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High school student killed in Stamford crash
STAMFORD, CT (WFSB) - A high school student was identified as the victim in a deadly motorcycle crash that happened in Stamford last week. Though his name wasn’t released, he was identified as a 17-year-old who rode a 2020 Kawasaki motorcycle. “Our Stamford community is heartbroken by the tragic...
Boy, 13, hit by stray bullet on way to NYC park as cops crash cruiser while responding to scene: sources
A 13-year-old boy was hit by a stray bullet on his way to a park to pick up his siblings in the Bronx Monday evening, law enforcement sources and relatives said. Then two NYPD cops were injured in a crash on the way to the scene, cops and sources added. The teen was nicked in the head as shots rang out around 7 p.m. on the grounds of NYCHA’s Morrisania Houses on East 169th Street near Park Avenue, authorities said. He was about to pick up his two younger siblings – both under 4-years old, according to a woman named Joy who is...
NYPD officers crash while responding to call of 13-year-old shot in head in Bronx: Police
An NYPD vehicle slammed into another car while responding to calls about a 13-year-old who was shot in the head in the Bronx, according to police. Two officers were making their way to the scene of the shooting on 169th Street in the Morrisania neighborhood when their squad car collided with another vehicle before smashing into a wall. A witness said that he saw several police cars rushing down Melrose Avenue in the moments before the crash.
Logan Spillane Killed In Sprain Brook Crash In Greenburgh
The fatal crash happened on Saturday, May 18 around 1:30 p.m. on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh, Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police said on Tuesday, May 21. According to Hicks, a 1999 Lexus RX300 had been speeding and attempting to pass several vehicles when it struck a 2004 Toyota Camry in the parkway's southbound left lane. The Lexus then lost control and rolled several times.
‘Ty did this’: Woman ID’s ex-boyfriend as her killer before dying
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (PIX11) — A woman who was allegedly stabbed to death by an ex-boyfriend told her dad he attacked her in her final moments, police said. “Ty did this,” Shirley Rodriguez, 29, muttered to her father after she was assualted early Monday outside the Washington Heights apartment building where she lived with her […]
Dance studio closed after Jeep crashes into building
NORWALK, Conn. (WFSB)—The Norwalk Academy of Dance is closed after a vehicle crashed into its building on Westport Avenue. Norwalk police say no injuries were reported. No further information was immediately available. The crash is under investigation.
20-Year-Old Man Steals Vehicle With Child's Wheelchair From Yorktown Home: Police
Letrell Ackerman of Reading, Pennsylvania was taken into custody by Yorktown Police on Thursday, May 16 in connection with the theft of a vehicle with an electric wheelchair inside that occurred in June 2023, the department announced on Friday, May 17. The arrest was made in connection with an incident...
Blaze Breaks Out At Restaurant In Norwalk
A fire broke out at a mixed-occupancy building with a restaurant in Fairfield County. The blaze began around 10:10 a.m. Sunday, May 19, at the two-story structure in Norwalk. The building had a Mexican eatery on the first floor and apartments on the second floor at Liberty Square. When responders...
Police: Resident targeted by Californian’s fraud scheme
WESTPORT — A California man has been implicated in a scheme to fraudulently withdraw money from a resident’s bank account. Jordan Smith, 36, of Tracy, Calif., was charged May 9 with first-degree identity theft and first-degree forgery. Police in April 2023 launched an investigation into a complaint that...
Firefighter Injured During Blaze At Croton Residence
The incident began on Thursday, May 16 just after 6 p.m., when Croton-on-Hudson firefighters raced to a home on Memory Lane for a reported blaze. Within minutes, crews were at the scene and confirmed that a fire had begun in the residence's garage. Firefighters then stretched a hose to the garage while also searching the home for residents.
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