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Laundromat

Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor IDs Innocent Bystander Killed In Newark Laundromat Parking Lot Crash Prosecutor IDs Innocent Bystander Killed In Newark Laundromat Parking Lot Crash
Prosecutor IDs Innocent Bystander Killed In Newark Laundromat Parking Lot Crash Prosecutors have identified the innocent bystander killed in a parking lot crash outside of a Newark laundromat this week. Ruth Benjamin, 81, of Newark, was sitting outside of the Ivy Hill Laundromat when a pickup and a small SUV collidied in the parking lot at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 27, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. Preliminary findings indicate a pickup truck struck a parked vehicle outside of the Irvington Avenue laundromat. The impact caused both vehicles to crash through the front…

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by Cecilia Levine
Central Islip, NY
News
Trio Beat, Stabbed Man To Death At Homeless Camp Steps From Central Islip Police Station: DA Trio Beat, Stabbed Man To Death At Homeless Camp Steps From Central Islip Police Station: DA
Trio Beat, Stabbed Man To Death At Homeless Camp Steps From Central Islip Police Station: DA Three foreign nationals were formally charged with murdering a homeless man just steps from a Long Island police station. Brayan Heredia-Escobar, 19, of Guatemala; Jhon Lopez-Camps, 18, of El Salvador; and Julio Beltran, 39, of El Salvador, were indicted for second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court in the brutal killing of 39-year-old Salvadoran national Candido Saravia-Martinez. The victim was found slain in a makeshift tent in Central Islip, near the intersection of Suffolk and Carleton avenues, at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, as Daily Voice reported. The scene was just steps f…

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by Michael Mashburn
Bay Shore, NY
News
'Career Criminal' Robbed Bay Shore Laundromat At Gunpoint, Jury Finds 'Career Criminal' Robbed Bay Shore Laundromat At Gunpoint, Jury Finds
'Career Criminal' Robbed Bay Shore Laundromat At Gunpoint, Jury Finds An ex-convict could be heading back to prison after being convicted of robbing a Long Island laundromat at gunpoint. Emilio Hernandez, 54, of Bay Shore, was found guilty of robbery and related charges by a Suffolk County jury on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Hernandez was armed with a pistol when he entered a laundromat on the Sunrise Highway Service Road in Bay Shore donning a mask, hat, and sunglasses on April 11, 2023, according to prosecutors. After robbing the business, he was filmed driving away from the scene by a witness. Suffolk County Police stopped him a short time later nearby, where the…

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by Michael Mashburn
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Transit Center Assault Caught On Camera Lands Two Behind Bars In Montgomery County: PD (VIDEO) Transit Center Assault Caught On Camera Lands Two Behind Bars In Montgomery County: PD (VIDEO)
Transit Center Assault Caught On Camera Lands Two Behind Bars In Montgomery County: PD (Video) A violent assault caught on camera landed two men behind bars after they attacked their victim and robbed him in Montgomery County. Gaithersburg resident Davon Lopez, 30, and 25-year-old Anthony Tyrone Slater, Jr., of Germantown, are both facing multiple charges following an assault at the transit center earlier this week.  According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, officers from multiple agencies were called to the 9600 block of Lost Knife Road in Gaithersburg, where there was a reported robbery in progress. A witness desc…

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by Zak Failla
Littlestown, PA
Police & Fire
Trucker MedEvac'd After Slamming Into Littlestown Laundromat (PHOTOS) Trucker MedEvac'd After Slamming Into Littlestown Laundromat (PHOTOS)
Trucker MedEvac'd After Slamming Into Littlestown Laundromat (Photos) A trucker was medically evacuated by a helicopter to an area hospital following a serious crash into a Littlestown laundromat early on Thursday morning, Sept. 12, authorities explained.  The driver is thought to possibly have had a medical issue before he lost control of the vehicle, exiting the road, hitting a parked vehicle, causing the tractor-trailer to rollover and slam through the Littlestown Laundry Center, authorities said.  The crash happened in the 500 block of South Queen Street at 5:29 a.m. according to emergency dispatch.  A utility pole broke during the crash, officials said.…

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by Jillian Pikora
New Carrollton, MD
Police & Fire
One Dead, Two Hurt In Triple Shooting At Edmonston Laundromat, Police Say One Dead, Two Hurt In Triple Shooting At Edmonston Laundromat, Police Say
One Dead, Two Hurt In Triple Shooting At Edmonston Laundromat, Police Say Two men have been charged in connection to the murder of an 18-year-old found dead inside a Prince George's County laundromat following a targeted attack, authorities announced. Alex Delgado, 20, of Silver Spring and a 17-year-old from New Carrollton will be charged as adults with the murder of Lothian resident Anibal Suazo in Edmonston on Sunday.  According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at around 6 p.m. on Sept. 8, officers were called to the 4700 block of Kenilworth Avenue, where they found Suazo suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. …

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by Zak Failla
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Man Planning To Sell Stolen Tide Pods Outside Virginia Laundromats 'Like Drugs' Busted: Sheriff Man Planning To Sell Stolen Tide Pods Outside Virginia Laundromats 'Like Drugs' Busted: Sheriff
Man Planning To Sell Stolen Tide Pods Outside Virginia Laundromats 'Like Drugs' Busted: Sheriff A pair with a curious business plan are behind bars in Virginia after attempting to clean up by selling stolen Tide detergents "like drugs" in Stafford, according to the sheriff's office. Upper Marlboro resident Toddrick Bowens, 30, and Falls Church native Sonia Bonilla Hercules, 19, are both facing charges after being busted with drugs and more than 100 bottles of detergent they they planned to re-sell. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, late in the afternoon on Wednesday, Aug. 7, deputies were called to Lowe's in the 1300 block of Stafford Market Place …

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by Zak Failla
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Stole iPad, Admitted To Taking Two Bicycles In The Wildwoods, Police Say Man Stole iPad, Admitted To Taking Two Bicycles In The Wildwoods, Police Say
Man Stole iPad, Admitted To Taking Two Bicycles In The Wildwoods, Police Say A Rio Grande man was accused of stealing an iPad and a bicycle in North Wildwood, authorities said. Ronaldo Santiago Jr., 40, was charged with two counts of third-degree theft, third-degree burglary, and fourth-degree possession of burglary tools. The North Wildwood Police Department announced his arrest in a news release on Friday, Aug. 2. Officers responded to a vehicle theft report on the 400 block of East 23rd Avenue on Friday, July 26. Police tracked the iPad to a laundromat in Wildwood. Investigators said Santiago was seen on surveillance video with the iPad at the laundromat. P…

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by Chris Spiker
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Toddler Who Wandered Out Of CT Laundromat Killed By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say Toddler Who Wandered Out Of CT Laundromat Killed By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say
Toddler Who Wandered Out Of CT Laundromat Killed By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say An alleged hit-and-run driver killed a 1-and-a-half-year-old girl after wandering outside of a Connecticut laundromat. The incident occurred in Hartford around 11 p.m., Monday, June 3, in the area of 36 New Britain Ave. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, officers responded to the area after the department received numerous 911 calls reporting a toddler struck by a vehicle. Officers located the child unresponsive in the roadway, Boisvert said. The toddler was rushed to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.  "It was determined t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Man Found Shot Inside Hudson Valley Laundromat Man Found Shot Inside Hudson Valley Laundromat
Man Found Shot Inside Hudson Valley Laundromat Police are investigating following the shooting of a Hudson Valley man who was found inside a laundromat. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, in Spring Valley. According to Det. Yakov Polowin of the Spring Valley Police officers responded to the area of Slinn Avenue for a report of shots fired. Detectives at work.  Rockland Video Productions Polowin said officers found the man inside the laundromat at 74 Ewing Ave. He was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The man's name has not yet been released and police did not comment o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Struck By Gunfire Leaving Maryland Laundromat With Mom: Report Teen Struck By Gunfire Leaving Maryland Laundromat With Mom: Report
Teen Struck By Gunfire Leaving Maryland Laundromat With Mom: Report A teenager was shot while walking out of an East Riverdale laundromat with his mother, authorities say. The 14-year-old boy was shot in the leg twice while leaving the laundromat on the 6600 block of 66th Avenue, off of Riverdale Road shortly before 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. The two suspects fled the scene after shooting the boy. Police are offering a reward of $2,500 to anyone who has information that leads to an arrest in connection to this incident. Good Samaritans had applied pressure to the victim's wounds before offic…

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by Annie DeVoe