Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Road Rage Shooting At Northampton County Intersection Has Troopers Searching For Gunman: PSP
A gunman opened fire near a busy intersection, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Troopers from Bethlehem responded to the area of Nor Bath Boulevard and Savage Drive in Allen Township, Northampton County, around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, after a report of shots fired, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. A 33-year-old Allentown man was driving westbound in a white Kia sedan when a man attempted to illegally cross Nor Bath Boulevard against the light, investigators explained. The driver stopped to avoid hitting him, and that’s when the suspect walked t…
Lexington Park, MD
Traffic
Man Found Holding Gun After Argument Turns Deadly Outside Lexington Park Home, Sheriff Says
An argument turned deadly outside a Maryland home overnight, landing a 58-year-old man behind bars, authorities announced. David Scott Jones is facing multiple murder charges in connection with a fatal shooting reported in Lexington Park, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. At around 6:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, deputies were called to the 21000 block of Bellevue Court in Lexington Park to investigate a reported assault in progress where shots were fired. Upon arrival, deputies found a man dead near the driveway of an area home, as Jones stood nearby holding a handgun. O…
Montgomery-Walden, NY
News
Man Admits Shooting Victim, Climbing On His Car, Firing Again In Walden: DA
A 56-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a felony weapons charge for shooting a victim twice during an argument in Orange County nearly five years ago, prosecutors announced. Wilfredo Crespo of Pine Bush pleaded guilty in Orange County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 21, to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 27. The charges stem from an incident on Christmas Eve in 2020, at around 7:20 a.m., in the parking lot of a business in the Village of Walden. Prosecutors said Crespo got into a verbal argument with anot…
Mount Vernon, NY
News
5 Officers Suspended After In-Custody Shooting Inside Prisoner Van In Mount Vernon (
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Five police officers have been suspended following an internal investigation into the in-custody shooting that occurred last week inside a police transport van in Westchester County. The suspensions, announced on Thursday, Oct. 23, come after a .22-caliber revolver was found in the van following the Thursday, Oct. 16 incident, in which a prisoner was shot in the leg while being taken from Mount Vernon Police Headquarters to the Westchester County Jail, as Daily Voice previously reported. According to the department, the weapon should have been detected during the prisoner’s initial ar…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Through Spotsylvania Pawn Shop In 27-Second Smash-And-Grab Caught On Cam: Sheriff
Gone in 27 seconds. An investigation has been launched in Virginia following an early-morning smash-and-grab burglary where suspects in a sedan may have been trying to steal guns from a pawn shop. It all took place in less than 30 seconds, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office. Shortly before 6 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, a deputy from the sheriff's office on patrol at the Four Mile Fork Shopping Center saw a suspicious vehicle with its headlights on and visible front-end damage. Google Maps street view Moments later, an alarm blared from a nearby pawn shop. W…
Jenkintown, PA
News
Teen Girl Charged For Murder In Jenkintown Fatal Shooting: DA
A teenager is accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old in Jenkintown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Precious Hamilton, 15, of Crum Lynne, was arrested for the shooting death of Baseem “Seyven” Baker inside his family’s apartment on the 100 block of York Road on Monday, Oct. 6. They responded to a 911 call at 5:01 p.m. and found Baker unresponsive on the bedroom floor with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to investigators. Detectives determined Hamilton had been staying at the apartm…
Naugatuck, CT
Police & Fire
Gunshot Rips Through Wall As Naugatuck Resident Fights Off Armed Teen Intruder: Police
A Connecticut home invasion ended in gunfire when the resident fought back and the burglar pulled the trigger, police said. Larry Mason, 18, is accused of trying to rob a third-floor apartment on Hill Street in Naugatuck around 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, police said. Naugatuck police rushed to a multifamily home after people reported a possible gunshot and cries for help from the third floor. Witnesses said it sounded like a struggle had broken out. No one answered the door, so officers forced their way in. Inside, they found signs of a fight. Furniture had been moved, and so…
Waterbury, CT
Police & Fire
CT Man Arrested In Waterbury Fatal Shooting; Second Suspect On The Run: Police
Authorities have arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with a fatal Waterbury shooting earlier this month. Latroy Young, of Hartford, was arrested in connection with the shooting death of Frank Garay outside of a bodega on Charles Street on Sept. 15, Waterbury police said. Garay would have turned 30 just days later. Facebook Waterbury police and Connecticut State troopers found Young at the G Style Lounge on Main Street in Hartford on Monday, Sept. 22, and arrested him without incident. Young is charged with conspiracy to commit murder, criminal possession …
Newton, MA
News
Ryan Routh Reportedly Tries To Stab Himself After Verdict In Trump Assassination Attempt Trial
There was chaos in court moments after a jury found Ryan Wesley Routh guilty in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the defendant reportedly tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen, triggering a chaotic scene as marshals rushed the defense table. The verdict was returned Tuesday, Sept. 23, in a South Florida courtroom overseen by US District Judge Aileen Cannon after the jury deliberated two hours. She described the courtroom commotion as an “outburst,” and Routh was forcibly removed before being brought back in shackles to be told he will be sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 18, ac…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Brings Gunshot Wound To Englewood Hospital, Now Facing Weapons Charges: Prosecutor
A Jersey City man is facing multiple weapons charges after showing up at a Bergen County hospital with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Joel Galvis, 40, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 19, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Englewood Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. At about 6:27 a.m., officers were called to Englewood Hospital after Galvis arrived with a gunshot wound to his leg. Detectives determined that the injury was self-inflicted. Galvis had driven himself to the hospital, Musella said. A court-authorized se…
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Menacing Call Ends With Loaded AR Pistol Arrest In Poughkeepsie: Police
A 21-year-old man was arrested in Dutchess County after police said he was found carrying a loaded AR-style pistol following a menacing complaint. The incident happened on Friday, Sept. 19, at around 4:45 p.m. in the City of Poughkeepsie, when authorities received a report of a man threatening someone with a gun near 240 Main St., the city's police department said. Officers arrived and quickly found a suspect matching the description. Police said the man, identified as Jordan S. Lopez, was carrying a loaded 5.56-caliber Del-Tan Inc. DTI-15 AR pistol. Lopez was arrested and char…
East Meadow, NY
Schools
Teen Threatens East Meadow High School Shooting, Arrested: Police
A teenager has been arrested after threatening a school shooting in East Meadow, Nassau County police announced on Monday, Sept. 22. East Meadow High School officials were alerted on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 8:02 p.m. about a disturbing message from a student. The 14-year-old male allegedly sent messages to classmates saying he would bring a firearm to school and open fire the next day. Police were notified immediately and responded to the boy’s home, where he was taken into custody without incident. The teen has been charged with Making a Threat of Mass Harm. He was released on an appearance …
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