Boy, 13, Charged After Threats Of Shooting, Bombing Prompt Searches Of Bergenfield School, Home Boy, 13, Charged After Threats Of Shooting, Bombing Prompt Searches Of Bergenfield School, Home
Boy, 13, Charged After Threats Of Shooting, Bombing Prompt Searches Of Bergenfield School, Home Authorities searched Bergenfield's middle school and the home of a 13-year-old boy who they said posted threatening Snap Chat messages. The messages "detailed a school bombing and school shooting" at the Roy Brown Middle School last Friday, Detective Lt. William Duran said Thursday. A shelter-in-place immediately went into effect at the Washington Avenue school that day after the messages were received, Duran said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bomb Squad and K9 Unit were among the responders. "A sweep of the school and search of the juvenile's home were conducted with nothing found to indi…
Two Berkshire County Juveniles Nabbed With Guns, Drugs, Police Say Two Berkshire County Juveniles Nabbed With Guns, Drugs, Police Say
Two Berkshire County Juveniles Nabbed With Guns, Drugs, Police Say Two Western Mass juveniles have been arrested for alleged possession of firearms and illegal narcotics. According to Pittsfield Police, on Wednesday, May 26, police received word that a man was in possession of a gun at a residence on Francis Avenue in Pittsfield.  Arriving officers initiated an investigation and determined that three males had fled the residence and engaged in suspicious activity as they traveled through nearby properties on foot, said Lieutenant Gary Traversa.    A short time later, two juvenile males that matched witness descriptions were detained by officers. A search…
Man, Woman Nabbed With 1,000-Plus Packets Of Heroin In Western Mass Traffic Stop, Police Say Man, Woman Nabbed With 1,000-Plus Packets Of Heroin In Western Mass Traffic Stop, Police Say
Man, Woman Nabbed With 1,000-Plus Packets Of Heroin In Western Mass Traffic Stop, Police Say A man and woman were busted for allegedly trafficking drugs following a routine traffic stop in Western Massachusetts that resulted in the discovery of more than 1,000 packets of heroin, according to authorities. The arrests took place around 12:20 a.m. on Friday, May 7, when Trooper Tyler Hersom was on patrol on Route 91 in Whatley, said the Massachusetts State Police. While traveling northbound, Hersom’s attention was drawn to a blue Chevy Equinox veering in and out of its lane. It was then that Hersom initiated a traffic stop, according to police. During the stop, Hersom noticed the pas…
Mahwah Boy, 8, Donates $2,500 From Painted Flag Pallets To Little Ferry PD's New K9 Mahwah Boy, 8, Donates $2,500 From Painted Flag Pallets To Little Ferry PD's New K9
Mahwah Boy, 8, Donates $2,500 From Painted Flag Pallets To Little Ferry PD's New K9 A dog may be man’s best friend, but an 8-year-old boy from Mahwah now has some buddies of his own at the Little Ferry Police Department. Mason Duffy didn’t expect that so many people would offer to buy the flags that he’d painted on wooden pallets during the COVID lockdown. “He wasn’t looking to sell them,” Little Ferry Police Chief James Walter said. “But he was getting tons of requests.” So Mason decided to fundraise his art and contribute some of the proceeds to a worthy cause. By the time he was finished, Mason had painted 66 pallets with the Stars and Stripes, as well as Blue Line (…
State Police: Monmouth County Pair Arrested For Armed Robbery, 100 Vehicle Break-Ins State Police: Monmouth County Pair Arrested For Armed Robbery, 100 Vehicle Break-Ins
State Police: Monmouth County Pair Arrested For Armed Robbery, 100 Vehicle Break-Ins A pair of men from Monmouth County have been arrested for armed robbery and breaking into about 100 vehicles, authorities said.  Mario Mondragon, 21, of Long Branch and Genaro Guzman, also 21, of Shrewsbury Township are accused of committing the robberies and burglaries in five municipalities between April and June, New Jersey State Police said. State Police detectives with the Troop “C” Criminal Investigation Office along with members of the Eatontown Borough Police Department, Tinton Falls Police Department, Ocean Township Police Department and Long Branch Police Department, identifi…
‘She Was My Rock': Hackettstown Officer Pens Tribute To Lost K9 Jada ‘She Was My Rock': Hackettstown Officer Pens Tribute To Lost K9 Jada
‘She Was My Rock': Hackettstown Officer Pens Tribute To Lost K9 Jada Officer Christopher Laver of the Hackettstown Police Department posted a tribute to his beloved K9 partner after her abrupt and unexpected death. Jada --a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois-- suffered a medical episode while on duty Wednesday night, the department said. She died at Newton Animal Hospital shortly after. “What words do I use, what is it that I’m searching for to say?” Officer Christopher Laver wrote on social media. “Heartbroken? Devastated? Numb?” Laver's interest in K9 officers began when he was learned about military working dogs during his 2005 overseas deployment, he…
Fairfield Police Department Welcomes New K9 Officer Fairfield Police Department Welcomes New K9 Officer
Fairfield Police Department Welcomes New K9 Officer The Fairfield Police Department has welcomed a new furry friend to its K9 team. K9 Sammy, who is certified with the National Police Canine Association, was welcomed to the department on Monday, Sept. 16. She is also certified with the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association as an Explosive Detection Police Service Dog and a certified Military Working Dog with the Department of Defense. K9 Sammy has been partnered with Officer Franck DeAngelis, who has been a member of the department since August 2001. Officer DeAngelis, who is currently assigned to the Patrol Division, has served as a Fiel…
K9 Officer Mac Joins Rockland Sheriff's Office By Way Of Hungary K9 Officer Mac Joins Rockland Sheriff's Office By Way Of Hungary
K9 Officer Mac Joins Rockland Sheriff's Office By Way Of Hungary The Rockland County Sheriff's Office has welcomed a new officer to its K9 Unit -- K9 Mac. K9 Mac is an 18-month- old German Shepard from Hungary that Sheriff Louis Falco purchased using asset forfeiture funds. The new officer is named in remembrance of our department’s recent passing of Detective Al McMahon.  K9 Mac and his handler Officer Angelo Bragaglia will begin K9 Patrol School for the next 16 weeks beginning March 11. 
K9 Officer Helps Catch Teen Car-Theft Suspect On I-84 K9 Officer Helps Catch Teen Car-Theft Suspect On I-84
K9 Officer Helps Catch Teen Car-Theft Suspect On I-84  A State Police K9 helped troopers nab a suspected car thief after he helped track down the man as he ran following a pursuit that ended with his tires flattened by stop sticks.  The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday when state police received a report of a stolen car in Danbury. Troopers were able to quickly track down the 2017 Honda Pilot as it passed Exit 14 on I-84, according to a state police report. After noticing the troopers, the driver, identified as Manuel Ortiz, 18, of Waterbury, immediately began fleeing at a high rate speed and engaged police in a pursuit, the report…
Hyde Park Police Chief Calls It A Career Hyde Park Police Chief Calls It A Career
Hyde Park Police Chief Calls It A Career One of Hyde Parks “finest” is calling it a career as Chief Eric Paolilli rides off into the retirement sunset following more than three decades in law enforcement. Paolilli, who has made the rounds at several Hudson Valley police agencies, officially stepped away on Aug. 17 at a ceremony held at the Hyde Park Police Department in front of friends, family, colleagues and well-wishers. After spending the early years of his career at the Dutchess County Bureau of Fire, Town of East Fishkill police and the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, Paolilli transferred to the City of Newburgh Police in …
Putnam Sheriff's Office Mourns Death Of Duncan, Retired K9 Officer Putnam Sheriff's Office Mourns Death Of Duncan, Retired K9 Officer
Putnam Sheriff's Office Mourns Death Of Duncan, Retired K9 Officer The Putnam County Sheriff's Department is mourning the death this week of its dedicated, highly-successful K9 officer named Duncan. In 2016, K9 Duncan retired from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. She was 10-years-old and served at the Sheriff’s Department as a certified patrol, tracking and narcotics dog for eight years.  During her distinguished career with the Sheriff’s Office, she was credited with more than 300 narcotics arrests and solving more than two dozen property-related crimes.  K9 Duncan is also credited with numerous tracks where she located criminals and missing persons.…
Narcotics, Cash Seized Following Vehicle Stop Near Fairfield County Border Narcotics, Cash Seized Following Vehicle Stop Near Fairfield County Border
Narcotics, Cash Seized Following Vehicle Stop Near Fairfield County Border A Connecticut State Police canine led the way during an early morning traffic stop on Route 114 that led to the arrest of two men who were in possession of nearly $2,500 cash, cocaine and other drugs. Patrol officers from the Bridgeport troop conducting a motor vehicle enforcement detail stopped 20-year-old Hamden resident Jocelyn Nyas Serrano-Rivera at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, when she was spotted committing a motor vehicle violation. During the stop, troopers reported that they immediately detected the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle, prompting a search of t…