Aggressive Coyote Shot Near University In Irvington, Escapes Into Woods Aggressive Coyote Shot Near University In Irvington, Escapes Into Woods Aggressive Coyote Shot Near University In Irvington, Escapes Into Woods
Aggressive Coyote Shot Near University In Irvington, Escapes Into Woods Police in Westchester County are searching for a coyote that escaped into a wooded area after being shot by an officer following reports of aggressive behavior.  The incident happened at around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, near Mercy University and the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in Irvington, village officials said. Irvington Police officers first responded to a report of a coyote sighting near the university. While they searched the surrounding area, authorities received more reports of a coyote behaving aggressively toward a person on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail.  Police…
Swatting Threat Brings Police Response To Englewood School Swatting Threat Brings Police Response To Englewood School Swatting Threat Brings Police Response To Englewood School
Swatting Threat Brings Police Response To Englewood School A reported threat at a Bergen County school prompted an immediate police response before investigators determined it was likely a hoax, authorities said. Englewood police responded to Elisabeth Morrow School on Thursday, Oct. 15, and worked with school staff to take precautions to protect students, employees and the surrounding community, Police Chief Thomas Greeley said. Investigators later determined the incident appeared to be a case of "swatting," in which someone reports a false threat to trigger an emergency police response. Police said there was no known credible threat to the schoo…
Girl Approached By ‘Suspicious’ Man In Lynbrook While Walking Home From School: Cops Girl Approached By ‘Suspicious’ Man In Lynbrook While Walking Home From School: Cops Girl Approached By ‘Suspicious’ Man In Lynbrook While Walking Home From School: Cops
Girl Approached By ‘Suspicious’ Man In Lynbrook While Walking Home From School: Cops A Long Island girl was approached by a “suspicious” man while walking home from school earlier this week, police said. The girl was in the area of Merrick Road and Lynbrook Avenue around 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14 when she was approached, the Lynbrook Police Department said Thursday, Oct. 15. The man was driving a baby blue Mercedes-Benz sedan and asked the girl to come over to his vehicle, police said. The girl refused multiple times, walked away, and contacted her parents to report the incident, cops said. Authorities said the man was between 50 and 70 years old with gray/white hair. P…
Fate Of Notorious Kings Park Psych Ward Tower, Empty For 30 Years, Remains Up In Air Fate Of Notorious Kings Park Psych Ward Tower, Empty For 30 Years, Remains Up In Air Fate Of Notorious Kings Park Psych Ward Tower, Empty For 30 Years, Remains Up In Air
Fate Of Notorious Kings Park Psych Ward Tower, Empty For 30 Years, Remains Up In Air The fate of a 13-story former psychiatric center on Long Island will remain undecided at least until next year — and cost nearly $3 million to figure out, officials said Friday, Oct. 16. The infamous Building 93 in Nissequogue River State Park could be torn down following the analysis by D&B Engineers and Architects, the state’s Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation said Friday. Building 93 and its various smaller centers have gone unused since 1996, when Kings Park Psychiatric Center closed. The complex’s largest structure, Building 93 served as the infirmary but it now…
'Dangerous' Coyote Bites Dog During Walk In Dobbs Ferry: Police 'Dangerous' Coyote Bites Dog During Walk In Dobbs Ferry: Police 'Dangerous' Coyote Bites Dog During Walk In Dobbs Ferry: Police
'Dangerous' Coyote Bites Dog During Walk In Dobbs Ferry: Police Police in a Westchester County village are increasing patrols and have been authorized to kill a coyote deemed dangerous after it reportedly approached a resident from behind and bit their dog.  The incident happened on Clinton Avenue in Dobbs Ferry on Wednesday morning, Oct. 14, according to Dobbs Ferry Police.  Police said a resident was walking their dog when a coyote approached from behind and may have bitten or nipped the animal. Although the encounter was not witnessed, police said they are treating the incident as a confirmed bite.  The animal has since been clas…
Teen On E-Bike Hospitalized With Head Injury Following Crash In Massapequa Park: Police Teen On E-Bike Hospitalized With Head Injury Following Crash In Massapequa Park: Police Teen On E-Bike Hospitalized With Head Injury Following Crash In Massapequa Park: Police
Teen On E-Bike Hospitalized With Head Injury Following Crash In Massapequa Park: Police A Long Island teenager was hospitalized following an e-bike crash with a Cadillac on Wednesday, Oct. 14, police said. The 14-year-old boy was riding in a parking lot on Front Street when he struck a 2017 Cadillac traveling southbound on 1st Avenue in Massapequa Park around 5:10 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. First responders rushed the teen to a nearby hospital for treatment and evaluation of head pain he suffered in the wreck, police said. The Cadillac driver was uninjured and remained at the scene, cops said. Several teens have been injured in e-bike crashes throughout N…
Fake Report Of Violent Threat Prompts Intense Police Response In White Plains Fake Report Of Violent Threat Prompts Intense Police Response In White Plains Fake Report Of Violent Threat Prompts Intense Police Response In White Plains
Fake Report Of Violent Threat Prompts Intense Police Response In White Plains Authorities said a report of a violent threat that prompted a police response on a Westchester County street was a hoax.  The incident happened on Waller Avenue in White Plains on Wednesday, Oct. 14, the White Plains Department of Public Safety announced on Thursday, Oct. 15.   Police said officers responded after receiving a report of a potential threat of violence in the area. Members of the department's Emergency Service Unit were among those dispatched to investigate and ensure the safety of nearby residents.  However, the department said its investigation reve…
Temple University Rape Report Sparks Questions Over No Campus Alert, Criminal Charges Temple University Rape Report Sparks Questions Over No Campus Alert, Criminal Charges Temple University Rape Report Sparks Questions Over No Campus Alert, Criminal Charges
Temple University Rape Report Sparks Questions Over No Campus Alert, Criminal Charges A reported rape at a Temple University residential complex in Philadelphia was referred to the university's student conduct process rather than criminal prosecution, prompting the university's president to address questions about how sexual assault allegations are handled. The incident reportedly occurred at University Village, an on-campus residential facility, at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to Temple University's Department of Public Safety daily crime log. The rape was reported to university public safety officials at 10:11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, under repo…
Bodycam Shows Wheelchair-Bound Gunman Hit Officer Before Being Killed In AC SWAT Shooting Bodycam Shows Wheelchair-Bound Gunman Hit Officer Before Being Killed In AC SWAT Shooting Bodycam Shows Wheelchair-Bound Gunman Hit Officer Before Being Killed In AC SWAT Shooting
Bodycam Shows Wheelchair-Bound Gunman Hit Officer Before Being Killed In AC SWAT Shooting Officers in Atlantic City forcibly opened a door and were met with gunshots, moments before 52-year-old Donald Gardner was shot and killed by police. The Attorney General’s Division of Criminal Justice released police body-worn camera footage related to the Tuesday, June 2 shooting of Gardner, a convicted killer who was paralyzed from a prior shooting with Egg Harbor Township police that wounded K-9 dog. The Atlantic City Police Department's SWAT team and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office SWAT team attempted to execute a search warrant on the 100 block of North Florida Avenue, us…
DC Official Who Rebuilt His Life After Prison Killed In Electric Scooter Crash DC Official Who Rebuilt His Life After Prison Killed In Electric Scooter Crash DC Official Who Rebuilt His Life After Prison Killed In Electric Scooter Crash
DC Official Who Rebuilt His Life After Prison Killed In Electric Scooter Crash Talib Shakir spent years rebuilding his life and helping others find a second chance before a deadly electric scooter crash in DC brought his remarkable journey to a sudden end. Shakir, 50, the director of the Mayor's Office on Returning Citizen Affairs, was killed following a collision involving two electric scooters at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Eighth Street SE at approximately 6:47 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, Shakir and a woman were riding separate electric scooters when they collided in the intersection. First responders fo…
Bogus Missing Baby Report Ends With Cops Assaulted, Death Threats In PalPark: Police Bogus Missing Baby Report Ends With Cops Assaulted, Death Threats In PalPark: Police Bogus Missing Baby Report Ends With Cops Assaulted, Death Threats In PalPark: Police
Bogus Missing Baby Report Ends With Cops Assaulted, Death Threats In PalPark: Police A report of a missing 4-month-old baby in Bergen County turned violent when the caller attacked two police officers and threatened to kill one of them, authorities said. Obel E. Simon-Lopez, 23, a Guatemalan national living in Palisades Park, was arrested following the Thursday, Oct. 8 incident, Police Chief George Beck announced Monday, Oct. 12. Officers responded to the area of Broad and Henry avenues around 3:33 p.m. after receiving the missing baby report, Beck said. Police initially could not find the caller at his apartment but later located Simon-Lopez outside on Broad Avenue, w…
PA Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police PA Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police PA Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police
PA Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police A 22-year-old man was killed, and another man was wounded when gunfire erupted amid crowds of thousands following Delaware State University's homecoming celebrations Saturday night, Oct. 10, police said. The fatal shooting happened around 9:19 p.m. in the Dover Commons shopping center parking lot in the 1200 block of North DuPont Highway in Dover, Delaware, according to a release from the Dover Police Department issued Sunday, Oct. 11. The man killed was identified as Nasir Cox, 22, of Philadelphia, police said. A 21-year-old man was also shot in his upper body and remained hospitalized in…