Pliers, Politics, And A Bike: Road Rage Over Candidate's Sign Leads To Bristol Street Brawl
A fight that started over a political sign led to a street brawl involving a bicycle, a smashed car window, and even a pair of pliers, police said.
Just after 9 a.m. Friday, July 25, officers responded to multiple calls about two men fighting at the intersection of Brook Street and Farmington Avenue in Bristol.
The individuals were identified as 36-year-old Tomek Paluch, of Bristol, and 65-year-old John Provenzano, of Torrington.
Bristol investigators say Paluch was riding his bike when he pulled a political sign from a yard and threw it. Provenzano saw what happened and confro…
Fort Lee Burglars Caught In The Act, Cops Say
Three people were arrested after police in Fort Lee interrupted a burglary in progress just after midnight on Monday, July 21, authorities said.
The incident happened around 12:46 a.m. near 206 New York Avenue, Fort Lee Deputy Police Chief Edward Young said in a press release.
Gerardine Paolello, 57, of Belleville; Tamir McFadden-Jordan, 33, of East Orange; and Nylah Walker, 24, of Newark were caught entering a parked vehicle in the area, the deputy chief said. Officers detained all three.
Police say the group had conspired to break into a nearby home. During the arrest, McFadden-Jordan wa…
Evicted Woman Sparks House Fire, Injures 2 Firefighters In Trainer Borough: State Police
A woman sparked a house fire that injured two firefighters after being evicted from the Delaware County home, Pennsylvania State Police announced.
Kristin Mae Dolores Bennett, 40, of Marcus Hook, was charged with felony risking catastrophe, misdemeanor criminal trespassing, misdemeanor criminal mischief, and misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, court documents show.
The fire broke out just after 1 a.m. on Monday, May 20, at 4412 Post Road in Trainer Borough, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Aston Township Fire Department officials.
Bennett had been legally evicted f…
Lynbrook Man Assaulted Pseg Worker, Then Kicked Hospital Wall, Cops Say
A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a PSEG worker, then caused damage to a hospital wall while in custody, Nassau County Police said.
The incident happened on Saturday, July 19, at 11:03 a.m. on Atlantic Avenue near Marina Pointe Drive in East Rockaway, detectives from the Fourth Squad said in an arrest report.
According to police, the victim, a 61-year-old male PSEG employee working as an Environmental Engineer, was on site investigating hazardous materials when he was approached by a man later identified as John A. Spears, 33, of Lynbrook.
“A verbal argument ensue…
Arson Causes Propane-Fueled Explosion, Destroys Home: PA State Police
A man intentionally caused a propane-fueled explosion that destroyed his Dauphin County home, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release issued Wednesday, July 9.
John Esh, 32, used vice grips to disconnect a propane line from his hot water heater, turned on a stove burner, and fled the home on the 500 block of Picnic Road in Lykens Township at 3:26 a.m. on Monday, July 7, according to PSP Lykens.
Moments later, the house exploded and was completely destroyed. The property was owned by JZE Non-Profit Trust of Lykens, troopers said.
Esh was charged with:
Felony Causing a Catastrophe…
