Perryville-Port Deposit, MD
Police & Fire
Perryville Man Busted With Kilo Of Cocaine, Loaded Ghost Gun After Traffic Stop: State Police Perryville Man Busted With Kilo Of Cocaine, Loaded Ghost Gun After Traffic Stop: State Police
Perryville Man Busted With Kilo Of Cocaine, Loaded Ghost Gun After Traffic Stop: State Police A dealer accused of supplying cocaine across Northern Maryland was taken down after troopers recovered more than a kilogram of drugs and a handgun, state police say. Perryville resident Dwight L. Alexander, 48, was arrested at around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 24, at about 8:30 in the morning on a warrant issued by the Cecil County District Court Commissioner’s Office, police said.  The arrest stems from a months-long Maryland State Police investigation into cocaine distribution in Cecil County.  Troopers identified Alexander as a source of supply and secured search warrants for h…

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by Zak Failla
Pemberton-Browns Mills, NJ
Police & Fire
No Charges For Officer In Deadly Pemberton Police Shooting: AG No Charges For Officer In Deadly Pemberton Police Shooting: AG
No Charges For Officer In Deadly Pemberton Police Shooting: AG A grand jury has decided not to file criminal charges against a Pemberton Township police officer involved in the fatal shooting of a 57-year-old Browns Mills man last year, authorities announced, Thursday, Nov. 20. On Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, a 911 call reporting smoke coming from a residence was received at 3:22 p.m., Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The Pemberton Township Volunteer Fire Department and township police officers responded to a home on Woodland Avenue, Platkin said. Responding officers were told that a man with a firearm, later identified as Marvin Taylor, was in …

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by Sam Barron
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Allentown Officer To Stand Trial For Hitting Surrendering Man With Gun Muzzle: DA Allentown Officer To Stand Trial For Hitting Surrendering Man With Gun Muzzle: DA
Allentown Officer To Stand Trial For Hitting Surrendering Man With Gun Muzzle: DA A judge has ruled that an Allentown police officer will stand trial for striking a surrendering suspect in the face with the muzzle of his service weapon, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Abviud Carvajal, 31, of Allentown, is charged with Felony Aggravated Assault – Attempts to Cause or Causes Bodily Injury with a Deadly Weapon and Misdemeanor Simple Assault, according to the DA’s office. Following a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 18, Magisterial District Judge Todd Heffelfinger ruled that all charges would be held for court. Carvajal i…

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by Jillian Pikora
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Armored Car Robbery Spree Spanned Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia: FBI Armored Car Robbery Spree Spanned Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia: FBI
Armored Car Robbery Spree Spanned Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia: FBI Three suspects in a violent armored truck robbery spree stretching from Pennsylvania to New York — and involving getaway cars traced to Virginia — have been arrested, the FBI announced following the latest capture of two suspects in October. FBI Philadelphia Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs said Dante Shackleford, 26, and Mujahid Davis, 24, have been charged by indictment in connection with three armored truck robberies or attempted robberies in July and August, as well as an attempted armored truck robbery in October in Philadelphia. “The swift arrests in this case are a testament t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Jury Finds Hartford Man Guilty Of Killing Friend, Injuring Another In Apartment Attack Jury Finds Hartford Man Guilty Of Killing Friend, Injuring Another In Apartment Attack
Jury Finds Hartford Man Guilty Of Killing Friend, Injuring Another In Apartment Attack A Connecticut jury has found a 38-year-old man guilty of a fatal shooting inside an apartment in 2022.  Benjamin White was convicted of murdering Simon Griffin, 33, by shooting him in the head inside Griffin's Hartford home, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced on Wednesday, Oct. 29.  Another man, 27, was also shot in the neck but survived. According to trial evidence, White joined Griffin and the surviving victim to smoke and drink at the Laurel Street apartment on Aug. 11, 2022. The men got into an argument over a past crime White had committed. Whit…

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by Josh Lanier
Coeymans-Ravena, NY
News
Bullet Fired Into Neighbor’s Bathroom Leads To Stash Of Police Gear In Ravena Home: Cops Bullet Fired Into Neighbor’s Bathroom Leads To Stash Of Police Gear In Ravena Home: Cops
Bullet Fired Into Neighbor’s Bathroom Leads To Stash Of Police Gear In Ravena Home: Cops An Albany County man was arrested after investigators say he accidentally fired his AR-15 through a wall, sending a bullet into his neighbor’s bathroom. Deputies were called Tuesday, Oct. 29, after the Ravena neighbor discovered a bullet hole while using the bathroom, according to Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple. The round had traveled through the exterior and interior walls of the home before stopping. Investigators traced the bullet’s path and found a corresponding hole in the adjoining residence. The neighbor there admitted to discharging the weapon while “cleaning” the rifle, Apple sa…

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by Michael Mashburn
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Road Rage Shooting At Northampton County Intersection Has Troopers Searching For Gunman: PSP Road Rage Shooting At Northampton County Intersection Has Troopers Searching For Gunman: PSP
Road Rage Shooting At Northampton County Intersection Has Troopers Searching For Gunman: PSP A gunman opened fire near a busy intersection,  Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Troopers from Bethlehem responded to the area of Nor Bath Boulevard and Savage Drive in Allen Township, Northampton County, around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, after a report of shots fired, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. A 33-year-old Allentown man was driving westbound in a white Kia sedan when a man attempted to illegally cross Nor Bath Boulevard against the light, investigators explained. The driver stopped to avoid hitting him, and that’s when the suspect walked t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lexington Park, MD
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Man Found Holding Gun After Argument Turns Deadly Outside Lexington Park Home, Sheriff Says Man Found Holding Gun After Argument Turns Deadly Outside Lexington Park Home, Sheriff Says
Man Found Holding Gun After Argument Turns Deadly Outside Lexington Park Home, Sheriff Says An argument turned deadly outside a Maryland home overnight, landing a 58-year-old man behind bars, authorities announced. David Scott Jones is facing multiple murder charges in connection with a fatal shooting reported in Lexington Park, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. At around 6:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, deputies were called to the 21000 block of Bellevue Court in Lexington Park to investigate a reported assault in progress where shots were fired. Upon arrival, deputies found a man dead near the driveway of an area home, as Jones stood nearby holding a handgun. O…

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by Zak Failla
Montgomery-Walden, NY
News
Man Admits Shooting Victim, Climbing On His Car, Firing Again In Walden: DA Man Admits Shooting Victim, Climbing On His Car, Firing Again In Walden: DA
Man Admits Shooting Victim, Climbing On His Car, Firing Again In Walden: DA A 56-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a felony weapons charge for shooting a victim twice during an argument in Orange County nearly five years ago, prosecutors announced. Wilfredo Crespo of Pine Bush pleaded guilty in Orange County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 21, to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 27. The charges stem from an incident on Christmas Eve in 2020, at around 7:20 a.m., in the parking lot of a business in the Village of Walden. Prosecutors said Crespo got into a verbal argument with anot…

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Vernon, NY
News
5 Officers Suspended After In-Custody Shooting Inside Prisoner Van In Mount Vernon (UPDATE) 5 Officers Suspended After In-Custody Shooting Inside Prisoner Van In Mount Vernon (UPDATE)
5 Officers Suspended After In-Custody Shooting Inside Prisoner Van In Mount Vernon (Update) Five police officers have been suspended following an internal investigation into the in-custody shooting that occurred last week inside a police transport van in Westchester County. The suspensions, announced on Thursday, Oct. 23, come after a .22-caliber revolver was found in the van following the Thursday, Oct. 16 incident, in which a prisoner was shot in the leg while being taken from Mount Vernon Police Headquarters to the Westchester County Jail, as Daily Voice previously reported.  According to the department, the weapon should have been detected during the prisoner’s initial ar…

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by Ben Crnic
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Through Spotsylvania Pawn Shop In 27-Second Smash-And-Grab Caught On Cam: Sheriff Car Crashes Through Spotsylvania Pawn Shop In 27-Second Smash-And-Grab Caught On Cam: Sheriff
Car Crashes Through Spotsylvania Pawn Shop In 27-Second Smash-And-Grab Caught On Cam: Sheriff Gone in 27 seconds. An investigation has been launched in Virginia following an early-morning smash-and-grab burglary where suspects in a sedan may have been trying to steal guns from a pawn shop. It all took place in less than 30 seconds, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office. Shortly before 6 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, a deputy from the sheriff's office on patrol at the Four Mile Fork Shopping Center saw a suspicious vehicle with its headlights on and visible front-end damage. Google Maps street view Moments later, an alarm blared from a nearby pawn shop.  W…

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by Zak Failla
Jenkintown, PA
News
Teen Girl Charged For Murder In Jenkintown Fatal Shooting: DA Teen Girl Charged For Murder In Jenkintown Fatal Shooting: DA
Teen Girl Charged For Murder In Jenkintown Fatal Shooting: DA A teenager is accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old in Jenkintown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Precious Hamilton, 15, of Crum Lynne, was arrested for the shooting death of Baseem “Seyven” Baker inside his family’s apartment on the 100 block of York Road on Monday, Oct. 6. They responded to a 911 call at 5:01 p.m. and found Baker unresponsive on the bedroom floor with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to investigators. Detectives determined Hamilton had been staying at the apartm…

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by Jillian Pikora