Mechanic, 26, Killed By Car While Crossing Route 1 In Edison, Police Say
The 26-year-old Edison mechanic killed while crossing Route 1 has been identified by police.
Robert W. “Robby” Peterson was walking eastbound in the crosswalk on Old Post Road across Route 1, near Popeyes, on Thursday, Aug. 21 at approximately 1:15 a.m., when the traffic signal changed from red to green, giving vehicles the right of way, Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan said.
Witnesses and the driver, identified as a South Amboy woman, told police Peterson appeared confused about which direction to move, shuffling back and forth in the northbound lane before being struck.
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Man Shot in Head At Popeyes, 18-Year-Old Arrested: Township of Hamilton PD
An 18-year-old Pleasantville resident was arrested and charged after he shot a man in the head at a Popeyes in Mays Landing, authorities said.
On Monday, June 9, officers responded to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Pomona, where a man was being treated for a gunshot wound to the head, Township of Hamilton police said.
An investigation determined the shooting occurred in the Popeyes parking lot at 4616 Black Horse Pike earlier that evening, police said.
Christian Ruiz was arrested on Tuesday, June 10, following an investigation, police said. He was charged with six counts of agg…
Man Stabbed By PA Popeyes Employee After He Choked Staff Arrested: Police
A Philadelphia man who was stabbed by one Popeyes employee while choking another was arrested after police followed a trail of blood, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 17.
Yannick Kelly, 28, of the 6000 block of North Broad Street, was charged after assaulting an employee at a Popeyes near his home on Tuesday, Oct. 15, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Kelly tried to enter the Popeyes, located at 6000 North Broad Street, at 11:04 p.m. and was told by an employee that the restaurant was closing, police said.
After the employee unlocked the door to explain that they wer…
Baltimore Teen Accused Of Murdering, Injuring Students On Popeyes Lunch Break
A teenager has been arrested in connection to the quintuple shooting at a Baltimore Popeyes that left one teen dead and several other injured, authorities announce.
On Wednesday, Jan. 4, Deanta Dorsey, 16, and four other teens were shot while out on a lunch break at the Popeyes restaurant in the 4400 block of Edmondson Avenue, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
Over a month later, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, a 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection to the shooting, according to a spokesperson from the Baltimore Police Department.
The teenager is accused of shooting into a group of…
Classes Canceled After Student Murdered Near Baltimore High School
Classes have officially been canceled for a Baltimore high school after a group of students were shot, one fatally, during a lunch break at a nearby Popeyes, according to school officials.
The principal of Edmondson-Westside High School, Karl E. Perry, released a statement on Wednesday, Jan. 4, confirming the cancellation of classes for Thursday, Jan. 5, after the students were shot.
"This tragedy is likely to raise many emotions for our students and staff members, and we are here to help", stated Perry. "Counselors from City Schools were at the school today to provide counselin…
