Drive-By Shooting On Massachusetts Street Under Investigation, Police Say Drive-By Shooting On Massachusetts Street Under Investigation, Police Say
Drive-By Shooting On Massachusetts Street Under Investigation, Police Say Police in Western Massachusetts are searching for the person or people who fired shots on a city street, hitting a vehicle and an apartment building. The shooting took place around 8:15 p.m., Wednesday, June 23 on Francis Avenue in Pittsfield, Lieutenant Michael Maddalena said.  Arriving police units located ballistic evidence in the roadway and a parked vehicle had also been struck.  Further investigation showed that one round had struck the side of one of the apartment buildings as well, Maddalena said. Pittsfield Police Detectives and Crime Scene responded to proces…
Teen Nabbed Breaking Into Vehicles In Fairfield County, Police Say Teen Nabbed Breaking Into Vehicles In Fairfield County, Police Say
Teen Nabbed Breaking Into Vehicles In Fairfield County, Police Say A teen was arrested for allegedly breaking into several vehicles in a Fairfield County neighborhood after another suspect escaped capture by ramming a police vehicle. According to Trumbull Police, Christian Vargas, age 18, of Waterbury, was apprehended around 3 a.m., on Monday, June 14, after a resident reported seeing an individual checking the doors of vehicles that were parked in their driveway at the intersection of Devellis Drive and Park Lane. Vargas was found walking in a nearby driveway of where thefts occurred, said Lt. Brian Weir. A resident reported that they…
DA: Norristown Man, 21, Arrested By U.S Marshals For Overnight Burglary Sting Across MontCo DA: Norristown Man, 21, Arrested By U.S Marshals For Overnight Burglary Sting Across MontCo
DA: Norristown Man, 21, Arrested By U.S Marshals For Overnight Burglary Sting Across MontCo A 21-year-old Norristown man was arrested by U.S Marshals in Harrisburg (Dauphin County) for his alleged involvement in an overnight burglary sting across Montgomery County, authorities announced Thursday. Junine Garnett is accused of orchestrating eight burglaries and eight attempted burglaries between Aug. 17, 2020, and Sept. 24, 2020, from residences across Collegeville Borough, East Norriton Township, Lower Providence Township, Trappe, and West Norriton Township, all while the occupants were asleep in the homes, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Ste…
Superior Court Up Holds First-Degree Murder Charge For Harrisburg Birthday Boy's Killer Superior Court Up Holds First-Degree Murder Charge For Harrisburg Birthday Boy's Killer
Superior Court Up Holds First-Degree Murder Charge For Harrisburg Birthday Boy's Killer A first-degree murder conviction for a 2018 killing outside a Harrisburg bar was upheld in the Superior Court on Thursday, according to PennLive. Now-44-year-old Charles Williams is serving a life sentence plus-10-years in prison for the shooting death of 20-year-old Jamal Washington outside of Double D’s Bar. The incident occurred on Washington’s birthday -- March 24. Williams is also convicted for attempted murder of one of Washington’s friends, who was shot 12 times that night, but survived. The appeal was made by Williams, claiming that prosecutors did not prove he was the gunma…
Suspect Nabbed For Fatal Main Street Shooting Of Long Island Man Suspect Nabbed For Fatal Main Street Shooting Of Long Island Man
Suspect Nabbed For Fatal Main Street Shooting Of Long Island Man A 19-year-old is being held without bail in the shooting death of another man in broad daylight on a busy Long Island street. Joseph Garcia, of Port Jefferson Station, was arrested on Saturday, March 27, for the shooting death of David Bliss, 25, of Shirley in Port Jefferson on Wednesday, March 24, said the Suffolk County Police. Garcia, who has been charged with second-degree murder, was ordered held without bail during his arraignment on Sunday, March 28. During the arraignment, Garcia entered a not guilty plea. The shooting, which was caught on video surveillance, took place when …
Suspect Nabbed Attempting To Enter Occupied Home In Fairfield County Suspect Nabbed Attempting To Enter Occupied Home In Fairfield County
Suspect Nabbed Attempting To Enter Occupied Home In Fairfield County A 24-year-old Fairfield County man was nabbed for allegedly attempting to enter a home that was occupied. The incident took place around 11:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 22, when police responded to a residence in the 500 block of Black Rock Turnpike for an intruder complaint reported by the homeowner, Lt. Antonio Granata said.  The intruder attempted to enter the home by turning the exterior door handles to the residence.   The intruder fled the scene before police arrived, however, the incident was captured on the homeowner’s video surveillance system, which was provided to police…
Lakewood Man, 39, Gets 30 Years In State Prison For Fatal Shooting Lakewood Man, 39, Gets 30 Years In State Prison For Fatal Shooting
Lakewood Man, 39, Gets 30 Years In State Prison For Fatal Shooting A 39-year-old Lakewood man has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison for killing another man in 2016, authorities said. Merrill Spencer pleaded guilty on Nov. 22 to aggravated manslaughter, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.  He was sentenced on Wednesday before Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski and has been held in Ocean County Jail since his arrest in June 13, 2016, Billhimer said. On June 13, 2016, Lakewood police officers responded to Martin Luther King Boulevard. Officers found Johntel Thomas, 23, of Toms River, with an a…
Police Investigating Shots Fired Incident On Long Island Police Investigating Shots Fired Incident On Long Island
Police Investigating Shots Fired Incident On Long Island Police are investigating a case of shots fired on Long Island over the weekend. The department received a call of shots fired in the area of East Argyle Street in Valley Stream around 4:45 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, said the Nassau County Police. No one was found injured and police are investigating the situation. Police are asking homeowners with video surveillance that might have captured the shooting to contact police at 516-573-8800. 
Man Taking Pics In Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Identified, Had Child Porn, Police Say Man Taking Pics In Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Identified, Had Child Porn, Police Say
Man Taking Pics In Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Identified, Had Child Porn, Police Say A man caught secretly recording females in bathroom stalls at a Barnes & Noble on Route 3 in Clifton was carrying child porn videos, authorities said. Juan Mejia, 44, of Paterson, was being held Friday in the Passaic County Jail pending a detention hearing this coming Wednesday. Mejia was arrested for secretly videotaping two separate females who were using the bathroom stalls, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Mark Centurione said Friday.He was charged with separate counts of child endangerment for the videos and could face additional counts as an inv…
Monsey Stabbing Suspect Interviewed By Police For Earlier Attack Just Days Before Incident Monsey Stabbing Suspect Interviewed By Police For Earlier Attack Just Days Before Incident
Monsey Stabbing Suspect Interviewed By Police For Earlier Attack Just Days Before Incident Police detectives had interviewed the alleged Monsey machete attacker before the Hanukkah attack in connection with an earlier stabbing in the area. According to Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel, detectives worked for hours and hours to identify a vehicle caught on a grainy video in the area of the Howard Drive attack on Wednesday, Nov. 20, when a father of four was stabbed multiple times as he walked to worship.  In addition to showing the video to area body shops, it was also reviewed with the FBI, who most said it appeared to be a Honda Pilot, but no one could absolutely confirm the …
Threat To Area High School Deemed 'Not Credible,' Police Say Threat To Area High School Deemed 'Not Credible,' Police Say
Threat To Area High School Deemed 'Not Credible,' Police Say A threat of violence at an area high school has been deemed to be "not credible," according to police. Word of the threat at Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School was provided around 9:21 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 to the Town of Hyde Park Police, said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. According to Benson, someone posted a picture on social media of a bathroom wall at FDR stating there was going to be a shooting tomorrow. Detectives were able to track down where the post originated from and that student was interviewed by the school resource officer and detectives, Benson sa…
Murder Trial For Fatal Shooting Of Westchester Man Scheduled Murder Trial For Fatal Shooting Of Westchester Man Scheduled
Murder Trial For Fatal Shooting Of Westchester Man Scheduled The murder trial for three men implicated in the death of a college student from Westchester is set to begin next week. Jury selection for the trial for Tasjawn “Tay” White, 20, Pierre Mensah, 43, and Phillip Spearman, 54, who have been connected to the fatal shooting of Mount Vernon resident Donovan Brown, 24, in March last year, is expected to begin on Monday, Nov. 18. It is alleged that on the night of March 13, leading into the early morning hours of March 14, Mensah and White were involved in a series of incidents, including a robbery and subsequent attempted robbery, which resulted in…