Manassas Residents Told To Stay Inside As Police Search For Shooting Suspect (DEVELOPING) Manassas Residents Told To Stay Inside As Police Search For Shooting Suspect (DEVELOPING) Manassas Residents Told To Stay Inside As Police Search For Shooting Suspect (DEVELOPING)
Manassas Residents Told To Stay Inside As Police Search For Shooting Suspect (Developing) Police are hunting for a gunman in Virginia, and people living nearby are being told to lock their doors and stay inside. Officers were called to a shooting in the 9400 block of Wellington Road in Manassas at around 8:36 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, prompting a large law enforcement response and warnings to avoid the area. The suspected shooter has been identified as Marvin Grant, according to the Manassas City Police Department. Grant was described as a light-skinned Black man who is approximately 5-foot-9 with brown hair and brown eyes. Police said he may be behind the wheel of a gray T…
Manchester Man Posing As Cop Had Baton, Handcuffs In Car With Flashing Lights, Siren: Police Manchester Man Posing As Cop Had Baton, Handcuffs In Car With Flashing Lights, Siren: Police Manchester Man Posing As Cop Had Baton, Handcuffs In Car With Flashing Lights, Siren: Police
Manchester Man Posing As Cop Had Baton, Handcuffs In Car With Flashing Lights, Siren: Police A Connecticut man faces a police impersonation charge after troopers found him wearing a body camera and carrying handcuffs and pepper spray. Troopers also found a baton inside his SUV that had flashing lights and a siren, police said. Luis Rodriguez-Rodriguez, of Manchester, was stopped on I-91 south near Exit 27 in Hartford around 12:57 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 when Connecticut State Troopers spotted the red emergency lights on a black Ford Explorer Police Interceptor. But a registration check showed the SUV was privately owned and not a police vehicle, authorities said.  Rodrigue…
Man Sentenced After I-95 Crash In Prince William Ended With Ex Shot Dead In Jeep: Prosecutors Man Sentenced After I-95 Crash In Prince William Ended With Ex Shot Dead In Jeep: Prosecutors Man Sentenced After I-95 Crash In Prince William Ended With Ex Shot Dead In Jeep: Prosecutors
Man Sentenced After I-95 Crash In Prince William Ended With Ex Shot Dead In Jeep: Prosecutors The 38-year-old was sentenced in Virginia on Friday, Sept. 25, to 258 years in prison, with 80 years suspended, for abducting Tatiana David before killing her during a wild shootout with Virginia State Police troopers along I-95. Prince William County prosecutors announced the sentence on Monday, Sept. 28, nearly three and a half years after the chase ended in gunfire near mile marker 148. David had been abducted from Ithaca, New York, on April 5, 2023, her 34th birthday. She was the mother of a 4-year-old boy. Davis, the father of her child and her former boyfriend, drove her hundreds of…
Feasterville Laundromat Burglar Assaults Officer During Arrest: Police Feasterville Laundromat Burglar Assaults Officer During Arrest: Police Feasterville Laundromat Burglar Assaults Officer During Arrest: Police
Feasterville Laundromat Burglar Assaults Officer During Arrest: Police A Philadelphia man accused of repeatedly burglarizing the same Bucks County laundromat assaulted an officer as police moved in to arrest him, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Stanley Petroski, 37, was identified as the man who burglarized Feasterville Laundromat at 709 Bustleton Pike twice within three days, according to the Lower Southampton Township Police Department. The first burglary happened around 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, when surveillance video captured Petroski forcing his way into a rear room of the laundromat, police said. Before entering, Petroski spray-paint…
Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation Of Matawan Regional High School Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation Of Matawan Regional High School Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation Of Matawan Regional High School
Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation Of Matawan Regional High School A bomb threat prompted a lockdown and evacuation at a Jersey Shore high school on Friday, Sept. 25, authorities said. Matawan Regional High School administrators reported the threat Friday morning, according to Aberdeen Township Police Chief Matthew Lloyd. District staff and police immediately placed the school in lockdown as patrol officers and detectives began investigating, Lloyd said. Students and staff were later evacuated to a secure location while police and mutual aid agencies searched the school building and grounds. The property was determined to be safe, and students and staff…
Virginia Man Had 'Carnal Knowledge' Of Teen He Knew Over Past Year, Police Say Virginia Man Had 'Carnal Knowledge' Of Teen He Knew Over Past Year, Police Say Virginia Man Had 'Carnal Knowledge' Of Teen He Knew Over Past Year, Police Say
Virginia Man Had 'Carnal Knowledge' Of Teen He Knew Over Past Year, Police Say A Virginia man allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a child he knew over the course of a year, police say. Jacob Ritchie, 25, of Culpeper, was arrested after the allegations were reported to Culpeper Police on Wednesday, Sept. 23, prompting detectives to investigate what they say had been happening over the past year. The child is between 13 and 15 years old, according to police. Detectives interviewed those involved and reviewed digital and electronic evidence before charging Ritchie with five felony counts of carnal knowledge of a child between 13 and 15. More charges could be comi…
Bullet Flies In Baldwin Apartment, Two Arrested And One Hospitalized: Cops Bullet Flies In Baldwin Apartment, Two Arrested And One Hospitalized: Cops Bullet Flies In Baldwin Apartment, Two Arrested And One Hospitalized: Cops
Bullet Flies In Baldwin Apartment, Two Arrested And One Hospitalized: Cops A shooting on Long Island on Tuesday night, Sept. 22 sent one woman to the hospital and led to two arrests, police said. Alfredo Gonzalez, 43, and Donna Perez, 47, both of Baldwin, were cuffed following an investigation into the gunfire, the Nassau County Police Department said. A 28-year-old woman was wounded by a bullet to the leg and hospitalized following the shooting at a home in Baldwin, cops said. She was in stable condition, according to authorities. Gonzalez and a 25-year-old man got into an argument outside the residence around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, investigators said. Gonzalez the…
Drunk Driver Crashes, Tries Running — Then Stopped By Cops, Civilians In Carmel, Sheriff Says Drunk Driver Crashes, Tries Running — Then Stopped By Cops, Civilians In Carmel, Sheriff Says Drunk Driver Crashes, Tries Running — Then Stopped By Cops, Civilians In Carmel, Sheriff Says
Drunk Driver Crashes, Tries Running — Then Stopped By Cops, Civilians In Carmel, Sheriff Says A 19-year-old driver accused of trying to flee a Putnam County crash first by car and then on foot was taken into custody with help from off-duty officers and several civilians, authorities said. Esdras R. Cardona Ovalle, 19, of Carmel, was arrested following a crash at Fair Street and Gleneida Avenue in Carmel on Friday, Sept. 11, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23.   Deputies said they were dispatched to the intersection at around 11:30 p.m. after a reported crash. While they were responding, Putnam County 911 received word that one of the driver…
Man Admits Fatally Shooting Fleeing Driver After Struggle In Haverstraw: DA Man Admits Fatally Shooting Fleeing Driver After Struggle In Haverstraw: DA Man Admits Fatally Shooting Fleeing Driver After Struggle In Haverstraw: DA
Man Admits Fatally Shooting Fleeing Driver After Struggle In Haverstraw: DA A man who fled to South Carolina after fatally shooting a victim as he tried to drive away following a short struggle in Rockland County has pleaded guilty and is set to spend two decades in prison, prosecutors said. Yandie Martinez, 20, of Garnerville, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in Rockland County Court on Wednesday, Sept. 23, before Judge Kevin F. Russo, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced.  The plea stems from the July 1, 2024 killing of Christian Alvarado in Haverstraw. At around 4 p.m. that day, Haverstraw Police responded to reports of gunfir…
Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland
Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland A Maryland police department is mourning one of its own after a longtime captain died while on duty. Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson died on Monday, Sept. 21, while serving with the Cambridge Police Department, where he spent more than 27 years protecting the community. Hinson, who also served as the department's deputy chief, leaves behind a wife and five children. “It is with profound sadness that the Cambridge Police Department announces the passing of Captain Ronald ‘Shane’ Hinson,” the department said in announcing his death. Police did not disclose the circumstances surrounding Hinson’s…
Off-Duty Philly Officer Accused Of Shooting Uncle In Head, Face Held For Trial: Northampton DA Off-Duty Philly Officer Accused Of Shooting Uncle In Head, Face Held For Trial: Northampton DA Off-Duty Philly Officer Accused Of Shooting Uncle In Head, Face Held For Trial: Northampton DA
Off-Duty Philly Officer Accused Of Shooting Uncle In Head, Face Held For Trial: Northampton DA An off-duty Philadelphia police officer accused of repeatedly shooting his unarmed uncle in the head and face before leading Pennsylvania State Police on a 100+ mph chase will face trial, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Kenroy Anthony Cummings, 25, of Philadelphia, had charges of criminal homicide and felony fleeing or attempting to elude police held for court following a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Robert Hawke on Monday, according to Northampton County District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta. The charges stem from the July 24 killing of Cummings' uncle…
17 Years After East Hartford Shooting, State Clears Officers, Blames Missing Report For Delay 17 Years After East Hartford Shooting, State Clears Officers, Blames Missing Report For Delay 17 Years After East Hartford Shooting, State Clears Officers, Blames Missing Report For Delay
17 Years After East Hartford Shooting, State Clears Officers, Blames Missing Report For Delay Connecticut’s inspector general has cleared three officers in a fatal East Hartford shooting, 17 years after the encounter left a family waiting for answers. The report released Tuesday, Sept. 22, finds that East Hartford officers Keith Ledoux and Frederick Paquette and West Hartford officer Eric Rocheleau lawfully used deadly force against Robert Gilbert, 52, on May 24, 2009. Inspector General Eliot D. Prescott concluded that the officers reasonably feared Gilbert would shoot when he pointed a shotgun toward them. But the report also reveals a major failure: State police largely completed…