14-Year-Old Apprehended After Attempted Armed Robbery, Pursuit: Maplewood PD 14-Year-Old Apprehended After Attempted Armed Robbery, Pursuit: Maplewood PD
14-Year-Old Apprehended After Attempted Armed Robbery, Pursuit: Maplewood PD A 14-year-old boy was apprehended after an attempted robbery at knifepoint in Maplewood on Thursday, Sept. 26, authorities said. At 8:06 p.m., officers responded to Park Avenue where a woman said she was approached by three unknown Black boys wearing all black clothing, Maplewood police said in a release. One of the juveniles brandished a knife toward her and said, "Let me get in the car," police said. The three boys fled the area when they observed the woman calling 9-1-1, police said. Police observed a suspect matching the description, and he fled on foot when ordered to stop, officers s…
Teenager Wanted After Facebook Marketplace Purchase Leads To Knifepoint Robbery: Newark PD Teenager Wanted After Facebook Marketplace Purchase Leads To Knifepoint Robbery: Newark PD
Teenager Wanted After Facebook Marketplace Purchase Leads To Knifepoint Robbery: Newark PD An 18-year-old Newark resident is wanted by police after a knifepoint robbery in July stemming from a Facebook Marketplace purchase. On Sunday, July 28, at 4:50 p.m., the victim responded to a post on Facebook Marketplace about buying a PlayStation video game console, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. When the victim met the suspect on the 300 block of Morris Avenue, the suspect pulled out a knife and tried to cut him,  Fragé said. The victim grabbed the suspect’s arm and wrestled with him until the suspect snatched the victim’s wallet from his pocket, Fragé said.. T…
Man Lures House Cleaner To North Babylon Residence Before Attempted Knifepoint Robbery, DA Says Man Lures House Cleaner To North Babylon Residence Before Attempted Knifepoint Robbery, DA Says
Man Lures House Cleaner To North Babylon Residence Before Attempted Knifepoint Robbery, DA Says A Long Island man is accused of luring a house cleaner to his residence before attempting to rob her at knifepoint. The incident began in North Babylon at an apartment on Weeks Road, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said 66-year-old Christopher Doran lured a female house cleaner to his residence under the guise of hiring her on Monday, Sept. 2. When the victim arrived, Doran told her she needed to drive him in her car to a bank to withdraw money. After instructing the woman to drive him to several locations between Bay Shore and Babylon, Doran told th…
Man Pulled Knife On Business Owner In Downtown Absecon, Police Say Man Pulled Knife On Business Owner In Downtown Absecon, Police Say
Man Pulled Knife On Business Owner In Downtown Absecon, Police Say A man was wanted for an armed robbery in downtown Absecon's business district, authorities said. Officers responded to the robbery on New Jersey Avenue just after 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, the Absecon Police Department said in a news release.  A 911 caller reported that a man pulled out a knife and demanded money from a business owner. The owner got out of the business uninjured and the suspect ran away from the scene. Police said the suspect appeared to be about 25 to 35 years old, between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-7, and weighing between 145 and 175 pounds. Survei…
Man Nabbed On Weapons Charge After Being Stabbed By 18-Year-Old In New Rochelle: Police Man Nabbed On Weapons Charge After Being Stabbed By 18-Year-Old In New Rochelle: Police
Man Nabbed On Weapons Charge After Being Stabbed By 18-Year-Old In New Rochelle: Police A man and his 18-year-old girlfriend both face charges after she allegedly stabbed him in the back at a Westchester home, police said. The incident happened on Tuesday, Sept. 17 just before 1 a.m., when New Rochelle Police officers responded to Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, where a stabbing victim had driven himself to the emergency room.  The victim, 20-year-old Bronx resident Tyshawn Jackson, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and told police that his girlfriend had stabbed him in the back while they had both been at her 4th Street home in New Rochelle, according to New …
Man Nabbed After Attacking Woman, Barricading Himself In New Rochelle Apartment: Police Man Nabbed After Attacking Woman, Barricading Himself In New Rochelle Apartment: Police
Man Nabbed After Attacking Woman, Barricading Himself In New Rochelle Apartment: Police A 35-year-old man faces criminal charges after allegedly attacking a woman and barricading himself inside a bedroom in Westchester while holding a weapon, police said.  The arrest resulted from an incident that began in New Rochelle just after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, when authorities responded to a dispute at an apartment at 30 Eastchester Rd., according to Captain J. Collins Coyne of the New Rochelle Police Department.  There, the suspect, identified as 35-year-old New Rochelle resident Eduardo Valencia-Maldonado, allegedly struck a woman known to him before shutting himsel…
Man Admits Stabbing Wife To Death As Couple's Son Desperately Tried Saving Her In Lindenhurst Man Admits Stabbing Wife To Death As Couple's Son Desperately Tried Saving Her In Lindenhurst
Man Admits Stabbing Wife To Death As Couple's Son Desperately Tried Saving Her In Lindenhurst A Long Island man formally confessed to stabbing his wife to death as their teenage son desperately tried to save her.  Ryszard Murawski, age 44, of Lindenhurst, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the death of Wioleta Murawski. Emergency crews were called to the couple’s Lindenhurst residence on South 14th Street at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, after their 15-year-old son called 911 saying his father had stabbed his mother. Earlier Report: 'Sheer Horror': Son Tried Saving Mom After She Was Fatally Stabbed By LI Husband…
Men, Woman Charged With Knifepoint Viers Mill Road Carjacking In Montgomery County, Police Say Men, Woman Charged With Knifepoint Viers Mill Road Carjacking In Montgomery County, Police Say
Men, Woman Charged With Knifepoint Viers Mill Road Carjacking In Montgomery County, Police Say Two weeks after a man was carjacked at knifepoint near a Montgomery County gas station, the three people who planned it out have been apprehended for their roles in the conspiracy, police say. Detectives announced on Monday that three suspects have been arrested and charged in connection to a Viers Mill Road carjacking earlier this month in Silver Spring. Those charged:  Lascelles Alonzo Greenwood, 27, of Silver Spring; Alei Imani Cook, 27, who has no fixed address; Dewayne Davis, 35, who has no known address. The carjacking was reported on Monday, Sept. 2 in the 12100 block of Viers…
Waldorf Man Hid Behind Woman's Home Before Planned Attack, Sheriff Says Waldorf Man Hid Behind Woman's Home Before Planned Attack, Sheriff Says
Waldorf Man Hid Behind Woman's Home Before Planned Attack, Sheriff Says A man who laid in wait behind his victim's home before violently attacking a woman in Charles County is at large, according to the sheriff's office. Waldorf resident Edwin Geovany Argueta-Tobar, 34, is wanted following a domestic-related assault that was meticulously planned. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office responded late on Saturday, Sept. 7 to the 5000 block of La Plata, where a woman reported she left her home to take some items outside when Argueta-Tobar accosted her from behind. Investigators say that he pulled her, punched her several times in the face, an…
One In Custody Following Barricade At Vacant Home In Montgomery County: Park Police (UPDATED) One In Custody Following Barricade At Vacant Home In Montgomery County: Park Police (UPDATED)
One In Custody Following Barricade At Vacant Home In Montgomery County: Park Police (Updated) One suspect has been taken into custody without further incident following a standoff with police at a Montgomery County building, police say. Shortly after 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, officers were called to the 5300 block of Willard Avenue in Chevy Chase to investigate a burglary at a vacant home that was located on park property.  According to Maryland-National Park Police in Montgomery County, responding officers found Jose Angel Diaz-Vasquez, 66, inside armed with a knife, and he barricaded himself inside the building. NOW IN BETHESDA: @ParkPolice & MCP’s SWAT team on …
SWAT Standoff Ends After 10 Hours In Kearny: Police SWAT Standoff Ends After 10 Hours In Kearny: Police
SWAT Standoff Ends After 10 Hours In Kearny: Police A man armed with a knife barricaded himself at a building in Kearny on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 3, authorities said. At 9:27 a.m., a woman contacted the police department and said her life had been threatened by a man with whom she lives with and that he was armed with a knife, authorities said, Kearny police said. Officers removed the woman and her child but the man barricaded himself inside the residence and made statements suggesting he was experiencing a mental health crisis, police said. The Kearny Police Department, Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, Hudson County Prosecutor’s Offi…
3 Armed Robberies Reported In 3 Days In New Rochelle 3 Armed Robberies Reported In 3 Days In New Rochelle
3 Armed Robberies Reported In 3 Days In New Rochelle Several people face criminal charges following three armed robbery incidents within three days in a Westchester County city that left victims injured, police announced.  The robberies happened in New Rochelle on Saturday, Aug. 24, and Monday, Aug. 26, the city's police department announced.  The first of the incidents occurred just after 10:30 p.m. on Saturday when a 23-year-old videographer was robbed at knife-point at 45 May St.  According to New Rochelle Police, the victim had been contacted by Instagram to film a music video at that location. When he arrived, he met with…