Piscataway, NJ
Police & Fire
Piscataway Man Killed In Crash Near SHI Stadium: Police Piscataway Man Killed In Crash Near SHI Stadium: Police
Piscataway Man Killed In Crash Near SHI Stadium: Police A 30-year-old Piscataway man was killed in a car crash near SHI Stadium on Monday, Nov. 17, authorities said. At 7:14 p.m., Jesse Chacon was driving north on River Road when he lost control of his vehicle, which spun into the southbound lane and was struck on the driver's side by a 2015 Lexus 298, Piscataway police said. Chacon was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. The four occupants of the Lexus all sustained non-life threatening injuries and three of the passengers were transported to the hospital as well for further med…

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by Sam Barron
West Hempstead, NY
Police & Fire
82-Year-Old Driver Critically Injured In Nassau Boulevard Crash In West Hempstead: Police 82-Year-Old Driver Critically Injured In Nassau Boulevard Crash In West Hempstead: Police
82-Year-Old Driver Critically Injured In Nassau Boulevard Crash In West Hempstead: Police A crash between a Honda and a Mazda left an 82-year-old woman critically injured in West Hempstead on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 5:30 p.m., Nassau County police said in a release issued Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. The 82-year-old was driving a 2020 Honda south on Nassau Boulevard when she struck a 2016 Mazda driven by a 28-year-old man heading north, detectives said. The Honda driver suffered serious injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital, where she is listed in critical but stable condition, according to police. Her passenger, a 70-year-old woman, and the Mazda driver were also taken to a lo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Greenlawn-Centerport, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Walking Dog Critically Injured When Struck By Lexus In Greenlawn: Police Woman Walking Dog Critically Injured When Struck By Lexus In Greenlawn: Police
Woman Walking Dog Critically Injured When Struck By Lexus In Greenlawn: Police A woman walking her dog was critically injured when she was struck by a car in Greenlawn, Suffolk County Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 12. The woman stepped into the westbound lane of Cuba Hill Road in front of 115 Cuba Hill Road when she was hit by a 2020 Lexus around 2 p.m., according to police. Her name is being withheld until her family is notified. She was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore and admitted in critical condition, police said. Her dog was not injured in the crash. The driver of the Lexus, identified as Alan Berliner, 87, of Greenlawn, was not hurt.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Colonie, NY
News
Woman Rescued From Motel 6 After Kidnapping, Beating In Colonie: Police Woman Rescued From Motel 6 After Kidnapping, Beating In Colonie: Police
Woman Rescued From Motel 6 After Kidnapping, Beating In Colonie: Police A Schenectady man is accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman who was rescued from a Motel 6 room in Colonie after a multi-agency police response. The incident unfolded around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, when Colonie Police were called to the Motel 6 at 2700 Curry Road to assist Schenectady Police in checking the welfare of a woman whose family had reported her missing. Relatives grew concerned after seeing a troubling social media post from the woman and losing contact with her for several hours, according to Colonie Police. Investigators eventually determined she was inside a mote…

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by Michael Mashburn
Monroe-Jamesburg, NJ
Police & Fire
99-Year-Old Woman Fled Scene After Striking Cyclist: Jamesburg PD 99-Year-Old Woman Fled Scene After Striking Cyclist: Jamesburg PD
99-Year-Old Woman Fled Scene After Striking Cyclist: Jamesburg PD A 99-year-old woman left the scene of a crash after striking an 80-year-old cyclist in Helmetta on Saturday, Nov. 8, authorities said. At 12:36 p.m., officers responded to Main Street near Old Forge Road after an 80-year-old man was struck by a vehicle, Jamesburg police said. The man was transported to a nearby hospital and is listed in critical but stable condition, police said. The driver, a 99-year-old woman fled the scene of the crash but was located by Spotswood police. The crash remains under investigation, police said.

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by Sam Barron
Long Beach, NY
Police & Fire
Elderly Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Strike By Car In Long Beach Elderly Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Strike By Car In Long Beach
Elderly Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Strike By Car In Long Beach A 72-year-old man was seriously injured after being hit by a car in North Long Beach, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 10. The crash happened when a 31-year-old man driving a 2015 Nissan was heading north on Austin Boulevard near Long Beach Road and struck the pedestrian around 8:14 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9, according to Fourth Squad detectives. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, where he remains in stable condition, police said. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators.

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by Jillian Pikora
Hempstead, NY
News
Man Beat 84-Year-Old Driver After Fender-Bender In Woodmere, Police Say Man Beat 84-Year-Old Driver After Fender-Bender In Woodmere, Police Say
Man Beat 84-Year-Old Driver After Fender-Bender In Woodmere, Police Say An 84-year-old man was punched and kicked in the head after a minor crash on Long Island — and police said it wasn’t even by the other driver. The attack happened in Woodmere around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, on Broadway near Franklin Place, according to Nassau County Police. A preliminary investigation found that the elderly victim was driving a Dodge when he collided with a Tesla driven by a 47-year-old woman. As the two drivers exchanged information, another man — later identified as 51-year-old Sharon Zharfati, of Woodmere — arrived at the scene and confronted the victim, police sai…

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by Michael Mashburn
Bridgeton-Upper Deerfield, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Airlifted After Critically Injured By Fleeing Vehicle: Bridgeton PD Pedestrian Airlifted After Critically Injured By Fleeing Vehicle: Bridgeton PD
Pedestrian Airlifted After Critically Injured By Fleeing Vehicle: Bridgeton PD A pedestrian is in critical condition after they were struck by a vehicle in Bridgeton Sunday, Nov. 2, authorities said. At 5:55 p.m., officers responded to South Avenue and Garfield Avenue for the crash, Bridgeton police said. The striking vehicle fled the scene prior to police arrival, officers said. The victim was airlifted to a nearby hospital with life threatening injuries in critical condition, police said. 

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by Sam Barron
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
1 Injured In School Bus, SUV Crash During Rainstorm In Glen Rock 1 Injured In School Bus, SUV Crash During Rainstorm In Glen Rock
1 Injured In School Bus, SUV Crash During Rainstorm In Glen Rock One person was hospitalized when a Glen Rock Board of Education bus and a Jeep Compass collided Thursday, Oct. 30. Photo(s) of the day, 10/30/2025: A Glen Rock Board of Education school bus collided with a Jeep Compass at the... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Thursday, October 30, 2025 It happened at the intersection of Highland Road and Rock Road, incident reporter Boyd A. Loving said. An adult female passenger involved in the crash sustained a non-life-threatening head injury and was transported by Glen Rock EMS to Hackensack University Medical Center, Loving said. Glen Rock polic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Blairstown, NJ
Police & Fire
Cops Use Tourniquet To Save Man's Life: Blairstown PD Cops Use Tourniquet To Save Man's Life: Blairstown PD
Cops Use Tourniquet To Save Man's Life: Blairstown PD Quick thinking cops used a tourniquet to help save a man's life in Blairstown authorities announced Monday, Oct. 27. On Wednesday, Oct. 22, Sergeant Jonathan Bee and Officer Orlando Lisboa responded to a residence on Walnut Valley Road for a man with a laceration to his arm he received from a hunting knife while cutting boxes, Blairstown police said. Upon arrival, officers observed a significant blood loss and he was still actively bleeding, police said. Officers applied a tourniquet and were able to control the bleeding, police said. The man was transported to a nearby hospital where the…

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by Sam Barron
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Man Dead, Woman Critical After Deputies Hear Gunshot Inside Spotsylvania Home, Sheriff Says Man Dead, Woman Critical After Deputies Hear Gunshot Inside Spotsylvania Home, Sheriff Says
Man Dead, Woman Critical After Deputies Hear Gunshot Inside Spotsylvania Home, Sheriff Says New details have been released by the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office after a man was killed and a woman critically injured in a double shooting over the weekend. Shortly after 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26, deputies were called to conduct a welfare check in the 9800 block of Fendale Lane, according to officials. Upon arrival, deputies attempted to make contact at the home and heard a single gunshot, investigators said.  They then established a perimeter around the home until a SWAT team from the sheriff's office arrived to breach the residence. Inside, they found a 71-year-old man and…

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by Zak Failla
Herndon, VA
Police & Fire
Juvenile Stabbed, Fighting For Life After Herndon Attack: Police (DEVELOPING) Juvenile Stabbed, Fighting For Life After Herndon Attack: Police (DEVELOPING)
Juvenile Stabbed, Fighting For Life After Herndon Attack: Police (Developing) A juvenile is fighting for his life after being stabbed Friday afternoon in Herndon, according to police. Officers responded around 4:45 p.m. on Oct. 24 to the 600 block of Center Street, the Herndon Police Department said. “A juvenile male has sustained stab wounds and is currently at the hospital with life-threatening injuries,” the department posted on X. Police said the investigation is ongoing and urged the public to avoid the area as officers process the scene. No further details about the suspect or circumstances surrounding the stabbing were immediately released. Anyone with info…

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by Zak Failla