Vape, Kratom Crackdown Leads To 2 Arrests At Smoke Shops, Including One In Baldwin
A crackdown on illegal vape and drug-related product sales led to two arrests at Long Island convenience stores, police announced Wednesday, March 25.
Assem Mohamed, 33, of Brooklyn, was charged after an investigation at a smoke shop in East Meadow on Tuesday, March 24, at 9:57 p.m., according to police.
Officers with the Strategic Response Team said they were targeting the sale of flavored vape products at the Convenience and Smoke Shop on Hempstead Turnpike when they observed a large quantity of flavored vapes and kratom displayed for sale.
Mohamed is charged with Sale of Restricted Pr…
Whiting Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: AG
A 56-year-old Manchester nurse at a nursing home in Ocean County was indicted by a grand jury for assaulting an 87-year-old man earlier this year, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 16.
On Wednesday, March 19, at 8:52 p.m., officers responded to Whiting Gardens, at 3000 Hilltop Rd. in Whiting for a fight between staff and the man, Manchester police said.
The patient, who was diagnosed with dementia, depression, and anxiety had become agitated and began damaging property, Lisa Erickson, a nurse at the facility told officers, police said. The patient was ripping a computer mouse…
3 Manchester Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: Police
Three people at a nursing home charged after an 87-year-old man was pepper sprayed, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 15.
On Wednesday, March 19, at 8:52 p.m., officers responded to Whiting Gardens, at 3000 Hilltop Rd. for a fight between staff and the man, Manchester police said.
The patient, who was diagnosed with dementia, depression, and anxiety had become agitated and began damaging property, Lisa Erickson, a nurse at the facility told officers, police said. Erikson said she deployed pepper spray to de-escalate the situation, and the man was confined to his room, pending the arri…
Man in Gas Mask Attacks Woburn Courthouse, Injures Officers and Prosecutor
In a disturbing incident that shook the Woburn District Court, a man wearing a helmet, gas mask, tactical boots, and sunglasses forced his way into the building and allegedly attacked court officers, police, and a prosecutor with pepper spray.
Nicholas Akerberg, 28, of Yarmouth Port, is accused of showing up at the courthouse around 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 14, looking ready for battle, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. Authorities say he ignored commands and pushed his way through the lobby, where he then unleashed pepper spray on multiple people — including a Stoneham police o…
Woman Pepper Sprayed Three Teens: Newark PD
A 28-year-old woman was arrested and charged after she used pepper spray on three teenagers in Newark on Tuesday, April 1, authorities said.
At 3:45 p.m., officers responded to 18th Avenue and South 18th Street after three juveniles, ages 13 and 14, were sprayed with pepper spray following a verbal altercation with a woman, later identified as Hiydera Rowell, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said.
The parents of each victim arrived at the location, where EMS evaluated each for complaints of pain to the eyes and face, Miranda said. No further injuries have been reported, Miranda…
Youth Bystander Hit By Pepper Spray During Shoplifting Arrest In White Plains: Police
A youth bystander was caught in the effects of pepper spray when police officers nabbed a shoplifting suspect at a Target in Westchester, authorities said.
According to White Plains Public Safety, police responded to Target at 9 City Pl on Wednesday, March 12, at 7:12 p.m., after store employees reported a shoplifting incident.
Officers arrested a 58-year-old man from the Bronx, who was accused of stealing more than $250 worth of merchandise. However, when police attempted to take him into custody, the suspect, whose name was not released, allegedly resisted arrest.
To subdue h…
'Unconstitutional:' Feds Slam Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Illegal Stops
Federal investigators have accused the Trenton Police Department (TPD) of widespread civil rights violations, including excessive force and illegal arrests, calling the department’s practices “unconstitutional” in a damning report released Thursday, Nov. 21.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) found that TPD officers routinely stopped and searched individuals without reasonable suspicion, made arrests without probable cause, and escalated encounters with excessive force.
These practices, compounded by poor training, inadequate oversight, and a lack of accountability, have eroded community…
Heroin Found On Driver Pepper Sprayed By Cops After Pursuit Through Mahwah Yards, Police Say
A 50-year-old Rockland County man was found with heroin after leading a police pursuit over state lines, that ended with him hitting multiple vehicles — including police cars — in Mahwah, NJ on Tuesday evening, July 9, police said.
Trouble began sometime around 5:15 p.m., when Eugene McDermott, of Tomkins Cove, NY fled the scene of a motor vehicle accident in Sloatsburg, Mahwah Police Lt. Michael Blondin said.
Officers tried stopping McDermott, who was operating a Dodge pickup truck with significant damage, but he fled, Blondin said.
McDermott struck several vehicles including a Suffern p…
35-Gallon Stockpile Of Gasoline Used In Igniting Deadly Arlington Home Explosion, Probe Finds
Police have released their findings into the Dec. 3, 2023 home explosion set by a 56-year-old suspect in Arlington.
Officers were called to James Yoo's home, a duplex on N. Burlington Street, after Yoo fired multiple rounds from a flare gun out of his window, police said.
Yoo barricaded himself inside, prompting a 3-hour and 40-minute standoff that ended in a home explosion, that authorities are now saying was caused by Yoo.
Investigators determined that Yoo had stockpiled more than 35 gallons of gasoline at his home, federal and local police said on Friday, June 7, 2024.
While offic…
