East Lyme-Niantic, CT
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Fighting For His Life After Crashing Bike In East Lyme Motorcyclist Fighting For His Life After Crashing Bike In East Lyme
Motorcyclist Fighting For His Life After Crashing Bike In East Lyme A 42-year-old man was airlifted to a Connecticut hospital after crashing his motorcycle over the weekend, authorities said. The Rhode Island motorcyclist was riding his bike along McCurdy Road in East Lyme, near the intersection with Bittersweet Lane on Sunday, Aug. 3, Connecticut State Police said.  He lost control of the motorcycle, went off the road, and crashed into a mailbox.  Authorities said he was taken to the hospital in critical condition.  The crash is under investigation.  Authorities ask anyone with information on the incident to contact Trooper John Pins…

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by Josh Lanier
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
13 Injured After PATH Train Catches Fire At Newport Station: PAPD 13 Injured After PATH Train Catches Fire At Newport Station: PAPD
13 Injured After PATH Train Catches Fire At Newport Station: Papd Nine people had to be hospitalized after a PATH train caught fire on Monday morning, Aug. 4, authorities said. At 6:19 a.m., a fire began under an eastbound train in the Newport PATH station, Port Authority police said. The train filled with smoke and passengers were evacuated at the scene, police said. Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation with nine people being transported to a hospital for further evaluation, police said. Hoboken-World Trade Center and Journal Square-33rd Street lines resumed service at 11 a.m. police said.  NJ Transit trains, and buses #87 and 126 are…

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by Sam Barron
Quarryville, PA
Police & Fire
Trooper Injured Along With 2 Others When Truck Slams Into Lancaster Home and Fabric: PSP Trooper Injured Along With 2 Others When Truck Slams Into Lancaster Home and Fabric: PSP
Trooper Injured Along With 2 Others When Truck Slams Into Lancaster Home and Fabric: PSP A Pennsylvania State Police trooper and two civilians were hospitalized after a box truck slammed into Lancaster Home and Fabric on Lincoln Highway East in East Lampeter Township on Wednesday, July 30, authorities announced in a release Friday, Aug. 1. The crash happened around 5:04 p.m. as the Troop J, Lancaster trooper was responding with lights and sirens to a separate crash in Paradise Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The trooper, driving an unmarked silver Ford SUV patrol unit, was traveling east on Lincoln Highway East when a white box truck entered from the north sid…

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by Jillian Pikora
Quarryville, PA
Police & Fire
Horse And Buggy Crash With Pickup In Lanco Hospitalizes Teens, Toddler Rescued: PA State Police Horse And Buggy Crash With Pickup In Lanco Hospitalizes Teens, Toddler Rescued: PA State Police
Horse And Buggy Crash With Pickup In Lanco Hospitalizes Teens, Toddler Rescued: PA State Police A horse and buggy crash left two teenagers hospitalized in Colerain Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, July 31. The collision happened in the 400 block of Bell Road near Sproul Road at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, according to investigators. Troopers said a 2024 Ford Maverick, driven by a 38-year-old man from Oxford, was traveling south on Bell Road when it struck a horse and buggy that had just pulled out of a driveway. Three people were inside the buggy at the time — a man and a woman, both 19 years old, and a 2-year-old girl, all of Kirkwood. The man, who wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Stafford, VA
Traffic
Stafford Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike, Airlifted With Life-Threatening Injuries After Crash Stafford Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike, Airlifted With Life-Threatening Injuries After Crash
Stafford Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike, Airlifted With Life-Threatening Injuries After Crash A Virginia man was flown to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after slamming his motorcycle into a curb in Stafford County and being thrown from his bike, authorities said. Deputies were called to the area of Garrisonville Road and Furnace Road around 8:19 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, where they found a mangled motorcycle and its 36-year-old driver from Front Royal who was ejected from his ride, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Bystanders rushed to help the rider before first responders arrived and performed life-saving measures, officials said. He was airlifted to…

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by Zak Failla
Patchogue-Medford, NY
Police & Fire
Three Injured In Fiery Head-On Crash On Nassau Expressway: Police Three Injured In Fiery Head-On Crash On Nassau Expressway: Police
Three Injured In Fiery Head-On Crash On Nassau Expressway: Police A head-on crash sparked a car fire and sent three people to the hospital early Sunday morning in Inwood, according to Nassau County Police. The collision happened between a 2012 Sprinter van and a 2016 Honda sedan at Nassau Expressway and Burnside Avenue at 4:18 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, police said in a release from the Fourth Squad. The Sprinter van was heading north on the expressway with one person inside, detectives explained. That occupant was transported by the Inwood Fire Department to a nearby hospital with non-serious injuries. The Honda, which was traveling southbound, had three …

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by Jillian Pikora
Thompson, CT
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Crash With SUV In Thompson; Police Investigating Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Crash With SUV In Thompson; Police Investigating
Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Crash With SUV In Thompson; Police Investigating Connecticut State Police are investigating a weekend crash that left a 57-year-old motorcyclist dead and sent another person to the hospital.  Robert White, of North Grosvenordale, was killed in a crash in Thompson on Saturday, July 26, at around 7:35 p.m., State Police said.  White was driving north on Fabyan Road and collided with an oncoming SUV near the intersection with Brickyard Road. The driver, a 44-year-old Canterbury woman, was taken to an area hospital for treatment after the crash, police said. Her passenger was not injured.  Authorities ask anyone…

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by Josh Lanier
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Propane Tank Launches Block During 3-Alarm Fire In Maywood, 5 Firefighters Hospitalized Propane Tank Launches Block During 3-Alarm Fire In Maywood, 5 Firefighters Hospitalized
Propane Tank Launches Block During 3-Alarm Fire In Maywood, 5 Firefighters Hospitalized Five firefighters were hospitalized after a three-alarm house fire sent a propane tank flying more than a block down a Bergen County street, officials said. At around 2:24 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2025, the Maywood Fire Department was dispatched to 37 Terrace Ave. for reports of a house fire and explosion, the department said. 3 alarm. 7/25/25 at approximately 14:24 the Maywood Fire Dept was dispatched to 37 Terrace Ave for a report house fire... Posted by Maywood Fire Department NJ on Saturday, July 26, 2025 Arriving crews confirmed a working fire and struck a second and third ala…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Chit Chat Diner Screwdriver Stabbing: Cops Release Details In Hackensack Fight Chit Chat Diner Screwdriver Stabbing: Cops Release Details In Hackensack Fight
Chit Chat Diner Screwdriver Stabbing: Cops Release Details In Hackensack Fight Hackensack police have released details in a Friday morning, July 25 stabbing at Chit Chat Diner. Agustin Fuentes-Sanchez, 55, of Rochelle Park, was exiting onto Essex Street when he nearly hit a 49-year-old pedestrian trying to cross Porter Avenue, Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista said. Funetes-Sanchez and the victim began to fight, when Funetes-Sanchez pulled out a screwdriver and stabbed the pedestrian, police said. “The victim suffered a minor puncture wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment,” police said. Fuentes-Sanchez was arrested without incident a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Port Chester, NY
Police & Fire
Two Stabbed During Dispute In Port Chester; All Involved In Custody, Police Say Two Stabbed During Dispute In Port Chester; All Involved In Custody, Police Say
Two Stabbed During Dispute In Port Chester; All Involved In Custody, Police Say Two men were hospitalized after a stabbing during a dispute in Westchester late Wednesday night, July 23, police said. At around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Port Chester Police responded to reports of an injured person near Broad Street. When officers arrived, they found two men with apparent stab wounds, the department said on Thursday, July 24. EMS and Greenwich EMS arrived at the scene and transported both victims to a nearby hospital. One of the victims suffered serious injuries but is in stable condition, police said. Investigators determined that two suspects had fled the scene after th…

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by Ben Crnic
Roseland-Essex Fells, NJ
News
Roseland Surgeon Has License Suspended After Disfiguring Patient: AG Roseland Surgeon Has License Suspended After Disfiguring Patient: AG
Roseland Surgeon Has License Suspended After Disfiguring Patient: AG A surgeon who practiced in Essex County had his license suspended for seven years after a botched surgery led to the permanent disfiguring of a patient, authorities announced, Wednesday, July 23. Dr. David Greuner, who practiced general, thoracic and vascular surgery in Roseland and West Caldwell initially lost his license amid allegations his “inability or unwillingness to grasp the very fundamentals of vascular surgery and the practice of medicine in general” made him a clear and imminent danger to the public, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Three patients suffered severe complica…

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by Sam Barron
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
5 Stabbed During Spotsy Car Meet Gone Wrong: 'Senseless Youth Violence,' Sheriff Says 5 Stabbed During Spotsy Car Meet Gone Wrong: 'Senseless Youth Violence,' Sheriff Says
5 Stabbed During Spotsy Car Meet Gone Wrong: 'Senseless Youth Violence,' Sheriff Says A violent brawl broke out during an unorganized car meet in Virginia, leaving five people hospitalized — and one man behind bars. Lenox Shelton was arrested and charged with malicious wounding after a stabbing incident that injured five people early Sunday morning, July 20, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded around 2:00 a.m. to the 4800 block of Southpoint Parkway, where they found a chaotic scene with people scattering in all directions as they arrived. Multiple stabbing victims were on the ground, while others had already driven themselves to area hospi…

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by Zak Failla