Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 21 In Newark, Officials Say Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 21 In Newark, Officials Say
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 21 In Newark, Officials Say A pedestrian was struck and killed on Route 21 in Newark on Wednesday, May 15, authorities confirmed. It happened at the intersection of McCarter Highway and South Street, closing the roadway between Pennington and Mulberry Streets as of 4:40 p.m. Chief Assistant Prosecutor Tom Fennelley said his office is investigating. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Fugitive Hunters Bear No Responsibility For Accused Killer's Suicide In Newark Park: Grand Jury Fugitive Hunters Bear No Responsibility For Accused Killer's Suicide In Newark Park: Grand Jury
Fugitive Hunters Bear No Responsibility For Accused Killer's Suicide In Newark Park: Grand Jury UPDATE: A team of fugitive hunters bear no responsibility for the death of a Newark man who shot himself rather than be captured, a grand jury has found. Don Jones, 50, was wanted for a homicide in Union County when members of the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force and city police chased him into West Side Park last Aug. 29, 2023. Jones pulled a handgun from his waistband, dashed to an open field and was surrounded by police, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said on Wednesday, May 15. He then dropped to his knees, pointed the firearm at his head and p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
Jumper Survives Plunge Off Victory Bridge In Middlesex County: Police Jumper Survives Plunge Off Victory Bridge In Middlesex County: Police
Jumper Survives Plunge Off Victory Bridge In Middlesex County: Police A person who jumped from the Victory Bridge in Middlesex County miraculously survived on Wednesday, May 15, Daily Voice has learned. Marine units from Perth Amboy, Woodbridge, and the New Jersey State Police responded to the bridge that brings Route 35 over the Raritan River around 3:30 p.m., Sayreville Police Lt. James Novak said. They found the jumper — alive — and brought them to Raritan Bay Hospital in Perth Amboy. The jumper's name and injuries are unknown at this time.  Ten years ago, fences were installed along the bridge to prevent suicides, NJ Advance Media reporte…

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by Jon Craig
Worcester
Police & Fire
Milford Teen Missing For Multiple Days; Police Ask For Help Finding Her Milford Teen Missing For Multiple Days; Police Ask For Help Finding Her
Milford Teen Missing For Multiple Days; Police Ask For Help Finding Her Milford police are asking for the public's help to find a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for several days.  Eloh De Jesus Nunes De Almeida was last seen by her loved ones on Saturday, May 11. Investigators do not have information on what she was wearing when she disappeared.  Police ask anyone with information on her disappearance or whereabouts to contact Milford officers at 508-473-1113.

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by Josh Lanier
Capital District
Police & Fire
Troy 19-Year-Old Leads Troopers On Chase Before Crashing, Police Say Troy 19-Year-Old Leads Troopers On Chase Before Crashing, Police Say
Troy 19-Year-Old Leads Troopers On Chase Before Crashing, Police Say A teen driver is facing multiple charges after allegedly leading troopers on a chase before crashing his car in the region. The Washington County incident happened just before 11 p.m. Sunday, May 12, in the town of Easton. New York State Police said troopers attempted to stop a vehicle on State Route 40 for traffic violation when the driver failed to stop, leading to a pursuit. The driver, 19-year-old Rensselaer County resident Kevin Penadicent, of Troy, reportedly continued driving at a high rate of speed and turned off his headlights to try and evade police. Penadicent eventually lost c…

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by Michael Mashburn
Prince George's
Police & Fire
Police Searching For Sedan Used By Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Woman In Landover Police Searching For Sedan Used By Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Woman In Landover
Police Searching For Sedan Used By Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Woman In Landover Police in Prince George's County are on the lookout for a vehicle and driver involved in a fatal crash in Landover overnight. A hit-and-run driver is at large following a fatal pedestrian crash that was reported at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14 in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway and Bell Haven Drive, officials say. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, officers found a woman in the roadway upon their arrival, suffering from traumatic injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Now, investigators are seeking the public's assistance in locat…

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by Zak Failla
Putnam
Police & Fire
Road Reopens After Large Oil Spill On Stretch Of Busy Hudson Valley Route Road Reopens After Large Oil Spill On Stretch Of Busy Hudson Valley Route
Road Reopens After Large Oil Spill On Stretch Of Busy Hudson Valley Route This story has been updated. A stretch of a busy Hudson Valley road was temporarily closed to traffic following a crash that resulted in a large oil spill, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, May 15, when a crash occurred on Route 6 in Mahopac between Crane and Washington Roads, Carmel Police announced around 12:15 p.m.  The crash caused a large oil spill that had to be cleaned up by hazmat teams and area fire departments.  No injuries were reported in the incident. Authorities have not yet released more information about the crash. The road was re…

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by Ben Crnic
Darien
Police & Fire
Woman Busted For Scamming Darien Resident Out Of $45K, Police Say Woman Busted For Scamming Darien Resident Out Of $45K, Police Say
Woman Busted For Scamming Darien Resident Out Of $45K, Police Say A 29-year-old woman was charged with larceny for allegedly taking part in a bank scam that cost a Fairfield County resident $45,000. Gabriella Rodrigues, age 29, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was arrested on Friday, May 10, after she turned herself in to Darien Police on a warrant. According to Lt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police, the warrant stems from an incident reported in September 2023 where the victim reported she received a call from a man claiming to be an employee with her bank and that there had been fraud on her account. The victim provided information the suspect used t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lancaster
Police & Fire
PA Dad Admits To Injuring 2-Month-Old Infant, Braking Bones, Police Say PA Dad Admits To Injuring 2-Month-Old Infant, Braking Bones, Police Say
PA Dad Admits To Injuring 2-Month-Old Infant, Braking Bones, Police Say A Mount Joy dad has "admitted to causing the injuries," to his 2-month-old infant daughter, police stated in a release on Wednesday, May 15 and in court documents subsequently obtained by Daily Voice.  Bryan Garcia-Almanza, 25 who recently moved to the 200 block of Cherry Lane in Marietta, was arrested and had his preliminary hearing and arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Michael Hess on Tuesday, May 14, according to court records.  Garcia-Almanza's infant daughter had previously been admitted to the Penn State Hershey Medical Center on February 9, 2024, the Susque…

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by Jillian Pikora
Mercer
Police & Fire
'Patient Broker' From Balto Goes To Federal Prison For Preying On NJ Drug Addicts 'Patient Broker' From Balto Goes To Federal Prison For Preying On NJ Drug Addicts
'Patient Broker' From Balto Goes To Federal Prison For Preying On NJ Drug Addicts A Baltimore man was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for paying people to bribe drug addicts in New Jersey to go to specific rehab centers -- some as far as California. John Devlin, 37, is one of seven people who took deals from the government and admitted participating in a plot to defraud health insurance companies through patient brokering in several states, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. The confessed schemers enlisted "recruiters" to pay users addicted to heroin and other drugs with "robust" private health insurance several thousand dollars to ent…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Arlington
Police & Fire
Victim Who Withdrew $10K From VA Bank Was Followed By Trio Who Stole It, Police Say Victim Who Withdrew $10K From VA Bank Was Followed By Trio Who Stole It, Police Say
Victim Who Withdrew $10K From VA Bank Was Followed By Trio Who Stole It, Police Say Warrants have been issued for a pair from New Jersey and New York who police said targeted a victim who withdrew a large amount of cash at a Virginia bank. Pedro Bernal Montoya, 43, of New Jersey, and Antonio Ramos Acevedo, 33, of New York, watched as the victim took out $10,000 from a Springfield, VA bank on March 21, at 3:13 p.m., Fairfax County police said. Police did not say where in NJ or NY the men were from. They then followed the victim to a shopping center, where they broke into their vehicle and stole the money, police said. Detectives obtained warrants for Montoya and Acevedo&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfax
Police & Fire
One Dead In Double Shooting That Police Say Was Drug Deal Gone Bad In Centreville One Dead In Double Shooting That Police Say Was Drug Deal Gone Bad In Centreville
One Dead In Double Shooting That Police Say Was Drug Deal Gone Bad In Centreville Fairfax County police have released preliminary information in a double shooting that left one person dead on Wednesday, May 15. Police were called to the 14600 of Route 29 in Centreville around 9:30 a.m. where they found one man dead with a gunshot wound and another seriously wounded, FCPD Capt. Kent Bailey said. Bailey said that the community is safe and that the incident preliminary seems to be the result of an illegal drug deal. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine