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Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Hero
: Secaucus Police Officer Saves Life Of Choking Infant
Not all heroes wear capes: Some wear police badges -- like Secaucus Officer Mikhail Kowlessar. Responding to a 9-1-1 call from a dad saying his five-week-old baby was turning blue, Kowlessar went to the Mallard Place home of a father who had called 9-1-1 saying his 5-week-old baby wasn't breathing around 8:35 p.m. Oct. 7, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. When the officer arrived, the baby boy's mom was performing CPR, and was on the phone with an EMT at police dispatch directing her, Miller said. Kowlessar -- a father, himself -- took the newborn baby and administered back …
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Friday Shooting: Residents Decry 'Wild West' Lawlessness of Hartford's West End
Another shooting on Wethersfield Avenue - only days after a gruesome hit and run - has the neighborhood on edge. In a Facebook post directed to Mayor Bronin, City Council, and Police Chie Thody, Wethersfield neighbor Anne Goshdigian said the community is tired of waiting for help. “We’ve reported these things over and over and over again for years and nothing is done,” Goshdigian said. “You’ve stood by and allowed this area to go to hell. “This sort of lawlessness would never be tolerated in the West End,” she said. On Friday, Aug. 14, a 23-year-old man was shot on Wethersfield Avenue He …
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
2 Women Charged With Assaulting 11-Year-Old Girl In Atlantic County
A pair of women in their 30s assaulted an 11-year-old girl in Atlantic County, authorities charged. Police responded to a report of criminal mischief and were told by multiple people that a child ran off after being assaulted by two women around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on Atlantic Avenue in Pleasantville, Police Capt. Matthew Hartman said. Authorities located the child, who had multiple injuries to her head, face and body, Hartman said. Nicole Miller, 32, and Heather Grosso, 36 -- both of Mays Landing -- were arrested following an investigation that afternoon. Miller was charged with aggr…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
'Permit Karen': Viral Video Of Fight Between NJ Black Couple, White Neighbor Sparks Protest
Footage of a white woman accused of harassing her black neighbors has gone viral and brought dozens of protestors to the North Jersey street where the alleged dispute over a backyard patio went down. The footage was posted to Facebook by Fareed Nassar Hayat of Montclair on Monday evening. Hayat said his neighbor Susan, who he refers to as "Permit Karen," called the police on him and his wife Norrinda Brown Hayat three times in 30 minutes to lodge a false assault complaint. Susan apparently had come onto the couple's property three times in 30 minutes, demanding to know if he and…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Englewood PD: Shots Fired Nearby Not Connected To People Throwing Rocks At Police
Dozens of people were throwing rocks and other objects at police responding to a call in Englewood late Thursday when shots were fired on a nearby block, authorities said. Nearly 80 police from several other towns converged on the city – among them, officers from Hackensack, Cliffside Park, Fort Lee and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office -- but things eventually calmed down. City police responding to an 11:30 p.m. disturbance call found about 60 people standing in the middle of the street on Palisade Place, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. There was “no indication at this time …
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Striking Child In Fairfield County
A 39-year-old Fairfield County woman was arrested for allegedly hitting a child in the face and pulling their hair. The incident took place around 10 p.m., Saturday, April 11, when Westport police responded to a home on a complaint of a dispute, Westport Police said. When officers arrived on the scene they determined that during what began as a verbal argument, Sandy Ramos, of Westport, had allegedly struck a juvenile in the face as well as had pulled this juvenile’s hair resulting in a clump of it being pulled from the scalp, police said. The incident was allegedly witnessed by two other …
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Man Pinned Under Vehicle Saved By Police In Area
A 23-year-old man is alive thanks to the quick work of several area police officers after a car fell on top of him. The accident took place in Orange County at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 5, when police received a call that Justin Muller was pinned under a vehicle that had fallen while he was working on the vehicle, Town of New Windsor Deputy Chief Michael Farbent said. Once on the scene, the officers found Muller pinned underneath a 2015 Nissan Juke, Farbent said. Muller became pinned when the jack slipped and the vehicle fell, Farbent said. Three officers lifted the vehicle off Muller while t…
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Girl Tells Cops Teens Partied At Her House While Her Parents Were Away, Darien Police Say
A 15-year-old girl in Darien admitted to officers that several teenagers drank at her home while her parents were away, police say. Darien Police say they responded to a home on Kensett Lane on a report of underage consumption of alcohol on Saturday, Sept. 21 around 9:30 p.m. When officers arrived on the scene, they say no one would answer the front door. Upon walking to the back of the home, officers, who were still unable to contact an occupant of the residence, looked through a window and allegedly observed empty beer cans and liquor bottles on the floor. When speaking with a neighbor,…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Call For Shots Fired Sends Police Out In Force In Area
State Police turned out in force after a call was received for shots fired, but once on the scene, it was discovered it was falsely reported. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 15, when New York State Police received a 911 call about a reported disturbance involving a gun and shots fired at a home in Red Hook, said Trooper AJ Hicks. When officers arrived on the scene they found that the incident had been falsely reported, Hicks said. "No one was injured and there was no shooting," Hicks said. An investigation is underway regarding the incident, he added. State police we…
Paterson, NJ
News
Sheriff: 'Screenshot Of Indirect Threat' Boosts Police Presence At Passaic County Tech
An incident that a law enforcement official is calling a "screenshot of an indirect threat" at Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne was deemed not credible. Thursday's PCIT threat -- which resulted in an increased police presence Friday -- was separate from another at Morris County School of Technology in Denville. The Morris County campus was in lockdown for nearly two hours Friday morning causing a domino effect of precautionary measures in surrounding districts. "Out of an abundance of caution, we increased patrols in and around the school and are closely monitoring the situation,…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Hells Angels, Pagans: Police, SWAT Team Break Up Brewing Brawl At Rochelle Park Cycle Shop
Police from several towns defused a potential brawl between groups of Hells Angels and Pagans at the Bergen Harley Davidson store in Rochelle Park -- and expect more trouble in the future. A Hells Angels member was buying a motorcycle at the Essex Street shop on Saturday when a Pagan reportedly told him "this is Pagan territory," according to Rochelle Park police. They began to argue, after which several members of each gang showed up "to support their member," according to a police report. "The situation was de-escalated by a large police presence," the report said. Rochelle Park police …
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Fair Lawn Police Revive Driver Whose Car Rolled Into Bank
Fair Lawn police used CPR to revive a driver whose car rolled into a TD Bank branch after a medical episode Thursday morning. The 59-year-old victim was unresponsive when he was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after his 2003 Ford Escape hit the the front wall and cigarette disposal at the Maple Avenue bank just before 8:30 a.m., Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Witnesses said the car was parked in front of the bank when it abruptly lurched forward, then reversed back into the spot before a good Samaritan got into the vehicle and put it in park, Metzler said. "It is b…
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