Man Nabbed For ID/Credit Card Theft, Possession Of Marijuana In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Nabbed For ID/Credit Card Theft, Possession Of Marijuana In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Nabbed For ID/Credit Card Theft, Possession Of Marijuana In Fairfield County, Police Say A man driving with a suspended registration was allegedly busted for identity theft and numerous other crimes in Fairfield County during a traffic stop. Karon Golding, age 23, of West Hartford, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 14, driving a 2007 Acura TSC by Wilton Police, following a traffic stop, Wilton Police said. During the stop, officers noticed a strong smell of marijuana and a search of the vehicle turned up: A plastic sandwich bag containing a marijuana-like substance located in the center console. A large heavy-duty plastic bag containing a marijuana-like substance located in the …
Philadelphia Man, 40, Arrested In Fatal South Jersey Hit-Run Crash Philadelphia Man, 40, Arrested In Fatal South Jersey Hit-Run Crash
Philadelphia Man, 40, Arrested In Fatal South Jersey Hit-Run Crash Authorities have arrested a 40-year-old driver suspected of leaving the scene of a fatal hit-run crash. Gregory Graves of Philadelphia was charged in connection with the incident in Runnemede on Jan. 3, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Runnemede Police Chief Paul Dailey. Graves has been charged with one count of second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal accident, one count of third-degree being involved in a fatal accident with a suspended license, and one count of third-degree hindering apprehension or prosecution, Mayer and Dailey said. Officers responded t…
Authorities ID Driver In Deadly NJ Hit-Run As Philly Man, 40 Authorities ID Driver In Deadly NJ Hit-Run As Philly Man, 40
Authorities ID Driver In Deadly NJ Hit-Run As Philly Man, 40 A Philadelphia man has been identified as the driver in a hit-and-run New Jersey crash that killed a 61-year-old man, authorities said. Gregory Graves, 40, struck Frederick Murray on S. Black Horse Pike and East Clements Bridge Road in Runnemede on Jan. 3 just before 5 p.m., Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Runnemede Police Chief Paul Dailey said. Murray of Somerdale was transported to an area hospital where his condition worsened until he died on Jan. 11. Surveillance footage showing a blue Chevrolet Trailblazer as the suspect vehicle, Dailey and Mayer said. Then, an…
Driver, Passenger Both Charged In Union City Hit-Run That Killed Bicyclist Driver, Passenger Both Charged In Union City Hit-Run That Killed Bicyclist
Driver, Passenger Both Charged In Union City Hit-Run That Killed Bicyclist Prosecutors have arrested the driver and passenger involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 56-year-old Union City man. On Nov. 16, Marcelino Pilco was heading northbound near Bergenline Avenue on 48th Street when he was struck on his bike around 7:45 p.m., taken to Jersey City Medical Center and pronounced dead later that night, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Miguel Perez, 28, of Union City, was arrested Wednesday and charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, causing death while driving with a suspended license, providing false reports to law …
Video: Police Release Bodycam Footage Of Viral Arrest Video In Hudson Valley Video: Police Release Bodycam Footage Of Viral Arrest Video In Hudson Valley
Video: Police Release Bodycam Footage Of Viral Arrest Video In Hudson Valley The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office has released bodycam footage of an altercation after a 26-year-old woman alleged that deputies used excessive force while arresting her outside a Buffalo Wild Wings last week. Saugerties resident Shana Shaw was picking up food at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 28 on Ulster Avenue in Ulster when she was approached by members of the Sheriff’s Department, who sought to arrest her for driving with a suspended license after she allegedly cut him off without signaling. In a video taken at the scene that quickly went viral, Shaw was seen shrieking and s…
Ulster County Woman Arrested For Driving With Suspended License, Registration With Marijuana Ulster County Woman Arrested For Driving With Suspended License, Registration With Marijuana
Ulster County Woman Arrested For Driving With Suspended License, Registration With Marijuana An Ulster County woman was arrested after allegedly driving while under the influence of alcohol with suspended car registration, a suspended driver's license and marijuana in her possession.  Kristen A. DeGroat of Saugerties, 26, was initially pulled over on Route 32 at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28, according to the Saugerties Police Department. Officers found that DeGroat's driver's license and car registration were both suspended, according to police, and found a "quantity of marijuana" in her possession.  DeGroat was charged with the misdemeanors of driving whi…
20-Year-Old From Norwalk Driving With Elevated BAC Charged After Crash In Darien, Police Say 20-Year-Old From Norwalk Driving With Elevated BAC Charged After Crash In Darien, Police Say
20-Year-Old From Norwalk Driving With Elevated BAC Charged After Crash In Darien, Police Say A 20-year-old Norwalk man was charged with a DUI after striking a utility pole with his truck, according to police.  Darien Police officers responded to the scene of the accident at the intersection of Raymond St. and Old Kings Highway at approximately 9:05 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21.  According to police, driver Wilmer Valladeres was not at the scene, and was contacted. Police said that when Valladeres arrived at the scene, he was off-balance and smelled like alcohol. He failed field sobriety testing, police said. Valladeres's blood alcohol content was reportedly measured at .0…
Authorities: East Orange Man Was Twice Legal Limit In Crash That Cost Passenger His Leg Authorities: East Orange Man Was Twice Legal Limit In Crash That Cost Passenger His Leg
Authorities: East Orange Man Was Twice Legal Limit In Crash That Cost Passenger His Leg An East Orange man's blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit when he crashed into a tree causing his 19-year-old passenger to have one of her legs amputated, authorities said Friday. Charles D. Sloan, Jr., 33, was charged with second-degree assault by auto causing serious bodily injury while intoxicated within 1,000 feet of school property, fourth degree assault by auto, and fourth degree causing serious bodily injury while driving on a suspended license, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said in a joint release. Sloan was driving with a suspended lice…
Guns, Cell Phones Seized; Revoked Registration Leads To Arrest Guns, Cell Phones Seized; Revoked Registration Leads To Arrest
Guns, Cell Phones Seized; Revoked Registration Leads To Arrest A revoked motor vehicle registration tipped off police suspicion that led to an arrest as well as the confiscation of a firearm. Cody Mounsysavanh, 25, of Fitchburg, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 9, at around 3 a.m. on Harvard Street in Fitchburg on the charges of possession of a firearm without an FID Card, carrying a firearm, possession of ammunition with an FID Card, carrying a loaded firearm, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, operating a motor vehicle with a revoked registration, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle, police said. When police pulled Mounsysavanh ov…
PD: Newark Duo Busted With Illegal Handgun, Large Capacity Magazine, Ecstasy In Morris County PD: Newark Duo Busted With Illegal Handgun, Large Capacity Magazine, Ecstasy In Morris County
PD: Newark Duo Busted With Illegal Handgun, Large Capacity Magazine, Ecstasy In Morris County A man and woman from Newark had an illegal handgun with a large capacity magazine as well as ecstasy and Suboxone when they were pulled over for a violation in Hanover, authorities said Antoine Watson, 31, and Shadeekah Moon, 37, had controlled dangerous substances in plain view when they were pulled over in Hanover Aug. 30, Chief Mark D. Roddy said. A search of the vehicle turned up ecstasy, Suboxone, drug paraphernalia and an illegal handgun, authorities said. Watson was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, felon in possession of a gun, possession of large capacity magazine, po…
Stamford Man Who Lied About Name, Age Faces DUI, Other Charges After Wilton Crash, Police Say Stamford Man Who Lied About Name, Age Faces DUI, Other Charges After Wilton Crash, Police Say
Stamford Man Who Lied About Name, Age Faces DUI, Other Charges After Wilton Crash, Police Say A wanted Stamford man who allegedly veered off the road and into a rock while under the influence gave police a false first name and age to avoid being arrested on an active warrant for an earlier DWI, police said. Luis C. Ibanez, 34, reportedly had a warrant for his arrest stemming from a DUI in Ridgefield--he had not shown up in court after posting $1,000 bail and being released into his sister's custody, according to police. His driving privileges had been suspended. According to police, 38-year-old Luis C. Ibanez, who was standing outside of his crashed car at the scene of the most rece…
Prosecutor: Ocean County Driver Charged In NY Pedestrian's Death, Fled Parkway Crash Scene Prosecutor: Ocean County Driver Charged In NY Pedestrian's Death, Fled Parkway Crash Scene
Prosecutor: Ocean County Driver Charged In NY Pedestrian's Death, Fled Parkway Crash Scene A 37-year-old man from Toms River has been charged in the death of a Westchester County, NY, man who was struck on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Roberto Sandoval-Guerrero was charged with vehicular homicide,  Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said on Wednesday. Daniel Cintron, 50, of Ossining, NY, had been involved in a minor accident late Saturday with a car driven by Frank Puglisi, 21, of Staten Island, NY. before a third vehicle struck both of them along the side of the parkway, Billhimer said. Cintron and Puglisi had gotten out of their veh…