Online Dating App Meetup Ends In Violent Stabbing In Middletown: Suspect Charged Online Dating App Meetup Ends In Violent Stabbing In Middletown: Suspect Charged
Online Dating App Meetup Ends In Violent Stabbing In Middletown: Suspect Charged A man has been charged with attempted murder after an encounter at his Orange County apartment arranged through an online dating app left both him and a victim with serious stab wounds, police said.  The incident began on Sunday, Aug. 3 at around 7 p.m., when officers responded to a noise complaint at 47 Underhill Rd. in Middletown, the Middletown Police Department said on Monday, Aug. 4.  While on the way, police received a second call reporting a possible fight and yelling inside the building.  Upon arrival, officers were directed to Apartment L, where they heard soun…
Man With Machete Sets Fire Inside Home, Gets 11 Attempted Murder Charges In Haverstraw: Police Man With Machete Sets Fire Inside Home, Gets 11 Attempted Murder Charges In Haverstraw: Police
Man With Machete Sets Fire Inside Home, Gets 11 Attempted Murder Charges In Haverstraw: Police A 72-year-old man has been arrested and charged with nearly a dozen counts of attempted murder after allegedly setting a mattress on fire inside his Rockland County home and fleeing with a machete, police said.  The incident began at around 5:20 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, when police responded to a 911 call reporting a disturbance and possible shots fired at a West Haverstraw residence, the Haverstraw Police Department announced on Saturday, Aug. 2.  When officers arrived at the scene, they found a mattress fully engulfed in flames near the front entrance of the residence. People wer…
Hillside Man Who Fired Gunshots At Police ID’d: AG Hillside Man Who Fired Gunshots At Police ID’d: AG
Hillside Man Who Fired Gunshots At Police ID’d: AG A 34-year-old Hillside man wanted for attempted murder was taken into custody after engaging police in a gunfight in Newark on Monday, July 28, authorities said. Members of the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force were in Newark assisting the Newark Police Department’s Fugitive Apprehension Team with executing an arrest warrant on Shaquan Landrum for attempted murder and other criminal charges stemming from a past incident in Hillside, the State Attorney General’s Office said. That afternoon, law enforcement tracked Landrum inside a home on Irvine Turner Bouleva…
Waldorf Man Set Fire To Wife’s Bed During Domestic Dispute — While Kids Slept: Sheriff Waldorf Man Set Fire To Wife’s Bed During Domestic Dispute — While Kids Slept: Sheriff
Waldorf Man Set Fire To Wife’s Bed During Domestic Dispute — While Kids Slept: Sheriff A Charles County man who agreed to keep the peace by sleeping on his side of the house during a domestic dispute allegedly returned to his wife’s room hours later — with a gas can in hand, investigators say. Omar Shariff Harrison, 49, of Waldorf, was arrested early Friday, Aug. 1, after allegedly pouring gasoline on the bed where his wife was sleeping and lighting the sheets on fire, the Maryland State Fire Marshal said. The terrifying incident happened around 5 a.m. in the 3000 block of Eutaw Forest Drive — while their children were sleeping inside. Deputies had been called to the same ho…
Jackson Twp Man Faces Murder Charges In Deadly Toms River Stabbing: Prosecutor Jackson Twp Man Faces Murder Charges In Deadly Toms River Stabbing: Prosecutor
Jackson Twp Man Faces Murder Charges In Deadly Toms River Stabbing: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Jackson Township man has been indicted on murder charges after two people were stabbed during a deadly early morning altercation at a Toms River home, officials said. A grand jury indicted Steven McNeill on charges of murder, attempted murder and numerous weapons charges, Ocean County Bradley Billhimer said.  On Friday, May 9 at 7:20 a.m., Toms River police responded to an altercation at a residence on Adams Avenue and found Raniek Mendez, a 34-year-old Brick Township resident with a stab wound to his chest, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Mendez was tran…
Virginia City Councilman Set On Fire After Attacker Dumps Bucket Of Gas On Him: Police Virginia City Councilman Set On Fire After Attacker Dumps Bucket Of Gas On Him: Police
Virginia City Councilman Set On Fire After Attacker Dumps Bucket Of Gas On Him: Police A Danville City Councilman was doused in a flammable liquid and set on fire inside his workplace Wednesday morning, according to police in Virginia. Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, 29, is accused of carrying out the attack on Lee Vogler, 38, which left Vogler hospitalized and Hayes facing attempted murder and other charges, according to the Danville Police Department. Officers were called at approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, to the 700 block of Main Street for a report of a man being set on fire, according to police. Witnesses said Hayes entered Vogler’s place of work, confronted hi…
Attempted Murder Suspect Opens Fire As US Marshals Serve Arrest Warrant: AG Attempted Murder Suspect Opens Fire As US Marshals Serve Arrest Warrant: AG
Attempted Murder Suspect Opens Fire As US Marshals Serve Arrest Warrant: AG A man was shot by police in Newark after opening fire during an attempted arrest on Monday, July 28, according to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. Members of the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force were helping Newark police serve an arrest warrant for attempted murder and other charges when they encountered the man inside a home on Irvine Turner Boulevard near West Bigelow Street. “The man began firing gunshots. Officers subsequently returned fire and the man was struck and wounded,” the Attorney General’s Office said. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark fo…
Gunman Charged After Shooting At Pedestrian Outside Watchung Business, Prosecutor Says Gunman Charged After Shooting At Pedestrian Outside Watchung Business, Prosecutor Says
Gunman Charged After Shooting At Pedestrian Outside Watchung Business, Prosecutor Says A 20-year-old man from Plainfield has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting outside a business on Route 22 West in Watchung earlier this year, authorities said. Naseem Eure was taken into custody in Plainfield on Monday, June 2, in connection with the incident that occurred around 9:39 p.m. on Monday, March 17, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said in a release Monday, July 28. Watchung police responded to a 911 call reporting gunshots at a business on Route 22 West. Officers arrived to find gunshot damage to the building, McDonald said. Investigators say a veh…
NJ Attempted Murder Suspect Apprehended After Manhunt: Police (UPDATE) NJ Attempted Murder Suspect Apprehended After Manhunt: Police (UPDATE)
NJ Attempted Murder Suspect Apprehended After Manhunt: Police (Update) Update: The suspect has been taken into custody, Newark police said. Law enforcement is actively searching for a man wanted for attempted murder in Newark on Monday, July 28, authorities said. At 11:05 a.m., Newark police responded to the 400 block of Irvine Turner Boulevard to assist the U.S. Marshals Service in apprehending a man wanted out of Hillside on a charge of attempted murder, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The search is ongoing, Miranda said.
Hagerstown Man Fires Shots At Victim During Maryland Dispute, Police Say Hagerstown Man Fires Shots At Victim During Maryland Dispute, Police Say
Hagerstown Man Fires Shots At Victim During Maryland Dispute, Police Say A Maryland man is behind bars after allegedly firing multiple shots at another person during a heated overnight argument, police said. Officers with the Hagerstown Police Department responded to the 200 block of W. Franklin Street around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, for a report of shots fired. “Within minutes, officers were able to identify the suspect from city surveillance cameras, locate him and place him under arrest,” HPD said in a statement. That suspect, Charles Anthony Rodgers, 38, was found outside his home in the 200 block of W. Franklin and taken into custody, officials said. …
Woman Rammed, Dragged Rival With Van In Bellport–Now She's Headed To Prison Woman Rammed, Dragged Rival With Van In Bellport–Now She's Headed To Prison
Woman Rammed, Dragged Rival With Van In Bellport–Now She's Headed To Prison A Long Island woman who intentionally ran over a 63-year-old woman with her minivan during a late-night fight will spend years behind bars. Philomena Mistretta, 51, of Coram, was sentenced to seven years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, July 22, after pleading guilty to attempted murder and assault. Mistretta admitted that she was in the driver’s seat of her Toyota Sienna when she got into an argument with a woman at Miracle Plaza on Montauk Highway in Bellport around 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 26, 2024. The victim was standing on the passenger side of the vehicle. As the argument esca…
Man Arrested After Shootings In Camden, Gloucester Twp: Prosecutor Man Arrested After Shootings In Camden, Gloucester Twp: Prosecutor
Man Arrested After Shootings In Camden, Gloucester Twp: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Camden man has been arrested and charged after multiple shootings in Camden County, authorities announced Thursday, July 24. On Sunday, July 20, at 8:44 p.m., a 48-year-old man arrived at a nearby hospital after being shot multiple times on the 1200 block of Lansdown Avenue in Camden, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay, Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez, and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins said. The man is in stable condition, authorities said. On Monday, July 21, at 5:33 a.m., Gloucester Township police responded to a residence on Broo…