Children In SUV As Driver Flees Trooper During Route 7 Traffic Stop In Colonie: Police
A traffic stop near a crash scene turned into a police pursuit with three children inside the vehicle, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, June 2.
Robert J. Tighe, 36, of Schenectady, was charged after fleeing a State Police investigator during a traffic stop on Alternate State Route 7 in Colonie, according to a release.
The incident happened around 8:47 a.m. on Friday, May 29, while traffic was backed up due to an ongoing crash investigation, police said.
A State Police investigator observed an SUV traveling westbound while illegally passing multiple vehicles on the left shoulder,…
Driver Killed ID'd After Hitting Troopers With Truck, Crashing Into Allentown Building: PSP
The man who died after crashing during a police pursuit in Allentown has been identified as Cristian F. Jimenez, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Monday, Dec. 8.
Jimenez, 27, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to Coroner Daniel Buglio. An autopsy performed Monday determined he died from multiple blunt force trauma sustained in the crash, and his manner of death was ruled an accident.
Jimenez was driving a vehicle that lost control and struck a fire hydrant, a utility pole, and then a building in the 180…
Hartford Man Fleeing Traffic Stop Crashes Into Car With Kids Inside In West Hartford: Police
A Connecticut man who police say tried to outrun officers crashed into a car with children inside in West Hartford earlier this week, authorities said.
Julio E. Colon, 27, of Hartford, is charged with engaging police in a pursuit, second-degree reckless endangerment, evading responsibility, interfering with police, misuse of plates, illegal tints, and other infractions, West Hartford police said.
Police initially tried to pull Colon over near Exit 43 on I-84 west for a traffic infraction around 5:23 p.m. Monday, but he sped away without stopping, West Hartford police said. Officers did not …
Spotsy Man Stomps Stranger’s Car, Bolts Through Hospital In Wild Police Chase: Sheriff
He stomped on the roof of a car that wasn’t his, tried to break in, then took deputies on a wild ride through a hospital parking lot before ditching his car near I-95, the sheriff said.
Moriano Lardge, 38, of Stafford, was arrested on Wednesday night, Aug. 6, after a chaotic series of events that began around 11 p.m. on Sun Bluff Way, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.
A caller reported seeing a man “standing on top of a vehicle that did not belong to him, stomping on it, yelling, and attempting to break into it,” the sheriff’s office said on Friday, Aug. 8.
When deputi…
Camden Man Convicted Of Robbing Women, Children At Gunpoint In Home Invasion: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old Camden man was convicted on Wednesday, June 25, of committing two gunpoint robberies in a Collingswood apartment building, authorities said.
On Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, shortly before 6 p.m., Jaquis Burton forced his way into an apartment in the Parkview Towers in Collingswood while armed with a firearm, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said.
Burton restrained two women and two children, 3 and 9, at gunpoint and demanded money, MacAulay said. He pistol-whipped one of the women, causing significant injuries, MacAulay said.
While fleeing the building, Burton robbed and ass…
Galloway Teen Arrested After Vehicle Pursuit: Absecon PD
A 19-year-old Galloway resident was arrested and charged with stealing a car following a vehicle pursuit in Absecon on Monday, June 23, authorities said.
Officers received a report of a stolen motor vehicle from Pine Street, Absecon police said. At 3 p.m., an officer observed the stolen vehicle traveling near 10th Avenue and Spring Lane, police said.
A police officer attempted a motor vehicle stop, but the suspect, later identified as Prince-Naseem Medas, fled, initiating a pursuit through Galloway Township, law enforcement said.
The pursuit continued along Upland Avenue until the suspect …
Stabbing Suspect Rams Montgomery Twp Cop Car, Leads Pursuit Through 3 Towns: Prosecutor
A North Carolina man stabbed a New Jersey resident, then fled the scene in a red SUV, sparking a police pursuit that stretched through three towns Monday, June 16, authorities said.
Brian Pyke, 65, of Calabash, NC, was arrested after allegedly stabbing a man on Willow Run Lane in Montgomery Township (Somerset County) around 1:32 p.m., according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.
Montgomery Police officers arrived on the scene along with Montgomery EMS and provided emergency care to the victim, McDonald said.
The man suffered stab wounds to the shoulder and abdomen and was rush…
Man Beat Husky With Saw Blade After It Got Loose From Car In Franklin Twp: Cops
A man is facing a long list of charges after he was caught on camera brutally beating a dog in Somerset County, then fleeing police during a wild pursuit, authorities said.
Dennis Storey, 62, of Perth Amboy, was arrested Tuesday, June 10, and is being held in the Morris County Jail, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. On Monday, June 16, a judge ordered him detained pending trial.
The alleged incident happened Saturday, June 7, around 7:18 p.m., when Franklin Township Police received a 9-1-1 call about an act of animal cruelty near Somerset Street, McDonald said.
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