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Longtime Baltimore DOT Worker Dies Weeks After Downtown Beating Over Parking Spot Longtime Baltimore DOT Worker Dies Weeks After Downtown Beating Over Parking Spot Longtime Baltimore DOT Worker Dies Weeks After Downtown Beating Over Parking Spot
Longtime Baltimore DOT Worker Dies Weeks After Downtown Beating Over Parking Spot A longtime Baltimore city transportation worker has died from injuries he suffered during a downtown assault last month. Gregory Turnipseed, 71, a 14-year veteran of the city’s Department of Transportation, was attacked on Friday, Oct. 17, while trying to assist two drivers involved in a parking dispute near Mercy Medical Center, according to police. Turnipseed told officers he saw a car waiting for an SUV to pull out of a parking space on St. Paul Place and East Mulberry Street, and approached the occupants to let them know another driver was waiting. A verbal exchange followed, and a woma…

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by Michael Mashburn
Woodbury, NY
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Restaurant Forced To Close After 2-Alarm Blaze In Central Valley Restaurant Forced To Close After 2-Alarm Blaze In Central Valley Restaurant Forced To Close After 2-Alarm Blaze In Central Valley
Restaurant Forced To Close After 2-Alarm Blaze In Central Valley An Orange County eatery has temporarily closed after a fire damaged its building Thursday night, Nov. 20, prompting a response from several departments.  The blaze happened on Thursday night on the third floor of 34 Smith Clove Rd. in Central Valley, which houses Jorge’s Kitchen, a bar and grill that serves burgers, sandwiches, wings, tacos, and more.  In addition to the Woodbury Fire Department, the Mountain Lodge Park and Monroe-Lakeside Fire and Rescue companies, as well as the Highland Mills Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, helped put out the blaze, which was…

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by Ben Crnic
Spring Valley, NY
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Fatal Fire: $718K In Fines Collected From Spring Valley Nursing Home Owner Over Burned Site Fatal Fire: $718K In Fines Collected From Spring Valley Nursing Home Owner Over Burned Site Fatal Fire: $718K In Fines Collected From Spring Valley Nursing Home Owner Over Burned Site
Fatal Fire: $718K In Fines Collected From Spring Valley Nursing Home Owner Over Burned Site Rockland County officials have collected more than $718,000 in civil penalties from the owners of the burned-out site, once home to a former nursing home facility where a catastrophic 2021 fire killed a firefighter and resident. County Executive Ed Day announced Thursday, Nov. 20, that SPJJ LLC, the property owner of the former Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley, paid the penalties minutes before the county was set to auction the site to satisfy mounting fines tied to long-standing building code and safety violations.  The fines stemmed from the owner's failure to clean a…

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by Ben Crnic
Leesburg, VA
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Virginia Police Probe KKK Flyers Left in Zip-Lock Bags Across Downtown Leesburg Virginia Police Probe KKK Flyers Left in Zip-Lock Bags Across Downtown Leesburg Virginia Police Probe KKK Flyers Left in Zip-Lock Bags Across Downtown Leesburg
Virginia Police Probe KKK Flyers Left in Zip-Lock Bags Across Downtown Leesburg Police in Virginia are investigating after Ku Klux Klan flyers were found scattered through the town’s historic downtown area over the weekend, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 20. Officers responded the morning of Saturday, Oct. 18, after reports that flyers referencing the KKK had been distributed along Loudoun Street SW, South King Street, and East Market Street, according to the Leesburg Police Department. The flyers were discovered inside small zip-lock style bags, each weighed down with rocks.  Investigators canvassed the area and collected several of the items for evidence. …

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by Zak Failla
Landover, MD
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Teen To Be Tried As Adult After DC Mom Killed, Child Hurt In PG County Crash: Prosecutors Teen To Be Tried As Adult After DC Mom Killed, Child Hurt In PG County Crash: Prosecutors Teen To Be Tried As Adult After DC Mom Killed, Child Hurt In PG County Crash: Prosecutors
Teen To Be Tried As Adult After DC Mom Killed, Child Hurt In PG County Crash: Prosecutors A teen will be tried as an adult after a DC woman was killed and her child injured when a stolen car carrying juveniles slammed into her vehicle in Maryland, authorities announced. Michael Collins has been indicted on multiple charges in connection with the August crash that killed 35-year-old Shaunte Denise Canty.  According to Prince George's County State's Attorney Tara Jackson, Collins was charged with:  Unlawful taking of a motor vehicle; Unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle; Rogue and vagabond; Conspiracy to commit unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle. On Tuesday, Au…

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by Zak Failla
Bergenfield, NJ
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Arrest Made In Teaneck Rabbi's Bergenfield Assault, Cops Say Arrest Made In Teaneck Rabbi's Bergenfield Assault, Cops Say Arrest Made In Teaneck Rabbi's Bergenfield Assault, Cops Say
Arrest Made In Teaneck Rabbi's Bergenfield Assault, Cops Say A Ridgefield Park man has been arrested in the assault of a Teaneck rabbi in Bergenfield over the weekend, authorities said. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. on Sussex Road, when Jeffrey Zicchinella, 40, exited his vehicle and attacked the rabbi, according to Bergenfield Police Chief Mustafa Rabboh. The rabbi was identified by sources and Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco as Rabbi Avraham Wein, of Keter Torah. Surveillance footage shows bystanders running over to help the rabbi as he was being assaulted in his yard. Both the good Samaritan and the rabbi suffered minor injuries. Zicch…

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by Cecilia Levine
Chalfont, PA
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Hear That Explosion? This Is What The Loud Bangs In Bucks County Are Hear That Explosion? This Is What The Loud Bangs In Bucks County Are Hear That Explosion? This Is What The Loud Bangs In Bucks County Are
Hear That Explosion? This Is What The Loud Bangs In Bucks County Are Explosions and loud bangs around the old Bethanna Property on Second Street Pike in Upper Southampton Township sparked a wave of 911 calls on Thursday, Sept. 18, police said. The Bucks County 911 dispatch center received numerous reports from residents concerned about the noise coming from the area, according to a Crimewatch alert shared by Upper Southampton Township Police at 12:10 p.m. Authorities stressed there is no danger to the community. The sounds were the result of law enforcement training maneuvers being conducted on the property, police explained. “Thank you to everyone who reac…

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by Jillian Pikora
Pequannock-Pompton Plains, NJ
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Fighter Jet Over Pequannock Sparks Speculation Over Trump, Police Say No Emergency Fighter Jet Over Pequannock Sparks Speculation Over Trump, Police Say No Emergency Fighter Jet Over Pequannock Sparks Speculation Over Trump, Police Say No Emergency
Fighter Jet Over Pequannock Sparks Speculation Over Trump, Police Say No Emergency A military jet circling over Pequannock Friday morning, Sept. 12, sent residents rushing outside and flooding Facebook with questions. The Pequannock Township Police Department said they were aware of the aircraft around 9 a.m. but emphasized there was no threat to the community. “The Pequannock Police has no knowledge of any emergency situation at this time,” the department wrote on Facebook. “The US military operates on a whole different ‘plane’ than the local police department. If there was anything to be concerned about we would notify our community asap. Please do not call the police d…

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by Cecilia Levine
Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck Resident Helps Cops Bust Burglary Suspect: Chief Teaneck Resident Helps Cops Bust Burglary Suspect: Chief Teaneck Resident Helps Cops Bust Burglary Suspect: Chief
Teaneck Resident Helps Cops Bust Burglary Suspect: Chief A 55-year-old Teaneck man was arrested after police say he was caught with a stolen generator and burglary tools following a break-in on Washington Place. On Monday, Sept. 8, at approximately 5:14 a.m., Teaneck police received a report of a burglary in progress, according to Chief Andrew McGurr. The caller said a man abandoned a bicycle in front of a vacant house under construction, then went inside and took a portable generator. The resident gave officers a detailed description of the suspect and the direction in which he fled, McGurr said. Responding officers found a man matching the desc…

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by Cecilia Levine
Manheim Township, PA
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VIDEO: Nude Indecent Exposure Suspect Targeting Manheim Township Since 2021, Police Say VIDEO: Nude Indecent Exposure Suspect Targeting Manheim Township Since 2021, Police Say VIDEO: Nude Indecent Exposure Suspect Targeting Manheim Township Since 2021, Police Say
Video: Nude Indecent Exposure Suspect Targeting Manheim Township Since 2021, Police Say Lancaster City police renewed their call for help identifying a serial indecent exposure suspect linked to incidents in the city’s northwest quadrant and Manheim Township, police announced on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. The latest report came after a man exposed himself to a woman near Buchanan Ave. and N. West End Ave. in Lancaster on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, according to the release. Investigators believe the same suspect has been exposing himself to female victims starting in 2021, often approaching individuals fully nude before fleeing, authorities said. Detectives have tracked the suspect’s m…

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by Jillian Pikora
Central Islip, NY
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15-Year-Old Opened Fire At Central Islip Pool In Attempted Murder, DA Says 15-Year-Old Opened Fire At Central Islip Pool In Attempted Murder, DA Says 15-Year-Old Opened Fire At Central Islip Pool In Attempted Murder, DA Says
15-Year-Old Opened Fire At Central Islip Pool In Attempted Murder, DA Says A 15-year-old boy was indicted for attempted murder after allegedly firing at least 10 rounds during a fight at a Long Island apartment complex pool, striking two people. The Amityville teen – whose name was not made public due to his age – was arraigned in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 2, on charges of attempted murder, assault, and weapons possession. Police responded to the Hawthorne Living apartment complex in Central Islip around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19, for a shooting at the property’s swimming pool. Investigators determined that two groups of teenagers got into a fight …

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by Michael Mashburn
Watertown, MA
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3 Found Shot Dead Inside Watertown Home 3 Found Shot Dead Inside Watertown Home 3 Found Shot Dead Inside Watertown Home
3 Found Shot Dead Inside Watertown Home Authorities say they have found the bodies of three people "known to each other" inside a Watertown home.  The bodies of an elderly woman, a male, and a female were found inside the Boyd Street home around 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31. Police were called to the house for a wellness check, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office said. The younger victims were found on the bottom floor of the house in a separate living space from the older woman, authorities said.  Officials did not release the names of the victims.  Authorities did not provide many details but sa…

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by Josh Lanier