Woman Punched, Choked, Robbed In Lawrence Domestic Assault: Police
A New York man punched and choked a woman on Long Island on Wednesday night, July 22, police said.
Wikash Sant, 38, of Queens, was in an argument with a 43-year-old woman at a home in north Lawrence, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Sant punched the woman in the face, then wrapped his arm around her neck, choked her, and threatened her life, investigators said. He also snatched the woman’s phone to stop her from calling 911, according to police.
But the woman escaped and fled the scene on foot, and police arrived around 11:45 p.m., authorities said. Sant was charged with second-de…
99-Year-Old Woman Killed In Crash After Car Runs Red Light: Monroe Twp PD
A 99-year-old woman was killed in a crash in Monroe Township, authorities announced Thursday, July 16.
At 8:46 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, officers responded to Lake Avenue and North Black Hose Pike after a 2015 Honda CRV, driven by an 86-year-old Williamstown man, ran a red light and crashed into a 2019 white Mercedes Benz E450, Monroe Township police said.
Following the crash, the Honda rotated and struck a guardrail at the southwest corner of the intersection, police said. The front seat passenger of the Honda, a 99-year-old woman, was trapped in the vehicle. She was transported to Cooper…
Off-Duty Bridgeport Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Danbury Motorcycle Crash
An off-duty Bridgeport police officer and his passenger were killed when their motorcycle collided head-on with a Jeep, leaving the other driver hospitalized with serious injuries.
Cooper Whiteside, 38, of Danbury, and Brittany Islami, 34, of New Milford, died in the 2:45 a.m. Monday, July 13, crash on Sugar Hollow Road in Danbury, according to police.
Danbury officers arrived to find Whiteside, who was riding the Harley-Davidson, and Islami dead in the roadway. The Jeep Compass sustained severe front-end damage. Firefighters extricated the SUV driver, who was rushed to Danbury Hospital wit…
