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Keansburg, NJ
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No Charges For Keansburg Officer Who Fatally Shot Chainsaw Wielding Man: AG No Charges For Keansburg Officer Who Fatally Shot Chainsaw Wielding Man: AG
No Charges For Keansburg Officer Who Fatally Shot Chainsaw Wielding Man: AG A state grand jury declined to criminally charge a Keansburg police officer who fatally shot a 46-year-old man wielding a chainsaw, authorities announced Wednesday, July 30. On Monday, May 27, 2024 at 1:07 p.m. Keansburg police were called to perform a welfare check at a home on Seabreeze Way, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Two officers entered the home and found Willem Roman with a running chainsaw, along with several weapons, Platkin said. Roman approached the officers with the chainsaw, Platkin said. Patrolman John Swartz used a taser on Roman and Patrolman Tyler Mange…

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by Sam Barron
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Police ID Crossbow-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall Police ID Crossbow-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall
Police ID Crossbow-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall A 52-year-old man who was shot and killed by police while running toward the Potomac Mills shopping complex with a crossbow has been identified, authorities said. Harrison Charles Deppe, of Woodbridge, was killed during an officer-involved shooting on Thursday afternoon, July 17, in the area of Garza Way and Potomac Mills Circle, the Prince William County Police Department confirmed on Friday, July 18. Deppe was already wanted in connection to a brandishing incident from a day earlier, when he allegedly pointed a firearm at a stranger on Colchester Road during an unprovoked encounter. …

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Crossbow-Wielding Virginia Man Killed By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall: Police Crossbow-Wielding Virginia Man Killed By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall: Police
Crossbow-Wielding Virginia Man Killed By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall: Police He ran toward the mall with a crossbow. Police opened fire. A 52-year-old Woodbridge man was shot and killed by police on Thursday afternoon, July 17, while armed with a crossbow and running toward the Potomac Mills shopping complex, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said the man was already wanted in connection to a brandishing incident that happened a day earlier, where he allegedly pointed a firearm at a stranger on Colchester Road during an unprovoked encounter.  No one was hurt during that first incident. On Thursday, police said the same man was r…

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by Zak Failla
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Employee Shot In Face With Crossbow At Saddle Brook Store Where $7K Parrot Was Stolen Employee Shot In Face With Crossbow At Saddle Brook Store Where $7K Parrot Was Stolen
Employee Shot In Face With Crossbow At Saddle Brook Store Where $7K Parrot Was Stolen A female employee was shot in the face with a crossbow at the same Saddle Brook bird store where a $7,000 African parrot was stolen last month, authorities and store officials said. UPDATE: Arrest Made In Birds By Joe 2 Crossbow Attack The attack — an attempted homicide — happened around 5:55 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, at 104 Route 46 East according to Jeff Angermeyer, the BCPO's Deputy Chief of Detectives. Store officials confirm the incident was at Birds By Joe 2. Officers from the Saddle Brook Police Department responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a seriously injured woman and fo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elkton, MD
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Elkton Hunter Who Shot, Killed GF With Crossbow Learns Prison Fate Elkton Hunter Who Shot, Killed GF With Crossbow Learns Prison Fate
Elkton Hunter Who Shot, Killed GF With Crossbow Learns Prison Fate A Cecil County man convicted of fatally shooting his live-in girlfriend with a crossbow inside their home has been sentenced to eight years in prison, officials announced. Jeffrey Allen Lander, 41, of Elkton, was handed the maximum sentence within Maryland’s standard guidelines for involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday, Jan. 28, following a jury conviction in November 2024.  The jury acquitted him of second-degree murder and assault, but found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment, according to the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office. The deadly incident ha…

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by Zak Failla
Berlin, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Found With Crossbow, Guns, Meth During Berlin Traffic Stop: Police Man Found With Crossbow, Guns, Meth During Berlin Traffic Stop: Police
Man Found With Crossbow, Guns, Meth During Berlin Traffic Stop: Police A Glassboro man was accused of having a loaded crossbow, two guns, and methamphetamine in Berlin, authorities said. Robert Stippick Jr. was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a shotgun, one count of unlawful possession of a weapon, and one count of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, the Berlin Police Department said in a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 18. An age wasn't given for Stippick. An officer pulled over a vehicle Stippick was driving for an equipment violation at around 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Police claimed Stippick became confro…

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by Chris Spiker
Lexington Park, MD
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Court Shoots Down Crossbow Killer’s Latest Plea For Freedom In St. Mary's County Court Shoots Down Crossbow Killer’s Latest Plea For Freedom In St. Mary's County
Court Shoots Down Crossbow Killer’s Latest Plea For Freedom In St. Mary's County A convicted Maryland murderer who fatally shot a man with a crossbow and dismembered his body in 1995 will continue serving a life sentence without parole after a court denied his latest attempt for reconsideration. Dana Collins, 63, filed a motion in January 2024 to revisit his sentence, stemming from the brutal killing in St. Mary's County nearly three decades ago.  This week, State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that the court sided with prosecutors, rejecting the motion and ensuring Collins’ sentence remains intact. In 1995, Collins lured the victim outside his home before ki…

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by Zak Failla
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
CT Man Carrying A Crossbow, Beer On Street Nabbed By Police CT Man Carrying A Crossbow, Beer On Street Nabbed By Police
CT Man Carrying A Crossbow, Beer On Street Nabbed By Police A Connecticut man walking on a city street with a crossbow and a beer was nabbed by patrol officers after receiving numerous 911 calls of a man carrying a rifle.  The incident occurred in New Haven County on Wednesday, June 12, around 5 p.m. on Main Street in Meriden. According to Sgt. Michael Boothroyd of the Meriden Police, the callers said the man was wearing a backpack and a bulletproof vest, had a rifle slung over his shoulder, and was carrying a beer.  The man told people in the parking lot that they should “kill themselves” and that he “was waiting for the police…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Crossbow Arrow Skewers Pedestrian's Back In Fairfax County Crossbow Arrow Skewers Pedestrian's Back In Fairfax County
Crossbow Arrow Skewers Pedestrian's Back In Fairfax County A pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a crossbow arrow in Fairfax County over the weekend, police said. The man was on the sidewalk on the 3400 block of Carlin Springs Road in Bailey’s Crossroads around 12:05 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, county police said. The arrow went through the man's backpack and into his back. He was taken to the hospital due to injuries that were deemed non-life-threatening, and after receiving treatment, he was released. Preliminarily, detectives believe the arrow was shot from a crossbow. Detectives are actively investigating to determine the circums…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Barricaded Suspect Armed With Crossbow Apprehended In Western Mass Barricaded Suspect Armed With Crossbow Apprehended In Western Mass
Barricaded Suspect Armed With Crossbow Apprehended In Western Mass An hours-long standoff between a crossbow-wielding man who barricaded himself inside his Western Massachusetts home and state police led to the arrest of a suspect without any reported injuries. The Massachusetts State Police Special Tactical Operations Team (STOP) responded to a Berkshire County residence in Cheshire to apprehend a suspect who aimed a crossbow at a state trooper during a standoff. The incident began shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25 at the Pine Valley Trailer Park on 4th Avenue in Cheshire. Police said that local law enforcement called on state police for ass…

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by Zak Failla
Lancaster, PA
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PA Trooper Killed Dad In Murder-Suicide, Authorities Say PA Trooper Killed Dad In Murder-Suicide, Authorities Say
PA Trooper Killed Dad In Murder-Suicide, Authorities Say A man shot and killed his father with a crossbow before taking his own life on Wednesday, according to Northwest Regional Police. Wesley Frey Jr., 31, shot his father Wesley Frey Sr., 61, in the chest with a crossbow around at a home on the 1200 block of Wissler Lane around 9 p.m. A family member witnessed who shooting, fled from the scene and contacted police. When police arrived, Frey Jr. had barricaded himself in a bedroom on the second floor. Pennsylvania state police and numerous other police department were called to the scene to assist in forming a perimeter around the home. Neigh…

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by Jillian Pikora
West Milford, NJ
Police & Fire
West Milford PD: Crossbow Gets DWI Driver Weapons Charge West Milford PD: Crossbow Gets DWI Driver Weapons Charge
West Milford PD: Crossbow Gets DWI Driver Weapons Charge An ex-con stopped by West Milford police for drunk driving was also charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a weapon after officers found a crossbow in his car, authorities said. Officer Michael Onembo, responding to a motorist’s call of an erratic driver, stopped the vehicle driven by 38-year-old Hewitt resident Michael Coulahan as he pulled into the Tractor Supply parking lot on Union Valley Road with its ride-side driver’s mirror missing and a busted tail light, police records show. “While speaking to the driver, the officer noticed signs of drug use,” the police report say…

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by Jerry DeMarco