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Hartford
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Nabbed Making Threat To Bristol Central High School, Police Say 14-Year-Old Nabbed Making Threat To Bristol Central High School, Police Say
14-Year-Old Nabbed Making Threat To Bristol Central High School, Police Say A Connecticut teen has been charged after allegedly making a social media threat against a high school. The incident occurred in Hartford County on Wednesday, Jan. 3, when police became aware of a threat against Bristol Central High School in Bristol. The suspect was quickly identified as the 14-year-old, said Lt. Geoffrey Lund of the Bristol Police.  "Our officers made contact with the juvenile and there is no ongoing threat to any of our schools," officials said earlier Wednesday.  As a precaution, additional police patrols were quickly deployed to ensure the safety of the stu…

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by Kathy Reakes
Montgomery MD
News
Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Wheaton Metro Station Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Wheaton Metro Station
Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Wheaton Metro Station A teen murder suspect wearing an ironic sweatshirt at the time of the shooting has admitted to his role in a fatal shooting Emmanuel Simmonds, 16, copped to his role in bringing a fresh round of grief to a Montgomery County family earlier this year inside the Wheaton Metro Station, prosecutors announced. Gaithersburg resident Emmanuel Simmonds pleaded guilty to murder and weapon offenses for his role in the shooting death of 18-year-old Tenneson Vaughn Leslie, Jr., of Greenbelt, who was shot in the back of the head during a dispute at the station. On May 18, two groups who were strangers t…

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by Zak Failla
Lehigh
Schools
Allentown High Schooler Accused Of Making Hoax 'Active Shooter' Threat Allentown High Schooler Accused Of Making Hoax 'Active Shooter' Threat
Allentown High Schooler Accused Of Making Hoax 'Active Shooter' Threat A 14-year-old William Allen High School student made the phony 911 call about an active shooter that brought authorities to campus last week, according to Allentown police.  The unnamed teen is charged with terroristic threats, disorderly conduct, and communication with 911 systems for a non-emergency, the department said in a release.  His case will be adjudicated in Lehigh County Juvenile Court, they added.  APD officers rushed to the high school last Thursday morning, Oct. 26 when they received a report that an active shooter was roaming campus, Daily Voice reported. …

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by Mac Bullock
Suffolk MA
Schools
'Everyone Is Dead': Teen Threatens To Shoot Up Chelsea School Following Fight: DA 'Everyone Is Dead': Teen Threatens To Shoot Up Chelsea School Following Fight: DA
'Everyone Is Dead': Teen Threatens To Shoot Up Chelsea School Following Fight: DA A 14-year-old boy was charged Monday, Oct. 23, in juvenile court after he allegedly said he planned to shoot up Shore Educational Collaborative school in Chelsea after he got into a fight last week, authorities said.  The boy was charged with making a bomb threat and was being held on a $750 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. If he makes bail, he will be on house arrest except for when he goes to an alternate school placement, and he must stay off social media.  Chelsea police were called to Shore Educational Collaborative on Oct. 17 after the boy attacked …

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by Josh Lanier
Hampden
Police & Fire
2 Children Poured Acid On Slides, Injured 4 Other Kids At Longmeadow Park: DA 2 Children Poured Acid On Slides, Injured 4 Other Kids At Longmeadow Park: DA
2 Children Poured Acid On Slides, Injured 4 Other Kids At Longmeadow Park: DA Two minors have been charged with pouring muriatic acid on slides in Hampden County and injuring multiple children, authorities said.  Police said the juveniles poured the toxic material on the slides at Bliss Park in Longmeadow on June 11. Four children who played on them later were burned by the caustic substance.  An investigation found that the juveniles had stolen muriatic acid from the pool's pump room at the park and poured it on three slides. The toxic material was stored correctly, authorities said, but the thieves went to great lengths to get it. They scaled two fences a…

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by Josh Lanier
Mamaroneck
Police & Fire
Drunk 17-Year-Old Drives Into Playground During Carnival In Mamaroneck: Police Drunk 17-Year-Old Drives Into Playground During Carnival In Mamaroneck: Police
Drunk 17-Year-Old Drives Into Playground During Carnival In Mamaroneck: Police An unlicensed 17-year-old faces drunk driving charges after crashing a minivan into a playground during a carnival in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Saturday, July 1 around 11:20 p.m., when officers assigned to the Fireman's Carnival in Mamaroneck at Harbor Island Park saw a minivan recklessly driving in the grassy area next to the event's grounds, according to Village of Mamaroneck Police Lt. Mark Gatta. Police then ran over to the minivan and ordered it to stop numerous times before it accelerated into a playground at the park, hitting several pieces of play…

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by Ben Crnic
Greenwich
Police & Fire
'Kia Challenge' Leads To Hospitalizations, Stolen Cars, Damages In Greenwich 'Kia Challenge' Leads To Hospitalizations, Stolen Cars, Damages In Greenwich
'Kia Challenge' Leads To Hospitalizations, Stolen Cars, Damages In Greenwich One person was arrested and two people were hospitalized in a single night amid a slew of car thefts and damages, officials say.  In Fairfield County, police stayed busy on the night of Wednesday, June 28, responding to five separate incidents associated with the "Kia Challenge," according to the Greenwich Police Department.  Police responded to Oak Ridge Street around 11:30 on Wednesday for a report of two people entering parked cars. When officers arrived, they learned that a fight had broken out between the two people and several area residents.  Two residents suffer…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Hackensack
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Little Ferry Boy, Companion Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting 14-Year-Old Little Ferry Boy, Companion Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting
14-Year-Old Little Ferry Boy, Companion Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting UPDATE: Two youths – one 14, the other 15 – were charged with attempted murder and other crimes after the younger one fired a gunshot at three teens in Moonachie, authorities said. The Little Ferry boy was on a bicycle with the older borough teen when he fired at the trio near the corner of Edstan Drive and Rooney Place shortly before 7:30 p.m. late last week, Moonachie Chief Richard Behrens said. Sgt. Victor Migliorino heard the shot and raced to the scene, where a vehicle had been struck and a shell casing was recovered, the chief said. An investigation into the planned May 25 incident l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Delaware
Police & Fire
Delco Teens In Stolen Car Were Armed With Stolen Gun, Police Claim Delco Teens In Stolen Car Were Armed With Stolen Gun, Police Claim
Delco Teens In Stolen Car Were Armed With Stolen Gun, Police Claim A pair of teenagers found driving in an allegedly stolen car were also carrying a stolen firearm, say authorities in Darby Township.  A car reported stolen out of Marple Township was spotted in the northbound lane of Sharon Avenue in Sharon Hill around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, police wrote in a release.  Officers blocked the car at the intersection with Chester Pike forcing the driver to stop, the department said. While police gave "verbal commands" to the driver, the passenger was allegedly seen reaching under his seat "in an attempt to conceal something." Both people were…

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by Mac Bullock
Trumbull-Monroe
Police & Fire
4 Teens Steal 2 Cars, Try Breaking Into More In Trumbull Hotel Parking Lot: Police 4 Teens Steal 2 Cars, Try Breaking Into More In Trumbull Hotel Parking Lot: Police
4 Teens Steal 2 Cars, Try Breaking Into More In Trumbull Hotel Parking Lot: Police Four teenagers, including one who was listed as a missing person, face criminal charges after allegedly stealing two cars and attempting to break into more in Fairfield County, police said.  The incident began on Wednesday, May 3 around 6:30 p.m., when officers in Trumbull were told that four suspects were pulling on car door handles in the parking lot of the Marriott Hotel located at 180 Hawley Ln., according to Trumbull Police.  An officer who responded to the scene then saw the four boys, who then left the area and walked through the parking lot. When the officer told them to s…

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by Ben Crnic
Fairfield
Schools
Female Students Charged After Fight At Fairfield Warde HS Caught On Video Female Students Charged After Fight At Fairfield Warde HS Caught On Video
Female Students Charged After Fight At Fairfield Warde HS Caught On Video Two Fairfield Warde High School female students have been charged following an alleged fight at the school in which one was injured and needed medical treatment. The incident took on Friday, Jan. 6, at the school located at 755 Melville Ave., and was filmed by other students who posted it online. Both students, who were arrested on Monday, Jan. 9, were charged with assault and breach of peace, said Fairfield Police Lt. Michael Paris. "The injured juvenile student was treated and released following the altercation," Paris said. Fairfield Warde Principal Paul Cavanna told students on Thursd…

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by Kathy Reakes
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Cocaine, Crack & Oxy Oh My! Everett Duo Busted For Illegal Drug Possession Cocaine, Crack & Oxy Oh My! Everett Duo Busted For Illegal Drug Possession
Cocaine, Crack & Oxy Oh My! Everett Duo Busted For Illegal Drug Possession A joint investigation by local and regional authorities resulted in a highly successfully drug bust on the North Shore, police said. Everett Police along with North Metro SWAT members served a search warrant at 22 Elm Road in Everett that led to the arrest of Victor Ellis, age 49 and an unnamed teenage girl, police said on Friday, Dec. 30 on Facebook. Members of the Everett MA Police Special Criminal Investigations Unit along with members of North Metro Swat served a... Posted by Everett MA Police on Friday, December 30, 2022 During their search of the house, authorities seized cocaine…

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by David Cifarelli
Montgomery MD
News
Magruder HS Teen Who Shot Student,15, With 'Ghost Gun' Gets 18 Years In Prison Magruder HS Teen Who Shot Student,15, With 'Ghost Gun' Gets 18 Years In Prison
Magruder HS Teen Who Shot Student,15, With 'Ghost Gun' Gets 18 Years In Prison Authorities say that a teenager charged as an adult for a bathroom shooting at a Montgomery high school earlier this year will spend time behind bars and participate in a youth offender program. Steven Alston, Jr., 18, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 18 years suspended and five years of post-release probation after admitting earlier this month to the January 2022 shooting of DeAndre Thomas, then 15, at Magruder High School. The teen was also barred from having contact with Thomas and will undergo mental health evaluation at the facility he has been assigned to. St…

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by Zak Failla
Delaware
Schools
Fake Gun Locks Down Nether Providence High School, Student Arrested Fake Gun Locks Down Nether Providence High School, Student Arrested
Fake Gun Locks Down Nether Providence High School, Student Arrested A Delaware County high school was briefly locked down Thursday, Dec. 8 after administrators spotted a gun in a student's backpack that turned out to be fake.  In a statement issued to parents and staff Thursday afternoon, Wallingford-Swarthmore School District Superintendent Wagner Marseille said staff at Strath Haven High School in Wallingford were informed that a student might have had a firearm in their bag.  The school locked down at around 10:45 a.m. as Nether Providence police searched the building. They arrested a student after discovering a "replica handgun" in h…

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by Mac Bullock
Worcester
Police & Fire
3 Students To Face Charges For Fake Bomb Threat Against Douglas Schools 3 Students To Face Charges For Fake Bomb Threat Against Douglas Schools
3 Students To Face Charges For Fake Bomb Threat Against Douglas Schools Three students are expected to face charges for making a fake bomb threat and forcing two schools in central Massachusetts on lockdown, authorities said.  A parent called police about someone wearing a mask who claimed to a have a bomb near Douglas Elementary School around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, Douglas Police said on Facebook. The individual was seen running into the woods between the elementary and high schools. Police then responded and placed both schools under lockdown.  Police later found three students in the woods matching the description from the caller, police s…

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by David Cifarelli
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Mom, Daughter Tried To Fight Their Way Inside Boston High School To Attack Student: DA Mom, Daughter Tried To Fight Their Way Inside Boston High School To Attack Student: DA
Mom, Daughter Tried To Fight Their Way Inside Boston High School To Attack Student: DA A South Boston high school went on lockdown last week after a 31-year-old mother and her 14-year-old daughter tried to force their way inside to fight a student that they said spat on the teen, authorities said. Police found a pocket knife on the mom when they arrested her.  The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at Excel High School on G Street when the duo screamed at school staff to let them inside so they could confront the alleged spitter, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Officers told them to leave, but they kept trying to get inside the b…

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by Josh Lanier
Delaware
Police & Fire
Radnor High School Student Accused Of Making Bomb Threats Radnor High School Student Accused Of Making Bomb Threats
Radnor High School Student Accused Of Making Bomb Threats A Delaware County high school student is in police custody after cops connected them to a series of bomb threats at Radnor High School, authorities said. Criminal allegations have been filed against the juvenile suspect, whose identity will not be released due to their age, local police said. The minor was also referred to juvenile court. The most recent bomb threat at the high school occurred on May 27, and the school was placed on lockdown as a result, Daily Voice reported. No devices were found and no injuries were reported. The investigation into the threats is still ongoing, and …

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by Nicole Acosta
Shelton
News
16-Year-Old Suspect In Fatal Stabbing Of Shelton Boy To Be Charged As Adult 16-Year-Old Suspect In Fatal Stabbing Of Shelton Boy To Be Charged As Adult
16-Year-Old Suspect In Fatal Stabbing Of Shelton Boy To Be Charged As Adult A Connecticut teen who has been arrested in the stabbing death of a popular Fairfield County student-athlete will be charged as an adult. James "Jimmy" McGrath, age 17, a football and lacrosse player at Fairfield College Preparatory School, was killed around 11:50 p.m., in Shelton on Saturday, May 14 during a fight in front of a residence, authorities said. The suspect, a 16-year-old New Haven County resident who lives in Milford, appeared in juvenile court on Wednesday, May 18. According to Shelton Police, his case will now be transferred to an adult court during a hearing on Thursday, Ma…

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by Kathy Reakes
Litchfield
Police & Fire
Ghost Gun Found At New Milford High School Following Fight Ghost Gun Found At New Milford High School Following Fight
Ghost Gun Found At New Milford High School Following Fight Three students were arrested following a fight at a Connecticut high school in which a loaded ghost gun was found. The fight took place in Litchfield County in New Milford around 9:20 a.m., Tuesday, April 26 at New Milford High School. The school was immediately put into lockdown and officers swiftly moved to locate the involved parties, said Chief Spencer Cerruto, of the New Milford Police.  A juvenile and two other students were detained at the scene, Cerruto said. The lockdown was lifted around 11 a.m. when the school was deemed safe, police said. Cerruto said that a fight in a s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Juvenile Nabbed For Assault, Robbery In Enfield Juvenile Nabbed For Assault, Robbery In Enfield
Juvenile Nabbed For Assault, Robbery In Enfield One of two suspects in Connecticut is facing charges after allegedly assaulting and robbing someone during a planned transaction, police said. In Hartford County, police were dispatched to an area of Tariff Street in Enfield at approximately 6:45 p.m. on Monday, March 28, where there was a report of a robbery that had just taken place. According to a spokesperson from the Enfield Police Department, the victim of the robbery instructed investigators that he had met up with two others to sell undisclosed items to them. It is alleged that during the transaction, the two would-be buyers pulled…

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by Zak Failla
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Arrested In Death Of Teen Found Behind Maryland Funeral Home: Police Ex-Con Arrested In Death Of Teen Found Behind Maryland Funeral Home: Police
Ex-Con Arrested In Death Of Teen Found Behind Maryland Funeral Home: Police An 18-year-old man previously convicted in a stabbing has been charged in the killing of a 19-year-old victim, whose body was found behind a funeral home in Maryland last month, authorities said Jaden Crowner is believed to have shot Devin Scott Freeman, who was found with gunshot wounds in his body behind the Gonce Funeral home at 4001 Ritchie Highway in Brooklyn Sunday Feb. 27, Anne Arundel County Police said. The Chief Medical Examiner's Office ruled Freeman's death as a homicide on Tuesday, March 1. In 2018, when Crowner was 14, was convicted of stabbing Justin Christopher E…

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by David Cifarelli
Atlantic
Police & Fire
Girls' Knife Fight Broken Up At Pleasantville Middle School: Police Girls' Knife Fight Broken Up At Pleasantville Middle School: Police
Girls' Knife Fight Broken Up At Pleasantville Middle School: Police A 13-year-old student was charged with slashing another girl's face during a fight at the Middle School of Pleasantville, authorities said. On March 3, at approximately 2:48 p.m., police responded for a report of a physical altercation involving a knife. School staff had separated two 13-year-old girls. One of the juveniles sustained a superficial cut to the left cheek as a result of the fight, police said. The other was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon. The juvenile was placed on electronic monitoring pendi…

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by Jon Craig
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Juvenile Charged With Making Three Phony Threats To Fairfield County High School Juvenile Charged With Making Three Phony Threats To Fairfield County High School
Juvenile Charged With Making Three Phony Threats To Fairfield County High School A minor was arrested by police after phoning in several phony incidents to a Fairfield County school that led to lockdowns and police investigations, authorities announced. Police in Norwalk said the juvenile was taken into custody on Wednesday, Dec. 8 after an exhaustive search, for the incidents at Norwalk High School and P-TECH over the last several days. The incidents included: A bomb threat on Wednesday, Dec. 1; Reports of an armed person within the school on Friday, Dec. 3, and Dec. 8. “I appreciate the outstanding work of the officers that responded to the three incidents at Norw…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield
Schools
Two Students Arrested After Threats Force CT HS Into Lockouts Two Students Arrested After Threats Force CT HS Into Lockouts
Two Students Arrested After Threats Force CT HS Into Lockouts Two students have reportedly been arrested for their roles in sending threats directed toward a Connecticut high school that forced them to lockdown students and staff for two straight days. In New Haven County, the Eli Whitney Technical High School in Hamden has been the victim of threats to start the week, prompting police investigations on both days that forced the building to be locked down. Earlier story - CT High School Locked Down For Second Straight Day Following Reported Threat A pair of 14-year-old boys were taken into custody and charged with threatening and breach of peace…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
News
13-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Shot Fired Outside High School In Hudson Valley 13-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Shot Fired Outside High School In Hudson Valley
13-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Shot Fired Outside High School In Hudson Valley A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with shots fired outside an area high school. The incident took place around 3:15 p.m., Monday, Nov. 15, in Dutchess County. That's when the City of Poughkeepsie Police received numerous 911 calls reporting shots fired in the area of Poughkeepsie High School. According to Det. Lt. Matt Clark, of the City of Poughkeepsie Police, responding officers located a vehicle struck by bullets at the intersection of Forbus Street and Daniels Court. Several 380 caliber shell casings were found by a police K9 in the grassy area in front of the hig…

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by Kathy Reakes
York
News
Trio Pleads Guilty To Murder Committed As Teens In York County Trio Pleads Guilty To Murder Committed As Teens In York County
Trio Pleads Guilty To Murder Committed As Teens In York County Three York County residents have pleaded guilty for a murder they committed as teenagers, according to the York County District Attorney's Office. Tysheem Santiago, 21, Montrice Gibson, 28, and Dazanie Gibson, 20, have all enter guilty pleas for their rolls in the death of Stefen Simmons, 20, on Jan. 6,  2019. Simmons was shot in the front yard of a home along Oriole Circle in Chanceford Township, York County around 11:40 p.m. Montrice and Simmons were in a car when Santiago approached with a gun and demanded money from Simmons, accordin to Pennsylvania State Police. Santiago pulled Si…

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by Jillian Pikora
Brookfield
Police & Fire
CT 17-Year-Old Accused Of Breaking Into Several Cars CT 17-Year-Old Accused Of Breaking Into Several Cars
CT 17-Year-Old Accused Of Breaking Into Several Cars A 17-year-old is facing multiple burglary and larceny charges for his alleged involvement in a number of vehicle break-ins in Connecticut. Police in Hartford County said a group of people was breaking into vehicles in Enfield at about 2:30 a.m. on July 4. Police said the midnight patrol shift set up tire deflation devices along potential escape routes. The devices are used to safely release tire air pressure. The individuals involved in the burglary reportedly fled the scene in a stolen vehicle, which was later found disabled in East Windsor.  The police department noted that state po…

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by Nicole Valinote
Shelton
Police & Fire
Juvenile Used Racial Slurs After Remotely Breaking Into HS Class In Fairfield County Juvenile Used Racial Slurs After Remotely Breaking Into HS Class In Fairfield County
Juvenile Used Racial Slurs After Remotely Breaking Into HS Class In Fairfield County A juvenile is facing several charges after remotely breaking into the online classroom of a high school in the region, and then using racial slurs, according to police. The incident happened in Connecticut in the fall of 2020. Late on Friday, May 28, in Fairfield County, members of the Newtown Police Department charged the local youth for cybercrimes. The arrest was made at the conclusion of a six-month-long police investigation, of unknown persons accessing Google classrooms at Newtown High School and using racial epithets, in an abusive and disruptive manner. School Resource Officer W…

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by Joe Lombardi
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
DA: Teen Who Lead Illegal PA Firearm Ring, Accidentally Shot Himself Will Stand Trial As Adult DA: Teen Who Lead Illegal PA Firearm Ring, Accidentally Shot Himself Will Stand Trial As Adult
DA: Teen Who Lead Illegal PA Firearm Ring, Accidentally Shot Himself Will Stand Trial As Adult A Norristown teen who accidentally shot himself will be standing trial as an adult for his leadership role in a major Pennsylvania gun trafficking organization, authorities said. Rahajahi Taylor Batchelor, 17, was among nine other adults charged in late September for illegally obtaining and reselling 44 firearms in Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties in July and August 2020, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Batchelor was certified as an adult before Judge Cheryl Austin following a lengthy hearing in Juvenile Court on Nov. 24, Steele said alongside …

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by Cecilia Levine
Brookfield
Police & Fire
Teen Questioned About Car Break-Ins In Fairfield County Gave False Name, Police Say Teen Questioned About Car Break-Ins In Fairfield County Gave False Name, Police Say
Teen Questioned About Car Break-Ins In Fairfield County Gave False Name, Police Say A 16-year-old area teen was arrested after he allegedly provided a false name while being questioned about car break-ins. The Fairfield County boy was arrested around 2:05 a.m., Thursday, May 21, by Fairfield Police after they responded to the area of Toilsome Hill Road and Prospect Avenue for a report of car larceny, said Capt. Robert Kalamaras. When officers arrived on the scene they spoke to a resident who said he was awoken by his barking dog and looked outside to see two individuals rummaging through his neighbor's car, Kalamaras said. The interior light was on in the vehicl…

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by Kathy Reakes
Wilton
Police & Fire
Wilton Teens Charged With Forging 12 Driver's Licenses For People Under 21 Wilton Teens Charged With Forging 12 Driver's Licenses For People Under 21
Wilton Teens Charged With Forging 12 Driver's Licenses For People Under 21 Two Wilton teens were nabbed for allegedly having ordered 12 forged driver's licenses for people under the age of 21 from overseas. Willem Jeffrey Vanpelt, 19, and an unnamed 17-year-old were arrested on a warrant on Monday, Dec. 30, by Wilton Police following an investigation started by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. The two were connected after Customs officers stapped the shipment when it arrived in the country and they found the forged ID's addressed to Vanpelt, Kluk said. Vanpelt was charged with 12 counts of conspiracy and 12 counts of forgery…

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by Kathy Reakes