Gloucester City, NJ
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Gloucester City Man Tried To Set Two People On Fire: Police Gloucester City Man Tried To Set Two People On Fire: Police Gloucester City Man Tried To Set Two People On Fire: Police
Gloucester City Man Tried To Set Two People On Fire: Police A 39-year-old Gloucester City man was arrested and charged after he poured lighter fluid all over a house and two people on Thursday, Sept. 3, authorities said. At 1 a.m., officers responded to the residence, removed the victims secured a perimeter, evacuated the residents of the neighborhood, and requested the Camden County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team (S.E.R.T.) to respond, Gloucester City police said. At 2:36 a.m.,   Eugene Jackson exited the residence and was placed under arrest, police said. He is charged with two counts of attempted murder, attempted arson, arson, …

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by Sam Barron
Alexandria, VA
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Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING) Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING) Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING)
Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (Developing) Cops flocked to an elementary school in Virginia after a shooting was reported Wednesday morning. Federal agents joined local and state authorities at Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after what the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives described as a "reported shooting incident." The emergency unfolded Wednesday morning at the Rosser Avenue school, prompting a massive law enforcement response and the evacuation of students and staff. By 10:30 a.m., the Augusta County Sheriff's Office said the incident had been "contained and secured" and …

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by Zak Failla
Cortlandt, NY
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Fire Breaks Out At Sanitation Business In Westchester, Fills Building With Smoke Fire Breaks Out At Sanitation Business In Westchester, Fills Building With Smoke Fire Breaks Out At Sanitation Business In Westchester, Fills Building With Smoke
Fire Breaks Out At Sanitation Business In Westchester, Fills Building With Smoke An early morning fire broke out inside a Westchester County sanitation business, filling a large commercial building with heavy smoke and bringing several fire departments to the scene.  The blaze was reported at C.R.P. Sanitation on Bay View Road in Cortlandt Manor on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to the Continental Village Fire Department.  Firefighters were dispatched to the business and arrived to find a pile of rubbish burning inside the garage area of the building. Heavy smoke had spread throughout the structure, fire officials said.  Crews soon put out the flames b…

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by Ben Crnic
Pottstown, PA
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Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home
Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home The Upper Pottsgrove Township police corporal who shot and killed 22-year-old college baseball player Glenwood “Bubba” Pysher IV at the wrong Pennsylvania home has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, surrendered to Montgomery County Detectives and was awaiting arraignment Tuesday after investigators concluded that his shooting of the unarmed Pysher was not a legal use of deadly force, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Pysher was fatally shot around 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, after homeowners at a S…

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by Jillian Pikora
Fairfield, CT
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Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond
Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond An 18-year-old paddleboarder from Connecticut has died after an apparent drowning at a Cape Cod pond. The emergency began shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at Jenkins Pond in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Authorities have not identified the victim.  Crews launched a search for the paddleboarder after his friend called 911 to report the teenager had fallen off his board and didn't resurface, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office. Falmouth firefighters searched the pond and pulled the teen from the water. Emergency crews performed CPR at the scene. Paramedic…

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by Josh Lanier
Ledyard-Preston, CT
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Connecticut Mom ‘Overwhelmed With Gratitude’ After Taylor Swift’s $50K Donation Connecticut Mom ‘Overwhelmed With Gratitude’ After Taylor Swift’s $50K Donation Connecticut Mom ‘Overwhelmed With Gratitude’ After Taylor Swift’s $50K Donation
Connecticut Mom ‘Overwhelmed With Gratitude’ After Taylor Swift’s $50K Donation A Connecticut mother who was nearly killed after stopping to help three teenagers who crashed on Interstate 95 in July said she is "overwhelmed with gratitude" after Taylor Swift donated $50,000 to support her recovery. Ashlie Taunton, of Ledyard, was severely injured July 18 after she stopped to help teenagers whose vehicle had hydroplaned off I-95 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, during a rainstorm. Moments after she helped the last person out of the vehicle, a second car veered off the road. She shoved a teenager to safety before the car struck her. The 42-year-old's heroism has drawn nationa…

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by Josh Lanier
Port Jefferson, NY
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Boat Collision Near Port Jefferson Hospitalizes 83-Year-Old: Authorities Boat Collision Near Port Jefferson Hospitalizes 83-Year-Old: Authorities Boat Collision Near Port Jefferson Hospitalizes 83-Year-Old: Authorities
Boat Collision Near Port Jefferson Hospitalizes 83-Year-Old: Authorities A boat collision on Long Island Sound sent at least one person to the hospital Saturday night, Aug. 29, authorities said. The Port Jefferson Fire Department responded to the crash near the Brookhaven town boat ramps before 7 p.m. Saturday, the department said in a Facebook post. Five people were involved in the collision, officials said. The fire department shared one photo showing the damaged front-end of a boat, and another photo with the damaged back-end of a boat, but did not provide additional information on the crash. One person was seriously injured in the incident and rushed to a l…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Deptford, NJ
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3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Deptford Apartment Building Overnight 3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Deptford Apartment Building Overnight 3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Deptford Apartment Building Overnight
3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Deptford Apartment Building Overnight A three-alarm fire ripped through a New Jersey apartment building early Monday, Aug. 31, firefighters said. Crews were called to 129 Hemlock Court at Narraticon Woods in Deptford at approximately 12:43 a.m. after a caller reported a balcony on fire with possible entrapment, according to Union Fire Company #1. The first chief to arrive found an active fire in the back of the building, prompting additional firefighters to be called to the scene.  Firefighters battled the blaze for more than two hours before bringing it under control at approximately 3 a.m., officials said. Crews re…

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by Sam Barron
Fort Lee, NJ
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Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD
Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: Nypd A 63-year-old Brooklyn man has been charged with arson after setting himself on fire in the lobby of a Manhattan building housing Google offices, authorities said. John Butch, of Brooklyn, was charged with arson, criminal mischief, and reckless endangerment following the incident on Friday, Aug. 28, according to the NYPD. Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a man who had set himself on fire inside 315 Hudson St. in Hudson Square just before 3 p.m., authorities said. Responding officers found Butch with burns throughout his body, police said. He was taken by EMS to New York-Pre…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Avid Fisherman Dies After Falling Into Lake At Darlington County Park In Mahwah Avid Fisherman Dies After Falling Into Lake At Darlington County Park In Mahwah Avid Fisherman Dies After Falling Into Lake At Darlington County Park In Mahwah
Avid Fisherman Dies After Falling Into Lake At Darlington County Park In Mahwah A 62-year-old avid fisherman died after apparently suffering a medical episode and falling into a lake at a Bergen County park, officials said. The man, a frequent patron of Darlington County Park in Mahwah, fell into the park's fishing lake at approximately 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, Bergen County spokesperson Derek Sands said. Based on witness accounts, the man appeared to suffer a medical episode before falling into the water, Sands said. The fishing lake is separate from the park's designated swimming lakes, and swimming is not permitted there. Officers from the Bergen County Sheriff'…

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by Cecilia Levine
Yonkers, NY
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Man Shot In Ankles — Police Then Search Bushes Near Scene In Yonkers Man Shot In Ankles — Police Then Search Bushes Near Scene In Yonkers Man Shot In Ankles — Police Then Search Bushes Near Scene In Yonkers
Man Shot In Ankles — Police Then Search Bushes Near Scene In Yonkers A 35-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot in both ankles during an early-morning incident in Westchester County, prompting a police investigation at the scene.   The shooting happened in the area of 171 North Broadway in Yonkers just after 2:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, according to Yonkers Police.  Officers responded after receiving a report of shots fired and found the 35-year-old victim suffering from gunshot wounds to both ankles, police said. He was taken to an area hospital in stable condition with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.  …

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by Ben Crnic
College Park, MD
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Crash Shuts Down I-295 In Both Directions Near Capital Beltway In Prince George's County Crash Shuts Down I-295 In Both Directions Near Capital Beltway In Prince George's County Crash Shuts Down I-295 In Both Directions Near Capital Beltway In Prince George's County
Crash Shuts Down I-295 In Both Directions Near Capital Beltway In Prince George's County Friday morning traffic came to a standstill on a major Maryland highway. A crash on I-295 just north of the Capital Beltway in Prince George's County forced authorities to close travel lanes in both directions shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. The collision was reported at approximately 8:55 a.m. and involved one vehicle, according to the initial alert. But the response was anything but minor. All three northbound travel lanes and both shoulders were listed as closed as first responders worked at the scene. Maryland DOT On…

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by Zak Failla