Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Armed Hit-Run Driver Walks Away From Crash, Shoots Himself While Fleeing In Manassas: Police Armed Hit-Run Driver Walks Away From Crash, Shoots Himself While Fleeing In Manassas: Police
Armed Hit-Run Driver Walks Away From Crash, Shoots Himself While Fleeing In Manassas: Police A Virginia crash escalated into a masterclass in bad decisions when a driver allegedly brandished a gun, shot himself in the process, and still wasn’t done making threats, police say. The chaos started with a crash in Manassas and spiraled when one driver allegedly pulled a gun, later showing up at a hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Manassas resident Kyle Tor Croskey is facing a host of charges after a violent hit-and-run crash in which he allegedly pulled a gun that discharged while he was fleeing, striking him in the p…

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by Zak Failla
South Windsor, CT
Police & Fire
South Windsor Driver Hurt After Car-Truck Crash Sparks Engine Fire South Windsor Driver Hurt After Car-Truck Crash Sparks Engine Fire
South Windsor Driver Hurt After Car-Truck Crash Sparks Engine Fire A driver suffered minor injuries Wednesday, Jan. 28, in a crash on John Fitch Boulevard in South Windsor that ignited an engine fire, officials said. The wreck took place around 12:30 p.m. at the intersection with Fitch Meadow Lane when a car and a tractor-trailer collided, according to the South Windsor Fire Department. Officials said the crash caused a fire in the passenger car’s engine compartment, which was later extinguished. The driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital. Officials said John Fitch Boulevard, also known as U.S. Route 5, was temporarily clo…

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by Josh Lanier
Piscataway, NJ
Police & Fire
Rutgers Student Sexually Assaulted By Partner Inside Dorm: Police Rutgers Student Sexually Assaulted By Partner Inside Dorm: Police
Rutgers Student Sexually Assaulted By Partner Inside Dorm: Police A woman was sexually assaulted inside a Rutgers dormitory in Piscataway on Saturday, Jan. 24, authorities said. The woman said she was assaulted by an intimate partner while in her residence hall, Rutgers police said. The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at an area hospital, police said. The perpetrator, who is not affiliated with Rutgers University, is known, and charges were filed as a result of this incident, however the perpetrator is not in custody, police said.

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by Sam Barron
Upper Marlboro, MD
Police & Fire
Elevator Rescue At PG County Government Building Sends Man To Hospital: Fire Officials Elevator Rescue At PG County Government Building Sends Man To Hospital: Fire Officials
Elevator Rescue At PG County Government Building Sends Man To Hospital: Fire Officials Fire crews were called to a government complex in Maryland after a reported fire led to an elevator rescue and sent one man to the hospital, officials confirmed. Units with the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department were dispatched shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, to the 1300 block of McCormick Drive near the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building, after a fire was reported inside the building. When crews arrived, they found one injured person and multiple occupants trapped inside elevators at the complex, officials said. Firefighters worked to evacuate the elevators wh…

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by Zak Failla
Huntington, NY
News
Man Shoots 21-Year-Old Chasing Him In Huntington, Police Say Man Shoots 21-Year-Old Chasing Him In Huntington, Police Say
Man Shoots 21-Year-Old Chasing Him In Huntington, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested after police say he shot a 21-year-old man who was chasing him over New Year’s weekend. The shooting happened around 5 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, on Wall Street in Huntington, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. John Rech, 71, of Huntington, fired a gun at the younger man during the encounter, police said. The victim, a 21-year-old from Fort Salonga, was taken to a hospital, where he was treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Rech was arrested and charged with second-degree assault. He was arraigned Sunday, Jan. 4, at First Distri…

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by Michael Mashburn
Macungie-Alburtis-Emmaus, PA
Police & Fire
Baby Taken Naked From PA Home, Handed To Stranger After Violent Domestic Assault: Police Baby Taken Naked From PA Home, Handed To Stranger After Violent Domestic Assault: Police
Baby Taken Naked From PA Home, Handed To Stranger After Violent Domestic Assault: Police A violent domestic assault in Philadelphia ended with an infant being taken naked from a home and handed to a stranger before the suspect fled, police said. Philadelphia police announced officers from the 24th District were notified of the incident around 1:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2, at a home on the 4700 block of Neilson Street. The offender physically assaulted his live-in girlfriend before removing her 11-month-old child from the residence, investigators explained. The child — who is not the offender’s biological child — was taken outside without clothing and wrapped only in a blanket, a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Shot During Hartford First Night Celebration Didn’t Know She'd Been Hit: Report Woman Shot During Hartford First Night Celebration Didn’t Know She'd Been Hit: Report
Woman Shot During Hartford First Night Celebration Didn’t Know She'd Been Hit: Report A woman was shot while celebrating the New Year at Hartford’s First Night events in Bushnell Park early Thursday morning. Police officers patrolling the area found the woman, who is in her 50s, suffering from an injury to her leg. She believed she had injured her shin, and first responders took her to a nearby hospital for treatment, Hartford authorities said. Doctors later told the woman that she had been shot. She did not know she had been struck by a bullet until she arrived at the hospital, according to CT Insider. Police believe she was hit by a stray bullet. Hartford Mayor Arunan Aru…

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by Josh Lanier
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Critically Injured In Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor Pedestrian Critically Injured In Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor
Pedestrian Critically Injured In Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor A 61-year-old Jersey City man is in critical condition after he was struck by a car on Sunday, Dec. 14, authorities said. At 9:15 p.m., Jersey City police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck at Mallory Avenue and Communipaw Avenue and found the man with life-threatening injuries, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. The man was transported to a nearby hospital where he remains in critical condition, Mello said. The striking vehicle remained at the scene, Mello said. The incident remains under investigation by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Uni…

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by Sam Barron
Harrison, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Injured In Route 280 Hit, Run Crash In Harrison: NJSP Driver Injured In Route 280 Hit, Run Crash In Harrison: NJSP
Driver Injured In Route 280 Hit, Run Crash In Harrison: Njsp A driver was hospitalized after colliding with a concrete barrier in a hit and run crash on Route 280 in Hudson County Thursday, Dec. 11, authorities said. At 5:43 a.m., an unknown vehicle collided with a Honda on Route 280 eastbound in Harrison, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  The crash caused the Honda to spin and strike the right concrete barrier, Postorino said. The unknown vehicle fled the scene, Postorino said. The driver of the Honda suffered minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital, Postorino said. The crash remains und…

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by Sam Barron
Islip, NY
News
3 More Teens Accused In Stabbing Of 17-Year-Old In Brightwaters 3 More Teens Accused In Stabbing Of 17-Year-Old In Brightwaters
3 More Teens Accused In Stabbing Of 17-Year-Old In Brightwaters Three additional teenagers have been arrested in the stabbing of a 17-year-old boy during a fight last month on Long Island. The attack happened just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in Brightwaters, in a rear parking lot near Orinoco Drive and Pine Acres Boulevard, as Daily Voice reported. Officers responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing during a fight among several teens, according to Suffolk County Police. Responding officers found the victim with multiple stab wounds. He was taken to a local hospital in serious condition. A 17-year-old from Bay Shore was arrested shortly after t…

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by Michael Mashburn
Galloway, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Pulled From Burning Home By Cops: Galloway Twp PD Man Pulled From Burning Home By Cops: Galloway Twp PD
Man Pulled From Burning Home By Cops: Galloway Twp PD A man is in intensive care following an early morning fire in Galloway Township Wednesday, Dec. 10, authorities said. At 3:52 a.m., officers responded to an active structure fire on the 100 block of Waterview Drive in the Smithville section of Galloway Township, Galloway Township police said. Numerous Galloway Township firefighters responded to the scene, police said. Two Galloway Township police officers who were serving as volunteer firefighters located the homeowner and pulled him from the burning residence, police said. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he remains …

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by Sam Barron
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Placed Tom River Hospital Into Lockdown: Prosecutor Bomb Threat Placed Tom River Hospital Into Lockdown: Prosecutor
Bomb Threat Placed Tom River Hospital Into Lockdown: Prosecutor Two Ocean County hospitals were placed into lockdown after bomb threats were called in on Tuesday, Dec. 9, authorities said. Law enforcement responded to the threats called into Community Medical Center in Toms River and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Both hospitals were placed on lockdown, and sweeps of both facilities were conducted by the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit with negative results, Billhimer said.  The hospitals were subsequently reopened, Billhimer said. The bomb threats are currently under in…

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by Sam Barron