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Holy Relics Mistaken For Drugs Returned To Seminary By Yonkers PD, Leads To Blessing Holy Relics Mistaken For Drugs Returned To Seminary By Yonkers PD, Leads To Blessing
Holy Relics Mistaken For Drugs Returned To Seminary By Yonkers PD, Leads To Blessing What began as a suspected drug discovery on church grounds turned into a sacred recovery after police in Westchester returned priceless religious relics that had been mistakenly thought to be contraband.  The incident happened on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 10, when Yonkers Police Officer Rotondo and his K9 partner, Furby, were on a traffic post and approached by staff from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary on Scarsdale Road, Yonkers Police Detective Lieutenant Frank DiDomizio said on Wednesday, Sept 17. Seminary staff had found items on their property that they believed trespassers…
K9 Sniffs Out Over 65 Grams Of Crack Cocaine In Taconic Traffic Stop In LaGrange: NYSP K9 Sniffs Out Over 65 Grams Of Crack Cocaine In Taconic Traffic Stop In LaGrange: NYSP
K9 Sniffs Out Over 65 Grams Of Crack Cocaine In Taconic Traffic Stop In LaGrange: Nysp A man was caught with more than 65 grams of crack cocaine after being pulled over on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County, police said.  The incident happened in LaGrange on Tuesday, Aug. 19, around 3:45 p.m., when troopers stopped a 2025 Honda Accord traveling in the northbound lanes, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 21.  The driver, identified as 44-year-old Jeffrey C. Shaw of Greensboro, North Carolina, was the only person in the vehicle. Police said a K9 named Vinn sniffed the outside of the car and alerted to the presence of narcotics. A search then …
Bomb Squad Called After Pipe Bomb Scare In Maryland — ‘No Threat,’ Officials Say Bomb Squad Called After Pipe Bomb Scare In Maryland — ‘No Threat,’ Officials Say
Bomb Squad Called After Pipe Bomb Scare In Maryland — ‘No Threat,’ Officials Say A suspicious item found during a brush fire in Salisbury triggered a bomb squad response and multi-agency investigation Monday afternoon — but officials say it turned out to be non-hazardous. Firefighters with the Salisbury Fire Department were called to the area of the 200 block of E. Market Street around 12:15 p.m. on July 7, where they discovered an object resembling a PVC pipe bomb, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The Bomb Squad was immediately requested to evaluate the scene.  Bomb Technicians conducted diagnostics on the item, and after a thorough check, they …
Blaze Breaks Out At Vanessa’s Corner Pub In Carroll County, Fire Marshal On Scene (UPDATED) Blaze Breaks Out At Vanessa’s Corner Pub In Carroll County, Fire Marshal On Scene (UPDATED)
Blaze Breaks Out At Vanessa’s Corner Pub In Carroll County, Fire Marshal On Scene (Updated) Flames tore through a well-known Maryland restaurant early Tuesday morning. Dozens of firefighters rushed to Vanessa’s Corner Pub in Carroll County after a fire broke out before dawn, causing extensive damage and prompting an ongoing investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire started just before 4 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1, at the restaurant located at 2600 Liberty Road, officials said. Firefighters from the Carroll County Department of Fire & EMS, Mt. Airy, Winfield, and several other area fire departments arrived to find heavy smoke and flames within the restau…
Two Women Shot In Westville: Police Two Women Shot In Westville: Police
Two Women Shot In Westville: Police Two women were shot at an apartment complex in Westville on Friday, June 20, authorities said. At 11:26 p.m., officers responded to the parking lot of Westwood Manor, an apartment complex at 712 Broadway and found two women, one with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and the other with a graze wound, Westwood police said. Both victims were transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The suspected shooter fled the scene prior to police arrival and remains at large, despite an extensive search involving K9 units and a helicopter, officers said. The shootin…
WATCH: K9 Sniffs Out Camouflaged Child Inside Tractor Supply In Somers WATCH: K9 Sniffs Out Camouflaged Child Inside Tractor Supply In Somers
Watch: K9 Sniffs Out Camouflaged Child Inside Tractor Supply In Somers A 2-year-old girl who went missing from a Tractor Supply store in Northern Westchester was safely located thanks to the sharp nose of a police K9.  The incident began at around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 16 at the Tractor Supply store in Somers, when the girl was reported missing, the Westchester County Police Department said on Tuesday, June 17.  As search teams fanned out across the area surrounding the store, Officer Paul Osterman and his K9 partner Essex began tracking from outside the building’s entrance. To everyone’s surprise, Essex led Officer Osterman not away from the s…
House Fire Kills Two As Flames Tear Through Harford County Home, Officials Say House Fire Kills Two As Flames Tear Through Harford County Home, Officials Say
House Fire Kills Two As Flames Tear Through Harford County Home, Officials Say Flames tore through a Harford County home on Wednesday morning, claiming the lives of two people, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Deputy state fire marshals are investigating a double-fatal fire in Joppa, after two people were found dead inside a burning home, officials announced on May 14. Update on the Gunpowder Drive house fire:Volunteer Firefighters have rescued 2 civilians from the burning home, they are being treated by 2!HarfordCoDES EMS units. @MarylandOSFM is responding. — Harford Co., MD Fire & EMS (@HarforCoFireEMS) May 14, 2025 Crews from the…
K9 Tracks Man Violating No Contact Order To Wooded Area In Milford: Police K9 Tracks Man Violating No Contact Order To Wooded Area In Milford: Police
K9 Tracks Man Violating No Contact Order To Wooded Area In Milford: Police A Connecticut man who police say violated a no-contact order was arrested after police K9s tracked him to a wooded area Thursday, Feb. 6, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to a Milford home around 5:15 a.m. for a domestic violence incident in progress, the police department said. Police learned that Edward Russow, 37, had entered the garage of a victim’s home and was rummaging through items despite having an active full no-contact order against him, police said. Officers also discovered he had an additional active domestic violence arrest warrant, officials said. By the time offic…
Walden Man Nabbed On I-87 In Albany For Possession Of Felony-Weight Narcotics: Police Walden Man Nabbed On I-87 In Albany For Possession Of Felony-Weight Narcotics: Police
Walden Man Nabbed On I-87 In Albany For Possession Of Felony-Weight Narcotics: Police A traffic stop on I-87 in Albany led to the arrest of a Walden man for possession of felony-weight narcotics, the New York State Police reported. According to Trooper Stephanie O'Neil, the incident occurred on Monday, Jan. 13, around 10:2o a.m., when troopers stopped a vehicle for multiple violations.  The driver, identified as Orange County resident Ibo E. Boone, age 37, of Walden, was found to have a significant quantity of controlled substances, O'Neil said. With the assistance of an Albany County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit, felony-weight narcotics and an additional controlled substa…
Missing 18-Year-Old From Pelham Found (UPDATE) Missing 18-Year-Old From Pelham Found (UPDATE)
Missing 18-Year-Old From Pelham Found (Update) New Update:  A missing 18-year-old with autism from Westchester has been found, police announced.  Archer Hands, who was reported missing by the Village of Pelham Police Department on Thursday, Jan. 16 after last being seen at around 1 p.m. on Wolfs Lane, was found safe later on Thursday night, the department said at around 8:40 p.m.  He has been reunited with his family, police added.  Original Report: Authorities in Westchester are asking for help from the public in finding a missing 18-year-old man with autism who is reported to be nonverbal. Archer Hands, age 18, was reported missing …
Woman Escapes Attempted Abduction At Alexandria Park, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Woman Escapes Attempted Abduction At Alexandria Park, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Woman Escapes Attempted Abduction At Alexandria Park, Police Say (Developing) Police in Alexandria are pulling out all the stops as they look to track down a man who attempted to abduct a woman near an area park. Officers were called to Tarleton Park at around 7 p.m. on Tuesday night in the area of South Gordon Street and Wheeler Avenue, when a man attempted to take a woman. According to the Alexandria Police Department, the suspect, described as a White man with brown hair, wearing a blue sweatshirt and camouflage shorts, attempted to pull the woman into a wooded area, though she was able to escape. In response, the department established a perimeter in the area, K…
Ill-Fated Prisoner Escape Results In Fresh Charges For Stafford County Fugitive: Police Ill-Fated Prisoner Escape Results In Fresh Charges For Stafford County Fugitive: Police
Ill-Fated Prisoner Escape Results In Fresh Charges For Stafford County Fugitive: Police The Dumfries man who escaped custody after causing chaos during National Night Out in Stafford County was captured again after his felony flight was foiled. Robert Ouzts, 22, was arrested early this week for recklessly riding a motorcycle and then attempting to avoid his arrest, though his attempts were fruitless and he was apprehended and taken to the Rappahannock Regional Jail. His antics were just beginning. At approximately 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, two days after his initial arrest, members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were alerted to Ouzts' unexpected escape while b…
Wanted Man Found Hiding In Groton Home's Crawl Space After Crashing Stolen Car: Police Wanted Man Found Hiding In Groton Home's Crawl Space After Crashing Stolen Car: Police
Wanted Man Found Hiding In Groton Home's Crawl Space After Crashing Stolen Car: Police A man wanted out of New Hampshire was found hiding in a Connecticut home's crawl space after crashing a stolen car, police said.  Christopher Doleo, age 37, of Lowell, Massachusetts, faces a slew of felonies following his arrest on Sunday morning, Sept. 23, Groton Police said.  Police in the New London County town received a 911 call around 7:15 a.m. that said a car had crashed and rolled over near Esker Point Beach, 900 Groton Long Point Road.  Officers quickly found the car — a 2024 Kia Soul, which had been reported stolen out of Salem, New Hampshire, on its side…
Bomb Scare Brings K9s, Major Police Presence To Bayonne Church, Pastor Says Bomb Scare Brings K9s, Major Police Presence To Bayonne Church, Pastor Says
Bomb Scare Brings K9s, Major Police Presence To Bayonne Church, Pastor Says A bomb scare brought a major police presence to a church in Bayonne over the weekend, according to the church's pastor. Rev. Raul Gaviola, the pastor at St. Henry RC Church on W. 29th Street, detailed the incident in a post on Facebook, saying it happened after the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, Sept. 21, as he was talking to parishioners. "I was informed by a police officer that they received a call that there would be an active shooting, and a pipe bomb going off at St. Henry at 7pm," the pastor wrote.  Gaviola said K9 units and the Jersey City bomb squad were called to the church, whi…
Man Wanted In Fredericksburg Tracked By K9 Teams In Spotsylvania After Botched Robbery: Sheriff Man Wanted In Fredericksburg Tracked By K9 Teams In Spotsylvania After Botched Robbery: Sheriff
Man Wanted In Fredericksburg Tracked By K9 Teams In Spotsylvania After Botched Robbery: Sheriff A man who assaulted a woman during a failed robbery attempt at a Virginia 7-Eleven lost a game of hide-and-seek with Spotsylvania County Sheriff's K9s and landed himself behind bars, officials say. Fredericksburg resident Kenneth Wayne Auston, 48, was arrested after being tracked through a shopping center early on Friday morning following the attempted robbery.  According to the sheriff's office, at approximately 3 a.m. a clerk at the 7-Eleven in the 4200 block of Plank Road reported to police that a man - later identified as Auston - came behind the counter and assaulted her; however,…
Men Busted With Thousands Of Pills After Cross Country Train Ride Sentenced In Maryland Men Busted With Thousands Of Pills After Cross Country Train Ride Sentenced In Maryland
Men Busted With Thousands Of Pills After Cross Country Train Ride Sentenced In Maryland Two men who transported thousands of fentanyl pills across the country into Maryland will spend years in prison for bringing the poison into Montgomery County. Prince George's County residents Malik Marin, of Bowie, and Tuflah Davies, of Laurel, both 27, will spend years behind bars after admitting to possession of a large amount of fentanyl, the state's attorney's office announced. Both received the same sentence: 15 years in prison with all but five years to serve, followed by five years of supervised probation following their release. In December last year, the pair traveled from Los An…
Stalker Accused Of Two Failed Sexual Assaults In Same Virginia Apartment Complex, Police Say Stalker Accused Of Two Failed Sexual Assaults In Same Virginia Apartment Complex, Police Say
Stalker Accused Of Two Failed Sexual Assaults In Same Virginia Apartment Complex, Police Say A would-be victim was able to fight off a potential sexual assault when a man broke into a Reston apartment early on Wednesday morning, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Hugo Ernesto Argueta Vasquez, 43, was apprehended with an assist from the agency's aerial and K9 units following an alleged sexual assault in a Reston apartment complex, officials say. According to police, at around 5:30 a.m. on July 17, officers were called to Charter Oak Court, when Argueta Vasquez allegedly gained entry through an unlocked door and entered his victim's bedroom while they were s…
K9 Officer Helps Find Cocaine, MDMA, Xanax In South Jersey Drug Bust: Police K9 Officer Helps Find Cocaine, MDMA, Xanax In South Jersey Drug Bust: Police
K9 Officer Helps Find Cocaine, MDMA, Xanax In South Jersey Drug Bust: Police A Camden man was accused of having several drugs in his vehicle in Atlantic County, including cocaine, MDMA, and Xanax, authorities said. Manuel Rosa, 41, was arrested on Friday, July 5, the Galloway Township Police Department said in a news release on Monday, July 8.  Officers stopped Rosa while he was driving a 2006 Mercedes Benz on White Horse Pike near the intersection with Quince Avenue at around 10:19 p.m. A K9 officer named Narco sniffed the vehicle and smelled the presence of drugs.  Police found about 52 grams of cocaine, 44 doses of suspected MDMA, 95 ind…
Westchester Honors Retiring 'Cyber Dog,' Detective Who Worked To Sniff Out Electronics Westchester Honors Retiring 'Cyber Dog,' Detective Who Worked To Sniff Out Electronics
Westchester Honors Retiring 'Cyber Dog,' Detective Who Worked To Sniff Out Electronics County officials are honoring the careers of a retiring Westchester detective and his K9 partner who worked to find hidden electronic devices containing evidence in criminal investigations.  The retirement of Westchester County Police Detective Brett Hochron and his partner, Harley the Cyber Dog, was announced on Monday, July 1.  According to County Executive George Latimer, the duo spent much of their careers sniffing out hidden digital devices in search of evidence for investigations, including SIM cards, thumb drives, hard drives, cell phones, tablets, laptop computers, an…
24-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Case Involving Missing CT Girl 24-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Case Involving Missing CT Girl
24-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Case Involving Missing CT Girl A Connecticut man was nabbed by out-of-state police in connection with a 15-year-old missing girl from New York's Hudson Valley. New, updated report - Update: More Details Emerge About Kidnapping Case Involving New Haven Man The incident occurred in Orange County,  in the town of Montgomery, on Sunday, June 23, when the Montgomery Police Department received a BOLO (be on the lookout) notification for a suspect wanted in connection with a missing 15-year-old Connecticut girl. According to Montgomery Police Chief John Hank, Connecticut State Police called and said the suspect’s phone wa…
Attempted Murder: Juvenile Arrested For Serious CT Assault, Police Say Attempted Murder: Juvenile Arrested For Serious CT Assault, Police Say
Attempted Murder: Juvenile Arrested For Serious CT Assault, Police Say A juvenile has been arrested after he allegedly assaulted a young man, leaving him seriously injured. The Middlesex County incident occurred on Friday, May 24, at around 8:30 p.m. in the town of Westbrook. According to the Connecticut State Police, a young man (whose identity has not been released due to age) was seen on security footage assaulting another young man on Boston Post Road. After the assault, he fled on foot, leaving his victim injured. Authorities airlifted the juvenile to an area hospital with serious injuries. To locate the suspect, police deployed drones, K9 units, a b…
K9 Teams, Drones Helping In Search For Missing Woman In CT K9 Teams, Drones Helping In Search For Missing Woman In CT
K9 Teams, Drones Helping In Search For Missing Woman In CT Several K9 units, drones, and air support teams are assisting in the search for a missing woman in Connecticut who may require medical attention.  New, updated report - New Update: Missing Woman Found Dead After 'Exhaustive Search' In Willington Anne Page, age 80, went missing from the Village Hill Road area in the Tolland County town of Willington during the night of Thursday, Dec. 21, state police announced on Friday, Dec. 22. Page is described as a white woman who is believed to have been wearing white Christmas-themed pajamas and blue sneakers. She suffers from medical c…
3 Burglary Suspects Caught After Extensive Late-Night Chase In Mount Kisco 3 Burglary Suspects Caught After Extensive Late-Night Chase In Mount Kisco
3 Burglary Suspects Caught After Extensive Late-Night Chase In Mount Kisco Three men who were interrupted by authorities while burglarizing a Northern Westchester home were successfully apprehended following an extensive chase that utilized the help of K9 units and a helicopter.  The incident began on Friday, Nov. 17 just before 1:45 a.m., when a burglar alarm went off at a Mount Kisco residence on Carlton Drive, prompting a quick police response, according to the Westchester County Police Department. The first officers who arrived at the home soon saw two men run in separate directions from the house into a wooded area. In order to catch them, police establi…
Fleeing Truck Thief Caught In Neighborhood With Help Of K9 Officer In Purchase: Police Fleeing Truck Thief Caught In Neighborhood With Help Of K9 Officer In Purchase: Police
Fleeing Truck Thief Caught In Neighborhood With Help Of K9 Officer In Purchase: Police After leading authorities on a chase that ended in a crash, a pickup truck thief wearing a bright yellow jumpsuit was caught in a Westchester neighborhood with the help of a K9 officer's nose, police said.  The incident began on Thursday, Sept. 14 around 6:15 p.m., when authorities were notified that a stolen Ford F350 pickup truck was traveling on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Harrison.  According to Westchester County Police, an officer soon found the truck and tried pulling it over near the interchange with Interstate 287. However, the vehicle kept going and sped away.&n…
HIT AND RUN: Driver Flees After Stolen Car Crash At Hank's Franks HIT AND RUN: Driver Flees After Stolen Car Crash At Hank's Franks
HIT AND RUN: Driver Flees After Stolen Car Crash At Hank's Franks UPDATE: A driver who crashed a stolen car at a popular hot dog stand on Route 46 in Lodi on Wednesday drove a couple blocks further before getting into another car, police said. The 2023 Hyundai Elantra -- which had apparently been stolen out of Edison -- crashed at Hank's Franks shortly before 2 p.m. Aug. 2, local law enforcement officers said. The driver then headed east on Charlton Avenue before bailing out at the corner of Clark Street, they said. He then entered the passenger side of another vehicle in the area of the Boulevard Apartments and was gone. Police described him as black, …
Heroin, Pot, Meth Seized In South Jersey Traffic Stop Heroin, Pot, Meth Seized In South Jersey Traffic Stop
Heroin, Pot, Meth Seized In South Jersey Traffic Stop More than 200 baggies of heroin and two pounds of marijuana were seized in a traffic stop in Atlantic County, authorities said. On Sunday, April 16, shortly after midnight, Brigantine police stopped a motor vehicle in the 3800 block of Brigantine Blvd. for multiple motor vehicle violations, Brigantine police said. A narcotics detection K9 was requested to respond to the scene. Atlantic City Police K9 Narco arrived at the scene and conducted a K9 sniff of the vehicle. K9 Narco indicated the presence of narcotic odor during the sniff, and a search of the vehicle was conducted by police. The…
K9 Officer Finds Missing Man In Freezing Temperatures In Peekskill K9 Officer Finds Missing Man In Freezing Temperatures In Peekskill
K9 Officer Finds Missing Man In Freezing Temperatures In Peekskill Tragedy was avoided when a K9 officer was able to track down an elderly man who went missing in Northern Westchester in freezing conditions.  On Saturday, Dec. 24, around 1:45 a.m., police in Peekskill received a call from a man who said his 75-year-old father with Parkinson’s Disease and possible early stages of dementia had wandered from his home at the Society Hill II complex.  The man also reported that his father had last been seen hours earlier and was only wearing slippers, jeans, and a sweatshirt, which left him vulnerable to the freezing temperatures that hovere…
Bomb Threat Clears Chester County High School Bomb Threat Clears Chester County High School
Bomb Threat Clears Chester County High School Students were sent home early from a Chester County high school Thursday, Nov. 3 after administrators received a bomb threat, according to authorities.  Kennett High School in Kennett Square Township received the warning at about 9:30 a.m., officials said. School staff evacuated students while township and county police swept the building with K9 units, they added. Students were put on buses and sent home by noon after the school was cleared, police said.  The incident remains under investigation. To submit a tip, visit safe2saypa.org, 
Convicted Felon Punches Police K9 In Maryland While Fleeing From Deputies: Sheriff Convicted Felon Punches Police K9 In Maryland While Fleeing From Deputies: Sheriff
Convicted Felon Punches Police K9 In Maryland While Fleeing From Deputies: Sheriff A convicted felon in Maryland is facing more than a dozen new charges after punching a police K9 in the face as he attempted to flee investigators conducting a drug sweep in St. Mary's County, authorities announced. Lexington Park resident Thomas Donnell Evans, 42, was arrested on drug and weapon charges this week by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, but he didn't go down without a fight. On Tuesday, Oct. 18, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office’s Vice/Narcotics Division executed a series of search warrants at First Road in Lexington Park targeting Evans. …
South Jersey Traffic Stop Yields Drug, Weapon Arrests South Jersey Traffic Stop Yields Drug, Weapon Arrests
South Jersey Traffic Stop Yields Drug, Weapon Arrests A traffic stop in South Jersey resulted in a pair of arrests on drug and weapons charges. On Sunday, Aug. 28, Pleasantville police responded to Pizza Di Roma (North Main Street) for a report of a male subject being chased by a Honda.  A witness met with officers and provided a description and a registration of the suspect vehicle.  K9 Officer Korey Crosby observed the vehicle at the intersection of Leeds Avenue and Main Street. A motor vehicle stop was conducted at North Main Street and Cedarcrest Avenue. K9 Officer Crosby conducted an open-air sniff with his K9 p…
Home Burglary That Wasn't Brings Police To Quiet Bergen Neighborhood Home Burglary That Wasn't Brings Police To Quiet Bergen Neighborhood
Home Burglary That Wasn't Brings Police To Quiet Bergen Neighborhood A home burglary call that brought local police and backups from surrounding towns to a quiet Park Ridge neighborhood turned into something else, authorities confirmed. K9 units also responded to the call of two intruders ransacking the home off Park Avenue and fleeing out the back around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, responders said. It turns out a troubled relative of the homeowners had apparently concocted the story, they said. He was brought to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for an evaluation. No charges were filed or were expected to be, borough police said. They thanked “all the res…