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Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Police On Long Island Searching For SUV Involved In Hit-Run That Injured Cop
Police on Long Island are searching for an SUV that allegedly struck a police cruiser, injuring the officer, and fled the scene. The crash occurred in Deer Park on Commack Road at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 1. According to Suffolk County Police, a First Precinct officer was driving a marked police vehicle with lights and sirens northbound on Commack Road while attempting a traffic stop. An SUV traveling southbound on Commack Road crashed into the front driver-side door of the police vehicle near Tell Avenue, police said. The vehicle, which fled southbound without stopping, is …
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Head-On Crash In Ashby Leaves Man, Woman Seriously Injured
Two people are recovering from serious injuries following a head-on crash in the region. The Middlesex County wreck happened shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, in Ashby on Turnpike Road. Ashby Police said a 2003 Cadillac Escalade was driving westbound near Greenville Road when it crossed the centerline and struck a Ford pickup truck head-on. The impact left a 43-year-old Ashburnham woman trapped in the Escalade and a 58-year-old Townsend man stuck in the pickup truck. Fire and medic crews had to use hydraulic tools to extricate both victims from their vehicles. The Ashburnham woman wa…
New Haven
Police & Fire
Trooper Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Cruiser On I-91 In Meriden During Storm: Police
A state trooper was taken to a hospital after a car driven by a 20-year-old New York resident crashed into the back of her cruiser on a Connecticut highway amid a winter storm, police announced. The incident happened in New Haven County during a winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 9 around 7:40 p.m., when a state police cruiser was parked in the left lane of Interstate 91 South in Meriden while helping with a call for traffic service. According to state police, a 2016 Cadillac Escalade driven by Putnam County resident Luis Sanchez, Jr. of Brewster, age 20, was traveling south in the left la…
Arlington
Traffic
Driver In Custody After Crashing Into Barrier At White House: Secret Service
A car crashed into a security barrier along 15th Street NW near the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday afternoon, shutting down some roads in the area, a Secret Service spokesperson confirmed. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, Anthony Guglielmi, the chief of communications for the US Secret Service said that a vehicle collided with an exterior gate at the White House complex, and that a driver had been taken into custody. The cause and manner of the crash are now under investigation. Photos from the scene show that a gold-colored SUV, likely a Cadillac Escalade crashed int…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Westbury Man Drives Drunk With 3 Children In Backseat, Crashes Into Tree: Police
A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly drove drunk with an adult passenger and three kids in the back, crashing into a tree, police said. The crash happened just after 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 in Garden City. According to Nassau County Police, 41-year-old Ruben Gonzalez of Westbury was driving north on Cherry Valley Avenue while he was drunk. He had a front passenger, a 37-year-old woman, and his three children in the back, ages 4, 9, and 11. Police said that near the intersection of 10th Street, Gonzalez’s 2023 Cadillac Escalade went off the road and crashed into a t…
Orangetown
Police & Fire
New Update: Woman Dies After Being Struck In ShopRite Parking Lot By Driver From Tappan
A woman died from injuries sustained after being struck by an SUV being operated by a Hudson Valley resident in the parking lot of a ShopRite in northern New Jersey on Labor Day, sources tell Daily Voice. The incident happened in Bergen County in the parking lot of the Route 4 supermarket just after 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4. The victim, a 77-year-old from Hackensack. was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center after she was hit by the 81-year-old Rockland County resident, a man from Tappan, driving a Cadillac Escalade, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Earlier report: T…
Paramus
Police & Fire
Woman, 77, Dies After Being Struck By 81-Year-Old Driver In Paramus ShopRite Parking Lot
A 77-year-old woman died after being struck by an SUV in the parking lot of the Paramus ShopRite on Labor Day, sources tell Daily Voice. The Hackensack resident was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center after she was hit by an 81-year-old Tappan, NY man driving a Cadillac Escalade in the parking lot of the Route 4 supermarket just after 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Police and members of Paramus EMS arrived and attempted life-saving measures. The woman died Monday evening, sources with direct knowledge of the incident confirm. The driver of…
Orangetown
Police & Fire
Tappan Resident Ticketed After Woman Struck, Severely Injured In ShopRite Parking Lot
A Hudson Valley resident was ticketed after a woman was knocked unconscious by an SUV in the parking lot of a ShopRite in northern New Jersey. New update: Woman Dies After Being Struck In ShopRite Parking Lot By Driver From Hudson Valley The incident happened around 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4 in Bergen County in the lot of the eastbound Route 4 supermarket in Paramus. The 77-year-old Hackensack woman was unresponsive after being struck by a Cadillac Escalade, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Police and members of Paramus EMS arrived and attempted life-saving measures before she …
Paramus
Police & Fire
Woman, 77, Severely Injured By 81-Year-Old Escalade Driver In Paramus ShopRite Parking Lot
A woman was knocked unconscious by an SUV in the parking lot of the Paramus ShopRite on Labor Day. UPDATE: Woman, 77, Dies After Being Struck By 81-Year-Old Driver In Paramus ShopRite Parking Lot ** Original story continues below ** The 77-year-old Hackensack woman was unresponsive after being struck by a Cadillac Escalade in the lot of the eastbound Route 4 supermarket, just after 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Police and members of Paramus EMS arrived and attempted life-saving measures before she was rushed by ambulance to Hackensack University M…
Norfolk
Police & Fire
Foxborough Man Dies In Hit, Run Crash, Rhode Island Man Arrested
A man was charged with motor vehicle homicide after his involvement with a crash that killed a Norfolk County man, officials say. Randall Ricketts, age 58, of Foxborough, died on Monday, Aug. 29 after a three-car hit-and-run crash on Route 95 north near Exit 7 in North Attleborough, according to the Massachusetts State Police. Joseph Pompei Jr., age 50, of Cranston, Rhode Island, was later arrested in relation to the crash, police said in an update. The tragedy was initiated before 4:15 p.m. by a crash between a 2006 Buick LaCrosse, driven by Pompei, and a late-model Cadillac Escalade, d…
New Haven
Police & Fire
Alleged Stalker: Waterbury Man Arrested After Multiple Highway Incidents, Police Say
A Connecticut man has been charged after he allegedly repeatedly stalked a woman for months while she drove to and from work, police announced. New Haven County resident Nicholas Perugini III, age 53, of Waterbury, was arrested on Thursday, June 8 at around 1 a.m. for his alleged role in the stalking of a woman that spanned several months, according to Connecticut State Police. On Wednesday, May 10 at approximately 11:40 p.m., police were first notified of the man’s behavior. The female victim, who has not been named by authorities, contacted the police to report that she had been harass…
Ridgewood
Police & Fire
SUVs Collide In Ridgewood
Two drivers escaped without major injury when their SUVs collided Monday in Ridgewood. The driver of a Cadillac Escalade had a clutch of party balloons with her when she was treated for a minor injury at the scene of the May 1 noontime crash with an Audi Q7 at South Van Dien and East Ridgewood avenues. All Points Towing removed both vehicles. Firefighters joined village police, who are investigating the cause. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this article. All Points Towing removed both The Audi Q7 (left) and the Cadillac Escalade following Monday's crash in Ridgewoo…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Man Throws Explosive Device On SUV Parked At North Merrick Home
Police are investigating after a man threw an explosive device onto a parked SUV outside a Long Island home. The incident happened at around 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, in North Merrick, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said the suspect threw the device onto the front of a Cadillac Escalade that was parked in the driveway of a home on Sherman Avenue. It ignited, damaging the vehicle’s front end. The man then took off on foot, heading eastbound toward Park Avenue, according to police. Nobody was injured in the incident. It was not immediately clear if the suspect had any conn…
Prince George's
Police & Fire
Police Look For SUV Involved In Fatal Greenbelt Hit And Run
Police are asking for help finding the driver responsible for a fatal hit and run that occurred in Greenbelt, authorities say. Zarek Lynch, 22, of Annapolis was killed after being hit by a vehicle around 2 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the 6300 block of Greenbelt Road, according to Prince George's County police. Investigation revealed that the vehicle is likely a 2002-2006 Cadillac Escalade that is dark in color and/or black. The vehicle is suspected to have heavy front-end damage on its passenger side and is missing portions of its passenger side headlight. Police say that previous un…
Northern Highlands
News
Gotcha
! Saddle River Officers Nab Trio Of Teens Who Fled Burglary Attempt In Stolen SUV
Police in Saddle River nabbed a trio of car thieves -- one of them 18, the others 15 -- moments after they tried breaking into a million-dollar-home, authorities said. Officers responding to a burglary-in-progress call on Bayberry Drive this past Tuesday morning spotted a parked Cadillac Escalade that had been reported stolen a short time earlier from a burglarized home in Mountain Lakes, Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. Seeing them, the driver hit the gas. The officers pursued the SUV into Allendale and Waldwick before breaking off the pursuit at Route 17 out of concerns for civilian saf…
Hackensack
News
Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed On Treacherous Stretch Of Road In Hackensack
A 64-year-old Hackensack woman was struck and killed on a notorious stretch of road Sunday night, authorities confirmed. The victim was struck by a Cadillac Escalade near the corner of Polifly Road and Mary Street near Route 80 around 8:30 p.m., city police Capt. Michael Antista said. She was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, the captain said. The 65-year-old driver, also of Hackensack, remained at the scene, Antista said. Police closed the road while investigating the crash. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was notified and the county sheriff's Bureau o…
Morris
Police & Fire
‘Lock It Or Lose It:’ 3 Cars Stolen From Morris County Neighborhood In 2 Days, Police Say
Police in one Morris County town have issued several alert after three vehicles were stolen within a matter of two days — and two of them within a span of less than 10 minutes. The first two thefts occurred from Oliver Street and Chandler Road in Chatham “in about eight minutes,” on Tuesday, July 5, local police said in a release the following afternoon. Meanwhile, a Cadillac Escalade was stolen from the east end of Main Street, police said a short time later. All of the stolen vehicles were left unlocked with the keys inside, according to police. A follow-up post on Thursday, July 7 stat…
Warren Hunterdon
Obituaries
Beloved Tow Truck Driver Struck, Killed While Responding To Hunterdon County Crash, 26
A beloved 26-year-old tow truck driver was struck and killed while responding to a Hunterdon County crash scene Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Gary Vondrasek, 86, was driving a 2014 Cadillac Escalade westbound in the left lane of Route 22 near the Phillips 66 Gas Station in Readington when he drifted into the median and hit a disabled vehicle and tow truck driver, identified as Seth Newton, just after 3 p.m., Readington Township Police said. Newton, of Readington, was pronounced dead at the scene. Vondrasek, of Lebanon, was treated at the scene before being taken to RWJ Univers…
North Salem
News
NY Bodybuilder Shot Parents Over Child Custody Dispute, Police Announce
The bodybuilder accused of attempting to kill his parents in their Long Island mansion has been charged with two counts of second-degree attempted murder as authorities released new details in the case. Dino Tomassetti, age 29, of Brooklyn, is expected to appear in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 29, for the arraignment of the charges, said Brendan Brosh, of the Nassau County District Attorney's Office. Police said Dino Tomassetti shot his father Rocco Tomassetti, age 65, in the back and then shot his 64-year-old Vinceta Marsicano-Tomassetti in the head inside their Hewlett Harbor ma…
Mahwah-Ramsey
News
Update
: Man Accused Of Shooting Parents On Christmas Identified
UPDATE (DEC. 29): A bodybuilder who was picked up from the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday by Nassau County detectives shot his parents in their Long Island mansion on Christmas in a dispute over his 1-year-old son, authorities said. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A fleeing driver captured in Mahwah after police said he shot his parents in their $3 million Long Island mansion on Christmas morning is a bodybuilding personal trainer from Brooklyn. Dino Tomassetti, 29, recently of the borough's East Williamsburg section, remained held Sunday in the Bergen County Jail on a detainer out …
Nassau
Police & Fire
Sources: Long Island Man Who Shot Parents On Christmas Day Taken Into Custody
A Long Island man accused of shooting his parents on Christmas morning was captured hours later in Mahwah, New Jersey. Dino Tomassetti, a 29-year-old bodybuilder recently of the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, remained held Sunday in the Bergen County Jail on a detainer out of Nassau County. His parents, Rocco Tomassetti, 65, and Vincenza Marsicano-Tomassetti, 64, required surgery following the double shooting shortly after 10 a.m. on Seawane Drive in the village of Hewlett Harbor on the island's South Shore, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Their son fled in a Cadillac Es…
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Four Hospitalized After SUV Crashes Into Building In Northern Westchester
Three people and the driver of an SUV are recovering after the vehicle jumped a curb, hit the pedestrians, and then a Northern Westchester building, according to police. The incident took place around 8:15 p.m., Thursday, Nov 18, in Peekskill. Responding officers found a blue Cadillac Escalade on the east sidewalk of the 10 Block of North Division St. heavily damaged. They also found three individuals who had been struck by the SUV, Peekskill Police said. All three victims, as well as the driver of the Escalade, were transported to Westchester Medical Center for treat…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes
News
Firefighters Free Driver In Franklin Lakes Rollover
Franklin Lakes firefighters freed a heavily entrapped driver after a rollover crash. The Cadillac Escalade was on its side on Summit Avenue at Lynn Drive when responders arrived shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters stabilized the vehicle and began removing the roof before turning over the driver to the Franklin Lakes Volunteer Ambulance Corps for transportation to an area hospital. CityWide Towing removed the vehicle.Franklin Lakes Fire Dept.
South Passaic
News
Driver, 27, Extricated After Multi-Vehicle Garden State Parkway Pileup
UPDATE: A driver had to be extricated following a pre-dawn multi-vehicle pileup Saturday on the rainy Garden State Parkway in Clifton. The 27-year-old victim was taken to the trauma unit at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after his Nissan Sentra overturned in the five-vehicle, chain-reaction crash near Exit 153B around 4:50 a.m. There was no immediate word on other injuries, although his appeared the most serious. Firefighters freed the driver of the overturned Nissan Sentra.CHRIS LEON (Bergen Brookside Auto Body and Towing, Inc.) The vehicle may have been caused by a …
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Seen
IT? Newark PD Seeks Carjacked Cadillac
Authorities in Newark are on the lookout for a silver SUV they say was targeted in an armed carjacking Monday afternoon. A man exiting a 2004 Cadillac Escalade was approached by an armed man who demanded money near the 300 block of Hawthorne Avenue around 11:45 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The armed man then sped off in the victim’s vehicle, heading west on Hawthorne Avenue, Ambrose said. Anyone with information about the stolen vehicle is asked to contact the Newark Police Division's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477).
Hudson
Police & Fire
Arrest Warrant Issued For Driver In Connection With Serious Jersey City Hit-Run Crash
Authorities are on the lookout for a 42-year-old driver wanted in a crash that seriously injured a 26-year-old woman New Year's Day in Jersey City. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Asim Murrell, who is believed to have been behind the wheel of a Cadillac Escalade that struck the woman in the northbound lane of Ocean Avenue near Warner Avenue around 1 a.m. Jan. 1, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The woman was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center where she was treated for multiple, serious injuries, as Murrell, of Jersey City, fled the scene, Suarez said.…
Mount Pleasant
News
Six Million GM Vehicles Recalled To Replace Airbags
General Motors is recalling millions more vehicles due to defective Takata-built airbag inflators. For more than a year, automakers have been recalling vehicles that were installed with defective airbags, which could potentially explode, causing injuries to the driver or passengers. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Takata used ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion and inflate airbags in a collision. But the chemical can deteriorate when exposed to high temperatures and humidity and blow apart a metal canister, spewing out shrapnel. GM had…
Northwest Dutchess
News
3.4M GM SUVs, Pickup Trucks Recalled Due To Brake Problem
Facing pressure from the federal government, General Motors is recalling more than 3.4 million pickup trucks and SUVs nationwide that may have potential brake problems. The recall includes Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickup models from 2014 through 2018, as well as Cadillac Escalade models from 2015 to 2017, and the GMC Yukon, Chevy Suburban and Tahoe models from 2015 through 2018. According to GM, as the pump in power-assisted brakes age, they may put out less power than needed, increasing stopping distance and the risk of a crash. The recall comes following a…
Greenwich
Police & Fire
Pickup Truck, Range Rover Stolen From Driveway In Greenwich
A local resident had not one but two vehicles stolen out of a driveway in Greenwich early Monday. Greenwich police said the Woodside Drive resident reported a 2015 Chevy K1500 pickup truck and a 2016 Range Rover, both which had the key devices inside, and were unlocked, were stolen sometime overnight. The victim was second in the past couple days to have a vehicle stolen. On Friday, a 2015 Cadillac Escalade parked behind Richard’s on Greenwich Avenue, with the keys inside, was stolen when the owner returned. As always, Greenwich police are reminding residents…
Armonk
Business
Power Steering Problems Prompt Latest GM Recall Of Trucks
General Motors has announced that the company is recalling 1.2 million pickup trucks and SUVs due to power-assisted steering problems that have been reported and caused a number of crashes. GM announced the latest recall - on the heels of a recall for a rear brake issue on 10 models earlier this week - stating that the power steering can fail momentarily during low-speed turns, due to a voltage drop in the vehicle. It then returns midway through the turn, increasing the likelihood of a crash. According to GM, there have been 30 reports of crashes, with two injuries. No deaths have been repo…
