Waterbury, CT
Police & Fire
CT Man Arrested In Waterbury Fatal Shooting; Second Suspect On The Run: Police CT Man Arrested In Waterbury Fatal Shooting; Second Suspect On The Run: Police
CT Man Arrested In Waterbury Fatal Shooting; Second Suspect On The Run: Police Authorities have arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with a fatal Waterbury shooting earlier this month.  Latroy Young, of Hartford, was arrested in connection with the shooting death of Frank Garay outside of a bodega on Charles Street on Sept. 15, Waterbury police said. Garay would have turned 30 just days later.  Facebook Waterbury police and Connecticut State troopers found Young at the G Style Lounge on Main Street in Hartford on Monday, Sept. 22, and arrested him without incident.  Young is charged with conspiracy to commit murder, criminal possession …

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by Josh Lanier
Newton, MA
News
Ryan Routh Reportedly Tries To Stab Himself After Verdict In Trump Assassination Attempt Trial Ryan Routh Reportedly Tries To Stab Himself After Verdict In Trump Assassination Attempt Trial
Ryan Routh Reportedly Tries To Stab Himself After Verdict In Trump Assassination Attempt Trial There was chaos in court moments after a jury found Ryan Wesley Routh guilty in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the defendant reportedly tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen, triggering a chaotic scene as marshals rushed the defense table. The verdict was returned Tuesday, Sept. 23, in a South Florida courtroom overseen by US District Judge Aileen Cannon after the jury deliberated two hours. She described the courtroom commotion as an “outburst,” and Routh was forcibly removed before being brought back in shackles to be told he will be sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 18, ac…

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by Joe Lombardi
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Brings Gunshot Wound To Englewood Hospital, Now Facing Weapons Charges: Prosecutor Man Brings Gunshot Wound To Englewood Hospital, Now Facing Weapons Charges: Prosecutor
Man Brings Gunshot Wound To Englewood Hospital, Now Facing Weapons Charges: Prosecutor A Jersey City man is facing multiple weapons charges after showing up at a Bergen County hospital with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Joel Galvis, 40, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 19, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Englewood Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. At about 6:27 a.m., officers were called to Englewood Hospital after Galvis arrived with a gunshot wound to his leg. Detectives determined that the injury was self-inflicted. Galvis had driven himself to the hospital, Musella said. A court-authorized se…

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by Cecilia Levine
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Menacing Call Ends With Loaded AR Pistol Arrest In Poughkeepsie: Police Menacing Call Ends With Loaded AR Pistol Arrest In Poughkeepsie: Police
Menacing Call Ends With Loaded AR Pistol Arrest In Poughkeepsie: Police A 21-year-old man was arrested in Dutchess County after police said he was found carrying a loaded AR-style pistol following a menacing complaint.  The incident happened on Friday, Sept. 19, at around 4:45 p.m. in the City of Poughkeepsie, when authorities received a report of a man threatening someone with a gun near 240 Main St., the city's police department said. Officers arrived and quickly found a suspect matching the description. Police said the man, identified as Jordan S. Lopez, was carrying a loaded 5.56-caliber Del-Tan Inc. DTI-15 AR pistol.  Lopez was arrested and char…

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by Ben Crnic
East Meadow, NY
Schools
Teen Threatens East Meadow High School Shooting, Arrested: Police Teen Threatens East Meadow High School Shooting, Arrested: Police
Teen Threatens East Meadow High School Shooting, Arrested: Police A teenager has been arrested after threatening a school shooting in East Meadow, Nassau County police announced on Monday, Sept. 22. East Meadow High School officials were alerted on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 8:02 p.m. about a disturbing message from a student. The 14-year-old male allegedly sent messages to classmates saying he would bring a firearm to school and open fire the next day. Police were notified immediately and responded to the boy’s home, where he was taken into custody without incident. The teen has been charged with Making a Threat of Mass Harm. He was released on an appearance …

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by Jillian Pikora
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Fredericksburg Man Shot Dead After Trying To Walk Away From Fight In Woodbridge: Police Fredericksburg Man Shot Dead After Trying To Walk Away From Fight In Woodbridge: Police
Fredericksburg Man Shot Dead After Trying To Walk Away From Fight In Woodbridge: Police A Fredericksburg man tried to walk away from an argument in Woodbridge and wound up dead — now two teens have been arrested in connection to his murder. Jordy Lopez Campos, 18, of Woodbridge, and Dumfries resident David Omar Benitez Martinez are both behind bars in connection with the death of David Kapay Kallo last week, the Prince William County Police Department announced on Saturday, Sept. 20. Kallo, 35, was found shot and killed late in the afternoon on Saturday, Sept. 13. Officers were called to the 13700 block of Telegraph Road around 7 p.m. for reports of gunshots, police said. Upo…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
News
Red Cup Dooms Waldorf Murderer In Apartment Killing: Prosecutors Red Cup Dooms Waldorf Murderer In Apartment Killing: Prosecutors
Red Cup Dooms Waldorf Murderer In Apartment Killing: Prosecutors It was the red plastic cup that helped seal his fate. A Charles County jury found Jermaine Christopher Stringer, 39, guilty of first-degree murder in the 2021 killing of Arick Jordan Jackson in Waldorf, officials announced Friday, Sept. 19. Prosecutors say that on the night of Sept. 10, 2021, deputies from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate reports of gunshots in an apartment breezeway in Waldorf. There, they found Jackson with a fatal gunshot wound in the back. Investigators later uncovered surveillance video showing Jackson speaking with Stringer before the s…

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by Zak Failla
Dallastown, PA
News
3 Officers Killed, 2 Injured Identified In York County Shooting; Gunman Matthew James Ruth Dead 3 Officers Killed, 2 Injured Identified In York County Shooting; Gunman Matthew James Ruth Dead
3 Officers Killed, 2 Injured Identified In York County Shooting; Gunman Matthew James Ruth Dead The three Northern York County Regional Police Department detectives killed in a York County ambush have been formally identified, Pennsylvania State Police announced during a Thursday, Sept. 18 press conference. Two other officers were wounded, and the gunman, 24-year-old Matthew James Ruth, was killed. The detectives killed in the line of duty have been identified as Cody Beaker, Mark Baker, and Isaiah Emenheiser. Another Northern York detective and a York County Sheriff’s deputy remain hospitalized. The confrontation lasted just two minutes and 16 seconds from the time Ruth opened fire t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Paterson Man Charged In Phillipsburg Shooting: Police Paterson Man Charged In Phillipsburg Shooting: Police
Paterson Man Charged In Phillipsburg Shooting: Police A 40-year-old Paterson man was arrested and charged after firing gunshots into a residence during an argument, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 18. On Monday, Sept. 15 at 9:35 a.m., Philipsburg police responded to the 100 block of Fox Street on a report of shots fired within a residence, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office. Rashad McCaskill fired a weapon inside the residence following a verbal argument and was seen exiting the scene when police arrived, authorities said. The bullet shot by McCaskill traveled through an exterior wall into a neighboring residence where it wa…

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by Sam Barron
New Windsor, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Held Against Will, Guns Found In New Windsor Home: Man Charged, Police Say Woman Held Against Will, Guns Found In New Windsor Home: Man Charged, Police Say
Woman Held Against Will, Guns Found In New Windsor Home: Man Charged, Police Say A 27-year-old man was arrested on gun charges after allegedly holding a woman at an Orange County home against her will, police said. The case unfolded on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at around 10:18 a.m. when officers responded to a residence on Vails Gate Heights Drive in New Windsor after receiving a report that a woman was being held against her will, the New Windsor Police Department said on Wednesday, Sept. 17.  When officers arrived, they were able to make contact with everyone inside. The victim told police there were guns in the home, prompting detectives to secure the residence and obt…

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by Ben Crnic
Uniondale, NY
Schools
Teen Found With Loaded Gun At Uniondale High School: Police Teen Found With Loaded Gun At Uniondale High School: Police
Teen Found With Loaded Gun At Uniondale High School: Police A 17-year-old was arrested after allegedly bringing a loaded handgun to Uniondale High School on Wednesday, Sept. 17, police announced. The teen was stopped by school security around 8:30 a.m. as he attempted to enter the school on Goodrich Street, according to detectives. A search of his backpack revealed a loaded black handgun, police said. Responding officers took the juvenile into custody without incident. He is charged with Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Weapon on School Grounds, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Weapo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Already Jailed For Road Rage, Elkton Man Now Linked To 2024 Shooting With Same Gun: State PD Already Jailed For Road Rage, Elkton Man Now Linked To 2024 Shooting With Same Gun: State PD
Already Jailed For Road Rage, Elkton Man Now Linked To 2024 Shooting With Same Gun: State PD The man who pointed a gun at a Maryland father, his wife, and his 2-year-old daughter during a bout of road rage has been linked to another incident last year, state police announced. Javoughn Berbick, 27, is facing an attempted murder charge for an alleged road rage shooting that was reported in 2024, following his arrest in May for an unrelated incident. On July 31, 2024, troopers from the Maryland State Police North East Barrack responded to the 300 block of Fletchwood Road in Elkton for a reported shooting. The victims, an adult man and woman, told troopers that a motorist they were in…

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by Zak Failla