These 46 Montco Businesses Targeted In Countywide THC Crackdown: DA These 46 Montco Businesses Targeted In Countywide THC Crackdown: DA These 46 Montco Businesses Targeted In Countywide THC Crackdown: DA
These 46 Montco Businesses Targeted In Countywide THC Crackdown: DA Forty-six businesses across Montgomery County have been charged following a countywide investigation into the illegal sale of THC products, authorities said (scroll down for a complete list). The investigation targeted smoke shops, convenience stores and gas stations in 26 townships, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced Wednesday, Sept. 30. Montgomery County detectives made public purchases at the businesses and bought products labeled as containing THC, including gummies, beverages, vape cartridges and other consumable products, authorities said. Some products were…
VIDEO: 300 Juveniles Flood Doylestown After Football Game, Police Investigating VIDEO: 300 Juveniles Flood Doylestown After Football Game, Police Investigating VIDEO: 300 Juveniles Flood Doylestown After Football Game, Police Investigating
Video: 300 Juveniles Flood Doylestown After Football Game, Police Investigating Police are investigating what they called "outrageous behavior" after nearly 300 juveniles flooded Doylestown Borough following a Central Bucks West football game, leading to fights, an assault and a wave of other complaints. Central Bucks Regional Police responded to continuous juvenile-related activity in the center of town from about 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, until 1 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, the department said. Police reported large groups gathering in the street, car alarms being set off, noise complaints, fights and an assault. Authorities continued receiving complaints the fol…
Morristown Mourns Retired Police Lieutenant Matthew Rawding Morristown Mourns Retired Police Lieutenant Matthew Rawding Morristown Mourns Retired Police Lieutenant Matthew Rawding
Morristown Mourns Retired Police Lieutenant Matthew Rawding A longtime Morristown police lieutenant who spent more than 27 years serving the community has died, the Morristown Department of Public Safety announced. Retired Lt. Matthew David Rawding, 64, of Morris Plains, died on Wednesday, Sept. 23, after what his department described as a "courageous fight." He was 64 years old. Born in Orange on Oct. 4, 1961, Rawding spent part of his childhood in Glen Ridge and Illinois before his family settled in Convent Station, according to his obituary on the Doyle Funeral Home website. He married his wife, Denise, in 1987, and the couple went on to have sev…
Passerby Discovers Hagerstown Blaze Before Dozens Of Firefighters Move In: Fire Marshal Passerby Discovers Hagerstown Blaze Before Dozens Of Firefighters Move In: Fire Marshal Passerby Discovers Hagerstown Blaze Before Dozens Of Firefighters Move In: Fire Marshal
Passerby Discovers Hagerstown Blaze Before Dozens Of Firefighters Move In: Fire Marshal A fast-moving fire tore through the upper floors of a Maryland home over the weekend, but everyone inside escaped without injury. Firefighters were called to Corbett Street and East Wilson Boulevard in Hagerstown shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, where Engine 5 arrived to find flames showing from the third floor of the three-story multi-family home. That brought a much larger response. As hose lines were pulled into place, crews headed inside to search the building while others attacked the fire. About 60 firefighters ultimately joined the effort, getting the flames under control…
Poughkeepsie Galleria Closes Early After Disturbance Involving Minors, Teen Night Suspended Poughkeepsie Galleria Closes Early After Disturbance Involving Minors, Teen Night Suspended Poughkeepsie Galleria Closes Early After Disturbance Involving Minors, Teen Night Suspended
Poughkeepsie Galleria Closes Early After Disturbance Involving Minors, Teen Night Suspended A disturbance involving several minors forced a mall in Dutchess County to close early over the weekend and has now prompted an entertainment center to indefinitely suspend its events for young people.  The Poughkeepsie Galleria closed for the evening on Friday, Sept. 25, after what mall officials described as a disturbance involving several minors.  “The safety and well-being of our guests, tenants, and employees remains our highest priority,” the Galleria said at the time, thanking local law enforcement agencies for their response. The following day, Bounce Sports & Enterta…
Truck Clipped SUV, Kept Going Before Head-On Crash Killed Maryland Police Chief (UPDATED) Truck Clipped SUV, Kept Going Before Head-On Crash Killed Maryland Police Chief (UPDATED) Truck Clipped SUV, Kept Going Before Head-On Crash Killed Maryland Police Chief (UPDATED)
Truck Clipped SUV, Kept Going Before Head-On Crash Killed Maryland Police Chief (Updated) Maryland is mourning a police chief who spent more than three decades leading his department. Denton Police Chief George Bacorn, 62, was killed in a head-on crash shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 25 in Talbot County, according to Maryland State Police. Bacorn was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe east on MD 331 near Dover Neck Road when a westbound Ford Transit delivery truck crossed the double-yellow line for unknown reasons, investigators said. The truck first struck the side mirror of an eastbound Chevrolet Silverado before continuing across the road and crashing head-on into Bacorn's…
WATCH: Wanted Passenger Shoves Deputy, Takes Wheel Before Fatal 5-Mile Chase Ends In Brandywine WATCH: Wanted Passenger Shoves Deputy, Takes Wheel Before Fatal 5-Mile Chase Ends In Brandywine WATCH: Wanted Passenger Shoves Deputy, Takes Wheel Before Fatal 5-Mile Chase Ends In Brandywine
Watch: Wanted Passenger Shoves Deputy, Takes Wheel Before Fatal 5-Mile Chase Ends In Brandywine A wanted passenger made her move the moment the driver's seat opened up during a traffic stop in Maryland. Newly released video shows the woman climbing across the center console of a stopped Toyota in Charles County, shoving a sheriff's officer away from the open driver's door and taking off with another passenger still in the back seat. Five miles later, that passenger was gravely injured in a wrong-way crash that ultimately claimed her life. The dramatic sequence unfolded shortly after 10:20 a.m. on Aug. 25 near Leonardtown Road and Lakewood Drive in Waldorf, where Charles County Sherif…
Man At Large After Sexually Assaulting Hightstown Woman: Prosecutor Man At Large After Sexually Assaulting Hightstown Woman: Prosecutor Man At Large After Sexually Assaulting Hightstown Woman: Prosecutor
Man At Large After Sexually Assaulting Hightstown Woman: Prosecutor A man remains at large after he sexually assaulted a woman in Hightstown on Friday, Sept. 11. authorities said. At 8 p.m., a woman was walking in the area of Park Way and Rogers Avenue when she was approached from behind by an unknown male and physically and sexually assaulted, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified, authorities said. Law enforcement is looking to identify and speak to a suspect in the photo.  Anyone with any information on the incident or who has had a similar encounter is asked t…
Pet-Hating Woman Left Shattered Glass Around Central Islip Apartment Complex, Authorities Say Pet-Hating Woman Left Shattered Glass Around Central Islip Apartment Complex, Authorities Say Pet-Hating Woman Left Shattered Glass Around Central Islip Apartment Complex, Authorities Say
Pet-Hating Woman Left Shattered Glass Around Central Islip Apartment Complex, Authorities Say A Long Island woman is facing an animal cruelty charge for taking creative measures to keep pets away from her apartment, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 22. Joyce Hamlett, 61, of Central Islip, scattered pieces of shattered glass and mothballs in common areas of her apartment complex in August, the Suffolk County SPCA said. In addition to pets, multiple children under age 17 live in the complex, investigators said. However, Hamlett was focused on deterring animals from entering the areas, according to the SPCA. Hamlett was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, child endangerme…
'I Don't Care' Says Bridgeton DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police 'I Don't Care' Says Bridgeton DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police 'I Don't Care' Says Bridgeton DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police
'I Don't Care' Says Bridgeton DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police A 46-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and charged with striking multiple vehicles on Sunday, Sept. 20, authorities said. At 8:51 p.m., officers were on the scene of a pedestrian struck at West Broad Street and Water Street when they hear a horn honking, Bridgeton police said. The vehicle sounding the horn struck a marked police vehicle and then accelerated and drove directly at several officers who were conducting the investigation, police said. Officers had to quickly move to avoid being struck, police said. As Cesar Torres continued through the scene, he then struck a Bridget…
Man In Viral Albany Beating Videos Captured On Warrants, Police Say Man In Viral Albany Beating Videos Captured On Warrants, Police Say Man In Viral Albany Beating Videos Captured On Warrants, Police Say
Man In Viral Albany Beating Videos Captured On Warrants, Police Say A man shown apparently beating multiple people in disturbing videos circulating online has been taken into custody, authorities announced on Sunday, Sept. 20. Investigators identified and located the man Sunday afternoon after videos appearing to show him physically assaulting multiple victims spread across social media, the Albany Police Department said. He was arrested on unrelated outstanding warrants and turned over to the Colonie Police Department, according to Albany police. Police have not released his name, saying his identity is being withheld to protect the integrity of the ongoi…
Prominent Mount Vernon Youth Basketball Coach Admits To Sexually Abusing Girl: DA Prominent Mount Vernon Youth Basketball Coach Admits To Sexually Abusing Girl: DA Prominent Mount Vernon Youth Basketball Coach Admits To Sexually Abusing Girl: DA
Prominent Mount Vernon Youth Basketball Coach Admits To Sexually Abusing Girl: DA A prominent Westchester County youth basketball coach has pleaded guilty to repeatedly sexually abusing a girl younger than 13 over five months and is expected to spend over a decade in state prison, prosecutors said.   Mount Vernon resident Dwayne Murray, 63, pleaded guilty on Friday, Sept. 18, to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, a violent felony, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 18.  According to prosecutors, between Oct. 1, 2023, and March 1, 2024, Murray repeatedly subjected the girl to two or more acts of …