Semi-Pro Footballer Caught With Cocaine In NY High School, Police Say Semi-Pro Footballer Caught With Cocaine In NY High School, Police Say
Semi-Pro Footballer Caught With Cocaine In NY High School, Police Say A semi-professional football team ended its affiliation with a New York school district after a player trespassed on a high school campus with cocaine, police and team officials said. Jonathan Hammond, 32, was arrested at Glens Falls High School in Warren County following a brief pursuit on Saturday, June 28, according to Glens Falls Police. School district staff were alerted around 4:40 p.m. after a vape smoke detector was triggered in the boys’ bathroom. Although staff members were not on site, they contacted police about a possible trespass in progress. Responding officers arrived to fi…
Man With Crack Pipe, Homemade Knife Degrades Cops Before Wayne Wawa Arrest, Police Say Man With Crack Pipe, Homemade Knife Degrades Cops Before Wayne Wawa Arrest, Police Say
Man With Crack Pipe, Homemade Knife Degrades Cops Before Wayne Wawa Arrest, Police Say A 56-year-old Andover man was arrested after police say he was caught with multiple weapons and suspected drugs during a late-night stop at Wawa in Wayne. The arrest happened on Sunday, June 22, around 11:45 p.m., when Wayne Police Officer Michael Sweeney spotted a 2007 Honda Pilot with a headlight out and a smashed windshield driving on Route 23 North, a release from Capt. Dan Daly says. The vehicle was stopped in the Wawa parking lot, where Officer Gerard Parent arrived to assist. While speaking with the driver, Sweeney noticed what he believed to be “a crack pipe with burn marks on it a…
Armed Millville Man Intentionally Crashed Into Cop Car: Atlantic City Police Armed Millville Man Intentionally Crashed Into Cop Car: Atlantic City Police
Armed Millville Man Intentionally Crashed Into Cop Car: Atlantic City Police A 25-year-old Millville man was arrested and charged after he drove his vehicle into an Atlantic City police car on Sunday, June 29, injuring two officers, authorities said. At 3:11 a.m., officers responded to a gunshot at the 200 block of Turnpike Road and a witness reported a man with a gun getting into a vehicle, Atlantic City police said. John Melendez conducted a U-turn in the street and drove toward the officers, police said. The officers ordered Melendez to stop the vehicle, but he continued in their direction at a high rate of speed, passing them, police said. As Melendez turned on…
CT Man Busted After Lisbon Home Invasion, Gun Theft, Assaulting Elderly Victim: Police CT Man Busted After Lisbon Home Invasion, Gun Theft, Assaulting Elderly Victim: Police
CT Man Busted After Lisbon Home Invasion, Gun Theft, Assaulting Elderly Victim: Police A Connecticut man is facing serious charges after a chaotic scene in Lisbon, after police say he broke into a home, stole a firearm, and assaulted an elderly person, authorities said.  Michael Grenier, 36, of Enfield, was first introduced to police on Sunday, June 29, when someone called officers to report a man screaming at passing vehicles on Kimball Road around 7:30 p.m., Connecticut State Police said. While on the way, troopers learned that the man might have been involved in a violent incident at a nearby home, one involving a gun. Troopers soon found Grenier in the roadway,…
Rookie Wallington Cop Helps Capture Ski-Masked Suspect Near Carjacked Mercedes: PD Rookie Wallington Cop Helps Capture Ski-Masked Suspect Near Carjacked Mercedes: PD
Rookie Wallington Cop Helps Capture Ski-Masked Suspect Near Carjacked Mercedes: PD A man wearing a wool ski mask was caught by a pair of cops, including a rookie, near a stolen Mercedes SUV following a brief foot chase through a Bergen County housing complex, police said in a report released Monday, June 30. Wallington Police Officers Wojciech Kulbabinski and Konrad Blasiak, who were both sworn into the department last September with Kulbabinski having transferred from Paterson, were notified around 2:53 a.m. of a 2023 Mercedes G30 that had been carjacked and was actively pinging near Al Ventura Road, police said in the release. The officers drove to the Jasontown complex…
Scooter Rider With Loaded Gun Fights Cops In Uniondale, Police Say Scooter Rider With Loaded Gun Fights Cops In Uniondale, Police Say
Scooter Rider With Loaded Gun Fights Cops In Uniondale, Police Say A Hempstead man was arrested after allegedly riding a scooter without lights and fighting off officers as they discovered he had a loaded gun in Uniondale, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Selvin Watts, 42, of Brown Avenue, was stopped on an electric scooter at 12:15 a.m. on Argyle Avenue near Nassau Road, according to First Squad Detectives. Police say the scooter had no lights, prompting a traffic stop with emergency lights and sirens. During the investigation, officers attempted to arrest Watts, who they say became combative and violent while resisting arrest. …
Camden Man Convicted Of Robbing Women, Children At Gunpoint In Home Invasion: Prosecutor Camden Man Convicted Of Robbing Women, Children At Gunpoint In Home Invasion: Prosecutor
Camden Man Convicted Of Robbing Women, Children At Gunpoint In Home Invasion: Prosecutor A 25-year-old Camden man was convicted on Wednesday, June 25, of committing two gunpoint robberies in a Collingswood apartment building, authorities said. On Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, shortly before 6 p.m., Jaquis Burton forced his way into an apartment in the Parkview Towers in Collingswood while armed with a firearm, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. Burton restrained two women and two children, 3 and 9, at gunpoint and demanded money, MacAulay said. He pistol-whipped one of the women, causing significant injuries, MacAulay said. While fleeing the building, Burton robbed and ass…
Atlantic City Woman Stabbed In Glassboro: Police Atlantic City Woman Stabbed In Glassboro: Police
Atlantic City Woman Stabbed In Glassboro: Police A 26-year-old Glassboro woman was arrested and charged with stabbing an Atlantic City woman on Friday, June 20, authorities said. At 8:30 p.m., officers responded to the Hollybush Gardens complex for a report of a stabbing, Glassboro police said. A 27-year-old Atlantic City woman and Tiana Riddle, the accused, were involved in an ongoing dispute that escalated, police said. Riddle attacked the victim with a large kitchen knife and was found to still be holding the weapon when officers arrived, police said. Riddle initially tried to physically resist arrest but was eventually taken into cus…
Galloway Teen Arrested After Vehicle Pursuit: Absecon PD Galloway Teen Arrested After Vehicle Pursuit: Absecon PD
Galloway Teen Arrested After Vehicle Pursuit: Absecon PD A 19-year-old Galloway resident was arrested and charged with stealing a car following a vehicle pursuit in Absecon on Monday, June 23, authorities said. Officers received a report of a stolen motor vehicle from Pine Street, Absecon police said. At 3 p.m., an officer observed the stolen vehicle traveling near 10th Avenue and Spring Lane, police said. A police officer attempted a motor vehicle stop, but the suspect, later identified as Prince-Naseem Medas, fled, initiating a pursuit through Galloway Township, law enforcement said. The pursuit continued along Upland Avenue until the suspect …
Manheim Twp. Police Chief Out After Pulling Gun On Biker: Board (UPDATE) Manheim Twp. Police Chief Out After Pulling Gun On Biker: Board (UPDATE)
Manheim Twp. Police Chief Out After Pulling Gun On Biker: Board (Update) Manheim Township Police Chief Duane Fisher will be out of a job after township commissioners voted to end his contract in the wake of a controversial traffic stop in which he pulled a gun on a motorcyclist, a video shows. The decision came Monday, June 23, when the Manheim Township Board of Commissioners unanimously agreed to provide Fisher with 30 days’ written notice and six months of severance pay. The board said the situation had become “untenable for all parties involved” but emphasized the decision was not based on any official finding of wrongdoing. Fisher had been placed on paid adm…
'Why Are You Stopping Me?' Motorcyclist Leads Chase Through East Rutherford Yards, Cops Say 'Why Are You Stopping Me?' Motorcyclist Leads Chase Through East Rutherford Yards, Cops Say
'Why Are You Stopping Me?' Motorcyclist Leads Chase Through East Rutherford Yards, Cops Say A 34-year-old Bergen County man is facing charges after police say he led officers on a wild motorcycle chase through streets and lawns. East Rutherford Police Sgt. Rubino attempted to stop a motorcycle with an unclear license plate on Paterson Avenue on Saturday, June 21, according to East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone. Instead of pulling over, the operator, later identified as Jorge Malndonado-Perez, 34, “refused to stop and continued traveling on Paterson Avenue,” Yannacone said. At one point, the driver turned around and yelled, “Why are you stopping me?” police said. In an ef…
Bloods Gang Member, Ex-Con Wanted By US Marshals Fights Paramus Cops: Police Bloods Gang Member, Ex-Con Wanted By US Marshals Fights Paramus Cops: Police
Bloods Gang Member, Ex-Con Wanted By US Marshals Fights Paramus Cops: Police A Bloods gang member and ex-con wanted by the US Marshals Service in a string of charges across New Jersey was arrested in Paramus, where he tried fighting off Paramus officers, police said. Paramus officers Jason Hrbek, Michael Cleary, and Matthew Orefice responded to Howland Avenue for a dispute where they encountered Danny Urena, 32, of Passaic on Thursday, June 19 at approximately 1:15 p.m., Paramus Police Deputy Chief Frank Scott said. Urena, standing at 6 feet and 3 inches and weighing 310 pounds, gave officers a false name, tried fleeing, and “continually flailed his arms and le…