Fort Lee, NJ
News
Suspect Tussles With Police On Cliff Overlooking Route 95 Suspect Tussles With Police On Cliff Overlooking Route 95
Suspect Tussles With Police On Cliff Overlooking Route 95 A car burglary suspect grappled with Fort Lee police on a cliff overlooking Route 95 before he joined two accomplices in handcuffs, authorities said. Patrick Jordan, 21, of Newark, had been released by a judge in Hackensack in June, a week after police said he and three other ski-masked thieves nearly struck a Saddle River homeowner as they fled after trying to steal his $200,000 Mercedes SUV. Paramus police captured that quartet on southbound Route 17 and handed them over to their Saddle River colleagues. SEE: Fleeing Vehicle Thieves Nearly Run Down Owner, Nabbed On Ro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Yonkers, NY
Obituaries
Yonkers 21-Year-Old Killed In Crash Remembered As 'Hard Worker From Birth' Yonkers 21-Year-Old Killed In Crash Remembered As 'Hard Worker From Birth'
Yonkers 21-Year-Old Killed In Crash Remembered As 'Hard Worker From Birth' A 21-year-old who was killed in a fiery crash in Westchester County is being remembered as a hard worker who loved his family and friends. Paul Fitzpatrick, of Yonkers, died Sunday morning, July 17, following the wreck on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh, according to New York State Police. Earlier report: 21-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Greenburgh Crash Investigators said Fitzpatrick was heading northbound in a 2017 Jeep Wrangler when he veered from his lane and sideswiped a 2017 Toyota Sienna. The impact caused his vehicle to roll several times before it struck a tree and caught fire…

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by Michael Mashburn
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Manassas Drunk Driver Flees Accident Scene With 2-Year-Old Daughter: Police Manassas Drunk Driver Flees Accident Scene With 2-Year-Old Daughter: Police
Manassas Drunk Driver Flees Accident Scene With 2-Year-Old Daughter: Police A man was arrested for drunk driving and fleeing the scene with his 2-year-old daughter in the car, police said.  Officers responded to the intersection of Balls Ford Road and Sudley Road at around 12:42 a.m. July 17, where they discovered that the suspect, driving his Infiniti, ran a red light and hit another driver in a Mercedes in the intersection, Prince William County Police reported. While the officers were investigating the crash, they saw that the suspect, who caused the crash, was nowhere to be found, officials reported.  Police soon found the suspect nearby, who had fle…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Englewood, NJ
News
TRADING UP? Brazen Thief Tries To Steal Luxury Mercedes While Owner Fuels Up On Route 4 TRADING UP? Brazen Thief Tries To Steal Luxury Mercedes While Owner Fuels Up On Route 4
Trading UP? Brazen Thief Tries To Steal Luxury Mercedes While Owner Fuels Up On Route 4 A driver who ducked into a Route 4 Dunkin Donuts while gassing up nearly lost his luxury SUV to a brazen thief who took his wallet and $500 in cash, authorities said. The victim was fueling up his Mercedes G-Class wagon at the BP station on the westbound highway when the thief arrived in a Mercedes sedan reported stolen out of Toms River around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Englewood Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. The bandit snuck into the G-wagon apparently assuming he'd drive off with it but wound up snatching a bag that had the wallet and cash in it from the vehicle, the lieutenant said. For those …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Killed Crossing Road In Maryland Hit-Run Crash, State Police Searching For Suspect Vehicle Teen Killed Crossing Road In Maryland Hit-Run Crash, State Police Searching For Suspect Vehicle
Teen Killed Crossing Road In Maryland Hit-Run Crash, State Police Searching For Suspect Vehicle A hit-and-run suspect is at large in Maryland after striking and killing a teenage boy who was crossing a busy intersection in Worcester County, state police announced. Officials said that a 14-year-old Ocean Pines resident was pronounced dead at Atlantic General Hospital after being struck by a driver at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Monday, July 11, police said. Troopers responded to the intersection of Grays Corner Road and Riddle Lane in Berlin on Monday night, where there was a reported crash involving a pedestrian who was involved in a hit-and-run. The preliminary investigation determi…

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by Zak Failla
Fredericksburg, VA
News
Springfield Motorcyclist Killed In Burke Crash: Police Springfield Motorcyclist Killed In Burke Crash: Police
Springfield Motorcyclist Killed In Burke Crash: Police A Springfield man was killed in a crash on the Burke Center Parkway over the holiday weekend, authorities said. Nema Mirsaeedi, 31, was riding westbound on his 2020 Honda motorcycle when he turned and collided with the front passenger side of a Mercedes going the other direction, Fairfax County Police said. Mirsaeedi was thrown from his motorcycle in the course of the incident and was taken to a nearby hospital where he died, police said. A friend on Facebook remembers Mirsaeedi as a good person with a true passion for music. Police did not specify whether the surviving driver of the…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland
Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland Six United States Postal Service mail carries were robbed at gunpoint and assaulted in the spans of two days across Washington DC and Maryland, officials said. The suspects made off with "a wide variety of items that the postal service provides their carriers to do their jobs on a daily basis" along with personal property, according to USPIS spokesman Michael Martel. The suspects struck the mail carriers in most cases before they fled, Martel said. A motive was not clear. The first robbery happened around 12:55 p.m. Thursday, June 30 in Takoma Park. About half an hour later, a mail c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
News
GOTCHA! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer GOTCHA! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer
Gotcha! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer A fugitive who eluded Bogota police during what became an aborted pursuit walked right past another officer the next day and was promptly arrested, authorities said. It began around 1 a.m. Tuesday when a 2021 Mercedes E350 sped past Officer Matthew Luciano at more than 20 miles over the 30-mile-an-hour speed limit on West Main Street, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Luciano tried to stop the sedan, but the driver hit the gas, steered around several other vehicles and blew a red light, Cole said. Given the potential danger – not to mention state Attorney General guidelines regarding pursuits – the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Delco Teen Killed In Philly Road Rage Shooting: Report Delco Teen Killed In Philly Road Rage Shooting: Report
Delco Teen Killed In Philly Road Rage Shooting: Report A teenager from Delaware County was killed in a road rage shooting in Philadelphia Wednesday, June 15, 6abc reports. Denis Jaward, 17, of Wayne, was a passenger in a Mercedes sedan when the driver of a Nissan SUV got out and fired four shots at 15th Street and Pine Street around 11 p.m., the outlet says. The boy was pronounced dead at Jefferson University Hospital. The shooter fled the scene and has yet to be found, according to the outlet. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Nicole Acosta
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Repeat Offender in Stafford County Had Many People Do A Double Take Repeat Offender in Stafford County Had Many People Do A Double Take
Repeat Offender in Stafford County Had Many People Do A Double Take A woman accused of stealing from a store and crashing into a school bus became a minor celebrity earlier this year after her description generated dozens of tips for the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. An incident last week has some people feeling déjà vu. Deputies arrested Victoria Myers on Tuesday, June 7, after employees at a Stafford Walmart became suspicious of the 23-year-old and called police, the Sheriff's Office said. Meyers filled her cart with expensive electronics and hovered around the exits, according to a press release. Deputies were waiting for her when …

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by Josh Lanier
Northern Highlands, NJ
News
Fleeing Vehicle Thieves Nearly Run Down Owner, Nabbed On Route 17 In Paramus Fleeing Vehicle Thieves Nearly Run Down Owner, Nabbed On Route 17 In Paramus
Fleeing Vehicle Thieves Nearly Run Down Owner, Nabbed On Route 17 In Paramus A fleeing getaway car full of ski-masked thieves nearly struck a Bergen County homeowner who'd stopped them from stealing his luxury SUV, authorities said. The resident called police with the license plate number of the car that had just missed him outside his home, Saddle River Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. Paramus police captured the quartet on southbound Route 17 moments later, then handed them over to their Saddle River colleagues, he said. The thieves were trying to take a $200,000 Mercedes when the High Ridge-neighborhood homeowner stopped them shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday, Cos…

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by Jerry DeMarco
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Trapped Kitten Rescued From Wheel Well At Warren County ShopRite Trapped Kitten Rescued From Wheel Well At Warren County ShopRite
Trapped Kitten Rescued From Wheel Well At Warren County ShopRite Emergency crews were quick to save a kitten that had become trapped in a vehicle’s wheel well in the parking lot of a Warren County ShopRite. The Tri-County Volunteer Fire Company responded to the store on Route 57 in Mansfield Township around 5 p.m., the department said. Chief Kostenbader worked alongside Schooley's Mountain Fire Co. 3’s Chief Welch, who had been inside the store during the initial call, authorities said. The pair worked together to safely extricate the kitten — named “Mercedes” by the township’s animal control officer — from the wheel well of the vehicle. At 1700 …

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by Valerie Musson