Random Shooting Spree Rocks Upper Marlboro, Leaves One Dead And Two Seriously Injured: Police Random Shooting Spree Rocks Upper Marlboro, Leaves One Dead And Two Seriously Injured: Police
Random Shooting Spree Rocks Upper Marlboro, Leaves One Dead And Two Seriously Injured: Police A man who allegedly gunned down a 65-year-old man and left two others seriously injured during a shooting spree in Southern Maryland over the weekend is behind bars, authorities confirmed. Damonte Williams, 26, was quickly apprehended by investigators from the Prince George's County Police Department in connection with the murder of 65-year-old Joseph Holt III and multiple shootings in Upper Marlboro on Sunday.  Officers were called to the Watkins Park Plaza area at approximately 7:20 a.m. in Upper Marlboro on Jan. 4, for a report of an unresponsive man, police said. Once on scene, off…
Pickup Game Gone Wrong? Teen Knocked Unconscious At Ida Lee Rec Center Basketball Game Pickup Game Gone Wrong? Teen Knocked Unconscious At Ida Lee Rec Center Basketball Game
Pickup Game Gone Wrong? Teen Knocked Unconscious At Ida Lee Rec Center Basketball Game A pickup basketball game turned violent in Virginia — and now a shaken community is rallying behind a teen athlete left seriously hurt. Here’s what we know. An evening pickup basketball game at a Leesburg rec center was supposed to be just that — casual hoops, nothing more. Instead, it ended with a teenager unconscious, rushed to the hospital, and facing surgery, as neighbors now step up to help his family pick up the pieces. Oliver Brodie was playing basketball at the Ida Lee Park Recreation Center in Leesburg when a grown man became upset during the game and attacked him from behind, acco…
Wild Video Shows Car Barreling Through Elizabeth HS Auditorium With Students Inside Wild Video Shows Car Barreling Through Elizabeth HS Auditorium With Students Inside
Wild Video Shows Car Barreling Through Elizabeth HS Auditorium With Students Inside Two people were injured after a sedan came crashing through the Elizabeth High School auditorium on students' first day back to school after winter break on Monday morning, Jan. 5, authorities said. Video shared by Jersey Talks on Instagram shows the incident, which a city spokesperson said happened just after 8 a.m. in the Dwyer auditorium along Pearl Street. Prior to the collision, the car was driving erratically on Bridge Street, ran a red light at Pearl Street and drove over the curb before crashing into the wall, authorities said. The driver and a student were hospitalized with minor …
Brooklyn Man Killed In Route 23 Montague Twp New Year's Crash: NJSP Brooklyn Man Killed In Route 23 Montague Twp New Year's Crash: NJSP
Brooklyn Man Killed In Route 23 Montague Twp New Year's Crash: Njsp A 21-year-old Brooklyn man was killed in a crash on Route 23 in Sussex County on New Year's Day, authorities said. At 11:58 a.m., on Thursday, Jan. 1, troopers responded to Route 23 south in Montague Township, when a Audi SUV driven by Nazar Bilous was negotiating a curve when it ran off the roadway to right, struck a large rock, re-entered the roadway, ran off the roadway to the right again, and struck a large tree stump and a tree, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesperson for the New Jersey State police said. Bilous was pronounced dead at the scene, Lebron said. His passenger, a 21-year-old Br…
Gun Goes Off Inside Car, Wounding Man To Welcome The New Year In Edgewood: Sheriff Gun Goes Off Inside Car, Wounding Man To Welcome The New Year In Edgewood: Sheriff
Gun Goes Off Inside Car, Wounding Man To Welcome The New Year In Edgewood: Sheriff The new year barely began when gunfire sent a young man to the hospital in Maryland. Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a shooting that left a 21-year-old man wounded early New Year’s Day after a handgun discharged inside a vehicle in Edgewood, authorities said. Deputies assigned to the Southern Precinct were dispatched to a Baltimore-area hospital around 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, after a walk-in victim reported he had been shot. When deputies arrived, they spoke with a family member who witnessed the shooting, according to investigators. The victim, who was sh…
1 Hospitalized After 2-Car Crash On Route 9 In Garrison 1 Hospitalized After 2-Car Crash On Route 9 In Garrison
1 Hospitalized After 2-Car Crash On Route 9 In Garrison One person was taken to a hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Route 9 in Putnam County, fire officials said.  According to the Garrison Volunteer Fire Department, crews were dispatched around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, to a reported crash with injuries near Deer Ridge Road in Garrison. When firefighters arrived, they found two vehicles involved in a collision. Firefighters said the occupants of both vehicles had already exited their cars before first responders arrived. Emergency medical personnel evaluated those involved at the scene. One patient was taken to a local hospi…
'You'll Die Today' Threat, Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration', Ends In Prison Time For Lititz Man 'You'll Die Today' Threat, Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration', Ends In Prison Time For Lititz Man
'You'll Die Today' Threat, Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration', Ends In Prison Time For Lititz Man A man who warned a stranger, “you’ll die today,” before slashing his throat outside a Lancaster bar has been sentenced to up to 45 years in state prison, prosecutors announced on Friday, Dec. 19. Syeen Yadullah Hill, 45, of Lititz, was sentenced to 20 to 45 years by Lancaster County Judge David Ashworth after a jury convicted him of Felony Criminal Attempt – Criminal Homicide, Felony Aggravated Assault, Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Misdemeanor Possession of an Instrument of Crime, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The violent attack unfo…
UPDATE: Fire During Plumbing Repairs Triggers Two-Alarm Blaze In Hackensack, Captain Says UPDATE: Fire During Plumbing Repairs Triggers Two-Alarm Blaze In Hackensack, Captain Says
Update: Fire During Plumbing Repairs Triggers Two-Alarm Blaze In Hackensack, Captain Says A two-alarm fire that damaged a Hackensack home Saturday afternoon, Dec. 20, was ruled accidental and caused by soldering during plumbing repairs, fire officials said. The fire began in a first-floor bathroom at a home on 416 Maple Hill Dr., before spreading to the second floor and attic, according to Hackensack Fire Capt. Kurt Nemeczek. Two hose lines were operated to extinguish the fire, and Hackensack Fire Department crews continued checking for hot spots as of about 3 p.m. Hackensack Fire Department First Platoon was on duty at the time under the command of Deputy Fire Chief Pete Greco,…
Driver Injured After Crashing Into USPS Truck In Ridgewood Driver Injured After Crashing Into USPS Truck In Ridgewood
Driver Injured After Crashing Into USPS Truck In Ridgewood A driver was injured after a sedan crashed into a parked U.S. Postal Service truck in Ridgewood on Wednesday morning, Dec. 17, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving (scroll for more photos). The collision happened in the westbound lane of East Ridgewood Avenue near Southern Parkway, where a silver, four-door Toyota Camry struck the rear of an unoccupied U.S. Postal Service delivery van, Loving reported. The driver sustained a non-life-threatening hand injury, Loving said. The injured driver was transported by Ridgewood Fire Department and EMS ambulance to The Valley Hospital for tre…
Man Struck By Light Rail In Cinnaminson: NJ Transit Man Struck By Light Rail In Cinnaminson: NJ Transit
Man Struck By Light Rail In Cinnaminson: NJ Transit A man was struck by a light rail vehicle in Cinnaminson on Monday morning, Dec. 15, authorities said. At 7:10 a.m., a River LINE light rail vehicle struck and injured a man at Cinnaminson Station, NJ Transit said.  The light rail left Trenton Transit Center at 6:27 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Walter Rand Transportation Center at 7:34 a.m., NJ Transit said.  The injured man was taken to a nearby hospital, NJ Transit said. o injuries were reported to the 40 customers, or the operator on board, NJ Transit said. River LINE service was briefly suspended in both direction…
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Manhasset Crash With Toyota: Police Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Manhasset Crash With Toyota: Police
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Manhasset Crash With Toyota: Police A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a Saturday evening crash in Manhasset, police announced on Sunday, Dec. 14. The collision happened along Searingtown Road near Harrow Lane just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, according to detectives from the Sixth Squad. Investigators said a 2018 Toyota driven by a 61-year-old man collided with a Yamaha motorcycle operated by a 28-year-old man. The motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. The driver of the Toyota remained at the scene following the crash, police said.
Face-Slashing Attack: Man Pleads Guilty In 'Unspeakably' Violent Newburgh Incident Face-Slashing Attack: Man Pleads Guilty In 'Unspeakably' Violent Newburgh Incident
Face-Slashing Attack: Man Pleads Guilty In 'Unspeakably' Violent Newburgh Incident A 20-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a violent Orange County assault that left another man with serious facial injuries, prosecutors announced.   Newburgh resident Dave Fulford, 20, pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 8, to attempted first-degree assault in Orange County Court, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Friday, Dec. 12. Prosecutors said the attack happened around 7:40 p.m. on Sept. 3 on Van Ness Street in the City of Newburgh. Fulford ran up behind the victim and slashed him once in the face with a sharp object, the DA's Office said.  The vi…