Cops have identified the two people who died after their vehicle ended up in the Housatonic River in Seymour, Connecticut, on Friday afternoon. Connie Crowell, 54, and her son, John Crowell, 22, were pronounced dead at the scene. Connie and John were from Monroe, police noted. The incident took place at Roosevelt Drive. Connie and […]
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Car related incidents, accidents, crimes, etc in the USA.
Car drives through Black Lives Matter protest in Colorado
A car drove through a crowd and a protester was shot in the Denver suburb in Aurora, Colorado during the protests. The Aurora Police Department wrote on Twitter that protesters were walking on Interstate 225 Saturday when a vehicle drove through the protests. Police said a protester fired a weapon, striking at least one person […]
Dogs can survive only 5 minutes in hot car, LPD Code Enforcement says
Lewiston Police Department Code Enforcement Officer Janie Schaefer said she wrote a few citations to those who left dogs in their car last summer. Officer Schaefer says there are misconceptions regarding how fast cars can heat up under the summer sun “Usually its folks who go into a store and when they get out, they […]
Los Angeles sees record number of car thefts after coronavirus
Los Angeles is experiencing a record number of car thefts during the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest analysis. Data reveals the period between April and June observed more thefts than any other time since the Los Angeles Police Department started providing information to the public. During those months, 5,744 vehicles were stolen, […]
12-year-old car thief arrested, says Delaware police
Police in Delaware says a 12-year-old boy theft a pickup truck from a gas station then led officers on a high-speed chase before colliding and attempting to escape on foot. According to Delaware State Police said the boy stole the 2003 Ford Ranger while its owner was operating the ATM at a Wawa gas station […]
Police car torched outside Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
An unmarked police vehicle was torched Wednesday afternoon next to the Supreme Court in Washington D.C., and a badly burned suspect was taken to the hospital. A man poured an accelerant over an unmarked Supreme Court police vehicle which was parked on Maryland Avenue near First Street Northeast and set fire to it, according to […]
Thieves steal cars and keys from 19 Memphis car lots
Some Memphis car lots are getting additional help moving inventory, but it’s not the type of help they want. Memphis police stated the same band of thieves has been stealing vehicles and keys from 19 car lots in a two-month period starting in May. Thieves visited Dennis Small’s Platinum Collection lot on South Third during […]
Boston man indicted in $200,000 luxury car insurance fraud scheme
A statewide grand jury has indicted a man from Holbrook, Boston after prosecutors said he was associated in a scheme of purchasing luxury cars with fraudulent financing in order to intentionally damage them, collecting over $200,000 of insurance proceeds in the process. The indictments charge Dion Augustin, 23, with seven counts of larceny of more […]
Man arrested after driving car into Ocala church, setting it on fire
A driver plowed into Ocala church, Florida, and then set it on fire as parishioners prepared for mass Saturday, but no one was injured, officials said. Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Steven Shields, 24, after he allegedly struck a vehicle through the front doors of Queen of Peace Catholic Sanctuary located in Ocala, poured […]
Oregon driver in stolen car hits another driver using stolen car
The driver of a stolen car damaged another stolen car in Newburg, Oregon landing himself and a second driver under arrest, according to police. Newberg-Dundee police stated officers replied Sunday morning to a report that someone had just theft a Toyota Land Cruiser. The officers spotted it moments later, and the driver attempted to evade […]
Police Investigates Motive As Driver Hits Protesters, Kills One In Seattle
The Seattle Police Department said it is attempting to figure out the motive of a driver who struck two Black Lives Matter protesters who were part of a crowd of protesters obstructing Interstate 5. Summer Taylor, 24, was killed when the driver, Dawit Kelete, drove around vehicles that were blocking I-5 and hit the crowd at around […]
Four killed in Utah small plane crash
Of the four people killed in Utah plane crash, the former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tyson Brummett was among the four people, officials said Friday. Brummett, 35, was piloting a small plane from South Valley Regional Airport in West Jordan, Utah, when it collided near the Box Elder Peak in American Fork Canyon, the Utah County […]
Pittsburgh man charged with burning unmarked police car during riots
A Pittsburgh man was arrested Tuesday on federal arson charges after he reportedly set fire to an unmarked police car during protests and riots in May. Officials allege 24-year-old Devin Montgomery and an unidentified individual who put the vehicle outside PPG Paints Arena on fire on May 30. Riots and demonstrations have spread to numerous […]
New Hampshire State Trooper Saves Drunk Driver In Fiery Car Crash
A reportedly drunk driver was saved from a fiery car crash in New Hampshire by a state trooper Saturday evening, according to New Hampshire State Police. Manchester resident Vito Paulino, 43, was charged with driving under influence of intoxicant. Police said that around 6:45 p.m. they got calls concerning a driver traveling north on Interstate […]
Black Lives Matter organizer charged in vandalism of police vehicle in Iowa
A major Black Lives Matter organizer in Des Moines, Iowa has been charged with a felony in relation to the vandalism of a police vehicle Saturday during a protest on the city’s south side. Matthew Bruce, 24, has been charged with first-degree criminal mischief, a class C felony. He turned himself into Des Moines police at about 10 a.m. Wednesday and […]
