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‘Naked Burglar’ Who Slipped Into Fairfax County Homes While Victims Slept Arrested, Police Say ‘Naked Burglar’ Who Slipped Into Fairfax County Homes While Victims Slept Arrested, Police Say
‘Naked Burglar’ Who Slipped Into Fairfax County Homes While Victims Slept Arrested, Police Say The naked, unafraid burglar caught on camera who has been terrorizing neighborhoods in northern Virginia has been apprehended following a stakeout on Monday morning. Sedrick Walker, 21, has been identified and arrested in Centreville following his latest gambit outside a home in the 14000 block of Gatwick Square, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. At 4:45 a.m. on April 13, detectives were conducting a stakeout when a detective monitoring surveillance cameras spotted a naked man walking nearby. Officers with the Drone Unit, prepositioned to assist detectives on the oper…
Greenwich Burglary Suspect Found Hiding In Crawl Space Of Second Home: Police Greenwich Burglary Suspect Found Hiding In Crawl Space Of Second Home: Police
Greenwich Burglary Suspect Found Hiding In Crawl Space Of Second Home: Police Connecticut police tracked a burglary suspect through a neighborhood and found him hiding in a crawlspace inside another home. Jonathan Rojas-Urriola was arrested after the incident on Saturday, March 1, about 8 p.m., when multiple Greenwich police units responded to the central part of town for a report of two people seen on surveillance video inside an unoccupied residence. Officers arrived quickly, but the suspects had already run away.  Police called for more help. K-9 units and aerial drone support joined the search. The Stamford Police Department deployed its drone unit. Greenwi…
15-Year-Old Boy ID'd After Drowning In Lancaster County Pond: Coroner 15-Year-Old Boy ID'd After Drowning In Lancaster County Pond: Coroner
15-Year-Old Boy ID'd After Drowning In Lancaster County Pond: Coroner A Lancaster County teen drowned while swimming in a pond on a Peach Bottom farm, the Lancaster County Coroner announced on Monday, Aug. 4. Omar Fisher, 15, of Peach Bottom, was recovered from the pond on the 100 block of Herr Drive in Fulton Township around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, officials said. First responders from the Robert Fulton Fire Company arrived around 3 p.m. after reports of a drowning, according to the department. Firefighters confirmed the incident and immediately began searching the water. A dive team from the Rawlinsville Fire Company and a drone unit from the West Will…
Sailboat In Distress, Missing Swimmer Both Saved Off Rye Coast On Same Day Sailboat In Distress, Missing Swimmer Both Saved Off Rye Coast On Same Day
Sailboat In Distress, Missing Swimmer Both Saved Off Rye Coast On Same Day Police responded to two marine emergencies off the Westchester coast on the same evening.  The first call came in on Thursday evening, July 17, reporting a sailboat in distress off of Manursing Island, the City of Rye Police Department said on Friday, July 18.  Rye Bay Constables soon found the vessel and assisted a sailor in need of help. The boat was safely towed to Port Chester Harbor, where the sailor was evaluated by EMS and declined medical attention. Shortly after resolving that incident, Rye authorities received a report of a missing swimmer in the area of Playland Cove. …
Dramatic Dementia Patient Rescue With Thermal Drone In Freezing Wind Gap Woods Dramatic Dementia Patient Rescue With Thermal Drone In Freezing Wind Gap Woods
Dramatic Dementia Patient Rescue With Thermal Drone In Freezing Wind Gap Woods A person with dementia who vanished into the freezing woods of Wind Gap was found after a dramatic search—thanks to a thermal drone that detected their heat signature, officials said. The emergency unfolded at 8:34 p.m. on Monday, March 3, when the Palmer Municipal Fire Department’s Drone Unit was deployed to track down the individual, missing for roughly two hours in dangerously cold conditions, responders said. Deputy Chief Ken Sobieski and Drone Captain Kris Grube set up a command center while drone pilots Paul Little and Evan Goldstein scoured the area using heat-sensing technology…
1 Burglary Suspect In Custody, 2 On Loose After Police Pursuit Ends In Nanuet 1 Burglary Suspect In Custody, 2 On Loose After Police Pursuit Ends In Nanuet
1 Burglary Suspect In Custody, 2 On Loose After Police Pursuit Ends In Nanuet One burglary suspect is in custody but two others remain at large after a police pursuit from Bergen County ended in Rockland overnight. On Saturday, Nov. 2, at approximately 7:50 p.m., the Clarkstown Police Department assisted the Montvale Police Department during a pursuit of a vehicle linked to burglary suspects in its area. The pursuit ended in Nanuet in the vicinity of Lake Nanuet Road and Pittsford Way. Upon reaching the location, officers from the Montvale Police Department reported that all three suspects fled the vehicle on foot.  Clarkstown PD officers quickl…
Drone, K9s Help Deputies Track Down Four Tampering With Spotsy Vehicle, Sheriff Says Drone, K9s Help Deputies Track Down Four Tampering With Spotsy Vehicle, Sheriff Says
Drone, K9s Help Deputies Track Down Four Tampering With Spotsy Vehicle, Sheriff Says A series of complaints by neighbors in Spotsylvania led to the arrests of four suspects busted tampering with vehicles, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies were called to the Courthouse Commons Subdivision following multiple reports from homeowners about a group that was rummaging through parked cars along the street and in driveways. According to a spokesperson from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office, deputies were able to quickly locate a pair who fled on foot, and ultimately they apprehended four of five suspects with an assist from the agency's drone unit and police K9s. …
Fugitive From Westchester Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit Fugitive From Westchester Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit
Fugitive From Westchester Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit A fugitive wanted in Westchester is now in custody after leaving the scene of a car crash and leading authorities on a chase through a wooded area in the Hudson Valley, police said. The incident leading to the man's arrest happened on Saturday, Aug. 5 just before 5:30 p.m., when Dutchess County sheriff's deputies responded to a reported car crash and order of protection violation in LaGrange in the area of Noxon Road and Budd Lane.  According to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, the suspect, who was determined to be a wanted fugitive from Westchester, had fled into a wooded ar…
New Details: Missing Man Found In Hudson Valley Woods After Extensive Search New Details: Missing Man Found In Hudson Valley Woods After Extensive Search
New Details: Missing Man Found In Hudson Valley Woods After Extensive Search Thanks to an extensive four-day search joined by numerous law enforcement and fire organizations, a missing Hudson Valley man was found in a wooded area and taken to safety.  The search began on Thursday, July 27 in Putnam County, when Carmel Police were notified that 66-year-old Roy Clayton was missing from his Myrtle Avenue home in Mahopac.  Earlier Report - Missing Carmel Resident Found Alive, Police Say Clayton had last been seen by his family around lunchtime when he left his residence to go on a walk and was reported to have serious medical conditions that require…
Lifeguards Recover Body Of Missing Jersey Shore Swimmer Lifeguards Recover Body Of Missing Jersey Shore Swimmer
Lifeguards Recover Body Of Missing Jersey Shore Swimmer The body of a drowned swimmer was found off the Jersey Shore in Belmar after several others were rescued, authorities said. Belmar lifeguards and Water Rescue members rushed to the area off the 8th Avenue jetty around 12:30 p.m. Monday after beachgoers tried in vain to rescue a group of distressed swimmers, police said. EMS workers took one of them to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune Township for additional treatment. Another was still unaccounted for, however. It was nearly an hour later when lifeguards found the body of the 20-something victim, who was pronounced dead at JSMC a s…