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Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Live Grenade Found In Norwalk Triggers Bomb Squad Response; Practice Explosive Also Located Live Grenade Found In Norwalk Triggers Bomb Squad Response; Practice Explosive Also Located
Live Grenade Found In Norwalk Triggers Bomb Squad Response; Practice Explosive Also Located A quiet morning in Norwalk took a tense turn when two separate hand grenades were discovered — one of them live — prompting a swift response from local police and a bomb squad. Officers from the Norwalk Police Department were first called around 10:20 a.m. Monday, June 30, to a home on St. Mary’s Lane, where a resident found a grenade by the side of the road. That device was later determined to be “disabled and inert," authorities said.  But hours later, things got more serious. At about 3:30 p.m., police were dispatched to another report of a found hand grenade, this time in a backya…

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by Josh Lanier
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Slashed In Unprovoked Assault On Poughkeepsie Street, Police Say Woman Slashed In Unprovoked Assault On Poughkeepsie Street, Police Say
Woman Slashed In Unprovoked Assault On Poughkeepsie Street, Police Say Police in Dutchess County are investigating an early morning assault that left a 22-year-old woman with multiple injuries.  The incident occurred just after 12:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, near the intersection of Church Street and South Cherry Street, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Sunday, June 15.  Officers responding to a 911 call found the victim suffering from cuts to her forehead and arm. She told police she had been walking with friends on South Cherry Street when an unknown man approached and assaulted her without warning, then fled down Church Street.…

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by Ben Crnic
Plainfield, CT
Police & Fire
Masked Men Hold Knives To Teen Girl During Attempted Plainfield Home Invasion Masked Men Hold Knives To Teen Girl During Attempted Plainfield Home Invasion
Masked Men Hold Knives To Teen Girl During Attempted Plainfield Home Invasion A 15-year-old Connecticut girl was held at knifepoint as two masked men attempted a home invasion, authorities said. The girl was sitting in a car parked outside a North Chestnut Street home in the Wauregan section of Plainfield around 4:15 a.m. on New Year's Day when the men approached her, police said. They threatened her before one of them entered the house's enclosed porch. That’s when someone inside noticed the intruders and confronted them, forcing them to run away, Plainfield police said. Officers, along with a Connecticut State Police K9 unit, searched the area, but the suspects el…

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by Josh Lanier
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
Police & Fire
HOMICIDE: Man Stabbed 20 Times In Kitchen Of Philadelphia Apartment HOMICIDE: Man Stabbed 20 Times In Kitchen Of Philadelphia Apartment
Homicide: Man Stabbed 20 Times In Kitchen Of Philadelphia Apartment  A 59-year-old man was discovered stabbed to death in a Bustleton apartment, Philadelphia police announced on Sunday, Dec. 31. Officers were dispatched to the 9600 block of Bustleton Avenue at 4:01 p.m., where they found the Black man in the kitchen with 15-20 stab wounds, authorities said. Medic 6 pronounced him dead at the scene at 3:52 p.m., according to police. No weapon was recovered, and no arrests have been made in connection with the homicide, investigators said. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or submit tips anonymously t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Aston-Brookhaven, PA
News
Bicyclist Hit Multiple Times By Gunfire From 3 Men In Philly: Police Bicyclist Hit Multiple Times By Gunfire From 3 Men In Philly: Police
Bicyclist Hit Multiple Times By Gunfire From 3 Men In Philly: Police A bicyclist was killed when three men unleashed multiple rounds of gunfire in Philadelphia, authrotieis said. On Wednesday, Aug. 14 at approximately 7 p.m., police from the 1st District responded to a call about a person with a gun at 1500 Snyder Avenue. Upon arrival, they found 25-year-old Kaishef Johnson, a resident of the 2200 block of South 22nd Street, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by Medic 11 at 7:08 p.m. The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was riding a bicycle on the 1500 block of Snyder Avenue when three unkno…

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by Jon Craig
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Dollar General Robbed At Gunpoint, Employee Assaulted: Newark PD Dollar General Robbed At Gunpoint, Employee Assaulted: Newark PD
Dollar General Robbed At Gunpoint, Employee Assaulted: Newark PD A Dollar General in Newark was robbed at gunpoint on Sunday, July 21, authorities said. At 8:29 a.m., a man entered Dollar General at 420 Springfield Avenue through the right side rear entrance and demanded cash from the cashier, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The suspect gestured he had a handgun and assaulted the employee on her left side, Fragé said. The employee opened the store's safe and gave the suspect a deposit bag containing $3,776.73, Fragé said. After taking the money, the suspect exited the store and headed northbound on South 6th Street, Fr…

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by Sam Barron
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Woman Shot, Killed In Philadelphia Home: Police Woman Shot, Killed In Philadelphia Home: Police
Woman Shot, Killed In Philadelphia Home: Police A 59-year-old woman was killed in a residence in Kensington on Friday afternoon, June 28, said Philadelphia police.  The victim was shot on the 3400 block of Crystal Street around 1 p.m. and taken to St. Christopher's Hospital where she died, according to authorities.  No arrests have been made and no weapon was recovered as of Friday evening, PPD said. Police are on the scene.  Anyone with information is asked to call PPD’s tip line at 215-686-8477.

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Doylestown Driver Sought For Hit-Run, Police Say Doylestown Driver Sought For Hit-Run, Police Say
Doylestown Driver Sought For Hit-Run, Police Say Authorities are looking for a driver who fled the scene of an accident in Doylestown. Police said the pictured car hit a parked motorcycle near Chambers Restaurant, 18 N. Main Street, then drove away. It happened around 11 p.m. on May 31, according to officials. Anyone with information should call Central Bucks Regional Police at 215-345-4143 or submit a tip on Crimewatch. 

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by Mac Bullock
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Know Him? Man Wanted For Questioning In Long Island Hit-Run Know Him? Man Wanted For Questioning In Long Island Hit-Run
Know Him? Man Wanted For Questioning In Long Island Hit-Run Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying and locating a man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run. The crash occurred in Huntington Station on Sunday, May 5, killing Amilar Velasquez, who was walking northbound on the shoulder of West Hills Road. According to the Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit, detectives want to speak to the man pictured, who was seen at a nearby establishment before the crash. Suffolk County Police Department Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Man Found Bloody, Beaten In Hudson Valley, Cops Asking For Witnesses Man Found Bloody, Beaten In Hudson Valley, Cops Asking For Witnesses
Man Found Bloody, Beaten In Hudson Valley, Cops Asking For Witnesses Police in the Hudson Valley are asking for any witnesses to an assault that left a man badly beaten and bloody, to come forward. The man was found in Dutchess County around 7 a.m., Wednesday, June 28 at Hulme Park, 72 Market St., in the city of Poughkeepsie. Responding officers found the unidentified man on the ground, bleeding and not alert, said Det. Sgt. Sean Fitzgerald, with the city of Poughkeepsie Police. The man was suffering from serious facial injuries that appeared to be assault related. He was transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, where he remained on…

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by Kathy Reakes