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16-year-old

Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Armed Teen To Be Tried As Adult After Being Busted With Stolen Honda In Gaithersburg: Police Armed Teen To Be Tried As Adult After Being Busted With Stolen Honda In Gaithersburg: Police
Armed Teen To Be Tried As Adult After Being Busted With Stolen Honda In Gaithersburg: Police A 16-year-old from Gaithersburg will face serious charges after being caught in a stolen car with a loaded semiautomatic weapon in his pocket, according to police in Montgomery County. Last month, detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police's Auto Crime Enforcement Section (ACES) spotted a stolen 2023 Honda Accord in the 12100 block of Darnestown Road, and when they approached, they found a 16-year-old in the driver's seat with a loaded Taurus 9mm semiautomatic in his pocket. He was arrested without incident. According to police on Monday, it was later determined that the ca…

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by Zak Failla
Hudson
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Tossed Fireworks At Jersey City Police: Authorities 16-Year-Old Tossed Fireworks At Jersey City Police: Authorities
16-Year-Old Tossed Fireworks At Jersey City Police: Authorities A 16-year-old was arrested and charged after he tossed fireworks at police attempting to break up a group of street racers on Sunday, Oct. 29, authorities said. At 3 a.m., police found 150 people at Harbor and Industrial Drive refusing to move their vehicles, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. A large group approached police while screaming obscenities and refusing to leave, Wallace-Scalfione said. One member of the group, the 16-year-old, discharged fireworks and then jumped on top of a vehicle before attempting to flee the scene, Wallace-Scalfione said.…

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by Sam Barron
New Haven
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Up School In Woodbridge 16-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Up School In Woodbridge
16-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Up School In Woodbridge A 16-year-old faces charges after threatening to shoot up a Connecticut school on social media, police said. The investigation into the threat began in New Haven County on Sunday, Aug. 27, when Woodbridge Police were alerted of a possible school shooting threat spread on an unnamed social media platform, the department announced on Wednesday, Oct. 11. After investigating the threat, police determined that a 16-year-old Woodbridge resident had created the post and that there was no threat to public safety, authorities said. Officers then found the teenager, took them into custody, and charg…

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by Ben Crnic
Hudson
Police & Fire
Jersey City Teen Arrested After Swinging Knife Outside Police Station Jersey City Teen Arrested After Swinging Knife Outside Police Station
Jersey City Teen Arrested After Swinging Knife Outside Police Station A 16-year-old Jersey City teenager was arrested after officers spotted him with a knife on Monday, Sept. 25, outside a police station, authorities said. At 11:29 p.m., police observed the teenage boy with a knife start chasing another man at 1 Jackson Ave., Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokesman for the mayor's office said. The teenager proceeded to swing the knife at the 51-year-old man before police were able to apprehend him, Wallace-Scalfione said. The two people were known to each other, Wallace-Scalfione said. The 16-year-old also had a pocket knife and two boxcutters, Wallace-Scalfi…

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by Sam Barron
Ulster Sullivan
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Nabbed In Shooting Of Monticello Woman, Police Say 16-Year-Old Nabbed In Shooting Of Monticello Woman, Police Say
16-Year-Old Nabbed In Shooting Of Monticello Woman, Police Say A 16-year-old has been charged with criminal use of a weapon in connection with the shooting of a woman from the region. The teen was arrested in Sullivan County in the village of Liberty on Wednesday, Sept. 6. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police, the juvenile was wanted for the Saturday, July 15, shooting of a 27-year-old Monticello woman that occurred at the Sleepy Hollow apartment complex at Terry Lane in the village of Monticello. The 16-year-old was spotted by Village of Liberty Police and arrested following a brief foot chase, Johnston said. He was cha…

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by Kathy Reakes
Tolland
Police & Fire
Teen Seriously Injured At Storrs UConn Dorm After Being Pinned By Vehicle Teen Seriously Injured At Storrs UConn Dorm After Being Pinned By Vehicle
Teen Seriously Injured At Storrs UConn Dorm After Being Pinned By Vehicle A 16-year-old was seriously injured during an accident outside of a University of Connecticut building while helping a student move in. The incident took place in Tolland County in Storrs around 10 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 27 on the UConn campus. Emergency personnel were called to the North Residence Halls complex on a report of a person struck by a vehicle, said Stephanie Reitz, a UConn spokesperson. The 16-year-old individual, who is not a UConn student, was seriously injured after being pinned against a building, Reitz said. Reitz said early information from the scene indicates the person wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Baltimore
News
Teen Accidentally Shot Near Baltimore County High School, Police Say Teen Accidentally Shot Near Baltimore County High School, Police Say
Teen Accidentally Shot Near Baltimore County High School, Police Say A teen was shot overnight near Towson High School in Baltimore County when a gun went off, police confirmed. At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, Baltimore County Police officers were called to an area hospital, when a 16-year-old walked in suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body. Investigators say that it was later determined that the shooting happened in the unit block of Cedar Avenue, not far from the school. Detectives also found that the shooting was accidental when it discharged unexpectedly.  The incident remains under investigation. Want breaking news in t…

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by Zak Failla
Columbia Greene
News
Drunk 16-Year-Old Driver With 9 Passengers Busted Going Over 100 MPH In New Lebanon, Police Say Drunk 16-Year-Old Driver With 9 Passengers Busted Going Over 100 MPH In New Lebanon, Police Say
Drunk 16-Year-Old Driver With 9 Passengers Busted Going Over 100 MPH In New Lebanon, Police Say A 16-year-old is facing drunk driving charges after allegedly speeding over 100 miles per hour on a highway in the region with nine other teens in the car. The incident happened Sunday, July 23, in Columbia County, on Route 20 in the town of New Lebanon, according to New York State Police. A trooper stopped the teen’s Honda Civic after reportedly observing the car going over 100 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone. The trooper determined that the driver was under the influence of alcohol. They also found nine other teen passengers inside the car, two of whom were riding in the trunk.…

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by Michael Mashburn
Saratoga
News
16-Year-Old Stabs Teen's Neck In Malta, Police Say 16-Year-Old Stabs Teen's Neck In Malta, Police Say
16-Year-Old Stabs Teen's Neck In Malta, Police Say A 16-year-old is facing charges after allegedly stabbing another teen in the region, authorities said. Emergency crews in Saratoga County were called shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, with reports of a stabbing in the town of Malta, on Luther Road, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies found a 17-year-old boy who had been stabbed in the neck. His attacker had fled the scene by the time investigators arrived. The victim was taken to Albany Medical Center for treatment and is expected to survive, police said. On Thursday, April 27, the sheriff’s office announc…

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by Michael Mashburn
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Intentionally Strikes 2 Teens With Car On Brentwood Roadway, Police Say 16-Year-Old Intentionally Strikes 2 Teens With Car On Brentwood Roadway, Police Say
16-Year-Old Intentionally Strikes 2 Teens With Car On Brentwood Roadway, Police Say A 16-year-old intentionally hit two other teens with a vehicle on a Long Island roadway, according to police. The incident happened around 2:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 in Brentwood. The boy was driving a Honda Civic on Third Avenue when he observed the two boys he had a prior altercation with in the street, Suffolk County Police said.  The boy drove around the block and then came back and intentionally struck the two boys, who are also age 16, said police. After striking the teens, the Honda struck a vehicle and then a telephone pole, according to police. The two vic…

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by Joe Lombardi
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Charged After Shooting Outside Bay Shore Home 16-Year-Old Charged After Shooting Outside Bay Shore Home
16-Year-Old Charged After Shooting Outside Bay Shore Home A 16-year-old is in custody after a shooting outside a Long Island home. At around 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, a 41-year-old man from Astoria, Queens was attending a baby shower in Bay Shore at 1651 Pine Acres Blvd. when a fight broke out between two teenage girls on the front lawn, Suffolk County Police said.  When the man attempted to break up the fight, a 16-year-old boy fired a handgun striking the man in the leg, said police. The man was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious injuries, police said. A 30-year-old man who witnessed th…

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by Joe Lombardi
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Drunk Boston Teenager Driving Scooter Wrong Way Strikes Police Cruiser Drunk Boston Teenager Driving Scooter Wrong Way Strikes Police Cruiser
Drunk Boston Teenager Driving Scooter Wrong Way Strikes Police Cruiser A 16-year-old from East Boston was arrested after he drove his scooter into a Boston Police cruiser while drunk, authorities said.  The teenager was traveling the wrong down Helen Street onto Bernard Street in Dorchester when he struck the cruiser just before 3 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, Boston Police said.  In addition, a 16-year-old passenger from Jamaica Plain fled the scene on foot. Police recovered a 9mm Beretta APX firearm with an obliterated serial number as he flew, police said. He is expected to face charges.  Meanwhile, the operator of the scooter was arrested and …

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by David Cifarelli
Fairfax
News
Teen Was Going 40+ MPH Over Limit In Head-On VA Crash That Killed Another Driver: Police Teen Was Going 40+ MPH Over Limit In Head-On VA Crash That Killed Another Driver: Police
Teen Was Going 40+ MPH Over Limit In Head-On VA Crash That Killed Another Driver: Police A 16-year-old has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to a crash that killed a 62-year-old woman last March, authorities said. The three-vehicle crash occurred on March 9 on Georgetown Pike. Detectives were able to determine that the teen driver of the 2020 Audi A5 was driving over 80 mph in a 35 mph zone and that alcohol was not a factor, according to the Fairfax Police Department.  Karla Boggess, 62, of Berryville died of her injuries four days after the Audi driver lost control of his car and crossed the center line, hitting her Nissan head on, police reported. …

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by Annie DeVoe
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Accused Of Damaging School Property In Wading River 16-Year-Old Accused Of Damaging School Property In Wading River
16-Year-Old Accused Of Damaging School Property In Wading River A 16-year-old was arrested on Long Island after authorities said he was caught breaking the windows at a school and damaging vehicles. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance involving damaged property at Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River at about 5:45 p.m. on Friday, March 11, according to the Riverhead Town Police Department. When officers arrived at the Little Flower campus, located at 2450 North Wading River Road, they saw the 16-year-old boy breaking windows of residential and school buildings, police said.  They also saw the teen breaking th…

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by Nicole Valinote
Cumberland Salem
Police & Fire
Two Juveniles Charged After 16-Year-Old Shot In Neck: Vineland PD Two Juveniles Charged After 16-Year-Old Shot In Neck: Vineland PD
Two Juveniles Charged After 16-Year-Old Shot In Neck: Vineland PD A pair of juveniles have been charged after a 16-year-old was shot in the neck, according to Vineland Police. Police were called to the 700 block of East Wood Street in Vineland on reports of a shooting on Dec. 2, at around 3:00 p.m.   When they arrived, witnesses said a 16-year-old male had been shot and was already on his way to a nearby hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound to the neck.   He was subsequently transported to Cooper University Hospital in Camden where he is in critical condition, officials say. As a result of an ongoing investigation, two j…

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by Joe Gomez
Lancaster
News
Man Spins-Out, Slamming Into Car 2X, Utility Pole, In Fatal Crash, PA State Police Say Man Spins-Out, Slamming Into Car 2X, Utility Pole, In Fatal Crash, PA State Police Say
Man Spins-Out, Slamming Into Car 2X, Utility Pole, In Fatal Crash, PA State Police Say A 75-year-old man died in a crash Friday in Lancaster County, according to Pennsylvania state police. The crash occurred at the intersection of North Red School Road and Main Street when the man, who was driving west-bound on Main Street in 2017 Sonic Chevrolet, pulled into the intersection towards a 16-year-old, who was driving a 2017 F250 SuperCab Ford, in the east-bound lane around 8:49 a.m., according to the release. In an attempt to avoid the collision, both drivers swerved, but ultimately hit each other, according to police. The 75-year-old's car then spun-out, striking the teenager…

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by Jillian Pikora