Edgewater
CRIME & SAFETY
Thief Launches Volvo Stolen Out Of Edgewater Into Hudson River During Pursuit, Police Say
A 26-year-old man who stole a white 2012 Volvo was arrested after he lost control of the vehicle, sending it into the Hudson River during a police pursuit Monday night, July 1, Edgewater Police Chief Donald A. Martin said in a release. The man, later identified as Jean D. Severe,...
New video shows suspects wanted in NYC bat attack, police say
NEW YORK - New video shows the suspects who attacked a woman with a baseball bat last week on a New York City street, police say.The video appears to show them walking on a sidewalk, as one talks on the phone. It's unclear if the video was taken before or after the attack. NYC bat attack caught on videoPolice said the woman was attacked around 2 p.m. Tuesday on Monroe Street in Lower Manhattan. Surveillance video shows her taking her cellphone from her bag when the suspects walk up from behind. One punches her while the other hits her with the baseball...
1 man killed in drive-by shooting in Harlem; police searching for gunman
An investigation is underway after a man was killed in a drive-by shooting in Harlem on Tuesday.Officers responded to Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 118th Street around 1:40 p.m., where they found a 37-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the back.Surveillance video obtained by Eyewitness News shows a white Honda traveling eastbound on West 118th Street. As the driver pulls up to the corner of Frederick Douglass Boulevard, right near a senior citizen complex, shots are fired, sending people scrambling.The victim, who was shot, struggled to the sidewalk. He was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside where he was pronounced...
Video shows man accused of punching woman at Pride event was acting in self defense, attorney says
NEW YORK - The attorney for a Manhattan banker accused of punching a woman at a Brooklyn Pride event says additional video of the incident shows Jonathan Kaye was acting in self defense. Kaye, 52, turned himself into police Monday and was charged with assault and menacing in the third degree and harassment in the second degree. "Our client, Jonathan Kaye, was wrongly charged, based on a curated video published by professional agitators seeking to destroy him professionally and personally. New video has now emerged that clearly shows, moment by moment, what occurred on June 8th. These videos show more context prior...
Off-duty NYPD cop, husband broke into her sister-in-law’s home before choking her: prosecutors
An off-duty NYPD cop was arrested Sunday after she and her husband allegedly broke down the door of her sister-in-law’s Queens home and choked their relative, prosecutors and police said. Maria and Robert Villalta, both 39, also allegedly hit the victim in the face during the predawn break-in that started around 2:15 a.m., according to a criminal complaint. After entering the home, Robert Villalta allegedly shoved his sister onto a bed and choked her. Savvy thieves use devious hidden cameras to scope out houses in troubling ‘burglary tourism’ trend He then allegedly hit her in the face, prosecutors said. The...
Diners robbed of their watches at gunpoint during meal in Brooklyn
This is the moment thieves barged into a packed Chinese restaurant in Brooklyn and held three diners at gunpoint, stealing their belongings.The robbers entered the Birds of a Feather restaurant at around 9:35 pm on 31 May, brandishing a gun and demanding a $200 Seiko watch and phones from three customers. The duo then escaped on a moped, heading westbound on Grand Street, Williamsburg.Police later traced and recovered three iPhones at a location on North 11th Street. The victims, all men in their 20s, were unharmed during the incident. Read More Watch: Hurricane Beryl batters Caribbean homes as Category 4 storm makes landfallKeir Starmer fights back tears as he reveals his one regret in lifeBritons using new safety measures in Tenerife after Jay Slater disappearance
Search Is On For Cruel Man Who Abandoned Neglected Pitbull On Maywood Street
Authorities in Maywood are seeking the identity of the man who was spotted by Good Samaritans abandoning a neglected dog with a large tumor on a local street.A pair of dog owners were out on walks when they noticed the man with his tan and white pittie at Golf Avenue and Stewart Street around 7 p.m…
Alleged drunk driver Steve Schwally charged; video shows deadly LI nail salon crash
NEW YORK - The man who crashed into a Long Island nail salon that killed four people has been charged with driving while intoxicated. FOX 5 NY's Jodi Goldberg has obtained dramatic surveillance video showing Friday's deadly crash. In the video, a Chevy Traverse, allegedly driven by 64-year-old Steve Schwally, can be seen slamming into the front window of the Hawaii Nail & Spa, located inside a strip mall on Grand Boulevard near Brandywine Drive.
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