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Oxford Officer Falls 20 Feet Down Embankment Chasing Fleeing DUI Suspect: Cops Oxford Officer Falls 20 Feet Down Embankment Chasing Fleeing DUI Suspect: Cops
Oxford Officer Falls 20 Feet Down Embankment Chasing Fleeing DUI Suspect: Cops A police officer in Oxford Borough was hospitalized after falling 20 feet down an embankment during a foot chase on Wednesday, Sept. 20, according to authorities.  The officer pulled over 34-year-old Jaime Jimenez-Juarez on Niblock Alley around 3:45 p.m., the department said.  Jimenez-Juarez was wanted on a misdemeanor DUI warrant from state police, authorities said.  The 34-year-old gave over his ID, but fled on foot when the officer tried to arrest him, police said.  During the pursuit, the officer fell down a nearby hill and hit his head on a "hard surface," knockin…
Wheelie-Popping Biker Nabbed For Forging VIN, More In Roosevelt: Police Wheelie-Popping Biker Nabbed For Forging VIN, More In Roosevelt: Police
Wheelie-Popping Biker Nabbed For Forging VIN, More In Roosevelt: Police A young man was in for a wild ride after police allegedly caught him driving recklessly on Long Island, leading to a foot chase and his eventual apprehension. The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 9 in Roosevelt, according to Nassau County Police. Hempstead resident Jahson Dindyal-Hamilton, age 22, was reportedly driving a green and white Kawasaki KX250F motorbike south on Uniondale Avenue just after 9 p.m. Officers reported seeing Dindyal-Hamilton drive recklessly, popping wheelies and running the red light to continue to Nassau Road and West Greenwich Avenue. However, when police a…
Armed Man Arrested After Foot Chase In Atlantic City: Police Armed Man Arrested After Foot Chase In Atlantic City: Police
Armed Man Arrested After Foot Chase In Atlantic City: Police An armed man was arrested by Atlantic City police after a foot chase, authorities said. On Sunday, July 2, at 9:30 p.m., Detective Christopher Dodson received information regarding a man in the beach block of California Avenue that was in possession of a handgun. Dodson, along with Detectives Aaron Jones and Eric Evans, and Officer Brandon Bower, located Quadry Wise, police said. As detectives approached to investigate, Wise began to run, police said. As he attempted to jump a fence, he was apprehended and taken into custody without further incident.  A handgun was in Wise’s pants. …
Man Who Threw Gun, Drugs While Fleeing Police In Copiague Convicted Man Who Threw Gun, Drugs While Fleeing Police In Copiague Convicted
Man Who Threw Gun, Drugs While Fleeing Police In Copiague Convicted A Long Island man has been convicted of possessing a loaded illegal loaded gun and drugs after a noise complaint turned into a foot chase, authorities said. Joe Nunez, aged 34, of Copiague, was found guilty by jury trial of felony charges that originated from an unrelated noise complaint, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced. According to the trial, on August 14, 2022, police responded to noise complaints near Campagnoli Avenue. After wrapping up addressing the complaints, Nunez was seen by police driving an unregistered dirt bike. He fled on the bike when officers approache…
Restaurants Can't Hide Suspects Attempting To Flee Stafford Sheriff Surveilling Stolen Vehicle Restaurants Can't Hide Suspects Attempting To Flee Stafford Sheriff Surveilling Stolen Vehicle
Restaurants Can't Hide Suspects Attempting To Flee Stafford Sheriff Surveilling Stolen Vehicle Two Stafford men were arrested after being found in possession of a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of an area shopping center, police say. Stafford County police observed the vehicle in the parking lot near the Burger King on Garrisonville Road on the afternoon of Thursday, March 16, after the vehicle was reported stolen over the weekend, according to officials. A short time later, Marvin Nunez, 18, and Dejuan Ortiz, 23, reportedly walked out of the nearby Tobacco Hut and got into the stolen vehicle. Once officers attempted to approach the vehicle, both suspects ran on foot in different…
FINAL MOMENTS: NJ AG Releases Video Of Foot Pursuit, Arrest Of Newark Man Who Died Soon After FINAL MOMENTS: NJ AG Releases Video Of Foot Pursuit, Arrest Of Newark Man Who Died Soon After
Final Moments: NJ AG Releases Video Of Foot Pursuit, Arrest Of Newark Man Who Died Soon After It’s unsettling to watch video of a suspect you know has died. The last moments for Raul DeJesus -- who led Newark police on a foot chase before collapsing near Route 280 two months ago -- are no exception. A series of videos showing the encounter that preceded DeJesus’s death at University Hospital in Newark were released by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin’s office on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Three of the videos come from police body cameras, one of them worn by the officer who began chasing the 43-year-old Newark native on foot after he ran. Two others graphically document the ar…
Fleeing Vandal Caught By At GWB Bus Station Had Loaded Gun: Port Authority PD Fleeing Vandal Caught By At GWB Bus Station Had Loaded Gun: Port Authority PD
Fleeing Vandal Caught By At GWB Bus Station Had Loaded Gun: Port Authority PD A vandal who was chased down by Port Authority police at the George Washington Bridge bus station was carrying a loaded gun, authorities said. Justice D. Velez, 20, of the Bronx was vandalizing a card payment machine when he saw the officers coming and took off, said Lenis Valens, a Port Authority spokeswoman. Velez tossed a small backpack as he led Officers Johan Quinde, Eric Arroyo, Frank DiMaggio and Jubil Oommen on a foot chase that ended on the upper roadway of the Washington Heights station, Valens said. Inside the backpack was a loaded .38-caliber handgun, she said. Velez was arres…
Man Wanted For Stealing Prescription Pills Busted In Stafford After Attempting To Flee Police Man Wanted For Stealing Prescription Pills Busted In Stafford After Attempting To Flee Police
Man Wanted For Stealing Prescription Pills Busted In Stafford After Attempting To Flee Police Authorities say that a teen with a checkered criminal history is facing new charges after taking police on a foot chase in an attempt to avoid apprehension in Virginia. The Fredericksburg Police E-911 Center received a tip that a person - later identified as 19-year-old Xander Salyers - who was wanted in Stafford County was sitting in a vehicle in the 2500 block of Cowan Boulevard, according to officials. Upon arrival at the scene, officers from the Fredericksburg Police Department located Salyers, who was inside a truck, and as they approached, Salyers allegedly took off on foot until an…
Repeat Offender Busted Twice In Three Days After Foot Chases With Police In Hagerstown Repeat Offender Busted Twice In Three Days After Foot Chases With Police In Hagerstown
Repeat Offender Busted Twice In Three Days After Foot Chases With Police In Hagerstown A man with a lengthy history of drug offenses in Maryland was arrested twice in three days on a host of charges after taking police in Washington County on multiple foot chases, authorities announced. Taariq Roberts, 33, is in hot water with police in Hagerstown as he continues to find himself being busted for drug offenses across the region, officials said. Roberts was arrested in Hagerstown on Thursday, Aug. 1 for the sale/manufacturing of Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) distribution, possession of crack cocaine, paraphernalia, and resisting arrest after a foot chase, according to p…
Guns Recovered, Man Arrested After Atlantic City Foot Chase Guns Recovered, Man Arrested After Atlantic City Foot Chase
Guns Recovered, Man Arrested After Atlantic City Foot Chase A 26-year-old man from Cumberland County was arrested with two handguns in Atlantic City, authorities said. At 3:55 a.m. on Monday, July 18, Atlantic City Police Officers William Harned and Adrianna Petinga were on assignment in the 3000 block of the boardwalk assisting with a large crowd when they observed a man drop what the officers believed to be a handgun.  Officers then observed the man attempt to retrieve the handgun at which time they gave him verbal commands to not pick up the weapon.  The man, Marquise Milledge, refused the officers’ commands, picked up the handgun, and…
CLEAN SHOOT: Passaic Sheriff's Sergeants Legally Killed Suspect Who Pulled, Pointed Gun CLEAN SHOOT: Passaic Sheriff's Sergeants Legally Killed Suspect Who Pulled, Pointed Gun
Clean Shoot: Passaic Sheriff's Sergeants Legally Killed Suspect Who Pulled, Pointed Gun A trio of Passaic County sheriff’s sergeants were justified in shooting a man who’d pulled a gun and pointed it directly at them following a foot chase in Paterson, a state grand jury has found. A gunshot detection sensor brought city police and sheriff’s officers to Park Avenue near Straight Street shortly after 1 a.m. on May 23, 2020. No victim was found, but police did recover three 9mm casings. A short time later, sheriff’s Sgts. Americo Escobar, Helman Fava and Jose Vargas spotted a large group of people gathered at Summit Street and Park Avenue. Attention there was focused on a man …
CT Motorcyclist Nabbed After Driving Erratically, Crashing, Police Say CT Motorcyclist Nabbed After Driving Erratically, Crashing, Police Say
CT Motorcyclist Nabbed After Driving Erratically, Crashing, Police Say A Connecticut motorcyclist who was allegedly driving erratically through the streets was arrested after crashing the bike. The incident took place in New Haven County on Sunday, Aug. 15, in Milford after police spotted the cyclist in the area of Milford Center allegedly driving erratically. According to police, Antonio Jandreau rode through the area of Daniel Street where there was high foot traffic at a high rate of speed and lost control of the motorcycle several times.  Officers in the area attempted to stop Jandreau but he left the area.  Jandreau, age 26, of Walli…
Chester County Man With 2,000 Grams Of Pot, $22K In Cash Leads Police Pursuit, Authorities Say Chester County Man With 2,000 Grams Of Pot, $22K In Cash Leads Police Pursuit, Authorities Say
Chester County Man With 2,000 Grams Of Pot, $22K In Cash Leads Police Pursuit, Authorities Say A Chester County man with 2,247 grams of marijuana and $22,000 in cash was taken into custody after leading police officers on a lengthy foot pursuit last week, authorities said. Chester officers executed a search warrant at 230 Meade St., just as Jacquell Stovall was walking outside to a black Ford Taurus parked nearby, around 8:40 a.m, Commissioner Steven Gretsky said.  Stovall -- who had a warrant out for his arrest -- was approached by officers while getting into his car, and fled the scene on foot, Gretsky said. While running, Stovall dropped two bags of marijuana …
Long Island Trio In Stolen Car Apprehended After Foot Chase, Police Say Long Island Trio In Stolen Car Apprehended After Foot Chase, Police Say
Long Island Trio In Stolen Car Apprehended After Foot Chase, Police Say Two Long Island men and one juvenile are all facing a host of charges after being apprehended following a foot chase after fleeing a stolen car, police said. All three are from Hempstead: Shawn Harvey, age 22; Jamil Davis-Taylor, age 18; and a 17-year-old boy. They were the subjects of a 911 call regarding a suspicious occupied vehicle on Cornelius Avenue in Wantagh on Friday, Dec. 4 at 8:40 a.m.  Upon police arrival, it was revealed that the vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee, with the same New York State registration, provided to police, was a stolen vehicle from Oceanside, Nassau C…
Brick PD: Hit-Run Driver Caught With Heroin After Foot Chase Brick PD: Hit-Run Driver Caught With Heroin After Foot Chase
Brick PD: Hit-Run Driver Caught With Heroin After Foot Chase A 33-year-old man from Ocean County faces multiple drug charges after a hit-and-run crash led to a foot chase and his arrest, authorities said. Timothy Gandy of Brick was charged with obstruction, possession of heroin, manufacturingdistributing heroin, possession of paraphernalia and receiving stolen property, Brick police said on Thursday. Another driver called police about 9 p.m. on Aug. 3 about a collision on the Garden State Parkway, Brick police said.  A hit-run suspect pulled off the parkway and drove to Lanes Mill Elementary School, police said. Brick Patrolman Evan Mancini fo…
Man Caught With Heroin, Crack, Cocaine In Foot Chase On Main Street In Danbury Man Caught With Heroin, Crack, Cocaine In Foot Chase On Main Street In Danbury
Man Caught With Heroin, Crack, Cocaine In Foot Chase On Main Street In Danbury A man who jumped through a window, sending glass flying, and running from police, was nabbed with drugs following a foot chase. Jose A. Ramos, 31, of Hartford, was arrested on numerous charged Friday around 7:30 p.m., Friday, by Danbury Police, said the Danbury Police Department. The incident began around 7:10 p.m. when Danbury officers were conducting an investigation on Spring Street regarding a violent crime that occurred earlier in the week. While detectives were attempting to speak with people inside a residence, Ramos jumped out the window and ran away from detectives, police said.  …
Putnam Man Brandishing Knife At Train Station Tops Week's News Putnam Man Brandishing Knife At Train Station Tops Week's News
Putnam Man Brandishing Knife At Train Station Tops Week's News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A 57-year-old Putnam County man who brandished a knife during a confrontation at the Cortlandt Train Station is facing charges, state police announced Wednesday. Click here to read the story. Here are some of the other top stories of the week (click on the link to read the story): When Police Chief Philip Mattracion responded to a murder-suicide in the Hudson Valley Village of Ellenville Thursday morning, he never expected to find one that one of his closest friends had shot and killed two people and then turned the gun on himself. Want to own a seized vehicle? Joe C…