DUI Driver Ran Stop Sign: Denville PD
A 22-year-old Jefferson Township woman was arrested and charged after driving under the influence in Denville on Monday, June 29.
At 10:35 p.m., officers stopped a vehicle on Franklin Road near Route 46 after observing a vehicle speeding and failing to stop at a stop sign, Denville police said.
During the traffic stop, the driver, Carolyn Vanlenten, appeared to be impaired, police said. Field sobriety tests indicated she was operating the vehicle while intoxicated, police said.
Vanlenten was charged with operating under the influence of liquor or drugs, reckless driving, careless driving, …
Teeth Saved In Milk After Child, Grandma Struck In Hit-And-Run Crosswalk Crash In Allentown
A split-second decision by a police officer helped save a smile after a devastating crash that left a child seriously injured and her grandmother hurt, authorities announced Tuesday, June 23.
Tyler Allan Monzietti, 24, of Tobyhanna, has been charged after investigators say he hit the child and her grandmother while they legally crossed West Hamilton Street, then drove away from the scene, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca.
The crash happened around 5:40 p.m. on Friday, May 16, at North 6th and West Hamilton streets, authoritie…
Deer Park Suspect Targeted Relative Of Long Island Cop Who Cuffed Her, Police Say
A Long Island woman who was arrested last year called and harassed a family member of the cop who cuffed her, police said Thursday, May 21.
Beatrix Lacroix, 31, was first arrested in October 2025 for fleeing police, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Then on Saturday, May 16, Lacroix “made a harassing phone call” to a relative of the officer who arrested her, authorities said.
Lacroix, of Deer Park, was detained again on Monday, May 18 and charged with second-degree harassment, police said. She was arraigned Tuesday, May 19 and pleaded not guilty; a temporary order of protection w…
Erratic Moped Driver, Condo Burglary Suspect Arrested On Same Day In Rochelle Park: Cops
An erratic moped driver and a suspected burglar were arrested in two separate incidents just hours apart in the same Bergen County town on Wednesday, April 29, police said.
At approximately 10 a.m., an off-duty Rochelle Park officer alerted Officer Mike Lamas to an erratic driver near West Passaic Street, according to the department. The driver was operating a gas-powered moped without registration or a helmet, Capt. James DePreta said.
When officers approached, the man parked the moped on a sidewalk, ignored police commands, and entered a ShopRite, authorities said. He later left…
LI Woman Goes Berserk After Valley Stream Crash, Injures Two Cops: Police
A Long Island woman injured two police officers while resisting arrest after causing a car crash on Monday, April 27, police said.
Tiffany Saint-Gilles, of North Valley Stream, crashed into a parked car in a Valley Stream lot around 7 p.m. Monday, the Nassau County Police Department said.
When the 23-year-old woman in the parked car got out to exchange information, Saint-Gilles walked away and refused to cooperate, investigators said. Cops arrived on the scene and located Saint-Gilles, but she was “extremely uncooperative,” police said.
Saint-Gilles ignored officers’ commands to provide id…
CT Man Caught Driving Drunk In Rye, Police Say
A Connecticut man was arrested on a drunken driving charge following a traffic stop in Westchester County, police said.
The incident leading to the arrest happened around 6:50 p.m. on Monday, April 20, when a City of Rye police officer pulled over a vehicle on Purchase Street for a traffic violation, the department said on Thursday, April 23.
The driver was identified as Jan A. Sokolowski, 59, of Meriden, Connecticut.
According to police, Sokolowski was taken into custody and charged with DWI, along with other vehicle and traffic violations.
He was taken to Rye Police Headquarters f…
