Find Your Daily Voice
Repeat Offender Almost Hits Patrol Car, Gets DWI Charge In Rye: Police
A man with prior DWI convictions is facing felony charges after allegedly pulling out in front of a marked police vehicle while intoxicated in Westchester, authorities said.
The incident happened around 12:35 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, when a City of Rye Police Department sergeant was driving east on Locust Avenue near Theodore Fremd Avenue, according to the department.
According to police, a 2014 Nissan Sentra suddenly pulled out from a parked position directly in front of the sergeant’s patrol car, prompting a traffic stop.
The driver, identified as Mario R. Monroy, age 45, o…
Man Wanted In Waterbury Murder Arrested Following Florida Traffic Stop; 2 Men Remain On Run
Florida police have arrested a man wanted in a 2018 Connecticut murder, while two other suspects remain on the run, authorities said.
Kevin Dias, 33, was arrested during a traffic stop in Mascotte, Florida, Waterbury police said Wednesday, July 9. Dias is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and is being held in Florida on $1.5 million bond.
He is expected to be extradited to Connecticut, although an exact date has not been announced.
Dias is accused of fatally shooting Henrry Ayala on Nov. 5, 2018, outside a home on Knollwood Circle in Waterbury, according to authorities.
Police are …
Passaic Man’s Excuse For Stolen Car Falls Flat In Lyndhurst, Cops Say
A Passaic man was arrested in Lyndhurst after police say he tried to pass off a stolen Toyota Camry as a friend’s, authorities said.
Quiam Barksdale, 42, was charged with receiving stolen motor vehicle property, a third-degree crime, following an incident late Thursday night, July 3, Lyndhurst Police Capt. Vincent Auteri said.
Around 11:50 p.m., officers responded to a stolen vehicle alert out of Passaic, NJ, and quickly located the unoccupied 2010 Toyota Camry parked behind a lot in the 200 block of Stuyvesant Avenue, authorities said.
Lt. Richard Holicki was the first to arrive on scene,…
ATV Driver Arrested After Pursuit: Atlantic City Police
A 24-year-old Mays Landing man was arrested and charged after he was operating an illegal ATV in Atlantic City, authorities announced Tuesday, July 8.
On Saturday, July 5 at 9:50 p.m., officers observed a group of ATV and dirt bike riders unlawfully driving on Pacific Avenue in an erratic manner, Atlantic City police said.
The officers followed the group to Albany and Winchester Avenues, where one rider, later identified as Rashaun Blumfield, stopped at a gas station, police said.
As Blumfield was about to fuel his ATV, officers pulled up and attempted to speak him, but he hopped back on t…
Drunk Driver Rams Cruiser, Kicks Cop During Arrest In Ephrata: Police
A drunk driver rammed into a cruiser and kicked a cop while resisting arrest in Ephrata, police announced on Monday, July 8.
Mupisi Mizowa, 43, was spotted driving recklessly around 7:23 p.m. on Monday, July 7, prompting a 911 call from another motorist, according to a release by Ephrata Police.
Two marked cruisers responded and attempted to stop Mizowa, but he refused to pull over despite the lights and sirens, officers said. Instead, Mizowa crashed into one of the cruisers before finally stopping, police detailed.
Officers said Mizowa showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol.…
Runaway Garbage Truck Rolls Into New Milford Home, Driver Gets 4 Tickets: Police
A runaway garbage truck struck three parked cars and slammed into a home in New Milford after the driver stepped out to collect trash Tuesday morning, July 8, police said.
The crash happened around 7:12 a.m., in front of 245 Eagle Avenue, off Main Street, according to New Milford Police Chief Brian T. Clancy.
The unmanned truck rolled south on Eagle Avenue, hitting three parked cars. One was pushed into the structure of 247 Eagle Ave., causing minor damage.
Emergency crews from New Milford Fire Department, Oradell Fire Department, and PSE&G responded after a gas meter at the home wa…
Shots Fired On Wildwood Boardwalk: Pennsauken Teen Arrested, Police Say
A 17-year-old Pennsauken teen was arrested and charged after firing gunshots on the Wildwood boardwalk early Saturday morning, July 5, authorities said.
At 1 a.m., officers heard multiple shots fired in the area of Cedar and Atlantic Avenues, Wildwood police said.
Officers pursued the suspect on foot, but he blended into the crowd on the boardwalk, police said. The teen discarded the firearm, a 9 mm Palmetto Dagger containing a 17-round magazine with one round of ammunition in the chamber on the boardwalk, police said.
Police also discovered 16 9mm shell casings at the crime scene, police …
Girl, 3, Killed In DC Drive-By Shooting While Sitting In Parked Car With Family, Police Say
A 3-year-old girl shot while sitting in a parked car in Washington, DC has died, police said, and the case is now being investigated as a homicide.
Honesty Cheadle, of Southeast DC, was struck by gunfire around 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, in the 1000 block of 14th Street SE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
She was inside a parked vehicle with her family when at least one suspect “began discharging a firearm in the block,” police said.
Honesty was shot in the upper body. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and rushed her to an area hospital, where she was treated for cri…
Trio Ran $500K Luxury Car ID Theft Ring On LI, Dragged Cop While Fleeing: DOJ
Three men are accused of running a sophisticated identity theft ring that used stolen personal information of unsuspecting victims to buy luxury cars—some of which were stored on Long Island.
The defendants—Tiansi Gong, 26, of Manhattan; Kevin McCarthy, 31, of Selden; and Matthew Hibner, 36, of Huntington Station—are accused of conspiring to obtain high-end vehicles using stolen identities, then stashing the cars at a lot on Zorn Avenue in Yaphank.
Investigators determined that the scheme involved more than $500,000 in fraudulent vehicle loans tied to at least 35 identity theft victims, acc…
Shooting Erupts At Philly Party, 3 Hit — Then Off-Duty Cop Run Down Near Scene: Police
Gunfire broke out at a rowdy Philly party, leaving a woman, a teen, and a man shot — and an off-duty cop was run over just minutes later near the chaos, authorities said.
The shots rang out around 1:28 a.m. Sunday, July 6, in a courtyard near a North Philadelphia housing complex, according to 22nd District police.
A man was found with gunshot wounds to his back and thigh. Meanwhile, a juvenile boy and an adult woman showed up at Temple University Hospital in a private car — all three were listed in stable condition, investigators said.
The courtyard was littered with bullet casings, fragme…
Lancaster Man Triggers Standoff After Pulling Knife On Victim, Holding Woman, Child Hostage: PD
A Lancaster man allegedly threatened another man with a knife and held a woman and child hostage, prompting a standoff and street closures, police announced on Saturday, July 5.
Harry Thomas, 41, is accused of attempting to stab an adult male during a confrontation on the 600 block of North Plum Street around 9:30 a.m., according to Lancaster City police.
The victim was not injured, authorities said.
Thomas fled to his home on the 500 block of Hand Avenue, where police quickly surrounded the area and closed down sidewalks and roadways out of “an abundance of caution.” Officers used a PA sy…
Teens Critically Hurt After Truck Slams Into Moving Freight Train, Sparks Fire In Lansdale: PD
A pickup truck carrying two teens slammed into a moving freight train in Montgomery County, bursting into flames and partially derailing a tank car, Lansdale police announced on Thursday, July 3.
The fiery crash happened on South Broad Street just before 3 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1, police said. A 2023 white Chevrolet Silverado collided with the train at the active crossing, where both the gate arms, lights, and alarms were fully functioning at the time of the crash.
The impact was so powerful it caused one of the tank cars to derail, according to authorities. The pickup caught fire, but by t…
Exclusive: Porsche With Stolen Plates Rams Clifton Police Cars, Two Arrested, Cops Say
A Brooklyn man driving a stolen Porsche slammed into three police cars during a wild but short chase in Clifton, police said.
The chaos broke out around 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1, when Officer Benjamin Bressel spotted a 2016 Porsche Macan near Main Avenue and West 5th Street, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said.
The Porsche had a stolen Pennsylvania license plate, and Bressel called for backup. As he and Sgt. Matthew West tried to stop the car in a nearby parking lot, the driver hit Bressel’s patrol car and fled, police said.
The driver, identified as Mohammad Khan, 30, of Brooklyn,…
