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Waterbury, CT

Police & Fire

Mass Shooting At CT Mall: Suspect In Custody After 5 Injured, Cops Say (Update) Five people were shot and a suspect is in custody after gunfire broke out Tuesday afternoon, May 27 at the Brass Mill Center Mall in Waterbury, police said. Waterbury Police officers responded to reports of shots fired at approximately 4:43 p.m. on May 27, at the Brass Mill Center, located at 495 Union Street, according to a statement from the Waterbury Police Department. Officers found five adult victims suffering from gunshot wounds. All were taken to local hospitals and were reported to have non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Police said the shooting “was not a random act of vi…

by Cecilia Levine

05/27/2025

Amityville, NY

Politics

Man Convicted Of Tax Crimes Gets Trump Pardon After Mother Attends $1M Mar-a-lago Fundraiser A convicted tax cheat was pardoned by President Trump after his mother attended a $1 million-a-plate fundraising dinner at Mar-a-Lago. Former nursing home executive Paul Walczak pleaded guilty to tax crimes shortly after the 2024 election. Around Inauguration Day, he submitted a pardon application. The application emphasized the political activities of Elizabeth Fago, his mother, who had raised millions for the president and other Republicans, according to The New York Times. The pardon spared him from having to serve 18 months in prison and pay nearly $4.4 million in restituti…

by Joe Lombardi

05/27/2025

Rotterdam, NY

News

HS Senior Killed By Train In Capital Region Month Before Graduation A high school senior was struck and killed by a train in the Capital Region just weeks before he was set to graduate. Eric Paulus, a member of the Schalmont High School soccer team, died after being struck by a train near Putnam Road in Rotterdam shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, May 26, district officials and Rotterdam Police confirmed. No other details about the collision were released. The investigation is ongoing, police said. The Schalmont Central School District expressed heartbreak over Paulus’s sudden loss, issuing the following statement: “Eric was a wonderful young man, and our entir…

by Michael Mashburn

05/27/2025

Paramus, NJ

Police & Fire

Cops Arrest 12-Year-Old After Garden State Parkway Chase Involving Stolen BMW, Chief Says A 12-year-old was among four people caught after leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen BMW that began in Paramus and ended in Clifton Memorial Day, May 26, authorities said. Records show that the incident involved two people who were arrested on similar charges in Newark earlier this month, and subsequently released: Zachary Ramsey, 18, and Makhi Pettiford, 18. Essex County Jail The pursuit began around 11:07 p.m. on Monday, May 26, when Paramus Police Officer Hugo Rodriguez spotted a red BMW M3 reported stolen out of East Hanover. The car was driving through residential a…

by Cecilia Levine

05/27/2025

Rye, NY

Police & Fire

16 Injured In Chain Reaction Crash After Teen Leads Police On I-95 Chase In Westchester: Cops A 15-year-old boy is facing more than a dozen charges after allegedly fleeing police in a stolen car and causing a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Westchester County that sent 16 people to the hospital, authorities said. The incident began around 2:16 a.m. on Monday, May 26, when troopers learned of an erratic car that had reportedly fled from the NYPD and was heading north on Interstate 95 in Westchester, New York State Police announced. State police waited near Exit 17 in Larchmont and soon saw two vehicles speeding. They began a pursuit and continued after one of the vehicles,…

by Ben Crnic

05/27/2025

Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY

News

Long Island Man Finds Body Floating In Pool — And Cops Say It Might Be Son Who Killed His Dad A Long Island homeowner made a chilling discovery while uncovering his swimming pool for the summer — a man’s body floating in the water. The East Shoreham homeowner called 911 on Sunday afternoon, May 25, after removing the pool cover and spotting the body, Suffolk County Police said. Investigators believe the man may be Matthew Zoll, the 23-year-old fugitive wanted for allegedly stabbing his father to death in Rocky Point in November 2024, as Daily Voice reported. “The male was not wearing shoes, was wearing clothing similar to what Zoll was wearing when he was last seen, and the home is…

by Michael Mashburn

05/27/2025

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

Police & Fire

Drug Raid: $152K In Cash, Grow Tents, Shrooms Seized From Bergen County Man, Cops Say A late-night call for a suspicious person in Fair Lawn led police to uncover what they say was a full-fledged drug operation—and more than $150,000 in cash, authorities said. It happened on Monday, May 20, at approximately 11:09 p.m., according to Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich. Officers responding to Ward Street encountered Timothy S. Brown, 62, after neighbors reported a man walking up and down driveways. Brown had a “large rucksack,” police said, and began acting suspiciously near the front door of a home. Officers handcuffed Brown and noticed that the front door to a neighboring…

by Cecilia Levine

05/27/2025

Waterbury, CT

Police & Fire

Police ID Waterbury Man Killed In I-84 Exit Ramp Crash A 55-year-old Connecticut man was killed when his work van crashed into a guardrail and then into a concrete barrier in Waterbury, authorities said. Everaldo Ferreira De Oliveira, of Waterbury, was on the I-84 East Exit 23 off-ramp Sunday, May 25, around 11:30 p.m. when he clipped a metal guardrail, sending him into a concrete pillar across the Hamilton Avenue intersection, Connecticut State Police said. He was driving a Honda Odyssey belonging to Yhagho Home Improvement, police said. Police are investigating the crash. They ask anyone with information on the wreck …

by Josh Lanier

05/26/2025

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