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Suspicious activity

Armonk
Police & Fire
2 Vehicles Stolen From Driveways In Northern Westchester 2 Vehicles Stolen From Driveways In Northern Westchester
2 Vehicles Stolen From Driveways In Northern Westchester Authorities are warning residents to take precautions following the thefts of two vehicles from driveways in Northern Westchester. The two cars were stolen from North Castle driveways over the weekend of Saturday, April 27, North Castle Police announced on Monday, April 29.  Police did not reveal exactly where the vehicles were stolen from or if any suspects had been apprehended. However, they did give residents a list of safeguards they could take to avoid being victimized:  Do not leave your vehicle's key fob inside the car and be sure to lock it; Close and lock all windows an…

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by Ben Crnic
Putnam
News
'Threat Environment' Prompts Proactive Measures In Place In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says 'Threat Environment' Prompts Proactive Measures In Place In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says
'Threat Environment' Prompts Proactive Measures In Place In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says As tensions in the Middle East rise following Iran's attack against Israel, authorities in the Hudson Valley are taking precautionary measures to look out for suspicious activity and to keep residents safe. As a result of "heightened threat environments," the Putnam County Sheriff's Office will enact "proactive measures" to keep the county safe, including extra visibility at several pre-determined locations, authorities said.  These measures follow an aerial attack conducted by Iran against Israel on Saturday, April 13, which the country said was made in response to an Israeli strike a…

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains
Police & Fire
Reports Of Suspicious Vehicle Prompts Police Investigation In Westchester Neighborhood Reports Of Suspicious Vehicle Prompts Police Investigation In Westchester Neighborhood
Reports Of Suspicious Vehicle Prompts Police Investigation In Westchester Neighborhood Police have released more information about an investigation in a Westchester neighborhood that was captured in a video posted online.  In an announcement on Wednesday, April 10, the White Plains Police Department said they were aware of a video posted on the Nextdoor platform by a resident of the Rosedale section of the city who filmed officers checking on car doors in the area.  The department explained that the investigation had been prompted by reports of a suspicious vehicle possibly stealing from cars.  However, the investigation ultimately determined that this "suspic…

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by Ben Crnic
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
Police & Fire
ARSON? Body Found Following Fierce Fire In Ridgefield (UPDATE) ARSON? Body Found Following Fierce Fire In Ridgefield (UPDATE)
Arson? Body Found Following Fierce Fire In Ridgefield (Update) 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A former bed and breakfast in Ridgefield had been leveled by fire when responders found the remains of a man wrapped around a support beam. “He must’ve been alive and trying to hold on when the floor above him collapsed,” said a firefighter who was at the predawn blaze at the former Toddle Inn on Broad Avenue on Wednesday, March 6. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella identified the victim on Friday as 42-year-old Xavier Contreras. An Ecuadoran national, the homeless Contreras sometimes joined the groups of day laborers waiting for passing contractors in nearby Palisades Park, jus…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rye
Police & Fire
Duo Wearing Ski Masks Seen Trying To Enter Cars In Rye: Police Duo Wearing Ski Masks Seen Trying To Enter Cars In Rye: Police
Duo Wearing Ski Masks Seen Trying To Enter Cars In Rye: Police Authorities are warning residents to be on the lookout for suspicious activity after two suspects were seen trying to enter cars in Westchester.  The warning followed an incident on Sunday, March 3 at around 9:45 a.m., when the City of Rye Police Department received several calls from residents reporting a black Jeep occupied with two suspects wearing ski masks who were trying to open car doors. Although officers searched for the suspects, they fled the area after being spotted by residents, the department said.  Luckily, almost all of the vehicles the duo tried to enter had been…

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by Ben Crnic
Calvert
Schools
Dismissal Delayed At Calvert County Schools Due To Suspicious Camo-Wearing Suspects: Sheriff Dismissal Delayed At Calvert County Schools Due To Suspicious Camo-Wearing Suspects: Sheriff
Dismissal Delayed At Calvert County Schools Due To Suspicious Camo-Wearing Suspects: Sheriff Some students and staff at Patuxent High School in Lusby got a scare on Thursday afternoon when members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were called in to investigate possibly suspicious armed suspects. Shortly after noon on Thursday, deputies were called to the school after an employee reported that two unknown suspects dressed in camouflage were walking in the woods behind the building, possibly carrying shotguns. Deputies rushed to the school to investigate, while the building was placed in a "hold status."  During the subsequent investigation it was determined that there was…

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by Zak Failla
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
Police On Lookout For Suspects In South Brunswick Police On Lookout For Suspects In South Brunswick
Police On Lookout For Suspects In South Brunswick South Brunswick police asked the public's help in identifying suspicious activity in town. Police are looking for two individuals who were observed looking into the rear of homes on Elenor Drive at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, they said. The description of one of the individuals is a black male, wearing a brown jacket and a hat - brown with some red in it. Anyone with information call South Brunswick Police at (732) 329-4646.

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by Jon Craig
Camden
Police & Fire
Man Approached Girl In Car After School In Gloucester Township: Police Man Approached Girl In Car After School In Gloucester Township: Police
Man Approached Girl In Car After School In Gloucester Township: Police Police in Camden County are on the lookout for a suspicious man who approached a girl in his car while she was walking home from school. On Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 11:45 a.m., police got a complaint about the man, Gloucester Township police said. The girl was walking from Triton High School. She traveled down Evesham Road and the Black Horse Pike southbound towards Station Avenue. The juvenile turned right onto Station Avenue when a vehicle pulled next to her while she was on the sidewalk. The male asked the girl if she needed a ride. The vehicle then sped off down Station Avenue towards Dept…

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by Jon Craig
Fairfax
Police & Fire
Smashed Car Window Leads To Fentanyl Seizure, Arrest Of Car Thief In Lorton: Police Smashed Car Window Leads To Fentanyl Seizure, Arrest Of Car Thief In Lorton: Police
Smashed Car Window Leads To Fentanyl Seizure, Arrest Of Car Thief In Lorton: Police A man and woman sleeping in a stolen vehicle are facing drug and grand larceny charges out of Fairfax County. Asia Bea, 40, of King George, had fentanyl on her while Calvin Alderman, 37, of Stafford, stole the vehicle, Fairfax County police said. The pair was found sleeping in a vehicle with a broken window covered by a plastic bag when an officer spotted it on Gunston Plaza in Lordon, Aug. 9, authorities said. Alderman was charged with Grand Larceny of a Vehicle, while Bea was charged with Possession of a Schedule I or II Narcotic and Providing False ID to Law Enforcement t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Port Chester
Police & Fire
String Of Vehicle Arsons: Early Morning Incidents Under Investigation In Port Chester String Of Vehicle Arsons: Early Morning Incidents Under Investigation In Port Chester
String Of Vehicle Arsons: Early Morning Incidents Under Investigation In Port Chester Authorities have begun an investigation after multiple suspicious vehicle fires erupted in the same area in a village in Westchester.  The investigation stemmed from two vehicle fires on Sunday morning, June 11 around 4 a.m. that occurred in Port Chester in the area of Spring Street, according to Port Chester Police.  The fires have since been deemed "very concerning" by the department, which is currently in the early stages of "aggressively" investigating them, they announced on Sunday.  Any residents in the area who may have seen any suspicious activity or have any videos …

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by Ben Crnic
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Don't Be Alarmed: Fairfield Teens To Play 'AP Assassins' Game Don't Be Alarmed: Fairfield Teens To Play 'AP Assassins' Game
Don't Be Alarmed: Fairfield Teens To Play 'AP Assassins' Game If you live in Fairfield and see teens in dark clothing sneaking around, don't panic. It's time for high school students to play their annual "AP Assassins" game. It's an annual event each year that is not sponsored by the schools but includes many high school students "hunting" each other down with water or Nerf-like guns in an assassin-like way, said Fairfield Police Chief Robert Kalamaras. The goal of the game is to locate your target with your water or Nerf-style gun, inheriting the targets of those they successfully squirt and advancing to the next level. The last person left wins…

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by Kathy Reakes
Washington
Business
Thousands Of Trout Found Killed At Hagerstown Fish Hatchery: Maryland NRP Thousands Of Trout Found Killed At Hagerstown Fish Hatchery: Maryland NRP
Thousands Of Trout Found Killed At Hagerstown Fish Hatchery: Maryland NRP There is something fishy going on in Washington County, and Maryland Natural Resources Police investigators are looking for answers. Thousands of dead trout were found at the Albert Powell Fish Hatchery in Hagerstown this week and their deaths have been deemed possibly suspicious by Maryland NRP officers. The ghastly discovery was made at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Monday, April 17 by employees at the hatchery. Investigators say that someone closed one of the discharge valves in one of the raceways, resulting in the deaths of thousands of trout, though no suspect or motive has been identif…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax
Police & Fire
Shady Bus Drivers Are Trying To Pick Up Kids In Fairfax County, Police Say Shady Bus Drivers Are Trying To Pick Up Kids In Fairfax County, Police Say
Shady Bus Drivers Are Trying To Pick Up Kids In Fairfax County, Police Say UPDATE: No foul play was suspected in the Reston incident, authorities said. ORIGINAL STORY: Police in Fairfax County were probing reports of suspicious buses trying to pick up children. A short white bus with a blue stripe apparently tried to pick up a student at a bus stop on of Southington Lane in Reston, around 7:45 a.m. Thursday, April 13, county police said. A community member tried to speak with the driver but he shut the door and drove off. The driver was described as a white male with facial hair. Then, about ten minutes later, a similar incident involving a different bus was rep…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfield
News
Man Wearing Ski Mask Approaches 2 Girls In Fairfield, Police Say Man Wearing Ski Mask Approaches 2 Girls In Fairfield, Police Say
Man Wearing Ski Mask Approaches 2 Girls In Fairfield, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are investigating after two middle-school-aged girls reported a man in a white BMW-like car approached them wearing a ski mask. The incident took place in the town of Fairfield around 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1 on Collingwood Avenue. According to Fairfield Police Lt. Michael Paris, the department received a 911 call from a resident reporting that the two girls had run to his home "very upset." They described an encounter with a man driving a vehicle while they were walking home from the school bus, Paris said. Patrol officers responded immediately to the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Man Wanted After Trying To Lure Children To His Vehicle Outside Maryland Middle School Man Wanted After Trying To Lure Children To His Vehicle Outside Maryland Middle School
Man Wanted After Trying To Lure Children To His Vehicle Outside Maryland Middle School Police are investigating reports of a suspicious person who reportedly attempted to approach minors before and after school in several Maryland communities, authorities say. On Thursday, Oct. 27, a concerned parent reported that the suspect was driving a silver sedan attempting to approach minors in the Shipley Choice, Chartwell, and Rustling Oaks communities surrounding Severna Park Middle School, according to Anne Arundel County police. The parent stated that the same suspected man was reported on an online community group trying to lure students to his vehicle previously.  The susp…

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by Annie DeVoe
Morris
Police & Fire
Suspicious Man At Rt. 10 Assisted Living Center Brings Full-Scale Police Investigation: UPDATE Suspicious Man At Rt. 10 Assisted Living Center Brings Full-Scale Police Investigation: UPDATE
Suspicious Man At Rt. 10 Assisted Living Center Brings Full-Scale Police Investigation: Update A search for a suspicious man who was allegedly spotted by a worker at an assisted living center on Route 10 initiated a full-scale police investigation, authorities said. Police in Hanover responded to Weston Assisted Living at 905 Rt. 10 in Whippany just after 7:25 p.m. after receiving a call from a worker about a suspicious man that had entered the building, the department said in a press release. The property also includes 901 and 903 Rt. 10, which consist of about 200 apartments, as well as administrative offices, medical facilities, and other leisure spaces. The man was described as …

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by Valerie Musson
Morris
Schools
Man Grabs Student Walking To School In Morristown, Police Say Man Grabs Student Walking To School In Morristown, Police Say
Man Grabs Student Walking To School In Morristown, Police Say Know anything? Police are seeking information and surveillance footage on a suspicious man who approached and grabbed a student who was walking to school in Morristown. The male student was approached from behind by a man while walking to school near Sussex Avenue and Mills Street in the morning on Monday, Oct. 17, the Morristown Department of Public Safety said in a Facebook post. The man grabbed the student’s backpack and the student grabbed it free before reporting the incident to a school resource officer at the building after he arrived, authorities said. The man is described as bein…

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by Valerie Musson
Alexandria
Police & Fire
Leesburg 8-Year-Old Flees Suspicious Man Who Asked Child To Get In His Car Leesburg 8-Year-Old Flees Suspicious Man Who Asked Child To Get In His Car
Leesburg 8-Year-Old Flees Suspicious Man Who Asked Child To Get In His Car The Leesburg police are searching for a suspicious man who asked a juvenile to get into his vehicle, officials said.Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on August 28, the 8-year-old was riding their bike  in a parking lot in the Evans Ridge Apartments, when the unknown man asked the child to get into his gray, four-door vehicle, according to the Leesburg Police Department. When the juvenile dropped their bike and ran away from the scene, the suspect drove off, authorities reported.  The suspect was described as a  black male with a beard, wearing a white t-shirt, police said. Residents o…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
Police Probe Reports Of People Following Mother, Child Inside Target At Poughkeepsie Galleria Police Probe Reports Of People Following Mother, Child Inside Target At Poughkeepsie Galleria
Police Probe Reports Of People Following Mother, Child Inside Target At Poughkeepsie Galleria After reports on social media of men following a woman and a child in a Hudson Valley Target store, police found the suspects and investigated the crime. The incident took place in the Town of Poughkeepsie around 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 6. The Town of Poughkeepsie Police said on Facebook that it investigated a report of several subjects following a woman and her child throughout the Target store at the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall.  The suspects were located and interviewed, police said. "At this time there is no information to substantiate that a crime was committed," the department s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Saratoga
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Suspicious Fire At Greenwich Home With Two Adults, Four Kids Present Police Investigate Suspicious Fire At Greenwich Home With Two Adults, Four Kids Present
Police Investigate Suspicious Fire At Greenwich Home With Two Adults, Four Kids Present A house fire that threatened a Capital District family and left a man hospitalized has been deemed suspicious by authorities. Emergency crews in Saratoga County were called just before 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, with reports of a residential fire in Greenwich on Bald Mountain Road. Four children and two adults were in the house when flames broke out and all were able to get out, New York State Police said. One adult suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was med-flighted to a hospital in Burlington, Vermont, according to police. Video from the scene showed extensive damage to the ho…

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by Michael Mashburn
Westport
News
Suspicious Person Report Prompts Shelter-In-Place Order At Westport Schools Suspicious Person Report Prompts Shelter-In-Place Order At Westport Schools
Suspicious Person Report Prompts Shelter-In-Place Order At Westport Schools A person deemed suspicious who was walking on school grounds in Fairfield County led to shelter-in-place orders for two buildings to allow police to investigate. On Thursday, May 19 in Westport, the police department's school security officer, and Staples School resource officer investigated a report of a suspicious person on school grounds. According to a spokesperson from the Westport Police Department, an unknown suspect - believed to be in his teens - was dropped off at the Bedford Middle School, but the person then left that campus and walked towards Staples High School. The spokespe…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk
Police & Fire
Woman Says Man Tried To Lure Her Into Van At Business Park Drive In Armonk Woman Says Man Tried To Lure Her Into Van At Business Park Drive In Armonk
Woman Says Man Tried To Lure Her Into Van At Business Park Drive In Armonk A suspicious man sought to lure a woman into the back of his van in the parking area of a Northern Westchester business park, police said. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday, March 21, a woman walked into North Castle Police Headquarters to advise that she had just been approached by a man trolling in a van. Police said the woman reported that she was walking in the parking lot of a Business Park Drive building in Armonk at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon when she was approached by a man between the age of 45 and 50 who was operating a “newer model, brown-colored van.” It is alle…

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by Zak Failla
Hampden
Police & Fire
Police Issue Alert For Suspicious Man Seen Walking On Residential Property In Longmeadow Police Issue Alert For Suspicious Man Seen Walking On Residential Property In Longmeadow
Police Issue Alert For Suspicious Man Seen Walking On Residential Property In Longmeadow Homeowners in Western Massachusetts are being advised to be on high alert after a suspicious man was caught on camera approaching a home and fleeing when approached by a homeowner. In Hampden County, a Longmeadow resident living on Converse Street had a curious encounter with a stranger shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 24 as he walked on her property and up to her front door. Police said that when he was confronted by the homeowner, the suspicious man proceeded to quickly run away and speed off in a Chevy Tahoe (pictured above). In the photo, the suspect can be seen wearing a dark…

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by Zak Failla
Morris
Schools
Student Filmed At Morris County Bus Stop In ‘Suspicious’ Incident, Police Say Student Filmed At Morris County Bus Stop In ‘Suspicious’ Incident, Police Say
Student Filmed At Morris County Bus Stop In ‘Suspicious’ Incident, Police Say A student waiting at a Morris County bus stop was filmed by a man behind the wheel of a sedan in what police are calling a “suspicious incident.” The student was filmed near the School House Lane-Mount Pleasant Road area in Mendham around 7:50 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, township police said. The suspect vehicle was a silver sedan driven by a man in his 30s or 40s, authorities said. “Please be vigilant at school bus stops and report any suspicious activity immediately,” the Mendham Township Police Department said.

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by Valerie Musson
York
News
5 Displaced By 'Suspicious' Fire In Central Pennsylvania: Authorities 5 Displaced By 'Suspicious' Fire In Central Pennsylvania: Authorities
5 Displaced By 'Suspicious' Fire In Central Pennsylvania: Authorities Five people have been displaced by a fire police are investigating as suspicious. Crews were called to a duplex fire in the 100 block of Lincoln Street near North Pershing Avenue in York on Sunday just before 10:30 a.m., according to fire officials. Two adults and three children were displaced by the fire and assisted by the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania. No injuries were reported. Officials continue to investigate this fire. "We are treating it as suspicious at this time and are investigating," Lt. Daniel Lentz of York City police told WGAL News 8. Follow Daily Voice for …

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by Jillian Pikora
Teaneck
News
Report Of Attempted Child Luring In Teaneck Turns Out To Be Something Else Report Of Attempted Child Luring In Teaneck Turns Out To Be Something Else
Report Of Attempted Child Luring In Teaneck Turns Out To Be Something Else UPDATE: What was at first reported as an attempted child luring in Teaneck turned out to be an innocent incident, authorities said. A “keen-eyed caller” reported hearing a conversation last week between the youngster and “occupants of a slow-moving vehicle that was driving next to the child” that triggered fears of a possible abduction, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said Tuesday. The caller provided a license plate number along with Ring doorbell footage and audio of the New Year’s Eve incident, the chief said. “Based on the detailed information that the witness provided, detectiv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
‘That Was Terrifying:’ Warren County Woman, 21, Says She Was Almost Abducted At Walmart ‘That Was Terrifying:’ Warren County Woman, 21, Says She Was Almost Abducted At Walmart
‘That Was Terrifying:’ Warren County Woman, 21, Says She Was Almost Abducted At Walmart A Warren County woman took to social media to warn others after she says she was almost abducted in the parking lot of a local Walmart. Kelly Lynch, 21, had just exited the Phillipsburg Walmart when she noticed that her car was surrounded by two white panel vans around 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 5, she tells Daily Voice. Two men were inside the van to the right of Lynch’s vehicle as she began unloading her bags inside her trunk, she recalls. Then, another man approached the van to Lynch’s right and started talking to her — apparently in an attempt to distract her — while opening the trunk. There m…

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by Valerie Musson
Northampton
Business
Fire At Palmer Park Mall Deemed Suspicious [PHOTOS] Fire At Palmer Park Mall Deemed Suspicious [PHOTOS]
Fire At Palmer Park Mall Deemed Suspicious [Photos] Fire crews were quick to respond to a blaze at Palmer Park Mall Sunday afternoon that was later determined to be suspicious, authorities said. Palmer Municipal Fire Department members were dispatched to the IFIX and More cell phone repair store as the initial alert was upgraded to a commercial blaze with 911 callers reporting a smoky explosion around 4:50 p.m., the company said. The fire was doused by sprinklers but caused damage in two other stores, including Claire’s and Verizon Wireless, LehighValleyLive reports citing Deputy Chief Jim Alercia. IFIX and More’s lavatory, stock room and …

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by Valerie Musson
Nassau
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Nabbed For Two Carjackings, One Attempted Theft, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed For Two Carjackings, One Attempted Theft, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed For Two Carjackings, One Attempted Theft, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly carjacking two vehicles and attempting to steal another while wearing only shorts and high on a hallucinogen. The incident began around 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 5, in Suffolk County when a woman called the Riverhead Police to report that a man had just attempted to carjack her vehicle, said Detective Michael Schmidt of the Riverhead Police.  According to Schmidt, a 67-year-od woman called 911 to report that a Hispanic man had just attempted to forcibly remove her from her vehicle in the TJ Maxx shopping Plaza located on Route…

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by Kathy Reakes
Union
Police & Fire
SEEN THEM? Linden Police Seek Trio Wanted In Catalytic Converter Thefts SEEN THEM? Linden Police Seek Trio Wanted In Catalytic Converter Thefts
Seen Them? Linden Police Seek Trio Wanted In Catalytic Converter Thefts Police in Linden are seeking three men accused of stealing several catalytic converters. Officers responded to reports of suspicious activity on the 400 block of Roselle Street around 4 a.m. July 22, where the grey Acura MDX pictured above was spotted leaving the scene, and is believed to be involved. Suspect No. 1 is described as a Hispanic man with short black hair and beard wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. Suspect No. 2. is described as a tall, thin Hispanic man with short hair and facial hair wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, grey sweatpants, and dark sneakers. Suspect N…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sussex
Business
Sussex County Water Park Slide Fire Deemed Suspicious, Report Says Sussex County Water Park Slide Fire Deemed Suspicious, Report Says
Sussex County Water Park Slide Fire Deemed Suspicious, Report Says A fire that broke out at a slide at Mountain Creek Water park in Sussex County has been deemed suspicious, local officials said. The blaze broke out at the park’s High Anxiety raft attraction the evening of June 15, before the park had opened for its summer season, according to the Vernon Township Fire Department. The fire remains under investigation by the Vernon police and fire marshal and the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office and has been deemed suspicious, NJHerald reports. "The damaged portions of High Anxiety have been removed and we are currently discussing our plans for its re…

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by Valerie Musson