14+ hour, 17+ min ago   (188+ words) A woman lost approximately $60,000 after scammers sent her a text claiming fraudulent charges had been made through her Apple Pay account, police said. The 76-year-old Mineola woman received the message and was told she needed to call a phone number…...

14+ hour, 31+ min ago   (163+ words) An escaped emu took police on an unusual pursuit in Rockland County after making a break from a local petting zoo, authorities said. Ramapo police secure the emu. Ramapo police officers responded to the call just before 8:40 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, and…...

14+ hour, 58+ min ago   (249+ words) A New Jersey police department is mourning its second officer in a matter of weeks, a loss the chief called another “incredible blow.” Lt. Thomas “TJ” Malanka Jr., Secaucus Police Officer Matthew Kirvin, Badge No. 182, died on Saturday, Sept. 12, according…...

15+ hour, 31+ min ago   (223+ words) A 22-year-old man accused of robbing a Chase Bank in Rockland County after telling a teller he had a gun was arrested less than 20 minutes after fleeing, authorities said. Chase Bank at 61 Smith St. in Nanuet James L. Gordon, of Nanuet,…...

16+ hour, 17+ min ago   (161+ words) A wife has been charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of her husband in New York early Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. Officers were called to a home in the 600 block of South Pearl Street near Mount Hope Drive around…...

16+ hour, 52+ min ago   (156+ words) A mother has filed a lawsuit against a New Jersey borough, its police department, and one of its officers, claiming that her child suffered a serious burn after being placed on a hot police motorcycle during National Night Out in…...

17+ hour, 51+ min ago   (362+ words) A months-long stalking case that ended with a woman being chased down and killed outside a restaurant is now drawing federal scrutiny over the suspect’s immigration history. Rohit Rohit and Shalini Thakur. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday, Sept....

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (760+ words) A grieving mother says her son’s mental illness went untreated before he was charged with fatally stabbing his grandmother inside their Swatara Township apartment — and she says a chilling quote cited by police has been misunderstood. Esteban Paulino Villegas and…...

21+ hour, 30+ min ago   (264+ words) A 39-year-old horse lover and Penn National Race Course worker has died following a head-on crash, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, Sept. 13. Melissa J. Risser, of Grantville, previously of Lebanon County, died at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center…...

21+ hour, 19+ min ago   (167+ words) A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in a Connecticut town Saturday night, Sept. 12, authorities said. At the scene in Suffield. Suffield police began receiving reports of a possible vehicle-pedestrian crash near 142 North Main St. around…...