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Washingtonville, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Man Fires Shots Inside Home With 4 People Inside In Hamptonburgh: Sheriff
A 45-year-old man is facing felony charges after allegedly firing a handgun inside his Orange County home while drunk with four people inside at the time, authorities said. The incident happened on Friday, Aug. 8, when Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on State Route 416 in Hamptonburgh for a reported medical emergency involving gunfire, the Sheriff’s Office said in an announcement on Friday, Aug. 15. When deputies arrived, the Sheriff's Office said they found the man, identified as Bryan Janssens of Hamptonburgh, intoxicated in the basement with a handgun. He …
Mount Joy, PA
Police & Fire
25 Charges, Exploding Car, Blackmail Plot: Mount Joy Man Under Fire
A Mount Joy man is under fire after allegedly setting a car ablaze during a domestic dispute and later threatening to blackmail the victim to keep her from testifying against him, police and court documents show. Aaron J. Hugar, 45, was first arrested after a fiery vehicle explosion erupted in the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 10 on the 1000 block of Donegal Springs Road, according to Mount Joy police. The car was fully engulfed in flames, detonating loudly and dangerously close to occupied homes and other vehicles, authorities said. The incident was preceded by a four-hour-long domes…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Who Set Maryland Home Ablaze With People Inside Charged As Adult, No Bail: Fire Marshal
A 17-year-old accused of setting a bedroom ablaze in a Salisbury home while people were inside is being charged as an adult — and could spend the rest of his life behind bars if convicted, Maryland Fire Marshal officials said Thursday, Aug. 14. Deputy State Fire Marshals said the fire broke out around 9:54 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, inside a one-story home on Grant Avenue. Twenty firefighters brought the flames under control in 10 minutes, and Investigators determined the blaze was set intentionally in a bedroom while two people were inside. Salisbury Fire Department crews responded t…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Already Jailed Great Mills Man Now Accused Of Abusing, Killing 11-Year-Old Boy: Sheriff
A Southern Maryland man already behind bars is now accused of abusing and killing an 11-year-old boy earlier this year, authorities said. Deputies and EMS crews were called to the 22000 block of Castle Pollard Way in Great Mills on May 8 for a report of an 11-year-old not breathing, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Life-saving measures were attempted before the child was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore later ruled the boy’s death a homicide. Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Divisi…
South Glens Falls, NY
News
Wrong Turn Killing: Gunman Appeals Washington Co. Murder Conviction In Kaylin Gillis Death
An upstate New York homeowner sentenced to decades in prison for fatally shooting a young woman in his driveway is formally appealing his murder conviction. In a Washington County Court filing Tuesday, Aug. 12, attorneys for Kevin Monahan, 66, argued his trial was riddled with legal errors and that prosecutors failed to prove he acted with the extreme disregard for human life required for a murder conviction. Monahan is currently serving 25 years to life for fatally shooting 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis outside his Hebron home in April 2023, as Daily Voice reported. What They're Claiming In c…
Minisink Valley, NY
Police & Fire
Man Fires Shotgun At Woman's Vehicle During Confrontation In Wawayanda Driveway: Police
A man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly firing a shotgun at a woman’s vehicle in Orange County, police said. The incident happened around 12:20 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, when troopers responded to a harassment complaint on County Road 12 in the Town of Wawayanda, New York State Police said on Tuesday, Aug. 12. According to investigators, a 60-year-old woman had been retrieving mail from her residence and drove up the driveway to turn around. At the top of the driveway, she was confronted by the residents, identified as 35-year-old James M. Blake and a 32-year-old …
Harrisburg, PA
Police & Fire
Harrisburg ‘Tent City’ Shooting Hospitalizes Man; Weapon Tied To July Incident Seized: Police
A Harrisburg man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that injured another man in the city’s “Tent City” encampment, police announced on Friday, Aug. 8. Joshian Pacheco Ferrer, 34, was taken into custody following an arrest and search warrant at tents in the encampment on South Front Street near the Interstate 83 bridge, according to Harrisburg Police. The arrest stems from a July 3 incident when officers responded to a report of shots fired in the encampment. Upon arrival, police found a man with gunshot wounds to his abdomen and lower extremities. He was taken to a local hospit…
Stratford, CT
Police & Fire
Stratford Man Fired 10 Shots At Girlfriend’s Ex During Argument: Police
A Connecticut man is accused of firing a gun 10 times during a violent argument involving the father of his girlfriend's children, authorities said. Joseph Gray, of Stratford, is charged with reckless endangerment in the first degree, criminal attempt to commit first-degree assault, and illegal discharge of a gun, authorities said. Gray got into a heated argument with the ex-boyfriend of his 26-year-old girlfriend, Stratford police said. Gray and the other man both have children with the woman. The incident happened at a home in the 100 block of Oakland Place in Stratford on Ju…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Woman Torches Neighbor’s Door Over $7 Argument: Fire Marshal
Seven bucks. That’s all it took for a house fire, an arson arrest, and a trip to jail in handcuffs for a Maryland woman. A Salisbury woman is behind bars after allegedly dousing her neighbor’s front door with gasoline and lighting it on fire over a $7 argument, officials said. Janice Louise Oney, 58, was arrested Friday, Aug. 1, after investigators linked her to a July 3 fire on Penn Street, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The homeowner told investigators that Oney — whom he’d known for years — got angry after demanding $7 she claimed he owed her. After a brief argumen…
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Waldorf Man Set Fire To Wife’s Bed During Domestic Dispute — While Kids Slept: Sheriff
A Charles County man who agreed to keep the peace by sleeping on his side of the house during a domestic dispute allegedly returned to his wife’s room hours later — with a gas can in hand, investigators say. Omar Shariff Harrison, 49, of Waldorf, was arrested early Friday, Aug. 1, after allegedly pouring gasoline on the bed where his wife was sleeping and lighting the sheets on fire, the Maryland State Fire Marshal said. The terrifying incident happened around 5 a.m. in the 3000 block of Eutaw Forest Drive — while their children were sleeping inside. Deputies had been called to the same ho…
Waterbury, CT
Police & Fire
Waterbury Man Charged With Killing High School Student Who 'Could Light Up Any Room'
Police said they have arrested a 40-year-old Connecticut man in the fatal shooting of a teenage girl last month. Shamar Atwater, of Waterbury, was arrested Friday morning, Aug. 1, and charged with the killing of 17-year-old Carizma Fox, Waterbury police said. Waterbury police tracked Atwater to a home in Watertown. Officers worked with Watertown police to execute a search warrant at the Sunny Lane residence, where he was arrested without incident. Atwater was wanted in connection with the July 11 shooting death of Fox. Police said officers responded to reports o…
Germantown, MD
Police & Fire
Watch
: Germantown Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest
Disaster was largely avoided during a standoff in Maryland between police and a man holding his young son hostage at knifepoint. The Germantown father is behind bars after police said he held a knife to his 9-year-old son’s throat during a domestic disturbance that ended with him in handcuffs. Video has been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a brief barricade involving Dugan Gokhan, 47. Officers were first called at around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, to the 19900 block of Stoney Point Way, where there was a reported domestic incident involving a chi…
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