Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Stamford Cop Charged For Crash That Killed Beloved Pastor Who Was Well-Known Attorney Stamford Cop Charged For Crash That Killed Beloved Pastor Who Was Well-Known Attorney
Stamford Cop Charged For Crash That Killed Beloved Pastor Who Was Well-Known Attorney A police officer has been arrested in connection to a crash that killed a well-known pastor as he was responding to a call in Fairfield County. Related Story: New Update: Well-Known Pastor, Struck Killed By Stamford Police SUV Stamford Police Officer Zachary Lockwood, age 24, was charged by Connecticut State Police on Wednesday, Feb. 7 with misconduct with a motor vehicle for the Wednesday, July 26 collision that killed the Rev. Tommie Jackson. Rev. Tommie Jackson. Faith Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church According to state police, the incident occurred when Lockwood was respo…

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by Kathy Reakes
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Chesco Cop Convicted For Shooting At Driver During Traffic Stop: DA Chesco Cop Convicted For Shooting At Driver During Traffic Stop: DA
Chesco Cop Convicted For Shooting At Driver During Traffic Stop: DA A West Caln police officer was convicted of shooting at a driver during a 2021 traffic stop, according to Chester County prosecutors.  Sergeant Anthony Sparano pulled over a Chrysler 300 after midnight on Nov. 10, 2021, on the 100 block of Octorara Trail Road, the DA's Office said.  Body camera footage showed the driver, Takeisha Landry, was filming Sparano while he asked for her license and registration, according to the criminal complaint. Authorities said Landry "refused to comply" with Sparano's repeated requests.  "The interaction between Sergeant Sparano and Landry beg…

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by Mac Bullock
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
'Skip-Scanning' Monmouth County Officer Shoplifted While In Uniform: Prosecutor 'Skip-Scanning' Monmouth County Officer Shoplifted While In Uniform: Prosecutor
'Skip-Scanning' Monmouth County Officer Shoplifted While In Uniform: Prosecutor A Middletown police officer is accused of stealing from several discount stores, authorities said. Brenden Santiago, 36, of Tinton Falls, was charged with third-degree shoplifting and fourth-degree attempted shoplifting on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced the charges on Thursday, Jan. 25. Online records show Santiago earns upwards of $100,000 a year. Prosecutors said Santiago "skip-scanned" items from a discount department store chain six times in December 2023. "Skip-scanning" is when someone scans cheaper items instead of more expensive ones or pret…

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by Chris Spiker
Mahopac, NY
News
Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged After Throwing Cooler, Killing Suspect: NY AG Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged After Throwing Cooler, Killing Suspect: NY AG
Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged After Throwing Cooler, Killing Suspect: NY AG A police sergeant from the Hudson Valley faces manslaughter charges after throwing a cooler at a suspect while the person was driving a motorized scooter, causing their death, officials announced.  Putnam County resident Erik Duran of Mahopac, age 36, a New York City Police Department sergeant, was indicted and arraigned on charges in connection with the August 2023 death of Eric Duprey, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23.  According to James's office, around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 23, members of the NYPD's Narcotics Boroug…

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by Ben Crnic
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Officer Who Looked Up People He Knew On Police Database Suspended, Prosecutor Says Jersey Shore Officer Who Looked Up People He Knew On Police Database Suspended, Prosecutor Says
Jersey Shore Officer Who Looked Up People He Knew On Police Database Suspended, Prosecutor Says A Brielle police officer is accused of illegally using police databases to look up people he knew, authorities said. Brian Dreher, 37, of Brick Township, is charged with third-degree computer theft, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced on Friday, Jan. 12. Dreher faces up to five years in state prison If he's convicted. “Any transgression of this nature by an officer is unacceptable,” Santiago said in a news release. “While this officer’s action is not indicative of the majority of our police officers across Monmouth County, we must continue to hold our officers r…

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by Chris Spiker
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Investigation Underway Into Alleged Improprieties At Bergen Police Academy (UPDATE) Prosecutor: Investigation Underway Into Alleged Improprieties At Bergen Police Academy (UPDATE)
Prosecutor: Investigation Underway Into Alleged Improprieties At Bergen Police Academy (Update) In his first extended public comment since claims of misconduct at the local police academy were revealed by Daily Voice last month, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed that an investigation by his office is underway. “We take all allegations of misconduct seriously, and we immediately began an investigation” into the allegations at the Bergen County Police Academy in Mahwah after being notified of the alleged improprieties. All of the academy’s instructors except one were relieved of their duties by the New Jersey Police Training Commission (PTC) amid the accusations, Daily Voi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
State Investigating Clark Township Following Discrimination Allegations State Investigating Clark Township Following Discrimination Allegations
State Investigating Clark Township Following Discrimination Allegations The woes for Clark Township continue. State Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced the Division on Civil Rights is launching an investigation into the township over whether public officials and the police department violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.  The investigation follows a scathing report released by Platin's office, that included numerous allegations of misconduct. The division said its investigation will examines, whether Clark and the police department have address and remedied any discrimination by town officials. Last month, Salvatore Bonaccorso, t…

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by Sam Barron
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Man Dies Weeks After Being Critically Injured During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG Man Dies Weeks After Being Critically Injured During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG
Man Dies Weeks After Being Critically Injured During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG The Crofton man who struck his head after being struck by a Taser-like device during a police pursuit in Anne Arundel County has died, the state's Attorney General announced. Lavaughn Coleman, 21, died at an area hospital weeks after he was subdued by a veteran member of the Anne Arundel County Police Department while disobeying commands. According to investigators, in the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 29, officers from the department were called to the 900 block of Waugh Chapel Way in Gambrills, where there was a report of two men inside a vehicle with a gun and drugs. The initial investigati…

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by Zak Failla
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Man Critical Weeks After Hitting Head During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG Man Critical Weeks After Hitting Head During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG
Man Critical Weeks After Hitting Head During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG A probe has been launched by the Maryland Attorney General's Office after a veteran member of the Anne Arundel County Police Department sent a man to the hospital with critical injuries during a pursuit, authorities announced. Officials say that a man is still in critical condition weeks after an officer used a Taser-like device to subdue a man attempting to flee from an arrest in Gambrills in late October. According to investigators, in the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 29, officers from the department were called to the 900 block of Waugh Chapel Way, where there was a report of two men inside…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Paterson Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Man In Back As He Ran UPDATE: Paterson Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Man In Back As He Ran
Update: Paterson Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Man In Back As He Ran "Drop the gun!" a Paterson police officer shouts several times as he chases a fleeing man down a city street. Suddenly, two shots ring out and Khalif Cooper falls face down in the street. Officer Jerry Moravek, who fired the shots, handcuffs Cooper, 28, who is heard on a bodycam video telling him, "I don't got no gun." A grand jury agreed. Moravek was indicted in Trenton on criminal charges this week for shooting the unarmed Cooper, who was left paralyzed, in June 2022, state Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced on Thursday, Dec. 7. “Deadly force against a fleeing suspect must be u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Police Car On South Jersey Highway: NJ AG Man Struck, Killed By Police Car On South Jersey Highway: NJ AG
Man Struck, Killed By Police Car On South Jersey Highway: NJ AG A man was struck and killed by a police car in South Jersey before dawn on Thanksgiving, authorities said. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's office initially withheld the names of the victim and of the officer driving the vehicle following the crash on the White Horse Pike (Route 30) near Whispering Pine Drive in the Atco section of Camden County's Waterford Township at 2:19 a.m. Nov. 23. State law and his own guidelines require the attorney general to review any and all deaths that occur “during an encounter with a law enforcement officer acting in the officer’s official capac…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Vineland, NJ
Police & Fire
'Improper, Unlawful': Trooper Punched Handcuffed Drunk Woman In Face, NJ Attorney General Says 'Improper, Unlawful': Trooper Punched Handcuffed Drunk Woman In Face, NJ Attorney General Says
'Improper, Unlawful': Trooper Punched Handcuffed Drunk Woman In Face, NJ Attorney General Says A New Jersey State Police trooper was charged with punching a handcuffed woman in the face as she sat in the back of a cruiser awaiting a medical evaluation. Nicolas J. Hogan, 28, of Gibbstown, was among a group of troopers who responded to a report of a trespasser at a home in Cumberland County’s Upper Deerfield Township around 1:30 a.m. Sept. 7, 2022. Two troopers found the victim walking in the middle of the road drunk. She needed a medical evaluation, so the troopers kept her detained -- but not under arrest -- and called for a medical unit, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platk…

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by Jerry DeMarco