Southington Students Charged After Setting School Laptops On Fire In Dangerous TikTok Trend Southington Students Charged After Setting School Laptops On Fire In Dangerous TikTok Trend
Southington Students Charged After Setting School Laptops On Fire In Dangerous TikTok Trend Two Connecticut high school students have been arrested and charged after police said they triggered an evacuation last week by causing their school-issued laptops to produce toxic smoke as part of a viral social media trend, according to reports. Southington High School was evacuated on Wednesday, May 7, after two teens reportedly inserted metal objects into the laptops’ ports, causing the electrical components inside to spark and catch fire, Southington police said. The dangerous trend is known as the "Chromebook Challenge." Multiple schools in Connecticut have been evacuated or disrupted…
Teens Caused $520K In Damage After Setting Fire At Park: Middlesex Police Teens Caused $520K In Damage After Setting Fire At Park: Middlesex Police
Teens Caused $520K In Damage After Setting Fire At Park: Middlesex Police Three teenagers, two 14-year-old girls and a 13-year-old boy, have been charged after setting a fire in Mountain View Park in Middlesex on Saturday, May 3, authorities said. At 7:27 p.m., law enforcement responded to the park and found a large pile of commercial park equipment on fire in the Middlesex Borough Department of Public Works lot, Middlesex Police said. Firefighters brought the blaze under control in less than 15 minutes, police said. The fire caused $520,952.00 in damage, police said. The three teenagers, all Middlesex residents, were identified and it was determined they intent…
Duo's $387K Bank Scam Of Port Washington Victim Ends In Crash With Police Car, Cops Say Duo's $387K Bank Scam Of Port Washington Victim Ends In Crash With Police Car, Cops Say
Duo's $387K Bank Scam Of Port Washington Victim Ends In Crash With Police Car, Cops Say A months-long phone scam that tricked a Long Island woman out of nearly $400,000 ended in a dramatic crash and two Massachusetts men in handcuffs, police said. Port Washington Police arrested Dominique Jones, 24, and Jean Saint Fort, 22, both of Chelsea, Massachusetts, following an undercover operation on Friday, May 2, in Greenvale. Investigators determined that the pair called the victim in February, claiming to be a Chase Bank fraud department representative, Nassau County Police said. Over the next two months, they convinced her to withdraw large sums of money in response to supposed “s…
Belleville High School Student Sets Chromebook On Fire In TikTok Challenge, Police Say Belleville High School Student Sets Chromebook On Fire In TikTok Challenge, Police Say
Belleville High School Student Sets Chromebook On Fire In TikTok Challenge, Police Say A 15-year-old student at a North Jersey high school has been charged with arson after police say they intentionally set a school-issued Chromebook on fire as part of a TikTok challenge. The fire was reported at Belleville High School on Thursday, May 8, at 9:13 a.m. at Belleville High School, located at 100 Passaic Avenue, according to Detective Lt. John McAloon of the Belleville Police Department. Police and fire officials responded to the school after receiving a report of a fire in Room 219, McAloon said. When officers and firefighters arrived, they found a charred Chromebook outsid…
Man Hiding In Bushes Caught After Business Break-In Attempt In Philipstown: Sheriff Man Hiding In Bushes Caught After Business Break-In Attempt In Philipstown: Sheriff
Man Hiding In Bushes Caught After Business Break-In Attempt In Philipstown: Sheriff A Dutchess County man was busted with heat-seeking technology while hiding in the bushes after allegedly trying to break into a business and car in Putnam County, authorities said. The incident happened around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, May 4, when Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a business and residence on Route 9 in the Town of Philipstown, the Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday, May 6.  The owners told deputies they were awakened by banging on their door and saw someone run off when they went to check. Deputies found the glass front door to the busin…
East Windsor Man Started Fire In Church Parking Lot, Remains At Large: Highstown Police East Windsor Man Started Fire In Church Parking Lot, Remains At Large: Highstown Police
East Windsor Man Started Fire In Church Parking Lot, Remains At Large: Highstown Police A 21-year-old East Windsor Township man is on the lam after being charged with setting multiple fires in Hightstown, authorities said. On Sunday evening, March 30, officers responded to fires at Mill Rill Run East, Rocky Brook Park and the parking lot of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Hightstown police said. The fires were extinguished and an investigation determined they were set intentionally by Pedro Mendoza-Jaramillo,  police said. Mendoza-Jaramillo is charged with aggravated arson, criminal trespass and criminal mischief, police said. An arrest warrant has been issued though he has no…
Explosive Device Ignited In Chapel Lands Mahanoy City Man In Schuylkill County Prison: Police Explosive Device Ignited In Chapel Lands Mahanoy City Man In Schuylkill County Prison: Police
Explosive Device Ignited In Chapel Lands Mahanoy City Man In Schuylkill County Prison: Police A Mahanoy City man is facing a slate of felony charges after allegedly setting off an explosive device inside a chapel, police announced on Tuesday, May 7. Kyle Joseph Kuczynski, 32, is accused of igniting the device inside St. Teresa of Calcutta Rectory on the night of Monday, May 6, according to the Mahanoy City Police Department. Officers took him into custody later that evening on a county bench warrant. Court records show Kuczynski is charged with: Felony Ethnic Intimidation. Felony Arson Endangering Property—Reckless Endangerment of Inhabited Buildings. Felony Reckless Burning or Ex…
Blood On Broken Glass Leads Detectives To Serial Smash-Grab Car Burglar In Watervliet: Cops Blood On Broken Glass Leads Detectives To Serial Smash-Grab Car Burglar In Watervliet: Cops
Blood On Broken Glass Leads Detectives To Serial Smash-Grab Car Burglar In Watervliet: Cops It took several months and a DNA analysis, but detectives have nabbed a prolific smash-and-grab car burglar in the Capital Region, police said. Justin Santiago, 23, was arrested by Watervliet Police in late April in connection with several vehicle break-ins at a Watervliet apartment complex, Watervliet Police revealed Tuesday, May 6. Officers initially responded to the Highland Club apartments on Eastview Drive on Oct. 2, 2024, for a report that a car had been vandalized, police said. They found that multiple vehicles had shattered windows. Amid the shards of broken glass from one vehicl…
Man Hurling Rocks At Benz, Jitney Bus On Route 4 In Paramus Arrested, Police Say Man Hurling Rocks At Benz, Jitney Bus On Route 4 In Paramus Arrested, Police Say
Man Hurling Rocks At Benz, Jitney Bus On Route 4 In Paramus Arrested, Police Say A Hackensack man was arrested after allegedly throwing rocks at passing vehicles — including a Mercedes-Benz and a Jitney bus — on Route 4 in Paramus, authorities said. The incident happened around 5:30 a.m. on Monday, May 5, near the Spring Valley Road overpass, according to Paramus Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti. A 67-year-old man told police a rock came through the sunroof of his 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLC, causing serious damage. About 15 minutes later, a 61-year-old Jitney bus driver reported that a man threw a rock at her vehicle near the Hyundai dealership, breaking a side window. Para…
NY Man Chokes Victim, Spits At Cops In Fort Lee McDonald's: Police NY Man Chokes Victim, Spits At Cops In Fort Lee McDonald's: Police
NY Man Chokes Victim, Spits At Cops In Fort Lee McDonald's: Police A New York man was arrested after allegedly choking another individual inside a McDonald’s and then spitting at Fort Lee police officers, authorities said. The incident happened around 2:26 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, at the McDonald’s located at 2152 Lemoine Avenue, according to a press release from the Fort Lee Police Department. Police responded to a report of an assault in progress and found two men involved in a fight. Officers separated the individuals and identified 35-year-old Adam Chandler Reid of Brooklyn as the aggressor, Young said. Reid allegedly choked the victim during the …
Army Reservists Smash In To Stop Carjacking As Passing Driver Is Strangled In Waterford: Cops Army Reservists Smash In To Stop Carjacking As Passing Driver Is Strangled In Waterford: Cops
Army Reservists Smash In To Stop Carjacking As Passing Driver Is Strangled In Waterford: Cops Two U.S. military members — including a Philadelphia police officer — stopped a violent carjacking and rescued a woman being assaulted in New Jersey, authorities said. It happened around 8:37 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, when a car crashed into a wooded area off Jackson Road near Waverly Avenue in Waterford Township, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Waterford Township Police Chief Daniel Cormaney.  Police say the driver of the crashed car got out, ripped open the locked passenger door of a passing vehicle, and began strangling the woman inside after she refused t…
'I Pooped On Her Car': Road Rage Defecation In Prospect Park Caught In Viral Video 'I Pooped On Her Car': Road Rage Defecation In Prospect Park Caught In Viral Video
'I Pooped On Her Car': Road Rage Defecation In Prospect Park Caught In Viral Video A Delaware County woman was arrested after allegedly defecating on another driver’s car during a bizarre road rage incident that was caught on video and quickly went viral, police said on Thursday, May 1. Christina Marie Solometo, 44, of Ridley Park, is accused of squatting on a vehicle’s hood and relieving herself during a traffic dispute at Fourth Street and Madison Avenue in Prospect Park on Tuesday, April 29, according to Prospect Park Police and court documents. The video, which has circulated widely on social media, shows a woman apparently pantsless stepping out of a vehicle, sitting…