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Bethpage, NY
Police & Fire
Officer Injured By Combative Woman During Wild Bethpage Disturbance: Nassau Police
A Hempstead woman injured a Nassau County police officer during a wild outburst at a Bethpage home, authorities said. Yvena Michel, 39, erupted during a disturbance on Maple Avenue around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, according to detectives with the Eighth Squad. Michel became agitated and uncooperative as officers investigated, police explained. She allegedly made threats, then turned violent while they tried to detain her—injuring an officer’s left arm in the process. Michel was ultimately taken into custody and is facing the following charges: Felony Assault 2nd Degree. Misdemeanor R…
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
News
Teen Admits Role In HS Attack That Injured Educator, Student In Middletown: DA
A teenager has admitted to her role in a violent group attack at an Orange County high school that left both a student and a teacher injured, prosecutors announced. Jennifer Ramirez-Castelan, age 19, of Middletown, pleaded guilty in Orange County Court to second-degree assault in connection with the March 25 incident, during which six students allegedly assaulted another student on the grounds of Middletown High School, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, July 16. As previously reported by Daily Voice, the incident took place inside the school an…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Protester Who Spit On Driver Before She Hit Crowd In Fairview Arrested: Police
The man who spat in a driver's face during a protest in Fairview, prompting her to strike multiple people with her car, has been arrested, police said. And not just for the incident involving the driver, authorities said. Giancarlo Pontecorvo, 26, of Ridgefield, who was participating in the peaceful protest on Saturday, July 12, organized by United Without Fear, first got into an altercation with an individual at 6 Anderson Ave., Fairview Police Chief Vincent Bellucci said. Pontecorvo crossed the street from the demonstration and began arguing with the victim on the sidewalk, the chief…
Lancaster, PA
News
Gunfire, Burglary, And Firearms Charges In Lancaster Shootout: Three Arrested
An early morning shootout in Lancaster has led to three arrests, multiple felonies, and an ongoing investigation, city police announced Tuesday, July 15. Officers were dispatched to the first block of Prospect Street for reports of shots fired around 2:41 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. Responding officers secured the area and interviewed several witnesses. Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit were called in to assist. The Arrests: Days later, a search warrant executed at a residence on the block turned up two handguns — one of them stolen — polic…
Towson, MD
News
Maryland Mail Mayhem: USPS Letter Carrier Stabbed On Route In Baltimore, Officials Say
A Baltimore man is facing a federal indictment after allegedly stabbing a US Postal Service letter carrier who was just trying to deliver mail on his route, authorities announced. Jamie Paul Taylor, 47, was charged with assaulting a federal employee after a violent encounter on Strickland Street in Baltimore on June 11, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland. The feds say Taylor "assaulted a United States Postal Service letter carrier who was engaged in performing official duties"—and he did it with a knife. According to the indictment, Taylor accused the victim…
Mechanicsville, MD
Police & Fire
Man Awaiting Trial On Assault Charges Arrested For Double Stabbing In Mechanicsville: Sheriff
A Maryland man out on release while awaiting trial for assault is back behind bars — this time, charged with attempted murder after a double stabbing in Mechanicsville, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announced. Mark Anthony Cranston Jr., 38, was arrested Tuesday evening, July 15, after deputies were called around 5:50 p.m. in Mechanicsville for a reported assault. Upon arrival, deputies found Cranston in the yard where the stabbing was reported, and he was taken into custody without incident. Inside a neighboring home, deputies found two victims — a man and a woman — who had fled a…
Centereach-Selden, NY
News
Man Shot During Robbery Attempt While Sitting In Car In Selden, Police Say
A robbery turned violent when a man was shot in the leg during a holdup in Selden, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, July 15. A 21-year-old man was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked car on Comet Road around 10:40 p.m. on Monday, July 7, when a suspect opened the driver’s side door, pointed a gun at him, and demanded his property, according to police. As the victim began to exit the vehicle, he was shot in the left leg. A struggle ensued before the gunman fled the scene. The victim was treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, investigators said. Follow…
Washington-Roxbury, CT
Police & Fire
Man Strangled With Dog Leash In Washington, CT, Home Invasion; Relative Among Attackers: Police
A man told police he was strangled with a dog leash and kicked in the face repeatedly during a violent home invasion at his Connecticut home. He was able to police track down one of the assailants because they are related, authorities said. Huckleberry Durkin, 26, of Thomaston, and Austin Dutcher, 26, of Washington, were both arrested after allegedly breaking into the victim’s home Saturday afternoon, July 12, and assaulting a man inside during a planned confrontation, Connecticut State Police said. The victim told police he was attacked inside his home around 2 p.m. when the tw…
East Meadow, NY
News
Nurse Attacked Inside Nassau University Medical Center Bathroom, Police Say
A nurse checking on a suspicious bathroom visitor at a Long Island hospital was suddenly attacked with a sharp object by a man now facing multiple charges, Nassau County Police said. The incident happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, inside Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. A 53-year-old nurse went to check on a man who had been using a hallway bathroom for an unusually long time, police said. When she opened the door, she allegedly found the suspect—identified as 40-year-old Raul Guzman Campos of Hempstead—damaging the bathroom’s ceiling tiles with a sharp object. Campos…
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Man Stabs Victim In Head, Hands, Gets Attempted Murder Charge In Newburgh: Police
A 63-year-old man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing a woman in a violent attack in Orange County, police said. The incident happened around 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, when officers responded to a report of a stabbing near 73 Bridge St. in Newburgh, according to the City of Newburgh Police Department. At the scene, officers found a woman suffering from severe injuries to her hands and head. She was transported to Montefiore St. Luke’s Hospital, where her injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening, police said. The suspect, identifie…
Elmont, NY
Police & Fire
Brooklyn Man Accused Of Attacking Woman, Injuring Cops In Elmont: Nassau Police
A Brooklyn man allegedly assaulted a woman, resisted arrest, and injured two Nassau County police officers, authorities announced on Sunday, July 13. Kareem Howell, 34, was arrested after officers responded to a domestic disturbance on G Street in Elmont at 2:21 p.m., according to the Fifth Squad. Detectives said Howell got into a verbal argument with a 32-year-old woman that escalated into a physical altercation. He allegedly struck her several times and forcibly took her phone, prompting her to flee the home in fear for her life. Officers arriving at the scene saw Howell flee on foot. Wh…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Mugshot Shows Driver, 62, Charged After Mowing Down Anti
-ice
Protestors In Fairview
A North Bergen woman was arrested after police say she hit several protesters with her vehicle during a public demonstration in Fairview on Saturday, July 12 (scroll for video). The incident happened around midday around 2:!5 p.m., at the intersection of Fairview and Anderson avenues, according to Fairview Police Chief Vincent Bellucci. Demonstrators were crossing the intersection, temporarily holding up traffic, when a confrontation began between one of the participants and a motorist, later identified as Linda Roglen, Bellucci said. One of the demonstrators spat on Roglen — which i…
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
Home Invasion: $75K In Jewelry Stolen, Resident Pistol-Whipped In New Rochelle, Cops Say
A man was pistol-whipped and robbed of $75,000 in jewelry during a home invasion in New Rochelle early Saturday morning, July 12, authorities said. The 25-year-old victim had just returned to his home on Kewanee Road around 1:25 a.m. when he was “accosted” by two masked men, both armed with semi-automatic handguns, according to a press release from the New Rochelle Police Department. The suspects “assaulted the victim by pistol-whipping him and stole approximately $75,000 worth of jewelry from his person,” police said. The victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Both suspects…
Huntingdon Valley, PA
News
Security Guard Knocks Man Out During Brawl Outside Huntingdon Valley Restaurant, Police Say
A restaurant security guard allegedly assaulted multiple people during a fight outside a Huntingdon Valley restaurant, authorities in Montgomery County announced on Friday, July 11. Kris Michael Sanchez, 35, of Hispanic descent, was charged with Felony Aggravated Assault, Misdemeanor Simple Assault (4 counts), and Summary Harassment (4 counts) following the June 29 incident, according to Lower Moreland Township Police. Officers were called to a disturbance at Pine Road and Philmont Avenue around 1:49 a.m. after reports of a large fight involving several adult males who had just ex…
Chesapeake City, MD
Police & Fire
Gunfire Erupts Outside North Beach Seafood Pub; 2 Arrested In Fourth Of July Shooting: Sheriff
A holiday night at a popular seafood pub turned chaotic when gunfire broke out just after midnight in Maryland. Rayquan Malik Jackson, 27, of Falls Church, and Devon Patrick Hunter, 24, of Friendship, have been arrested in connection with a Fourth of July shooting outside Neptune’s Seafood Pub in North Beach, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, July 4, to the bar, located in the 8800 block of Chesapeake Avenue, for reports of shots fired. No injuries were reported at the scene. As a result of the investigation, Jackson and H…
Lorton, VA
Police & Fire
Bus Driver Assaulted In Virginia By Passenger Who Punched Him And Ran In Lorton, Police Say
A man walked onto a bus in Lorton — then punched the driver in the face and ran off, Fairfax County Police said. Detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect who assaulted a bus driver on Tuesday morning, July 8, in the area of Gunston Cove Road and Cranford Street, according to authorities. The assault happened just before 7:30 a.m., while the driver was making stops along his regular route, officials said, noting that an unknown person got on the bus and assaulted the driver. Photos released by investigators show the man in a purple hoodie, black durag, and backpack,…
Spring Valley, NY
Police & Fire
2 Officers Injured In Violent Traffic Stop Arrest In Ramapo, Police Say
Two police officers in Rockland County were injured during a traffic stop after a driver with multiple outstanding warrants violently resisted arrest, authorities said. The incident happened on the evening of Thursday, July 10, in the Town of Ramapo, according to Ramapo Police. Officers had pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation when they discovered the 27-year-old driver from Nanuet had a suspended license, along with an active bench warrant from New Hempstead and an arrest warrant from Clarkstown, the department said. When officers attempted to take the man into custody, police sa…
Leesburg, VA
News
Virginia Woman Bashed In Head With Rock While Jogging On W&OD Trail In Leesburg, Police Say
She went out for a run and ended up in the hospital after a stranger launched a rock at her head. A jogger was injured on Thursday, July 10, after a man threw a rock at her along the Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail in Loudoun County, authorities said. It happened around 4:30 p.m. in the area of Rhonda Place SE, according to the Leesburg Police Department. The victim had passed the man once while running, and as she turned back around and returned to the same spot, the man threw a rock, striking her in the back of the head, police said. The woman was taken to a nearby hospit…
Yonkers, NY
News
Man Strangled Former Partner In Front Of Their Kids, Slapped Child Next Day In Yonkers: DA
A Westchester man has been indicted on multiple felony charges after allegedly assaulting his former partner and one of their children while violating an active order of protection, prosecutors announced. Tairon Drake, age 30, was arraigned Tuesday, July 8, in Westchester County Court on charges stemming from a violent domestic incident at his Yonkers home, Westchester District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Thursday, July 10. Prosecutors allege that on May 1, 2025, Drake placed both hands around his ex-partner’s neck and threatened to kill her, all in front of their two children.…
Mercersburg, PA
News
Municipal Worker Run Down As PA Man Steals Water Authority Truck: DA
A Pennsylvania man is accused of stealing a municipal truck from a Latrobe water plant and running down an employee during his escape, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, July 10. Vincent Skillings, 47, of Jeannette, is facing: Felony Theft. Felony Receiving Stolen Property. Misdemeanor Simple Assault. Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person. Latrobe police were called to the Latrobe Wastewater Treatment Plant on Lattanzio Road after a worker reported being hit by a stolen water authority pickup on Wednesday, July 9. The suspect had entered …
Albany, NY
News
Teens Fired Gun, Flare Injuring 4, Sparking Fire At Albany Building On Fourth Of July: Police
Two teens threw Albany’s Fourth of July celebration into chaos by firing a gun and a flare, sparking a building fire and injuring four people, police said. The juvenile defendants – both 15 years old – were arrested Thursday, July 10, in connection with the volatile incident that erupted around 10 p.m. Friday, July 4, along Madison Avenue, just steps from the Empire State Plaza. One teen allegedly fired a handgun, injuring four bystanders, while the other launched a flare gun that ignited a structure fire, according to Albany Police. Neither the shooting victims nor those displaced by the…
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Strangulation, Child Endangerment: Poughkeepsie Cop, Prosecutor Both Arrested, Police Say
A Dutchess County cop and an Ulster County prosecutor who are in a relationship are facing charges following a lengthy investigation into an ongoing domestic dispute, police announced. The arrests followed what troopers described as a "detailed and lengthy" investigation by New York State Police, the agency announced on Wednesday, July 9. Authorities determined that both Ulster County Assistant District Attorney Anna M. Thompson of Poughkeepsie and City of Poughkeepsie Police Officer Michael McDonough-Ewald of Red Hook engaged in criminal conduct over the course of their re…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For Killing Father In Maryland Caught In Maine After Months On The Run: Police
A Maryland man wanted for allegedly murdering his father earlier this year was captured in Maine after spending months on the run using a fake name, state police said. Jabril Roynell Walters, 31, of Salisbury, was arrested Tuesday, July 8, by the Maine Violent Offender Task Force in Auburn, according to Maryland State Police. He’s accused of fatally shooting his father, Roy Walters, 57, inside his Salisbury apartment in late February. Investigators believe Walters fled to Maine shortly after the murder and had been using an alias to avoid being apprehended. A homicide investigat…
Phillipsburg, NJ
Police & Fire
Phillipsburg Man Assaulted Woman With Knife In Lopatcong: Prosecutor
A 52-year-old Phillipsburg man was arrested and charged with assaulting a woman with a knife, authorities announced Tuesday, July 8. On Monday, July 7, at 5:11 a.m., Lopatcong Township police responded to the 1000 block of Birch Lane and an investigation revealed Wayne Turpin assaulted with a woman with a knife, causing serious injuries, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. Turpin was arrested at the scene and transported to the Lopatcong Township Police Department for processing, authorities said. The victim, who was known to the suspect, was transported to St. Lukes Warre…
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Domestic Call In Waldorf Ends With Car In Creek, Fugitive In Cuffs: Sheriff
A man with multiple warrants led deputies on a wild chase after crashing into a Maryland creek, then assaulted two officers before he was finally apprehended, authorities said. Kent Leroy Smith Jr., 34, is facing a stack of new charges after an early morning incident on Friday, July 4, in Waldorf, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded just after 7:15 a.m. to a home in the 9400 block of Super Street after a woman called 911, saying she was hiding from a man who had just threatened her. Investigators later identified him as Smith and learned he had three act…
Rye, NY
Police & Fire
Man Attacks Girlfriend, Flees To Rye Train Station: Police
A man was arrested after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and fleeing to a nearby train station in Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, July 3, around 1:20 p.m. at a home on Chestnut Street in the City of Rye, according to the Rye Police Department. There, officers responded to a report of a domestic dispute. At the scene, the victim told police her boyfriend had attacked her and then fled toward the Rye Train Station. Officers located the suspect at the train station minutes later and took him into custody without incident. The suspect, identi…
Elmont, NY
News
Man Chokes Woman Before Injuring Cops, Medic During Wild Elmont Arrest, Police Say
A 31-year-old man is facing multiple charges after choking a woman and injuring two police officers and a medic during a violent arrest on Long Island, police said. The incident happened around 1 p.m. on Monday, July 7, in Elmont, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers responded to a residence on Locustwood Boulevard following reports of a disturbance. When they arrived, they were informed that a verbal argument had escalated between Lyadell Sutherland and a 22-year-old woman. An investigation found that Sutherland struck the woman multiple times before forcibly grabbin…
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Man Found With Severe Slash Wound Near Park In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large
A man was rushed to the hospital after being slashed in the back during an early-morning attack in Dutchess County, police said. The incident happened in Poughkeepsie near Pershing Park around 3 a.m. on Monday, July 7, according to city police. Officers responded after a 911 caller reported a slashing in the area. When they arrived, they found a 33-year-old man with a serious slash wound to his left shoulder blade. He was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Crime Scene Technicians and Detectives processed the scene and launched an …
Warrington-Jamison, PA
Police & Fire
Man Slaps, Punches, Bites Family, Then Charges At Them With Knife: Warrington Police
A man slapped, punched, and bit relatives before arming himself with a kitchen knife during a domestic disturbance in Warrington, police announced on Monday, July 7. Xiangxing He, 47, of Warrington, became violent during a late-night argument with family members inside a home on the 2500 block of Diane’s Way around 11:34 p.m. on Monday, July 1, according to Warrington Township Police. He allegedly slapped one family member in the face during the argument, prompting others to intervene. As tensions escalated, He reportedly grabbed a kitchen knife and charged at the initial victim, but other …
North Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Shot Fired On I-91 In North Haven: Bridgeport, Woodbridge Men Charged In Road Rage Incident
A single bullet tore through a car’s front pillar on I-91 south near Exit 10 in North Haven after a road-rage clash turned violent, Connecticut State Police say. Andre Smith, 34, of Bridgeport, is accused of firing a round that the car driven by Jonathan Yanagisawa, 30, of Woodbridge, around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, but no one was hurt. Yanagisawa called police after the shooting. He captured the license plate and vehicle on his dash camera, and police tracked down Smith soon after. Smith surrendered his gun and, according to troopers, admitted “he was involved in a road rage i…
Troy, NY
News
Man Shot His Brother During Argument Inside Troy Home, Police Say
A Troy man is facing an attempted murder charge after shooting his own brother during a family dispute, police said. Officers responded to a 6th Avenue residence shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, after receiving reports of a disturbance among family members, according to Troy Police. When officers arrived, they learned a man had been shot and quickly broadcast a description of the suspect to other patrol units. Officers from the department’s Third Platoon soon spotted the suspect — Stafon Ferrell, 29 — at a nearby store and detained him in a parking lot without incident, police said.…
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