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New Haven Ex-Court Employee Impersonated FBI Agent, Falsely Reported Domestic Incident: Police New Haven Ex-Court Employee Impersonated FBI Agent, Falsely Reported Domestic Incident: Police
New Haven Ex-Court Employee Impersonated FBI Agent, Falsely Reported Domestic Incident: Police A former Connecticut court employee has found himself on the other side of the courtroom after allegedly impersonating an FBI agent. New Haven resident Perry Charnas, age 39, was arrested by New Haven Police on an open warrant Tuesday, April 9. According to Wilton Police, Charnas attempted to impersonate an FBI agent after making several phone calls to the agency in October 2022. During the calls, he allegedly made a false report about a domestic incident at an address in Wilton. No other details about the alleged crimes were released. Charnas is charged with criminal impersonation and …
Pair Of Middletown 14-Year-Old Students Charged In Wallkill School Shooting Hoax Pair Of Middletown 14-Year-Old Students Charged In Wallkill School Shooting Hoax
Pair Of Middletown 14-Year-Old Students Charged In Wallkill School Shooting Hoax Two 14-year-old students have been charged in connection with a call to a Hudson Valley school reporting an active shooter. The incident occurred in Orange County around 12:10 p.m., Friday, March 8 at Monhagen Middle School in the town of Wallkill. According to Lt. Robert McLymore of the Wallkill Police, officers responded to the school after a 911 call was made reporting the shooter. An investigation between school staff and officers determined there was no shooter and led to the arrest of two 14-year-old students that live in Middletown, McLymore said. The students, who were not named d…
Firefighter Accused Of Intentionally Setting Blazes In Carroll County, Officials Say Firefighter Accused Of Intentionally Setting Blazes In Carroll County, Officials Say
Firefighter Accused Of Intentionally Setting Blazes In Carroll County, Officials Say A woman is being accused of starting, not fighting, fires in Maryland, authorities say. Eldersburg resident Allison Nicole Creutzer, 20 a volunteer Carroll County firefighter with the Reese Volunteer Fire Company has been arrested in connection to a string of fires over the last year in the Eldersburg and Liberty Reservoir area, according to the state's fire marshal. Specifically, Creutzer was charged with intentionally setting fire to grass, brush, and woodland, three counts of second-degree malicious burning, and one misdemeanor count of calling in a false report of a …
'John' Shoots At Prostitute After 'Golden Shower' At Days Inn: NYCRPD 'John' Shoots At Prostitute After 'Golden Shower' At Days Inn: NYCRPD
'John' Shoots At Prostitute After 'Golden Shower' At Days Inn: Nycrpd A man is in the hospital and a Washington, DC woman — who previously pleaded guilty to prostitution in Maryland — has been arrested in Pennsylvania after a bizarre situation at a Days Inn, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 20.  Brittany Kemi Abosede, 34 originally from the US Capitol City of Washington, most recently of York, PA, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 19, in what Northern York County Regional police Lt. Gregg Anderson called a "shots fired" incident.  Abosede was found by NYCRPD officers who were responding to the incident in the parking lot of the Days Inn located at 334 Arse…
Lehigh Valley Man Lied About Pregnant Girlfriend's Kidnapping, Say Police Lehigh Valley Man Lied About Pregnant Girlfriend's Kidnapping, Say Police
Lehigh Valley Man Lied About Pregnant Girlfriend's Kidnapping, Say Police The man who told Allentown police his pregnant girlfriend was abducted during a carjacking over the weekend was lying, authorities claim.  Junior Gomez Richardo called police at 3 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 and said that his car had been "forcibly taken" near Walnut and Union streets, according to APD.  He also reportedly told dispatchers his pregnant girlfriend was still in the vehicle when the carjacker sped off.  "After a thorough investigation by members of the Lehigh County Auto Theft Task Force and the Allentown Police Department, the report was found to have been fabricated…
Driver Nearly 2X Legal Limit Tried Saying Pickup Was Stolen In Stafford Crash: Police Driver Nearly 2X Legal Limit Tried Saying Pickup Was Stolen In Stafford Crash: Police
Driver Nearly 2X Legal Limit Tried Saying Pickup Was Stolen In Stafford Crash: Police A 24-year-old Stafford man whose blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit was being held without bond after his vehicle had a bit too much ram and not enough dodge, police said. Around 9:15 p.m. on Oct. 29, Sergeant E.E. West, and Deputy K.L. Steffenhagen responded to Tall Oaks Court for a car crash where a vehicle had struck another parked car, and the driver was fleeing the scene. When deputies arrived, they found a Dodge Ram in the victim’s front yard. As the crash investigation was under way, deputies responded to the vehicle’s owner’s home, only a short dista…
Danbury Man Charged With Faking Armed Kidnapping, Robbery At Stop & Shop, Police Say Danbury Man Charged With Faking Armed Kidnapping, Robbery At Stop & Shop, Police Say
Danbury Man Charged With Faking Armed Kidnapping, Robbery At Stop & Shop, Police Say A Fairfield County man is behind bars after allegedly reporting a kidnapping and armed robbery in the parking lot of a Stop & Shop. Danbury resident Diego Vizhco, age 38, was charged on Wednesday, Sept. 27, for falsely reporting a robbery on Newtown Road on Sunday, Sept. 10, at the store on Newtown Road. According to Danbury. Police, Vizhco initially told police that he and his family had been kidnapped at gunpoint in the parking lot of Stop & Shop. He then told police that he was forced to drive to the Bank of America on Main Street, withdraw cash, and then driv…
Fake Rape Report Leads Deputies Right To Young Pranksters Behind 911 Call In Stafford Fake Rape Report Leads Deputies Right To Young Pranksters Behind 911 Call In Stafford
Fake Rape Report Leads Deputies Right To Young Pranksters Behind 911 Call In Stafford Authorities in one Virginia county have issued a warning after juveniles called 911 reporting a rape that turned out to be fake. Stafford County Sheriff's deputies responded a location in the Widewater Village subdivision around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, after a caller told dispatchers said a female was yelling she was being raped, Sheriff David Decatur said. The caller then hung up.  As communications officers tried to call back the number multiple times, deputies rushed to the area to help. Despite multiple attempts to locate a victim, a suspect, or any signs of an i…
Duo Falsely Reported Large Fight Behind Store In Brookfield, Police Say Duo Falsely Reported Large Fight Behind Store In Brookfield, Police Say
Duo Falsely Reported Large Fight Behind Store In Brookfield, Police Say Two men were arrested after they allegedly made a false report of an incident over a police radio channel in Fairfield County, authorities said.  The incident happened on Tuesday, May 2 between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., when the Brookfield Police emergency dispatch center received multiple unidentified radio transmissions over their primary radio channel, according to the department.  The transmission had requested all available units to respond to the back of the Kohl's Department Store for a large-scale fight in progress. However, Brookfield dispatchers were suspicious, as a similar…
Road Rage: Angry Driver Causes $1K In Damage, Threatens Motorist In Colonie, Police Say Road Rage: Angry Driver Causes $1K In Damage, Threatens Motorist In Colonie, Police Say
Road Rage: Angry Driver Causes $1K In Damage, Threatens Motorist In Colonie, Police Say A 36-year-old driver is facing charges after he allegedly threatened to injure another motorist and damaged their car during a road-rage incident in the region. The Albany County incident happened Monday, April 24, on I-87 in Colonie, according to State Police. Troopers were told that Mark Edmonds, of Albany, had called 911 and reported a two-car, hit-and-run crash near exit 6. However, an investigation found that Edmonds had actually been in a one-car crash with a guardrail while avoiding a collision, police said. After hitting the guardrail, Edmonds reportedly confronted and followed a…
14-Year-Old Pine Bush Boy Charged With Making 'Active Shooter' 911 Call At High School 14-Year-Old Pine Bush Boy Charged With Making 'Active Shooter' 911 Call At High School
14-Year-Old Pine Bush Boy Charged With Making 'Active Shooter' 911 Call At High School A 14-year-old boy from the Hudson Valley has been charged with falsely reporting an incident after allegedly calling 911 to report an active shooter at an area high school.  The incident took place in Orange County around 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 26 at Pine Bush High School in Pine Bush. The teen, from the town of Wallkill, was arrested by the New York State Police after calling Orange County 911 and reporting there was an active shooter inside Pine Bush High School, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Earlier story: Active Shooter Threat At Pine Bush High School Unfounded, Lockdown …
Suffolk Sheriff Employee Flees Scene Of Crash, Files False Report: DA Suffolk Sheriff Employee Flees Scene Of Crash, Files False Report: DA
Suffolk Sheriff Employee Flees Scene Of Crash, Files False Report: DA A civilian mechanic employed by a Long Island sheriff's office was indicted for allegedly leaving the site of a car crash he caused with a company vehicle and falsely reporting the crash later, authorities said. Brian Sloan, age 57, was driving a truck owned by the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, his employer, on December 23, 2022, at the time of the accident, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney.  Sloan allegedly ran a red light in Patchogue, on Yaphank Road, crashing into a sedan making a lawful left turn and injuring the driver. Following the incident, Sloan reporte…
‘Entirely Inaccurate’ Morris County Assault Alert Posted To Neighborhood Watch Site, Police Say ‘Entirely Inaccurate’ Morris County Assault Alert Posted To Neighborhood Watch Site, Police Say
‘Entirely Inaccurate’ Morris County Assault Alert Posted To Neighborhood Watch Site, Police Say Police in Morris County are setting the record straight regarding a bogus assault report that was posted on a local neighborhood alert site. A report about an assault involving armed assailants driving a white vehicle near Overlook Avenue in East Hanover Township was shared on the Ring app on Friday, August 5, Police Chief Chris Cannizzo said in a release. “This information was entirely inaccurate,” Cannizzo said. The department reminds residents that the Ring app is not an official emergency alert system, and that its alerts — as well as other social media-based messenger systems — are “o…
Greenport Woman Arrested For Falsely Reporting Fire, Police Say Greenport Woman Arrested For Falsely Reporting Fire, Police Say
Greenport Woman Arrested For Falsely Reporting Fire, Police Say A Long Island woman has been arrested for allegedly calling 911 and reporting that she and her house were on fire when there was no fire. Michelle Buckley, age 52, of Greenport, was arrested on Saturday, June 25, for falsely reporting an incident, said the Southhold Police.  According to police, Buckley called 911 and reported that there was a fire in her residence at 420 Carpenter St. and that she too was on fire.  An investigation revealed that there was no fire and Buckley made the fire up in order to garner an emergency response to her residence, the department said. Buckely…
Mohegan Lake Man Accused Of Falsely Reporting Robbery, Shooting Mohegan Lake Man Accused Of Falsely Reporting Robbery, Shooting
Mohegan Lake Man Accused Of Falsely Reporting Robbery, Shooting A 37-year-old Northern Westchester man is facing charges for claiming he was shot at during a robbery over a stolen car that never happened, police said. At approximately 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 3, a man reported to the Yorktown Police Department that he was involved in an alleged motor vehicle crash on Strawberry Road in the area of Foothill Street in Mohegan Lake. Upon arrival, a spokesperson for the Yorktown Police Department said that they were able to locate the vehicle, but there was no one inside. A canvas of the area led officers to the caller - whose name has not been rele…
Paterson Officer Indicted In Accused Beating Of Arab-American Resident Paterson Officer Indicted In Accused Beating Of Arab-American Resident
Paterson Officer Indicted In Accused Beating Of Arab-American Resident A Paterson police officer beat a 19-year-old Arab-American man and then lied about it, a federal grand jury charged. Officers Kevin Patino, 29, violated the civil rights of the victim, according to the indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Newark, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Osamah Alsaidi was walking with his hands in his pockets the night of Dec. 14, 2020 when Patino and Officer Kendry Tineo-Restituyo approached him, the U.S. attorney said. What they didn’t know was that area surveillance cameras were recording the incident (see below). “Patino grabbe…
Suffolk Cop Accused Of Failing To Respond To Calls, Filing False Reports Suffolk Cop Accused Of Failing To Respond To Calls, Filing False Reports
Suffolk Cop Accused Of Failing To Respond To Calls, Filing False Reports A Long Island police officer has been arrested for allegedly failing to respond to calls and then filing false reports that showed he did respond.  Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini announced on Wednesday, Sept. 15, the arrest of Suffolk County Police officer Matthew Drury, age 34, of Lake Grove, and charged him with: Six counts of falsifying business records Six counts of offering a false instrument for filing Six counts of official misconduct Drury has been employed by the Suffolk County Police Department since September 2016 and was assigned to the Fourth Precinct P…
Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says
Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says Four people have been arrested, including two facing manslaughter charges, and two others face arrest warrants in connection with a fatal fire at a Rockland County home for elderly residents. The arrests were announced on Tuesday, June 29 by Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh during a press conference following a three-month investigation into the Tuesday, March 23, fire at Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley. The fire, which caused the building to partially collapse, killed Spring Valley Volunteer Firefighter Jared Lloyd as he was rescuing residents and a 79-year-…
Man Accused Of Posing As Child, 11, To Harass Fort Lee PD Man Accused Of Posing As Child, 11, To Harass Fort Lee PD
Man Accused Of Posing As Child, 11, To Harass Fort Lee PD A man accused of threatening several law enforcement officers and members of the Jewish community on Long Island pretended to be an abused 11-year-old as part of a relentless harassment campaign against police in Fort Lee, authorities said. Bradley Goldberg, 47, of Cedarhurst, LI, used a voice modifier and untraceable “spoof” numbers as part of the assault, a police complaint charges. Goldberg falsely reported "child abuse, neglect and attempted murder" of the youngster to Fort Lee police several times over a three-week period in March, the complaint obtained by Daily Voice says. Even thou…
FBI Charges Paterson Officers With Civil Rights Violations In Beating Of Arab-American Resident FBI Charges Paterson Officers With Civil Rights Violations In Beating Of Arab-American Resident
FBI Charges Paterson Officers With Civil Rights Violations In Beating Of Arab-American Resident Two Paterson police officers beat a 19-year-old Arab-American man and then lied about it, said federal authorities who charged them with violating the victim's civil rights. Officers Kevin Patino, 29, surrendered to federal agents Tuesday morning and was expected to be followed by Kendry Tineo-Restituyo, 28, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Both are charged with “depriving a victim of his Constitutional right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by law enforcement officers and with filing a false police report,” Honig said. ****** IN ADDITION: Passaic County’s prosecu…
Man Arrested After Saying He Was Hit By Car During Long Island Protest, Police Say Man Arrested After Saying He Was Hit By Car During Long Island Protest, Police Say
Man Arrested After Saying He Was Hit By Car During Long Island Protest, Police Say A Long Island man has been charged after allegedly telling police that he was struck by a car during a Black Lives Matter Protest in Suffolk County. Hempstead resident Keith Harrison attended a Black Lives Matter protest on Broadway in Huntington Station on Monday, July 6, when a vehicle struck a pedestrian at approximately 6:45 p.m., Suffolk County Police said. Following the pedestrian strike, Harrison filed a police report that alleged he was also struck and transported to Huntington Hospital for treatment on undisclosed injuries. Police said that an investigation by Suffolk County Polic…
Passaic County Sheriff's Officer Indicted On Misconduct Charges Passaic County Sheriff's Officer Indicted On Misconduct Charges
Passaic County Sheriff's Officer Indicted On Misconduct Charges A Passaic County sheriff’s officer was accused of lying in a police report and on an affidavit, authorities announced. A grand jury in Paterson returned official misconduct and false reporting charges against Joel Familia, 36, of Lake Hopatcong, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Monday night. Valdes didn’t explain, saying only: “It is alleged that on March 22, 2018, the defendant, a Passaic County [s]heriff’s [o]fficer, made false statements in a police report and in an affidavit of probable cause. Familia was issued a summons for a first appearance in Central Judicial P…
Call For Shots Fired Sends Police Out In Force In Area Call For Shots Fired Sends Police Out In Force In Area
Call For Shots Fired Sends Police Out In Force In Area State Police turned out in force after a call was received for shots fired, but once on the scene, it was discovered it was falsely reported. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 15, when New York State Police received a 911 call about a reported disturbance involving a gun and shots fired at a home in Red Hook, said Trooper AJ Hicks. When officers arrived on the scene they found that the incident had been falsely reported, Hicks said. "No one was injured and there was no shooting," Hicks said. An investigation is underway regarding the incident, he added. State police we…
Worker At Corporate Park In Westchester Admits To String Of Bomb Threats Causing Evacuations Worker At Corporate Park In Westchester Admits To String Of Bomb Threats Causing Evacuations
Worker At Corporate Park In Westchester Admits To String Of Bomb Threats Causing Evacuations A 22-year-old man has admitted to calling in several false bomb threats to a busy Westchester corporate park that led to multiple evacuations. David Prieto of White Plains pleaded guilty to four counts of false reporting, all felonies, for making false bomb threats against a Greenburgh building at 660 White Plains Road between Sept. 13 and Sept. 19 last year, forcing its evacuation four times. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that Prieto was employed by his father’s construction business at the time of the phony threats. In each incident, the threat was…
Man Wanted On Murder Warrant Nabbed In Orange County Man Wanted On Murder Warrant Nabbed In Orange County
Man Wanted On Murder Warrant Nabbed In Orange County A man wanted on a warrant for murder was nabbed at a City of Newburgh apartment after running inside the occupied dwelling. The incident began around 9:50 a.m., Tuesday, March 12, when the City of Newburgh Police received a call that a man had taken a gun from a vehicle and ran inside an apartment at the Mullins Apartment complex on Walsh Road, said City of Newburgh Police Lt. Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. Officers from the City of Newburgh, Town of New Windsor, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and set up a perimeter around the apartment, Burns said. A …