Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Brothers Nabbed After Robbing Victim Of $1.8K Worth Of Items At Long Island Hotel, Police Say Brothers Nabbed After Robbing Victim Of $1.8K Worth Of Items At Long Island Hotel, Police Say
Brothers Nabbed After Robbing Victim Of $1.8K Worth Of Items At Long Island Hotel, Police Say Two brothers were arrested after allegedly stealing nearly $2,000 worth of sneakers from a man outside a Long Island hotel, police said. Freeport residents Christopher Vilca, 21, and his brother, Jean Vilca-Alvites, allegedly approached the 35-year-old victim who they had previously purchased sneakers from outside the Roslyn Hotel at 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9, sparking a dispute. Police said that Vilca-Alvites motioned to the man that he had a weapon in his waistband and demanded that he hand over cash or the sneakers he had with him in a bag. Both brothers then grabbed the bag that con…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Wanted Man Stole Cash In Envelope Left On Counter At Long Island Bank, Police Say Wanted Man Stole Cash In Envelope Left On Counter At Long Island Bank, Police Say
Wanted Man Stole Cash In Envelope Left On Counter At Long Island Bank, Police Say Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are on the lookout for a man suspected of stealing money from a victim at a Long Island bank. Police say a man, pictured above, stole cash in an envelope that was left on a counter at Bank of America in Central Islip (185 Wheeler Road) on Monday, Aug. 5 around 12:50 p.m. The suspect is described as Hispanic, approximately 50 to 60 years old and wearing a New York Yankees baseball hat and a sleeveless shirt. He fled in a gray Honda Pilot, according to police. To submit an anonymous tip, call 1-800-220-TIPS, text …

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by Valerie Musson
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man, 66, Struck, Killed By SUV In Massapequa Man, 66, Struck, Killed By SUV In Massapequa
Man, 66, Struck, Killed By SUV In Massapequa A 66-year-old man was killed when he was struck and killed by an SUV on Long Island. The crash happened on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 4:40 p.m. in Massapequa, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, while on his bicycle traveling northbound on Oakdale Avenue at the intersection of Linden Street, the victim was involved in a collision with a 2011 Honda Pilot, police said. The Honda was heading westbound on Linden Street and was being operated by a 69-year-old male, according to police. As a result of the collision, the bicyclist, Lorenzo DiBenedetto, suffered multiple trauma injuries.…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
See Anything? Suspect In Taconic Hit-Run Crash On Loose See Anything? Suspect In Taconic Hit-Run Crash On Loose
See Anything? Suspect In Taconic Hit-Run Crash On Loose Did you see anything? A suspect in a hit-and-run crash that occurred during the evening commute on the Taconic State Parkway is at large and state police are asking for the public's help in the investigation. The incident occurred on Wednesday, March 20 at approximately 4:40 p.m., when the black Honda Pilot pictured above was rear-ended on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Yorktown by a vehicle that then left the scene. No description of the vehicle is available, state police said. Anyone who may have information regarding the incident is being asked to…

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by Joe Lombardi
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Drugged Driver, 29, Charged In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant Drugged Driver, 29, Charged In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
Drugged Driver, 29, Charged In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: Authorities late Tuesday identified the drugged driver in a morning crash that killed a father and son and a gas station attendant as a 29-year-old Sussex County resident. Jason Vanderee, of the Glenwood section of Vernon Township, was charged with three counts each of aggravated manslaughter and death by auto, among other offenses. A detention hearing was scheduled this Monday. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/police-fire/hearing-set-for-driver-charged-in-gas-station-crash-that-killed-dad-teenage-son-attendant/748562/ Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After SUV Slams Into Washington Township Tree Driver Hospitalized After SUV Slams Into Washington Township Tree
Driver Hospitalized After SUV Slams Into Washington Township Tree PHOTOS: A lone driver apparently lost control of his Honda Pilot, which slammed into a tree in Washington Township Saturday afternoon. The Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that responders said weren't life-threatening after the Ridgewood Road crash. A flatbed from Brookside Auto Body removed the smashed SUV. The Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that responders said weren't life-threatening after the Ridgewood Road crash.Boyd A. Loving At the scene.Boyd A. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
INTERVIEW: Cleanup In Aisle 40 After Lodi Plumber's SUV Crashes Through Bowling Alley Wall INTERVIEW: Cleanup In Aisle 40 After Lodi Plumber's SUV Crashes Through Bowling Alley Wall
Interview: Cleanup In Aisle 40 After Lodi Plumber's SUV Crashes Through Bowling Alley Wall John Wyman only wanted to move his SUV so his other car could fit in the packed Lodi Lanes parking lot on Wednesday. Then, suddenly -- kaboom! Apparently, he "had to make an entrance that no one would forget," Wyman joked after the jolting experience. It began when he couldn’t find a spot at the Terhune Avenue bowling center after getting out of work Wednesday night. Suddenly, Wyman spotted his 2004 Mercury Mountaineer, which had wife had driven there. It was taking up two spots. “She was inside bowling,” said Wyman, a 33-year-old plumber and drain cleaner. “So I got out of my [2019 Hon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
SEEN IT? Hit-Run Kia Leaves Paterson Responder's Family Of 9 Without Car SEEN IT? Hit-Run Kia Leaves Paterson Responder's Family Of 9 Without Car
Seen IT? Hit-Run Kia Leaves Paterson Responder's Family Of 9 Without Car "We don't deserve this," Paterson's Jorge Ariel said after finding his SUV severely damaged, his neighbor's sedan smashed up -- and the hit-and-run driver's bumper left behind. "I'm really hurting right now," the father of seven said. "We work so hard in getting our stuff. We have kids we take out in that vehicle." Ariel -- a volunteer Hawthorne firefighter who works as a Paterson police aide and Passaic County constable -- has only liability insurance on his Honda Pilot and can't afford the necessary repairs, or a rental car. But he also has the bumper, the V…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Four Kids, One Adult Hospitalized After SUV Is Broadsided In Ridgefield Four Kids, One Adult Hospitalized After SUV Is Broadsided In Ridgefield
Four Kids, One Adult Hospitalized After SUV Is Broadsided In Ridgefield Four children and an adult were hospitalized with minor injuries after their SUV was broadsided and knocked over Wednesday afternoon in Ridgefield. Witnesses helped get some of the children out through the windows after the Honda Pilot pulled out from Art Lane onto Bergen Boulevard and was struck by a Ford Fusion at 12:48 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. Police, Ridgefield Rescue and several ambulances responded. All five SUV occupants were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with various bumps and bruises, Meurer said.

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by Jerry DeMarco