WATCH: Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Busted After Making U-Turn On I-95 In Bridgeport: Police WATCH: Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Busted After Making U-Turn On I-95 In Bridgeport: Police
Watch: Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Busted After Making U-Turn On I-95 In Bridgeport: Police A Connecticut State Trooper stopped a potentially deadly situation when a car was spotted heading the wrong way on Interstate 95 near Bridgeport. Benjamin Mitchell, 24, of Ansonia, faces multiple charges following his arrest just after 2 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, Connecticut State Police said.  The car was traveling south in the northbound lanes near Exit 27A. The trooper saw the vehicle suddenly swerve left, cut across all three lanes of traffic, and take the exit ramp to Route 8 north — barely avoiding several other cars, State Police said.  Daily Voice The trooper quic…
Murder Of Professor, Wife In Palmer Community Sparks Swelling Of Support: 'Loved His Students' Murder Of Professor, Wife In Palmer Community Sparks Swelling Of Support: 'Loved His Students'
Murder Of Professor, Wife In Palmer Community Sparks Swelling Of Support: 'Loved His Students' Tributes and financial support are pouring in after a retired college professor and his wife were killed inside their Pennsylvania home. Robert “Bob” and Gretchen Ackerman, 74 and 75, respectively, were slain inside their residence at The Highlands at Glenmoor, a 55-and-older community in Palmer Township, at around 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, as Daily Voice previously reported. Responding officers found their son-in-law, Xiaomin Fei, standing in the open doorway holding a handgun. After several verbal commands, he put the weapon down and was taken into custody without further incident, Palmer T…
Shooting Near Supermarket Parking Lot In Mount Vernon: Suspect Arrested, Officials Say Shooting Near Supermarket Parking Lot In Mount Vernon: Suspect Arrested, Officials Say
Shooting Near Supermarket Parking Lot In Mount Vernon: Suspect Arrested, Officials Say A man has been arrested and charged following a gunfire incident near a supermarket in Westchester, officials announced.   The shooting occurred around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, near South 2nd Avenue in the Food Bazaar parking lot area in Mount Vernon, city officials announced on Monday, June 9.  When officers arrived on the scene, witnesses reported seeing two men fleeing on foot toward the back of a nearby building. No injuries were reported, but investigators say the shots posed a significant danger to the public.  After an investigation, police arrested Tre Her…
Fight Erupts In Gunfire In Busy Healthcare Hub In Yonkers: Man, 34, Charged, Police Say Fight Erupts In Gunfire In Busy Healthcare Hub In Yonkers: Man, 34, Charged, Police Say
Fight Erupts In Gunfire In Busy Healthcare Hub In Yonkers: Man, 34, Charged, Police Say A 34-year-old man was arrested after allegedly firing a gun at a victim during a dispute near a busy medical corridor in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened just after 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 6, outside an office building at 944 North Broadway in Yonkers, the city's police department said on Saturday, June 7.  According to police, the gunfire stemmed from a fight between two men inside a nearby office building that spilled out onto the street. One of the men allegedly pulled a gun and fired about three shots at the other before fleeing. Responding officers found se…
Teen Nearly Hits Trooper In Ashford, Leads Police On High-Speed Chase: Cops Teen Nearly Hits Trooper In Ashford, Leads Police On High-Speed Chase: Cops
Teen Nearly Hits Trooper In Ashford, Leads Police On High-Speed Chase: Cops A Connecticut teenager is facing multiple serious charges after police say he sped through a crash scene, nearly hitting a trooper, before leading law enforcement on a dangerous chase. Matthew Wall, 18, of Coventry, was arrested Thursday evening, June 5, and charged with multiple felonies, Connecticut State Police said.  The arrest stems from a March 16 incident on Route 89 in Ashford. Troopers were investigating a crash site when a truck nearly hit a trooper and one of the drivers in the wreck, authorities said. Officials said the two people would have been seriously hurt if he h…
‘Forking Mad’: White Oak Man Stabs Mom’s Boyfriend After Heated Fight: Police ‘Forking Mad’: White Oak Man Stabs Mom’s Boyfriend After Heated Fight: Police
‘Forking Mad’: White Oak Man Stabs Mom’s Boyfriend After Heated Fight: Police A Maryland man lost it with a fork, stabbed his mom’s boyfriend, hit him with a baton, then bolted, police said. O’Shea Hunter, 23, of Silver Spring, is being held without bond after a violent outburst in the 1500 block of November Circle in White Oak on Wednesday, June 4, Montgomery County Police said. Officers from the 3rd District responded around 4:22 p.m. for a reported stabbing. According to detectives, Hunter got into an argument with his mother’s boyfriend and threatened him with a fork. When the victim didn’t comply, “Hunter grabbed a multi-tool knife, stabbed the victim in the ch…
Woman Shot In Back During Daytime Meet-Up With Teens In Lusby: Sheriff Woman Shot In Back During Daytime Meet-Up With Teens In Lusby: Sheriff
Woman Shot In Back During Daytime Meet-Up With Teens In Lusby: Sheriff Two teens have been arrested — one just 16 — after a woman was shot in the back during a violent midday meetup in Maryland, authorities said. Deputies were called to the 700 block of Spruce Drive in Lusby around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, after a driver pulled up and told a passerby that she had just been shot on nearby Field Road in Lusby, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. The 24-year-old woman from Prince Frederick was found in her car suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower back, officials said. She was rushed to an area trauma center with non-life-threatening in…
Hagerstown Man Threatens To ‘Burn Building Down’ — Sets Fire With 14 People Inside: Officials Hagerstown Man Threatens To ‘Burn Building Down’ — Sets Fire With 14 People Inside: Officials
Hagerstown Man Threatens To ‘Burn Building Down’ — Sets Fire With 14 People Inside: Officials A Hagerstown man accused of threatening to “burn the building down” made good on his word — torching a downtown apartment complex with more than a dozen people inside, authorities said. Dameon Davonte Irby, 32, has been arrested and charged in connection to a fire that damaged a Hagerstown apartment building while 14 residents were inside, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire broke out around 2 a.m. on Monday, May 19, at 56 E. Antietam St., when Hagerstown firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the third floor of the building. Crews encountered…
Pomfret Woman Tried to Run Over 3 Children in Front Yard Rage Attack: Police Pomfret Woman Tried to Run Over 3 Children in Front Yard Rage Attack: Police
Pomfret Woman Tried to Run Over 3 Children in Front Yard Rage Attack: Police A Pomfret, Connecticut, woman allegedly tried to run over three children with her car in a disturbing Memorial Day incident, authorities said. Christine Putney, 64, of Pomfret, was arrested on Monday, May 26, and charged with criminal trespass, reckless endangerment, three counts of risk of injury to a minor, breach of peace, and making a physical threat, Connecticut State Police said. Police allege Putney drove through the front yard of a home in Pomfret around 11:40 a.m. while shouting threats. When troopers arrived, they found she had driven across the lawn, smashed into a stone wall, an…
16 Injured In Chain Reaction Crash After Teen Leads Police On I-95 Chase In Rye: Cops 16 Injured In Chain Reaction Crash After Teen Leads Police On I-95 Chase In Rye: Cops
16 Injured In Chain Reaction Crash After Teen Leads Police On I-95 Chase In Rye: Cops A 15-year-old boy is facing more than a dozen charges after allegedly fleeing police in a stolen car and causing a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Westchester County that sent 16 people to the hospital, authorities said.  The incident began around 2:16 a.m. on Monday, May 26, when troopers learned of an erratic car that had reportedly fled from the NYPD and was heading north on Interstate 95 in Westchester, New York State Police announced.  State police waited near Exit 17 in Larchmont and soon saw two vehicles speeding. They began a pursuit and continued after one of the vehicles,…
Vietnam Vet Admits Shooting At Saratoga Springs Police Dept., Leading Cops On Slow-Speed Chase Vietnam Vet Admits Shooting At Saratoga Springs Police Dept., Leading Cops On Slow-Speed Chase
Vietnam Vet Admits Shooting At Saratoga Springs Police Dept., Leading Cops On Slow-Speed Chase A Vietnam War veteran formally confessed to opening fire on a police station in upstate New York before leading officers on a slow-speed chase. Paul Trinci, 77, pleaded guilty to felony reckless endangerment and criminal mischief in Saratoga County Court on Wednesday, May 21, in connection with a shooting outside the Saratoga Springs Police Department in February. Trinci admitted that he fired two rounds of birdshot from his vehicle at the Lake Avenue police station on the evening of Friday, Feb. 7. The shots struck both a marked patrol car and the front of the department building. Nobody w…
Fresh Out Of Jail, Influencer Flexes Arrest Over 137MPH Porsche Reels On Instagram Fresh Out Of Jail, Influencer Flexes Arrest Over 137MPH Porsche Reels On Instagram
Fresh Out Of Jail, Influencer Flexes Arrest Over 137MPH Porsche Reels On Instagram “Tonight I got arrested. For exactly what you’d think I did.” That’s what Giovanni Petruzziello wrote on Instagram just hours after police say he was caught on video speeding in Ferraris, Porsches, and McLarens at speeds up to 137 mph, once in a 25 mph zone. The 27-year-old Durham, CT luxury car shop owner and influencer was charged with seven counts of reckless driving and three counts of second-degree reckless endangerment, Connecticut State Police said. Fresh out on $150,000 bond, Petruzziello hit Instagram to recap his Monday, May 19 traffic stop — and flex through the fallout for his …