Woman Swings Wooden Object At Employee As Shoplifting Turns Violent In Nassau County
A Brooklyn woman is accused of turning a shoplifting attempt into a violent confrontation at an Inwood wholesale store, police announced on Friday, Jan. 9.
Tara Prentice, 38, of Brooklyn, was arrested after officers responded to a report of a larceny in progress at Bingo Wholesale on Burnside Avenue at 4:25 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, according to detectives.
Prentice attempted to leave the store without paying for merchandise, investigators explained. When an employee confronted her, she allegedly became combative and swung a wooden object toward the worker, police detailed.
Prentice conti…
Amish Horse-And-Buggy Driver Injured In York Tractor-Trailer Crash With Driver On Phone: PSP
A tractor-trailer driver has been charged after a crash with a horse and buggy left an Amish man seriously injured in York County, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Jan. 5.
The collision happened while the tractor-trailer was traveling south on Delta Road in Peach Bottom Township on Friday, Oct. 18, according to state police.
The tractor-trailer struck the horse and buggy, ejecting the buggy’s operator, Daniel Esh, 60, and causing severe injuries, police explained. Esh was taken to Lancaster General Hospital with broken ribs, a broken forearm, and a fractured spine, police…
Knife, Gun, High-Capacity Magazine, Hollow-Point Ammo Seized In Guttenberg Robbery: Cops
An attempted armed robbery in Hudson County earlier this week ended with two arrests before police recovered a handgun, a high-capacity magazine, and hollow-point ammunition, authorities said.
On Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 7:38 p.m., a police officer was on patrol when a man flagged him down and reported that two individuals had entered his business on the 6900 block of Kennedy Boulevard and attempted to rob him while armed Guttenberg Police Chief Frank Pelaez said.
The victim directed the officer to a nearby gas station, where one of the suspects, Carlos Hernandez, of Wallington, w…
