Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
Underage Undercover: Teaneck Police Sting Busts Businesses For Selling Vape Products To Minors Underage Undercover: Teaneck Police Sting Busts Businesses For Selling Vape Products To Minors
Underage Undercover: Teaneck Police Sting Busts Businesses For Selling Vape Products To Minors Underage undercover buyers helped Teaneck police bust six business owners who they said sold vape products to minors. The pretend puffers visited 13 shops in all as part of the second undercover sting by township detectives over the past year in response to residents’ complaints, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr said on Monday, April 24. “Six establishments sold vape products to an underaged person,” the chief said. Not only is selling vape products to minors illegal – so is selling flavored vape products to anyone, regardless of age, in New Jersey, McGurr said. McGurr identified t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Gas Station Worker Who Stole $45K Captured At Dulles Airport: Police Gas Station Worker Who Stole $45K Captured At Dulles Airport: Police
Gas Station Worker Who Stole $45K Captured At Dulles Airport: Police An employee of a Fairfax County Exxon station who stole $45,000 from the register back in 2019 was captured Dulles International Airport, authorities said. Ajay Poreddy, 33, took the cash from the register at the Exxon station located at 10480 Fairfax Blvd., on Feb. 19, 2019 — and then left the country, Fairfax County police said. He was arrested at the airport apparently upon his arrival, with help from the MWAA on Wednesday, April 19, county police said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
News
GOTCHA! Quintet Captured After Gunshots, Pursuit, Crash Along Hudson GOTCHA! Quintet Captured After Gunshots, Pursuit, Crash Along Hudson
Gotcha! Quintet Captured After Gunshots, Pursuit, Crash Along Hudson A group of out-of-towners who’d been firing gunshots along the Hudson River in Edgewater were captured after they crashed while trying to flee responding officers, authorities said. An anonymous caller alerted borough police to the gunfire along the riverfront near the Target store at the Edgewater Commons Mall shortly before 2:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, Police Chief Donald Martin said. Responding officers spotted the getaway car – a red sedan – as it exited the mall parking lot onto River Road, the chief said. Officers Julian Delgado, Rick Hernandez, Daniel Tarabola, Dan Massuda and Muntase…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
Lifestyle
Top-Prize Winning Take 5 Ticket Sold At Store On Long Island Top-Prize Winning Take 5 Ticket Sold At Store On Long Island
Top-Prize Winning Take 5 Ticket Sold At Store On Long Island A winning lottery ticket worth over $18,000 was sold at a convenience store on Long Island. The top-prize winning Take 5 ticket worth $18,759 was purchased at the Exxon station in Great Neck, located at 605 Northern Boulevard, for the Monday, Feb. 13 midday drawing, New York Lottery announced. Players can check their numbers on the New York Lottery website. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is held twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money.

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by Michael Mashburn
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Kidnapper Takes Woman At Gunpoint From MD Gas Station, Sexually Assaults Her: Sheriff Kidnapper Takes Woman At Gunpoint From MD Gas Station, Sexually Assaults Her: Sheriff
Kidnapper Takes Woman At Gunpoint From MD Gas Station, Sexually Assaults Her: Sheriff A man who kidnapped a woman at a Charles County gas station and later sexually assaulted her has been apprehended and is facing a host of charges after going on a tear through Southern Maryland, authorities said. Upper Marlboro resident Robert Alonzo Robinson, 53, is behind bars after a scary incident that played out over the weekend in Charles County, a spokesperson for the county's sheriff's office said. The department was alerted shortly after 11 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26 by the Anne Arundel County Police Department regarding a woman who had reported that she was kidnapped earlier that …

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by Zak Failla
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Philly Gas Station Killing: Three Suspects Sought Philly Gas Station Killing: Three Suspects Sought
Philly Gas Station Killing: Three Suspects Sought Authorities in Philadelphia are looking to identify three men wanted in connection with the shooting death of a 66-year-old gas station attendant earlier this week. The incident happened around 4 a.m. at the Exxon station on 7150 Torresdale Avenue. The following suspects are described as: Suspect #1: Average height, wearing a red hooded sweatshirt with the hood up, black face mask, light blue or gray pants, orange and black gloves, black shoes, armed with a black handgun in his left hand. Suspect #2: Tall, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt under a black puffy “North Face” brand jacket, bl…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Gas Station Stick Up Leaves 1 Dead In Northeast Philly: Police Gas Station Stick Up Leaves 1 Dead In Northeast Philly: Police
Gas Station Stick Up Leaves 1 Dead In Northeast Philly: Police A man is dead following a suspected armed robbery at a Tacony gas station early on Tuesday, Jan. 17, Philadelphia police told Daily Voice.  First responders were called to the Exxon at 7150 Torresdale Avenue just after 4 a.m. for reports of a suspect with a gun, the department said. There, authorities found a 40-year-old Asian man dead with a gunshot wound to the back, they added.  The victim was not identified, and no weapon was recovered from the scene, according to detectives. Police say they are seeking three suspects in the slaying, and believe the incident was a botched robb…

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by Mac Bullock
Cortlandt, NY
Obituaries
Former Cortlandt Town Supervisor Dies After Illness Former Cortlandt Town Supervisor Dies After Illness
Former Cortlandt Town Supervisor Dies After Illness A man from Northern Westchester who was known for his dedication to serving his community has died after battling an illness.  Former Cortlandt Town Supervisor Charles DiGiacomo died on Thursday, Dec. 29 at the age of 82, according to his obituary.  Originally a native of Ossining before moving to Cortlandt Manor, DiGiacomo graduated from Ossining High School in 1958 as class president before earning his bachelor's degree from Pace University. He then went on to in the US Army Reserves as a Second Lieutenant.  Following this, DiGiacomo began a career with Exxo…

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by Ben Crnic
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Gas Station Dispute Leaves One Dead In Baltimore, Police Say Gas Station Dispute Leaves One Dead In Baltimore, Police Say
Gas Station Dispute Leaves One Dead In Baltimore, Police Say One person was killed in a midday shooting at a Baltimore gas station on Thursday afternoon, officials announced. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, members of the Baltimore Police Department’s Central District responded to the Exxon station at the intersection of Mulberry Street and North Green Street to investigate the latest reported shooting in the city. Upon arrival, officers located a man - whose name or age has not been released - suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center by paramedics and later pronounced dea…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
News
SEE ANYTHING? Armed Trio Commits Back-To-Back Route 3 Gas Station Robberies SEE ANYTHING? Armed Trio Commits Back-To-Back Route 3 Gas Station Robberies
SEE Anything? Armed Trio Commits Back-To-Back Route 3 Gas Station Robberies Three robbers, at least one of them armed, robbed two Route 3 gas stations barely a half-mile apart, authorities said. It was around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, when the bandits pulled into the BP station on the westbound highway just past the River Road bridge in Clifton. They were in a BMW that had been reported stolen out of Lyndhurst, police said. One of the robbers threatened the attendant with a gun before they fled. The trio did the same thing moments later at the Exxon station just up the road, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. "They got about $200 combined, alo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Minor Held Without Bail After Identifying Herself As Dead Man, Possessing Vape Pen Minor Held Without Bail After Identifying Herself As Dead Man, Possessing Vape Pen
Minor Held Without Bail After Identifying Herself As Dead Man, Possessing Vape Pen A woman was arrested after falsely identifying herself as a dead man at a Virginia hotel, authorities say. Police responded to the Red Roof Inn on Warrenton Road on the morning of Monday, Dec. 12 for a report of vandalism after a staff member said that a woman had broken a window before arguing with guests and fleeing the scene, Stafford County police say. The woman was found at the Exxon across the street, where a deputy asked her for identification. The woman then identified herself as a deceased male. It was discovered that the woman had illegally entered one of the hotel rooms and was …

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by Annie DeVoe
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Police Seek To ID Suspect In Robbery At Long Island Gas Station Police Seek To ID Suspect In Robbery At Long Island Gas Station
Police Seek To ID Suspect In Robbery At Long Island Gas Station Police are asking for help in identifying a suspect seen on surveillance footage robbing a Long Island gas station. The incident happened just before 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, in Inwood, at the Exxon gas station located on Sheridan Boulevard, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said a man walked into the store and displayed a knife before demanding cash. The employee complied and the man fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. He was last seen heading southbound on Sheridan Avenue. There were no reports of injuries stemming from the robbery, police said. The suspect is descri…

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by Michael Mashburn