VIDEO: NJ Troopers Nab Fleeing Suspects After 'Demolition Derby' Crashes Near GWB VIDEO: NJ Troopers Nab Fleeing Suspects After 'Demolition Derby' Crashes Near GWB
Video: NJ Troopers Nab Fleeing Suspects After 'Demolition Derby' Crashes Near GWB 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A driver and passenger involved in a New Jersey State Police pursuit that ended in what one motorist called a "demolition derby" on the NJ Turnpike approach to the George Washington Bridge last week were both juveniles, authorities announced on Monday, Feb. 12. Video shot by motorists showed the driver desperately trying to escape undercover detectives by ramming several police and commuter vehicles with a Range Rover during the morning rush last Wednesday, Feb. 7. The pair were eventually taken into custody, said New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. The attorney general di…
Police ID 7 People Arrested For Armed Robberies Following Pursuit: Newark PD Police ID 7 People Arrested For Armed Robberies Following Pursuit: Newark PD
Police ID 7 People Arrested For Armed Robberies Following Pursuit: Newark PD Seven people, three adults and four juveniles were arrested after committing two robberies and engaging police in a pursuit on Route 78 on Sunday, Feb. 3, authorities said.  At 8 a.m. police in Newark responded to Clifton Avenue and Treadwell Street after a woman was robbed at gunpoint by a group of Black men wearing dark clothing and ski masks, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  The suspects fled in a gray 2019 Hyundai Sonata that been stolen out of the city earlier that day, Fragé said. Twenty minutes later, a group of Black men riding in the car&nbs…
Shoplifting Suspects Injure Officer During Traffic Stop, Lead Police On Chase In Yonkers Shoplifting Suspects Injure Officer During Traffic Stop, Lead Police On Chase In Yonkers
Shoplifting Suspects Injure Officer During Traffic Stop, Lead Police On Chase In Yonkers Authorities are searching for suspects involved in several shoplifting incidents who injured an officer during a traffic stop and then led police on a chase throughout Westchester.  The events leading up to the chase began on Thursday, Jan. 18 around 2 p.m., when Yonkers Police units pulled over a black Dodge SUV believed to have been involved in several shoplifting incidents at retail stores on Central Park Avenue (Route 100) in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  As police spoke to the suspects with the car door open, the driver suddenly acc…
Steelton Man Wanted By US Marshals, Had Ghost Guns During Pursuit: PA State Police Steelton Man Wanted By US Marshals, Had Ghost Guns During Pursuit: PA State Police
Steelton Man Wanted By US Marshals, Had Ghost Guns During Pursuit: PA State Police A man out on bail for a gun shop theft and wanted by the US Marshals Service —  was found fleeing from Pennsylvania State Police with teens and ghost guns, according to a PSP release on Saturday, Jan. 13.  James Timothy Scott Jr., 20 of Steelton, was among the three people arrested following a pursuit by Pennsylvania State Police in Harrisburg on Thursday, Jan. 11, as detailed in the release. Scott was the driver of a 2015 Kia Optima that was stolen from a 29-year-old woman who is a city resident, troopers explained.  Scott —  along with his two teenage passengers …
Abington Bank Robbers Slam Into Police Car During Getaway, Authorities Say Abington Bank Robbers Slam Into Police Car During Getaway, Authorities Say
Abington Bank Robbers Slam Into Police Car During Getaway, Authorities Say A brief pursuit of two accused thieves ended when they crashed their getaway car into an Abington police cruiser on Tuesday, Jan. 9, according to officials.  It began when the suspects robbed a bank on the 1300 block of Old York Road around 3:30 p.m., Abington police wrote in a release.  A short time later, officers near the corner of Meetinghouse and Fox Chase roads spotted a car matching the suspect vehicle's description, authorities said.  The suspects sped away when police tried to pull them over, "causing several minor accidents" before crashing into a squad car, accord…
Malden Man Caught In Viral Police Chase Now Accused Of Boston Shooting Malden Man Caught In Viral Police Chase Now Accused Of Boston Shooting
Malden Man Caught In Viral Police Chase Now Accused Of Boston Shooting A Malden man already in custody for his part in a high-speed car chase that went viral on social media is now facing multiple gun-related charges in connection with a shooting in Roxbury. Christopher Meade, 30, is being charged with: Unlawful possession of a firearm Unlawful possession of ammunition Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building The charges stem from an incident in which officers arrived at 48 Clifford St. just before 4 a.m. on Dec. 4 to find a person suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to Boston police. Para…
SEE IT: Video Of Police Chase In South Boston Goes Viral For Odd Reason SEE IT: Video Of Police Chase In South Boston Goes Viral For Odd Reason
SEE IT: Video Of Police Chase In South Boston Goes Viral For Odd Reason A video showing a short police chase and arrest in South Boston has gone viral after commenters were astonished by the number of patrol cars involved in the pursuit.  Kailyn Almeida, 23, of Bridgewater, and Christopher A. Meade, 30, of Malden, were arrested following the chase on Monday, Dec. 11, State Police said.  The chase began just after 10 p.m. when a trooper tried to pull over a white Acadia in Dorchester near the Neponset Avenue bridge.  Almeida, the driver, refused to stop, police said, and sped through South Boston and Castle Island. That's where state troopers used spike strips …
Fugitive Wanted For Trying To Kill Twin In MD Captured Near NJ/NY Border After 50-Mile Pursuit Fugitive Wanted For Trying To Kill Twin In MD Captured Near NJ/NY Border After 50-Mile Pursuit
Fugitive Wanted For Trying To Kill Twin In MD Captured Near NJ/NY Border After 50-Mile Pursuit A fugitive wanted for the attempted murder of his twin sister in Maryland was captured just short of the New York State line in New Jersey following a nearly hour-long pursuit, authorities confirmed on Monday, Dec. 4. Reese E. Wetzel, 23, of Ellicott City, MD stabbed his sister multiple times during an argument, then stole her car and headed north, police in Edison, NJ, said. Edison police said they received a Sirius XM alert involving the stolen white 2019 Subaru Outback at 8:13 p.m. Sunday. It pointed them toward Route 1 at Main Street, they said. Edison Officer Phil Smith spotted the s…
Heavily Armed District Men Busted Crashing Stolen Car Into Capitol Complex Barricade In DC Heavily Armed District Men Busted Crashing Stolen Car Into Capitol Complex Barricade In DC
Heavily Armed District Men Busted Crashing Stolen Car Into Capitol Complex Barricade In DC A pair of 20-year-old District men are facing a host of charges after being busted in DC on Sunday morning after they crashed a stolen into a Capitol Complex vehicle barricade. At around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, US Capitol Police Department officers arrested Ricardo L. Glass and Onosetale Okojie who were caught with a pair of handguns after a brief pursuit that led to the recovery of a weapon with a "Giggle Switch," which turned it into a machine gun. While on patrol on Sunday morning, police say that an officer spotted a white Infiniti Q50 stopped at a green traffic light along Massachuse…
Armed Duo Barges Into Rented Home On Long Island, Steals Cash, Phones: Police Armed Duo Barges Into Rented Home On Long Island, Steals Cash, Phones: Police
Armed Duo Barges Into Rented Home On Long Island, Steals Cash, Phones: Police Police are investigating an armed robbery at a home on Long Island. The incident happened at around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in Westhampton, at a property on Summit Boulevard. Southampton Town Police said three people were renting the home for a week when two masked men entered and brandished handguns. The duo then demanded everyone’s cash and cell phones before driving off in a dark colored vehicle. One of the victims got in his car and chased the men before crashing into another car. Nobody was injured in either the crash or robbery. No arrests had been made as of Friday evening, N…
Duo Apprehended After Stealing $10K In Pharmaceuticals At Costco In Port Chester: Police Duo Apprehended After Stealing $10K In Pharmaceuticals At Costco In Port Chester: Police
Duo Apprehended After Stealing $10K In Pharmaceuticals At Costco In Port Chester: Police Two people face charges after stealing $10,000 in pharmaceuticals from a Westchester Costco store, including a woman who led authorities on multiple pursuits in several municipalities, police said.  The incident began on Thursday night, Oct. 26, when Port Chester Police were alerted that a stolen vehicle had entered the village. This vehicle was soon found in the parking lot of the Costco Wholesale store at 1 Westchester Ave., police said.  According to the department, while officers were investigating the location of the car's occupants, a woman came out of Costco's side exit wit…
Stolen Car Crashes On Garden State Parkway, Suspect Arrested: Holmdel PD Stolen Car Crashes On Garden State Parkway, Suspect Arrested: Holmdel PD
Stolen Car Crashes On Garden State Parkway, Suspect Arrested: Holmdel PD Police in Monmouth County recovered a stolen car that crashed on the Garden State Parkway and made one arrest, authorities said. One suspect was in custody at about 8:20 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 14. "We are still looking for one or two additional suspects," Holmdel police said on Facebook. "One suspect may be wearing all black clothing with red sneakers." At 2:07 a.m., Thursday, an officer observed a silver BMW exit the Garden State Parkway, onto Red Hill Road. The vehicle, which had been reported stolen from Orange (Essex County), immediately fled upon seeing the officer and subsequently …