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Stabbing Suspect Rams Montgomery Twp Cop Car, Leads Pursuit Through 3 Towns: Prosecutor
A North Carolina man stabbed a New Jersey resident, then fled the scene in a red SUV, sparking a police pursuit that stretched through three towns Monday, June 16, authorities said.
Brian Pyke, 65, of Calabash, NC, was arrested after allegedly stabbing a man on Willow Run Lane in Montgomery Township (Somerset County) around 1:32 p.m., according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.
Montgomery Police officers arrived on the scene along with Montgomery EMS and provided emergency care to the victim, McDonald said.
The man suffered stab wounds to the shoulder and abdomen and was rush…
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For 10 NJ Counties, NWS Warns
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for 10 New Jersey counties through 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, as damaging storms threaten to slam the region with hail, wind, and lightning, according to the National Weather Service.
The counties under watch include:
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, and Salem.
The Storm Prediction Center says conditions are right for frequent lightning, heavy downpours, and wind gusts strong enough to cause property damage and power outages.
Meanwhile, residents in northeast New Jersey—including Passaic, Berg…
Knife-Wielding Shoplifter Torches Tent, Threatens CVS Workers In Bristol, Police Say
A Connecticut man returned to a CVS store wielding a knife after shoplifting, then allegedly set fire to a tent at a homeless encampment during a second violent outburst, authorities said.
Officers responded to the CVS Pharmacy at 60 Middle St. in Bristol on Tuesday, June 17, around 2:10 p.m. for a report of a disturbance involving a knife, according to a press release from the Bristol Police Department.
Witnesses told officers that the suspect, later identified as Christopher Gomez, 33, of Stratford, had first stolen merchandise from the store. He then returned with a knife, threatened emp…
Driver Ejected, Killed In Fiery Southbury I-84 Crash: Police
A driver died in a violent crash Wednesday morning, June 18 on I-84 east after veering off the highway and slamming into a guardrail, light pole, and wooded area, Connecticut State Police said.
The crash happened around 4:49 a.m., just east of Exit 15 in Southbury, according to a report filed by Trooper Nicholas Quinn from Troop A.
Police say the Volvo tractor-trailer, registered in Pennsylvania, was traveling in the left lane when it veered into the median and hit the guardrail. The vehicle then crossed both lanes to the right, crashed through a guardrail, hit a light pole, and came to res…
She Showed Up To Manchester Court With A Warrant — Then She Made A Run For It, Cops Say
A 25-year-old woman from Worcester, MA, is facing multiple charges in Connecticut after she was arrested at a courthouse, then ran from troopers while they were trying to take her into custody, according to state police.
Jada Williams was arrested on June 16, around 2:13 p.m., after arriving at Manchester Superior Court while wanted on an active warrant from Troop C – Tolland, State Police said.
The arrest stems from an investigation that began in October 2024, when troopers say Williams broke into a vehicle on Shenipsit Lake Road in Tolland, stole credit and debit cards, and used them to m…
