad at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All call…
Chelsea Building Fire Rule Suspicious; Reward Offered For Info Chelsea Building Fire Rule Suspicious; Reward Offered For Info
Chelsea Building Fire Rule Suspicious; Reward Offered For Info Fire officials are offering a $5,000 reward for information as they investigate who sparked a three-alarm blaze in Suffolk County.  The fire happened at 43-45 Blossom St. in Chelsea on the evening of Nov. 8. “This fire had a very real chance of spreading to other buildings in a densely built residential neighborhood,” said Chelsea Fire Chief Leonard Albanese. The Chelsea Fire Department responded to heavy fire on the upper floors of the vacant building. The fire spread through the roof of the structure, but firefighters were able to contain it.  No injuries were reported. The…
Uncontrollable Old Tappan Visitor From Yonkers Caught With Stolen Firearm, Ghost Gun, More: PD Uncontrollable Old Tappan Visitor From Yonkers Caught With Stolen Firearm, Ghost Gun, More: PD
Uncontrollable Old Tappan Visitor From Yonkers Caught With Stolen Firearm, Ghost Gun, More: PD An uncontrollable Yonkers man causing a disturbance at an Old Tappan residence was carrying a stolen firearm, a ghost gun and more, authorities said following his arrest. Miguel DelRosario, 27, was taken into custody by Sgt. Eugene Wilkins and Officer Andrew Kim on Monday evening, Dec. 4, Police Chief Joseph Tracy said. They’d responded to a call of an unwanted person acting erratically – including banging a stick and a chain against objects in a bedroom -- and refusing to leave, the chief said on Wednesday. Wilkins and Kim were joined by Detective Sgt. Charles DiMaria and River Vale polic…
28-Year-Old Woman Charged In Pair Of Armed Robberies In Poughkeepsie 28-Year-Old Woman Charged In Pair Of Armed Robberies In Poughkeepsie
28-Year-Old Woman Charged In Pair Of Armed Robberies In Poughkeepsie A 28-year-old Hudson Valley woman is behind bars after being charged with two armed gas station robberies. Orange County resident Julia Marcinak, of of Highland Falls, was charged on Monday, Dec. 4 with the armed robbery of two gas stations in Poughkeepsie, said Capt. Michael O'Dowd, of the Town of Poughkeepsie Police. The robberies took place on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at the Speedway Gas Station at 2545 South Road and the Chestnut Mobil at 2605 South Road in Poughkeepsie, O'Dowd said. During both incidents, Marcinak allegedly carried a semi-automatic style handgun, wearing a black parka with …
Hours-long Standoff At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody; Store To Stay Closed Hours-long Standoff At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody; Store To Stay Closed
Hours-long Standoff At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody; Store To Stay Closed The barricaded suspect who went through an hours-long standoff with police at a Maryland mall has been taken into custody, authorities announced. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday to JC Penney at the Wheaton Mall, where a person barricaded themselves inside the store, which had to be evacuated. For hours, police and SWAT teams swarmed around the store in an attempt to resolve the situation peacefully, and at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, the agency said that the barricaded suspect has been taken into custody. MCPD h…
Cement Truck Fire Causes Oil Spill On Road, Catch Basins In Croton-On-Hudson Cement Truck Fire Causes Oil Spill On Road, Catch Basins In Croton-On-Hudson
Cement Truck Fire Causes Oil Spill On Road, Catch Basins In Croton-On-Hudson Traffic on a busy Northern Westchester roadway was backed up after a cement truck caught on fire, causing an oil spill in the process.  The incident happened on Monday morning, Dec. 4, when a cement truck caught on fire on Route 9 in Croton-on-Hudson near Croton Point Avenue, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. The blaze happened just north of a separate car crash that the department had already been responding to, resulting in a quick response from firefighters.  After quickly putting out the fire, crews realized that a hydraulic line had been damaged during the i…
Man Who Exposed Himself At Potomac Mills Attempted To Disarm Arresting Officer: Police Man Who Exposed Himself At Potomac Mills Attempted To Disarm Arresting Officer: Police
Man Who Exposed Himself At Potomac Mills Attempted To Disarm Arresting Officer: Police Dumfries resident Marquise Davon Bastic put on one heck of a show for shoppers at Potomac Hills on Tuesday, police say. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the shopping center in Woodbridge early on Tuesday morning to investigate a reported assault. They got more than they bargained for. According to police, while inside the shopping center, Bastic confronted other patrons, striking a 25-year-old man before grabbing a 55-year-old woman and holding a boxcutter to her neck. She was eventually released, at which point investigators say that Bastic ran int…
Triangle Driver, 69, Dies By Suicide On I-95: State Police (UPDATE) Triangle Driver, 69, Dies By Suicide On I-95: State Police (UPDATE)
Triangle Driver, 69, Dies By Suicide On I-95: State Police (Update) A fatal crash involving a tractor trailer that tied up traffic for miles along I-95 in Prince William County is believed to have been a suicide, Virginia State Police said. Lloyd R. Felder, of Triangle, had pulled off onto the right, northbound shoulder at milepost 158 around 9:05 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, then got out of his black Toyota Tundra, Virginia State Police said. Felder then got out of his car and stepped into the northbound lanes of travel, where he was struck by an oncoming tractor trailer, near Woodbridge were closed due to a crash in the area of Opitz Boulevard, police sai…
(Update) 'Nazis' Infiltrate Winthrop Council Zoom Meeting Prompting Hate Crime Investigation (Update) 'Nazis' Infiltrate Winthrop Council Zoom Meeting Prompting Hate Crime Investigation
(Update) 'Nazis' Infiltrate Winthrop Council Zoom Meeting Prompting Hate Crime Investigation A Winthrop council Zoom meeting was flooded with antisemitic slurs, a swastika, and a person appearing to give a Nazi salute. Winthrop Council President Letterie said members of his community were having a civil discussion when someone crashed the Zoom call with antisemitic symbols and hate speech on Tuesday, Dec. 5.  "During a civic discussion on the flying of flags on town property, an individual seized the meeting to use it as a platform for hate speech and to display symbols of hate, intimidation and nazism," Letterie said in a statement. "We condemn this act and all acts of h…
Additional Victims Sought After Sexual Assault Suspect Who Abused Child Arrested In Baltimore Additional Victims Sought After Sexual Assault Suspect Who Abused Child Arrested In Baltimore
Additional Victims Sought After Sexual Assault Suspect Who Abused Child Arrested In Baltimore Police in Baltimore are fearful that there may be additional victims after they picked up an Anne Arundel man who was wanted for the sexual assault of a child. On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the Baltimore Police Department announced that they have arrested Jimmy Brown, 38, for the alleged abuse of his underage victim. Brown, who is known to frequent the Brooklyn Homes Community in Baltimore is possibly responsible for the sexual assault of additional victims, according to police. The investigation into Brown is ongoing. Anyone who may have been victimized by Brown or who has information regar…
Man Performs Lewd Act In Front Of Teen In Elmont, Remains At Large: Police Man Performs Lewd Act In Front Of Teen In Elmont, Remains At Large: Police
Man Performs Lewd Act In Front Of Teen In Elmont, Remains At Large: Police Police are searching for a man who performed a sexual act in front of a teenager on Long Island while she tried to get to school. It happened on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 5 in Elmont. According to Nassau County Police, a 15-year-old girl was on her way to Elmont High School just before 8 a.m. She was walking north on 240th Street when, near the intersection of 117th Road, the man in question began to walk in front of her. Suddenly, the man turned around to face the girl and began to perform a lewd act, police said. The victim fled in the opposite direction and called the police. …
Person Fatally Struck By Train Near Port Chester Station Person Fatally Struck By Train Near Port Chester Station
Person Fatally Struck By Train Near Port Chester Station A person was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in an early morning incident at a station in New York that caused service delays, officials announced. The incident happened in Westchester County on Wednesday, Dec. 6 just after 2 a.m., when a person trespassing on tracks at the Port Chester station was struck by a Stamford-bound Metro-North Railroad train on Track 3, according to an MTA spokesperson.  The person struck was later declared dead, officials said. The person has not yet been identified. Around 20 passengers who had been on the involved train were safely transferred …
Wanted PA Man Captured At Morris County Hospital Following Companion's Complaint: Police Wanted PA Man Captured At Morris County Hospital Following Companion's Complaint: Police
Wanted PA Man Captured At Morris County Hospital Following Companion's Complaint: Police A wanted man from Pennsylvania was caught at a Morris County hospital after his companion contacted police to discuss the services she received, the department said. The Denville Township Police Department responded to a service complaint at Saint Clare’s Hospital around 1:40 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, Capt. Jeffrey Tucker said in a release. Officers spoke with the woman and found that her companion — Austin K. Heinly, of New Tripoli, PA — had an active NCIC warrant out of the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, Tucker added. Heinly, 41, was arrested and taken to the Morris County …