Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Lyft Driver Heard Sex Offender Loading Bullets Into Mag Before North Arlington Standoff: Cops Lyft Driver Heard Sex Offender Loading Bullets Into Mag Before North Arlington Standoff: Cops
Lyft Driver Heard Sex Offender Loading Bullets Into Mag Before North Arlington Standoff: Cops Authorities have released new details in the police-involved shooting of a suspected carjacker whose violent rampage stretched across North Jersey. Emmanuel Etienne, 42, a registered sex offender from Bayonne, was identified Monday, June 16, by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella as the suspect behind the incident, which began in Kearny and ended in North Arlington on Saturday, June 14. According to the criminal complaint, the victim — a Lyft driver in a gray 2012 Honda Accord — picked up Etienne at an address in Bloomfield, with a destination of Jersey City. When the driver arrived, he …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Kearny Carjacking Suspect Shot By Cops In North Arlington: Prosecutor (UPDATE) Kearny Carjacking Suspect Shot By Cops In North Arlington: Prosecutor (UPDATE)
Kearny Carjacking Suspect Shot By Cops In North Arlington: Prosecutor (Update) An armed carjacker was shot by a police officer in North Arlington following an incident that began in Kearny Saturday evening, June 14, authorities said. The incident unfolded just before 5 p.m., when law enforcement located a suspect tied to an active carjacking probe on Porete Avenue in North Arlington, Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said. The suspect was armed, and during the encounter with law enforcement, was shot, according to preliminary findings by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and Bergen County Prosecutor’s Offic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Poughkeepsie, NY
News
Injured Victim Was Found Holding Sword Blade In Fatal Poughkeepsie Police Shooting: AG (UPDATE) Injured Victim Was Found Holding Sword Blade In Fatal Poughkeepsie Police Shooting: AG (UPDATE)
Injured Victim Was Found Holding Sword Blade In Fatal Poughkeepsie Police Shooting: AG (Update) The New York Attorney General’s Office is investigating the fatal police shooting of a man armed with a sword during a confrontation in Dutchess County, officials confirmed. The incident happened around 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, at a home on Fair Oaks Drive in the Town of Poughkeepsie, where officers had responded to a 911 call reporting an assault involving a bladed weapon. The call came from the Dutchess County Mobile Crisis Team, who reported being attacked by a man armed with a sword, as Daily Voice previously reported.  When officers entered the home at 8 Fair Oaks Dr., they …

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by Ben Crnic
Columbia, MD
Police & Fire
Spear-Wielding Columbia Man Killed By Maryland Police Identified: AG Spear-Wielding Columbia Man Killed By Maryland Police Identified: AG
Spear-Wielding Columbia Man Killed By Maryland Police Identified: AG The man shot and killed by a Maryland police officer after allegedly stabbing a family member with a spear in Columbia has been identified by the Attorney General’s Office. Micah Booker, 23, of Columbia, was armed with a large spear when he was fatally shot by an officer in Howard County after allegedly stabbing a family member and refusing to drop the weapon, investigators say. The shooting was reported shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 9, on Wilbur Court. According to investigators, Howard County Police were first called by a man in his 20s who said he had been repeatedly stabbed …

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by Zak Failla
Ballston Spa, NY
News
WATCH: Bodycam Shows Fatal Officer Shooting Of Malta Man Armed With Pellet Gun WATCH: Bodycam Shows Fatal Officer Shooting Of Malta Man Armed With Pellet Gun
Watch: Bodycam Shows Fatal Officer Shooting Of Malta Man Armed With Pellet Gun Dramatic bodycam footage shows the moment police shot and killed a man who allegedly pointed a pellet gun at them following a standoff in upstate New York. Brandon Moore, 34, was killed following a standoff with New York State Police and Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputies at the Ellsworth Apartments on Route 9 in Malta on Thursday, April 10, as Daily Voice reported. Authorities alleged that Moore aimed a gun at police. The weapon was later determined to be a pellet gun, police said. Footage of the incident, released by the New York Attorney General’s Office Wednesday, June 11, shows at le…

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by Michael Mashburn
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released Of Sword-Wielding Man Killed In Poughkeepsie Officer-Involved Shooting: (UPDATE) ID Released Of Sword-Wielding Man Killed In Poughkeepsie Officer-Involved Shooting: (UPDATE)
ID Released Of Sword-Wielding Man Killed In Poughkeepsie Officer-Involved Shooting: (Update) Authorities have identified the man fatally shot by police after allegedly attacking members of a mental health team and confronting officers in Dutchess County.  The incident happened in the Town of Poughkeepsie on Thursday, June 5 at around 2:15 p.m., according to the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department. There, officers had been called to a home at 8 Fair Oaks Dr. for a report of an active assault involving a man armed with a sword who was attacking members of the Dutchess County Mobile Crisis Team. On Tuesday, June 10, New York State Police Trooper Krystal Paolicelli identified t…

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by Ben Crnic
Columbia, MD
Police & Fire
Columbia Man With Spear Shot Dead By Maryland Police After Family Stabbing, AG Says Columbia Man With Spear Shot Dead By Maryland Police After Family Stabbing, AG Says
Columbia Man With Spear Shot Dead By Maryland Police After Family Stabbing, AG Says A Columbia man armed with a large spear was fatally shot by police after allegedly stabbing a family member and refusing to drop the weapon, according to police in Howard County. The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) is now investigating the police-involved fatal shooting, which happened around 7:24 p.m. on Monday, June 9, on Wilbur Court, authorities announced. According to investigators, Howard County Police were first called by a man in his 20s who said he had been repeatedly stabbed by a family member, who had since taken off. The stabbing victim was…

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by Zak Failla
Saratoga Springs, NY
News
WATCH: Gunman Shot Dead By Troopers After Firing On NYSP Barracks In Malta WATCH: Gunman Shot Dead By Troopers After Firing On NYSP Barracks In Malta
Watch: Gunman Shot Dead By Troopers After Firing On Nysp Barracks In Malta Newly released video shows the tense moments leading up to troopers shooting and killing a man who opened fire on a New York State Police building. Officer-worn camera footage (below) released by the New York Attorney General’s office Thursday, June 5, shows David Levine, 69, armed with a rifle outside the NYSP’s Saratoga barracks in Malta on Wednesday, April 9. The footage, showing four different troopers’ perspectives, captures officers repeatedly yelling for Levine to drop his weapon and get on the ground amid a standoff in the agency’s parking lot. He refuses, at one point saying, “no.”…

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by Michael Mashburn
Whitehall-Coplay, PA
News
Rifle-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police ID’d As Gary Moyer, 73, In South Whitehall: Coroner Rifle-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police ID’d As Gary Moyer, 73, In South Whitehall: Coroner
Rifle-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police ID’d As Gary Moyer, 73, In South Whitehall: Coroner A man fatally shot by police after advancing with a rifle during a confrontation in South Whitehall Township has been identified as 73-year-old Gary J. Moyer, authorities announced Friday, May 30. The incident unfolded around 1 p.m. at a home in the 100 block of North 38th Street after a 911 caller reported an armed man, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. South Whitehall Township police responded and encountered Moyer with what appeared to be a rifle. Despite repeated commands to drop the weapon, he advanced on officers. Less-than-lethal force was deployed but failed…

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by Jillian Pikora
Woodbridge, NJ
Police & Fire
AG Identifies Baseball Bat Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Cops In Woodbridge AG Identifies Baseball Bat Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Cops In Woodbridge
AG Identifies Baseball Bat Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Cops In Woodbridge Authorities have identified the 35-year-old man shot and killed by police in Central Jersey during a confrontation outside Thursday, May 29. Aamir Allen, of Carteret, was found holding a baseball bat when police found him outside of a Port Reading Avenue convenience store at 1 a.m. in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge Township, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. Woodbridge police had initially been called to a home on East Tappen Street, just before Allen left the scene and walked to Port Reading Avenue, officials said. Allen was shot by Woodbridge Police Sgt. Ma…

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by Cecilia Levine
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting During Chase In Philly: Police Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting During Chase In Philly: Police
Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting During Chase In Philly: Police A male suspect was shot and killed by police during a foot pursuit in Philadelphia’s Fairhill neighborhood, authorities said at a press conference on Wednesday, May 21. The chase began around 6:41 p.m. near the intersection of Somerset and Mutter streets, Philadelphia Police said. Officers were in pursuit of the man when a “scuffle” broke out. Just one minute later, they radioed for backup, officials stated. During the incident, at least one officer discharged their firearm, striking the suspect. The man was transported to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m…

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by Jillian Pikora
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Officer Justified In Fatal Police Station Shooting In Woodbridge, Review Continues: Police Officer Justified In Fatal Police Station Shooting In Woodbridge, Review Continues: Police
Officer Justified In Fatal Police Station Shooting In Woodbridge, Review Continues: Police A months-long independent investigation into the fatal officer-involved shooting of a knife-wielding man outside a Virginia police station has cleared the officer of any criminal wrongdoing, Prince William County Police announced Friday, May 16. But the case isn’t over yet. The update comes more than five months after 58-year-old Michael David Burke was shot and killed outside the Central District Police Station and Fire & Rescue Station 26 on Davis Ford Road in Woodbridge.  It happened around 5 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Police said a uniformed officer, just finishing their…

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by Zak Failla