Brentwood, NY
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NY State Trooper Who Killed Man At Campground Identified As Brentwood Native NY State Trooper Who Killed Man At Campground Identified As Brentwood Native NY State Trooper Who Killed Man At Campground Identified As Brentwood Native
NY State Trooper Who Killed Man At Campground Identified As Brentwood Native The state trooper who shot and killed a man at a New York campsite was identified Thursday, Sept. 17. Ronal Diaz-Arriaza joined New York State Police in 2023, the agency said in its announcement. He’s currently part of Troop F and works out of the state police station in Catskill. Diaz-Arriaza is a native of Brentwood on Long Island, according to a state police release from when he was hired. Previously, Diaz-Arriaza worked for the Suffolk County Police Department, according to online documents shared by the agency. Diaz-Arriaza was part of a team of troopers who responded to Whip-o-Will …

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by Joe Wilkinson
Warrington-Jamison, PA
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Baton-Wielding Driver Chases, Punches Motorist In Road Rage: Warrington Police Baton-Wielding Driver Chases, Punches Motorist In Road Rage: Warrington Police Baton-Wielding Driver Chases, Punches Motorist In Road Rage: Warrington Police
Baton-Wielding Driver Chases, Punches Motorist In Road Rage: Warrington Police A driver armed with an expandable baton chased another motorist into a vacant lot before punching him during a road-rage confrontation in Pennsylvania, police announced on Thursday, Sept. 10. The confrontation began at the intersection of Street and Easton roads in Warrington Township, Bucks County around 10:27 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, according to Warrington Township Police. The victim told investigators he had pulled out of the Creekview Shopping Center and entered the left lane while driving on a flat tire when a Jeep cut in front of him. As traffic slowed for a red light, the Jeep’s dr…

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by Jillian Pikora
Spring Valley, NY
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Man Stabbed In Face By Stepbrother In Spring Valley, Police Say Man Stabbed In Face By Stepbrother In Spring Valley, Police Say Man Stabbed In Face By Stepbrother In Spring Valley, Police Say
Man Stabbed In Face By Stepbrother In Spring Valley, Police Say A 24-year-old man is facing an assault charge after police said he stabbed his stepbrother in the face in Rockland County and fled.  Spring Valley resident Kashief Kobe Hall, 24, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 9, six days after the stabbing, according to the Spring Valley Police Department. The incident happened at around 7:11 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 5 Rosehill Oval in Spring Valley, police said. Responding officers found an adult man suffering from stab wounds to his face.  Police said they determined that the victim's stepbrother stabbed him before fleeing the scen…

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by Ben Crnic
National Interest
Reality Star Dropped By Network As Legal Trouble Deepens Reality Star Dropped By Network As Legal Trouble Deepens Reality Star Dropped By Network As Legal Trouble Deepens
Reality Star Dropped By Network As Legal Trouble Deepens A familiar face from one of television's biggest reality show franchises is facing consequences far beyond the small screen. “Below Deck Mediterranean” cast member Nathan Gallagher was convicted of three domestic violence offenses on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after failing to appear for a scheduled hearing in a Sydney court, according to multiple reports. A magistrate convicted Gallagher, 28, in his absence and issued a warrant for his arrest. The New South Wales Police Force said he was believed to be offshore. Bravo announced on Thursday, Sept. 3, that it had ended its relationship with the supe…

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by Joe Lombardi
Newburgh, NY
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Duo Rob Victim At Gunpoint, Hit Him With His Own Car At Newburgh Mall: Police Duo Rob Victim At Gunpoint, Hit Him With His Own Car At Newburgh Mall: Police Duo Rob Victim At Gunpoint, Hit Him With His Own Car At Newburgh Mall: Police
Duo Rob Victim At Gunpoint, Hit Him With His Own Car At Newburgh Mall: Police Two suspects are in federal custody after police said they robbed a man while threatening him with a gun and a knife at an Orange County mall and then hit him with his own car — which they also allegedly stole.  The arrests stem from an incident in the Newburgh Mall parking lot at 1401 Route 300 in the Town of Newburgh on Thursday, Aug. 20, the Town of Newburgh Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 4.  Officers were called to the mall at around 6:34 p.m. for a reported altercation involving a firearm and found a male victim in the parking lot. Investigators found that …

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by Ben Crnic
Lexington Park, MD
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Woman Killed During Argument That Escalated Inside Maryland Home: State Police Woman Killed During Argument That Escalated Inside Maryland Home: State Police Woman Killed During Argument That Escalated Inside Maryland Home: State Police
Woman Killed During Argument That Escalated Inside Maryland Home: State Police An argument inside a Maryland home turned deadly Thursday night, police say. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Sept. 3, Maryland State Police troopers were called to a home in the 400 block of Ethels Way in Salisbury, where they found 29-year-old Jordan Holt suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. She never made it out. Holt was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, according to state police. Investigators say Holt had been arguing with 29-year-old Salisbury resident Gage Mitchell inside the home when the confrontation escalated. That's when Mitchell allegedly shot her and fled, police sai…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, NJ
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Fairfield PD Bodycam Shows Off-Duty Detective Swoop In To Take Down Armed Outlaw Biker Fairfield PD Bodycam Shows Off-Duty Detective Swoop In To Take Down Armed Outlaw Biker Fairfield PD Bodycam Shows Off-Duty Detective Swoop In To Take Down Armed Outlaw Biker
Fairfield PD Bodycam Shows Off-Duty Detective Swoop In To Take Down Armed Outlaw Biker A more than 4-minute bodycam video shows the moment an off-duty Hackensack detective swoops in to help as a suspected outlaw motorcycle gang member struggles with a police officer during a traffic stop in Fairfield (scroll down for video). The clip opens with Fairfield Cpl. Jeffrey Dean questioning Marcelo Valencia-Solis, 44, of Hackensack, next to his black 2018 Harley-Davidson on Two Bridges Road in Fairfield just after 10:05 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22. Valencia-Solis was wearing a denim vest displaying “Thunderguards” and “New Jersey” rockers, which police said commonly…

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by Cecilia Levine
Norwalk, CT
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Norfolk Man, Former Teacher Charged With Sex Crimes Tied To Private Boarding School: DA Norfolk Man, Former Teacher Charged With Sex Crimes Tied To Private Boarding School: DA Norfolk Man, Former Teacher Charged With Sex Crimes Tied To Private Boarding School: DA
Norfolk Man, Former Teacher Charged With Sex Crimes Tied To Private Boarding School: DA A 70-year-old Connecticut man has been charged on multiple sex charges linked to his time working as a teacher at an independent all-girls school in Massachusetts, authorities said. Matthew Johnson, of Norfolk, was charged late last month with assault with intent to rape and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office said. He was a  Related: Former Headmaster Charged In Massachusetts Teacher Abuse Scandal The indictment, obtained by CT Insider, said Johnson assaulted with intent to rape, groped, and forcefully kissed the vi…

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by Josh Lanier
McLean, VA
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Daycare Teacher Assaulted Two 2-Year-Old Boys In McLean, Police Say Daycare Teacher Assaulted Two 2-Year-Old Boys In McLean, Police Say Daycare Teacher Assaulted Two 2-Year-Old Boys In McLean, Police Say
Daycare Teacher Assaulted Two 2-Year-Old Boys In McLean, Police Say Two children were allegedly assaulted by a 61-year-old daycare teacher in Northern Virginia, according to police. Alexandria resident Wafa Abdelhafiz Abdalla, an educator at the Faz Creative Education Learning Center in the 1700 block of Old Meadow Road in McLean, was arrested this week following an investigation into alleged assaults on children. Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department determined that Abdalla forcefully pushed a 2-year-old boy to the floor and struck another 2-year-old boy in the head with an open hand while working as a teacher at the daycare. Abdalla was ar…

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by Zak Failla
Albany, NY
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E-Bike Assault, Fentanyl Possession Land Albany Man Behind Bars: Authorities E-Bike Assault, Fentanyl Possession Land Albany Man Behind Bars: Authorities E-Bike Assault, Fentanyl Possession Land Albany Man Behind Bars: Authorities
E-Bike Assault, Fentanyl Possession Land Albany Man Behind Bars: Authorities A Capital Region man who beat up a 61-year-old e-bike rider, then tried to smuggle fentanyl into jail has learned his fate. Keith Hurst, 38, of Albany, got four to six years in prison for a series of crimes, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said Thursday, Aug. 27. Hurst attacked the electric bike rider on Sept. 27, 2025, around 8 p.m. on Central Avenue, authorities said. He smashed the man in the head with a liquor bottle, then stole the e-bike and fled the area, according to investigators. However, Hurst was arrested not long afterward and booked into Albany County jail the fo…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Edgewater Target Shoplifter Assaults Employees: Cops Edgewater Target Shoplifter Assaults Employees: Cops Edgewater Target Shoplifter Assaults Employees: Cops
Edgewater Target Shoplifter Assaults Employees: Cops A shoplifting incident at a Bergen County Target turned violent when a loss prevention employee confronted the suspected thief, authorities said. Joel Kabezian, 30, of Jersey City, was accused of shoplifting at the Target at 543 River Rd. in Edgewater on Saturday, Aug. 22, at approximately 2:40 p.m., Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin said. A Target loss prevention employee confronted Kabezian while he was actively shoplifting, sparking a physical altercation, police said. Kabezian fled before officers arrived but was later identified during the investigation. Kabezian was charged on a c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Manassas, VA
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Woman Escapes Attacker In Woods, Sparking Manassas Manhunt For Alleged Rapist: Police Woman Escapes Attacker In Woods, Sparking Manassas Manhunt For Alleged Rapist: Police Woman Escapes Attacker In Woods, Sparking Manassas Manhunt For Alleged Rapist: Police
Woman Escapes Attacker In Woods, Sparking Manassas Manhunt For Alleged Rapist: Police A woman escaped from a wooded area in Virginia. Now police are hunting for the man accused of attacking her. Prince William County police are searching for Curtis Lucas Brown Jr., 45, after a 39-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted late Wednesday, Aug. 19, near the 8300 block of Sudley Road in Manassas. Officers were called to the area at approximately 10:56 p.m. that night, where investigators learned that the woman had been sexually assaulted in a wooded area nearby, according to police. Investigators said Brown was an acquaintance of the woman. At some point during the alle…

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by Zak Failla