Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Caught Going Wrong Way On Route 202 In Yorktown: Had Revoked License, Cops Say Drunk Driver Caught Going Wrong Way On Route 202 In Yorktown: Had Revoked License, Cops Say
Drunk Driver Caught Going Wrong Way On Route 202 In Yorktown: Had Revoked License, Cops Say A 54-year-old man who was allegedly driving the wrong way on a busy Westchester road is facing multiple felony charges after police say he was drunk behind the wheel and had a revoked license.  Yorktown man James Constantino was arrested following an incident that began at around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, when an officer saw his vehicle going westbound in the eastbound lane of Route 202, nearly causing a head-on collision, Yorktown Police announced on Tuesday, May 27. The officer, on routine patrol near Granite Springs Road, stopped the vehicle and identified Constantino as t…

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by Ben Crnic
Chichester, PA
Police & Fire
Biker In Pagan’s Vest Flees Cops, Blows Red Light At 80 MPH: Lower Chichester Police Biker In Pagan’s Vest Flees Cops, Blows Red Light At 80 MPH: Lower Chichester Police
Biker In Pagan’s Vest Flees Cops, Blows Red Light At 80 MPH: Lower Chichester Police A biker wearing a “PAGAN’s” vest is wanted after allegedly fleeing from police, blowing through a red light at 80 mph, and putting lives at risk in Delaware County, Lower Chichester Township police announced on Wednesday, May 21. Vincent Royce Troffo, 34, is accused of fleeing a traffic stop on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle after being spotted improperly wearing his helmet near the 1500 block of Chichester Avenue on Sunday, April 27 around 6:57 p.m., police say. An officer in the township’s traffic unit reportedly saw Troffo riding south on Market Street with a full-face helmet placed on t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bethesda, MD
Police & Fire
Olney Teen Charged As Adult After Fatal 86 MPH Crash; Turns Himself In: Police Olney Teen Charged As Adult After Fatal 86 MPH Crash; Turns Himself In: Police
Olney Teen Charged As Adult After Fatal 86 MPH Crash; Turns Himself In: Police A Maryland teen has been charged as an adult in connection to a high-speed crash that killed a Bethesda man earlier this year, Montgomery County Police announced Tuesday, May 20. Caleb Jacob Alie, a 17-year-old from Olney, turned himself in to authorities that morning for his role in the deadly wreck that happened back on Feb. 19 in the 2600 block of Olney-Sandy Spring Road (MD-108), officials said. Investigators say Alie was behind the wheel of a green Jeep Wrangler, speeding at 86 mph in a 40-mph zone, weaving through traffic, and illegally using right-turn-only lanes to blow past stopped…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Man Caught With Pink Pistol, Tequila Bottle On I-684 In Armonk: NYSP Drunk Man Caught With Pink Pistol, Tequila Bottle On I-684 In Armonk: NYSP
Drunk Man Caught With Pink Pistol, Tequila Bottle On I-684 In Armonk: Nysp A North Carolina man was arrested on a slew of charges after a loaded pistol and an open bottle of tequila were allegedly found during a traffic stop on I-684 in Westchester County, police said. The arrest happened around 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, when a trooper pulled over a 2021 Honda Accord for multiple traffic violations on the interstate in Armonk, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, May 20.  During the stop, troopers said they spotted a pink-handled pistol in plain view. A search of the vehicle turned up a loaded SCCY CPX-1 9mm handgun and an open container of tequila, …

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by Ben Crnic
Fishkill, NY
Police & Fire
2 Drunk Drivers Caught With Kids In Car In 2 Fishkill Incidents On Same Day: Police 2 Drunk Drivers Caught With Kids In Car In 2 Fishkill Incidents On Same Day: Police
2 Drunk Drivers Caught With Kids In Car In 2 Fishkill Incidents On Same Day: Police Two drivers were arrested on felony DWI charges in separate incidents on the same day in Dutchess County after allegedly driving vehicles while drunk with children inside, police said.  Middletown Woman Accused of Drunk Driving With Three Children The first incident happened at 2:44 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, when troopers responded to a report of a possible disturbance at the Mobil Gas Station on Route 9D in Fishkill, New York State Police announced on Monday, May 19. At the scene, officers encountered 30-year-old Orange County resident Mashiya Townsend of Middletown and a male partner.…

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by Ben Crnic
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Tesla Driver Had 3 Kids In Car On Route 9 In Croton: NYSP Drunk Tesla Driver Had 3 Kids In Car On Route 9 In Croton: NYSP
Drunk Tesla Driver Had 3 Kids In Car On Route 9 In Croton: Nysp A Dutchess County woman is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly driving drunk with three children in the car during a traffic stop on Route 9 in Westchester, police announced.  The arrest resulted from events on Friday, May 16, when a trooper stopped a 2020 Tesla for alleged vehicle and traffic violations, New York State Police said on Saturday, May 15.  The driver, identified as 36-year-old Jennifer L. Moore of Beacon, showed signs of intoxication and failed standardized field sobriety tests administered at the scene, police said.  Troopers soon found that th…

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by Ben Crnic
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Man Drives Drunk With Young Child In Front Seat In Yorktown, Police Say Man Drives Drunk With Young Child In Front Seat In Yorktown, Police Say
Man Drives Drunk With Young Child In Front Seat In Yorktown, Police Say A 26-year-old man is facing multiple charges, including felony DWI and endangering the welfare of a child, after allegedly driving drunk in Westchester with a child in the car who was not wearing a seatbelt, police announced.  The incident happened in Yorktown on Saturday, May 10, around 9:25 p.m., when police responded to a report of a possibly intoxicated driver in the area of Underhill Avenue and Route 118. Officers found the vehicle and saw it committing several traffic violations before pulling it over, Yorktown Police said in an announcement on Wednesday, May 14.  The driver…

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by Ben Crnic
Fairfield, NJ
Police & Fire
NY Parolee Caught In Stolen Car In Fairfield, Cops Say NY Parolee Caught In Stolen Car In Fairfield, Cops Say
NY Parolee Caught In Stolen Car In Fairfield, Cops Say A 19-year-old parolee from New York was arrested in New Jersey after police say he was caught driving a stolen car while on parole, officials said. The incident happened around 10:20 p.m. on Monday, May 12, when Corporal Jeffrey Dean of the Fairfield Police Department saw a silver Honda Accord exit the QuickChek on Passaic Avenue through the entrance and commit multiple traffic violations, police said in a news release. The officer ran the license plate and saw it was registered to a 2025 black Honda Accord, which didn’t match the vehicle he was behind, according to Chief Anthony G. Manna. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Millersburg-Halifax, PA
Police & Fire
Body Cam Catches Cocaine-Fueled Woman Kicking Trooper During Halifax Stop: PSP Body Cam Catches Cocaine-Fueled Woman Kicking Trooper During Halifax Stop: PSP
Body Cam Catches Cocaine-Fueled Woman Kicking Trooper During Halifax Stop: PSP A woman high on cocaine allegedly kicked a Pennsylvania State Trooper in the back of the head during a traffic stop in Dauphin County, and it was all caught on body camera, according to the affidavit obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, May 13. Rebecca Rhetta Strauser, 47, of Dalmatia, was pulled over around 9:34 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025, near the 1600 block of North River Road in Halifax Township by Trooper Cody Dugan of PSP-Lykens. Trooper Dugan noted Strauser was driving a maroon 2001 Chevrolet Silverado with an ornamental rear tailgate light and pulled her over for the equipment …

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by Jillian Pikora
Annapolis, MD
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver With Handgun Slams Trooper’s Car On Route 50 In Annapolis: MSP Hit-Run Driver With Handgun Slams Trooper’s Car On Route 50 In Annapolis: MSP
Hit-Run Driver With Handgun Slams Trooper’s Car On Route 50 In Annapolis: MSP A loaded gun was found in the truck of a man who rammed a state trooper’s vehicle on Route 50 in Annapolis and took off, police said. Ryan Daniel Heim, 27, of Annapolis, is facing multiple charges after allegedly hitting a Maryland State Police patrol car and fleeing the scene early Monday morning, May 12, authorities said. The crash happened around 1:30 a.m., when a state trooper was sitting inside his unmarked patrol car on Route 50 at Route 450.  The trooper was working a detail for the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, according to police. “While…

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by Zak Failla
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Danbury Drunk Driver Had 1-Month-Old Baby In His Lap On I-84, Refused to Stop: Police Danbury Drunk Driver Had 1-Month-Old Baby In His Lap On I-84, Refused to Stop: Police
Danbury Drunk Driver Had 1-Month-Old Baby In His Lap On I-84, Refused to Stop: Police An off-duty Connecticut State Trooper may have prevented a tragedy after stopping a drunk driver holding his one-month-old baby on his lap on Interstate 84, authorities said. Dario Marcatoma, 21, of Danbury, faces multiple charges following his arrest Friday evening, May 9, according to Connecticut State Police. The trooper spotted a tan Chevrolet Equinox without a rear license plate drifting in and out of the right lane near Exit 8 by Newtown Road around 6:15 p.m. When the officer tried to stop the SUV, the driver continued slowly, creeping along the highway at just 15 mph until approachin…

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by Josh Lanier
Clifton, NJ
Police & Fire
Gun With Hollow Points, Open Booze, Weed Found During Clifton Traffic Stop: Cops Gun With Hollow Points, Open Booze, Weed Found During Clifton Traffic Stop: Cops
Gun With Hollow Points, Open Booze, Weed Found During Clifton Traffic Stop: Cops A Newark man was arrested after Clifton police say they found a loaded ghost gun, high-capacity magazine, hollow point bullets, and weed packaged for sale during a traffic stop just after midnight. The stop happened around 12:38 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, near Route 46 West and Route 21 South, according to Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson. Officers Benjamin Bressel and Samantha Beazley pulled over a 2019 Honda Accord for multiple traffic violations. The driver, a 23-year-old woman from Newark, was accompanied by Carnell Goodwin, 20, of Newark, who was seated in the back seat. Police sa…

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by Cecilia Levine