Man With Lighter Pours Gas On Apartment Building In Poughkeepsie, Gets Arson Charge: Police Man With Lighter Pours Gas On Apartment Building In Poughkeepsie, Gets Arson Charge: Police
Man With Lighter Pours Gas On Apartment Building In Poughkeepsie, Gets Arson Charge: Police A man faces arson charges after allegedly pouring gasoline on an apartment building and holding a lighter near the entrance in Dutchess County, police said. The incident happened on Friday, April 18 around 6:45 p.m. on Rose Street in Poughkeepsie, where officers responded to a 911 call about a person refusing to leave an apartment, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department. Before police arrived, the suspect was seen dumping gasoline outside the building and then running inside, authorities said. When officers got to the scene, they found the man, identified as 68-year-old Lo…
Man Opens Fire On Wheaton Dick’s Sporting Goods After Shoplifting Ejection: Police Man Opens Fire On Wheaton Dick’s Sporting Goods After Shoplifting Ejection: Police
Man Opens Fire On Wheaton Dick’s Sporting Goods After Shoplifting Ejection: Police He didn’t just leave angry — he came back with a gun. A suspected shoplifter in Maryland is behind bars days after allegedly firing several rounds into a Dick’s Sporting Goods just hours after store staff booted him for concealing merchandise, according to Montgomery County Police. Damonne Antonio Shayne Martin, 23, of Silver Spring, was arrested on Tuesday, April 15 — eight days after the shooting at the store in the 11100 block of Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton. Officers were called to the scene around 9 p.m. Monday, April 7, for reports of shots fired at the popular sporting goods chain.&nb…
Driver Rams Deputies In Stolen Truck, Flees From Calvert Into DC Before Arrest: Sheriff Driver Rams Deputies In Stolen Truck, Flees From Calvert Into DC Before Arrest: Sheriff
Driver Rams Deputies In Stolen Truck, Flees From Calvert Into DC Before Arrest: Sheriff A man is behind bars after stealing a box truck and taking police on a high-speed pursuit that spanned from Maryland to DC, police say. Alexander Wade Foote, 28, of no fixed address, is facing a host of charges after allegedly stealing a truck and leading Calvert County deputies on a chase that stretched from Dunkirk to Southeast DC, according to the sheriff's office. It all started around 8:41 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, when a deputy attempted to pull over a reported stolen vehicle on Town Center Boulevard in Dunkirk. At first, Foote appeared to cooperate — until he hit the gas and bolt…
Hempfield Man Who Killed Girlfriend, Fired 100+ Shots At Cops, Filmed Crime Scene Sentenced Hempfield Man Who Killed Girlfriend, Fired 100+ Shots At Cops, Filmed Crime Scene Sentenced
Hempfield Man Who Killed Girlfriend, Fired 100+ Shots At Cops, Filmed Crime Scene Sentenced A Pennsylvania man who murdered his girlfriend and then fired more than 100 rounds at police has been sentenced to life in prison plus 41.5 to 85 years, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, April 14. The shooter, 40, was convicted in February of first-degree murder, assaulting officers with a firearm, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and obstruction of justice following a five-day trial. The charges stem from a violent standoff in East Hempfield Township on Sept. 11, 2022, when he shot his girlfriend in the head, video-called a friend to show her …
New Milford Man Crashes Into Pole After Wine Tasting, BAC Twice Legal Limit: Police New Milford Man Crashes Into Pole After Wine Tasting, BAC Twice Legal Limit: Police
New Milford Man Crashes Into Pole After Wine Tasting, BAC Twice Legal Limit: Police A 51-year-old Connecticut man who police say crashed his car into a telephone pole while having twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system was arrested late last week, authorities said. Jonathan Beck, of New Milford, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, failure to maintain the proper lane, and reckless endangerment, according to Connecticut State Police. He was arrested Friday, April 11. Police said Beck’s BMW veered off Route 39 in New Fairfield on March 14 and crashed into a utility pole, which collapsed onto a parked vehicle, according to an arre…
Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In California, Prosecutors Say Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In California, Prosecutors Say
Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In California, Prosecutors Say A violent motel room rampage that ended in flames and sent guests fleeing has landed a Maryland man behind bars — possibly for decades. Anthony Cleaver Mason, 65, was convicted of assault, arson, and reckless endangerment after a fire he started in a St. Mary's County motel tore through the building and caused hundreds of thousands in damage, officials announced. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Super Eight motel on Three Notch Road in California on June 3, 2024 to investigate multiple reports of a disturbance.  When they arrived, they found Mason …
Man Crashes Into Two Vehicles, Flees Cops, Caught After Chase In Roosevelt: NCPD Man Crashes Into Two Vehicles, Flees Cops, Caught After Chase In Roosevelt: NCPD
Man Crashes Into Two Vehicles, Flees Cops, Caught After Chase In Roosevelt: Ncpd A Roosevelt man is facing a slew of charges after crashing into two vehicles while fleeing from police, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 8. Corey Jones, 29, of Flax Lane in Levittown, was arrested after a chase that began when officers tried to stop his 2019 Hyundai Elantra for a suspended registration near the entrance ramp of the Southern State Parkway at Exit 20, according to First Squad detectives. As officers approached, Jones allegedly sped off eastbound, committing multiple traffic violations before exiting the parkway and striking a 2019 Land Rover at the intersection of W. G…
Danbury Man Slashed Victim's Neck, Arm During Bar Fight, Jury Finds Danbury Man Slashed Victim's Neck, Arm During Bar Fight, Jury Finds
Danbury Man Slashed Victim's Neck, Arm During Bar Fight, Jury Finds A 31-year-old man was found guilty this week of slashing someone with a knife during a bar fight last year, officials announced.  Kevin Patricio Pereira of Danbury was convicted of assault in the first degree, reckless endangerment, threatening, and breach of peace in the April 13, 2024, attack, the state prosecutor's office said.  Authorities said Pereira cut the victim's neck and arm during a fight at Boemia Café on Wildman Street in Danbury. A bartender jumped in and broke up the fight.  Pereira ran away while the victim was hospitalized following the incident,…
Waterbury Man Shot In Face; Suspect Caught Hiding In Southington Hotel Waterbury Man Shot In Face; Suspect Caught Hiding In Southington Hotel
Waterbury Man Shot In Face; Suspect Caught Hiding In Southington Hotel A Waterbury man was arrested after police say he shot someone in the face and then tried to lay low in a Southington hotel.  Officers were called to St. Mary’s Hospital early just after 5:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 27, after a man told police his friend had been shot. The victim, a 37-year-old Waterbury man, had been hit in the face but survived. Police say he was later released from the hospital. The investigation led officers to a crime scene at 96 Charles Street in Waterbury. Detectives identified the suspected shooter as Tyrelle Hudson, 30, of Waterbury. Police say Hudson and…
Man Tries To Escape Police Car, Spits At Troopers In Newburgh Drug Bust: NYSP Man Tries To Escape Police Car, Spits At Troopers In Newburgh Drug Bust: NYSP
Man Tries To Escape Police Car, Spits At Troopers In Newburgh Drug Bust: Nysp A 23-year-old man is facing a slew of felony charges after allegedly being caught with crack cocaine and a stolen gun during a traffic stop in Orange County, police announced.  The events leading to the arrest began around 5:36 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, after troopers spotted a 2021 GMC violating vehicle and traffic laws while traveling on Clark Street in Newburgh, New York State Police announced on Thursday, April 3.  Troopers pulled the vehicle over and interviewed the driver, a 24-year-old Newburgh man, and his passenger, identified as Savion Knight, 23, of Newburgh.  D…
Man Fires Gunshots At 2 Riding Moped In Yonkers: Could Get Over Decade In Jail, DA Says Man Fires Gunshots At 2 Riding Moped In Yonkers: Could Get Over Decade In Jail, DA Says
Man Fires Gunshots At 2 Riding Moped In Yonkers: Could Get Over Decade In Jail, DA Says A 29-year-old man has been convicted on all charges for opening fire on two people riding a moped in a residential neighborhood in Westchester, prosecutors said.  A jury found Yonkers resident Rakwon Goodine-Smith guilty of four felony charges stemming from the October 29, 2023, shooting in Yonkers, the Westchester County DA's Office announced on Wednesday, April 2.  According to prosecutors, Goodine-Smith fired approximately four shots from a .32-caliber pistol at the victims as they passed by on a moped near 5 Lawrence St. in Yonkers. Miraculously, no one was hit.  Goodine…
UConn Student Brutally Beaten In Unprovoked Attack Over Seat In Mansfield: Police UConn Student Brutally Beaten In Unprovoked Attack Over Seat In Mansfield: Police
UConn Student Brutally Beaten In Unprovoked Attack Over Seat In Mansfield: Police A 22-year-old Connecticut man was arrested and charged this week in an unprovoked, violent attack on a University of Connecticut student who refused to give up his seat, authorities said. Trent Love, of Willington — also a UConn student — was arrested Thursday, March 27, in connection with the alleged Feb. 23 assault in Mansfield, according to Connecticut State Police. The incident was captured on surveillance video. The victim told police he had ordered food around 2 a.m. and was sitting outside waiting for it when a stranger — later identified as Love — approached and demanded he move, a…