Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Police Name ATV Rider Killed In Philadelphia Crash Police Name ATV Rider Killed In Philadelphia Crash
Police Name ATV Rider Killed In Philadelphia Crash Authorities have identified the ATV rider who died in a North Philadelphia wreck on Thursday night, June 13.  Michael Anthony Pembleton was headed south on Broad Street when his ATV hit the passenger side of a Subaru near Westmoreland Street, PPD said.  Pembleton, 35, was taken to Temple University Hospital and pronounced dead around 9 p.m., city police said.  The driver of the Subaru remained on the scene and no arrests have been made, officials said. An investigation is underway. 

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by Mac Bullock
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
$5,000 Bounty To Find Arsonist Who Torched ATV In Newton $5,000 Bounty To Find Arsonist Who Torched ATV In Newton
$5,000 Bounty To Find Arsonist Who Torched ATV In Newton Police and fire investigators are asking for the public's help to determine who set an ATV on fire earlier this month, and they're offering a reward for any information leading to an arrest.  Newton firefighters received multiple 911 calls for a fire at 85 Dudley Road around 5:30 p.m. on June 1. When they arrived, flames had consumed a Polaris 900 ATV, which retail for about $3,000.   Arson investigators spoke with witnesses and examined the evidence and have determined the fire was more likely intentionally set. They're asking anyone in the area at the time of the blaze to c…

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by Josh Lanier
Albany, NY
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19-Year-Old Admits Dragging Trooper 200 Yards On ATV While Fleeing In Capital Region 19-Year-Old Admits Dragging Trooper 200 Yards On ATV While Fleeing In Capital Region
19-Year-Old Admits Dragging Trooper 200 Yards On ATV While Fleeing In Capital Region Years in prison await a 19-year-old man who confessed to dragging a New York State Police trooper on his ATV while attempting to flee. Rensselaer County resident Joseph Dominy, of Sand Lake, pleaded guilty to assault in Rensselaer County Court on Friday, May 31. According to prosecutors, State Police stopped Dominy at around 5 p.m. Friday, March 1, for illegally operating his ATV on Johnny Cake Lane in Sand Lake. Earlier Report: 19-Year-Old ATVer Drags Trooper 200 Yards While Fleeing In Capital Region, Police Say He quickly became combative with the trooper before attempting to d…

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by Michael Mashburn
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
CT Police Officer Seriously Injured By ATV Driver, Police Say CT Police Officer Seriously Injured By ATV Driver, Police Say
CT Police Officer Seriously Injured By ATV Driver, Police Say A Connecticut police officer's leg was seriously injured after an ATV allegedly hit him. The incident occurred in New Haven on Sunday, April 7, in the area of Ferry and Peck Streets. According to Officer Christian Bruckhart of the New Haven Police, the officer was struck and his leg seriously injured while attempting to stop a group of ATVs illegally riding through the city. The group fled the area after the officer was struck, police said. The name of the injured officer was not released. Anyone who can identify any of these individuals or who may have information regarding th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Albany, NY
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old ATVer Drags Trooper 200 Yards While Fleeing In Capital Region, Police Say 19-Year-Old ATVer Drags Trooper 200 Yards While Fleeing In Capital Region, Police Say
19-Year-Old ATVer Drags Trooper 200 Yards While Fleeing In Capital Region, Police Say A 19-year-old man is accused of injuring a New York State Police trooper in the region while attempting to flee on an ATV. The Rensselaer County incident happened at around 5 p.m. Friday, March 1, in Sand Lake on Johnny Cake Lane. State Police said the trooper stopped Joseph Dominy, of Averill Park, for illegally operating an ATV. Dominy was reportedly uncooperative and attempted to drive away. The trooper became trapped under the vehicle and was dragged approximately 200 yards before getting unstuck. They were taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital for serious but non-life-threatening…

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by Michael Mashburn
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
ATV Driver Plowing Snow Killed In Plunge Down Embankment: Butler Police ATV Driver Plowing Snow Killed In Plunge Down Embankment: Butler Police
ATV Driver Plowing Snow Killed In Plunge Down Embankment: Butler Police A 69-year-old woman was killed when the ATV she was using to plow snow went down an embankment on Tuesday, Feb. 13, Butler police said. Police in Butler responded to a residence on Washington Street on a report of an unresponsive woman under an ATV.  Upon arrival, police discovered the woman had been plowing the snow in her driveway when her ATV went down an embankment in the back of the property. Her family had attempted resuscitation and despite resuscitation attempts by first responders, she was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident remains under investigation, police said.

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by Sam Barron
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Person Hospitalized After Being Hit By ATV At Baseball Field In Yorktown Person Hospitalized After Being Hit By ATV At Baseball Field In Yorktown
Person Hospitalized After Being Hit By ATV At Baseball Field In Yorktown New Update: 21-Year-Old Intentionally Injured Man With ATV In Yorktown, Police Say A person was sent to a hospital after being struck by an all-terrain vehicle at a baseball field in Northern Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 27, when an ATV struck the victim at a baseball field in Yorktown located in Lakeside Park on Hunterbrook Road, according to Yorktown Police Chief Robert Noble.  According to Noble, witnesses told police that numerous people had been on ATVs and dirtbikes in the park when the victim was hit. The ATV's driver was also …

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by Ben Crnic
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Heath Man Who Drunkenly Shot At Friends As He Chased Them Gets 5 Years: DA Heath Man Who Drunkenly Shot At Friends As He Chased Them Gets 5 Years: DA
Heath Man Who Drunkenly Shot At Friends As He Chased Them Gets 5 Years: DA A 39-year-old Franklin County man who admitted to terrorizing his friends by chasing them through the woods while firing shots at them received a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday, Jan. 31, authorities said. Olin Schwenger-Sartz, 39, of Heath, pleaded guilty to 10 charges, including two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a loaded firearm while intoxicated, the Northwestern District Attorney said.  Schwenger-Sartz's tenant was found passed out at his Rowe Road home on Oct. 4, 2020. They called their friend to help th…

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by Josh Lanier
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
Rescuers Carry Injured Hiker A Mile To Safety In Upton: Police Rescuers Carry Injured Hiker A Mile To Safety In Upton: Police
Rescuers Carry Injured Hiker A Mile To Safety In Upton: Police A joint operation between Upton police, firefighters, and EMS helped save an injured hiker earlier this week.  The hiker, whose name was not released, was injured in a wooded area off East Street near Peppercorn Hill Conservation Area on Tuesday, Jan. 24, Upton police said.  Crews used drones and an ATV to find them. But the terrain was rough, and the only way to get them to a doctor was to carry the injured hiker about a mile out of the snowy wilderness. They were being treated at Milford Regional Medical Center.  UPD deployed the ATV and Drone units to assist Upton Fire & EMS wi…

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by Josh Lanier
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Child Airlifted To Hospital After Being Hit By Car While Riding Four-Wheeler Maryland Child Airlifted To Hospital After Being Hit By Car While Riding Four-Wheeler
Maryland Child Airlifted To Hospital After Being Hit By Car While Riding Four-Wheeler A young teen is seriously injured after a being hit by a vehicle while riding an ATV across a Maryland road, authorities say. The 16-year-old Lothian girl was reportedly struck by a Honda Civic around 6 p.m., in the 800 block of Mount Zion Marlboro Road, according to Anne Arundel County police. Investigators say that two dark colored four wheeled ATV's were crossing the road from a private driveway when the Honda approached, striking the ATV the girl was riding on. The girl was ejected from the ATV upon collision and the Honda was able to come to a controlled stop.  The teen was airl…

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by Annie DeVoe
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Grandpa, 78, Swipes ATVs From Enterprise: Wallington PD Grandpa, 78, Swipes ATVs From Enterprise: Wallington PD
Grandpa, 78, Swipes ATVs From Enterprise: Wallington PD A 78-year-old grandfather hitched a trailer with three ATVs inside to his pickup and stole them before dawn from an Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Wallington, authorities said. Detective Szymon Popek found security video from a nearby home that helped produce a solid lead after the trailer was reported stolen from the rental company lot shortly before 4:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. Officer Peter Wojcik recalled seeing the white GMC pickup truck early on the morning of his previous shift, Kudlacik said Tuesday, Sept. 20. Sgt. Paul Stolarz also helped identify Peter Van Du…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
2 Teens Hurt In Lehigh Valley ATV Crash: State Police 2 Teens Hurt In Lehigh Valley ATV Crash: State Police
2 Teens Hurt In Lehigh Valley ATV Crash: State Police Two teenagers were injured when the ATV they were riding collided with a sedan in the Lehigh Valley, authorities said. The crash happened on Mountain Road and Ashfield Road in Washington Township (Lehigh County) Tuesday, June 28, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said. A 13-year-old drove the all-terrain vehicle, with a 14-year-old passenger, the trooper said. The pair were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest for treatment. The 37-year-old driver of the 2006 Kia Rio involved in the wreck was uninjured, police said. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Nicole Acosta