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Shelter In Place Order At Southeast DC Apartment Lifted; Suspect In Custody, Police Say Shelter In Place Order At Southeast DC Apartment Lifted; Suspect In Custody, Police Say
Shelter In Place Order At Southeast DC Apartment Lifted; Suspect In Custody, Police Say Some residents in Southeast DC got a scare on Monday morning when a person barricaded inside an apartment before being taken into custody, police say. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's Emergency Response Team were called before noon to the 2800 block of Q Street SE on March 11 where there was a standoff involving a suspect inside one of the units.  As a precaution, residents were instructed to stay inside their homes, and there were multiple road closures in the area. #update Road closures are still in effect, please avoid the area.PIO is responding to the scene.M…
Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Montgomery County Mall: Police Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Montgomery County Mall: Police
Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Montgomery County Mall: Police New details have been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a four-hour standoff inside an area department store. Armed with a knife, police say that Christopher Lawrence, 37, attempted to steal a watch from JC Penney at the Westfield Wheaton Mall, but was caught and wound up barricading himself inside of a fitting room, forcing an evacuation of the store while police worked to resolve the situation. The barricade was reported at JC Penney at the Wheaton Mall Google Maps street view The incident began at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, with dozens …
Metropolitan Police Searching For Suspect Who Fired Shots At Officers In Southeast DC Metropolitan Police Searching For Suspect Who Fired Shots At Officers In Southeast DC
Metropolitan Police Searching For Suspect Who Fired Shots At Officers In Southeast DC The gunman who opened fire at Metropolitan Police officers in Southeast DC remains at large hours after a shooting outside an area apartment building. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Friday night, officers responded to reports of gunshots that rang out in the 3400 block of 13th Place SE, prompting further investigation. Upon arrival at the building, acting MPD Chief Pamela Smith said that officers canvassed the area, and when they were searching the parking lot, a man wearing a white t-shirt, black pants, with long, shoulder-length hair, began firing at officers. The wanted suspect. Metrop…
Barricaded Suspect Found Hiding In Closet After 9-Hour Standoff: Bethlehem PD Barricaded Suspect Found Hiding In Closet After 9-Hour Standoff: Bethlehem PD
Barricaded Suspect Found Hiding In Closet After 9-Hour Standoff: Bethlehem PD Bethlehem police arrested a wanted man following a nine-hour barricade at an 11th Avenue home on Wednesday, Oct. 25.  Brian George Lichtenwalner, 31, was taken into custody on multiple bench warrants out of Monroe County, authorities said.  Lichtenwalner had been sought on charges related to disarming a law enforcement officer, possessing drugs in a prison, and various DUI offenses when Bethlehem police learned he was in the city on Wednesday morning.  Authorities surrounded the residence around 10 a.m. but could not convince Lichtenwalner to come out or speak with them, BPD said.  By ar…
Armed Burglar Arrested After Barricading Himself In Arlington Home: Police Armed Burglar Arrested After Barricading Himself In Arlington Home: Police
Armed Burglar Arrested After Barricading Himself In Arlington Home: Police A 43-year-old man was arrested after an armed burglary and then barricading himself inside of his own Arlington home overnight Thursday, Oct. 19, authorities said. Jermaine Chambers, 43, has been charged with Attempted Malicious Wounding, Burglary with Intent to Commit Assault and Assault & Battery (x2). He is being held without bond in the Arlington County Detention Facility. Chambers broke into a home on the 4200 block of 2nd Road N. around 12:20 a.m., armed with a knife, Arlington officials said. He threatened and physically assaulted the male and female inside, before fleeing on foo…
SWAT Arrests Man After Fight With Handgun In Atlantic City: Police SWAT Arrests Man After Fight With Handgun In Atlantic City: Police
SWAT Arrests Man After Fight With Handgun In Atlantic City: Police A 31-year-old Atlantic City man was arrested by SWAT after a standoff with police, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 2:19 a.m., Atlantic City patrol officers responded to Albany and Winchester Avenues for a report of a man threatening and chasing another man with a handgun. Arriving officers found the victim, 25, of Willingboro. The officers learned that the victim became involved in a verbal altercation with Ruben Flores.  Flores left the area momentarily and returned with a handgun and began to chase the victim, police said. The victim jumped a fence to evade Flores and s…
Armed Robber Turned Abductor At Arlington Bank ID'd By Police Armed Robber Turned Abductor At Arlington Bank ID'd By Police
Armed Robber Turned Abductor At Arlington Bank ID'd By Police Police have identified a North Carolina man as the suspect who took hostages during a bank robbery gone awry in Arlington on Tuesday afternoon. Durham resident Oscar Gonzalez Allarenja, 30, has been charged with bank robbery and abduction after terrorizing employees and patrons during a barricade at the Wells Fargo branch in the 3100 block of Washington Boulevard on Tuesday, April 11, according to the Arlington County Police Department. Shortly before 3:10 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, police were called to the bank, where Allarenja allegedly grabbed an employee, intimated that he had a weapo…
Snapped Utility Line Ignites Overnight Lodi Fire Snapped Utility Line Ignites Overnight Lodi Fire
Snapped Utility Line Ignites Overnight Lodi Fire A snapped power line and transformer ignited a pre-dawn fire in a Lodi garden apartment complex. Several smaller fires were also reported on the same block after the initial blaze broke out at Cynthia Gardens on Garibaldi Avenue around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10. All were doused within a half hour. Multiple apartments were affected. Two raccoons were the suspected culprits. Firefighters respond to blaze on Garibaldi Avenue in Lodi.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE Mutual aid was provided at the scene by firefighters from Hasbrouck Heights, Rochelle Park and Wallington and in coverage by Saddle …
'Our Hearts Are Heavy': Middletown Officer Dies Of Brain Cancer, Police Department Announces 'Our Hearts Are Heavy': Middletown Officer Dies Of Brain Cancer, Police Department Announces
'Our Hearts Are Heavy': Middletown Officer Dies Of Brain Cancer, Police Department Announces A Connecticut police department is mourning the loss of an officer who died of brain cancer. Officer Matt Silvestrini died peacefully while surrounded by family at his home on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 3, the Middletown Police Department in Middlesex County announced. "Officer Silvestrini dedicated his life to serving others," the announcement reads. "He was a decorated Veteran of the US Army (serving two tours in Iraq), he served the City of New Haven as a police officer before transferring to MPD in 2012. He was a member of the Emergency Response Team, Firearms Unit, and an instructor…
Man In Custody After Barricading Himself In DC Home, Refusing To Let Victim Leave: Police Man In Custody After Barricading Himself In DC Home, Refusing To Let Victim Leave: Police
Man In Custody After Barricading Himself In DC Home, Refusing To Let Victim Leave: Police Police say that a potentially scary situation in DC was resolved peacefully after a 26-year-old-man barricaded himself inside an area home and refused to open the door for officers. Malik Bowden, of Southeast, DC, has been arrested and charged with kidnapping and simple assault, the Metropolitan Police Department announced on Wednesday, Oct. 26 in regard to a standoff that took place the previous day. At approximately 11:11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, officers responded to the 3600 block of Hayes Street in Northeast DC, to investigate a “trouble call for service." Upon arrival, officers say…
'Swatting' Forces Passaic Grandma, 95, From Her Home As Tactical Units Respond To Bogus Call 'Swatting' Forces Passaic Grandma, 95, From Her Home As Tactical Units Respond To Bogus Call
'Swatting' Forces Passaic Grandma, 95, From Her Home As Tactical Units Respond To Bogus Call A 95-year-old grandmother and a woman in her 60s had to be temporarily removed from their Passaic home on a frigid night because of a bogus "swatting" call to police, authorities said. The call came in shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, from someone who "stated that he harmed his wife and child and had his neighbor hostage" at the Poplar Street home, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Police set up a perimeter and eventually escorted the two women to an ambulance to keep them warm, the mayor said. Neighbors also had to spend some time outside as members of the Emergency Respons…
Police Involved In Standoff At CT Motel Police Involved In Standoff At CT Motel
Police Involved In Standoff At CT Motel A suspected bank robber was nabbed following an hours-long standoff with police at a Connecticut hotel. Hartford County resident David Latino, age 49, of Southington, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 14, after barricading himself in the carrier Motor Lodge, in Newington, authorities said. The incident began around 4:30 p.m., when Plainville Police detectives tracked Latino from a bank robbery that had occurred in Plainville earlier in the day to the Carrier Motor Lodge located at 2660 Berlin Turnpike, according to Lieutenant Nicholas Miano, of the Newington Police Department. When …
CRACKDOWN: 10 Busted, Guns, Drugs Seized, 350 Tickets Written, Cars Towed In Paterson PD Blitz CRACKDOWN: 10 Busted, Guns, Drugs Seized, 350 Tickets Written, Cars Towed In Paterson PD Blitz
Crackdown: 10 Busted, Guns, Drugs Seized, 350 Tickets Written, Cars Towed In Paterson PD Blitz Paterson police blitzed the city over the weekend, arresting 10 people, seizing two guns and nearly 1,000 heroin folds, among other drugs, and writing 349 traffic tickets as part of a crackdown on rising crime. The special ops detail “was deployed in our continued strategic response to an uptick in violent crime nationally,” city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A total of 50 criminal complaints were filed, all but two of them for drug-related offenses, Speziale said. Detectives and officers from the Ceasefire, Street Crimes, Narcotics /ABC and Traffic units were deployed along …
Bethlehem Police Officer Matthew Ragusa Who Died By Suicide Gave Others Hope Bethlehem Police Officer Matthew Ragusa Who Died By Suicide Gave Others Hope
Bethlehem Police Officer Matthew Ragusa Who Died By Suicide Gave Others Hope The Lehigh Valley community is mourning the loss of a Bethlehem police officer who died by suicide on July 4. Matthew Ragusa was "a beckon of light to countless citizens who needed hope in their darkest hour," wrote Robert Corsi. Corsi organized a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and other needs for his wife Stephanie, and three sons, Xavier, 13, Braxton, 10, and Lex, 6. The campaign had raised more than $33,000 as of Thursday evening. Matthew RagusaGoFundMe photo Prior to joining the Bethlehem Police Department in 2015, Ragusa served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Cor…
Paterson Police Seize Loaded Handgun, Shotgun Blocks Apart Paterson Police Seize Loaded Handgun, Shotgun Blocks Apart
Paterson Police Seize Loaded Handgun, Shotgun Blocks Apart Paterson police seized a pair of loaded guns barely an hour and a dozen blocks apart. Uniformed officers and Detectives Yamil Pimienta and Mohammad Bashir approached 15 or so people drinking and playing loud music near several double-parked vehicles on Lawrence Street outside Montgomery Park shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. A man in the crowd identified as city resident Rodney Alston, 25, turned away from the detectives and stuffed what turned out to be a 9mm SCCY handgun in the front pocket of his hoodie, Speziale said. Alston was arrested and sent to th…
Police Converge On Ex-Con At Lyndhurst Motel After Lengthy Pursuit Police Converge On Ex-Con At Lyndhurst Motel After Lengthy Pursuit
Police Converge On Ex-Con At Lyndhurst Motel After Lengthy Pursuit A recent parolee with a lengthy rap sheet was chased by police and then taken into custody by tactical officers after he barricaded himself in a Lyndhurst motel before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. Sgt. Rick Pizzuti was on patrol around midnight when he found a Toyota Camry with an expired temporary registration tag in the parking lot of the Winslow Motor Inn on Rutherford Avenue, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. Eventually, 30-year-old Quaire Wilson of Bloomfield got into the Camry and pulled out of the lot, he said. Pizzutti then tried to pull him over, but Wilson hit the gas and …
Paterson PD: Ex-Con, 27, Bolts Traffic Stop With Loaded Handgun Paterson PD: Ex-Con, 27, Bolts Traffic Stop With Loaded Handgun
Paterson PD: Ex-Con, 27, Bolts Traffic Stop With Loaded Handgun An ex-con who ran from a traffic stop was carrying a loaded handgun, said Paterson police who chased him down. Officers James Iandoli and Joseph Rodriguez of their department’s Emergency Response Team stopped the Honda minivan, which had a brake light out, shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday in the area of Carroll and Fair streets, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A computer check showed the van’s registration expired, he added. Iandoli smelled burnt marijuana as he spoke with the driver, 31-year-old Stanley Avent of Paterson – who, it turned out, had two outstanding warrants out of Ha…
Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Teen On 73 Charges After Swatting Incident In Area Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Teen On 73 Charges After Swatting Incident In Area
Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Teen On 73 Charges After Swatting Incident In Area This story has been updated. A lengthy investigation into a swatting incident that occurred in the area last summer has led to the arrest of a 17-year-old in Ohio on 73 criminal charges, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. announced. On the evening of Aug. 11, 2018, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a hostage situation at a house on Ressique Road in the Town of Kent. The caller alleged that he had an AR-15, had shot his wife and was now holding his son hostage.  Sheriff’s Deputies, Sheriff’s Investigators and members of the Emergency Response Team (…
Street Work: Same Paterson Police Officer Seizes Last Gun In 2018, First One This Year Street Work: Same Paterson Police Officer Seizes Last Gun In 2018, First One This Year
Street Work: Same Paterson Police Officer Seizes Last Gun In 2018, First One This Year The last gun seized by Paterson police in 2018 and the first this year were found by the same officer, authorities said. Emergency Response Team Officer Mohammad Bashir was investigating an armed robbery report in the 200 block of Carroll Street when he approached a silver Saturn parked on Pearl Street around 1:30 a.m. Monday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver, 33-year-old Courtney Douglas of Paterson, “reached quickly into the center of the vehicle and then attempted to hide something in the side of the door while watching the officer and reacting nervously to his presence,” …