Rapidly Spreading Scam Targets Drivers With Texts Meant To Click Quickly Rapidly Spreading Scam Targets Drivers With Texts Meant To Click Quickly
Rapidly Spreading Scam Targets Drivers With Texts Meant To Click Quickly A new scam is hitting phones with alarming claims tied to enforcement deadlines, and officials say it's designed to scare drivers into clicking fast. The messages are fraudulent and part of a growing trend known as smishing, or SMS-based phishing attacks, authorities say. The texts note an alleged traffic infraction and cite a specific deadline by which payment must be made to avoid license suspension, fines, or even criminal charges.  Some messages reference obscure motor vehicle codes or list a set of escalating penalties. A link is provided to submit payment through what appears to…
New York Man With Outstanding Warrants Resisted Arrest: Mount Olive Police New York Man With Outstanding Warrants Resisted Arrest: Mount Olive Police
New York Man With Outstanding Warrants Resisted Arrest: Mount Olive Police A 39-year-old Yonkers, NY man was arrested and charged with resisting arrest in Budd Lake on Tuesday, July 15, authorities said. At 3:39 p.m., officers a GMC pickup towing a trailer traveling west on Route 46 with multiple non-functioning brake lights, Mount Olive police said. During a motor vehicle stop, it was determined the driver, Khari Coleman had a suspended warrant and an active warrant out for his arrest $750 from Elizabeth, police said. Officers attempted to place Coleman under arrest, but he resisted, and a brief tussle ensued, police said. Coleman was eventually arrested and tr…
Wrong-Way Drunk Driver With Baby In Backseat Flees Cops, Then Tries Again In Brewster: NYSP Wrong-Way Drunk Driver With Baby In Backseat Flees Cops, Then Tries Again In Brewster: NYSP
Wrong-Way Drunk Driver With Baby In Backseat Flees Cops, Then Tries Again In Brewster: Nysp A Putnam County woman is facing a slew of charges after allegedly driving drunk with a one-year-old in the back seat, giving police a false name, and trying to flee a traffic stop twice, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday night, July 16, around 10 p.m., when a trooper on patrol spotted a vehicle traveling the wrong way down Main Street (Route 6) in Brewster, nearly causing a head-on crash and committing multiple traffic violations, New York State Police said on Thursday, July 17.  According to police, the driver, later identified as 30-year-old Carol A. Julian-Ramire…
New Haven Driver Gets Prison After Deadly Crash, Leaves Father Of 4 Dying In Street New Haven Driver Gets Prison After Deadly Crash, Leaves Father Of 4 Dying In Street
New Haven Driver Gets Prison After Deadly Crash, Leaves Father Of 4 Dying In Street A 21-year-old New Haven man is headed to prison after he sped away from a crash that left a motorcyclist dead.  Dajon Morris was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with it suspended after five years, the state prosecutor said. He must serve five years of probation once he's released from jail after pleading guilty to evading responsibility in connection with a deadly 2023 hit-and-run.  The crash happened at the corner of Clay Street and Haven Street in New Haven just before 9:30 p.m. on June 7, 2023. Morris, who was driving without a license, registration, or insurance, failed …
Multi-County Pursuit Ends In Crash After Yorktown Traffic Stop, Police Say Multi-County Pursuit Ends In Crash After Yorktown Traffic Stop, Police Say
Multi-County Pursuit Ends In Crash After Yorktown Traffic Stop, Police Say A Bronx man is facing several charges after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop in Westchester and leading officers on a chase that ended in a crash in Putnam County, police announced.  Starlin Siri Marte, age 21, was arrested just after midnight on Friday, July 11, in connection with an incident that began on Thursday evening, July 10, at around 11:20 p.m., Yorktown Police said on Tuesday, July 15. According to the department, around that time, an officer tried to stop a vehicle with a non-transparent, non-standard rear windshield and an inadequate muffler near Barger Street in York…
Drunk Driver Caught With 12-Year-Old In Car On Taconic Parkway In East Fishkill: NYSP Drunk Driver Caught With 12-Year-Old In Car On Taconic Parkway In East Fishkill: NYSP
Drunk Driver Caught With 12-Year-Old In Car On Taconic Parkway In East Fishkill: Nysp A 54-year-old man is facing felony charges after allegedly driving drunk with a 12-year-old child in his vehicle on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County, police announced. The arrest followed a traffic stop at around 10:42 p.m. on Friday, July 11, when a trooper pulled over a Ford traveling northbound on the parkway in East Fishkill for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Monday, July 14.  The driver, identified as Preston J. Kellner, age 54, of Pleasant Valley, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests at the scene, troopers said.…
NJ Transit Bus Driver Ran Red Light In Crash That Left Roseland Cop Critical: Prosecutor NJ Transit Bus Driver Ran Red Light In Crash That Left Roseland Cop Critical: Prosecutor
NJ Transit Bus Driver Ran Red Light In Crash That Left Roseland Cop Critical: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Orange NJ Transit bus driver has been charged after crashing into a police car in Roseland, authorities announced Monday, July 14. On Friday, June 20, at 4:12 p.m., a bus driven by Djimmy Evra was speeding and ran through a red light, slamming into a police car at Livingston Avenue and Prudential Drive, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Roseland Police Chief Director Livio Cioffi said. The officer, Mark Miller, a 29-year-old Bloomfield resident, sustained life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a nearby hospital, authorities said. Evra and three other pas…
Teen E-Bike Rider ID'd After Fatal New Hyde Park Crash During Police Pursuit Teen E-Bike Rider ID'd After Fatal New Hyde Park Crash During Police Pursuit
Teen E-Bike Rider ID'd After Fatal New Hyde Park Crash During Police Pursuit A Long Island teenager struck and killed by a car while fleeing police on an e-bike has now been identified. The victim, 15-year-old Antonio Benitez of Garden City Park, was hit just after 8 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at the intersection of Lakeville Road and Bryant Avenue in North New Hyde Park, Nassau County Police said in an update Monday. Antonio was riding an e-bike eastbound on Bryant Avenue when he was hit by a 2015 Lexus traveling southbound on Lakeville Road, as Daily Voice reported. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Lexus driver, 28-year-old Ruyan Ali of New Hyde Park Road, a…
DWI Driver Tells Cops He Had 3 To 4 Shots At Wedding Before Sparta Crash: Cops DWI Driver Tells Cops He Had 3 To 4 Shots At Wedding Before Sparta Crash: Cops
DWI Driver Tells Cops He Had 3 To 4 Shots At Wedding Before Sparta Crash: Cops A Newark man was charged with DWI after crashing his car into a wooded area in Sparta, police said. Ciro Antecio-Martinez, 28, was driving a black Acura Integra south on West Mountain Road when it veered across the street, broke through a wooden road barrier, and came to rest down a steep embankment, according to Sparta Township Police. The crash happened around 11:26 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, near 505 West Mountain Road. Officers Christopher Favaro, Michael Poon, Brian Gallagher, and Kyle Stoll responded and found the car badly damaged among trees and brush. Antecio-Martinez, the only pe…
DUI Crash In Beachside Vacation Spot Leaves Cyclist Badly Injured, Police Say DUI Crash In Beachside Vacation Spot Leaves Cyclist Badly Injured, Police Say
DUI Crash In Beachside Vacation Spot Leaves Cyclist Badly Injured, Police Say A 21-year-old international student was seriously injured when a suspected drunk driver hit him in the heart of Rehoboth Beach, a popular Delaware vacation destination, police said. The crash happened just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, in the 300 block of Rehoboth Avenue, according to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department. Investigators say Megan Smith, 20, of Lewes, was driving a Jeep Wrangler westbound on Rehoboth Avenue when she hit the cyclist, who was in the area on a J-1 visa.  The crash caused potentially life-threatening injuries, police said after the cyclist was rushed t…
Passed-Out Driver With Gun Who Crashed Into South Windsor Police Gate Busted Weeks Later: Cops Passed-Out Driver With Gun Who Crashed Into South Windsor Police Gate Busted Weeks Later: Cops
Passed-Out Driver With Gun Who Crashed Into South Windsor Police Gate Busted Weeks Later: Cops A Hartford man is facing nine criminal charges after police say he "passed out" behind the wheel with a loaded gun in plain sight, then led officers on a dangerous chase that ended with a crash into the South Windsor Police Department’s gate, authorities said.  Eliu Claudio, 44, was arrested on Thursday, July 10, following an investigation into an incident from April, South Windsor police said.  Officers found Claudio slumped over in the driver’s seat of a car that was stopped in the middle of Miller Road near Abbe Road. A beer can was sitting in the cup holder, according to …
2 Officers Injured In Violent Traffic Stop Arrest In Ramapo, Police Say 2 Officers Injured In Violent Traffic Stop Arrest In Ramapo, Police Say
2 Officers Injured In Violent Traffic Stop Arrest In Ramapo, Police Say Two police officers in Rockland County were injured during a traffic stop after a driver with multiple outstanding warrants violently resisted arrest, authorities said. The incident happened on the evening of Thursday, July 10, in the Town of Ramapo, according to Ramapo Police. Officers had pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation when they discovered the 27-year-old driver from Nanuet had a suspended license, along with an active bench warrant from New Hempstead and an arrest warrant from Clarkstown, the department said. When officers attempted to take the man into custody, police sa…