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Cecilia Levine

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Drunk NYE Driver Had Bizarre Excuse For Confusion In Stafford, Sheriff A New Year’s Eve joyride turned into a night in jail for a Stafford man who was caught driving the wrong way, drunk, and dishing out some unconvincing excuses, authorities said. The chaos unfolded at 6:27 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2024, when Deputy S.T. Myers spotted a Ford F-150 barreling northbound in the southbound lanes of Warrenton Road. Concerned for public safety, Myers pulled the truck over, with backup from Sergeant E.E. West. The driver, identified as Jose Najera Estrada, 37, of Stafford, admitted to drinking two Modelos but apparently forgot that honesty is the best policy. Instead of pro…

by Cecilia Levine

01/02/2025

Police & Fire

Rockville Driver Found With Loaded, Stolen Weapons As Police Shut Down NYE Car Rallies: Cops A collaborative law enforcement effort dismantled multiple illegal car rallies across Maryland on New Year’s Eve, leading to the arrests of three individuals, including one found with firearms, authorities said. From 11 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2024, to 4 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2025, the Maryland Car Rally Task Force (MCRTF) shut down four large-scale exhibition driving events and prevented another five from forming, authorities said. The rallies, organized to involve roadway shutdowns and disruptive car-related activities, targeted industrial areas, public streets, and parking lots in Prince George…

by Cecilia Levine

01/02/2025

News

More Dollars, Same Hustle: NJ Rings In 2025 With Minimum Wage Hike Starting January 1, 2025, New Jersey workers are cashing in on some good news for the new year: the state’s minimum wage has officially increased. The dollar amount increased from $15.13 to $15.49 per hour for most employees. That’s right, more dollars per hour for your hustle! Who Gets the Payday Boost? Most workers in NJ are included in this wage hike, but there are a few exceptions. Certain jobs like automobile sales, outside sales, and minors under 18 might not qualify—unless those teens are flipping burgers, folding clothes, or running the hotel front desk. Retail and food service min…

by Cecilia Levine

01/02/2025

Police & Fire

Serious Rollover Crash Shuts Route 9 In Haddam Route 9 in Haddam was closed Thursday morning, Jan. 2 for a serious crash, officials said. CT State Police said the crash involved a one-vehicle rollover in the southbound lanes near Exit 15. Serious injuries were reported. The highway is closed for investigation. Anyone traveling through the area is urged to seek an alternative route, police said.

by Cecilia Levine

01/02/2025

Police & Fire

Driver Charged In Deadly New Year's Pedestrian Crash On Long Island, Cops Say A 39-year-old Queens, NY woman has been charged in connection with a crash that claimed the life of a 38-year-old pedestrian on Long Island on New Year's, authorities said. Veronica Marmol, of College Point, was behind the wheel of a 2018 Jeep Wrangler heading east when she struck the man on Old Country Road near Floral Avenue in Plainview, just before 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, Nassau County police said. Marmol did not stop and continued heading east, leaving the victim seriously injured at the scene, according to police. A Nassau County Police medic pronounced the man dead on site. M…

by Cecilia Levine

01/02/2025

Police & Fire

Downed Transformers Shut Tappan Roadway A downed pole with transformers in the street shut a Tappan roadway Wednesday night, Jan. 1, responders said. Tappan Fire Department said that Route 303 was closed at Tappan Golf as of 10:30 p.m. A cause was not provided.

by Cecilia Levine

01/01/2025

Police & Fire

Pedestrian Struck, Dragged By Passing Car New Year's Eve In Atlantic City: Cops A pedestrian was struck and killed in a two-vehicle crash on New Year’s Eve in Atlantic City, police said. The incident occurred at 10:47 p.m. on December 31, 2024, at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Absecon Boulevard, according to the Atlantic City Police Department. When officers arrived, they found a 38-year-old Atlantic City man suffering from injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Investigators learned that the pedestrian was initially struck by a vehicle at Pennsylvania Avenue after stepping into the roadway. The driver, a 61-year-old man from Manahawkin,…

by Cecilia Levine

01/01/2025

Police & Fire

Ex-Con DJ Stabbed GF Dead Hours After Nightclub Proposal In Elizabeth, Prosecutor Says Murder charges have been filed against a 52-year-old ex-convict accused of stabbing his 31-year-old girlfriend and brand-new fiance dead hours after proposing to her at a local nightclub, authorities announced. Melo proposes to Trinidad. Vdj Melo Facebook Jose Melo, 52, was charged with one count of first-degree murder and weapons offenses in the fatal stabbing of Naket "Naky" Trinidad, who was found dead at a Florida Street home on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024 at 9:12 a.m., according to Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Elizabeth Police Di…

by Cecilia Levine

01/01/2025

Police & Fire

Charges Filed In Allentown Shooting Prompting Town-Wide Shelter In Place A 52-year-old New Jersey man has been charged in connection with a shooting that left a woman injured prompting a town-wide shelter-in-place on Tuesday, Dec. 31,2024, authorities said. Daniel Williams, of Allentown, is facing charges of first-degree attempted murder, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and multiple weapons offenses, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. The endangering charge stems from a child being present in the home at the time of the shooting, authorities said. The incident occurred at approximately 12:51 p.m., bringing officers from t…

by Chris Spiker & Cecilia Levine

01/01/2025

News

First Babies Of 2025 Arrive At Yale New Haven, Bridgeport Hospitals The new year brought precious new arrivals to hospitals across Connecticut, with Yale New Haven Hospital and Bridgeport Hospital welcoming their first babies of 2025. At Yale New Haven Hospital, Rebecca Robles was born at 12:53 a.m., weighing six pounds, six ounces. Proud parents Irmaris and Dibamny Robles of New Haven celebrated the arrival of their fourth daughter. “The family is doing great and getting some well-deserved rest,” hospital officials said. Meanwhile, over at Bridgeport Hospital, the first baby of the year arrived just a couple of hours later. Phoniex Marrero was born at 2:3…

by Cecilia Levine

01/01/2025

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