Bogus Missing Baby Report Ends With Cops Assaulted, Death Threats In PalPark: Police
A report of a missing 4-month-old baby in Bergen County turned violent when the caller attacked two police officers and threatened to kill one of them, authorities said.
Obel E. Simon-Lopez, 23, a Guatemalan national living in Palisades Park, was arrested following the Thursday, Oct. 8 incident, Police Chief George Beck announced Monday, Oct. 12.
Officers responded to the area of Broad and Henry avenues around 3:33 p.m. after receiving the missing baby report, Beck said. Police initially could not find the caller at his apartment but later located Simon-Lopez outside on Broad Avenue, w…
PA Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police
A 22-year-old man was killed, and another man was wounded when gunfire erupted amid crowds of thousands following Delaware State University's homecoming celebrations Saturday night, Oct. 10, police said.
The fatal shooting happened around 9:19 p.m. in the Dover Commons shopping center parking lot in the 1200 block of North DuPont Highway in Dover, Delaware, according to a release from the Dover Police Department issued Sunday, Oct. 11.
The man killed was identified as Nasir Cox, 22, of Philadelphia, police said.
A 21-year-old man was also shot in his upper body and remained hospitalized in…
Bellport Lirr Station Shooter Escapes After Early-Morning Gunfire, Victim Hospitalized: Reports
A person was shot and wounded at a Long Island Rail Road station on Friday morning, Oct. 9, police said.
Investigators said the person was boarding an eastbound train at Bellport station around 2:25 a.m., News 12 Long Island reported.
Authorities believe a group of people exited the train, then one turned and fired a bullet, which struck the victim in the shoulder, according to News 12. No suspects have been arrested in the case.
The victim rode the train to the next stop, Mastic-Shirley, and was met by police, News 12 reported. He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, offic…
Mom Sped Away After Son's Planned Lancaster Ambush; Teen Sentenced
A mother accused of driving the getaway car after her teenage son opened fire in a planned ambush is still awaiting trial, while her son has now been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 1.
Amari Poole, now 17, of the first block of West New Street, was sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Jeffery Conrad after pleading guilty on Sept. 23 to attempted criminal homicide, carrying a firearm without a license, possessing a firearm as a minor, and possessing a prohibited firearm, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.
Poole was 15 when he and W…
SWAT Responds After Gunshots Ring Out At Kearny Home, Man Surrenders: Police
A 57-year-old New Jersey man surrendered to police after gunshots were reported and heard near a home on Thursday morning, Oct. 1, authorities said.
Kearny police were called to a residence on Webster Avenue around 9:16 a.m. after a 911 caller reported shots fired, police said. As officers took positions near the home, another gunshot was heard, authorities said.
No residents or officers were injured. Police secured the area, established a perimeter and began negotiations with the suspect.
Thomas J. Romano, 57, of Kearny, surrendered after a period of time, police said. Romano wa…
