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Rocky Hill, CT
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Rocky Hill Officer Involved In Crash Responding To Emergency Call
A Rocky Hill police officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a car crash on Tuesday evening, Aug. 5. The officer was involved in the crash around 5:45 p.m. in the area of 279 Elm Street while responding to an emergency call for help, police said. The officer, who was not identified, and the other driver suffered injuries and were taken to an area hospital for treatment. Both are expected to be OK, authorities said. The crash is under investigation.
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LI K-9 Attacks Bystander At Funeral For Slain
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A Suffolk County police K-9 broke free from its handler and bit a bystander during a packed funeral service for fallen NYPD officer Didarul Islam, Daily Voice has learned. The incident happened Thursday, July 31, during services for Islam, who was among four people shot and killed earlier this week inside a Manhattan highrise on Park Avenue. A Suffolk County Police spokesperson told Daily Voice the door of a police vehicle became ajar during the funeral, allowing the department’s K-9 to escape. The dog bit a bystander before officers were able to intervene and restrain it. “The dog's handl…
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Officer Rolls Into Totowa With Powerful Tribute
Dozens of police motorcycles, vans, and trucks led a white limousine carrying the body of NYPD Officer Didarul Islam through New Jersey in a powerful funeral procession Thursday, July 31 (scroll for video). NYPD Stunning footage (below) captured by Nick Tomasso on Linwood Avenue in Fort Lee shows the caravan rolling past Route 80 and I-95, moments after leaving New York. Services began earlier in the day at a mosque in the Bronx, where hundreds of uniformed officers stood silently in rows before the procession departed for Laurel Grove Cemetery in Totowa. Islam, who leaves behind a wif…
West New York, NJ
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Three West New York Employees Among Six Charged In Cocaine Bust: Prosecutor
Six people, including three Town of West New York employees, are facing charges as part of a narcotics investigation in Hudson County, authorities announced Wednesday, July 30. The investigation had led to the seizure of over four kilograms of suspected cocaine, two handguns, seven vehicles, and more than $70,000 in cash, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Jorge Delgado, a 44-year-old, security guard with the Town of West New York, Johann Messina, a 57-year-old laborer with the Town of West New York and Carlos Begueria, a 49-year-old employee with the West New York Parking Authori…
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Cop Killed In Active Shooter Incident At Skyscraper Leaving 5 Dead
The identity has been released of an off-duty NYPD officer who was among five people killed, including a suspect, in an active shooting incident at one of midtown Manhattan's prime locations, according to authorities. Click here for a new, updated story: Blackstone Senior Manager Among Victims In NYC's Deadliest Shooting In 25 Years The suspect was also killed from an apparently self-inflicted wound in New York City’s deadliest shooting in a quarter of a century. It happened early Monday evening, July 28, at 345 Park Ave., which includes the NFL headquarters. Earlier report: 5 De…
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Cop, Suspect, In Active Shooter Incident At Midtown Skyscraper
Five people, including an off-duty NYPD cop and a suspect, are dead after an active shooter incident at one of midtown Manhattan's prime skyscrapers, according to authorities. Click here for a new, updated story: Suspect ID'd In Shooting At Prestigious Midtown Building Killing NYPD Cop, 4 Others It happened early Monday evening, July 28, at 345 Park Ave., which includes the NFL headquarters. The shooter entered the building and fired at a police officer, who was working private security at the time, and a civilian, ABC7 New York reports. After shooting two other civilians, p…
Bay Shore, NY
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Gunman ID'd After Murder, Cop Shooting In Bay Shore: Police
A Suffolk County police officer was shot in the head while investigating a suspected murder on Long Island. The shooting occurred at around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, July 24, in Bay Shore as police were preparing to execute a search warrant at a murder suspect’s home on New York Avenue, according to police. A 33-year-old officer was stationed outside the home of Nieves Reyes when Reyes fired at least seven shots, hitting the officer in his face, according to police. The wounded officer was rushed to South Shore University Hospital, where he underwent surgery for non-life-threatening injurie…
Berlin, CT
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Man Charged With Killing CT Police Chaplain In Berlin Hit-Run Crash: 'Fear Took Over'
A man accused of leaving the scene of a crash that killed a pastor who served as a state police chaplain told investigators he drove away because he was afraid and didn't know what to do, authorities said. Gabriel Figueroa, 25, of New Britain, was charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, evading responsibility resulting in death, and failure to drive in a proper lane, Connecticut State Police said. Related: State Police Chaplain Killed In Crash Had 'Heart Full Of Kindness' Figueroa is accused of crashing into the motorcycle of 65-year-old Rev. Dr. Paul Krampitz o…
Beacon, NY
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Retired Beacon Cop Charged With Murder After Shooting Roommate, Police Say (
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Authorities have identified the retired Hudson Valley police officer charged with murder after allegedly shooting his roommate on Monday, July 21. Edison Irizarry, age 52, of Beacon, called 911 and told dispatchers that he had shot his roommate at a home on Rombout Avenue in Beacon just after 9 p.m., New York State Police said in an update on Tuesday afternoon, July 22. When Beacon Police officers arrived, they found 58-year-old Casey Cuddy, also of Beacon, dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Irizarry, a retired City of Beacon Police officer, was taken into custody at the scene…
Albany, NY
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Albany Mayhem: Police Crash While Racing To Scene Where Armed Teen Fled Cops
Three Albany police officers were injured in a crash while responding to a chaotic scene where a 15-year-old armed with a loaded handgun fled officers, police said. The incident unfolded at around 1:20 a.m. Thursday, July 17, in the city’s Arbor Hill neighborhood when officers attempted to stop several individuals near Henry Johnson Boulevard and 2nd Street, according to Albany Police. As police moved in, the group took off running, triggering a foot chase. One of the individuals, a 15-year-old boy from Watervliet, was arrested and found with a loaded 9mm handgun, police said. While respon…
North Plainfield, NJ
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Two People Killed In NJ Flood, Home Explodes, Animals Rescued During Fierce Storms: Officials
Two people were killed in Plainfield and a home exploded in North Plainfield Monday, July 14, as fierce storms swept across the state. Meanwhile, on Tuesday morning, much of New Jersey remained under water. A vehicle was swept into Cedar Brook during the height of flash flooding in Plainfield Monday, killing two people, who were pronounced dead at the scene, the city said in a release. The victims have not been identified. At 2:45 a.m., officers responded to 643 Parkview Ave. and found the home fully engulfed in flames, North Plainfield police said. The explosion appears to have been…
Haverhill, MA
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Man Dies Struggling With Haverhill Police Outside Local Restaurant
A man died while struggling with a Haverhill police officer outside of a neighborhood seafood restaurant, authorities announced. Police say the 43-year-old man was acting erratically near 115 White Street Friday evening, July 11. A caller told police the man had fallen to the ground while leaving a building, then ran into the street and hit a car with his head before continuing down White Street, Haverhill officials said. Surveillance footage shows the man weaving through moving traffic, nearly getting hit by cars several times. When officers arrived, they found the man acting “in a …
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